Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

by | Nov 10, 2025 | Boundaries, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Shame, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🌱 Burn-out, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 6 minutes In trauma-informed healing, the body isn’t just something that carries us through life. It’s the map, the compass, and the doorway to transformation. Somatic Healing for Boundaries begins when we realize that our ability to say “no,” to take...
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, Coping Mechanisms, Emotion Regulation, Emotional maturity, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Grief, Guilt, People pleasing, Relational trauma, Shame, Society & Culture, The Father Wound, The Mother Wound, The Wound Of Unworthiness, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 10 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...
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, Patriarchy, People pleasing, Shame, 💎 Iris Savonije, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 6 minutes In this blog, we’re going to explore why reclaiming anger is so important, why suppressing it keeps you stuck, how it leaks out in sneaky ways when ignored, and how learning to work with it can change everything: from your sense of self to your...
How to Stop People Pleasing

How to Stop People Pleasing

by , | Feb 28, 2025 | Authenticity, Boundaries, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Guilt, People pleasing, Perfectionism, Relational trauma, Shadow Work, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes People pleasing is a common behavior that many of us struggle with, often without even realizing it. This tendency to prioritize others’ needs and feelings over our own can be deeply ingrained, stemming from childhood trauma, emotional...