<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Wholeheartedly]]></title><description><![CDATA[- weil Weitblick alles ist.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WLgX!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c872841-2748-40ab-9866-6615939b5fed_1000x1000.png</url><title>Wholeheartedly</title><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:40:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[wholeheartedlypages@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[wholeheartedlypages@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[wholeheartedlypages@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[wholeheartedlypages@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Wandern in Baden-Württemberg: auf Göppingens Löwenpfaden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Die Wandersaison 2026 hat begonnen und ich habe mir das Ziel gesetzt, dieses Jahr alle L&#246;wenpfade zu bewandern, die der Landkreis G&#246;ppingen zu bieten hat.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/wandern-in-baden-wurttemberg-auf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/wandern-in-baden-wurttemberg-auf</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:02:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BCmW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F867ff733-d46a-4d94-9ed8-3ba06e5506f2_2048x1367.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Die Wandersaison 2026 hat begonnen und ich habe mir das Ziel gesetzt, dieses Jahr alle L&#246;wenpfade zu bewandern, die der Landkreis G&#246;ppingen zu bieten hat. Mit dabei sind Routen jeder Schwierigkeit, von kurzen und gem&#228;chlichen Strecken bis hin zu intensiven Eintageswanderungen. Was diese Wanderwege so besonders macht und warum auch du die L&#246;wenpfade lieben wirst, erf&#228;hrst du in diesem Artikel.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BCmW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F867ff733-d46a-4d94-9ed8-3ba06e5506f2_2048x1367.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!BCmW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F867ff733-d46a-4d94-9ed8-3ba06e5506f2_2048x1367.jpeg 424w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Aussichtspunkt auf der H&#246;henrunde in Bad Ditzenbach. &#169; Eigenes Bild</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Kurz&#252;bersicht</h3><ul><li><p>Was sind die L&#246;wenpfade?</p><ul><li><p>Was macht die L&#246;wenpfade so besonders?</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die L&#246;wenpfade im &#220;berblick</p><ul><li><p>Einfache L&#246;wenpfade</p></li><li><p>L&#246;wenpfade f&#252;r Fortgeschrittene</p></li><li><p>Schwere L&#246;wenpfade</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Kombivorschlag: Wandern und mehr</p><ul><li><p>Wandern + Grillen</p></li><li><p>Wandern + Therme</p></li><li><p>Wandern + Fotografieren oder Journaling</p></li></ul></li></ul><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3>Was sind die L&#246;wenpfade?</h3><p>Kl&#228;ren wir die wichtigste Frage vorab: warum die hei&#223;en die L&#246;wenpfade eigentlich so? Im Internet findet sich dazu folgende Antwort:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Das magische Symbol der Schw&#228;bischen Alb &#8211; dem geschichtstr&#228;chtigsten Mittelgebirge Deutschlands &#8211; ist der einzigartige L&#246;wenmensch. Der L&#246;we steht f&#252;r Macht und W&#252;rde, Stolz und Kraft und findet sich im Wappen des Stauferkreises G&#246;ppingen und des Landes Baden-W&#252;rttemberg wieder. Zahlreiche Geschichten und Sagen ranken sich um den &#8222;K&#246;nig der Tiere&#8220; und machen Lust, die Alb mit ihrem Facettenreichtum zu entdecken.</p></div><p>Derzeit bestehen die L&#246;wenpfade aus insgesamt 16 beschilderten Rundwanderwegen im Landkreis G&#246;ppingen, von je 3 bis 24 Kilometern Gesamtl&#228;nge. Damit findet sich f&#252;r jedes Alter und Fitnesslevel eine geeignete Route. Wer sich gezielt &#252;ber die einzelnen Routen informieren m&#246;chte, kann das auf der offiziellen <a href="https://www.loewenpfade.de/startseite">Website der L&#246;wenpfade</a> tun.</p><h4>Was macht die L&#246;wenpfade so besonders?</h4><p>Jede einzelne Route bietet traumhaft sch&#246;ne Aussichtspunkte, die einem als &#8220;Local&#8221; wieder liebevoll zeigen, warum andere Leute hier Urlaub machen. Landschaftlich gesehen bietet die Region eine echte Vielfalt und es macht Spa&#223;, die Eigenheiten der einzelnen Pfade zu entdecken - ob alleine oder in der Gruppe.</p><p>Zusammengefasst: wer Wanderungen in abwechslungsreichem Gel&#228;nde mit moderater Steigung mag, wird die L&#246;wenpfade bestimmt genie&#223;en.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Die L&#246;wenpfade im &#220;berblick</h3><h4>Einfache L&#246;wenpfade</h4><p>W&#228;hrend man f&#252;r den Gro&#223;teil der Routen eher mehr Zeit und Kraft mitbringen sollte, gibt es auch zwei Rundwanderwege, die mit je 3 bis 4 Kilometern L&#228;nge etwas gem&#252;tlicher gestaltet sind:</p><ul><li><p>Die <strong>Spielburg-Runde</strong> in Hohenstaufen</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 3,5 km (Dauer ca. 1 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T1, leicht</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Schloss-Filseck-Runde</strong> in Uhingen</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 4 km (Dauer ca. 1 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T1, leicht</p></li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Tipp</strong>: Ein echtes Highlight auf dieser Tour ist der schwebende Pfad, der mitten durch den Wald f&#252;hrt. Aber Achtung: barrierefrei ist er leider nicht ganz.</p><div><hr></div><h4>L&#246;wenpfade f&#252;r Fortgeschrittene</h4><p>Die meisten Routen sind als mittelschwer gekennzeichnet und je 7 bis 14 Kilometer lang:</p><ul><li><p>Die <strong>Messelberg-Tour</strong> in Donzdorf</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 7,7 km (Dauer ca. 2,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Der <strong>Ave-Weg</strong> in Deggingen</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 8,6 km (Dauer ca. 2,5-3 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Der <strong>Orchideenpfad</strong> in Reichenbach im T&#228;le</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 9,3 km (Dauer ca. 2,5-3 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>H&#246;henrunde</strong> in Bad Ditzenbach</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 10,7 km (Dauer ca. 3 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p></li></ul></li></ul><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Unterwegs auf der H&#246;henrunde in Bad Ditzenbach. &#169; Eigenes Bild</figcaption></figure></div><ul><li><p>Die <strong>Geislinger Felsen-Tour</strong> </p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 10,8 km (Dauer ca. 3,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Staufer-Runde</strong> zwischen G&#246;ppingen und W&#228;schenbeuren</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 11,3 km (Dauer ca. 3,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die Tour <strong>Filstalgucker</strong> in Geislingen an der Steige</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 13 km (Dauer ca. 3,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel </p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Filsursprung-Runde</strong> in Wiesensteig</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 14,1 km (Dauer ca. 3,5-4 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, mittel</p></li></ul></li></ul><div><hr></div><h4>Schwere L&#246;wenpfade</h4><p>F&#252;r ge&#252;bte Wanderer und aktive Sportler mit guter Kondition k&#246;nnen auch die sechs schweren Routen infrage kommen:</p><ul><li><p>Die <strong>Wasserberg-Runde</strong> bei Unterb&#246;hringen</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 12 km (Dauer ca. 3,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Weitblick-Tour</strong> zwischen Gingen und Geislingen an der Steige</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 12 km (Dauer ca. 3,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Felsenrunde</strong> in Bad &#220;berkingen</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 13,4 km (Dauer ca. 4 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Berta-H&#246;rnle-Tour</strong> in Bad Boll</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 14,7 km (Dauer ca. 4,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Steigen-Tour</strong> in Geislingen an der Steige</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 16,1 km (Dauer ca. 5,5 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p><p></p></li></ul></li><li><p>Die <strong>Heldentour</strong> in Lauterstein</p><ul><li><p>Strecke: 23,6 km (Dauer ca. 7 h)</p></li><li><p>Schwierigkeit: T2, schwer</p></li></ul></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Kombivorschlag: Wandern und mehr</h3><p>Das traditionelle Einkehren beim Wandern ist ja soweit bekannt und auch auf den meisten L&#246;wenpfaden gibt es zahlreiche M&#246;glichkeiten dazu. Dar&#252;ber hinaus gibt es aber noch mehr tolle Dinge, die man mit der geplanten Wanderung verbinden kann:</p><h4>Wenn&#8217;s mal nicht die H&#252;tte sein soll: Wandern + Grillen</h4><p>Gemeinsames Grillen ist die abenteuerlichere Alternative zum Einkehren. Grillpl&#228;tze gibt es auf den meisten L&#246;wenpfaden, von denen manche auch mit dem Auto angesteuert werden k&#246;nnen. Wer grillen m&#246;chte, muss vorplanen - f&#252;r echte Grill-Fans und Outdoor-Enthusiasten aber sicher kein Problem.</p><h4>F&#252;r den Afterglow: Wandern + Therme</h4><p>Man stelle sich vor, das Wetter ist k&#228;lter und regnerischer als erhofft. Was gibt es da Besseres, als die Wanderung mit einem anschlie&#223;enden Besuch in der Therme zu kombinieren? Im Landkreis G&#246;ppingen gibt es mehrere Thermen und B&#228;der, die sich hierf&#252;r eignen.</p><p><strong>Tipp:</strong> Mein pers&#246;nlicher Favorit in der Region ist die <a href="https://www.panorama-therme.de/startseite">Panorama Therme Beuren</a>. Die geh&#246;rt allerdings schon zum Nachbarlandkreis, ist aber von G&#246;ppingen aus trotzdem noch gut zu erreichen.</p><h4>Wenn man es ruhiger mag: Wandern + Fotografieren oder Journaling</h4><p>Wer gern allein unterwegs ist und ganz bei sich sein m&#246;chte, kann seine Wanderung mit Fotografieren oder Journaling verbinden. Gerade letzteres bringt einen noch mehr dazu, bei sich anzukommen oder den einen oder anderen klaren Gedanken festzuhalten, der gern beim Wandern entsteht.</p><div><hr></div><p>Falls du also f&#252;r dieses Jahr noch eine sportliche Herausforderung suchst oder einfach gern in Ruhe neue Wege in der Natur erkunden m&#246;chtest, sind die L&#246;wenpfade sicher eine spannende Idee f&#252;r dich. Oder wie es die G&#246;ppinger Tourismusabteilung selbst formuliert:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8221;Die L&#246;wenpfade stehen f&#252;r Wandern mit Qualit&#228;tsanspruch und locken mit eindrucksvollen Ausblicken, abwechslungsreichen Naturlandschaften und geheimnisvollen Orten. [&#8230;] Gem&#252;tliche Einkehrm&#246;glichkeiten, drei pr&#228;dikatisierte Heilb&#228;der sowie eine optimale Verkehrsanbindung machen die einzigartige Landschaft, rund um den durch die Fils gepr&#228;gten Doppelten Albtrauf, zu einem l&#246;wenstarken Erlebnis.&#8221;</p></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/wandern-in-baden-wurttemberg-auf/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/wandern-in-baden-wurttemberg-auf/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share 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Lenton ist Klimawandel- und Erdsystemwissenschaftler an der University of Exeter, England. In einem frisch erschienenen <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-026-01803-0">Fachartikel</a> f&#252;r <em>Nature Sustainability</em> beschreibt er, wie gezielt herbeigef&#252;hrte Kipppunkte ganze &#214;kosysteme nicht nur positiv beeinflussen, sondern sogar Umweltkrisen beheben k&#246;nnten. </p><p>Damit wird deutlich, dass nicht jeder <em>point of no return</em> in einer Katastrophe enden muss: manche setzen das Gute erst richtig in Gang.</p><p><a href="https://www.spektrum.de/news/positive-kipppunkte-koennten-umweltkrisen-beheben/2321844">Hier</a> geht&#8217;s zum passenden deutschsprachigen Spektrum-Artikel.</p><div><hr></div><h4>Weiterlesen</h4><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ab733175-0596-4e50-aa58-17d00784ec7c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Im Zusammenhang mit zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen gibt es mehr unterschiedliche &#220;berzeugungen, als man &#252;berblicken kann &#8211; darunter auch solche, die die Entwicklung von funktionierenden Verbindungen eher blockieren als beg&#252;nstigen.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;K&#246;nnen wir gegen Dysfunktionalit&#228;t \&quot;anlieben\&quot;?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:324544685,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Helen Burkard&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Schreibt als unabh&#228;ngige interdisziplin&#228;re Autorin f&#252;r verschiedene Projekte in den Themenbereichen Gesellschaft und Gesundheit.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aee6a768-95ba-4060-a6f4-03fbaa18deb5_2943x2943.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-20T13:29:49.379Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/p/konnen-wir-gegen-dysfunktionalitat&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Attitude Stories / Haltungsgeschichten&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:179449556,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:4552341,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Wholeheartedly&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WLgX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c872841-2748-40ab-9866-6615939b5fed_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;11fca8ec-82a2-4b5a-b739-c72fdc40cd28&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Strukturelle Probleme im deutschen Gesundheitssystem sind l&#228;ngst kein abstraktes Diskussionsthema mehr, sondern deutlich sp&#252;rbar in unserer Alltagsrealit&#228;t &#8211; sowohl f&#252;r Patienten als auch f&#252;r Mitarbeitende in den einzelnen Gesundheitssektoren. Besonders im l&#228;ndlichen Raum sehen sich Menschen mehr und mehr mit Schwierigkeiten konfrontiert, wenn es um den Zugang zu verl&#228;sslicher &#228;rztlicher Betreuung geht.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Die Lage auf dem Land: Systemfehler Gesundheitsversorgung&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:324544685,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Helen Burkard&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Schreibt als unabh&#228;ngige interdisziplin&#228;re Autorin f&#252;r verschiedene Projekte in den Themenbereichen Gesellschaft und Gesundheit.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aee6a768-95ba-4060-a6f4-03fbaa18deb5_2943x2943.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-04T11:21:17.728Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9KuR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea708c9a-58a4-468a-8f7a-1645ae41284b_5071x3381.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Attitude Stories / Haltungsgeschichten&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:186090040,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:4552341,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Wholeheartedly&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WLgX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c872841-2748-40ab-9866-6615939b5fed_1000x1000.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p><br></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gegen die Bitterkeit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ich habe keine Lust mehr auf den chronischen Pessimismus, der einem im Alltag regelm&#228;&#223;ig entgegenweht. Ich ersticke langsam daran. Und ich will wieder atmen.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/gegen-die-bitterkeit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/gegen-die-bitterkeit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:25:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z5US!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5590aa5b-f9bb-431c-8d88-74d289419675_5616x3744.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ich habe keine Lust mehr auf den chronischen Pessimismus, der einem im Alltag regelm&#228;&#223;ig entgegenweht. Ich ersticke langsam daran. Und ich will wieder atmen.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1380962,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Fu&#223;g&#228;ngerzone&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/i/195538058?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="Fu&#223;g&#228;ngerzone" title="Fu&#223;g&#228;ngerzone" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cH89!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F799cdef5-08bb-41c9-8665-7814e0a7f8eb_3888x2592.