Bare Bones: What Is a Rite of Passage?
A clear introduction to rites of passage and how they support life transitions. Learn about the three phases, what makes them transformative, and why they matter for personal and cultural change.
Why Rites of Passage Matter: The Missing Link in Cultural Development
Rites of passage mark life transitions and shape identity, belonging, and responsibility. What happens when these essential cultural practices are missing in modern society?
My Second Vision Quest: The Clash Between Ideals and Embodied Experience
My second Vision Quest took me deeper into myself than I expected. What I thought would be about my professional path became a journey into anger, boundaries, and reclaiming my feminine power. Through four days of solitude, journaling, and reflection in nature, I confronted shadows, integrated my experience, and returned feeling whole — with new insight into life, leadership, and embodiment.
My First Vision Quest: A Rite of Passage in Times of Transition
There are many reasons people go on Vision Quests. I share a personal story about my first one: 31 years, burnout, feeling like a failure, grieving my dad’s death. In the silence of the forest I came back home. I started laying down some of the weight I was carrying. I touched a deeper sense of belonging.
Experiences from Guiding the Vision Quest 2025
A month has passed since the beautiful Vision Quest I guided in June in the Swiss Alps. For several weeks, I felt the urge to share about this moving experience – but something held me back. It was as if I hadn’t yet fully understood how my emotions connected to what might be emerging next. Now, a few dots are starting to connect, and I feel ready to share more of what’s unfolding.
A New Way of Creating: From Pressure to Presence
What if creating could feel light, inspired, and rooted in trust? I’m experimenting with a new way of bringing work into the world—starting with a small Authentic Relating course in Berlin. In this blog post, I share the story behind it…