21 Days. 1 Country. Unlimited Baggage (Emotional & Literal).
A neuroscience-meets-nostalgia field study for anyone who thinks “healing” is too soft and “travel blogging” is too basic.
👋 Hi, I’m Magdalena, and I’m voluntarily walking back into my childhood.
Yes. You read that right.
I’m going back to 1980s Poland.
The land of cabbage, Cold War whispers, and that one apartment block where I first learned how to suppress emotions like a pro.
But this time? I’m not just visiting.
I’m turning my return into a Courage Laboratory.
What’s a Courage Lab?
It’s like a writing challenge, a therapy session, and a political history documentary had a passionate affair.
I’ll be mixing Solidarity-era stories with science-backed courage practices
Daily experiments in emotional intelligence, vulnerability, and creative resilience
One brave act a day, shared publicly (because hiding is so 1989)
And yes, there will be feelings. Possibly even tears. Definitely sarcasm.
Who Is This For?
✊ People who grew up being emotionally obstructed
📚 Writers, leaders, and creators who want to turn their past into power
🧬 Nerds who love neuroscience but also cry at historical movies
🌍 Anyone wondering, “How do I turn my story into something that actually helps people?”
If you’ve got childhood memories, creative blocks, or emotional courage you haven’t unpacked since AOL dial-up… This lab is for you.
What We’re Experimenting On (Besides My Nervous System):
Week 1: Courage to Begin
Return to the scene of the trauma. I mean, childhood.
We’ll explore memory, identity, and how cabbage can smell like resistance.
Week 2: Courage to Feel What Was Hidden
A deep dive into suppressed emotions, intergenerational trauma, and why your great-grandmother’s stare still terrifies you.
Week 3: Courage to Bridge Then and Now
Make peace with your past. Or at least give it a polite handshake.
Week 4: Courage to Create Global Change
Use everything you’ve remembered, cried over, and reframed to make bold moves in your actual life.
And yes; you’ll get a reader challenge every day too.
Because if I’m feeling all the feelings, you’re coming with me.
What You’ll Get (Besides Existential Clarity):
21 daily Notes Challange from inside the lab
Real-time storytelling from Poland (cue gravel roads + ghost of communist past)
One research-backed courage experiment a week
A reader reflection prompt to do your own brave thing (no passport required)
Optional emotional whiplash
Side Effects May Include:
Crying in public for once in your life
Writing like your soul’s on fire
Actually doing that one bold thing you’ve been avoiding
Being able to explain post-traumatic growth at dinner parties
Unsubscribing from fake self-help forever