by Brigitte van Tuijl | Aug 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
“What do you do?” she said, draining her water bottle to replace the sweat that dripped from her forehead. We were standing in the scorching sun on a small festival in the town centre of Veurne, a beautiful city in Belgium. She was one of the artists who was there...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jun 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
“I don’t get it,” she said. “I know exactly how I’m getting in my own way. I know my strengths and how to best use them. I know my weaknesses and how to turn them into strengths. But am I doing this? NO! I keep getting the same insights … and nothing ever changes....
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Mar 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Struggle is addictive. You don’t want to let it go, and secretly, you enjoy it. How do I know? Because I used to be addicted to it—even when I thought I wanted struggles gone forever. Why was I seduced by it? Because goddamn, it felt good to run on adrenaline...