What we’re about
This group is for exchanging information about Radical Honesty related events in Amsterdam (and the rest of the Netherlands). You are warmly welcome to join the practitioners of honest and compassionate communication!
Transform your life by telling the truth, getting over shit and being happy!
This group has two sorts of Meetups: free monthly meetup evening sessions and paid multi-day workshops.
The monthtly meetups are open to everyone, whether or not you've read the books and whether or not you've previously attended an RH workshop. In these sessions, we practice being radically honest with each other through group discussions, group exercises as well as paired exercises. This is all inspired by the work of Dr. Brad Blanton, the author of the books "Radical Honesty" and "Practicing Radical Honesty" and the workshops he has created based on the books.
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Upcoming events (3)
See all- Radical Honesty Weekend Workshop in Amsterdam | 7-9 November 2025Needs location
### Radical Honesty Weekend Workshop Amsterdam 13-15 December 2024
#### Early bird sale for the Radical Honesty weekend workshop in Amsterdam ends 30 September
#### This non-residential workshop in the center of Amsterdam
### Radical Honesty Weekend Workshop Amsterdam
### 7-9 November 2025
Workshop led by Certified Trainers, Tuulia Syvänen and Pete Jordan.
Live out loud and be unapologetically you!
What if you could express yourself fully?
What if you no longer felt the need to hide parts of yourself — whether joyful, ashamed, angry or scared?This workshop invites you to move beyond your comfort zone and into your brave zone, to be real and to welcome every part of yourself.
Expect deep, real connections. Expect to feel both challenged and liberated.
Give others the opportunity to truly see you — and to like you (or dislike you) exactly as you are.
Who is this workshop for?This Honesty Europe workshop is for you if:
You want to experience more freedom in being yourself
You’re ready to let go of shame, fear and the need for approval
You want to use conflict creatively instead of resorting to blame
You’d like to get confident in asking for what you want
You want to heal relationships and let go of past anger and hurts
You crave deeper love, connection and intimacyThis workshop is NOT for you if:
You’d rather avoid difficult conversations
You want to keep sugar-coating issues in your relationships
You expect everyone (including yourself) to always be polite and agreeable
What happens in the workshop?
The workshop is experiential and experimental. It includes teaching, sharing in the group, facilitated conversations, paired and small group exercises, hot-seat work, grounding practices and more, all designed to help you integrate honesty and authenticity more and more into a way of life.The core practice is honest sharing: noticing what is alive, sharing it and staying present with yourself and others.
We encourage people to allow sensations, thoughts and emotions to come and go.
We talk about topics often considered taboo — money, sex, resentment, attraction — nothing is off-limits.We learn and practise distinguishing between thinking and noticing what is actually happening.
We explore how to express ourselves in new and different ways, whether through laughing, shouting, crying, smiling, sharing or by asking for what we want without any requirement of giving back.
“What do you notice happening in your body right now?” is a question we often ask. Noticing our physical sensations in the moment can help us to become more aware of our experience.
We learn to listen without fixing, allowing others to express themselves without interruption or advice.
We also have a sharing group after each event to encourage integration to your daily life and ongoing community.The Honesty Europe way of working is informed by Radical Honesty, Gestalt therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Authentic Relating, Hakomi Somatic Mindful Psychotherapy, Voice Dialogue, Transformational Chairwork, Shinrin Yoku – Forest Bathing, Forest Mind and other somatic approaches.
Since 2015 we’ve guided thousands of people on their journeys towards open, honest communication. Again and again, we see that when people dare to be real, they build deeper connections, find greater self-acceptance, and create happier, more fulfilling lives beyond the workshop.
Schedule:
The workshop is non-residential and will take place in Amsterdam.Address of the workshop space is
Meditatietuin,
Amstelpark 6,
1083 HZ AmsterdamThe workshop will take place:
Friday 7 November 18:00 – 21:00
Saturday 13 November 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday 14 November 10:00 – 18:00Leaders:
The workshop leaders will be certified Radical Honesty trainers—and married couple—Tuulia Syvänen and Pete Jordan.
