What Is Fawning? The Survival Strategy That Made You Disappear

What Is Fawning? The Survival Strategy That Made You Disappear

by | Apr 2, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, Hypervigilance, People Pleasing, Perfectionism, Shame, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you have ever said yes when every part of you wanted to say no — if you have smiled through something that hurt, made yourself smaller to keep the peace, or felt a bolt of panic at the thought of disappointing someone — you have experienced...
This Is Why Independence Feels So Scary (The Real Reason)

This Is Why Independence Feels So Scary (The Real Reason)

by | Apr 1, 2026 | Feminism, Initiation, Leadership, Patriarchy, Society & Culture, The Male Gaze, 🌙 Self-worth & Identity, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading Time: 7 minutes To become an independent woman, liberated from the systems, relationships, and conditioning that kept her small, you have to be willing to say no to those systems. And if you have ever wondered why independence feels so scary, even when you...
What Does Decentering Men Actually Mean? The Powerful Truth Most Women Never Learn

What Does Decentering Men Actually Mean? The Powerful Truth Most Women Never Learn

by | Mar 21, 2026 | Boundaries, Capitalism, Colonialism, Empowerment, Feminism, Patriarchy, Revolution, The Male Gaze

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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...
Overcome People Pleasing: Why You Learned to Abandon Yourself and How to Stop

Overcome People Pleasing: Why You Learned to Abandon Yourself and How to Stop

by | Jan 23, 2026 | Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fear of abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People Pleasing, Shame, The wound of unworthiness, 🌙 Self-worth & Identity, 🌱 Burnout, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading Time: 6 minutes If you are trying to overcome people pleasing, you are likely not confused about what you do. You already notice how quickly you adapt, how easily you say yes, and how automatically you monitor the emotional state of others. You may even...