My Compass

From survival to truly living. Dennis shares a raw, personal moment of transformation: saying goodbye to the ‘Protector’ that served him for 49 years to make space for a life driven by soul and intuition.

“B.R.T.T. didn’t emerge in a vacuum; it stands on the shoulders of giants. In Part 2, I trace the powerful lineage of Body Remembers Trauma Therapy. Discover the roots of this modality and why understanding its origin is essential for deep, somatic healing today.”

“You are fighting for freedom, but the polarization your strategy feeds makes our society less free. This is a sincere, human-to-human question about the painful paradox of the political bubble and the responsibility that comes with power.”

Why do we even vote? We cast our ballots hoping for a society that offers a fair shot, where basic needs like healthcare, energy, and education are stable pillars of opportunity, not just profit centers. We pick a side—Democrat or Republican—trusting that our leaders have the integrity and skill to serve the public interest. But what if that vote changes nothing about the forces that actually run our lives?
The problem isn’t which party is in power; it’s that our political system has lost its power over the things that matter. For decades, we’ve been told that the market knows best, leading to deregulation and the erosion of public oversight. Now we live in a system where elected officials pass laws, but corporations with armies of lobbyists write the rules, dodge accountability, and exploit the loopholes. Voting feels like pulling a lever that’s no longer connected to the machine.

Today, I experienced a BRTT session with Antoinette, diving deep into my theme for the year: trust. This theme first manifested physically at the beginning of the year in my left knee—or rather, in the lack of trust in it. Gradually, it became clear that this runs much deeper, touching upon the trust that my ‘I’—my temporary, current self—has in my Self, my eternal, true being. The connection between these two felt paper-thin.

We’ve unlearned the art of being bored, filling every silent moment with distractions. But boredom is essential. It isn’t the absence of activity, but the presence of space. As an artist and coach, I know this ‘void’ is the fertile ground for creativity and the gateway to your inner voice. This post explores why emptiness is the new luxury and how you can learn to embrace it again.

“We live in a world obsessed with narrowing down. But did we lose our balance in the process? In this article, I explore the ‘Generalist vs. Specialist’ debate and explain why true innovation happens at the intersection, not in the silo.”

“We go to bed not knowing what the world will look like tomorrow. Is that scary? Or is it the source of all progress? In this article, I use the philosophy of Robert Pirsig to explain why uncertainty is my greatest asset as a Multipotentialite.”

“In business and in sports, we love to set rigid targets. But what happens when life physically stops you? My recent Hyrox race taught me that true success isn’t always about the time on the clock, but the resilience in the mind.”

“Can you capture an entire artistic process in a single image? Ten years ago, Gijs van Lith and I proved you can. Reflecting on ‘Making Rainbows’: 8,400 photos, one massive wall, and a decade of pushing boundaries.”