More Information
To receive more information, please write to info@HonestyEurope.comPrice:
The Early Bird price is €410 (includes 21% Dutch VAT).The Early bird price is valid until 30 September 2025
The regular price is €440 (includes 21% Dutch VAT).Sign up via this link
https://www.honestyeurope.com/product/radical-honesty-weekend-workshop-in-amsterdam-7-9-november-2025/Cancellation terms:
You can transfer your spot to another person. Kindly inform us forehand.
We do not offer any refunds.
Support Available
If paying for this retreat is a financial challenge to you, then please be aware of the existence of the Honesty Europe Support Fund, which offers financial support to those who otherwise could not afford to attend Honesty Europe’s workshops and retreats.
Support for BIPOC
If you are low income and are black, indigenous or a person of color (BIPOC), you can request a discount from us.
Message your request to us at: info@HonestyEurope.com
Note: we might take a few days to answer your request.Is this workshop for me?
Radical Honesty workshop often have therapeutic impacts, however workshops are not therapy and are not meant to replace personal therapy.
This workshop is not for you if you have major untreated traumas.
Radical Honesty workshops and retreats can be physically and psychologically stressful.
If you have an acute mental health challenge, please first discuss with your therapist / doctor and then with us before registering.
You can reach us at: info@HonestyEurope.comWorkshop Agreements
(required for participation)
In this workshop, we will strive to create an environment and space where everyone feels safe to express their emotions, share their thoughts and experiment with each other. Therefore, we require all workshop participants and workshop leaders to agree to the below agreements.
On the first evening of the workshop, we will devote time to discussing each of the agreements and addressing any questions anyone has about them before we actually agree to them.
If you have questions or concerns about any of this, please contact us at: info@HonestyEurope.com.1. I agree to tell my truth.
(You decide how much you want to share and we do invite you to explore going a bit outside your comfort zone in sharing.)
2. I agree to support others in telling their truth.
(Being willing to remain present and willing to hear others sharing.)
3. I agree to keep confidentiality.
(No sharing things about workshop participants to people outside the workshop without the participant’s consent.)
4. I agree to be on time and present.
(You’ll be on time for the workshop sessions and stay until the end of them. You’ll be physically present and do your best to also be mentally present (e.g. by leaving your phone outside the workshop space, etc.).)
5. I agree to ask for what I want.
(An invitation for you to voice and ask for everything you want. We do not guarantee, though, that you will get everything you ask for.)
6. I agree to take more than I give.
(Keep the focus on yourself rather than on others. You are allowed to speak, take time, take space and take care of yourself. We invite the others to do so as well.)
7. I agree to only consensual touch.
(No touching others without their permission; no physical violence.)
8. I agree to be led by the workshop leaders.
(Being willing to try out the proposed language in coaching situations and join the exercises during the workshop.)
You are warmly welcome to the exciting journey of Radical Honesty!
Sincerely,
Tuulia & Pete
www.honestyeurope.com - Passion & Purpose Retreat in Syvilla, Parkano Finland | 15-18 January 2026Needs location
Honesty Europe is proud to present for the second time:
Find Your Passion & Purpose Retreat -Live authentically and passionately
in Syvilla Finland, 15-18 JanuaryDo you want to figure out what your purpose is in the world?
What do you want to contribute towards?
What are your guiding values?We’ll spend four days and three nights – together in our lakeside retreat center Syvilla near Parkano, surrounded by a lush pine forest.
This retreat will include daily workshop sessions as well as free time for walking on the frozen lake and in the forest, sliding on sledges, soaking in the jacuzzi, and enjoying our nightly saunas in our large, wood-burning sauna.In this Life Purpose retreat you will
* explore and let go of your limiting beliefs
* start to give up the blame towards someone or something for how your life has been and how it goes and start to take see your struggles and wounds as a gift
* establish or reconfirm & tweak your purpose and bring clarity to your direction in life
* Look into the learnings from past year and what you want to leave behind
* Feel where the energy and excitement lays for the coming year: what do you want to learn, experience and achieve?
