Selected writings

This project begins with a paradox of our time. Never before have so many people lived longer, under better material conditions — and yet stress, anxiety, and inner fragmentation continue to rise. Even in Denmark, repeatedly ranked among the happiest countries in the...

I begin something small — something wonderfully slow. From April 15, I invite people to Conversations in Silence at Living Studio. Quietly, and against the spirit of our time. I do so as part of my ongoing project, New Ways to Break the Paradox of Modern Happiness....

This essay was originally inspired by Denmark — a country often ranked among the happiest in the world. But the same questions now echo across Europe and  beyond: How well are we really doing? And what have we forgotten about being human? Here are 5 ideas to break the...

These guidelines originate from the 2024 book Power of Smile. They are intentionally practical — not abstract ideas, but simple practices meant to be tested in everyday working life. In coaching-based development programmes across two care homes involving 110 care...

A reflection on care work, simplicity, and what changes when human presence comes first. In 2023, I stepped across the threshold of two Danish care homes for elderly residents with no clear idea of what awaited me. What I did know was this: The elderly care sector is...

Children smile up to 400 times a day. As adults, many of us barely reach twenty — and more than one in ten smile fewer than five times. Not because we become wiser. But because we forget. A smile is not just a gesture. It is a signal - to your nervous system, to your...

My book is the result of my own search for a fulfilling work life — a journey that brought me to one of the world’s most spectacular personal development events in Florida, and to a study visit at the Dalai Lama’s temple in the Himalayas in northern India.

This is more than just words. A story, an invitation to you, written from a long retreat. Exactly one year ago, my heart stopped. Today, I’m sitting in Portugal, writing – about life, trust, and Eastern wisdom. When death knocked on my door, everything changed. It...

The phrase Shake the Dust comes from both the Bible and the world of yoga. It’s a metaphor for shaking off the old and moving forward into something new and more welcoming. It takes the courage to choose differently. Because the systems, experts, and politicians won’t fix it for you