Authenticity Archives - Beyond Psychology

Why Breaking Free From Patriarchy Feels Like Dying (And Why You Have to do it Anyway)

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Apr 1, 2026 | Authenticity, Becoming, Breaking free, Capitalism, Initiation, Liberation, Patriarchy, Society & Culture, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌱 Life Transitions & Thresholds, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 7 minutes To become a sovereign woman and start with breaking free from patriarchy, you have to be willing to say no to systems that keep you small. But that’s not as easy and logical as it sounds. Because you have been brought up into these systems from...

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...

This is How to Set Healthy Boundaries: It’s Not What You Think!

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 12, 2025 | Authenticity, Boundaries, Self-acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-love, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 6 minutes In the journey of self-discovery, personal growth, healing, and transformation, one important aspect that often comes up is the concept of learning to set healthy boundaries. Setting boundaries is often seen as a way to protect oneself and...

The Wound Of Unworthiness: Why You Don’t Love Yourself

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Nov 2, 2025 | Authenticity, Emotional Neglect, Insecurity, Relational trauma, Self-acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-love, The Wound Of Unworthiness, Trauma, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen

Reading time: 17 minutes “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” – Albert Camus If there is one thing I discovered after working with thousands of clients from all over the world...

From Good Girl to Free Woman: The Death of Patriarchal Womanhood

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Oct 4, 2025 | Authenticity, Feminism, Liberation, Patriarchy, Shadow Work, Society & Culture, The Male Gaze, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 12 minutes Lately, I’ve been reading The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward, and although I haven’t finished it yet, I’m hooked on the theme. It’s all about breaking free from the cultural chokehold of gender roles, norms, and the white-supremacist,...

Feeling Like You Don’t Belong Anywhere? Here’s Why

by Myrthe Glasbergen | Jan 2, 2025 | Authenticity, Fear of Rejection, Loneliness, Self-acceptance, Self-discovery, Self-love, Shame, The Wound Of Unworthiness, ⭐️ Self-worth & Identity, 🌿 Anxiety, 💎 Myrthe Glasbergen, 🧡 Relationships

Reading time: 8 minutes Do you sometimes, or often, feel like you don’t belong anywhere? It doesn’t seem to matter where you are. You might be with friends, with family, at work, in a supermarket, at a festival, in a bar, or simply walking down the street. Still,...