In-Between

Somewhere between countries, careers, and carefully held plans, I started waking up. Not in the loud way. Not with fireworks or declarations. But with a quiet breath, a turning inward. A whisper that said: You’re not here just to survive. I used to dream of becoming an artist — someone who lived through colour and story. But what I crave now is clarity. Presence. Influence. I want to lead. I want to sit at the table where decisions are made and bring light into places that forgot how to listen. I want to use my intelligence out loud. When I picture my daughter grown, I hope she remembers more than how I worked. I hope she remembers how I showed up. How I made her laugh. How we chased tulips and crossed borders and sang in the car. I hope she tells her children that their grandma always had cake, and the right words at the right time. That she was strong, but never unreachable. That she made a home out of love, not things. I come alive in rooms where ideas flow, where people lean in. I ...

After another long pause (yes, again), I’m here — and so is this new chapter. Welcome to In-Between , my current view of life. The old posts remain because the story evolves, but the past still belongs. And this space, like me, is still unfolding. The intention now is to share reflections on: Womanhood — especially the things no one warned me about Motherhood — the shifting challenges of each phase, and the lessons I hope my daughter, Lorena, will carry Migration — a new country, a new culture, new people, a new language Memory and identity — and everything else that doesn’t fit neatly into categories This blog isn’t about answers. It’s about honouring the questions. It’s where I let words gather gently in the in-between — between lands, between languages, between what was and what’s next. If you don’t know me, I’m Stef. Hi 👋 Born in Brazil, where I lived until December 2012, I spent nearly 14 years in Australia and now live in Germany — raising a daug...