* Look into your core values: what are the values you want to live by? And what are the possible themes for this year?Outcomes
This retreat can liberate you from the path ”expected” of you by your family, community or society and give you the space to explore your true calling and purpose.
You can gain clarity on your life’s work and contribution to your family, community, nature and, of course, to yourself.
You will also decide the steps you will take towards your life purpose.
You can live a life full of meaning, joy and fulfillment.This is what Brad Blanton writes about life purpose:
”The Difference Between Believers and Creators
Believers have explanations for what went wrong, and hope for salvation just ahead. Creators enjoy consciously going about the work of designing and bringing into being their vision of whatever they want to create.”What we do
On each day, we’ll do some guided movement, meditation and workshop sessions.Our retreat center Syvilla
Our lovely retreat center Syvilla is located beside the clean Lake Kovesjärvi in a lovely location by a forest and vast grounds for roaming around. It has many buildings including fully renovated yet historically important main red building, an old barn turned into lodging spaces and a kitchen & big space for gatherings and parties, a large terrace which can be covered for rain, an old smoke sauna turned into lodging, a sandy beach, a wood-burning sauna and a smoke sauna by a lake, a wood-burning hot tub and jacuzzi and big hangout areas & fire places by the shore, our own small island and a lot more.
Leisure activities include walking on the ice, enjoying the many fire places including one on the island, enjoying snow, and sauna & jacuzzi.
The property in Parkano about 11 kilometers from the city center and has 170 meters of shore line and is about 1.7 hectares in size.
Syvilla about 80 kilometers north of Tampere and about 260 kilometres north of Helsinki.
The railway is about 17 kilometers from the location.
Read more: https://syvilla.fi/gb/Language
The training will be conducted in English.Group size
This group is limited to 12 participants.Leisure time
We will also have free time for connecting, relaxing, trying out our multiple questions card games, enjoying sauna and jacuzzi, walking in the forest and on ice and appreciating nature in the Finnish summer.Language
The training will be conducted in English. Finnish speakers will have the opportunity to do paired exercises together in Finnish.
Schedule
The retreat will begin on Thursday 15 January at 17:30 and will conclude on Sunday 18 January by 16:30.
Travel
Via air from outside Finland: fly to Helsinki airport and then take a two-hour and half train ride to Parkano. (There are also a limited number of flights that also fly in directly to Tampere airport.) From Tampere, we will direct you the rest of the way to the lake (probably via a local bus). We recommend travelling by land and if that is not possible compensating your CO2 emissions.
From within Finland, take a train to Parkano. From there, we will organize a shared taxi van for you.
If you drive to the retreat site, we will probably ask you to carpool with others.
You can purchase train tickets here: https://www.vr.fi/en/
When you buy your ticket earlier, the price will be cheaper.Travel by train
We recommend taking the following direct train from Helsinki at 13:24 – arriving in Parkano at 15.44.
We recommend taking the following train from Tampere at 15:02 – arriving in Parkano at 15.44.
We can arrange a taxi van for a pick up, the cost will be split up between people (total cost of the van is around €45).
On Sunday, we recommend taking the train departing Parkano at 16.12 or 17:09 (the latter arriving in Tampere at 17:51, and arriving in Helsinki at 19:35 and arriving at Helsinki Aiport via a connecting train at 19:33).Arriving early or staying later – holiday by the lake!
You can arrive early or stay later for €80 per night (the price includes simple dinner and breakfast and heated sauna).
Get in touch with with us if you want to take up this option!
Community
Participants will be asked to assist in the cooking, serving and cleaning up of meals/snacks as a way to help create a community during our four days together. This is commonly done in Honesty Europe’s retreats (and to help get shit done).Team
The workshop leaders will be certified Radical Honesty Trainers—and married couple—Tuulia Syvänen and Pete Jordan.Price
The Early Bird price is €690 (including 21% VAT).
The Early bird price is valid until 15 December
The regular price thereafter is €740 (including 21% VAT).A breakdown of the fee:
The fee consist of €380 workshop fee and
€300 euros for lodging, food, sauna and jacuzzi.
