Blog by mAIKE BÄCKLIN AT ALTHEA ANIMA

Healing Trauma is Environmental Work

Healing Trauma is Environmental Work

Healing Trauma is Environmental WorkMaike Bäcklin
Published on: 27/04/2026

How I went from protecting nature through sustainability work in the public construction sector, to protecting nature by helping people heal their trauma. Inner change for a sustainable world.

mind-body-healing
The Frequency of the Mare: A New Paradigm of Feminine Leadership

The Frequency of the Mare: A New Paradigm of Feminine Leadership

The Frequency of the Mare: A New Paradigm of Feminine LeadershipMaike Bäcklin
Published on: 19/02/2026

Exploring feminine leadership through the lead mare archetype—an invitation into embodied, intuitive, and sovereign leadership for modern women.

mind-body-spirit
Some days feel like a lifetime.

Some days feel like a lifetime.

Some days feel like a lifetime.Maike Bäcklin
Published on: 29/01/2026

What happens when the woman who survived is no longer needed? A personal reflection on inner death, rebirth, and the subtle moments when life changes forever—without anyone else noticing.

mind-body-spirit
I Declare Myself Healed and Whole

I Declare Myself Healed and Whole

I Declare Myself Healed and WholeMaike Bäcklin
Published on: 12/12/2025

What happens when healing itself becomes another performance? This piece is a declaration of completion. A conscious choice to stop fixing, analyzing, and holding oneself to impossible standards in the name of growth. It explores the moment when shadow work must end so that joy, humility, and ordinary human life can return.

mind-body-spirit

LEADING LADY ~ mentorship for change

The work underneath your insights.

For women who have done the work.. and are ready to bloom.