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; Alyona Nagel</figcaption></figure></div><p>Ich habe das Gef&#252;hl, dass viele keinen echten Grund f&#252;r ihre schlechte Laune brauchen. Dass sie es selbst nicht mehr merken, weil es schon l&#228;ngst Normalit&#228;t ist. Ich verstehe, dass man nicht jeden Tag super gelaunt sein kann und darum geht es auch gar nicht. Aber wenn wir nicht aufpassen, kann schlechte Laune schnell zur unbewussten Standardeinstellung werden.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Wir k&#246;nnen unsere Perspektive trainieren.</h3><p>Es gibt meiner Meinung nach einen himmelweiten Unterschied zwischen einem gesunden Problembewusstsein und einer v&#246;llig unverh&#228;ltnism&#228;&#223;igen Problemobsession. Wenn in jedem Satz eine Beschwerde mitschwingt und kein positiver Gedanke mehr f&#252;r sich stehen darf, empfinde ich das als unglaublich anstrengend. Warum glauben wir eigentlich, alles Sch&#246;ne immer relativieren zu m&#252;ssen? Ist es nicht auch mal okay, etwas Gutes einfach gut sein zu lassen?</p><h4>Nur, weil es uns so beigebracht wurde, hei&#223;t das nicht, dass wir etwas nicht hinterfragen d&#252;rfen. </h4><p>Wir d&#252;rfen immer die Frage in den Raum stellen, ob uns eine bestimmte Denkweise langfristig weiterbringt oder ob sie in ihrer aktuellen Form vielleicht eher destruktiv wirkt. Wir m&#252;ssen nicht um jeden Preis alles aushalten. Wir d&#252;rfen auch mal uns selbst zuliebe entscheiden. Das mag sich im ersten Moment falsch anf&#252;hlen, aber nicht, weil es wirklich <em>falsch</em> ist: es ist einfach nur ungewohnt.</p><p>Und auch auf die Gefahr hin, deshalb als egoistisch abgestempelt zu werden: ich werde mich nicht einreihen in die lange Serie an Frauen, die sich Zeit ihres Lebens immer selbst hintenangestellt haben.</p><h4>Ich will keine <em>Wartende</em> sein. </h4><p>Nicht mein Leben lang auf den vermeintlich <em>richtigen</em> Augenblick herbeisehnen, um endlich das zu tun, was sich richtig anf&#252;hlt. Nicht immer erst eine andere Person fragen, ob es okay ist. Meinen Wert sehen <em>ohne</em> k&#252;nstliche Best&#228;tigung von au&#223;en.</p><p>Ich will keine Wartende sein. So lange, bis alle passenden Momente unwiederbringlich verstrichen sind. Bis ich auch den letzten m&#246;glichen Wendepunkt verpasst habe und mich mit meiner Ist-Situation abfinden muss, weil ich aus Angst oder Passivit&#228;t jede andere Wahlm&#246;glichkeit ausgeschlagen habe.</p><p>Ich will keine Zeit damit verschwenden, auf etwas zu warten, was erst passieren wird, wenn ich aktiv danach handle. Ich bin davon &#252;berzeugt, dass sich der f&#252;r uns richtige Weg erst beim Gehen zeigt, nicht vorher. Ich wei&#223;, wir w&#228;gen gern ab, wir wollen wohl&#252;berlegt Entscheidungen treffen und alle Konsequenzen m&#246;glichst vorher im Kopf miteinander abgleichen. Irgendwann m&#252;ssen wir aber selbst einen Punkt setzen. Es g&#228;be immer nochmal eine zus&#228;tzliche Gedankenschleife, die wir potenziell durchlaufen k&#246;nnten. Aber ab einem gewissen Punkt wissen wir eigentlich, was wir wollen: und ab da ist jedes weitere Hinterfragen eigentlich nur ein Hintert&#252;rchen, mit dem wir unser Nicht-Handeln zu rechtfertigen versuchen. </p><h4>Wir denken, wir sind produktiv, aber eigentlich dr&#252;cken wir uns nur vor dem n&#228;chsten Schritt. </h4><p>Unbequem sind neue Wege vermutlich immer ein bisschen, aber ich bin davon &#252;berzeugt, dass sich dieser Mut langfristig auszahlt.</p><p>Wenn wir etwas ver&#228;ndern wollen, m&#252;ssen wir das nicht ruckartig, per 180 Grad Wendung oder von heute auf morgen. Es reicht, langsam anzufangen, aber konsequent zu bleiben. Nicht aufzugeben, wenn&#8217;s mal nicht so klappt. Es so oft wieder zu versuchen, bis es sp&#252;rbar leichter wird. Nicht in Schwarzseherei abzukippen und am Blick f&#252;r das Gute festzuhalten: besonders dann, wenn es schwerf&#228;llt. </p><div><hr></div><h3>Gegen die Bitterkeit</h3><p>Ich habe gl&#252;cklicherweise einige tolle Menschen in meinem nahen Umfeld, mit denen ich mich regelm&#228;&#223;ig dar&#252;ber austausche, wie es ist, als Frau sein eigenes Wohlbefinden zu zentrieren; in einer Welt, die einem genau das st&#228;ndig streitig macht. Nicht jede Entscheidung vom Umfeld abh&#228;ngig zu machen, sondern Dinge zu priorisieren, einfach, weil man sie selbst als wichtig empfindet. Wenn ich jemandem dazu einen Tipp geben m&#252;sste, w&#228;re es dieser hier: lass los, wer dich runterzieht und bewahr dir die Freundin, die mit dir beim Brunch das Sektglas gegen die Bitterkeit erhebt.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z5US!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5590aa5b-f9bb-431c-8d88-74d289419675_5616x3744.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z5US!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5590aa5b-f9bb-431c-8d88-74d289419675_5616x3744.jpeg 424w, 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"Nein, Oma. Da d&#252;rfte gar kein K&#228;fig stehen."]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/du-hast-zu-hohe-erwartungen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/du-hast-zu-hohe-erwartungen</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:49:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xwU6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc518882d-e2bc-4545-abe3-6260a3f4e7cc_6240x4160.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Als ich mir nahestehenden Menschen vor einigen Monaten erz&#228;hlte, dass ich jetzt jemanden treffe, kam folgender Satz als Reaktion: &#8220;Oh, das ist gut, ich bin froh, dass du au&#223;er uns jetzt noch etwas anderes hast.&#8221; Als ob mein Leben davor eine einzige inhaltlose Veranstaltung gewesen w&#228;re.  Als ob ich nicht schon vorher erf&#252;llt gelebt h&#228;tte - romantische Beziehung hin oder her. </p><p>Als ich denselben Menschen schlie&#223;lich erz&#228;hlte, dass ich mich trennen werde, weil es f&#252;r mich einfach nicht passt, waren die Reaktionen sehr spannend.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xwU6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc518882d-e2bc-4545-abe3-6260a3f4e7cc_6240x4160.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xwU6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc518882d-e2bc-4545-abe3-6260a3f4e7cc_6240x4160.jpeg 424w, 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Man kann mir sicher genug vorwerfen (ich meine, ich bin ein Mensch), aber ich erwarte keine Perfektion - weder von anderen noch von mir. Im Gegenteil. Ich liebe es, wenn Menschen ihre Menschlichkeit annehmen und in St&#228;rke verwandeln. Wenn sie ihre eigene Fehlbarkeit zur Verb&#252;ndeten machen, statt die Angst vor dem Scheitern dominieren zu lassen. Was gibt es Inspirierenderes?</p><p>Die Beziehung hat es letztlich nicht &#252;ber die Anfangsphase hinausgeschafft, aber ich habe in diesen Monaten mehr &#252;ber die Haltung von Menschen zum Singlesein gelernt, als mir lieb ist.</p><h4>In vielen von uns steckt nach wie vor die &#220;berzeugung, ein Mensch ohne feste Partnerschaft sei in sich unvollst&#228;ndig. </h4><p>Noch dazu sind wir wahnsinnig neugierig. Wir wollen den &#8220;Tea&#8221; am liebsten br&#252;hwarm serviert bekommen und wenn das nicht passiert, versuchen wir, ihn selbst zu organisieren. Ich war ehrlicherweise schon etwas erstaunt dar&#252;ber, welche Ausma&#223;e das annehmen kann.</p><p>Menschen, die sich pl&#246;tzlich wieder melden, sobald sich etwas in deinem Privatleben ver&#228;ndert. Wenn der &#8220;Tea-Durst&#8221; die offensichtliche Hauptmotivation f&#252;r die Wiederaufnahme des Kontakts darstellt und man sp&#252;rt, dass das Gegen&#252;ber eigentlich lieber &#8220;Wen datest du?&#8221; statt &#8220;Wie geht&#8217;s dir?&#8221; fragen w&#252;rde. </p><h4>Ich will nicht auf meinen Beziehungsstatus reduziert werden.</h4><p>Es triggert eine meiner gr&#246;&#223;ten &#196;ngste: nicht mehr als eigenst&#228;ndiger Mensch wahrgenommen zu werden. Weder m&#246;chte ich zu 100% von anderen abh&#228;ngig sein noch m&#246;chte ich, dass jemand seine komplette Identit&#228;t von mir abh&#228;ngig macht. Warum sind so viele davon &#252;berzeugt, dass Beziehung nur dann richtig gelebt wird, wenn man sich 24/7 textet und nichts mehr ohne den anderen unternimmt? Ich wurde bereits in der fr&#252;hen Anfangsphase meiner Beziehung gefragt, warum ich denn ohne ihn abends wohin gehe. Vielleicht deshalb, weil eine gesunde Dynamik in meinen Augen bedeutet, dass ich trotzdem noch ich bleiben darf.</p><h4>Ich mache gern Kompromisse, vorausgesetzt, die Basis stimmt. </h4><p>Respektlosigkeit nicht zu tolerieren ist keine fehlende Kompromissbereitschaft meinerseits, es ist eine Grenze, die ich setze. Und &#252;ber Grenzen diskutiere ich nicht mehr.</p><p>Wenn das zu hohe Erwartungen sind, dann bin ich ehrlich okay damit.</p><p>Als ich meiner Oma von der Trennung erz&#228;hlte, sagte sie: &#8220;Du hattest das Gef&#252;hl, in einem K&#228;fig gefangen zu sein. Dabei brauchst du wahrscheinlich jemanden, der die T&#252;r immer offen l&#228;sst.&#8221; <br>Ich sah sie an und der Gedanke, der mir als Antwort kam, brachte sofort Klarheit. </p><p><em>Nein, Oma. 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But taken too far, could that be exactly what&#8217;s keeping us from real connection?]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/on-boundaries-compromises-and-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/on-boundaries-compromises-and-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:34:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YclW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d74593e-a31e-4ca5-8f9b-6bdad7a17e43_7130x4756.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>We&#8217;re told to put ourselves first. But taken too far, could that be exactly what&#8217;s keeping us from real connection?</strong></p><p>Many of us are initially raised with the belief that others&#8217; needs should come before our own. As this mentality often prevents people from finding their own happiness, we&#8217;ve seen a growing shift towards a more individualistic lifestyle. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YclW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d74593e-a31e-4ca5-8f9b-6bdad7a17e43_7130x4756.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YclW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d74593e-a31e-4ca5-8f9b-6bdad7a17e43_7130x4756.jpeg 424w, 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And could we, if we&#8217;re not balancing careful enough, end up becoming our own jailers?</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Article Overview:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Why is it so difficult to put ourselves first?</p><ul><li><p>The consequences of people pleasing</p></li><li><p>When we overdo it with the self-protection</p></li></ul></li><li><p>What&#8217;s the difference between a boundary and a compromise?</p><ul><li><p><em>When</em> is <em>what</em> needed?</p></li></ul></li><li><p>How much responsibility do we really have for the wellbeing of others?</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h3>Why is it so difficult to put ourselves first?</h3><p>Depending on how you were raised, putting yourself first can feel weird - or wrong, even. However, it&#8217;s a non-negotiable when it comes to building a life that works in our favour. Even though this has been scientifically established for a while now, we still don&#8217;t yet seem to be fully at peace with it. No wonder though, when in many cases the criticism tends to pour in once we dare to prioritise our own wellbeing. </p><p>Moms who go out dancing one evening while someone else is watching their kids, people leaving relationships that didn&#8217;t serve them any longer, someone choosing not to celebrate a holiday with their family because it does them more harm than good mentally&#8230; </p><p>- there are so many more examples. Little day-to-day situations where we feel like we need to carry someone else&#8217;s responsibility just because we can still bear it. We (and I&#8217;d argue, especially women and eldest siblings) feel like it&#8217;s our task to do so. But, well - it&#8217;s not.</p><h4>The consequences of people pleasing</h4><p>According to the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people-pleaser">Cambridge Dictionary</a>, a people pleaser is described as &#8220;someone who cares a lot about whether other people like them, and always wants others to approve of their actions&#8221;. The problem: their behaviour usually benefits everyone around them except for them personally. Clinical psychologist Dr. Lynsey Kelly writes that people pleasing might lead to <a href="https://www.cambridge-psychologist.co.uk/blog/people-pleasing-therapy">certain consequences</a>, such as feeling unheard by those around us or uncertain of our own personal needs. In the long run, this can negatively affect both our wellbeing and sense of self.</p><p>The term has gained enormous popularity over the past couple of years, with many coaches and mentors (both self-proclaimed and actually trained) offering guidance on the topic. One of the logical main thoughts conveyed is that as a people pleaser, you should learn to <em>put yourself first</em>. That is, in some cases, how yesterday&#8217;s people pleasers become tomorrow&#8217;s egocentrics.</p><p>While this thought is of course oversimplified, I fear that it&#8217;s what&#8217;s often happening in collective mindset shifts - we swap from one extreme to the other. We tell ourselves we never want to experience something again - so we do everything differently. And by doing things differently, we lose sight of nuances.</p><h4>When we overdo it with the self-protection</h4><p>In human relationships, we want to feel <em>seen</em> while fearing to be vulnerable. Being overly self-protective can block our view of the other person so much that we might miss out on a chance for genuine connection. We can&#8217;t be as attentive as we might have wanted, simply because we&#8217;re too busy overdoing the &#8220;put yourself first&#8221; mindset. That can end up being just as harmful as being an unguarded open book to everybody without any boundary attached.</p><div><hr></div><h3>What&#8217;s the difference between a boundary and a compromise?</h3><p>Lately, I had an interesting conversation with my grandma about the difference between setting a boundary and making a compromise. For me, this is exactly what it comes down to here as well. </p><p>Self-protection is linked to setting a clear boundary. It&#8217;s saying <em>no </em>without inviting discussion. A boundary isn&#8217;t up for debate, it&#8217;s a personal stop sign we each have the right to establish at all times. A compromise, on the other hand, comes with the intent to meet the other person in the middle. It might involve taking a step back and sacrificing parts of our own vision for the sake of the connection. Compromises are naturally open to discussion, unlike boundaries. This is why, in my opinion, we should be collectively interested in internalising the difference between those two.</p><h4><em>When</em> is <em>what</em> needed?</h4><p>Compromises help us find the greatest common ground within our relationships while boundaries ensure that we never betray ourselves within the dynamic. Both are equally needed in a connection meant to let people thrive.</p><div><hr></div><h3>How much responsibility do we really have for the wellbeing of others?</h3><p>That&#8217;s a question worth asking - both because it might free us from any wrongfully adopted responsibilities that have never been ours to begin with, and because it&#8217;s a loving reminder that at the end of the day, we are never really alone in any human experience. </p><p>The way we communicate and carry ourselves doesn&#8217;t just affect us, it always has an impact on the people we cross paths with as well. Every small gesture makes a difference. Every compliment. Every sincere apology. It matters whether we experience these little moments of genuineness in our daily lives - and the more often we do, the more power they&#8217;ll have in determining our course forward.</p><p><strong>Maybe we shouldn&#8217;t just put ourselves first no matter what. <br>We should rather know when to stand firm and when to cross bridges for the people worth keeping.</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share Wholeheartedly&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Share Wholeheartedly</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Restless Soul on Recovery: How I’m Learning to Slow Down and Stop Racing]]></title><description><![CDATA[An essay on finding your own drive in a world without speed limit.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/a-restless-soul-on-recovery-how-im</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/a-restless-soul-on-recovery-how-im</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zRX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e294597-da57-4606-b859-a03c40c462eb_5616x3744.