Changing Life

08/2018 – Getting closure

-TW- sexual abuse, rape, PTSD, anxiety

The second, and last, part of my journey through reporting sexual assault.

If you haven’t read my previous post on reporting sexual assault, please do as this is a follow-up and I won’t go in much details.

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Ever so slightly delayed post. Was busy spending time on my own relationship rather than writing :/ #SorryNotSorry

Relationships needs or relationships you want? I recently started a new relationship. We are very happy together and it is only after nearly a year of knowing each other and being friends that we had our first proper conversation and started dating shortly after. All that happiness and chemicals in my brains have had me thinking about relationships and asking myself why didn’t I open up about the…

Talking about taboos. Period(s).

Periods. Every second human gets them for a big chunk of their life. It happens roughly once a month (cycle length varies from one individual to the other, and can be affected by stress and nutrition among other factors). And still, some people are utterly disgusted just by the thought of it. (more…)

Last November, as the Batimat tradeshow was about to open its doors again, I was flown to Paris in order to represent the company sponsoring my PhD. Luckily I have been able to fly in a couple days early and take a couple days off before starting another epic week on the tradeshow. It was my 3rd time in the French capital and the first time I actually appreciate it properly. Even with a 18-ish km…

Not so long ago I was chatting with a friend on our way to the beach. She was telling me about how she came up with the idea for her business project. The main ideas that came out of this conversation were how, we – globally as a society – tend to minimise the importance of mental health and how when people hear that I, or anyone for that matter, have (or have had) mental health issues, they tend…

01/2018 – I reported (!), now what?

-TW- sexual abuse, rape, PTSD, anxiety It took me a long time, and it was quite a process to reach that point. September 2015, I was raped. January 2018, I (finally) initiated the process to report it. So, what happened in the meantime? Well, long story short, I learnt how to deal with it and built up my confidence. (more…)

15/10/2017 – Wai-O-Tapu, second excursion in smelly landscapes

Taupō and Rotorua are well known in New Zealand for adventurers and high adrenaline activities such as skydiving, white water rafting and mountain biking. Rotorua is even more well-known for its famous (or should I say infamous) sulphur smelling breeze. On our way back from Taupō we stopped at various geothermal places. Some not so spectacular, others much more. The most impressive was…

15/10/2017 – Taupō – Day 2 part 1

It’s Sunday morning, I wake up groggy. We are going back home in Auckland today. On our way back we have a couple stops planned. The sky is cloudy. We are happy we skydived yesterday, with a gorgeous weather. First stop, the Aratiatia dam, to see the water release. And more more we are stroke by the colour of the water, it’s power and the beauty of nature.The gorges are, well, gorgeous, and this…

14/10/2017 – Taupō – Day 1 part 2

After skydiving, after the high, it was time to get back to reality. Back in Taupō town centre in the limo, already looking up where to skydive next. Grabbed some lunch and headed to the lake to eat it. Still on the high. We observe people attempting the lake Taupō hole in one. Play music. Enjoy the sun. This is an amazing feel but it feels dull. And actually, everything this weekend will feel a…