• A diamond in the wrong hands is just a stone

    He showed me something like an identity card with Korean writing and “Taekwondo black belt 1st Dan.” He told me that in Taekwondo they have something similar to kata, which is called poomsae. When he got his black belt decades ago, he had to perform in front of a committee of 10 judges from Korea.…

  • The distorted mirror we grow up with

    Transcription of the video: This is what you see when you look at them …disorder, chaotic, defiant,difficult, lazy, too much,distracted,strange, too sensitive,disconnected, talkative, too active,impulsive, intense, unpredictable,too loud, awkward= a problem to fix This is what I see when I look through the noise …They are authentic,spontaneous,highly empathetic,sensitive, deep Feeling, big-hearted, connected,strong-willed, curious, brave-hearted,deep-thinking,observant,analytical,imaginative, inventive,…

  • Playlist – updated 18.2.2026

    Listen to the song here in my heart = Listen to who I am inside. Who I am. Not who you wish me to be. Not what the world expects me to be. But who I am. A melody I start, but can’t complete = I have started to be me when I was a…

  • Our deepest fear …

    Our deepest fear …

    “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.…

  • I’ve been a little quieter online lately, because I’ve been a little louder in real life.

    I’ve been a little quieter online lately… not because the project or the work stopped … but because it grew. Recently, more families and teachers have been reaching out, and more children and teenagers have been opening up about what they’re going through, looking for answers to their questions and support. And honestly… I love…

  • The quiet after

    The quiet after

    I knew she had been observing me from afar for a few weeks. Watching how I talk to others.Whether I keep secrets and promises.Whether I listen with understanding or lecture when children tell me what’s on their minds. Once she had gathered enough information, she decided I was worth the risk. She came to me…

  • Moments like this …

    Moments like this …

    A few months ago I wrote about a 15 year old boy who has been very dear to my heart. At that time he was struggling deeply with life. He had experienced many things no one should … and especially not at his age. I spent many months trying to make him see what he…

  • We are not meant to fit … we are meant to be found

    Wild Minds – Bright Future · We are not meant to fit … we are meant to be found My colleague recently told me …“I believe you were weird when you were a child… in a good sense.” True that.I was always different. Happy little puppy, same time highly empathetic … feeling too deeply, feeling…

  • The hardest part isn’t giving safety … It’s learning to receive it

    Wild Minds – Bright Future · emotional safety Emotional safety is hard to receive when you are not used to it. One of the most recurring things I come across when I’m with older kids or adults is the topic of receiving. I’m often the first person in the children’s lives who offers them emotional…

  • Put the eagle in the sky! Put the dolphin in the ocean!

    This morning I read a post where an influencer listed everything “horrific” about having an AuDHD brain… Negative point after negative point.No strengths of an AuDHD brain.No balance.No solutions. Honestly?If you weren’t depressed before reading it, you definitely were after. And this kind of narrative triggers me every single time. Because yes… AuDHD brains have…

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