It was November the 18th 2019 and there was no reception, I hadn’t communicated with the outside world for two weeks, and whichever direction I looked the high Himalayan peaks were rising to the skies. It was perfect. A day I will remember for the rest of my life.
Read MoreAfter quite a long time of not being particularly motivated to run, often feeling sluggish and tired and asking myself why I’m even doing this — it finally feels like the light switch has suddenly been turned on again. I feel like I could continue running forever, my body feels strong and my mind is calm. That feeling of flow is real. Every run is a celebration of life.
Read MoreGoing for an adventure, running for hours at a time, or climbing in high altitude — it’s not always a dreamy walk in the park. Actually, a lot of the time it’s really tough. The legs are screaming and the mind is telling you to quit. In the past years I’ve figured out a strategy that works for me, which (almost) always gets me through those moments of struggle.
Read MoreIt hit me hard, too.
Yeah, I think you know what I’m talking about.
Staying healthy and happy is one of my top priorities. And as someone who loves to move, I want to be able to run far, climb high and be out for very many hours at a time. I want to give my body what it needs so that it can stay strong, balanced and support me wherever I choose to go. But sometimes it can be difficult to know if I’m doing the right thing.
Read MoreJuly 2018 was the start of one of the worst periods in my life. I was diagnosed with burnout depression and, with that, it felt like my whole world fell apart. Last year, I received the opportunity to tell my story of being an athlete with burnout depression in Swedish national radio. My wounds had not yet fully healed, but I knew that sharing my story would help me with that. And writing turned out to give me a sense of meaning I hadn’t felt for a long time.
Read MoreI think I knew already back in March, as I was sitting by the airport gate in Stockholm, that it was somehow the start of a new chapter in my life. I arrived in Germany literally just before all the craziness with corona started. My boyfriend Jost had arrived from Nepal the night before. Perfect timing. I had only planned to stay for one month, but I ended up staying three.
Read MoreHow can we find balance and tangibility in a world that otherwise seems incomprehensible and chaotic? How can we make sense of our day-to-day lives when everything appears to change from one hour to the other? Read my thoughts about the actions I take to stay grounded, happy and motivated each day.
Read MoreI kicked off 2020 with a boost of energy and motivation unlike any I have felt in a long time. This was the year I was going to spend endless days in the mountains again, racing and doing my own projects. I was beginning to feel strong and fit again after a 2019 of being injured and limited in terms of what I could do as an athlete. Nothing was going to stop me this time.
Read MoreIn the blink of an eye so many emotions pass through me at once: exhaustion, hope, excitement, fear. I feel a fear of dying. Or perhaps – I feel vulnerable, like my life is hanging on a thin thread. At once there is life and there is death, co-existing so close to one another. They are not two separate things. They are two sides of one coin.
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