128 | What changes when life forces you to start again?

About this episode

Katrijn shares her journey of rebuilding her life after a sudden loss of ability to communicate, exploring themes of identity and creative adaptation.

Katrijn woke up one morning and couldn't speak, couldn't write, couldn't get back to the person she was the day before, and she had to decide what to do with that. In this episode she talks about what it actually looks like to build work around what you have, not what you planned, including the moment a stranger's creative chaos became her unexpected calling. If you're somewhere between who you were and who you're becoming, and you're not sure the two will ever connect, this one is for you.

People in this episode

Host: María Lucia Romero

Guest: Katrijn

Topics covered

• starting over
• personal growth
• creative chaos
• identity
• life changes

Keywords

• starting again
• personal transformation
• creative process
• life challenges
• identity crisis

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