Why Breaking Free From Patriarchy Feels Like Dying (And Why You Have to do it Anyway)

Why Breaking Free From Patriarchy Feels Like Dying (And Why You Have to do it Anyway)

by | Apr 11, 2026 | Feminism, Initiation, Leadership, Patriarchy, Society & Culture, The Male Gaze, 🌙 Self-worth & Identity, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

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Healing the Father Wound: Why You’re Still Looking for His Approval and How to Stop

Healing the Father Wound: Why You’re Still Looking for His Approval and How to Stop

by | Apr 11, 2026 | Co-dependency, Complex Trauma, Fear of abandonment, Inner child, Patriarchy, People Pleasing, Perfectionism, Relational trauma, Reparenting, Self-acceptance, Self-love, The Father Wound, 🧡 Relationships

Reading Time: 13 minutes You don’t think about him that much. Or maybe you do, but not in the way that seems significant. He’s just your father. He did his best. He provided. He was there, mostly. And still. You find yourself attracted to men who keep you...
The Body Keeps the Birth: An Ecological Understanding of Birth Trauma and Healing

The Body Keeps the Birth: An Ecological Understanding of Birth Trauma and Healing

by | Apr 11, 2026 | Becoming, Birth, Birth trauma, Motherhood, Post-partum, Pregnancy, Womb ecology, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 💎 Kai Njeri, 🔥 Stress & The Body

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Why Can’t I Say No? This Is Why Your Voice Freezes (And How to Free It)

Why Can’t I Say No? This Is Why Your Voice Freezes (And How to Free It)

by | Mar 21, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, People Pleasing, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships

Reading Time: 8 minutes If you ever asked yourself: why can’t I say no? You probably had a moment where you wanted to speak up, say something, set a boundary, share a preference, but you just… didn’t. As if something inside you froze. Your throat felt...
Emotional Eating: This is Why You Eat When You’re Stressed

Emotional Eating: This is Why You Eat When You’re Stressed

by | Feb 28, 2026 | Anger, Chronic stress, Emotion Regulation, Emotional eating, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, 💎 Spela Vehar, 🔥 Stress & The Body, 🧠 Emotions

Reading Time: 6 minutes There is a general intuitive understanding among people that stress affects eating habits and body image. Many clients admit to me that they gain weight when they are stressed, or that they overeat or starve themselves when they are emotionally...
Why Do I Feel Depression During Pregnancy? A Womb Ecology Perspective on Matrescence in a Time of Strain

Why Do I Feel Depression During Pregnancy? A Womb Ecology Perspective on Matrescence in a Time of Strain

by | Feb 28, 2026 | Birth, Grief, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Womb ecology, 🌘 Depression, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 💎 Kai Njeri, 🔥 Stress & The Body, 🧠 Emotions

Reading Time: 19 minutes We begin in a garden that is going quiet. The soil is darker, heavier with moisture. Growth has slowed at the surface. Leaves are fewer, smaller, closer to the stem. Subdued. Pollinators pass through less frequently. The work below ground is...