by Wilrieke | Aug 29, 2024 | Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma, Non Monogamy, Polyamory & Open Relating, Pleasure, Sexuality
How is your relationship with pleasure? (Incl a little micro exercise for you to do with me)
by Wilrieke | Aug 29, 2024 | Courage & Fear, Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma, Relationships, Sexuality
Do you feel you are taken seriously? I have always had the feeling I needed to prove myself. As a teenager coming from a small village and going to high school in a posh area of the bigger city. As a forestry student (‘Hey, treehugger!’) And nowadays no...
by Wilrieke | Aug 29, 2024 | Attachment Dynamics, Gender & being queer, Non Monogamy, Polyamory & Open Relating, Relationships
I’m thinking about relating a lot lately. How I grew up with the idea that success was being with one person for a long time, preferably doing things in the ‘right’ order, and showing up together in ways that are expected. Some relations beyond that...
by Wilrieke | Aug 29, 2024 | Attachment Dynamics, Courage & Fear, Dealing with Trauma, Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma
I’m thinking about being in uncomfortable positions. Whether it’s in yoga or relationships or elsewhere. I guess there are basically two options: 1. Moving away. Getting out of the position and not going back. From an insecure place this can be avoidance,...
by Wilrieke | Aug 29, 2024 | Gender & being queer, Parenting, Spirituality
Pride month is starting today, and my town of Utrecht kicked it off with Canal Pride. I’m queer. My kids (12, 14, 16) may be queer. They may not be. But they are supportive. Curious. They try to use the right pronouns for all our diverse friends. They...
