Coming Home — A Space for Inner Journeys (Munich)

Are you feeling out of sorts lately? Are you tired of surface level conversations in yet another social event? Do you crave for meaningful, deeper connections with people but do not know where to find it? Do you see your colleagues and acquaintances hanging out with their long-time or even childhood friends, whereas, you are (relatively) new here in Munich and do not (yet) have people (physically here) whom you can define as friends? Or are you socially happy with where you are right now but are open to meeting new people with the potential of a great connection?

If your answer is YES to some of the above, then the Icebreaker event is for you.

As one of our favourite events, it is broken into three small groups, where we engage in deeply stimulating talks with one another, promoting varying degrees of mutual understanding. The randomly formed group stays the same throughout the evening, enabling conversations to be both extensive and intensive. As a result, we always leave the event feeling not only alleviated from our everyday stress but also revitalised.

This evening on Icebreaker, we get to know each other with the help of over 300 prompt cards. It's a fantastic tool to help spark thoughtful discussions. It doesn't matter if it's with someone you've known for years or someone you've recently met, the prompts, which are split across 12 categories, will spark vulnerability, show off your quirky side or take us down a memory lane.

A sneak peek on the prompts:

1. What's your guilty pleasure?
2. Would you rather be slightly late or super early?
3. How did you meet your best friend?
4. What do you regret not doing when you were younger?
5. What's something you disagree with about the way you were raised?
6. If you could switch places with your friends for a day, who would it be?
7. What one accomplishment are you most proud of?

Contribution: €10 donation upon arrival. All proceeds support room rental.

Practical notes

• Doors open at 6:15 PM
• The event starts on time
• The event is held in English

Please arrive early enough to settle in.

Photography
Photos may be taken during the event for documentation and community sharing (event page). If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform me before the event begins. This will be fully respected.

Community & event etiquette
This space works because participants show up with presence and responsibility.

• If you RSVP “Going,” you are expected to attend.
• If your plans change, please remove yourself from the Going or Waiting List at least 12 hours before the event.
• Cancellations less than 6 hours before the event will be marked as a No-Show and may affect participation in future events.
• If an emergency arises, message me directly to avoid being flagged as a No-Show.
• Please do not attend if you are on the Waiting List.

Boundaries

• This is not a space for promoting or selling products or services. Participants who do so will be asked to leave and removed from the group.

These boundaries are in place to protect the quality, safety, and integrity of the experience.

By attending, you agree to respect both the structure of the event and the experience of others.

Interview Series: The Inner Journeys - Refat

Introducing Interview Series: The Inner Journeys — a recurring space that unfolds over time, shaped by personal growth, curiosity, and reflection. Each conversation is scheduled intentionally, when depth and presence are possible. Over the years through hundreds of conversations, I’ve learned that every life, regardless of its external accomplishments, carries an inner story that can quietly shift the way we see ourselves. These talks bring those stories to light — not to showcase expertise or achievement, but to explore the inner landscapes behind them.

This Month’s Guest — Refat: On Competence, Ease, and What Isn’t Made Visible

Refat is an entrepreneur based in Munich who has walked the tension between high performance and inner unease. He lives with ADHD and identifies on the autism spectrum — and his professional story is one of competence, confidence, and real success in a demanding field. But what lies beneath the success are the quieter, less told experiences of social discomfort, loneliness, relational misattunement, and the cost of carrying intense responsibility both personally and professionally.

This conversation will gently uncover the places where:

• capability outpaces ease,
• success hides what remains unfinished,
• doing — and being with doing — does not necessarily settle the inner self.

This will not be a talk about what it takes to succeed in business, or a lesson on productivity and strategy. Instead, it’s a conversation that leans into the invisible, the unfinished, and the parts of ourselves that don’t fit neat narratives — the parts that shape how we really live and relate.

Some of the questions we’ll explore include:

• What happens inside when performance is normal, and rest feels foreign?
• Which internal experiences have shaped him as much as his achievements?
• Where do competence and discomfort meet — and what does that reveal about identity and connection?

This event is for anyone drawn to deep conversations, personal reflection, and the human stories behind what we do — especially those moments that are quieter, unpolished, and unfinished.

Event Flow

• Arrival — settling into the space
• Intro Round — brief check-in
• Interview with Refat— guided conversation
• Break — pause & reflection
• Guided Audience Q&A — curated* questions only
• Closing Integration — shared insights
• Optional Mingling — connect & unwind

*Questions will be curated to ensure they stay aligned with the emotional nature of the event (not technical, career, or advice-oriented).

Come with openness. Leave with something that shifts quietly inside you.

Contribution: €10 donation upon arrival. All proceeds support room rental.

Practical notes

• Doors open at 6:15 PM
• The event starts on time
• The event is held in English

Please arrive early enough to settle in.

Photography
Photos may be taken during the event for documentation and community sharing (event page). If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform me before the event begins. This will be fully respected.

Community & event etiquette
This space works because participants show up with presence and responsibility.

• If you RSVP “Going,” you are expected to attend.
• If your plans change, please remove yourself from the Going or Waiting List at least 12 hours before the event.
• Cancellations less than 6 hours before the event will be marked as a No-Show and may affect participation in future events.
• If an emergency arises, message me directly to avoid being flagged as a No-Show.
• Please do not attend if you are on the Waiting List.

