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The Little Viking Saga – Episode 13 – A wheelie big...

Child in a helmet standing with a small blue bike on a grassy lawn beside a marina full of sailboats
Parenting & childcare

Tur-return: Episode 17 – Nudity is natural — and no big...

Woman in swimwear standing on a sandy path through green dune vegetation, looking out at the sea
Lifestyle

When Integration Succeeds but Building a Career Remains Difficult

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Kick the winter with the blues

The Soulful Survival Guide to Winter: Danish Blues It's dark, it's cold, and if you live here, you know the feeling: Winter in Denmark has...

7 Steps to Build a Powerful Network in Denmark (Without Feeling Pushy or Lost)

A few weeks ago, I sat on a panel hosted by AMIS – A More Inclusive Society and The Ukrainian European Hub in Copenhagen. Even...

The Courage to Heal: My Mission as a Psychiatrist, a Mother, and a Human

Hi there, this is Florina. I am a psychiatrist, a mother, wife, sister, and daughter. I have always believed that healing is not something we...

The Toll of School Absences and Why Early Support Matters

I’ll never forget what a Danish relative told me when I was expecting my first child: “Having a child is like watching your heart...

The Little Viking Saga – Det kommer – Episode 8

Back in July, we found ourselves faced with another momentous chapter of parenting our Little Viking. With it being the holiday month here in...
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