Self-Care or Self-Nurturing? Between Breaks and Productivity

By Ondine Delavelle | 15. October 2025
Ondine Delavelle in a dark green blouse sits on a sofa, holding a green cup with both hands and looking to the side; the scene feels calm and inviting, encouraging a moment of inner peace.

Self-care in everyday life – a buzzword? Do you want to help people connect with themselves?To connect with nature? To meet one another?Self-care is an important component.Even though it has become fashionable and is proclaimed everywhere that it’s not selfish. The phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup” has been repeated so often that…

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I don’t understand this world…

By Ondine Delavelle | 15. August 2025
Ondine Delavelle in a dark green blouse and jeans sits on a chair, resting her head in her hands and looking up-left with a slightly mischievous smile; visible are long hair, a watch, and a ring with turquoise stones.

I remember, Back then I thought “I don’t understand this world” World-Weariness. In News and Fiction Even today the news shocks me, I could cry. I do cry. Again and again. Sometimes I can’t bear the news and documentaries. So I read novels that offer realistic portrayals of situations – so that through the filter…

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