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>March is an interesting month. Between turning 24 and this publication&#8217;s one-year-anniversary around the corner, I&#8217;ve somehow half-what accidentally found the intention I want to set for this year &#8211; calmness.</p><p>This insight was of course inspired by some of my favourite people. Spending more time surrounded by friends who seem to be quite balanced and less in survival mode mirrored how much I&#8217;m still operating in fight or flight, while neither is required from me anymore. This is the tricky part for a cautious mind &#8211; you just can&#8217;t seem to find the off switch.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zRX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e294597-da57-4606-b859-a03c40c462eb_5616x3744.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zRX!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e294597-da57-4606-b859-a03c40c462eb_5616x3744.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-zRX!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e294597-da57-4606-b859-a03c40c462eb_5616x3744.jpeg 848w, 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/heiss-lagerfeuer-verbrennung-brand-11181210/">Alexey Chunihin</a></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Getting there fast shouldn&#8217;t be the only priority.</h3><p>For the longest time, I was boldly convinced that it had only been the last couple years where &#8216;a lot of unfortunate things piled up&#8217;, but lately I&#8217;ve realised that I had gaslit myself a little into believing that. It&#8217;s not necessarily just about the last couple years, but more like myself and my personal way of handling things. I filled my pace, my actions, and my decisions with an incredible intensity I repeatedly mistook as <em>drive</em>. A well-intended attempt to achieve my goals, rooted in my own misunderstanding of what <em>being successful</em> has to look like. I see it now.</p><p>I&#8217;ve need-for-speeded myself through pretty much every stage of life so far, always fearing that I might fall short behind expectations or miss out on a once in a lifetime opportunity. While I thought I was thriving, I was just using my personally developed skillset to exceed in survival mode. I know I&#8217;m not alone here, many of us have what I lovingly refer to as restless soul syndrome (don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s not a clinical diagnosis, you can google it). What I mean by it is this tendency to stay in a constant state of inner restlessness, with a chronic sense of urgency. What we don&#8217;t always realise early enough, though, is that this way of driving most likely has us end up in a crash against a tree.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xQVV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c65bf51-85d6-4f43-b499-317c23f7b9c5_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xQVV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2c65bf51-85d6-4f43-b499-317c23f7b9c5_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/altes-auto-in-der-nahe-von-baum-geparkt-3767825/">Stephan Streuders</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Speed alone doesn&#8217;t determine how efficient our drive is. We need some proper sense of direction, too. We can&#8217;t blow up our whole gas reserve in the first half of the journey when we know the next gas station is double the distance away. And driving as fast as we can still won&#8217;t turn a car into a plane.</p><div><hr></div><h3>And now?</h3><p>I want to learn how to drive slower from now on (not just due to the insane Gas prices, thank you for that). A speeding mind costs you long-term, and there are prices I&#8217;m not willing to pay, money unrelated. I want to cultivate an inner sense of stability, wellbeing, and mental clarity, which I think is more than ever important, given the times we&#8217;re living in. I want to leave the survival mode my nervous system has perfected over the years and prioritise active stress relief over senseless scrolling. I want to build a new drive, fuelled with intention instead of pressure.</p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/a-restless-soul-on-recovery-how-im/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Einen Kommentar hinterlassen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/a-restless-soul-on-recovery-how-im/comments"><span>Einen Kommentar hinterlassen</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Jetzt abonnieren&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?"><span>Jetzt abonnieren</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rural Situation: System-Error Health Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attitude Stories]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:14:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Structural problems in the German health care system have grown to become more and more noticeable in people&#8217;s life reality &#8211; for patients as well as for employees in the individual health sectors. Staff shortages, budget constraints, long travel distances to treatment facilities, excessive bureaucracy, and an overall lack of possibilities to address individual cases all make the recovery process significantly more difficult. The experiences faced by both patients and healthcare workers in everyday clinical practice emphasise the urgent need for action. Particularly people living in rural areas are increasingly confronted with obstacles when it comes to accessing reliable medical care.</p><p>What are the underlying causes of the current situation in rural healthcare &#8211; and how can we best deal with them?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg 424w, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!V92K!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc33bd831-96d2-4ab2-9a96-06f86eceab8c_5071x3381.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: Muhammed Hanefi</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Current figures</h3><p>Medical possibilities make enhance people&#8217;s longevity. Demographic change is also reflected in the growing number of patients requiring medical care. Many people need more comprehensive treatment due to chronic conditions, which tend to increase with age. At the same time, there is a lack of new professionals entering primary care, as highlighted in a report published in the German Federal Health Bulletin:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Looking at the sociodemographic situation, it becomes clear that one in three general practitioners is now aged 60 or older. [&#8230;] Calculations show that around 1,700 general practitioners leave the profession each year, while the number of newly certified specialists ranges between 1,300 and 1,400. Although the latter figure has recently increased again, the need for compensation to maintain existing care capacities has remained unmet for quite some time. [&#8230;]</p><p>&#8212; Wangler, Jansky</p></div><p>As a result of these trends, a deficit of up to 23,000 full-time general practitioner equivalents by 2030 is considered possible &#8211; particularly affecting rural and structurally weaker regions, according to Wangler and Jansky.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Why do we have to wait so long for medical appointments?</h3><p>This issue runs through all areas of rural healthcare &#8211; not only is access to general practitioners limited, but waiting times of up to a year for specialist appointments can last up to a year. A shortage of skilled professionals is not the only reason here, but rather one of several contributing factors, with bureaucracy playing a key role as well. Treatment pathways are often long because patients have to visit multiple institutions just to obtain the necessary documentation.</p><h4>Structural problems in the German healthcare system</h4><p>It may be tempting to link such challenges in everyday medical care to individual cases. However, it is reasonable to assume that most shortcomings are rooted in structural causes rather than bad intentions. The authors of a scientific publication on medical undersupply from 2025 locate the core of the problem within the structures of the healthcare system itself:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;There is broad agreement that the greatest structural problem in the German healthcare system lies in its sector-based organisation and financing. Despite numerous initiatives aimed at &#8216;integrated care,&#8217; dating back to the Health Care Structure Act of 1992/93 (which introduced early case-based payments alongside outpatient surgery and pre- and post-inpatient care), lasting and effective integration has failed due to persistent sectoral egoisms driven by separated budgets. Any effective approach to combating medical undersupply would therefore need to start here.&#8221; </p><p>&#8211; Author Group Health</p></div><p>The term &#8220;sectoral egoism&#8221; refers to the fact that individual sectors or institutions, acting in their own economic interests, do not prioritise effective cross-sector collaboration when financial resources are allocated. This lack of clear coordination leads to understandable frustration on the patient side.</p><h4>What would need to change at a structural level?</h4><p>According to expert opinion, simply increasing staff numbers is not enough to address medical undersupply. In other words:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Undersupply cannot be avoided or eliminated solely by expanding capacities. Instead, it requires a strategic approach that takes regional needs into account, reduces bureaucracy, and promotes cooperation between general practitioners, specialists, different professional groups, and patients themselves.&#8221; </p><p>&#8211; Author Group Health</p></div><p>In addition, health policy debates often lack clearly defined goals.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!snDw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b4356e1-3dcc-475f-9807-0b379f07dd8b_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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tablet&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/i/186849240?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b4356e1-3dcc-475f-9807-0b379f07dd8b_6000x4000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="doctor with tablet" title="doctor with tablet" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!snDw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b4356e1-3dcc-475f-9807-0b379f07dd8b_6000x4000.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!snDw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7b4356e1-3dcc-475f-9807-0b379f07dd8b_6000x4000.jpeg 848w, 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4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: Tima Miroshnichenko</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>What actions are currently being taken?</h3><h4>Rural doctor quota</h4><p>To counteract regional medical undersupply, most German federal states, such as Baden-W&#252;rttemberg and Bavaria, have introduced a so-called rural doctor quota. Under this model, prospective medical students are admitted on the condition that they commit to working as rural doctors after completing their studies.</p><h4>Financial Incentives</h4><p>Doctors practicing in underserved or at-risk rural areas receive financial support. According to the German Bank for Pharmacists and Physicians, these incentives are showing positive effects. Individual federal states offer various forms of financial support to attract rural practitioners.</p><h4>New models of care</h4><p>New forms of healthcare delivery are being implemented to improve access in rural regions. These include telemedicine as well as treatment in so-called Medical Care Centers (MVZs), where physicians from different specialties work under one roof. This model is particularly beneficial for rural patients who would otherwise face long travel distances.</p><div><hr></div><h3>What options do we have as patients?</h3><p>Conversations about structural problems can leave people feeling helpless and overwhelmed. While it may be true that structural problems can only be resolved at a structural level, the question of individual agency in everyday life remains.</p><h4>How do I get to the doctor if I have limited mobility?</h4><p>Distance is a crucial factor, especially in rural areas. The nearest medical practice or pharmacy is not always close by, requiring a certain level of mobility. If mobility is limited, transportation services can help. In Germany, support is available through organisations such as the German Red Cross (DRK), the Johanniter, or the Malteser. If there is a medical indication, health insurance usually covers the costs.</p><h4>How do I find a new general practitioner?</h4><p>The website arztsuche.116117.de allows users to search for doctors by entering their postal code. Alternatively, telephone support is available via the number 116117. Platforms such as Doctolib or jameda can also be used to search for doctors in the area.</p><h4>What if I need medication and there is no pharmacy nearby?</h4><p>Over-the-counter medications can be purchased from licensed online pharmacies such as Shop Apotheke or DocMorris. In Germany, it is also possible to order prescription medications online by submitting the required prescription.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NASn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21fdd920-7f7d-4bf5-a5fe-1de9baaabc8d_7463x4195.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NASn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21fdd920-7f7d-4bf5-a5fe-1de9baaabc8d_7463x4195.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NASn!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F21fdd920-7f7d-4bf5-a5fe-1de9baaabc8d_7463x4195.jpeg 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class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: Ivan Chumak</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Final thoughts</h3><p>Various approaches are currently being pursued to address demographic changes such as the aging population in rural areas (and the associated increase in demand for medical care). However, it will take time before a sustainable restructuring of the rural healthcare system produces tangible results. In the meantime, patients are faced with the challenge of organising large parts of their healthcare independently, using the resources available to them. Digitalisation creates new possibilities here, allowing us to expand our options beyond geographical boundaries. However, individual responsibility is no substitute for systemic responsibility; and we can safely leave the latter where it belongs.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Teilen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Teilen</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Einen Kommentar hinterlassen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/the-rural-situation-system-error/comments"><span>Einen Kommentar hinterlassen</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Jetzt abonnieren&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?"><span>Jetzt abonnieren</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Sources:</p><ul><li><p>Autorengruppe Gesundheit. <em>Unterversorgung im deutschen Gesundheitswesen &#8211; das untersch&#228;tzte Problem</em>. Monitor Versorgungsforschung, April 2025. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.monitor-versorgungsforschung.de/abstract/unterversorgung-im-deutschen-gesundheitswesen-das-unterschaetzte-problem/">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Doctolib. (2024, 15. Februar). <em>MVZ &#8211; Vorteile und Nachteile</em>. Doctolib Pro - Deutschland. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://info.doctolib.de/blog/mvz-vorteile-und-nachteile/#:~:text=Im%20Unterschied%20zur%20Gemeinschaftspraxis%20k%C3%B6nnen,alle%20unter%20einem%20Dach%20arbeiten.">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Kaus, R. (2025, 26. September). <em>Landarztquote: wichtige Infos &amp; Studienbestimmungen</em>. praktischArzt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.praktischarzt.de/magazin/landarztquote/#:~:text=als%20Arzt/%C3%84rztin-,Landarztquote%20in%20Niedersachsen,Abiturdurchschnittsnote%20(30%25)">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Konnegen, I. (2025, 20. M&#228;rz). <em>Arbeit als Landarzt/-&#228;rztin: &#220;bersicht der F&#246;rderm&#246;glichkeiten</em>. praktischArzt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.praktischarzt.de/magazin/arbeit-als-landarzt-uebersicht-der-foerdermoeglichkeiten/">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Wangler, J., Jansky, M. (2024, 11. Juni). <em>Sicherstellung der haus&#228;rztlichen Versorgung in Deutschland - Befunde einer quantitativen Befragung von Allgemeinmediziner*innen</em>. Bundesgesundheitsblatt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.springermedizin.de/allgemeinmedizin/sicherstellung-der-hausaerztlichen-versorgung-in-deutschland-bef/27198222#:~:text=Einleitung%20Seit%20einigen%20Jahren%20befasst%20sich%20die,drohenden%20Mangels%20haus%C3%A4rztlicher%20Versorger*innen%20%5B%201%20%5D.">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Widera, A. (2021, 3. M&#228;rz). <em>Gesundheitsversorgung auf dem Land: F&#246;rderung zeigt erste Wirkung</em>. apoBank. