by Sophie Leegwater – A few minutes before 4:30 pm on a Monday afternoon in early January 2024, I hop into the yellow cab that takes me to Adrenalina Studio, one of the pole dance…
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by Sam Heeremans – Wanderer, there is no roadYou make the road by walking.– Antonio Machado Gloomy days beget a little life reflection. I bought a pumpkin a few days ago for extra reflection vibes…
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By Yuli Ykitai – I have been drinking tea without sugar for as long as I can remember. According to family legend, it all began during the time we still lived in the USSR. During…
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By Joost Blokker – Flower wreaths were placed at the Jewish Children monument in The Hague on Yom HaShoah, a day on which Jewish communities around the world memorialize victims of the Holocaust (Shoah). It…
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By Peter Versteeg – “It’s just a chemical reaction,” was the response of a fellow student, a psychologist. I had just presented my “spiritual biography,” a part of the master’s in spiritual care I was…
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by Aleeha Ali – It is said that when Hussain’s infant son Ali Asghar was pierced with an arrow bigger than his frame, his neck gushed pools of blood into Hussain’s hands. It is said…
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By Robert Cornelis – It’s one of the first warm days in May, and I am slightly thrown off by how lush and green my hometown appears. In my memories of Diemen, it was a…
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Sam Heeremans explores the transformative journey of birth in the Netherlands through the lens of doulas. Doulas provide non-medical support to birthing women, emphasizing the spiritual aspects of childbirth within the cultural context. The role is deeply rooted in accompanying women through intense bodily and possibly spiritual shifts, distancing from romanticized notions. Heeremans’ fieldwork reveals a cultural appreciation, augmenting a woman’s experience with communal and ritualistic dimensions inherent in becoming a mother.
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Sam Heeremans deelt een introspectieve ervaring van ontmoeting met Marlies, een doula met diepe wortels in haar stad. Na een inspirerende tocht langs de vestingwallen, ontdekt Sam de kracht van verhalen en de steun van een gemeenschap. Deze ontdekking helpt hem herinneren aan de essentie van authenticiteit, en leidt tot een doorbraak in zijn schrijversblok.
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