Nicole Dickmann

For a long time, my work and studies explored trauma, emotional pain, transformation, and the deeper patterns moving beneath human behaviour. I was deeply drawn to understanding people’s wounds, their suffering, and the ways painful experiences shape the nervous system, relationships, identity, and sense of self. And while those explorations still quietly live within me, something in my work has softened over time. Or perhaps… grounded. These days, I find myself less focused on the pain...

Most of us know the voice. The one that tells you to be smaller. Quieter. Better. The one that whispers you’re not enough or you’re too much or you should have known better. It can feel like a constant commentary on your worth, tightening around your chest before you even realise it’s there. We don’t often talk about the violence of that voice, because honestly, most of us don’t recognise it as abuse. We hear it and assume it’s just part of who we are. We think it’s always been there. We...

A personal reflection on Paul Levy’s “Dreaming Ourselves Awake” workshop, exploring Wetiko, the unconscious, and my holographic bubble model for seeing ourselves and the world. An invitation to bring light to shadow and dream a new reality awake.