Deidré Baatjes

01/05/2025

So many factors affect our mental health positively. I'm curious, what stands out above all else for you?

10/04/2025

Mexico 2018

Back when I didn't have the word to name it.

I called it baggage or stuff.

Now I know it be trauma.

Yes, the Body keeps the Score

AND

There are ways to even the score!

www.deidrebaatjes.com

09/02/2025

🎓 From Graduation to Realisation: The Psychology of… Me?
When I graduated with Honours in Organisational Psychology
I thought I had all the tools to help organisations to thrive
✅ Change management? Check.
✅ Leadership? No problem.
✅ Conflict resolution? You got it.
Then life stepped in and said
"Now apply these principles to yourself." 😂
Turns out, the most important team I’d ever manage
wasn’t in a business or a non-profit
It was MY OWN PSYCHE
Just like a team at work or in a family
my inner world has many parts:
🧑‍💼 the achiever
🤝 the people-pleaser
💖 the helper
🎯 the perfectionist
👊 the rebel
👶 the inner child
🧐 the inner critic
To name just a few…
They each have their own agenda
and they don’t always agree 🫠
Hard-earned life lessons learnt:
🔹 SELF-LEADERSHIP is absolutely essential
If I’m not steering my own ship, who is? ⛵
🔹 Internal TEAM DYNAMICS is crucial
How I relate to myself makes all the difference
🔹 Resistance to change is REAL
Spending time to INNER team-building, helps me find safety and freedom 🧠
🔹 Clarity creates momentum
When all parts of me are working together towards a common purpose, everything flows ✨
Every part of me has its own agenda
created in childhood
to meet a specific need
in ways we thought were BEST AT THE TIME
Maybe not in the most helpful ways
BUT ULTIMATELY
they all want what's best for me
By acknowledging, understanding and LOVING these parts
Thanking them for working SO DAMN HARD
I've become the CEO of my own inner world
I’m learning to lead myself with COMPASSION and COURAGE
more of the time
And at the same time
remembering that it's an ONGOING PROCESS of
constant course-correcting
Discovering the freedom and safety to follow my PURPOSE 🌟

18/01/2025

Words that warm my heart

Client testimonial that inspires me

to keep doing what I do

19/09/2024

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21/04/2024

10/03/2024

Start and end your week with intention! Join us for Mindful Movement, Mondays 6:30pm and Fridays 8:30am. Spots are limited, so book yours now at www.himalayayogatrek.com.

10/03/2024

"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness." Dr Peter Levine

19/02/2024

Pssst, friend. It's ok to take a break.
(yes, I'm talking to you, with love).

17/02/2024

Join us for Mindful Movement and Sound Journey on Saturday 24th February from 9am.