“I don’t remember your name, but I love you to death, baby,” I whisper. The slightly yellow and fiddly baby looks up at me in a beam of total peace that I share with her. We’re in a quiet hospital room Read essay
Sisyphus
Am I Sisyphus now, now that life as I knew it seems impossible to reach? Sisyphus, a character from a Greek myth, was condemned by the gods to forever push a rock up a mountain. Only to see it tumbling Read essay
Single founder
Don’t be a single founder, too risky! What if you fall ill, what if you die? You will not be able to make this work!? When I started Paper / on the Rocks seven years ago, I was a single founder. For Read essay
The essence of life
I was ‘lucky’ to suffer a stroke at age 33, in a way. Life is so much clearer now. The person I am today, is not the person I was before. Not only is my speech altered by a damaged Read essay
The event that changed my life forever
On the 26th of March, my second daughter Rosa was born. 1.5 weeks after her birth, my life changed completely. I was rushed to the hospital with a severe stroke and thrombosis in my brain. An extremely rare post-partum complication. Read essay
A call to fellow (BCorp) CEO’s – Why you and your team should join the global climate strike
From Friday 20th – Friday 27th of September there is a global Climate Strike with events going on all over the World. At Paper on the Rocks we decided to be out of office on the 27th of September. Read essay
Its not you – its us
Climate-shaming is a new phenomenon popping up in sustainability-spheres right now. It mainly involves people shaming each other into behaving better on a personal level, because of the belief that choices we make in our everyday lives will somehow be Read essay
5 books to help you better understand our biodiversity crisis and its possible solutions
Today, a report by the UN was released that should sent a shockwave through our societies. As the Guardian stated: ‘Human Society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life.’That is quite a bold statement, but it might be time Read essay
Learning from social movements – why it is possible to turn the tide on climate disruption, together
Can you remember the first time you swam against the tide for something you truly believe in? I sure do. When I was 11 years old, I wanted to write the world a better place. Two of my stories got Read essay
To all meat-eating, scooter-driving strikers for climate – a lesson on framing
This morning I watched social media in awe to follow the youngsters heading to Den Haag for the first Climate March here in the Netherlands. An abundant supply of striking and beautiful slogans on banners. The teenagers spoke with passion Read essay