Category: Personal

I find it hard to draw attention to my business in times of war

Posted on by sannebreimer in Personal

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash An occupied mind Let me get to the heart of the matter: I organize a day about Solutions Journalism and Complicating the Narrative in less than a week. It will be held at a beautiful location in The Netherlands but it’s not sold out yet. And I notice that … Continue reading I find it hard to draw attention to my business in times of war →

How can we see reality as it is in 2024? 

Posted on by sannebreimer in Article, Personal

Photo by Alexandra on Unsplash Goals goals goals A friend sent me a meme this week with the text “My goal in 2024 is to accomplish the goals I set in 2023 which I should have done in 2022 because I made a promise in 2021 which I planned in 2020”. I thought of it … Continue reading How can we see reality as it is in 2024?  →

How to be decolonial in an entrepreneurial program?

Posted on by sannebreimer in EJCP, Personal

One of the questions on the application form for the Entrepreneurial Journalism Creator Program of City University New York was about how I would share my lessons from the program with the outside world. I think I mentioned Instagram stories and writing blogs, but after the first week of the program, I figured I actually … Continue reading How to be decolonial in an entrepreneurial program? →

Can I work on my mental health without yoga?

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A journalism friend of mine, who also is a mental health expert, talks regularly with journalists about the topic of wellbeing and often shares with them that he doesn’t like yoga. At all. When he discovered his trauma years ago and got in touch with people who could help him, they would always advise him … Continue reading Can I work on my mental health without yoga? →

Journalists ridiculing well-being shows there is still a taboo

Posted on by sannebreimer in Opinion, Personal

Photo by Medienstürmer on Unsplash Making fun of wellness coaches or people who pay a lot of attention to their health seems to be the everyday business for journalists, at least on Dutch Twitter. And even though I understand how ridiculous these coaches or health gurus sometimes communicate with their audiences - often on Instagram … Continue reading Journalists ridiculing well-being shows there is still a taboo →