Aug 10

Aug 10 Conversations with friends: motherhood and ambitions

Creating space for the essentials—friendships, hobbies, and self-care—requires constant effort. It's easy to lose sight of how vital these are to my sense of self. Thankfully, my friends are my anchor, reminding me of the woman I was before becoming a mother. Recently, a friend and I discussed our creative ambitions and the challenge of achieving them. We realised that while we have plenty of ideas, it is often the execution that stumps us. After some reflection, I've researched and curated proven solutions to overcome them.

Jan 2

Jan 2 How to feel better, when you are feeling low

Daphny

Self

Jan 2

Jan 2 How you talk to self influences your relations with others

Daphny

Self

The relation we have to self, mirrors the relation we have to others. Wether we are aware or not. If there is lack within us, lack will show up in relation to others. This is how to improve your inner dialogue.

Jun 28

Jun 28 Opinion: Privilege in modern day wellness

Daphny

Culture

I wrote about the privilege of modern self care before, but never as articulate as Zadie Smith put it in an interview (2018) with Arnon Grunberg. She talks about the privilege of focusing on your existential identity while others still have to make room for their political identity. In other words, there is no room to question the existential: "Who am I? What will my place be in this world?" If you are still making the world around you aware that the physical you, the political you is just as valuable and deserves the same autonomous reality that they know for themselves.