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://newsroom.apobank.de/pressreleases/gesundheitsversorgung-auf-dem-land-foerderung-zeigt-erste-wirkung-3077651#:~:text=Gesundheitsversorgung%20auf%20dem%20Land:%20F%C3%B6rderung,Wirkung%20%7C%20Deutsche%20Apotheker%2D%20und%20%C3%84rztebank">Link</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Die Lage auf dem Land: Systemfehler Gesundheitsversorgung]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haltungsgeschichten]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:21:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9KuR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea708c9a-58a4-468a-8f7a-1645ae41284b_5071x3381.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Strukturelle Probleme im deutschen Gesundheitssystem sind l&#228;ngst kein abstraktes Diskussionsthema mehr, sondern deutlich sp&#252;rbar in unserer Alltagsrealit&#228;t &#8211; sowohl f&#252;r Patienten als auch f&#252;r Mitarbeitende in den einzelnen Gesundheitssektoren. Personalmangel, Budgetk&#228;mpfe, weite Behandlungswege, viel B&#252;rokratie und insgesamt fehlende M&#246;glichkeiten, individuell auf einzelne F&#228;lle einzugehen, erschweren dabei den Genesungsprozess. Die Grenzerfahrungen, die sowohl Patienten als auch Mitarbeitende im Behandlungsalltag machen, untermauern den dringenden Handlungsbedarf. Besonders im l&#228;ndlichen Raum sehen sich Menschen mehr und mehr mit Schwierigkeiten konfrontiert, wenn es um den Zugang zu verl&#228;sslicher &#228;rztlicher Betreuung geht.</p><p><strong>Welche Ursachen verbergen sich hinter den herrschenden Verh&#228;ltnissen rund um die l&#228;ndliche Gesundheitsversorgung und wie k&#246;nnen wir bestm&#246;glich damit umgehen?</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9KuR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea708c9a-58a4-468a-8f7a-1645ae41284b_5071x3381.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Bild: Muhammed Hanefi</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>Aktuelle Zahlen</h3><p>Menschen werden nicht zuletzt dank der wachsenden medizinischen M&#246;glichkeiten immer &#228;lter. Der demografische Wandel zeigt sich auch an der steigenden Zahl an Patienten mit medizinischem Versorgungsbedarf. Menschen ben&#246;tigen h&#228;ufig eine umfassendere Behandlung aufgrund von chronischen Erkrankungen, die sich mit zunehmendem Alter h&#228;ufen. Parallel fehlt es an Nachwuchs im haus&#228;rztlichen Bereich, wie aus einem 2024 erschienenen Bericht im Bundesgesundheitsblatt hervorgeht:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>Blickt man auf die soziodemografische Situation, so zeigt sich, dass inzwischen jede/r dritte Hausa&#776;rzt*in ein Alter von 60 Jahren oder mehr erreicht hat. [&#8230;] Berechnungen zeigen, dass ja&#776;hrlich etwa 1700 Hausa&#776;rzt*innen aus der Berufsta&#776;tigkeit ausscheiden, wa&#776;hrend die facha&#776;rztlichen Anerkennungen zwischen 1300 und 1400 liegen. Obwohl Letztere zuletzt wieder anstiegen, ist der Kompensationsbedarf zur Aufrechterhaltung der bestehenden Versorgungskapazita&#776;ten seit geraumer Zeit ungedeckt. [&#8230;] </p><p>- Wangler, Jansky</p></div><p>Infolge dieser zusammenwirkenden Trends sei bis zum Jahr 2030 ein Defizit von bis zu 23.000 hausa&#776;rztlichen Vollzeit&#228;quivalenten mo&#776;glich, wobei hiervon besonders la&#776;ndliche und strukturschwache Regionen betroffen sein du&#776;rften &#8211; so Wangler und Jansky.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Warum warten wir so lange auf Arzttermine?</h3><p>Es zieht sich durch s&#228;mtliche Sparten im l&#228;ndlichen Raum - nicht nur die haus&#228;rztliche Betreuung ist knapp, auch auf Termine bei Fach&#228;rzten wartet man nicht selten bis zu einem Jahr. Fachkr&#228;ftemangel ist hier nicht der einzige Grund, sondern vielmehr einer von mehreren Aspekten, wie auch das Stichwort B&#252;rokratie in diesem Zusammenhang beweist. Behandlungswege werden unter anderem auch deshalb so lang und beschwerlich, weil Patienten f&#252;r die n&#246;tigen Dokumente oft verschiedene Stationen ansteuern m&#252;ssen.</p><h4>Strukturprobleme im deutschen Gesundheitswesen</h4><p>Es mag verlockend sein, derartige Herausforderungen im medizinischen Behandlungsalltag am Einzelfall oder einer Einzelperson festzumachen. Allerdings darf man davon ausgehen, dass hinter den meisten Vers&#228;umnissen eine strukturelle Ursache steckt und keine b&#246;se Absicht. Die Autoren einer 2025 erschienenen wissenschaftlichen Publikation zum Thema Unterversorgung verorten den Kern des Problems in den Strukturen des Gesundheitswesens:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8222;Es besteht im Allgemeinen Einigkeit daru&#776;ber, dass das gro&#776;&#223;te Strukturproblem im deutschen Gesundheitswesen in der sektoralen Organisation und Finanzierung besteht. Trotz der zahlreichen Initiativen zur &#8222;integrierten Versorgung&#8220;, die bis zum Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz 1992/93 zuru&#776;ckgehen (damals wurde die Einfu&#776;hrung erster Fallpauschalen durch das ambulante Operieren und vor- und nachstationa&#776;re Versorgung flankiert) ist eine anhaltende und wirksame Integration an den fortbestehenden, durch die getrennten Budgets getriebenen Sektoregoismen gescheitert. Eine wirksame Beka&#776;mpfung der Unterversorgung mu&#776;sste also an dieser Stelle ansetzen.&#8220;  </p><p>&#8211; Autorengruppe Gesundheit</p></div><p>Mit &#8220;Sektoregoismus&#8221; ist hier gemeint, dass einzelne Bereiche oder Betriebe  bei der Verteilung der finanziellen Mittel aus wirtschaftlichem Eigeninteresse keine Priorit&#228;t auf eine funktionierende, sektor&#252;bergreifende Zusammenarbeit legen. Eine entsprechend unklare Organisation f&#252;hrt wiederum zu nachvollziehbarer Frustration auf Patientenseite.</p><h4>Was m&#252;sste sich auf struktureller Ebene &#228;ndern?</h4><p>Um medizinische Unterversorgung in den Griff zu bekommen, reicht laut Expertenmeinung ein blo&#223;es Aufstocken des Personals nicht aus. In anderen Worten:</p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8222;Unterversorgung ist folglich nicht allein durch die Erho&#776;hung der Kapazita&#776;ten zu vermeiden bzw. zu beseitigen, sondern es bedarf eines strategischen Ansatzes, der regionale Bedu&#776;rfnisse beru&#776;cksichtigt, die Bu&#776;rokratie reduziert und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Hausa&#776;rzten, Facha&#776;rzten, den verschiedenen Berufsgruppen und den Patienten selbst fo&#776;rdert.&#8220;  </p><p>&#8211; Autorengruppe Gesundheit</p></div><p>Zudem fehle es der gesundheitspolitischen Diskussion oft an einer klar formulierten Zielorientierung.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TFWd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9a4229c-a84b-4259-b449-52b09a35d1be_6000x4000.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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unternommen?</h3><h4>Landarztquote</h4><p>Um der regionalen medizinischen Unterversorgung entgegenzusteuern, arbeitet ein Gro&#223;teil der Bundesl&#228;nder, wie Baden-W&#252;rttemberg oder Bayern, mit der sogenannten Landarztquote. Hier werden angehende Medizinstudierende unter der Voraussetzung zugelassen, dass sie sich im Anschluss an ihr Studium f&#252;r eine T&#228;tigkeit als Land&#228;rzte verpflichten.</p><h4>Finanzielle F&#246;rderungen</h4><p>&#196;rzte, die in unterversorgten oder von Unterversorgung bedrohten l&#228;ndlichen R&#228;umen praktizieren, erhalten finanzielle F&#246;rderungen. Nach eigenen Angaben der Deutschen Apotheker- und &#196;rztebank zeigen diese auch Wirkung. Die einzelnen Bundesl&#228;nder stellen hier verschiedene <strong><a href="https://www.praktischarzt.de/magazin/arbeit-als-landarzt-uebersicht-der-foerdermoeglichkeiten/">F&#246;rderungen</a></strong> f&#252;r ihre Land&#228;rzte in Aussicht.</p><h4>Neue Versorgungsformen</h4><p>Damit die Versorgung im l&#228;ndlichen Raum besser gedeckt ist, kommen neue Versorgungsformen zum Einsatz. Darunter f&#228;llt neben der Telemedizin auch die Behandlung in sogenannten medizinischen Versorgungszentren (MVZ). Diese bieten den Vorteil, dass &#196;rzte verschiedener Fachrichtungen unter einem Dach praktizieren, was besonders f&#252;r l&#228;ndlich lebende Patienten mit weiten Anfahrtswegen die Versorgung zug&#228;nglicher macht.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Welche M&#246;glichkeiten haben wir als Patienten?</h3><p>Gespr&#228;che &#252;ber strukturelle Probleme k&#246;nnen einen mit Gef&#252;hlen von Hilflosigkeit und &#220;berforderung zur&#252;cklassen. Es mag zwar stimmen - strukturelle Probleme k&#246;nnen nur auf struktureller Ebene beseitigt werden - jedoch bleibt die Frage nach den eigenen Gestaltungsm&#246;glichkeiten im praktischen Alltag.</p><h4>Wie komme ich zum Arzt, wenn ich selbst mobil eingeschr&#228;nkt bin?</h4><p>Insbesondere auf dem Land gilt der Faktor Distanz. Die n&#228;chste Praxis oder Apotheke befindet sich nicht immer in wohnnaher Umgebung, was eine gute Mobilit&#228;t seitens der Patienten erforderlich macht. Ist diese eingeschr&#228;nkt, k&#246;nnen Fahrdienste Abhilfe schaffen. Entsprechende Unterst&#252;tzung findet man in Deutschland beim <strong><a href="https://www.drk.de/hilfe-in-deutschland/senioren/mobilitaet/fahrdienst/">Deutschen Roten Kreuz (DRK)</a></strong>, den <strong><a href="https://www.johanniter.de/dienste-leistungen/medizinische-hilfe/fahrdienst/">Johannitern</a></strong> oder den <strong><a href="https://www.malteser.de/fahrdienst.html">Maltesern</a></strong>. Liegt eine medizinische Indikation vor, &#252;bernimmt in der Regel die Krankenkasse die Kosten.</p><h4>Wie finde ich einen neuen Hausarzt?</h4><p>&#220;ber die Website &#8216;<strong><a href="https://arztsuche.116117.de/">arztsuche.116117.de</a></strong>&#8217; ist es m&#246;glich, nach Angabe der Postleitzahl auf Arztsuche zu gehen. Alternativ kann man mithilfe der Nummer &#8216;116117&#8217; telefonische Unterst&#252;tzung bei der Arztsuche bekommen. Auch &#252;ber <strong><a href="https://www.doctolib.de/">Doctolib</a></strong> oder <strong><a href="https://www.jameda.de/">jameda</a></strong> kann nach &#196;rzten in der Umgebung gesucht werden.</p><h4>Was, wenn ich Medikamente brauche und keine Apotheke in meiner N&#228;he habe?</h4><p>Rezeptfreie Medikamente k&#246;nnen in offiziellen Online-Apotheken wie der <strong><a href="https://www.shop-apotheke.com/">Shop Apotheke</a></strong> oder <strong><a href="https://www.docmorris.de/">DocMorris</a></strong> erworben werden. In Deutschland ist es au&#223;erdem m&#246;glich, auch rezeptpflichtige Medikamente unter Vorlage des entsprechenden Rezepts online zu bestellen. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wald!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0fdada-4469-43f0-96ea-66b10f570a06_7463x4195.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wald!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0fdada-4469-43f0-96ea-66b10f570a06_7463x4195.jpeg 424w, 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Bis eine nachhaltige Umstrukturierung unseres Gesundheitssystems im l&#228;ndlichen Raum sp&#252;rbare Wirkung zeigt, braucht es jedoch Zeit. Patienten stehen w&#228;hrenddessen vor der Herausforderung, ihre Gesundheitsversorgung mit den zur Verf&#252;gung stehenden Mitteln zu gro&#223;en Teilen selbstst&#228;ndig zu organisieren. Hier &#246;ffnet die Digitalisierung einige T&#252;ren und erlaubt uns somit, unsere M&#246;glichkeiten &#252;ber etwaige geografische Grenzen hinaus auszuweiten. Eigenverantwortung ist hier aber kein Ersatz f&#252;r Systemverantwortung; die d&#252;rfen wir ruhig dort lassen, wo sie hingeh&#246;rt.</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Einen Kommentar hinterlassen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler/comments"><span>Einen Kommentar hinterlassen</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Teilen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-lage-auf-dem-land-systemfehler?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Teilen</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Jetzt abonnieren&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?"><span>Jetzt abonnieren</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Weiterf&#252;hrende Links:</strong></h4><p><strong>&#128657; Fahrdienste:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>DRK</strong>: &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.drk.de/hilfe-in-deutschland/senioren/mobilitaet/fahrdienst/">hier klicken</a> </p></li><li><p><strong>Johanniter</strong>: &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.johanniter.de/dienste-leistungen/medizinische-hilfe/fahrdienst/">hier klicken</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Malteser</strong>: &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.malteser.de/fahrdienst.html">hier klicken</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>&#128105;&#8205;&#9877;&#65039; Arztsuche:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>arztsuche.116117.de:</strong> &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://arztsuche.116117.de/">hier klicken</a></p></li><li><p><strong>Doctolib</strong>: &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.doctolib.de/">hier klicken</a></p></li><li><p><strong>jameda</strong>: &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.jameda.de/">hier klicken</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>&#128138; Online-Apotheken:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Shop Apotheke:</strong> &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.shop-apotheke.com/">hier klicken</a></p></li><li><p><strong>DocMorris:</strong> &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.docmorris.de/">hier klicken</a></p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p>Quellen:</p><ul><li><p>Autorengruppe Gesundheit. <em>Unterversorgung im deutschen Gesundheitswesen &#8211; das untersch&#228;tzte Problem</em>. Monitor Versorgungsforschung, April 2025. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.monitor-versorgungsforschung.de/abstract/unterversorgung-im-deutschen-gesundheitswesen-das-unterschaetzte-problem/">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Doctolib. (2024, 15. Februar). <em>MVZ &#8211; Vorteile und Nachteile</em>. Doctolib Pro - Deutschland. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://info.doctolib.de/blog/mvz-vorteile-und-nachteile/#:~:text=Im%20Unterschied%20zur%20Gemeinschaftspraxis%20k%C3%B6nnen,alle%20unter%20einem%20Dach%20arbeiten.">Link</a></p></li><li><p>Kaus, R. (2025, 26. September). <em>Landarztquote: wichtige Infos &amp; Studienbestimmungen</em>. praktischArzt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.praktischarzt.de/magazin/landarztquote/#:~:text=als%20Arzt/%C3%84rztin-,Landarztquote%20in%20Niedersachsen,Abiturdurchschnittsnote%20(30%25)">Link</a> </p></li><li><p>Konnegen, I. (2025, 20. M&#228;rz). <em>Arbeit als Landarzt/-&#228;rztin: &#220;bersicht der F&#246;rderm&#246;glichkeiten</em>. praktischArzt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.praktischarzt.de/magazin/arbeit-als-landarzt-uebersicht-der-foerdermoeglichkeiten/">Link</a> </p></li><li><p>Wangler, J., Jansky, M. (2024, 11. Juni). <em>Sicherstellung der haus&#228;rztlichen Versorgung in Deutschland - Befunde einer quantitativen Befragung von Allgemeinmediziner*innen</em>. Bundesgesundheitsblatt. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://www.springermedizin.de/allgemeinmedizin/sicherstellung-der-hausaerztlichen-versorgung-in-deutschland-bef/27198222#:~:text=Einleitung%20Seit%20einigen%20Jahren%20befasst%20sich%20die,drohenden%20Mangels%20haus%C3%A4rztlicher%20Versorger*innen%20%5B%201%20%5D.">Link</a> </p></li><li><p>Widera, A. (2021, 3. M&#228;rz). <em>Gesundheitsversorgung auf dem Land: F&#246;rderung zeigt erste Wirkung</em>. apoBank. &#10145;&#65039; <a href="https://newsroom.apobank.de/pressreleases/gesundheitsversorgung-auf-dem-land-foerderung-zeigt-erste-wirkung-3077651#:~:text=Gesundheitsversorgung%20auf%20dem%20Land:%20F%C3%B6rderung,Wirkung%20%7C%20Deutsche%20Apotheker%2D%20und%20%C3%84rztebank">Link</a> </p></li></ul><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why New Year’s Resolutions Rarely Stick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attitude Stories]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/why-new-years-resolutions-rarely</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/why-new-years-resolutions-rarely</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:05:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UoQ7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb2dcc74-bb40-4dd1-920b-c4b2a98bf113_4592x3064.