Tag Archive for: anxiety

Phantom ParentsDavid Enker

Phantom Parents

I created a 200-page book with a compilation of my work up until about 2020. The proof copy I just received from ezbook.nl looks great! Now it is time to reach out. Let’s try that crowdfunding thing!       CROWDFUNDING…
light in darknessDavid Enker

Trauma and Healing

Recently I had my second conversation with Simon Benn of the Thriving Adoptees Podcast. You can listen to it here (7 Dec 2023). The first one (23 Aug 2023) is here. In addition to the profound pre-verbal trauma associated with adoption…

The Age of Anxiety

There is no word in the Dutch language for ‘anxiety’. There are words that come close, like ‘worried’, ‘concerned’, ‘fearful’ or ‘scared’, but none of them come close to the dreadful experience of actual, real anxiety. Does…

The Angel’s Advocate

It’s always the devil that gets all the credit. In fiction, he’s the one with the booze, the drugs, the women. He is disguised as a handsome man, someone who seems sure of himself and knows all the ways of the world. He can get away with…