I have high expectations and very high standards. On myself and what I do. I also feel a lot of acceptance, patience and humbleness. For you and what you do.  It’s been like this for the main part of my life, accepting others the way they are, while judging myself way too hard. I am

Recently I have been experiencing one of the roughest emotional times that causes a lot of stress. While I fully commit to a vital lifestyle sometimes emotional problems can throw your whole well being upside down. I manage to go to work and forget my stress for a while but at home it sucks up

Birth. We all came into this existence through a birth. If you are reading this article you are maybe also planning to give birth yourself. Or a loved one is. Or you’ve already given birth and might be curious on how to heal birth injuries or other bodily pains you’ve had since. The amount of

Some years ago minimalism got my attention and interest. The main reason was that I moved from the Netherlands to Sweden and left everything I knew and owned behind except for some clothes, my husband and kids.  I felt sad not having my stuff around and I started exploring why. I realized stuff is just

Last week we decided to tap birch sap from two birches at our summer cottage. I know I’ve tried birch sap once before, but I couldn’t remember the taste. Having the first sip now was an ice cold experience, since we harvested the sap in the morning, and I couldn’t sense the flavors. Letting it

Today I am writing my blog in a plane to Stockholm after visiting my homeland the Netherlands where I come from and lived for more than 35 years. I moved to Sweden 7 years ago and I’ve built a nice life for myself, husband and children. Made new, incredible friends and built a professional career

Let me start by saying I love to be a woman! Yesterday, on the 8th of March, it was the International Women’s Day. Many are confused about what to do on that day. Do we celebrate? Do we buy flowers for the women in our life? Do we raise awareness about the inequalities that are

In this week’s blog I was supposed to write something fun about food together with some delicious recipes. Although I firmly believe we need fun and airy topics to read I can’t deny this past week’s news and development.  How come we live in a world where we, the innocent people, still in 2022 have

The other day I had a conversation with a client. She told me about the physical pain she was experiencing and the fear connected to it. ”I don’t know how to heal this pain, because I am afraid that it will hurt or bring up bad memories or feelings” she said, ”but I am willing

Is anyone else feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders? It’s so hard to shut off the news and not feel stressed about what is happening. Personally, I want to read and see as little as possible, but it seems there is no escaping from stressful news. That is why I love to