Ruth
I’m Ruth.
A passionate woman, friend, and academic.
A confidant.
Deeply moved by what my two sons teach me every single day.
I live my days awake, I feel life fully, and I treasure silence like gold.
Here and now, I will always choose authenticity and depth.
I choose what’s real.
I listen.
I see.
I put words to what has not been said.
I listen to you.
I see you.
I’m here to ask you the right questions.
On the record
Professor in Preventive Medicine. PhD in Health Sciences and Medicine. Author.
Founder of this sanctuary.
Your Confidant and Challenger.
Off the record
Grew up spirited.
Rooted in nature.
Shaped by study.
Strengthened by sports.
Fed by academia.
And now – fully alive in this work.
This calling.
Living in Ghent, Belgium – at home in the world.
Woman, mother, lover and friend.
Swapped podiums for jungle travel and stillness
I like Rafiki from The Lion King.
Can’t resist deep conversations or good books.
Absolutely devoted to exploring, unravelling, and understanding.
In love with life.
"My best friend is a professor and she quit her job"
“Can you believe that?”
Fien smiles at her colleagues in Boston and takes another sip of her coffee.
That ‘friend’ – is me.
I was a professor.
And I resigned.
After years in academia.
Because I felt it in every fiber of my being.
I didn’t want it anymore.
Many people thought I was crazy.
At times, I thought so too.
And still, I did it.
Because experiencing outward success
doesn’t mean you cannot long for change.
For renewal. For freedom.
Because building something for many years
doesn’t mean you cannot reinvent yourself.
Or find yourself again.
Searching for who you truly are.
For what you truly want now.
Sometimes you have to dare to jump.
To trust.
Seeing you truly get to know yourself –
that is my passion.
This is only the beginning.
I’m here for you.
Welcome