Selected writings

My third book will start where Power of Smile ended — and this time, it will also be available to English-speaking readers. This summer, I will begin writing the book during a retreat in Sweden: In Malmö, at one of the world’s largest yoga festivals, and in Stockholm....

I like sitting with men around a square table, drinking beer and talking about football. And I also like sitting in circles with women on yoga mats, breathing deeply and talking about chakras. Anything wrong with that? Beyond the Noise - a search for modern happiness....

Why has yoga still got a slightly mysterious image for many people? In this podcast, I talk with Nela Gorovic - medical doctor, yin yoga teacher, and psychotherapist. We also talk about why yoga and psychotherapy could help far more people - and why these practices...

In my search for modern happiness, I met Martin Seefeldt Borgen in his psychotherapy clinic in Copenhagen, where he now works with leaders. His story stayed with me. What actually happened? What is he doing today? Why do we still tend to see methods that clearly work...

Something doesn’t add up. We live better than ever – and still, many of us don’t feel truly happy. This podcast is a search for what we might have missed. Conversations with people who feel the same. Looking for new ways to find modern happiness, and how we might...

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...

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...

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...

What happened when simple human principles met real care work. In 2023, I stepped into two Danish care homes for elderly residents with no clear idea of what awaited me. I knew the elderly care sector was under pressure. Staff shortages, sickness absence, stress and...