Our guest Elfie Tromp is a force of nature who will make you question everything and have you walking away with a feeling that anything is possible. Join us for a candid conversation about creativity, anger, humour, motherhood, the patriarchy and how to navigate life in such a turbulent world.

Elfie Tromp (1985) is a Dutch writer, dramatist and performer. She is the city poet for Rotterdam and in-house dramatist at theatre Walhalla. Her third novel Pieta, a multi-faceted story surrounding a problematic statue, was recently published. She also creates musical theatre in the form of feminist punk cabaret, her latest show was titled Op de Barricade van het Hart (EN “Upon the Barricades of the Heart”)

Find & follow Elfie:

http://elfietromp.nl

IG: @elfietromp

Twitter: @elfietromp

Key Takeaways

1. We can use both the art that we create, and the art that we see, as a way of finding guidance to navigate this modern turbulent and confusing world. 
2. When you get a seat at the table, even if that is to fulfil a diversity quota, you deserve to be there and are allowed to use that opportunity. 
3. Anger can be a great driving force for change
4. If we’re able to take things less personally, we can also be more effective in communicating with others
5. You might find motivation and power in thinking about what you are able to do now, that your parents or ancestors didn’t get to do
6. We can consciously choose to work on breaking patterns of intergenerational trauma
7. In Western society we have become estranged from our bodies and have lost physiological knowledge about ourselves
8. Radical empathy can be a positive way to interact with those who we don’t agree with, so we can foster greater understanding and step off the path of violence
9. Don’t forget to have fun. It took a lot for you to be here, don’t spend it only on anger and suffering and frustration. But know that you were also built for pleasure.

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