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, Anxiety, Authenticity, Boundaries, Burn-out, Co-dependency, Emotions, Fawning, Guilt, Insecurity, People pleasing, Relationships, Self-worth & Identity

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...
Intuition or Trauma? The Hidden Pattern Behind Your “Gut Feeling”

Intuition or Trauma? The Hidden Pattern Behind Your “Gut Feeling”

by | Nov 30, 2025 | Anger, Emotion Regulation, Emotional healing, Emotional maturity, Emotions, Grief, Myrthe Glasbergen, Relational trauma, Relationships, Trauma-informed healing

Reading time: 7 minutes A lot of people find themselves wondering whether their reactions are intuition or trauma. The truth is that many of the “gut feelings” we trust so deeply are not intuition at all. They are suppressed hurt. When something touches an old wound,...
This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

by | Oct 10, 2025 | Anger, Anxiety, Coping Mechanisms, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotions, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Grief, Guilt, Myrthe Glasbergen, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Relationships, Self-worth & Identity, Shame, Society & Culture, The Father Wound, The Mother Wound, The Wound Of Unworthiness

Reading time: 9 minutes Lately I have been feeling into the state of the world, and especially the state of the online world. What I see happening collectively mirrors what happens within each of us individually. The fights, the outrage, the quickness to label and...
Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

by | May 18, 2025 | Anger, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Emotional Neglect, Emotions, Grief, Guilt, Nervous system regulation, Relationships, Shame, Stress, Stress and the body, Suppressed Emotions, Trauma

Reading time: 4 minutes Somatic Tools for Emotions: Reconnecting with the Body’s Intelligence We live in a world that teaches us to analyze everything but feel very little. When we experience pain or discomfort, we often move away from it instead of into it. Yet...
Reclaiming Anger: How to Heal, Set Boundaries, and Find Your True Power

Reclaiming Anger: How to Heal, Set Boundaries, and Find Your True Power

by | Apr 25, 2025 | Anger, Boundaries, Emotion Regulation, Fear of Speaking up, Feminism, Learned Helplessness, Myrthe Glasbergen, Patriarchy, People pleasing, Shame

Reading time: 8 minutes Anger remains one of the most misunderstood emotional forces in both psychology and personal growth culture. It is frequently framed as something dangerous, destructive, or primitive, and therefore something that needs to be managed, softened,...