The fee covers the workshop, healthy vegetarian / vegan meals and snacks, teaching, daily saunas, shared room accommodation in 2 or three person room.
The price does not include travel to the location, however we can organize a taxi van from the railway station.
Kindly bring your own sheets & towels.
You can rent sheet and towels at the location for 20 euros, paid in cash on arrival.
We have a single room available for additional fee of €70. Email us in case you want to book it.
You are also welcome to bring your own camper and sleep in it.
We have two discounted spots for low income earners / students in exchange of some helping.
Cancellation terms
Please note that we do not offer refunds. However you can transfer your ticket to another person. Let us know via email in case someone else will take your spot.
Support Available
If paying for this retreat is a financial challenge to you, then please be aware of the existence of the Honesty Europe Support Fund, which offers financial support to those who otherwise could not afford to attend Honesty Europe’s workshops and retreats. Read more about the Support fund here.
Support for BIPOC
If you are low income and are black, indigenous or a person of color (BIPOC), you can request a discount from us.
Message your request to us at: info@HonestyEurope.com
Note: we might take a few days to answer your request.
Is this workshop for me?
Honesty Europe’s workshop often have therapeutic impacts, however workshops are not therapy and are not meant to replace personal therapy.
This workshop is not for you if you have major untreated traumas.
Our workshops and retreats can be physically and psychologically stressful.
If you have an acute mental health challenge, please first discuss with your therapist / doctor and then with us before registering.
You can reach us at: info@HonestyEurope.com
Book your spot soon! Almost all our previous retreats have sold out.If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at info@honestyeurope.com.
You are warmly welcome to the exciting journey with Honesty Europe!
Sincerely,
Tuulia & Pete
www.honestyeurope.com - Radical Honesty Weekend Workshop in Amsterdam | 23-25 January 2026Needs location
### Radical Honesty Weekend Workshop
### Amsterdam 23-25 January
#### Early bird sale for the Radical Honesty weekend workshop in Amsterdam ends 15 December
#### This non-residential workshop in the center of Amsterdam
Workshop led by Certified Trainers, Tuulia Syvänen and Pete Jordan.
Live out loud and be unapologetically you!
What if you could express yourself fully?
What if you no longer felt the need to hide parts of yourself — whether joyful, ashamed, angry or scared?This workshop invites you to move beyond your comfort zone and into your brave zone, to be real and to welcome every part of yourself.
Expect deep, real connections. Expect to feel both challenged and liberated.
Give others the opportunity to truly see you — and to like you (or dislike you) exactly as you are.
Who is this workshop for?This Honesty Europe workshop is for you if:
You want to experience more freedom in being yourself
You’re ready to let go of shame, fear and the need for approval
You want to use conflict creatively instead of resorting to blame
You’d like to get confident in asking for what you want
You want to heal relationships and let go of past anger and hurts
You crave deeper love, connection and intimacyThis workshop is NOT for you if:
You’d rather avoid difficult conversations
You want to keep sugar-coating issues in your relationships
You expect everyone (including yourself) to always be polite and agreeable
What happens in the workshop?
The workshop is experiential and experimental. It includes teaching, sharing in the group, facilitated conversations, paired and small group exercises, hot-seat work, grounding practices and more, all designed to help you integrate honesty and authenticity more and more into a way of life.The core practice is honest sharing: noticing what is alive, sharing it and staying present with yourself and others.
We encourage people to allow sensations, thoughts and emotions to come and go.
We talk about topics often considered taboo — money, sex, resentment, attraction — nothing is off-limits.We learn and practise distinguishing between thinking and noticing what is actually happening.
We explore how to express ourselves in new and different ways, whether through laughing, shouting, crying, smiling, sharing or by asking for what we want without any requirement of giving back.
“What do you notice happening in your body right now?” is a question we often ask. Noticing our physical sensations in the moment can help us to become more aware of our experience.
We learn to listen without fixing, allowing others to express themselves without interruption or advice.
