Those Life Has Brought Into My Path: Krisz Nádasi / Writer, Editor

This post is part of a blog series that continues to unfold the story behind the creation of the book Dreamers and Seekers. In this series, I introduce the people life has brought into my path those whose stories, ways of thinking, or quiet presence have shaped my journey and, ultimately, the book itself.

Each piece is a reflective imprint of an interview. Not a word-for-word retelling, but a personal distillation of the values, experiences, and inner realizations that emerged from each story. Together, these writings reveal something essential: that dreams are rarely born in isolation, and that seeking one’s path is often a shared, communal experience.

The book has not yet been published in English, but it is on its way.

Krisz’s story is especially important to me because it always gently redirects attention to where our real work lies: within ourselves. She doesn’t chase goals or think in loud promises, but in processes — in time, in lived experience. In what happens to us, and what ultimately allows us to keep going. What she wrote about her mother and menopause moved me deeply.”

We can’t truly learn from other people’s experiences or mistakes — what really shapes us is what happens to us.

How did I meet her? Why Krisz?

In truth, it all began with my ambitions around writing. Stories and lived examples have always given me strength. When I was at a low point, I watched countless films, devoured TV series, and later turned more and more to reading — drawing inspiration from other people’s stories. Sometimes I talk so much I can barely stop myself, and yes, I often get tangled up in spoken words, but when I write, entirely different dimensions open up. For a long time, it never even occurred to me that I could put my own thoughts down on paper — for myself, and perhaps for others too. Though, to be fair, I did experiment with writing poetry as a teenager.

Still, something shifted a few years ago when Dorothy, a wonderfully kind astrologer, said out loud what I hadn’t dared to say myself: “You know, you could actually be a writer.”

Yes — she’s also part of the book. Funny how the threads connect, right?

That was all it took.

From that point on, I started investigating. I searched for success stories, devoured interviews with so-called “non-professional writers,” explored the visions of creatives, and gradually went deeper into understanding how books are written, how stories are built.

What on earth is a plot? How many types of narration are there?

Krisz’s book became a tangible compass for me, (alongside Jojo Moyes’ BBC writing course) which helped me better understand storytelling, structure, and my own voice. She is one of those rare guides who doesn’t instruct, doesn’t confine you within rigid frameworks, but creates space. She doesn’t tell you what to do, doesn’t hand you ready-made answers, doesn’t try to steer you in a different direction — and yet she helps, shapes, and supports you precisely where you need it most.

For decades, Krisz has worked as a writer and editor with both young people and adults. One of the greatest strengths of her work is that she doesn’t try to fix people — she notices and reinforces what is already working. Early encouragement is especially important to her, because she has seen too many stories of sensitive creators being silenced by a single careless sentence.

I don’t point out what’s wrong. I draw attention to what’s already working, and help it grow further. Krisz Nádasi

Krisz’s recommendations / inspirations

(Source: the book Dreamers & Seekers)

Writing as a tool for self-understanding — not performance, but processing.

Closeness to nature, especially water, which calms the nervous system and clears the mind.

Hands-on creation: paper art, note-taking, creative journaling.

Conversation — speaking things out as an inner resource.

Treasures of Experience – Krisz Nádasi

Krisz’s worldview is radically human. She doesn’t believe in the myth of “talent” as a given trait; she believes much more in perseverance, time, and repetition — in the idea that those who stay, who keep working, who keep paying attention, eventually arrive.

Her relationship with goals is freeing. She doesn’t chase them or pressure herself with the idea that desires must constantly be fulfilled. She believes that some things happen when we are ready for them — and until then, there is still space to live, to learn, and to pay attention.

When she speaks about inner resources, she emphasizes balance: between healthy self-interest and openness toward the world. Self-reflection matters, but isolation leads nowhere. Krisz talks openly about her struggles, asks questions, seeks feedback — and learns from it.

For her, success is not primarily a professional milestone. It is measured in roles within life itself: in motherhood, in partnership, in human presence. In how her children stand in certain situations. In whether there was something she didn’t ruin.

Her everyday life is flexible and alive. She doesn’t rigidly separate work from life. She writes, edits, teaches — then interrupts all of it with walking, conversation, and creation. She believes that daytime light is meant for daytime things, and that life is not a project, but a process.

If these values and this message resonate with you — if someone comes to mind who might need a story like this right now, a sentence, a point of support — please share it with them. It may arrive exactly when they need it.

In the book Dreamers & Seekers, you’ll find the stories of 22 more women, each walking her own path, in different forms, yet guided by similar inner questions as they build their lives.