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Life is just brilliant!
Writer and wise woman
Fiction
Non-fiction
Educational
For whom?
For those who need inspiration
Are you looking for a different view of the world? From someone who doesn’t hide behind rules and hollow phrases such as It’s just the way it is? You’ve come to the right place. There is plenty to read and I like to exchange ideas.
Voor those who just like to read
Looking for something to read? There’s plenty of that on this website! Whether you’re interested in my articles or want to know more about my books, you’ll find information through this website
For those who want to learn
Looking for information on health, lifestyle, nature, environment, permaculture, and spirituality? These happen to be my favourite subjects to think and write about. Together, we’re becoming wiser every day.
What?
Writer
I am a writer. I write books, stories, poems and articles, both fiction and non-fiction in Dutch and English. You’ll find information about my work on this website.
To my blog
Wise Woman
I am a hagetisse. That is an old-fashioned word for wise woman, healer, herbwife at the edge of the village. Apart from seeing people in person, I write and teach about my craft.
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Hello!
I am Emma
Air monger, versatile author, dream creator, earth warrior writer and roots healer (not necessarily in this order). Some of these titles might not ring bells right away. So I will also describe myself in (rather more boring) standardised terms: I am a writer and wise woman.
My work has this one common thread: I want to make you think about life and your role in it. Does life really work the way you think it does? Is it the way you’d like it to be?
When it comes to writing, I write both fiction and non-fiction. Both are valuable when it comes to the purpose I stated above. Above all, my hopes are to help people think for themselves and take care of themselves.
Why I do what I do
Writing is my cup of tea
As long as I can remember I have loved language and writing. And writing can make you reach many people at once. At the same time, I know that language is limited. Conveying what I really want to say is therefore the ultimate challenge to me.
Dogma makes me itch
And I don’t like sacred cows. They make me feel very rebellious. Our lives are made up of stories, that we often don’t even recognise as such. We think that something’s is unchangeable, which is usually nonsense. I love challenging entrenched ideas.
I despise injustice
Many of the things we do are illogical and often downright unethical. But even if we realise that deep down, we often hide behind the aforementioned dogma. Again, I love picking the scabs off those wounds.
I aim for change
In an ideal world I use my pen, pencil and brush to challenge harmful ideas. Hopefully, I thus contribute to making the world a bit more beautiful. A person may dream, right…
About the Hagetisse
For years now, I have been writing my online content mainly for my wise woman website. I do this under the name Hagetisse, which is actually not so much a name but a job description.
So do you want to read more of my work and are you interested in holistic medicine, herbalism and the magic in life? Then be sure to take a look around over there. You'll also find information on my books and where to buy them.