Boundaries

• This is not a space for promoting or selling products or services.
  Participants who do so will be asked to leave and removed from the group.

These boundaries are in place to protect the quality, safety, and integrity of the experience.

By attending, you agree to respect both the structure of the event and the experience of others.

Be My Date: The Next Chapter
Come home to yourself

This is not a dating event.

It’s a pause — a guided evening to reconnect with yourself, honestly and without performance.

Be My Date was born during a period of personal upheaval and growth.

The Next Chapter reflects who I am now — more grounded, clearer, and more intentional about creating spaces where people can slow down, reflect, and speak from a place that often gets ignored in everyday life.

This evening is for those who feel they’ve already begun their inner journey — and for those who sense it’s time to begin.

Each session is guided by a specific reflection theme. Some evenings invite clarity or movement; others invite presence, patience, or simply staying with what is. There is no expectation to arrive at answers or resolutions — the value lies in honest attention rather than outcomes.

What to expect

• A small, carefully held group
• Guided reflection exercises
• Time to write, notice, and listen
• Optional sharing in a safe, non-judgmental container
• No fixing, advising, or analysing

This is an experiential evening — quiet at times, emotionally honest, and deeply human.

What this is not

• Not networking
• Not therapy
• Not a dating or singles event
• Not a place to impress or perform

Who this tends to resonate with
People navigating change, healing from difficult relationships, or learning how to choose themselves more consciously — without rushing the process.

Who this is not for
This event is not for those looking for light socialising, dating, or quick emotional highs — it’s for people willing to slow down and sit with themselves.

Contribution: €10 donation upon arrival. All proceeds support room rental.

Come as you are.
Leave with more clarity than you arrived with.

Practical notes

• Doors open at 6:15 PM
• The event starts on time
• The event is held in English

Please arrive early enough to settle in.

Photography
Photos may be taken during the event for documentation and community sharing (event page). If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform me before the event begins. This will be fully respected.

Community & event etiquette
This space works because participants show up with presence and responsibility.

• If you RSVP “Going,” you are expected to attend.
• If your plans change, please remove yourself from the Going or Waiting List at least 12 hours before the event.
• Cancellations less than 6 hours before the event will be marked as a No-Show and may affect participation in future events.
• If an emergency arises, message me directly to avoid being flagged as a No-Show.
• Please do not attend if you are on the Waiting List.

Boundaries

• This is not a space for promoting or selling products or services.
  Participants who do so will be asked to leave and removed from the group.

These boundaries are in place to protect the quality, safety, and integrity of the experience.

By attending, you agree to respect both the structure of the event and the experience of others.

After Withdrawal - Choosing Distance Without Closing the Heart

There is a phase that comes after the break — when something has already ended, but you are still learning how to be in the world without returning to old patterns.

After Withdrawal is about that in-between state: not disappearing, not repairing, not explaining — but choosing distance deliberately, while remaining human, receptive, and intact.

This evening is for those who are no longer trying to make sense of what happened, but are learning how to live from here.

What this evening is like
This is a gently structured, reflective gathering.

You may spend the evening:

• sitting with short written reflection prompts
• engaging in calm one-to-one conversations with different partners
• listening more than you speak
• choosing silence at times, without explanation

Participation does not require disclosure.
Listening counts. Silence counts. Stepping back counts.

There will be light facilitation and clear transitions, but no fixing, and no pressure to arrive at insight or resolution.

I will hold the space and guide the flow, without interpreting, analysing, or steering conversations toward outcomes.

This space supports:

• learning how to stay open without over-exposing
• noticing what contact feels like when it is no longer compulsory
• sensing where distance protects clarity rather than fear
• allowing meaning to unfold after the event, not during it

Some things only become clear once you have left.

This event is not for those who:

• expect emotional sharing to be encouraged, rewarded, or escalated
• are looking for catharsis, validation, or group affirmation
• want to process their story publicly or receive feedback or advice
• are uncomfortable with pauses, ambiguity, or unresolved endings

This is a space for self-regulation, not emotional performance.

This gathering is part of the After the Break series. Each edition carries a distinct theme and stands on its own.

Contribution: €10 donation upon arrival. All proceeds support room rental.

Practical notes

• Doors open at 6:15 PM
• The event starts on time
• The event is held in English

Please arrive early enough to settle in.

Photography
Photos may be taken during the event for documentation and community sharing (event page). If you prefer not to be photographed, please inform me before the event begins. This will be fully respected.

Community & event etiquette
This space works because participants show up with presence and responsibility.

• If you RSVP “Going,” you are expected to attend.
• If your plans change, please remove yourself from the Going or Waiting List at least 12 hours before the event.
• Cancellations less than 6 hours before the event will be marked as a No-Show and may affect participation in future events.
• If an emergency arises, message me directly to avoid being flagged as a No-Show.
• Please do not attend if you are on the Waiting List.

Boundaries

• This is not a space for promoting or selling products or services.
  Participants who do so will be asked to leave and removed from the group.

These boundaries are in place to protect the quality, safety, and integrity of the experience.

By attending, you agree to respect both the structure of the event and the experience of others.

Reservation opens Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 12:00 AM