Blog
Welcome to my blog! I love writing about my work, sharing insights and tips from my online counselling work as well as writing about the reality of digital nomad life.
Online Counselling
Mental Exhaustion in Women: The “Mental Load” Phenomenon
Most women are familiar with the feeling of physical and mental exhaustion. If you’re permanently feeling overwhelmed by all the obligations you have to meet, you might be dealing with the so-called mental load phenomenon. In this article, I’m going to share with you...
3 ACT exercises to help you deal with unpleasant emotions
When was the last time something made you so angry that you couldn’t help but act on your anger? Or when you were so worried that you ruminated about it all day? We all know those moments when emotions take over, and we don’t seem to be able to control them anymore....
Negative feelings, pink elephants and red beach balls
Negative emotions and sad or upsetting events are a part of our lives. Constant good feelings and happiness only exist in advertising and on Instagram. And let’s be honest, do you actually want to feel happy when your best friend is critically ill? There you go. Good...
Digital Nomads
Where is home?
The longer I travel as a digital nomad and experience the ups and downs of permanently being on the move (at least during “normal times” - but even the pandemic didn’t manage to keep me in one place for too long), the more I get asked where my home is. It’s been over...
The daily work routine of a psychotherapist working online
What does a typical work day for a psychotherapist working online actually look like? Especially when she also travels the world as a digital nomad? In many ways, the typical working day for an online psychotherapist is not that different from that of many other...
Packing my backpack as an online psychologist
My recent blog post about minimalism from the point of view of a digital nomad and online psychologist prompted a number of questions. Today I’d like to try to answer two of them. 1. What do you own as a digital nomad and what do you pack in your backpack as...
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My Year 2021 in Review
Another very odd year is coming to an end, and, as every year, I recently took a few days off to reflect on the past year and start planning for the next one. 2021 - An Important Year for my Business It’s been a year of many changes in my...
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Have you heard of the five love languages and do you know how understanding them might help you improve your relationship(s)? Or are you maybe struggling in your relationship right now and are wondering what your next steps could be? Photo by Mayur Gala from...
Book recommendation: Burnout
“Burnout - the secret of unlocking the stress cycle” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski is probably the book I have recommended most to online counselling clients and friends alike over the past few months. I first heard about it when a colleague suggested it for our...
‘The Courage to Be Disliked’ and Alfred Adler
Today I'd like to introduce you to a book: The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness. It's written by Japanese authors Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga and based around the theories of Alfred Adler. If you're...
The Many Faces of Pandemic Grief
What was your year 2020 supposed to look like? How many travel and life plans did you have to cancel? How often did you feel scared, sad, overwhelmed or just completely unsure what you were (and are) feeling? This might surprise you, but what you have been feeling...
How attachment theory can improve our relationships
Has anyone ever told you that you have attachment issues? Over the past few years, a growing number of clients have come to me asking for counselling around relationship and attachment issues. While "relationship issues" is a vast topic, it's also pretty easy to...
