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Ontslaafd podcast met Sylvia Bogers

On saying no, letting go of boxes, and why vulnerability is the glue

Last time I moved with two full cars. This time? Four.

My friend called me out: “Holtslag, what happened?”

So this week: saying no. No to events. No to stuff. Five boxes out the door.

Also in Peek in my Week #36:
🎙️ Podcast with Silvia Bogers on wanting to be seen
🌑 Barry Michels on prayer and vulnerability
🐣 Easter egg hunt powered by AI
🚫 Jamie Rose: “Just fucking say no.”

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Sylvia Holtslag voor een winkel

PKM, FAIL, on the sidelines

Two years of work. And on Tuesday morning I almost couldn’t bring myself to pick up the pilot copy. 😂

The fear is biggest right before the finish line. But (obviously!) I picked it up anyway. And tested it with people.

More about this week, about AI and intuition, about my son who became champion, and about the James Clear question I can’t shake: in Peek in my Week #34.

Thanks in advance for reading. 🙏

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reclame plaatje van de podcast ontslaafd met Sylvia

Podcast. Proof copy. Thorn bushes.

My first professionally recorded podcast last week with Sander Veldman.

At some point I did a tool with him. He saw the chaotic part of himself sitting across from him. The part that always has to keep going, do more, be better. (So recognizable!)

The series is called Nondicted: the road to fix-free. Soon online. More about this week in my Peek in my Week. See you next week? Thank you! 🙏

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The world needs you. Just not the way you think.

You worry about all the misery in the world.

Meanwhile at home you snap at the people closest to you or stop communicating altogether.

Michael Singer puts it like this: you are creating a war right now. In your own home.

What energy are you bringing into the world?

Read my article about it here.

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Peek in my week #29

There is nothing, literally NOTHING, my shadow has pointed me toward that I followed and later regretted.

That’s why: one year no shopping, no sweets, and 21 km on pure grit.

The new Week in Review is here.
Your heart already knows. Now act on it. 💖
Thanks for reading.

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Sylvia presenteert

Peek in my week #28

One for all, all for one: that’s how pecan trees do it. I learned again from Barry’s wife, and I stepped onto the soapbox at Wonders of Work.

This week we’re talking about:
✨ Boundaries that are love
✨ Giving without running dry
✨ Solidarity without losing yourself

Week in Review #28 is live. Thanks in advance for reading. 🙏

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foto van Susan Smit boek en dat Sylvia in een cafe werkt achter de laptop

Peek in my week #27

5 things that moved me this week:
A passage about regret.
A film that made me swallow hard.
An article about looking away as a choice.
A brilliant series that explains The Field.
And: F U, Part X.

👉 New Week in Review, experimental short format. I’d love to hear what you think. Thanks for reading. 🙏

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