We also have a sharing group after each event to encourage integration to your daily life and ongoing community.The Honesty Europe way of working is informed by Radical Honesty, Gestalt therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Authentic Relating, Hakomi Somatic Mindful Psychotherapy, Voice Dialogue, Transformational Chairwork, Shinrin Yoku – Forest Bathing, Forest Mind and other somatic approaches.
Since 2015 we’ve guided thousands of people on their journeys towards open, honest communication. Again and again, we see that when people dare to be real, they build deeper connections, find greater self-acceptance, and create happier, more fulfilling lives beyond the workshop.
Schedule:
The workshop is non-residential and will take place in Amsterdam.Address of the workshop space is
De Ruimte – Centrum Voor Bewustzijnsontwikkeling
Weesperzijde 79a
1091 EJ AmsterdamThe workshop will take place:
Friday 23 January 18:00 – 21:00
Saturday 24 January 10:00 – 18:00
Sunday 25 January 09:00 – 17:00Leaders:
The workshop leaders will be certified Radical Honesty trainers—and married couple—Tuulia Syvänen and Pete Jordan.
More Information
To receive more information, please write to info@HonestyEurope.comPrice:
The Early Bird price is €410 (includes 21% Dutch VAT).The Early bird price is valid until 15 December 2025
The regular price is €440 (includes 21% Dutch VAT).Sign up via this link
https://www.honestyeurope.com/product/radical-honesty-weekend-workshop-in-amsterdam-23-26-january/Cancellation terms:
You can transfer your spot to another person. Kindly inform us forehand.
We do not offer any refunds.Support Available
If paying for this retreat is a financial challenge to you, then please be aware of the existence of the Honesty Europe Support Fund, which offers financial support to those who otherwise could not afford to attend Honesty Europe’s workshops and retreats.Support for BIPOC
If you are low income and are black, indigenous or a person of color (BIPOC), you can request a discount from us.
Message your request to us at: info@HonestyEurope.com
Note: we might take a few days to answer your request.Is this workshop for me?
Radical Honesty workshop often have therapeutic impacts, however workshops are not therapy and are not meant to replace personal therapy.
This workshop is not for you if you have major untreated traumas.
Radical Honesty workshops and retreats can be physically and psychologically stressful.
If you have an acute mental health challenge, please first discuss with your therapist / doctor and then with us before registering.
You can reach us at: info@HonestyEurope.comWorkshop Agreements
(required for participation)
In this workshop, we will strive to create an environment and space where everyone feels safe to express their emotions, share their thoughts and experiment with each other. Therefore, we require all workshop participants and workshop leaders to agree to the below agreements.
On the first evening of the workshop, we will devote time to discussing each of the agreements and addressing any questions anyone has about them before we actually agree to them.
If you have questions or concerns about any of this, please contact us at: info@HonestyEurope.com.1. I agree to tell my truth.
(You decide how much you want to share and we do invite you to explore going a bit outside your comfort zone in sharing.)
2. I agree to support others in telling their truth.
(Being willing to remain present and willing to hear others sharing.)
3. I agree to keep confidentiality.
(No sharing things about workshop participants to people outside the workshop without the participant’s consent.)
4. I agree to be on time and present.
(You’ll be on time for the workshop sessions and stay until the end of them. You’ll be physically present and do your best to also be mentally present (e.g. by leaving your phone outside the workshop space, etc.).)
5. I agree to ask for what I want.
(An invitation for you to voice and ask for everything you want. We do not guarantee, though, that you will get everything you ask for.)
6. I agree to take more than I give.
(Keep the focus on yourself rather than on others. You are allowed to speak, take time, take space and take care of yourself. We invite the others to do so as well.)
7. I agree to only consensual touch.
(No touching others without their permission; no physical violence.)
8. I agree to be led by the workshop leaders.
(Being willing to try out the proposed language in coaching situations and join the exercises during the workshop.)You are warmly welcome to the exciting journey of Radical Honesty!
Sincerely,
Tuulia & Pete
www.honestyeurope.com
