Deel van de promotie van TUSSENLAND In zomer 2025 organiseer ik live en online momenten voor verbinding en verwondering. Voor mij is mijn nieuwste boek Tussenland een artefact van een groter project, een excuus om […]
Tag: ecopsychology
[Only in Dutch] Mijn nieuw boek Tussenland is uit !
Ik ben trots op elk boek, verhaal en wetenschappelijk artikel, maar Tussenland is toch een van mijn favorieten. Ik heb jaren gesleuteld aan Tussenland. Voor enkele jaren was Tussenland mijn project aan de Vlaamse schrijversacademie. […]
The huldra – places in Gjøvik with traces of wood nymphs
Some summers ago I got to know about the Huldra, a Norwegian forest creature (in Swedish: skogsrå, which can be translated as the guardian of the forest) and the Norwegian word Bergtatt. Since then, I […]
Becoming the Frog – retelling my woodwide story of the past 6 months
“The Frog Prince” (German: Der Froschkönig, Dutch: de kikkerkoning) is a fairy tale, best known through the Brothers Grimm’s written version; traditionally it is the first story in their collection. Since some months, I have a […]
Dendrophilia in the Time of Corona
Dendrophilia is a love of trees. In some cases, this presents as a sincere respect for trees or a desire to protect and care for them and is more a platonic love. In other cases, […]
An Apple Tree in Daegu, Korea: some romantic solarpunk for Valentine
We are still in Brigid’s realm. More solar energy is coming and it is time for romance to blossom. This blog promotes a short story I wrote for Uneven Earth, one year ago, inspired by […]
The Snow White Effect: when forest therapy becomes an ecofeminist act
For some reason, I start to connect forest bathing experiences with fairytales. Last month, for instance, I got a Russian fairytale experience during a forest bath in Norway . Since a week I am back […]
Changing the Stories We Live By #3: If Furniture Could Talk
In the past 6 months, I was working at a story that would become eventually my debut roman. It is funny how things turn out. I was actually working at another manuscript for 8 years […]
Guiding my first Forest Bath – and reconnecting with Belgium in October
As part of my 6 month long practicum with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT), I have to guide 4 forest baths. Directly after I did the on-site training in Colorado and explored […]
Stories from the Wood Wide Web 