Leon Windscheid on the “Good Feelings” tour at Mitsubishi Electric Halle

Tickets for his first book reading tour were already sold out. So he ordered a white coat like a professor and made a brain scanner from a skateboard helmet with aluminum foil and wires that he wanted to test live on stage. “It could all have been very bad,” he remembers with a laugh. However, the audience’s response made him want to continue bringing psychology to the stage. “At the beginning of my shows, I always thank the audience for being there and being interested in the topic. That gives me hope.”

Today there are no longer a hundred people sitting in the audience, but thousands who want to see Leon Windscheid on stage. The show on April 25 in Düsseldorf will be very special – for him and for the audience. “It’s the grand finale of the tour for me. After almost two years of ‘Good Feelings’ and more than 100,000 viewers, this is an emotional and special evening.”

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in the Mitsubishi Electric Hall, is also something very special for the psychologist: “I used to take the S1 every time from Solingen to Düsseldorf through the hall. As a young man, I already knew long ago: That’s where the big concerts are and that’s where you go when there’s something going on in Düsseldorf.” The fact that he is now performing there several years later is a great honor, says Windscheid, who grew up in Solingen. . Her father and most of her family are from Düsseldorf and will also be in the audience, which makes the evening even more special. “It’s like coming home.”

The tour changed over time, no two dates were the same. The show just got better and better: “The show is even better at the end. There was a dress rehearsal in Cologne last year, people in Düsseldorf will see the best show I could do on this tour.” For once, he won’t be acting alone, but he will have support. However, he reveals nothing more than a hint of his podcast “Gifted with Feelings” in conversation with our editorial team.

With all the appointments and projects the 35-year-old has going on at the same time, the topic of work-life balance plays a big role for him, as it does for many others. “I follow my passion completely and that gives you a lot of energy.” A psychologist is also aware of wanting to work all the time and putting pressure on himself. However, balance is very important – sometimes you feel tired and let it go. Taking a deep breath and clearing your head is essential to a balanced life with yourself. Negative emotions are especially active. Taking this as inspiration, listening to yourself and asking yourself what your body wants to tell you, helps with further progress.

Although the show – as the name suggests – focuses on good feelings, it is also about elements like these. It promises an evening in which we laugh together, but there are also thoughtful and emotional moments. “It’s going to be an emotional rollercoaster.” Windscheid provides insight into the latest research and provides scientific inspiration. He shows how a toxic society puts pressure on our emotions, how we can free ourselves from it and if it is even possible to live a life with only positive emotions.

The way we process emotions is currently in a state of flux. Fortunately, sayings like “Be as tough as Krupp steel” or “An Indian knows no pain” are no longer in people’s minds as they were in previous generations. The fact that people are increasingly concerned with feelings and emotions is an important development: “If you want to be human, you must feel. Crying is not female or male, but human.”

The end of the tour is not over: pre-sale for the next tour starts at the beginning of May: “I have been researching new topics for a long time, it takes me about two years for a show to be prepared and researched. I am always collecting new material for it.” Before that happens, however, a special show in Düsseldorf is coming up next week.