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Michael Feigelson

CEO, Van Leer Foundation
Netherlands

About Michael

Michael Feigelson has worked for the Van Leer Group since 2007. Prior to his current role as CEO, he served as the Executive Director of the Van Leer Foundation from 2014 to 2019. Before this he held several other positions within the Foundation including programme director, programme manager and programme officer. Prior to Van Leer, Michael spent most of his career serving grassroots and non-profit organisations in Latin America, Africa and Eastern Europe, working with homeless and displaced children and families.

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Stories by Michael

  • Parenthood & Caregiving

A ghost story

When my daughter Mila was 5 months old, my wife Melania left for a multi-day trip.

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Journal 2025

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

Birth of a parent

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Journal 2023

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What I learned about behavioural science when I became a dad

And how I often failed to parent the way I imagined I would

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Journal 2022

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

“Can we make the idea of using your parental leave entitlement sacred?”

The journey into parenthood used to be imbued with sacred rites of passage, birth ceremonies and ritualistic postpartum practices

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Journal 2026

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Inside the parental mind

Mila was 8 months old and it was my turn to take her to childcare.

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Journal 2026

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Birth of a Parent Podcast

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Trailer – Birth of a Parent Podcast

When a baby is born, a parent is born too. But what if that's more than a metaphor?

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The Mom Brain Revolution with Susana Carmona

For centuries, scientists studied what pregnancy does to the body. Almost nobody studied what it does to the brain.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

The Connected Mind with Vicky Leong

In this podcast episode, Vicky Leong studies uncovers how parents and children synchronize their minds and get ready to learn from one another.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

The Rituals That Hold Us Together with Dimitris Xygalatas

Why does a bedtime routine feel so important? In this podcast epuisode, Dimitris Xygalatas studies rituals, from firewalking ceremonies to family traditions.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

The World’s Best Managers with Emily Oster

In this episode, Emily Oster explains what parenting can teach us about decision-making, leadership, and why good management matters more than perfect answers.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

Is a Blade of Grass Enough? with Nadina Galle

In this podcast episode, Nadina Galle explores how parenthood reshapes our relationship with nature.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

The Questions Without Answers with Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett reflects on how becoming a mother transformed the way she sees the world.

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  • Parenthood & Caregiving

The New Fatherhood Script with Richard Reeves

Richard Reeves explores what happens when old ideas about manhood no longer fit, and why fatherhood may be one of the places where a new script is still being written.

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The Dad Bod Theory with Lee Gettler

Why would evolution redesign a man's body after he has children? In this podcast episode, Anthropologist Lee Gettler helped uncover a surprising answer.

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The Illusion of Knowing with Lulu Miller

In this podcast episode, Lulu Miller explores why we are so determined to make sense of the world, and what happens when life refuses to fit the story.

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