Who I am

For years, I took every exit — but five minutes a day for myself, that was unthinkable. I was miles away from my authentic self, and I couldn't keep it up.

I had no choice but to turn things around. To embrace stillness. To set boundaries. Slowly, I arrived at answers and insights that felt better. It was time for me.

In the evenings of 2018, I started a palmistry course with Ellen Duim — which grew into a three-year Palm Reading training in Amsterdam. It brought me so much: joy, insight, encounters and experiences I wouldn't have wanted to miss.

A few years earlier, it would have been unthinkable for me to take a step for myself — especially in this field. I genuinely love practical, analytical and scientific thinking. I come from a family of journalists, where thinking for yourself was an important credo.

Once I found the time, I started reading and listening to everything I didn't yet know about. More and more, I realised: I am allowed to form my own opinion from all this. It is okay to have your own opinion — even though quite a lot preceded it.

Once I experienced what a palm reading can mean for someone — that reminder of yourself — I had no choice but to start my own practice. They have always been beautiful, honest conversations, with a deep dive into yourself. That so much is possible from your own strength is incredibly valuable.

Today I mainly work with women who stand where I once stood. Smart, capable women who have given everything — and are now asking: who am I now?

I know that question from the inside, and have often bumped into it on my own journey — challenging, sometimes lonely, and at the same time clarifying. That doesn't have to be done alone. That time is over. It is time to strengthen each other.