I always felt I was a little different from all the other kids. I loved climbing trees and sit there by myself, wondering about life. I craved for deep conversation, but didn’t know where to start. I loved touching the tree trunk, smelling the grass roots and just lying on the floor, belly down, connecting […]
I remember making a decision when I was cycling home from primary school one day. I was thinking about life and figured that if I just did what I thought everybody expected of me, I would be safe. I’m an extremely sensitive person so I sort of picked up what people were like, convinced myself […]
Italy is a weird place; it’s full of contradictions, things don’t really work and there’s a lot of chaos. Yet, so many people absolutely LOVE it. Me included. Italy does one thing that many very organised countries don’t really know how to do: it makes you feel alive. Yes, there’s chaos, yes, there’s disorganisation and […]
Looking at her made my breathing go shallow. Her whole demeanour shouted restraint, self-criticism, anxiety and yet she thought she was hiding it so well underneath that forced smile, that nonchalant masculine attitude and that layer of just a little bit too much body fat. She thought nobody noticed how she was beating herself up […]
If I saw this title back when I still was stuck in anxiety disorder, I’d feel shocked. And I’d open the post and read it. And that’s why I named it so, because it’s the only way to reach women in a similar situation and share the following message of hope. Dear, dear precious, tiny […]