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;New year, new me&#8221; is the familiar saying many people adopt as the year comes to an end. At the beginning of each new year, lists are written, goals defined, vision boards created, and New Year&#8217;s resolutions set. But why do we so rarely stick to them &#8211; and what can we do to improve our chances of success?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UoQ7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb2dcc74-bb40-4dd1-920b-c4b2a98bf113_4592x3064.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UoQ7!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb2dcc74-bb40-4dd1-920b-c4b2a98bf113_4592x3064.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UoQ7!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb2dcc74-bb40-4dd1-920b-c4b2a98bf113_4592x3064.jpeg 848w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Image: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/weisser-klickstift-auf-weissem-druckerpapier-5717451/">Polina</a></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Where does the tradition of New Year&#8217;s resolutions come from?</strong></h3><p>From a cultural-historical perspective, the turn of the year has held special significance since antiquity. The tradition of New Year&#8217;s resolutions can be traced back around 4,000 years. While there are various theories about its exact origin, many sources locate it in ancient Babylon. At the start of the new year, Babylonians made promises to their gods &#8211; practices that are often seen as precursors to today&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s resolutions. Similar rituals can also be found in the Roman Empire, such as offerings to the god Janus, the namesake of the month of January. Later on, the custom made its way into Christianity, where it was intended to encourage believers to reflect on past mistakes and make better choices moving forward.</p><h4><strong>Growing in popularity: the Rauhn&#228;chte ritual</strong></h4><p>The so-called Rauhn&#228;chte ritual (roughly translated to &#8220;Magic Nights&#8221; or &#8220;Rough Nights&#8221;) with its Germanic-Celtic roots has long found its way into the personal development mainstream. According to pre-Christian traditions, the period from December 25 to January 6 is considered a transitional phase with strong spiritual energy. It is believed to be a particularly effective time for processes such as letting go of old burdens or sending wishes for the future into the universe. Traditionally, 13 wishes for the coming year are written down on separate pieces of paper and folded before December 25. From then until January 5, one wish is burned each day, symbolically handing it over to the universe. The remaining thirteenth wish is said to be the one we must take care of ourselves. The ritual continues to gain popularity each year, which is also reflected in the growing number of products available around the Rauhn&#228;chte.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>The most common New Year&#8217;s resolutions for 2026</strong></h3><p>A survey conducted by <a href="https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/952182/umfrage/umfrage-in-deutschland-zu-den-beliebtesten-neujahrsvorsaetzen/">Statista</a> found that every second participant primarily wants to build up more financial reserves in 2026. According to the same data, the focus of this year&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s resolutions, alongside saving money, lies mainly on health. Eating healthier, exercising more, and losing weight once again rank among the most frequently mentioned goals, closely followed by the desire to spend more time with others and reduce social media consumption.</p><p>Since 2011, the German health insurance provider <a href="https://www.dak.de/presse/bundesthemen/umfragen-studien/gute-vorsaetze-bei-jungen-menschen-im-trend_154232">DAK-Gesundheit</a> has also conducted annual surveys on New Year&#8217;s resolutions among the German population. The results for 2026 are comparable to Statista&#8217;s findings: time, stress, and health are once again at the forefront of participants&#8217; resolutions. Respondents expressed a desire not only to spend more time with family and friends, but also to prioritise their own health more strongly. The survey carried out by the forsa institute primarily focused on younger people. However, given the findings of the Statista survey, it can be assumed that these resolutions are similarly prevalent across other age groups.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M_yK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e572093-84dc-41d0-98f0-70dd8c273ce7_6131x4087.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M_yK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e572093-84dc-41d0-98f0-70dd8c273ce7_6131x4087.jpeg 424w, 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Often, the goals we set are broad, vaguely defined, and stand in large contrast to our current life circumstances and established habits. Both the Statista survey and the forsa study highlight the lack of scalability as a central issue when it comes to New Year&#8217;s resolutions. Goals such as &#8220;having more time for things&#8221; are just as difficult to measure as &#8220;eating healthier.&#8221; In this form, both rely heavily on subjective perception, which does not necessarily reflect actual progress towards the goal.</p><h4><strong>Quitter&#8217;s Day</strong></h4><p>The second Friday in January is commonly referred to as &#8220;Quitter&#8217;s Day&#8221; &#8211; the day on which, statistically speaking, most people abandon their New Year&#8217;s resolutions. In 2026, this day fell on January 9. For this year&#8217;s &#8220;quitters&#8221; though, the period following Quitter&#8217;s Day can also serve as an opportunity to adjust goals in a way that still allows them to be achieved.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>What can we do to improve our chances?</strong></h3><p>Across scientific disciplines, there is broad agreement that a goal such as a New Year&#8217;s resolution needs to be tangible in order to be attainable. So, what actually increases our chances of success?</p><h4><strong>Realistic expectations &#8211; especially when it comes to time</strong></h4><p>When we set ourselves a long-desired goal with great enthusiasm, we often wish we had already achieved it yesterday. This comes as no surprise: the desire for change is frequently linked to a certain level of dissatisfaction with the current situation, which can make it particularly difficult to remain patient while waiting for visible results. Processes such as developing new habits are usually both time- and energy-intensive. Sustainable change rarely comes with a quick fix, which means that working towards a habit-based goal is naturally allowed to take time. And being aware of what is realistically possible helps bring expectations and outcomes into better alignment.</p><h4><strong>Creating measurability</strong></h4><p>Large goals can be broken down into smaller milestones, such as clearly defined daily or weekly targets. Taking the resolution &#8220;to eat healthier&#8221; as an example, it is important to clarify how exactly we plan to approach this on an individual level. For some, eating healthier might mean drinking two litres of water a day; for others, it could involve creating meal plans and shopping groceries accordingly. &#8220;More movement&#8221; might translate into taking a 15-minute walk every day or returning to exercise three times a week after a longer break. Similarly, spending more time with family and friends can be achieved through the intentional planning of shared activities. All of these examples illustrate that specifying a resolution in concrete terms ideally allows it to become tangible in everyday life.</p><p>Making progress measurable through small, regular successes can not only increase motivation, but also strengthen perseverance during more challenging phases.</p><h4><strong>Relying on support</strong></h4><p>Achieving a New Year&#8217;s resolution can be understood as a learning process that includes stages where we may feel stuck or unsure of how to proceed. Seeking support in the form we need can therefore have a strong positive impact on our chances of success. Sports groups and fixed training schedules, for example, can help establish a movement-related goal. The range of available resources is particularly vast in the wellness sector, offering suitable options for a wide variety of budgets.</p><p>Support can also mean talking to a trusted person about the goals we are pursuing. Sharing both setbacks and successes often makes the journey towards achieving a goal significantly easier.</p><h4><strong>Allowing for setbacks</strong></h4><p>When working towards New Year&#8217;s resolutions, setbacks are statistically almost inevitable. However, they do not necessarily have to be interpreted as a sign that we should give up. Often, it is not the setback itself that leads to failure, but the subsequent loss of motivation. Our attitude towards failure therefore plays a crucial role in determining whether we remain committed to our resolutions.</p><p>If the original goal does not truly resonate with us on a deeper level, intrinsic motivation may be lacking &#8211; the very motivation that would otherwise support perseverance in decisive moments. For this reason, failing early on with a New Year&#8217;s resolution does not have to mean failure in the traditional sense. Instead, it can create the space for a necessary realignment, ultimately bringing us closer to the sense of achievement we were hoping for.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ops-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd2a71c3-45ff-4ae5-bc2f-af77d5e68c63_3500x2333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ops-!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd2a71c3-45ff-4ae5-bc2f-af77d5e68c63_3500x2333.jpeg 424w, 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Occasional setbacks are just as much a part of the process as well-planned intermediate goals and regular moments of success. Without clear goal definition and scalability, implementation becomes significantly more difficult. 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Es werden stets zu Jahresbeginn flei&#223;ig Listen geschrieben, Ziele formuliert, Vision-Boards gestaltet und Neujahrsvors&#228;tze gebildet. Warum aber halten wir unsere Vors&#228;tze so selten ein &#8211; und welche M&#246;glichkeiten haben wir, unsere Chancen zu verbessern?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9J5A!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd46befb-29d7-4696-9980-329ebeda1422_4592x3064.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9J5A!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd46befb-29d7-4696-9980-329ebeda1422_4592x3064.jpeg 424w, 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Die Tradition der Neujahrsvors&#228;tze l&#228;sst sich etwa 4000 Jahre zur&#252;ckverfolgen. W&#228;hrend verschiedene Theorien dar&#252;ber kursieren, wo genau der Brauch seinen Ursprung hat, verorten ihn viele Quellen im antiken Babylon. Die Babylonier formulierten zum Jahreswechsel Versprechen an ihre G&#246;tter, die als Vorg&#228;nger f&#252;r die heutigen Neujahrsvors&#228;tze angesehen werden k&#246;nnen. Auch im r&#246;mischen Reich lassen sich Hinweise auf &#228;hnliche Rituale finden, wie Opfergaben an den Gott Janus, dem Namensgeber des Monats Januar. Sp&#228;ter fand der Brauch seinen Weg ins Christentum, wo er Gl&#228;ubige dazu animieren sollte, &#252;ber vergangene Fehler zu reflektieren und k&#252;nftig besser zu entscheiden.</p><h4>Immer popul&#228;rer: das Rauhn&#228;chte-Ritual</h4><p>Das sogenannte Rauhn&#228;chte-Ritual mit seinen germanisch-keltischen Wurzeln hat l&#228;ngst seinen Weg in den Pers&#246;nlichkeitsentwicklungs-Mainstream gefunden. Der Zeitraum vom 25. Dezember bis zum 6. Januar gilt nach vorchristlichem Brauch als &#220;bergangsphase mit starker spiritueller Energie, in der Prozesse wie das Loslassen von altem Ballast oder das Entsenden von Zukunftsw&#252;nschen ins Universum besonders effektiv sein sollen. Klassischerweise werden vor dem 25. Dezember 13 W&#252;nsche f&#252;rs neue Jahr formuliert, auf einzelne Zettel geschrieben und gefaltet. Bis zum 5. Januar wird t&#228;glich je einer der W&#252;nsche verbrannt und damit praktisch dem Universum &#252;bergeben. Letztlich der &#252;briggebliebene dreizehnte Zettel gilt als der Wunsch, um dessen Erf&#252;llung man sich selbst k&#252;mmern darf. Der Brauch findet j&#228;hrlich mehr Anklang, was sich auch in der steigenden Zahl von erwerbbaren Produkten rund um die Rauhn&#228;chte zeigt.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Die beliebtesten Neujahrsvors&#228;tze f&#252;r 2026</strong></h3><p>Eine Erhebung von <a href="https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/952182/umfrage/umfrage-in-deutschland-zu-den-beliebtesten-neujahrsvorsaetzen/">Statista</a> ergab, dass jede zweite befragte Person 2026 vor allem mehr finanzielle R&#252;cklagen bilden m&#246;chte. Derselben Statistik zufolge liegt der Fokus f&#252;r die diesj&#228;hrigen Neujahrsvors&#228;tze neben dem Punkt &#8222;Geld sparen&#8220; vor allem auf der Gesundheit. Eine ges&#252;ndere Ern&#228;hrung, mehr Sport und Abnehmen z&#228;hlen auch in diesem Jahr zu den am h&#228;ufigsten genannten Zielen, dicht gefolgt von dem Wunsch, sich mehr Zeit f&#252;r seine Mitmenschen zu nehmen und daf&#252;r den Social Media-Konsum zu reduzieren. Die <a href="https://www.dak.de/presse/bundesthemen/umfragen-studien/gute-vorsaetze-bei-jungen-menschen-im-trend_154232">DAK-Gesundheit</a> l&#228;sst seit 2011 ebenfalls Umfragen zum Thema Neujahrsvors&#228;tze bei der deutschen Bev&#246;lkerung durchf&#252;hren. Aus den Ergebnissen f&#252;r 2026 geht hervor, dass auch hier die Aspekte Zeit, Stress und Gesundheit bei den Vors&#228;tzen der Teilnehmenden im Vordergrund stehen. Befragte wollen demnach auch hier nicht nur mehr Zeit mit Familie und Freunden verbringen, sondern auch die eigene Gesundheit h&#246;her priorisieren. Im Fokus der Befragung, die vom <a href="https://www.forsa.de/ueber-forsa/">forsa</a>-Institut durchgef&#252;hrt wurde, standen prim&#228;r junge Menschen, wobei die genannten Vors&#228;tze auch in anderen Altersgruppen am st&#228;rksten vertreten sein d&#252;rften, nachdem auch die bereits erw&#228;hnte Statista-Erhebung zu &#228;hnlichen Ergebnissen kam.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zsSd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1fb262f1-2940-4da5-a3bb-315fabf9642a_6131x4087.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Bild: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/de-de/foto/beine-springen-hupfen-athlet-7675403/">cottonbro studio</a></figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Warum Vors&#228;tze h&#228;ufig scheitern</strong></h3><p>Dass Vors&#228;tze nicht eingehalten werden, h&#228;ngt mit vielen Faktoren zusammen. H&#228;ufig sind die erfassten Ziele umfangreich, unklar definiert und stehen dar&#252;ber hinaus in starkem Kontrast zu unserer aktuellen Lebensrealit&#228;t mit allen entsprechenden Gewohnheiten. Sowohl die Statista-Erhebung als auch die Ergebnisse der forsa-Umfrage unterstreichen den Punkt der fehlenden Skalierbarkeit bei Neujahrsvors&#228;tzen. &#8222;Mehr Zeit f&#252;r Dinge haben&#8220; ist hier ebenso schwer messbar wie &#8222;sich ges&#252;nder zu ern&#228;hren&#8220;. Beides obliegt in dieser Formulierung unserer subjektiven Wahrnehmung, die nicht zwingend etwas &#252;ber die tats&#228;chliche Zielentwicklung aussagen muss.</p><h4>Quitter&#8217;s Day</h4><p>Der zweite Freitag im Januar gilt allgemein hin als sogenannter &#8222;Quitter&#8216;s Day&#8220; &#8211; als der Tag, an dem statistisch gesehen die meisten Menschen ihre Neujahrsvors&#228;tze aufgeben. Im Jahr 2026 fiel er damit auf den 9. Januar. F&#252;r jeden diesj&#228;hrigen &#8222;Quitter&#8220; kann die Zeit nach dem Quitter&#8217;s Day jedoch auch eine Gelegenheit sein, Ziele so anzupassen, dass sie dennoch erreicht werden k&#246;nnen.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Was k&#246;nnen wir tun, um unsere Chancen zu verbessern?</strong></h3><p>In der Wissenschaft kommt man disziplin&#252;bergreifend zu dem Schluss, dass ein gesetztes Ziel wie ein Neujahrsvorsatz greifbar sein muss, um erreichbar zu sein. Was steigert also die Erfolgschancen?</p><h4>Realistische Erwartungen &#8211; auch beim Thema Zeit</h4><p>Wenn wir uns mit Feuereifer ein hei&#223; begehrtes Ziel setzen, h&#228;tten wir dieses h&#228;ufig lieber gestern als heute erreicht. Kein Wunder: ein Ver&#228;nderungswunsch h&#228;ngt nicht selten mit einem gewissen Leidensdruck unter der Ist-Situation zusammen, was es oft merklich erschwert, geduldig auf sp&#252;rbare Ergebnisse zu warten. Prozesse wie die Entwicklung neuer Gewohnheiten sind jedoch meist ein zeit- und energieintensives Unterfangen. Es gibt selten einen &#8222;Quick-Fix&#8220; mit nachhaltig andauerndem Effekt und demnach darf die Umsetzung eines gewohnheitsbasierten Ziels auch seine Zeit dauern. Sich dessen bewusst zu sein, was im Rahmen des M&#246;glichen ist, bringt Erwartung und Ergebnis in ein stimmigeres Verh&#228;ltnis.