⭐️ Self-worth & Identity Archives

How to Heal the Fear of Disappointing Others

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jun 29, 2026 | Attachment, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Coping Mechanisms, Fawning, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of failure, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Inner child healing, Loneliness, Nervous system regulation, People pleasing, Perfectionism, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma-informed healing, 🌿 Anxiety, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 9 minutes You probably know the moment. Someone is disappointed in you. They do not shout, and they do not reject you outright. Maybe they sigh. Maybe they pull back slightly. Maybe they simply say they expected something else. And inside, everything...

The Truth About Emotional Eating: Why You Eat More Than You Need

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jun 27, 2026 | Anger, Disgust, Emotion Regulation, emotional eating, Emotional healing, Grief, Nervous system regulation, Self-sabotage, Shame, Stress, Weight Gain, Weight loss, 🧠 Emotions, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🔥 Stress and the body

Reading time: 10 minutes You know the moment, even if you have never named it. The body has had enough, it has already given its quiet signal of fullness, and still you find yourself going back to the kitchen, to the cupboard, to whatever is within reach, eating...

The Fawn Response: The Survival Strategy Hidden Under Niceness

by Myrthe Glasbergen | May 27, 2026 | Anger, Attachment, Boundaries, Co-dependency, Fawning, Guilt, People pleasing, Shame, Society & Culture, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 11 minutes Most women who find this article are not looking for a diagnosis. They are looking for a word. They have spent years being the one who smooths things over, who agrees even when they don’t, who reads the room before they read their own...

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

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

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...

This Is Why Women Keep Choosing The Wrong Man

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Apr 26, 2026 | Attachment, Co-dependency, Fear Of Abandonment, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Speaking up, Patriarchy, People pleasing, Self-love, The Male Gaze, The Mother Wound, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 13 minutes Most women already know. They know he is not the right one. They know this is not the life they actually want. Somewhere beneath the performance of contentment, they know they have accepted second best. And they stay anyway. Not because they...

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, Patriarchy, Perfectionism, Powerlessness, The Father Wound, Trauma, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 15 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....