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ARJANNA VAN DER PLAS
Leadership Coaching & Training
Jan 21
FROM DIET CULTURE TO NOURISHING THE SOUL
Only years later did I realize what a gift it was my mom gave me and my sister. Thanks to her, when I look in a mirror, the first thing I...
Oct 24, 2024
THE SCIENCE IS PRETTY CLEAR
Being in nature is good for your health. And yet it's so bloody hard to get up from our desk and go outside... It’s Tuesday afternoon,...
Oct 24, 2024
LETTING GO LIKE NATURE DOES
Don’t you just love the brisk, crisp scent of Fall? It makes me so happy to step outside into the fresh, cool air in the morning, walk...
Sep 4, 2024
MONDAY'S UNPLANNED ADVENTURE
It’s a sunny Monday morning, and I find myself barefoot in the middle of a creek. The water is the enjoyable kind of cold. The birds and...
Jul 9, 2024
MY 'FAVORITE' GERMAN WORD
Weltschmerz . It’s one of those words that work best in German (appreciate the effort Google Translate, but “World Pain” doesn’t quite...
Jun 14, 2024
DID YOU HEAR IT YET?
Remember that Tanja Lau and I started a podcast earlier this year? We just launched episode 7 of Living the Unseen, the podcast in which...
Apr 25, 2024
JUST DANCE
It’s 7:30PM on a rainy Wednesday and I find myself in a smoky, dark basement. My body is swaying to the pounding music, and as I look...
Apr 12, 2024
IT ALL STARTED SO WELL...
It all started so well. To celebrate my 40th birthday, I spent a weekend in the mountains with a small group of dear friends. As we sat...
Mar 27, 2024
INTO THE UNKNOWN
As I was sitting there in that hipster workshop room at Kraftwerk, I felt myself getting smaller. The other workshop participants were...
Mar 11, 2024
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN OPINION ON THIS
I feel some pressure to either be for or against International Women’s Day - being the co-founder of a women’s network and all... But to...
Feb 12, 2024
MAKE THEM FEEL THE PAIN
“Make them feel the pain of inaction!”, she roared. “Paint such a vivid picture of how miserable their lives will be if they don’t hire...
Jan 18, 2024
I DON'T THINK I EVER TOLD YOU THIS
As a kid, I used to see colorful auras around people. I was never fully sure if I was asleep or awake because both worlds were so vivid...
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