</p><h4>Messbarkeit schaffen</h4><p>Gro&#223;e Ziele lassen sich in kleine Zwischenetappen einteilen, wie in klare Tages- oder Wochenziele. Nimmt man beispielsweise den Vorsatz &#8222;ges&#252;nder ern&#228;hren&#8220;, ist es wichtig, zu kl&#228;ren, wie genau man sich diesem Ziel individuell n&#228;hern kann und m&#246;chte. Eine ges&#252;ndere Ern&#228;hrung kann f&#252;r manche bedeuten, jeden Tag 2 Liter Wasser zu trinken, f&#252;r andere wiederum, Essenspl&#228;ne zu erstellen und gezielt danach einzukaufen. &#8222;Mehr Bewegung&#8220; kann hei&#223;en, t&#228;glich 15 Minuten spazieren zu gehen oder nach Monaten der Sportpause wieder dreimal w&#246;chentlich hinzugehen. Sich mehr Zeit f&#252;r Familie und Freunde zu nehmen l&#228;sst sich beispielsweise durch gezielte Planung von Aktivit&#228;ten umsetzen. All diese Beispiele zeigen, dass die Pr&#228;zisierung eines Vorsatzes im Idealfall dazu f&#252;hrt, dass er im Alltagsleben sp&#252;rbar wird.</p><p>Fortschritte messbar zu machen kann durch die regelm&#228;&#223;igen kleinen Erfolgserlebnisse also einerseits die Motivation erh&#246;hen und zudem das Durchhalteverm&#246;gen in schweren Phasen steigern.</p><h4>Auf Unterst&#252;tzung bauen</h4><p>Das Erreichen eines Jahresvorsatzes kann als Lernprozess gesehen werden, der Etappen beinhaltet, an denen wir m&#246;glicherweise nicht weiterwissen. Unterst&#252;tzung zu holen in der Form, in der wir sie brauchen, wirkt sich daher stark positiv auf unsere Erfolgschancen aus. Sportgruppen und fixe Trainingstage helfen beispielsweise bei der Etablierung eines Bewegungsziels. Die Breite an m&#246;glichen Ressourcen, auf die wir zugreifen k&#246;nnen, ist besonders im Wellnesssektor praktisch unendlich und bietet entsprechende M&#246;glichkeiten f&#252;r verschiedene Budgets.</p><p>Unterst&#252;tzung kann genauso bedeuten, mit ausgew&#228;hlten Menschen &#252;ber die angestrebten Ziele zu sprechen. Sowohl die R&#252;ckschl&#228;ge als auch die Erfolgserlebnisse zu teilen erleichtert den Weg zur Verwirklichung eines Ziels in vielen F&#228;llen enorm.</p><h4>R&#252;ckschl&#228;ge miteinkalkulieren</h4><p>Bei der Umsetzung von Jahresvors&#228;tzen d&#252;rfen wir allein schon statistisch gesehen mit R&#252;ckschl&#228;gen rechnen. Dies muss jedoch nicht zwingend als Zeichen zum Aufgeben gewertet werden. Nicht unbedingt der R&#252;ckschlag selbst f&#252;hrt zum Scheitern eines Ziels, sondern die anschlie&#223;ende Demotivation. Die Einstellung zum Scheitern beeinflusst daher ma&#223;geblich, ob wir unseren Vors&#228;tzen treu bleiben.</p><p>Wenn die urspr&#252;ngliche Zielvorstellung selbst auf keine echte Resonanz in unserem Inneren st&#246;&#223;t, fehlt unter Umst&#228;nden die intrinsische Motivation, die das Durchhalteverm&#246;gen in entscheidenden Momenten anderenfalls st&#228;rken w&#252;rde. Daher muss ein fr&#252;hes Scheitern am Neujahrsvorsatz kein Scheitern im klassischen Sinne bedeuten, sondern kann genauso die Neuausrichtung erm&#246;glichen, die wir brauchen, um letztlich doch zu den erhofften Erfolgserlebnissen zu kommen.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0uTg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08a9da23-ef53-4c43-a4b8-6172ad67f2c2_3500x2333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0uTg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08a9da23-ef53-4c43-a4b8-6172ad67f2c2_3500x2333.jpeg 424w, 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Gelegentliche R&#252;ckschl&#228;ge geh&#246;ren dabei ebenso zum Prozess wie gut planbare Zwischenziele und regelm&#228;&#223;ige Erfolgserlebnisse. Ohne klare Zieldefinition und Skalierbarkeit wird die Umsetzung deutlich erschwert. Wer dies jedoch im Blick beh&#228;lt und beizeiten die n&#246;tigen Feinjustierungen vornimmt, kann am Jahresende bestenfalls auf eine Reihe von Erfolgsmomenten zur&#252;ckschauen.</p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Jetzt abonnieren&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/subscribe?"><span>Jetzt abonnieren</span></a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Wholeheartedly teilen&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share"><span>Wholeheartedly teilen</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025: Takeaways.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday Editions]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/2025-takeaways</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/2025-takeaways</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:07:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAiS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20ca941d-4a0d-422b-9d5d-ba2258746367_3500x2333.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As 2025 slowly comes to an end, it seems natural to look back at all the things we got to take away. The experiences that made us grow, the hardships, the cheerful moments &#8211; all of it has made an impact on how we will enter the next chapter that&#8217;s coming. Here are some of mine.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XtfL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd62e78c4-c990-4414-9a2d-645aded4aabb_4453x2969.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XtfL!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd62e78c4-c990-4414-9a2d-645aded4aabb_4453x2969.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XtfL!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd62e78c4-c990-4414-9a2d-645aded4aabb_4453x2969.jpeg 848w, 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Even if we might have aligned our decisions over a longer period of time with one specific goal in mind. Even if others might criticise us for dropping a chance. Goals can be incredibly helpful motivators &#8211; but sometimes, once the future we had envisioned for ourselves and worked so hard for comes within reach, it can no longer feel like <em>ours</em>, truly. We&#8217;re allowed to change our minds and adapt our paths as we meet a newer version of ourselves with slightly altered needs. Changing a plan doesn&#8217;t equal giving up, it merely shows that we&#8217;re brave and <em>wise</em> enough to understand that we&#8217;re steadily evolving as beings (ideally, so to say).</p><h4><strong>We are so much more than just our mistakes.</strong></h4><p>Sometimes, we will fail to show up as our best selves &#8211; but that alone doesn&#8217;t make us unreliable overall, or undeserving of the good things. Even the most controlled, considerable people will have their human moments when they can&#8217;t live up to the high standard they hold for themselves, and for others. We don&#8217;t have the full aftermath of our mistakes under control, but we can always choose how to personally navigate them. It&#8217;s not the singular event where we failed to be our best selves; what much rather defines us is how we live on. And the way we choose to handle a mistake reveals more about our character than failing ever will.</p><h4><strong>Being in our head about our own self-discovery will only ever get us this far &#8211; but genuine connection is what will properly allow us to </strong><em><strong>see</strong></em><strong>.</strong></h4><p>Sometimes, we cross paths with someone who will be like a door opener to our own inner world. Meeting them will get a chain reaction going, one that can make us feel like we&#8217;ve involuntarily been put on a roller coaster ride. An encounter like that leads us to meet ourselves on a deeper level. Unprocessed feelings, beliefs, fears, hopes and desires &#8211; all of it suddenly peaks through the carefully maintained surface. That can be quite overwhelming, as these waves of emotion usually don&#8217;t seem to appear when we feel prepped to receive them, but rather whenever <em>they</em> feel like they want to make an appearance. And even though it might be hard to hold at times: it&#8217;s a deeply honest and beautiful process as it leaves us a lot truer to ourselves if we choose to integrate what we learn as we go along.</p><h4><strong>Leaving a door open doesn&#8217;t equal waiting in front of it.</strong></h4><p>Not every situation or chapter is immediately resolved, and I personally believe that closure can&#8217;t be forced. However, there&#8217;s a big difference between leaving a door open (aka: letting life unfold without the urge to control every aspect of it) and desperately waiting in front of it. I can take steps forward while feeling, still. While being unsure about how one aspect is going to play out. Trying to force closure sometimes only brings more pressure to the overall situation, and honestly speaking, that approach seems to be quite unrealistic. Life is always full of plot twists, and forcefully trying to be ahead of the unpredictable doesn&#8217;t necessarily give us the clarity we might hope to find that way. </p><p>There can be room for the maybe.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAiS!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20ca941d-4a0d-422b-9d5d-ba2258746367_3500x2333.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EAiS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F20ca941d-4a0d-422b-9d5d-ba2258746367_3500x2333.jpeg 424w, 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uS94!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24845160-169c-4fb5-ac87-3f870d3285e9_8192x4030.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can we recharge our batteries in our hectic everyday lives? </p><p>We can look for the next island.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uS94!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24845160-169c-4fb5-ac87-3f870d3285e9_8192x4030.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Seeking these little islands on a regular basis might be one such helpful step. I&#8217;ve found such an island in the form of my new sport &#8211; bouldering. Since spring, I&#8217;ve been training regularly and slowly but steadily, the bouldering gym has become a constant in my day to day. A safe space to recharge when needed. I&#8217;ve since found my way into this whole world, and the people who are part of it have also become part of my life.</p><p>One thing you&#8217;ve got to know about the bouldering community is that the people are usually very uplifting and supportive, and at the same time, there doesn&#8217;t have to be any pressure to perform, even though I find myself surrounded by people way better than me almost all of the time. But I love that for two reasons. One is that I learn a lot from them every time I train with them, and the second is that it doesn&#8217;t matter that they&#8217;re better because nobody ties their ability to the way they treat others, especially beginners. It&#8217;s all about passion and connection. The bouldering gym has definitely been one of my anchors throughout this year, and I&#8217;m really grateful that I found it. This is what brings me to today&#8217;s topic, because I feel like since we are collectively experiencing quite stormy times, seeking these islands of joy is truly a necessity.</p><h4>A safe space is supposed to make us feel like we can fully be ourselves there and let go of the pressure to perform. </h4><p>That might look differently for everyone. There are people like me who really thrive on doing risk sports. Others might find their little islands through making music, for example, or pursuing some other form of art. There are book lovers, too, or passionate chefs and bakers. Whatever it is that we might want to pursue, it&#8217;s so worth carving out some time for it, and especially finding something that is there for us all year long. Not necessarily just tied to a specific season, so it can light up our day or week all the way through the cold and dark season.</p><p>Ideally, these islands can even be there for us even when we&#8217;re out and about. Just a couple days ago, I stepped into a bouldering gym in Austria. I&#8217;m never there, I don&#8217;t know anyone, and the beautiful thing is that it never feels strange for long. There are these little conversations that just keep naturally forming as you&#8217;re discussing solutions to a bouldering route with someone who offers a tip. It seems to be part of the bouldering culture, and probably a main reason why it feels so wholesome.</p><p>Finding such an island for ourselves can be what gets us through the week, and as we&#8217;re wrapping up this year, navigating the new one could potentially be a lot easier if we allow ourselves to not just seek those spaces, but to integrate them as a priority. Energy levels aren&#8217;t naturally at an all-time high, and most of us don&#8217;t enjoy the privilege to just cut off the things that drain us. We&#8217;re often asked to function in unchangeable circumstances and challenging surroundings. And while that might not be within our control, finding a space that allows us to catch our breath again <em>is</em>.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong><a href="https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/t/monday-editions">Monday Editions</a> </strong>publish every week - via mail subscription and online. 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Why is Christmas stress such a big part of our culture, and is there a realistic way to work around it?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jtMH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb299f881-76f4-478f-ab75-12900e443fd1_4200x2800.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jtMH!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb299f881-76f4-478f-ab75-12900e443fd1_4200x2800.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jtMH!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb299f881-76f4-478f-ab75-12900e443fd1_4200x2800.jpeg 848w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4><strong>Stress is part of Christmas culture.</strong></h4><p>Christmas season has officially started &#8211; and with that, the season of tradition. And although holidays are commonly associated with relaxation, I&#8217;d argue that the Christmas holidays tend to be one of the most stressful parts of the whole year for many.</p><p>A Swedish retrospective study revealed that especially on Christmas, the number of heart attacks has been significantly higher compared to the rest of the year. That conclusion was drawn out of over 280 thousand cases of documented myocardial infarction between 1998 and 2013. Among other things, potential causes were linked to heightened emotional stress.</p><p>While Christmas holds its happy moments, the expectations we&#8217;re trying to fulfil are often part of the picture, too &#8211; during the end phase of the year when our energy reserves are already depleted.</p><h4><strong>Christmas isn&#8217;t just about giving &#8211; it&#8217;s about functioning.</strong></h4><p>Especially for those of us who tend to keep a bit of a distance from their family during the rest of the year, this coping strategy collapses as soon as Christmas Eve&#8217;s around the corner. We&#8217;re well aware that we&#8217;re about to enter an explosive atmosphere, with many overworked people and unresolved conflicts in the same room. And sometimes, these types of get-togethers can leave us with the pressure to perform a cheerfulness we might not even remotely feel on the inside.</p><p>Due to this, Christmas isn&#8217;t exactly the easiest holiday for many. The time itself tends to be emotionally charged, might throw us back into unwanted feelings or call up all kinds of memories, not necessarily only positive ones.</p><h4><strong>It&#8217;s not necessarily very easy to find a functioning balance between participating and finding time for ourselves.</strong></h4><p>Many of us hold back during the holidays, and it makes sense. We usually know where to expect drama unfolding, and I&#8217;d argue that it&#8217;s quite the opposite of what we seek during that time of the year.</p><p>Sometimes, we might feel like we owe others this cheerful performance because it&#8217;s Christmas time and this is &#8220;how it&#8217;s supposed to be done&#8221;. But even if we&#8217;re managing to play it Oscar-worthy: at the end of the day, we&#8217;re still allowed to feel like ourselves. And if that includes scheduling some time away from the potentially not-so-happy Christmas atmosphere, it&#8217;s more than valid.</p><h4><strong>We&#8217;re really going the extra mile for our loved ones and while that&#8217;s surely something we&#8217;re happy to do, it certainly shouldn&#8217;t cost us our own peace.</strong></h4><p>We&#8217;re allowed to create our very own set of rules. Adapting an old tradition doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re disrespecting the previous way, or the effort that others have put into it. And while I personally don&#8217;t believe that erasing all stress from the Christmas holidays is a realistic approach, I&#8217;m convinced that we deserve to prioritise our wellbeing over a draining performance.