Rising Stress from Rising Seas
The Emotional Toll of Climate Change Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with someone deeply concerned about the state of our planet? Perhaps you’ve had a [...]
Words Shaping Action
How Three Non-Environmental Books Influenced My Climate Activism In my previous blogs, I talked about how environmental issues have impacted me as a social innovator and person. But my journey [...]
Moving Beyond “Doom & Gloom”
Despite the increasing attention the climate emergency receives from media, institutions, and governments, people are still not engaging with the issue as much as we had hoped. The latest IPCC [...]
We Can All Be Hopepunks
I still remember the time during my first year at Breda University of Applied Sciences when we had the introduction days about the different tracks. I remember listening to a [...]
Health Care Policies: Ambulatory Care & Protected Living
One of the sectors that always fascinated me is the Dutch healthcare system. When I was a child, I wanted to become veterinarian, a job that combines both my [...]
Impact within Technology and Education
What does it mean to create impact? During my time at Performatory, I have done many projects. From creating a podcast to connecting a community for a start-up, I [...]
It’s not just a lucky number
Do you know that feeling when you're celebrating success and people are amazed at 'how lucky you are'? Or when they say 'things fall into your lap'? What if [...]
Authenticity: the courage to be yourself
As you know by now, I have started working at the company I did my graduation assignment for. LEF Recruitment and LEF Green are recruitment agencies and one of [...]
Chasing Dreams
I have explained my interest in sustainability and how it has led to making an impact professionally. And that was the initial focus of my graduation project. In the [...]
Imagine connection – what does it feel like and how can we build it?
“Is human nature separatism, tribalism and passionate distrust of the ‘other’? Or is it co-operation, recognition and, provided basic needs are met, a live-and-let-live attitude to all? What’s your [...]