Last week CNBC ran a program on why Danish and Nordic people are so happy. They focused a lot on the work-life balance and the concept of well-being. For a long time I too wondered what made Danes seem so contented. It couldn’t be...
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Everything changed once I stopped telling myself I didn’t have what it takes. It was always my dream to be a writer. For 10 years I wrote the same novel five times, but I never finished it. “I’m not a writer,” I would think...
We all know how popular divorce is. These days you have about a 50% chance of your marriage surviving and judging by the bitter divorces battles that get splattered all over the news, it’s no wonder the first sentence uttered when a split is...
Recently I wrote an article forTime Magazineabout Danish children’s TV and in particular the show ‘Vild Venner’ (wild friends). Let’s talk about death! It’s a sweet show about two kids who rescue animals. I sat down very unassumingly one evening with my seven-year-old daughter...
The Local’s columnist Jessica Alexander argues that Denmark is ahead of Hollywood when it comes to realistic approaches to women’s ageing. Why happy endings don’t make us happy (18 Jun 15) A little known secret to the Danes’ happiness (01 Jun 15) Let’s talk...
As we head into 2018, it is the time of New Year resolutions being put to the test. Many, if not most of us, will fail. According to Forbes, only 8 percent of us will achieve our New Year resolutions, and this is mainly...
Recently there has been some uproar about the new French president Emmanuel Macron’s older wife. Double standardsThere was some speculation that “he cannot love his wife” because she is 24 years older than him. “If I had been 20 years older than my wife,...
As you enjoy baby’s first months, it may be wise to think ahead to baby’s next few years. After all, your little bundle of joy will soon be running, jumping, talking, and well, making their fair share of mischief. The experts at The Danish...
Have you ever had the experience where your child is visibly upset about something but you don’t know why? Maybe they come home after school and you can see something is wrong but you can’t get them to talk about it? It’s not always...
