Gert-Jan
@athomartoflife.bsky.social
Psychologist in the Netherlands with my own practice Athom Art of Life. Real growth happens when we make time and space for each other and are unconditionally present with everything that happens. Stay present.
Happy Obama appreciation day for my American Friends! Love from the Netherlands
June 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy Obama appreciation day for my American Friends! Love from the Netherlands
Saying sorry is something we can practice. It’s a path.
A hand reaching out. A way forward.
It’s not about guilt. Not about right or wrong.
It’s about recognizing the human in front of us.
I see your pain. I’m here. I’m sorry.
How do we move forward together?
A hand reaching out. A way forward.
It’s not about guilt. Not about right or wrong.
It’s about recognizing the human in front of us.
I see your pain. I’m here. I’m sorry.
How do we move forward together?
March 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Saying sorry is something we can practice. It’s a path.
A hand reaching out. A way forward.
It’s not about guilt. Not about right or wrong.
It’s about recognizing the human in front of us.
I see your pain. I’m here. I’m sorry.
How do we move forward together?
A hand reaching out. A way forward.
It’s not about guilt. Not about right or wrong.
It’s about recognizing the human in front of us.
I see your pain. I’m here. I’m sorry.
How do we move forward together?
And a beautiful morning to you! Taken from my psychology practice.
March 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
And a beautiful morning to you! Taken from my psychology practice.
By holding space open, something can unfold—something neither I nor the other person could have predicted.
This is the core of my work, but also the core of being human.
**Growth happens in the unknown.** Not in certainty, not in control—**but in the presence of something still emerging.**
This is the core of my work, but also the core of being human.
**Growth happens in the unknown.** Not in certainty, not in control—**but in the presence of something still emerging.**
March 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
By holding space open, something can unfold—something neither I nor the other person could have predicted.
This is the core of my work, but also the core of being human.
**Growth happens in the unknown.** Not in certainty, not in control—**but in the presence of something still emerging.**
This is the core of my work, but also the core of being human.
**Growth happens in the unknown.** Not in certainty, not in control—**but in the presence of something still emerging.**
If I truly want to understand another human being, I don’t get in the way.
I free up time. I free up space—physically and mentally. I don’t fill the silence. I don’t rush to interpret. I don’t impose my expectations.
I am unconditionally present—with myself and the other person.
I free up time. I free up space—physically and mentally. I don’t fill the silence. I don’t rush to interpret. I don’t impose my expectations.
I am unconditionally present—with myself and the other person.
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If I truly want to understand another human being, I don’t get in the way.
I free up time. I free up space—physically and mentally. I don’t fill the silence. I don’t rush to interpret. I don’t impose my expectations.
I am unconditionally present—with myself and the other person.
I free up time. I free up space—physically and mentally. I don’t fill the silence. I don’t rush to interpret. I don’t impose my expectations.
I am unconditionally present—with myself and the other person.
The problem isn’t that you don’t explain yourself well enough.
The problem is that they can’t receive it. Let alone unpack it.
Worse—they don’t even see you.
Stop explaining. Stop convincing.
Don’t waste keys on people without doors.
The problem is that they can’t receive it. Let alone unpack it.
Worse—they don’t even see you.
Stop explaining. Stop convincing.
Don’t waste keys on people without doors.
February 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The problem isn’t that you don’t explain yourself well enough.
The problem is that they can’t receive it. Let alone unpack it.
Worse—they don’t even see you.
Stop explaining. Stop convincing.
Don’t waste keys on people without doors.
The problem is that they can’t receive it. Let alone unpack it.
Worse—they don’t even see you.
Stop explaining. Stop convincing.
Don’t waste keys on people without doors.