People We Adore: Stefan Vandenkooy
We all have people we meet along the way, connect with and know we adore. As we share what we are up to we create a vibration and lock into areas of compatibility. Meet Stefan Vandenkooy!
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Q: Tell us a little bit about you, your company and your company's mission.Â
A:Â A Manic Odyssey is a brand determined to de-stigmatize mental illness -- specifically Borderline Personality Disorder -- encourage holistic masculinity, and to help others learn how to find a life worth living. After a hospital stay led to finally getting an accurate diagnosis of BPD, I became determined to help others live dialectically and mindfully. A Manic Odyssey was born out the fires of mental anguish as a light to help anyone who wants to learn more about DBT, holistic masculinity, and finding joy in creating a life worth living. Much like the founder of DBT, I believe I survived my own personal hell in order to help others learn how to walk through theirs.
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Q: What is your superpower? Tell us about a moment you recall that your superpower served you?
A:Â My superpower is unbridled curiosity and an insatiability for knowledge. My superpower serves me daily whether it's learning how to mindfully deal with stress, reading a book on a topic I was previously uneducated on, or by listening to those closest to me and learning how to best love and show up in their lives.
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Q: What are your rituals for self-care, healing or de-stressing? Is there a special place you go?
A:Â I am very precious about my mornings. I wake up at 6:30 (usually), make myself tea, meditate for about 15 minutes and then read for an hour before I move onto anything in my day. My office has a corner chair which gets great light; when I sit in it I feel genuinely at peace.
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Q: With which Chakra do you most identify and why?
A:Â I most identify with the creativity Chakra, because it is the energy which helps me solve problems, tolerate stressful events, and gives me hope on tough days.
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We can't wait to share Laura's live interview with Stefan - check it out here.
Let's connect with Stefan:
Instagram:Â @amanicodyssey
Tiktok:Â @amanicodyssey
Youtube:Â @amanicodyssey