</p><p>Whatever it might be that helps, we&#8217;re allowed to make the most wonderful time of the year a little less stressful.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZXKP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f9c762e-f38c-4daf-aba5-34ccd6a68e26_4032x3024.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZXKP!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9f9c762e-f38c-4daf-aba5-34ccd6a68e26_4032x3024.jpeg 424w, 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Maintaining a peaceful inner state despite the ongoing noise can seem like an incredibly tough challenge. How can we cultivate it, regardless &#8211; in a world that does not appreciate us going offline?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:2445234,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/i/179796089?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eNQW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0c9fa8ec-a9d9-47a0-bf00-ab2c20a63c52_5760x3840.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; Roman Odintsov</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Our phones make us accessible to the outside world - </strong><em><strong>constantly</strong></em><strong>.</strong></h4><p>And with that, we receive all kinds of information all day round. Modern German communication culture is strongly shaped by sensationalism and polarisation, leaving much of these information pieces emotionally startling.</p><p>The average person in Germany spends about an hour and forty minutes a day on social media &#8211; for people aged between 18 and 24, the number climbs up to two hours a day. Given the fast-paced nature of these media, we can imagine the floods of information our brain and nervous system have to process during that time. And especially the emotions linked to the often sensationally loaded output can take a tremendous toll on us and throw our inner world out of balance.</p><p>The sensationalist nature of our discourse culture leaves us constantly on our toes, thrown from one emotional pool into the next. Behind every corner (or swipe) potentially awaits a new story to give our stress levels the next peak &#8211; and we just do not have it under control.</p><h4><strong>Our social media feeds function like ever-open doors to the outer world.</strong></h4><p>And by opening the app, we make ourselves accessible to these kinds of unfiltered information, whether we actively realise it or not. And every consumed output affects our energy levels, potentially leaving us startled for the rest of the day.</p><p>Due to that impact, I have recently started to actively regulate my time spent on social media &#8211; and that has turned out to be much harder than expected. It is quite shocking to find out how deeply implemented a scrolling habit can be. In the beginning, I often only noticed that I was on the app again <em>after</em> having opened it already &#8211; which tells us a lot about the automatised nature of an unhealthy habit. The beautiful thing is that just like everything else we are determined to work on, it gets better with time and repetition.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>The commercial world does not appreciate us going offline.</strong></h4><p>The internet is <em>the</em> space where artificial needs are created. Where we grow the beliefs that there is something wrong about our appearance or the way we do things. Offline, we probably do not develop the same pressure to change &#8211; which inspires my theory that offline people might be less commercially interesting because they tend to be more at peace with themselves. And whenever we spend time online, this aspect is present.</p><h4><strong>Finding the right dosage between staying informed and preventing our minds from being flooded is nowhere near easy.</strong></h4><p>We cannot afford to completely disconnect from what is happening in the world, but the source we draw our input from might potentially allow us to find a more balanced approach of consumption &#8211; one that does not cost us our inner peaceful state. Every bigger social media platform comes with the huge handicap that information is not filtered at all &#8211; which can throw us off very quickly. We do not get to have a say if we want to see what is being played out to us &#8211; at least not before being exposed to it first.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>We do not owe anyone constant access to us and our own inner world.</strong></h4><p>We are allowed to regulate that access by mindfully selecting who is getting an invitation and who is denied entry. Staying accessible all day every day, for every imaginable input from anyone, will likely leave us drained &#8211; and looking at it from this perspective, it makes sense. Unless it is part of our job, we get to decide how we divide our time in on- and offline hours. We are not obliged to be accessible 24/7, and we certainly can stay appropriately informed without having our phone glued to our hand. 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In der neuen Ausgabe von "Haltungsgeschichten" versuchen wir, eine Antwort auf diese Frage zu finden.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/konnen-wir-gegen-dysfunktionalitat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/konnen-wir-gegen-dysfunktionalitat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:29:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Im Zusammenhang mit zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen gibt es mehr unterschiedliche &#220;berzeugungen, als man &#252;berblicken kann &#8211; darunter auch solche, die die Entwicklung von funktionierenden Verbindungen eher blockieren als beg&#252;nstigen.</p><p>K&#246;nnen wir gegen Dysfunktionalit&#228;t &#8222;anlieben&#8220;? Und was braucht es au&#223;erdem, damit aus einer dysfunktionalen Verbindung eine funktionierende werden kann?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 848w, 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heteronormativen Paars im Wohnzimmer" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jQur!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdb446333-aa54-44be-aacf-e7b47dc463a6_5776x3851.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; cottonbro studio</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Was bedeutet &#8222;dysfunktional&#8220;?</strong></h3><p>Dysfunktionalit&#228;t ist ein wissenschaftlicher Fachbegriff mit medizinischem Ursprung, der heute besonders im psychologischen Kontext Anwendung findet. Eine Beziehung gilt dann als dysfunktional, wenn die Dynamik zwischen den Beteiligten keine langfristige Stabilit&#228;t zul&#228;sst. Unter dem Begriff &#8218;Beziehungen&#8216; sind hier nicht nur die romantischen gemeint, sondern auch famili&#228;re und freundschaftliche.</p><h3><strong>Wie entstehen dysfunktionale Beziehungsmuster?</strong></h3><p>Dysfunktionalit&#228;t ist ein zutiefst menschlicher Teil gemeinschaftlichen Zusammenlebens. Wir erlernen Verhaltensmuster prim&#228;r unterbewusst und erhalten unsere Pr&#228;gung durch die Art und Weise, wie uns Dinge vorgelebt wurden. Wir selbst fragen uns meist erst im Erwachsenenalter bewusster, wie wir denken, dass Beziehung eigentlich &#8222;geht&#8220; &#8211; sobald wir selbst in der Situation sind.</p><p>Wenn wir Menschen kennenlernen und Verbindungen vertiefen, die einen echten Kern haben, kommen ganz automatisch Dinge aus dem Unterbewusstsein an die Oberfl&#228;che. Alte Glaubenss&#228;tze und Verhaltensmuster, Vorstellungen und Erwartungshaltungen ans Gegen&#252;ber, die wir gar nicht bewusst stellen, sondern verk&#246;rpern, weil wir das Produkt unserer eigenen Erfahrungen sind. Wir werden an die Dinge erinnert, die wir unter anderen Umst&#228;nden gerne verdr&#228;ngen. Aber: Entwicklungsbereitschaft ist es, die langfristig Stabilit&#228;t schaffen kann.</p><p>Man heilt viele innere Wunden <em>in</em> Beziehung, nicht au&#223;erhalb. Und es sind gerade die Verbindungen, die uns auf besondere Weise ber&#252;hren, die uns sp&#252;rbar wachsen lassen.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Es gibt hier keinen Schuldigen.</strong></h3><p>Man kann derzeit beobachten, dass besonders der Begriff der &#8222;toxischen Beziehung&#8220; ann&#228;hernd inflation&#228;r in &#246;ffentlichen Beziehungsdiskursen verwendet wird. Und in vielen dieser Geschichten gibt es die klar zugeschriebene Rolle des B&#246;sewichts, der die andere Person mit voller Intention sch&#228;digt, indem er sie dem&#252;tigt, bel&#252;gt, kontrolliert, manipuliert. In den dysfunktionalen Beziehungen des realen Lebens existiert dieser B&#246;sewicht allerdings nicht, und es ist auch nicht prinzipiell einer immer schuld daran, dass es nicht funktioniert. Dysfunktionalit&#228;t ist das Ergebnis von meist fr&#252;hzeitig erlernten, selbstsabotierenden Verhaltensmustern, die uns eigentlich sch&#252;tzen sollen &#8211; und f&#252;r die wir selbst noch keine bessere L&#246;sung kennen. H&#228;ufig sind wir uns nicht einmal dar&#252;ber bewusst, dass wir sie &#252;berhaupt haben.</p><h3><strong>Wenn die andere Person wollte, dann w&#252;rde sie?</strong></h3><p>So einfach ist es meist nicht. Viele wollen schon, aber k&#246;nnen nicht &#8211; oder wissen einfach noch nicht, wie. Pr&#228;gung l&#228;sst sich weder von heute auf morgen ver&#228;ndern noch allein aus purer Willenskraft. Es braucht die entsprechenden Werkzeuge. Dieses besagte &#8222;wie&#8220;. Nicht nur die Wunschvorstellung, wie es irgendwann sein soll, sondern auch ein klares Bild von den konkreten Handlungen, die einen dorthin bringen. Dieser Weg f&#252;hrt h&#228;ufig erst in die eigene Vergangenheit, wo der heutige Ist-Zustand seine Wurzeln hat. Und f&#252;r diese Reise braucht es das geeignete Setting. Einen sicheren Rahmen, der sie erm&#246;glicht. Und die &#220;berwindung, sie anzutreten.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Wir sind formbar &#8211; Pr&#228;gung hin, oder her.</strong></h3><p>Unser Denken mag zwar von unseren Erfahrungen gepr&#228;gt sein, doch Menschen sind nicht statisch. Unser Gehirn ist in jedem Alter in der Lage, alte Verkn&#252;pfungen zu l&#246;sen und neue zu bilden (Stichwort: Neuroplastizit&#228;t). Darunter fallen auch &#196;ngste, &#220;berzeugungen und andere Altlasten, die wir nicht l&#228;nger mit uns herumtragen m&#246;chten. Das gilt ebenso f&#252;r die Art und Weise, wie wir k&#252;nftige Beziehungen f&#252;hren wollen.</p><p>Liebe allein heilt keine Dysfunktionalit&#228;t. Das kann sich wie eine bittere Wahrheit anf&#252;hlen, besonders dann, wenn man sich wirklich gew&#252;nscht h&#228;tte, dass die erhoffte Ver&#228;nderung irgendwann eintritt. Dysfunktionale Muster werden h&#228;ufig ja genau deshalb wiederholt, weil man nichts anderes kennt. Um Dysfunktionalit&#228;t zu verstehen, ist es darum erforderlich, die eigenen, unbewussten Verhaltensmuster zu reflektieren. Und gerade, <em>weil</em> sie unbewusst sind, kann eine Auseinandersetzung in einem professionellen Rahmen ein Lichtblick sein. Mit einer unbeteiligten neutralen Person, die darauf spezialisiert ist. Unter anderem bieten psychologische Beratung oder Psychotherapie geeignete Rahmenbedingungen daf&#252;r, vorausgesetzt, man f&#252;hlt sich bereit dazu. Hier darf man auf die Unterst&#252;tzung von erfahrenen Experten setzen und bei dem stetig wachsenden Angebot in der sogenannten Lifecoaching-Szene eher Vorsicht walten lassen. Die Berufsbezeichnung &#8222;Coach&#8220; ist nicht gesch&#252;tzt und erfordert keine nachweisbare Qualifikation. Kunden sind darauf angewiesen, dass die entsprechenden Lebensberater ihre eigenen Kompetenzgrenzen realistisch einsch&#228;tzen k&#246;nnen und ihre Kunden an professionelle psychologische Beratungsstellen weiterverweisen, sollte deren Bedarf an Unterst&#252;tzung gr&#246;&#223;er sein &#8211; h&#228;ufig unm&#246;glich im Vorfeld &#252;berpr&#252;fbar und f&#252;r den Menschen, der diese Leistung in Anspruch nimmt, im schlimmsten Fall eher sch&#228;digend als heilsam.</p><p>Wir k&#246;nnen unsere eigenen blinden Flecken erst sehen, wenn uns jemand anders auf sie aufmerksam macht. Aus diesem Grund brauchen wir regelm&#228;&#223;ig Perspektiven von au&#223;en, von Menschen, denen wir vertrauen.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>K&#246;nnen wir also gegen Dysfunktionalit&#228;t &#8222;anlieben&#8220;?</strong></h3><p>Liebe kann Motivation sein, eine gro&#223;e sogar &#8211; aber sie kann uns die Beziehungsarbeit nicht abnehmen. Nicht alle dysfunktionalen Beziehungen k&#246;nnen ohne weiteres funktional werden und daran muss niemand zwingend &#8218;schuld&#8216; sein. Es ist h&#228;ufig viel mehr eine Frage der inneren Bereitschaft, der Kapazit&#228;t und der Zugangsm&#246;glichkeit &#8211; nicht allein nur eine reine Willensfrage.</p><p>Auch wenn Pr&#228;gung viel ausmacht, bestimmt sie nicht absolutistisch &#252;ber den weiteren Verlauf unseres Lebens oder unsere Erfolgschancen auf stabile und erf&#252;llende soziale Beziehungen.</p><p>Dysfunktionalit&#228;t ist keine Sackgasse. Sie ist eine Chance.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:1041092,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;schattenbild herz&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/i/179449556?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="schattenbild herz" title="schattenbild herz" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUIn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbd860f4-4748-4377-bfdd-c5248941e29c_5040x3360.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; 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Es gibt hier die Wahl zwischen einem Monats- oder Jahresabo (5&#8364;/50&#8364;).</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don’t Hate Men: I Hate The Structure.]]></title><description><![CDATA[An essay on structural patterns, power imbalance and the emotions linked to patriarchy.]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/i-dont-hate-men-i-hate-the-structure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/i-dont-hate-men-i-hate-the-structure</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:01:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xZOJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0af65594-a029-4d98-afd5-bd9984c38174_6000x4000.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; Max Andrey</figcaption></figure></div><p>&#8220;I hate men&#8221; is a phrase frequently heard. What people usually mean by it: &#8220;I hate patriarchal patterns.&#8221; That is a fundamental difference. And whilst reflecting on my own prior usage of the sentence, I automatically had to think about the men in my life who&#8217;ve been the sweetest counterexamples.</p><p>One of my closest friends is a man. A wonderful one. We&#8217;ve been in each other&#8217;s lives since we were ten and have since become inseparable. After I moved away, we established the routine of calling the other every week, usually on Sundays. More often than not, these calls turn into hours-long conversations, and we only break that habit when something urgent comes up. I trust him unconditionally.</p><p>Besides him, one of the few other people who can read me like a book is my grandpa. He is a great listener and he never fails to sense when something is up. And he has ever since cultivated a particularly impressive understanding of unconscious patriarchal patterns, due to a natural feeling for power imbalances. On the days when my grandma makes potato salad for lunch, he leaves some of it just in case I stop by. He knows how much I love potato salad and that it&#8217;s one of the few things I never cook for myself because it just doesn&#8217;t make a lot of sense when you&#8217;re living alone. This tiny anecdote captures the essence of his character.</p><div><hr></div><h3>When a woman says that she hates men, she refers to the type a <em>good man</em> would agree with her on. </h3><p>The personified embodiment of every structural power problem that we have. And still: the statement itself serves one bitter aftertaste.</p><p>It&#8217;s incredibly difficult to address topics like these because it can quickly be dismissed as &#8220;pick-me&#8221;, especially when you&#8217;re a woman writing about men in a &#8220;favourable&#8221; way. But first, differentiation isn&#8217;t a one-way street, and second, this isn&#8217;t a question of whose side to take. It&#8217;s a sincere attempt to leave this whole angle behind.</p><p>Whenever we state something so drastic and generalised, we automatically neglect important parts of the reality. And this can become potentially problematic when it ignores the effort of those who are already part of the solution (or actively trying to be). It&#8217;s quite typical for the way we publicly tend to transport information, because <strong>polarisation draws more attention than differentiation</strong>. But the question is whether that&#8217;s actually productive in our aim to build genuine eye level in our society.