Daily Empathy
Nourishing your empathetic awareness
My deepest wish is to bring full potential to life. I believe that each one of us is here for a particular reason and that we all have a unique purpose.
My passion is to inspire individuals, families and groups to harness what they are capable of. Empathetic awareness is the key. Only when we explore and work with our thoughts and feelings mindfully, can we become closer to our true selves. From here, we can also perceive others more consciously.
As a social entrepreneur, I have focused my work on fostering the precious potential of children from the very beginning. I founded Beginning Well, an organization that supports compassionate care of children in their formative development years up to age three.
I co-founded and managed the Emmi-Pikler-House, a temporary home for neglected babies and toddlers, in Berlin.
My book, Beginning Well - Empathy From The Very Beginning, was published in autumn 2018.
I studied pedagogy, psychology, and art therapy and have worked in human resources for profit and non-profit organizations, in cities across Europe. I now work internationally with individuals and groups on self-awareness and unfolding unique potential.
I live with my family in San Francisco; love salsa dancing around the globe and sunrise runs wherever I am.
Upcoming
Topic
How can we nurture traumatized children in a residential facility?
Founding a home based on the Waldorf and Pikler ideas
Location
Keynote Speech at the Global Early Childhood Conference, 20th of November 2020, Shanghai, China
Topic
Our Empathy Shapes The Future
The Path Towards Deeper Connection With Ourselves, Our children and Our World.
But how can we be more empathetic with ourselves and others?
Location
Lecture at the Future of Childhood Event, 15th of January 2021, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany
Recent
Topic
Why Creativity Is More Important Than Ever -
Children As Creators Of Their Own Worlds
Location
Keynote Speech at the Global Early Childhood Conference in Beijing, China, 1oth of October 2020, online
Topic
Our Empathy Shapes The Future
How can we be more empathetic with ourselves and the child we care for?
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