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I gotta admit, as a kid and teenager I was quite messy. And later on I dove deep into the work of Marie Kondo and then I also learned that this is not exactly a surprise since most of us growing up never really learn how to really tidy up and clean. Yes, it's a grown-up skill everyone expects you to have but obviously it's one that is rarely taught at home or at school. I always loved tidy and clean spaces and always felt overwhelmed by chaos but still I struggled for a long

Who would've thought that the tiny word 'no' often is the hardest one to use whenever something just feels off. It took me a long time to finally learn that saying no is not just good for my wellbeing, that it is my right to say no to whatever feels off and that saying no is actually really powerful. Because whenever you say not to something that doesn't feel right, you actually say 'yes' to yourself and with that you don't overstep your own boundaries anymore. In the past I

Maybe you're like me and can relate to a mind that sometimes seems to go absolutely nutters! You just can't stop thinking and overthinking and in the worst case your brain comes up with horror scenarios that are very unlikely to ever happen if we're being honest. Well, I've been dealing with a super busy and hypervigilant mind and nervous system the majority of my life now. And good news is there are a few simple things that usually help to calm down. What pretty much always

Cleaning is a super powerful act - and there's a reason why we get so fond of cleaning when a new season starts. Like now Spring! You might wonder why, right? Because now we let go of all the literal dust of the past. Of the cold, of Winter...and literally open our space for something new. Fresh air, fresh flowers, sunshine! And that is a powerful act! I find it comparable to taking a shower after a bad day. You literally wash everything off that has been weighing you down an

If you've been following along for sometime, you might remember that I've been dealing with tons of stress in several different areas in life. Health issues, a major burnout, dealing with awful bureaucracy, my financial existence and income got destroyed so I'm putting all my energy into creating a new income stream.... Needless to say that this can feel incredibly overwhelming and draining. As soon as i get back on my feet again, something else happens that I have to react t

If you're like me then you exactly know the feeling after a long Winter once the world seems to wake up again after darkness and cold. Flowers on the streets start blossoming, the birds start chirping in the morning and there's a lot more light and sunshine. And for me it is such a magical time of the year since I really can't stand the cold and darkness. Being able to sit in the sun again and enjoying a coffee or an Aperol Spritz while soaking up the warmth of the sun rays.

I've been dealing with a lot for someone trying to recover from a massive burnout that has been going on for years. Health issues, financial burdens all while trying to create new businesses and income streams. A government treating me like their personal ATM doesn't really help here - in fact, this has been a big contributor to my years of burnout. Unfortunately, as someone not working as an employee you're seen in this country as an infinite source of money going straight t

Not everything is bad about a burnout for being honest. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom as a reminder that your life isn't going into a direction any longer that serves you. And for being honest, I have not just been burnt out since November 2025. That burnout started a lot earlier - years earlier. But only now I finally had the guts to face reality and to to see that I am extremely burnt out. It took a long overdue dentist visit to get it confirmed from someone in the

I don't know how you feel about mornings but for me they're truly magical. I love getting up super early and to start my day with energy and productivity after a night of good sleep. My motto pretty much is what gets done in the morning gets done. Because I know my biorhythm - the later it gets, the less energy I have. So it truly is morning glory for me. Laundry, cleaning me dishes, preparing sourdough for baking, writing, designing, creating, learning my 5 minutes of Hebrew

Breakfast - I admit it. This turned into a love-hate-relationship for me. Until I was 14 or so I ate breakfast effortlessly, it was normal part of my daily routine. But all of a sudden I just couldn't stomach breakfast anymore. I suppose that was exactly when all my autoimmune thyroid issues started due to puberty and hormonal changes. And from then on breakfast pretty much became the hardest meal of the day. So hard that I never ate breakfast again for the rest of my school

I've only realized that I never really took consciously time to rest. Apart maybe from one Sunday occasionally but even those I rarely used for resting. As a freelancer I was always available and when my freelance teaching income got destroyed, I was so desperate that I started working in a low-wage job on weekends and kept on freelance teaching during the week. Oh boy, that wasn't a good decision. Working 7 days a week for very little money just ain't worth it. It's only a m

Yeah smart phones are cool - but being available 24/7?! Is that so cool as well? I'd argue it's not. And I speak from experience here. When I was still working as a freelance language teacher, lots of communication with my students took place on WhatsApp. Needless to say that I was always available. And people-pleasing in order to accommodate the needs of my students. Even if their needs and my needs kinda mismatched. Hey, I had to make money, this was about my financial surv

First of all - I don't diet. I don't believe in diets. My philosophy is just to eat proper food. Homemade food. Nourishing food. Food that doesn't come out of a box with a million questionable ingredients. Food that your great-grandparents would have recognized as food... That's the real deal here. And with that my homemade babushka cheesecake falls into the nourishing food category. It's good ingredients - and it's crustless, so there's no extra burden on the digestive syste

This one is crucial for building up your self-confidence and self-esteem. Sticking to the goals you set up for yourself. And they don't need to be huge. The smallest thing you are following through after setting the intention shows your nervous system that you can trust yourself. That you show up for yourself. And that matters a lot more than you might have ever considered! Also it helps to form good habits. And good habits usually result in that your system ends up running o

Dentist phobia - I'm sure many of you can relate. Even though I realized it's a topic that is not very openly discussed. I've had issues with my teeth ever since I was a kid. And many traumatizing dentist visits as a kid of course only made it worse. I remember being a little child sitting in that dental treatment chair, getting her frontal teeth drilled and filled under extreme pain. Another very traumatizing experience was that dentist who said to my mom when I was a little

Ah yes, times are tough - but so are you! And from time to time everything just seems to get a little too much. The economy, the job and money situation, health issues... I'm sure you know the feeling! And have you ever felt burnt out? Have you ever felt by 1 pm that you're done with the day and all you want now is to escape to sleep in order to not feel the inner pain and exhaustion anymore? If you ask me, yes - that's a feeling I'm very familiar with. Sleeping through the n

Sometimes it takes a while to see that you’re burned out and depressed. Things that normally wouldn’t bother you are triggering you. Daily tasks feel overwhelming. You have no energy. Sleeping through the night is difficult. Appetite?! Gone. Eating is a struggle. Things that normally bring you joy…not at this point. Socializing?! Absolutely no desire! Shoulders, neck and back are hard like a rock. Frequent headaches. Leaving the house costs too much energy. By 1 pm you feel l

I wonder if most of us have or had this 'Mr. Big' kind of person in our lives. I most certainly did. The guy blowing hot and cold. That on and off thing going on for years. With breaks in between cause I was living abroad - or I was in a relationship. Him being in relationships and trying to keep me as the fallback girl. If you wanna wreck your mental health and have your heart broken in an open loop multiple times because this is a never ending story... Driving on drama and

Or maybe I am getting a bit too dramatic here. Maybe not. Truth is I've been on LinkedIn since 2010 but in the past I would only log in once a month or so. But then last year I figured out that LinkedIn now is a Social Media platform. And that people are posting there pics of their pets, food, family, memes - and I thought, why not give it a shot? I mean how should people know you are now offering amazing services / products if you're not visible online. So I started posting

Well, we all know the phrase that comparison is the theft of joy. But once in a while we all fall into the comparison trap, right? On days when struggling with bad moods, self-doubt, financial struggles...then it's pretty easy to fall into that damn comparison trap. Thinking that everyone else around us is having the easier or more fun life. That no one is struggling as. much as we do and so on... Truth is those are just subjective feelings. It is never the truth. Also, we on