About me

Lead yourself.

That’s my guiding principle for a sustainable research life.

I spent over a decade in high-stakes hospital settings where I managed critical patient care, made decisions under pressure, mentored clinicians, and handled unpredictable clinical scenarios. Along the way, I pushed myself too hard and I got burnt out. My burnout became a catalyst for change. I left clinical work and began my PhD at Karolinska Institutet, hoping to improve patient care. As a PhD student, I realized that the same patterns: overworking, saying yes to everything, and never taking breaks, were just as prevalent in academia. This experience led me to found my company and develop my Play & Produce Program during the second year of my PhD. To date, I’ve had the privilege of personally guiding and supporting >75 researchers from 16 different countries.

Credentials

PhD in Medical Science, Karolinska Institutet. Dissertation: Assessment and Identification of Cognitive Changes After Surgery in Older Adults.

Master of Medical Science: Nurse Anesthesia, Karolinska Institutet.

Training in cognitive behavioral therapy:

Psychotherapist training in cognitive behavioral therapy (ongoing). SIEP (Scandinavian Academy for Evidence-Based Psychotherapy), under the direction of Professor JoAnne Dahl.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, course. Högskolan SAPU (Scandinavian academy for psychotherapy). Taught by Lina Strömberg, licensed psychotherapist.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for beginners, course. Taught by Dr Russ Harris.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a brief intervention, course. Taught by Dr Russ Harris.