Emotions Archives

Healing The Mother Wound: What is it & How to do it?

by Myrthe Glasbergen | May 9, 2026 | Emotional Neglect, Inner child healing, Intergenerational trauma, Myrthe Glasbergen, Relational trauma, The Mother Wound, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma

Reading time: 8 minutes The relationship with your mother is the first place where your nervous system learns what it means to be in relationship at all. Long before you can think, speak, or understand your environment, your body is already forming conclusions about...

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

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Apr 26, 2026 | Co-dependency, Complex Trauma, Emotional Neglect, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Insecurity, Intergenerational trauma, Myrthe Glasbergen, Patriarchy, Perfectionism, Powerlessness, Relationships, The Father Wound, Trauma

Reading time: 16 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, the father wound leaves its traces everywhere....

Emotional Eating: Why Willpower Was Never the Problem

by Spela Vehar | Mar 27, 2026 | Anger, Depression, emotional eating, Emotional healing, Emotions, Grief, Stress and the body, Weight Gain, Weight loss, 💎 Spela Vehar

Reading time: 7 minutes Today, many people have already recognized that not all of their eating is the same. There is the kind of eating that comes as the result of a slow but clear signal from the body that energy is decreasing and that the system needs fuel. The...

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

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Mar 12, 2026 | Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Boundaries, Coping Mechanisms, Emotions, Fawning, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, Insecurity, Myrthe Glasbergen, People pleasing, Relationships, Shame

Reading time: 9 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...

This Is Why Diets Don’t Work For You

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

Reading time: 11 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 | Anxiety, Burn-out, Emotional healing, Emotions, Myrthe Glasbergen, Relationships, Stress and the body, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma-informed healing

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...