This Is Why Independence Feels So Scary (The Real Reason)

This Is Why Independence Feels So Scary (The Real Reason)

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

Reading time: 8 minutes To become an independent woman, liberated from the systems, relationships, and conditioning that kept her small, you have to be willing to say no to those systems. And if you have ever wondered why independence feels so scary, even when you...
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, 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...
The Wound Of Unworthiness: Why You Don’t Love Yourself

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

by | 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

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

by | 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

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

by | 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,...