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Where is home? Is it a physical place, a state of mind, or something harder to define? And in a world dominated by screens, algorithms, and curated identities, do we even know what it means to belong anymore? Or does the digital world give us a new community to belong to? These were the intertwined … Continue reading Where do we belong in a digital and disconnected world?Notes from the listening circle for media professionals.
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash. “Come as you are” was the invitation for the listening circle for journalists, content creators, and media professionals feeling the ground shift beneath their feet. Amid all the chaos, uncertainty, and relentless change swirling through the journalism industry right now, Mili Semlani and I want to offer something simple: … Continue reading Space to Breathe: Notes from a Listening Circle for Media Professionals
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash Adam Grant wrote Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know and says that rethinking starts with intellectual humility: acknowledging what you don't know, the areas where you're ignorant. There are many areas I know very little about. Cancer research or immunology, but also the world of … Continue reading Should Adam grant think again?
Bryan Level for Getty Images. When the news about the fight between Trump and Musk surfaced, it made me think of implosion and how that seems to be a common thread in the chaos in the world right now. According to the Oxford Dictionary, an implosion is “an instance of something collapsing violently inwards.” Stars … Continue reading The road of systemic implosions
It’s exactly a year since my dear friend Pytrik passed away. I still can’t believe she is really gone. Cancer took her from us way too early. She was diagnosed four years ago, and so she was sick for three years before she died. She went through several intense treatments, putting all kinds of chemicals … Continue reading How to give yourself permission to grieve?
Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash With the rapidly developing climate change and the increase in climate disasters newsrooms now have special climate change reporters and sometimes even Climate Desks. How did the media report about nature before it became a problem for humanity? In the online course Ecosystem Therapy organised by the Institute for … Continue reading What is the relationship between journalism and nature?
Photo Unsplash If a journalist or newsroom manager shares about her or his trauma experience, there is a chance people will say, maybe this person just doesn’t belong in the industry. Confession: I sometimes cringe when I read social media posts of colleagues opening up about their trauma in detail. I know it says more … Continue reading How do we overcome the stigma of trauma and well-being among journalists?
Photo by Zulian Firmansyah on Unsplash Break free from narrowmindedness In a world where thinking beyond the ordinary is often frowned upon, where the status quo is championed, breaking free from the shackles of narrowmindedness becomes a personal journey. Living in a country that views ambitious thinking as a curse, the pressure to conform is … Continue reading Navigating Boundaries: Unleashing Creative Vision in a World That Favors Conformity
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?
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
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