</p><p>We can address important structural issues and point out problematic dynamics while maintaining a fair and differentiated perspective. One thing doesn&#8217;t have to cancel out the other.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>In collective change processes, it&#8217;s important to name the underlying root cause of the problem.</strong> </h3><p>Otherwise, we&#8217;ll just repeat the cycle. Generalisation erases parts of reality, and personally speaking, I refuse to forget. The one who walks you home at night simply because he wants you to be safe. The guy friend who immediately steps in when some other man doesn&#8217;t seem to understand what &#8220;I&#8217;m not interested&#8221; means.</p><p>The men who get why the three words centred in this text would slip out of a woman&#8217;s mouth, and not take it personally &#8211; because they see where she comes from. They don&#8217;t try to discuss patriarchal patterns away, they acknowledge them &#8211; well aware that while they weren&#8217;t the ones who established them, they&#8217;re now in the position to make a change.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DKjl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8063d0a-6988-45e9-be8b-dd66b6268534_5040x3780.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DKjl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb8063d0a-6988-45e9-be8b-dd66b6268534_5040x3780.jpeg 424w, 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I barely ever talk about some of these parts, but as someone who wants to cultivate visibility and genuine connection through their work, I feel like I can&#8217;t stop here. And I don&#8217;t want to. When I say that I know what it feels like to deal with a messy past, I mean it. Mine is. And I wouldn&#8217;t want to have it any other way, because I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d even be remotely as happy today if I hadn&#8217;t lived through it.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v5_4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdfe2fc3c-41e0-4d82-abd6-c98e50e1a2dc_5600x3735.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v5_4!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdfe2fc3c-41e0-4d82-abd6-c98e50e1a2dc_5600x3735.jpeg 424w, 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; Ivan S</figcaption></figure></div><p>Two and a half years ago, I moved from my parents&#8217; house in Austria back to Germany, back to the region where I was born. I hadn&#8217;t lived here at all since the age of 3 when we emigrated, so I didn&#8217;t really know what to expect coming back. But I was curious to try.</p><p>In those last two and a half years, I&#8217;ve studied, I&#8217;ve travelled, I beat my chronic illness after years of fighting my way through a flawed medical system (not gonna lie, quite proud of that) and I started my professional path as a writer. Those are the big milestones. There were side quests, too, of course, but these are for another day.</p><p>The point I&#8217;m trying to get to is that not too long ago, my life looked entirely different from the one I&#8217;m allowed to live today. People who&#8217;ve got to know me here certainly wouldn&#8217;t recognise the pre-Germany-version. The first couple years of my adult life were, let&#8217;s say, quite spectacular. I had a burnout at 17 (turns out that&#8217;s possible) and it took me two years of therapy to fully recover. The pandemic that hit when I was 18 became my best friend, because suddenly, the whole world was in chaos, not just me. I know it wasn&#8217;t a fun time at all for many of us, but for me, it definitely held its positive sides. It made it much easier for me to graduate high school and complete an apprenticeship despite being sick, but once I was recovered enough to dream again, I felt like I needed more. A clean slate, a fresh chapter. Ideally somewhere entirely different. That&#8217;s when I applied to my alma mater in early 2023 and two months later, I moved to Germany.</p><p>I tend to forget how recent all of that was because my life has shifted so fast and tremendously (couldn&#8217;t be more grateful for that), but that time has certainly left its marks. Even though life has only gotten better the older I get, I still catch myself in darker moments fearing: what if it gets bad again?</p><div><hr></div><h4>What if it gets bad again?</h4><p>When <em>bad</em> is our default setting, it&#8217;s quite rough to imagine anything else than that, let alone <em>trust</em> that life is allowed to feel great on a constant basis. That doesn&#8217;t mean that we never experience difficult phases, not at all. But the outlook always depends on where you&#8217;re coming from.</p><p>I can say that I personally haven&#8217;t experienced anything remotely as horrible as the time during my burnout and recovery phase. And I don&#8217;t think (and hope) I ever will. Since Germany, life has given me so many amazing people to love, memories to cherish and experiences to grow through. When you&#8217;re used to something else, though, it&#8217;s quite challenging to relax into the good things. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not the only one who can relate to that.</p><p>Just recently, I started my professional career as an independent author. Though it&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve always dreamt of doing, it wasn&#8217;t planned at all to begin right now &#8211; but I was lucky enough to land an amazing job for a project I truly cherish. Some unforeseeable circumstances have brought me into a lead position very quickly, which means that I now get to make fundamental editorial decisions. It took a moment to get used to the weight of that responsibility, but I truly love my work and things are going great.</p><p>Feeling so at home overall is incredibly new to me, and to be honest, it&#8217;s almost irritating. In a good way, though, but still &#8211; it&#8217;s just not what I&#8217;m used to. I just realised that accepting the good and <em>trusting it</em> is also something we might have to learn as we build our life according to our own wishes. So instead of fearing for the beauty to vanish, we could also learn to redirect our thoughts in a more productive direction.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Not: what if it gets bad again? But: what if it stays good?</strong></h4><p>It <em>can</em> stay good even if we might not be used to it. No one says that life must get progressively worse again, and just as we might reach safer shore as a survivor of difficult times, we could enjoy a barefoot walk on the sand when we get there instead of sitting at the beach and fearing for the next wave to drag us under. We are not our past, not the flawed moments we&#8217;re ashamed of and trying to bury. We deserve to outgrow them through accepting them as a part of our personal history. But they don&#8217;t get to hold the power over our today.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg" width="1456" height="971" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:193203,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://wholeheartedlypages.substack.com/i/178159391?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yWj5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8af41e79-ebbd-494f-9745-5f52a8c54a49_3984x2656.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">&#169; 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class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5-hy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F954db3e1-6a95-4e5a-b8ed-1ad5d4b0bfda_5184x3456.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5-hy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F954db3e1-6a95-4e5a-b8ed-1ad5d4b0bfda_5184x3456.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5-hy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F954db3e1-6a95-4e5a-b8ed-1ad5d4b0bfda_5184x3456.jpeg 848w, 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Ab welchem Zeitpunkt beginnt diese Angst jedoch, unsere Handlungsmacht einzuschr&#228;nken? Und tut sie das vielleicht schon?</p><p>Die Basis dieser Angst ist, wie ich glaube, eine noble Intention. Man m&#246;chte &#8218;richtig&#8216; handeln, aber auch vermeiden, hinterher in der Luft zerrissen zu werden, weil unsere Fehlerkultur nun einmal ist, wie sie ist - eingebettet in die Emp&#246;rungsgesellschaft, in der wir aktuell leben.</p><p>Die Angst vor dem Fehlermachen beschr&#228;nkt uns in unserer M&#246;glichkeit, Fortschritt zu erzielen. Aber sie ist nicht unbegr&#252;ndet. Wenn wir uns anschauen, wie &#246;ffentlich mit Menschen umgegangen wird, die eine Handlung begangen haben, die Ihnen im Nachhinein als Fehler angelastet wird, ist diese Aussicht alles andere als ansprechend. Wenn man stetig im Hinterkopf hat, dass die n&#228;chste Entscheidung dazu f&#252;hren k&#246;nnte, ausgesto&#223;en zu werden und den gemeinschaftlichen&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Die wahre Heimat der Gewalt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Haltungsgeschichten]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-wahre-heimat-der-gewalt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/die-wahre-heimat-der-gewalt</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:11:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8x6f!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F34b23283-4901-4f78-b876-c89541e5e677_4927x3285.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Daf&#252;r gibt es verschiedene Gr&#252;nde. Fehlende Sichtbarkeit durch hohe Dunkelziffern und Statistiken, die f&#252;r eine willk&#252;rliche oder unwillk&#252;rliche Verzerrung von Menschenbildern sorgen, spielen hier eine gro&#223;e Rolle. Wir werden im Laufe dieses Textes versuchen, eine Antwort auf die Frage zu finden, wo Gewalt wirklich beheimatet ist und wie wir ihr entgegenwirken k&#246;nnen, ohne in Unfairness und Pauschalisierung zur&#252;ckzufallen.</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[29: Needs and Similar Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are needs important?]]></description><link>https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/29-needs-and-similar-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.wholeheartedlymagazine.com/p/29-needs-and-similar-stories</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Burkard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:02:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b317d263-94fe-4d38-99d5-6b7d52c2f57b_5616x3744.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I spent last weekend visiting family and hiking in my old home region. It&#8217;s fall, which means that Austria&#8217;s forests are turning all red, orange, and yellow. It&#8217;s one of my absolute favourite views to look at. I love the calming energy coming along with fall, as the days turn shorter and the world gets quieter. Almost as if the clocks start ticking slower, encouraging you to pause and reflect on the question of what it is that you really <em><strong>need</strong></em> in this life.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uSdV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febcfad1d-325d-4fe6-ba38-1f312668014f_4000x2670.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uSdV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Febcfad1d-325d-4fe6-ba38-1f312668014f_4000x2670.jpeg 424w, 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However, different psychologists, Maslow in particular, mention that humans have additional needs, such as social bonding, acceptance, or self-fulfillment. Considering this, our needs seem to reach far into our decision-making, maybe even further than we think.</p><p>Let&#8217;s establish one thing from the get-go: feeling the need for something isn&#8217;t a weakness. For some of us, the idea of <em>needing </em>someone or something might be in direct conflict with the way we&#8217;d rather like to approach our daily life - cause it often links to the thought of <em>dependence</em>. Feeling a need isn&#8217;t a bad thing, though, it&#8217;s a completely normal part of the human experience. And not only that - it can always lead to something beautiful.</p><h4>I mean, how many times does the need to go out and explore lead to a love story? </h4><p>Countless times. Other human included or not, the desire to try a new hobby, for example, or travel to a new country, usually gifts us something. Friendships, a new passion to follow, an exciting job opportunity - there&#8217;s so much amazing stuff that could happen, much more than we can normally foresee.</p><p>Instead of viewing the thought of need as something <em>weak</em>, we can also view it as a source of opportunity - a small push from our intuition towards something we should seek out.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PFI5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fefe4fcdc-35c1-404b-a5cc-343895ad4676_5616x3744.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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A job we thought we wanted, or a person we eagerly wanted to integrate into our lives sometimes just don&#8217;t make the cut - for valid reasons, as we later find out.</p><h4>There&#8217;s often a difference between <em>knowing</em> and <em>thinking</em> what we need.</h4><p>Most of us have been there: we chase after something and at some point, it turns out that what we <em>thought</em> we need might not actually <em>be</em> what we need. </p><p>What we think we need is closely linked to our surroundings. We all grow up differently, and our perception of <em>normal</em> depends on how our worldview has been shaped from the beginning. It&#8217;s easier to keep going after what we&#8217;ve witnessed in cases of others instead of opting for a new approach. A classic example: the first men in their family system who start actively tending to their emotional wellbeing compared to those who came before them, and who didn&#8217;t do so.</p><h4>Core needs can&#8217;t be compromised.</h4><p>We can&#8217;t suppress our core needs forever. Sooner or later, they&#8217;ll resurface.</p><p>Personally, I&#8217;m a social contact and physical touch type of person. I love hugging people I like and being in the same room with someone physically, not just virtually, fills my cup. That&#8217;s why spending regular quality time with my loved ones is a need that has to be fulfilled for me to keep functioning properly. Not everyone is like that, though, which is absolutely fine. What matters is that we keep revisiting our own thoughts and feelings when it comes to core desires, and check from time to time if they&#8217;re being fulfilled. </p><h4>Needs need to be communicated.</h4><p>Needs vary from person to person, and most of us can&#8217;t read minds. They&#8217;re not necessarily the easiest thing to express, but only by giving each other a better insight into our mind, we can grow a proper understanding of another person&#8217;s wishes and desires.</p><h4>Needs that may be hidden can be uncovered.</h4><p>I believe that intuitively, we can sense for ourselves whenever something is missing. Being able to name it, though, is a different story, which makes things complicated at times. However, we can always keep on learning about ourselves by being our own best active listeners.</p><h4><strong>Others do </strong><em><strong>not</strong></em><strong> have to get it - it&#8217;s enough if </strong><em><strong>you</strong></em><strong> do.</strong></h4><p>Needs are individual, and sometimes, therefore not fully able to grasp for someone else. And: they certainly don&#8217;t have to be. Not everybody needs a regular night out, the weekly forest hike or plenty of alone time, but if it&#8217;s <em>our</em> core need, it doesn&#8217;t have to make sense to anyone else.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tzYk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce02d21-c61f-4564-ad12-560d6946ec66_2500x1668.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tzYk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce02d21-c61f-4564-ad12-560d6946ec66_2500x1668.jpeg 424w, 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Oktober, w&#228;hrend einer Vortragsreise in Kalifornien verstorben. Sie wurde 91 Jahre alt und widmete &#252;ber zwei Drittel ihres Lebens dem leidenschaftlichen Schutz und der Erforschung von Primaten, sowie dem Erhalt der Umwelt. F&#252;r viele Menschen war sie Vorbild, Inspiration und Kraftquelle &#8211; und sie ist es noch.</p><p>Jane hat es vorgelebt. Gesellschaftliche Grenzen durchbrochen, ohne vorangegangenes Studium die Primatologie revolutioniert und damit unser Verst&#228;ndnis von Mensch und Tier f&#252;r immer ver&#228;ndert. Ihre Geschichte zeigt, wie relativ das Wort &#8222;unm&#246;glich&#8220; ist &#8211; und gibt damit &#252;ber ihren Tod hinaus Hoffnung.</p><h4><strong>Wie kam Jane zu den Affen?</strong></h4><p>Dr. Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall, DBE wurde am 3. April 1934 in London, England, geboren. Janes Tierliebe geh&#246;rte von Beginn an so fest zu ihr wie ihr Name. 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