21aug
Recovery café
Open drop-in—talk, or just listen, whatever suits you
Knowledge Base
Understanding how you work.
Calm reads on self-knowledge, patterns, and the things that occupy everyone. No quick fixes—just language for what you might already sense.
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Your story doesn't take shape in a single conversation.
On self-knowledge that forms slowly: why isolated moments say little on their own, and what happens when you lay them side by side.
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New pieces appear every few weeksWhy you only spot patterns when someone else is watching too
Looking back at yourself is hard—you're standing inside your own story. On the value of a second pair of eyes, human or otherwise.
What your energy is telling you—if you take a moment to listen
Energy isn't constant. Why some days feel lighter than others, and what you can learn from that.
Same conversation, different day
Recurring friction is rarely about that one evening. On the question beneath the question.
Doubt isn't weakness
Sometimes doubt is simply information. What lingering doubt can tell you about what matters to you.
Small habits, bigger stories
What you do every day says something about what you believe. On habits as quiet agreements with yourself.
Why Monday feels heavier than Tuesday
Not every heavy day is about work. On the difference between a trigger and a cause.
Agenda
Activities across the country and online.
From recovery cafés to online conversations: places to learn, talk, or simply listen.
Utrecht
23aug
Walking group: walk & talk
An hour's walk in small company
26aug
Q&A: getting started with reflection
A calm online conversation for anyone ready to start
4sep
Talk: self-knowledge for everyone
On reflection as a habit, not a treatment
10sep
Open evening at the recovery academy
Get acquainted with courses run by and for people with lived experience
elkeweek
Online listening group
Nothing is required—just listening in is enough