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You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Trauma

by Wilrieke | Jan 24, 2025 | Courage & Fear, Dealing with Trauma, Nervous System and Trauma, Relationships, Tantra

You cannot think your way out of trauma. I often meet people who think ‘they should be over this by now’ or try to rationalize their way through hurt. It seems to be a topic that comes to the surface in relationships, whether monogamous or non-monogamous...

Rethinking Safety Beyond Prevention

by Wilrieke | Jan 24, 2025 | Call-Out, Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma, Non Monogamy, Polyamory & Open Relating, Relationships

Safety is not about preventing anything challenging or potentially hurtful from happening (that’s impossible anyway). It’s about what happens afterward. About creating closeness, intimacy, and trust again. It’s about listening and being heard....

[media] Cuddle Workshops @ Kalm Waes (VRT1)

by Wilrieke | Jan 24, 2025 | Courage & Fear, Dealing with Trauma, Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma

Last year I was approached by Belgian television VRT whether they could make recording at a cuddle workshop for their new program Kalm Waes with Tom Waes, about ways to reduce stress. It’s always tricky, being in the media with something that can be seen as...

Consent for Performing Arts Students

by Wilrieke | Jan 24, 2025 | Consent, Courage & Fear, Dealing with Trauma, Emotions & Insecurity, Nervous System and Trauma

From my LinkedIn – things I also do besides my own workshops: For the Speak Out project of FEDEC – International network for professional circus education, supported by the European Union and Fontys University of Applied Sciences, I am teaching a two-part...

How is Your Relationship with Pleasure? (incl exercise)

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)

Not Being Taken Seriously

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...
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