The Truth About The Male Loneliness Epidemic: Why Men Feel Lonely (It’s Not What You Think)

The Truth About The Male Loneliness Epidemic: Why Men Feel Lonely (It’s Not What You Think)

by | Jul 10, 2026 | Emotional healing, Emotions, Loneliness, Masculinity & Healing, Myrthe Glasbergen, Patriarchy, Self-worth & Identity, Society & Culture, Trauma-informed healing

Reading time: 7 minutes Are Men Okay? This past week I caught myself asking the question out loud more than once. Are men okay? I mean that seriously, not rhetorically. Toxic male behavior keeps surfacing in the news, in workplaces, in the darkest corners of the...
This Is Why Women Keep Choosing The Wrong Man

This Is Why Women Keep Choosing The Wrong Man

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

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

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

by | 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: 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....
What Does Decentering Men Actually Mean? The Powerful Truth Most Women Never Learn

What Does Decentering Men Actually Mean? The Powerful Truth Most Women Never Learn

by | Mar 8, 2026 | Breaking free, Capitalism, Colonialism, Feminism, Intergenerational trauma, Liberation, Myrthe Glasbergen, Patriarchy, Self-worth & Identity, Shadow Work

Reading time: 12 minutes Decentering men means taking yourself back. It is the end of the unconscious arrangement in which male approval, male desire, and male-defined systems get to be the organizing center of your life. It is not a man-hating concept. It is not...
Intergenerational Trauma: How Inherited Pain Shapes Your Life

Intergenerational Trauma: How Inherited Pain Shapes Your Life

by | Nov 14, 2025 | Capitalism, Colonialism, Complex Trauma, Depression, Intergenerational trauma, Myrthe Glasbergen, Patriarchy, Relational trauma, Relationships, Self-worth & Identity, Society & Culture, The Father Wound, The Mother Wound, Trauma

Reading time: 10 minutes If there is one thing I have seen over and over again in my work with clients from all over the world, it is this. We all carry the same invisible wound. A deep sense of unworthiness, a quiet shame about who we truly are, and a constant fear...