Reading "Departure without pepper spray"

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"If I wasn't afraid and anything was possible, I would quit my job and go traveling."

Britta Düsterhus wrote this sentence in her diary in October 2015 - without realizing that she would set off just a few months later.
She had actually achieved everything that was supposed to make her happy: a prestigious job as an industrial engineer, a secure relationship and a beautiful old apartment in the heart of Münster. But instead, she fell into a deep crisis of meaning.

On April 11, 2016, she packed her rucksack, closed the front door behind her and simply set off - without a return ticket and without a local destination. This pilgrimage changed her life forever.

In her reading, Britta Düsterhus takes us along on her journey - and gives vivid insights into her "departure without pepper spray".

She talks about the reasons that made her set off, about challenges and unexpected encounters along the way.

What happens when you let go of everything without knowing what's coming?

Afterwards, there is the opportunity to exchange ideas.

A reader wrote:

"Anything is possible when you set out. Britta Düsterhus has shown this in her book. It encourages you to set out on your own path, to leave old patterns of thought and behavior behind and to face the fear and uncertainty associated with them - without the usual defense mechanisms, i.e. pepper spray. She got me from the very first line, and you - perhaps especially as a woman - quickly find yourself here: the price you pay to please everyone is enormously high. But there is another way."

Dates

Friday, the 11.04.2025

19:00 - 20:30

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Reading "Departure without pepper spray"
Bahnhofstr. 84
33758 Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock - Schloß Holte

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Britta Düsterhus in Kooperation mit Buchhandlung Libretti
Heinrichstraße 98
33161 Hövelhof