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About Sanna Wikström

Finnish native Sanna Wikström is best known for founding and owning the largest wellbeing website in Finland, called Hidasta elämää (Slow life). She is a Master of Arts (M.A.) and a Mindfulness teacher with a background in NLP. She is a sought-after inspirational speaker and successful author. Sanna has written 7 bestselling books and designed 7 card decks, all focusing on spiritual and mental wellbeing. Four of these card decks are now available in English. Sanna is passionate about helping people find a healthy and happy balance in their lives. She lives like she teaches and works a four-day week in order to have more time for her family. She is a mother of two young daughters. Read more about Sanna

A letter of compassion to myself

By |March 10th, 2021|Categories: Stress & Anxiety|Tags: , , , |

Dear me, I have travelled a long way to be here. I've encountered storms, obstacles, joy, even love during these travels. Every experience has brought me here, to now. Sometimes my journey has taken me through muddy waters, sometimes I've been sidetracked, lost even. In hindsight it may seem like [...]

Don’t believe your thoughts when you’re tired – life really isn’t what it feels like

By |November 15th, 2020|Categories: Stress & Anxiety|Tags: , , |

We've all heard the story about the new mother being overwhelmed with the fatigue of staying up all night and sleep walking through the day. Whenever I hear this story, it transports me right back to where I was five years ago. My daughter was diagnosed with reflux when [...]

When you’re in a hurry, you turn into a selfish idiot with no consideration for others

By |October 12th, 2020|Categories: Kids & Parenting, Stress & Anxiety|Tags: , , , |

My husband and I were taking our five-year-old daughter to daycare. She was cycling with her little bike, and since no one else was on the road, we gave her permission to speed up towards the double gates on top of a hill. There was a space between the [...]

4 ways to make your child feel special and to build their self-esteem

By |September 1st, 2020|Categories: Kids & Parenting|Tags: , , , , |

How can we as adults and parents do our very best to make children feel special and approved – just as they are, not adding anything or taking away anything from their precious existence? Every child deserves to be seen and heard, to have faith in themselves, and to [...]