Many years ago I had this dream of travelling to the US and Canada to visit alternative communities. I was fascinated by the concept of eco-villages- urban or rural communities in which people cohabit to varying degrees, according to a set of social, economic and...

The question of belonging had long been on my mind. I am what is called a “third culture kid”, my parents have two different nationalities (Romanian and German) and I was born and grew up in a third country, which is Belgium. I grew up speaking German at home (my...

Dear all, I hope you are very well, healthy both physically and emotionally! Here are a few nuggets of wisdom from the holistic health department;-)Needless to say, that the stronger we are in our mental, emotional, and physical self-care, the more healthy we will...

Yesterday, as I was writing this, the sun was shining in Belgium (which can be rare at this time of the year) and was bathing the world in a beautiful light. I love this time of the year, the precursor of spring, in which the days are slowly getting longer and bring...

Dear all, Here below a short and well-known parable that I like to think of when things in life don’t go as expected. When they happen, disappointments can be painful and difficult to deal with. However, with hindsight, the things that didn’t work, or that I couldn’t...

Recently I was asked whether next to workshops I was also giving personal sessions. So this might be a good opportunity to get back to basics and just explain what I do and why. And perhaps taking it chronologically places it into a better context. Years ago I was...

A great degree of the anguish, insecurities, sense of overwhelm and inadequacy we can feel as adults in our day to day life can therefore be traced back to this initial circle we were an active member of…

Dear all, Approaching the end of the year, time seems to be speeding up again. I don’t know if you feel the same way, but for me during the last weeks before Christmas, time takes on a new quality, seemingly gathering momentum. Two words I hear clients often say these...