Written by: Jorinde BerbenImage credit: Jorinde Berben I’m turning 40 this year. I’ve said this out loud to people at least 40 times already (just a random guess, probably lots more.) The reason I’ve said it so often is because I seem to use it as an explanation for why I ended my relationship ofContinue reading “Alone Again, Naturally”
Category Archives: wisdom
Learning to Surf the Waves
2023 taught me to go with the flow when it comes to the way life goes, but even more to surf the waves as well and see where they take you…
Goodbye and Thank You to 2022
2022 was a big year for me, with huge personal growth and personal discovery. I’m in such a different place than I was a year ago, and so grateful for what 2022 brought me.
Oh the Cycles We Go Through!
As a woman, the word ‘cycle’ conjures up one pretty specific cycle that we go through about once a month. But there are many other cycles that govern our lives as well, even though we are prone to seeing time as being linear. Maybe it’s time for an update on time…
1 Year After the Start of My Burnout: What Helped Me Heal and Which Insights I Take With Me
A year ago I was home from work for the first time, not knowing that I wouldn’t be going back for the next foreseeable future. I went into a darkness I hadn’t seen since my early twenties, but slowly climbed back out. Here’s how.
Feedback – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Both giving and receiving feedback can be tricky, even triggering. Last weekend, I got to experience it as incredibly helpful and as very difficult (which in itself also proved valuable feedback).
Where Is Your Shadow? And What Does It Look Like?
We all have graves in our yards of things we buried long ago, things we don’t want to see or know. Sometimes, we even forget they are there. But knowing our shadow, and taking the time to look at it, is vitally important.
Where Did Our Innocence Go?
At one point, we were all innocent children. But would you still call yourself innocent? And if not, where did your innocence go?
100 Ordinary Things That Make This Life Extraordinary
Our lives don’t need to be grand, glamorous or adventurous to be extraordinary. There are plenty of ordinary things that make life absolutely amazing!
How Our Body Image Affects Our Health
I used to think that the way I thought about my body reflected the way I treated it, but what if that’s not the whole truth? What if it’s actually the other way around?
Unscrewing Myself 