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 | Anger, Authenticity, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, Insecurity, People pleasing, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧠 Emotions, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 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...
Pregnancy Anxiety for No Reason: Held Between What Was and What Is Becoming

Pregnancy Anxiety for No Reason: Held Between What Was and What Is Becoming

by | Jan 23, 2026 | Becoming, Birth, Initiation, Motherhood, Pregnancy, The Mother Wound, Womb ecology, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Kai Njeri, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 11 minutes A woman can be pregnant, supported, healthy, and still feel afraid. Her days look fine from the outside. Her scans are normal. Her people are kind. And yet inside her chest something stays slightly tight, slightly alert, as if the world has...
Why Relational Trauma Is the Biggest Wound of Our Time

Why Relational Trauma Is the Biggest Wound of Our Time

by | Jan 22, 2026 | Intergenerational trauma, Relational trauma, Society & Culture, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes Relational trauma is not a niche psychological concept, nor is it limited to people who grew up in visibly dysfunctional families. It is one of the most widespread and least recognized forms of trauma in modern society, precisely because it...
Emotional Neglect & Relational Trauma: The Silent Epidemic

Emotional Neglect & Relational Trauma: The Silent Epidemic

by | Dec 29, 2025 | Breaking free, Depression, Emotional maturity, Inner child healing, Intergenerational trauma, Relational trauma, Trauma, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 7 minutes Emotional neglect and relational trauma rarely announce themselves loudly. They do not always come from overt abuse or dramatic events, but from what was missing: emotional presence, attunement, and safety. In a society that values performance,...