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

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Apr 11, 2026 | Co-dependency, Complex Trauma, Emotional Neglect, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Insecurity, Intergenerational trauma, Patriarchy, Perfectionism, Powerlessness, The Father Wound, Trauma, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 14 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...

Decentering Men: Why Breaking Free from Patriarchy Starts Within

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Mar 8, 2026 | Breaking free, Capitalism, Colonialism, Feminism, Intergenerational trauma, Liberation, Patriarchy, Shadow Work, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 12 minutes Let me be upfront about something: decentering men is not a man-hating concept. It is not about cutting men out of your life, rejecting relationships, or declaring some kind of gender war. I am in relationship with men. I love men. I deeply...

This Is Why Diets Don’t Work For You

by Spela Vehar | Feb 20, 2026 | Anger, Suppressed Emotions, Weight loss, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Spela Vehar, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 12 minutes Perhaps you are wondering how it is possible that you have been trying your whole life to have a normal slim body. Perhaps it is not clear to you how it is possible that you have been fuller than others for as long as you can remember, and yet...

The Truth About Emotional Healing: Beyond Labels and Fixing Yourself

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Feb 10, 2026 | Emotional healing, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma-informed healing, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 10 minutes People search for emotional healing when life starts feeling tight, repetitive, and strangely resistant to change. You might understand yourself well. You might know your patterns, your attachment style, your triggers, your story. However, the...

Trauma-Informed Healing: Reclaiming the Inner Child and Self-Worth

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jan 30, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Inner child healing, Relational trauma, Self-love, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 6 minutes Trauma-informed healing is not about fixing what is broken. It is about understanding what happened, not only to you as an individual but also to the world you were born into. A trauma informed perspective looks at the full picture: the family...

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

by Myrthe Glasbergen | 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...