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Visualisation for more energy

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I found myself feeling a little sluggish the other day, without really knowing why. Taking a nap wasn’t an option, neither was coffee – and food, water and exercise was well taken care of. While there’s a million other ways to more energy, I wanted to try a new one.

I usually turn to meditation with the purpose of calming my mind and destress, but while browsing my Calm app one day I found a guided visualisation named “Energy”. By their own words it’s there to help increase energy, and also feelings of calm and well-being. Me like!

It never ceases to amaze me how powerful our brain is, and how well connected it is with our bodies. During the visualisation I could feel myself getting more energised, and when the 10 minutes had passed I was left way more optimistic and keen to take on the day.

Telling ourselves we’re tired, sluggish or unfocused will only reinforce our belief in that. When I took a few minutes to suggest to myself that I’m energised, happy and healthy, I could truly feel that. Where attention goes energy flows. What we focus on expands!

Feeling energised is of course dependent on many things, but our beliefs and focus is a huge part of it. Try it yourself and let me know what you think! :-)

If you don’t have the Calm app there’s also tons of free meditations on YouTube! Brows around and see what works for you. I took a quick search now and really liked this one.

Everyone we meet is a teacher + fall recipe

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Good morning!

In Norway we’re approaching fall, and by that many of us are going into a season of work-routines and studies. Colleagues and fellow students are coming back into our lives, which at times can be challenging for some.

In this video I’m sharing one of my best mindset-shifts to cope with the people around us, plus a little warming recipe for fall.

I really hope you love fall just as much as I do – and if you want to see more videos like this you can subscribe to my YouTube channel here. 

Ilu!

My natural solution to itchy armpits

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What’s more annoying than itchy armpits? I mean, I’ve woken up in the middle of the night, several times, because my armpits were killing me. Months of itching last year, and the same thing in Bali, lead me to these amazing tips. Seriously, I was itching like a crazy person for weeks up until last Thursday, and the day after implementing these things I was itch-free.

There’s of course various reasons to irritated armpits, but in my case it was tiny little red spots driving me crazy both times. I’ve never been to the doctor with this, so I have no idea what it would be categorised as in their eyes. But try these things – and if you don’t get better take a trip to your doctor!

1. Change to natural body wash
Go get the most natural, chemical free body soap you can find. Chemicals and perfume in conventional soaps can trigger both itching and inflammation. Natural is always better, as it gives you body the opportunity to sort out the problem itself. This time I picked up the one pictured below; this one from Greenfrog Botanic. I bought mine at Røtter in Oslo.

2. Change your deodorant
The same goes with deodorant, unnatural ingredients can be very harmful for our bodies. But I would also choose a natural deodorant that doesn’t contain baking soda, as some people react to this. I’ve found this one from Schmidt’s Naturals to work perfectly for me both times. (not sponsored)

3. Apply deodorant to dry skin
Make sure your armpits are dry before you apply deodorant. Especially after taking a shower or working out.

4. Change razor blades
First of all, if you have very irritated skin, go a while without shaving. And then, a doll razor blade is not doing you any favours. Be sure to change them regularly, and especially if your skin gets irritated. A lot of bacteria will build up and hang on to them, and of course it’ll just damage your skin by not being sharp enough. One month is the absolute maximum of time you should go without changing blades.

YEY to happy armpits!

Why I left Bali + life advice

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Good morning, loves!

My endless talk about Bali is not going to stop anytime soon, and today I’m answering the question I’ve been asked a hundred times since I got home.

“Why did you leave Bali so spontaneously? Was there any drama? What happened?”

Other than the fact that I’m a super spontaneous person, there’s another reason to why I left, and alongside a little life advice I’m telling you all about it in this little video.

I hope you’re having the best day ever – and if you want to see more videos like this you can subscribe to my YouTube channel here. 

Love you!

3 lessons from Bali

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Bali is a beautiful island in Indonesia – filled to the brim with love. Traveling there alone is by far the best thing I’ve ever done for myself and the people around me. It changed me – influenced me to become a better person. I’ve come to realise that when I allow people and places to be just the way they are, they will teach me lessons I need to grow. That’s exactly what happened – and I want to share 3 of the lessons I learned with you today.

Calm down, babe
If you’ve ever been to any Asian country you’ve without a doubt found yourself frustrated at least once because of what is known as “Bali-time” or “Thai-time” or “whatever asian country-time”. Basically, the locals never arrive when they say they will. Ever. Not your taxi, not your friends, not anyone. And this is challenging for a stressed western girl used to showing up 10 minutes early to absolutely everything. But what a valuable lesson! Bali made me realise once and for all that it is just life. There’s no point in stressing around, making sure everything happens the second I want it to – or the exact way I want it to for that matter. It taught me that everything works out in the end, with or without my hysterical need to control.

Everyone you meet is a friend
This is a lesson I mainly learned from a friend I made down there, but also the whole island itself. I spent weeks with a really outgoing girl, and I’m not kidding when I say that she made friends absolutely everywhere she went. I could go to the convenient store and find her super engaged in a conversation with a little girl she just met there. She was texting this person, because he was driving the Uber she ordered the day before. The guy behind the counter of our favourite breakfast place knew her name and what she’d been up to that week. Seriously, every single person we meet is a potential friend. One question, one conversation and you have a new friend. It’s so easy.

Say hi
In Bali you smile and say hi to absolutely everyone. At first it was actually a little exhausting, but after a while I noticed the tremendous positive effect it had on me. Norwegians are known to come off as kinda cold and antisocial – we will rather overlook a person than risking an awkward situation. We don’t say hi to anyone on the street, unless we know them well. In Bali you say hi to everyone you pass, that’s the norm, and if you don’t you’ll come off as really rude. Walking around with that in mind made me live more in the now. I simply couldn’t walk the streets lost in my own thoughts, cause people were waving and greeting me every second. It also makes you feel like you belong, like you’re welcome, and like you matter. Now I will much rather be the one who says hi, than the one who doesn’t answer. No matter where I am in the world.

Thank you Bali.

The meaning of life // morning pages #4

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I was just thinking – many of us look at photographs, find inspiration in them and wish we were in that vibe. Maybe all we’re looking for in life is just moments? Maybe that’s what we actually find ourselves chasing? Maybe we have to understand that happiness is found in the small moments we’re so used to experiencing? I’m a WeHeartIt addict, and find myself liking photos of wooden tables with coffee cups and old books, girlfriends laughing while walking down the street, people hugging. And I have those things all the time – I just don’t realize how it looks from the outside, that it actually is the same as the photos, and how valuable those moments are.

Picture from WeHeartIt

I was also driving with my uncle today and I started talking about how I often find myself thinking about the meaning of life. Like why do so many of us work 9-5, have dinner, watch tv, go to bed and repeat? But also, why do others travel the world to see as much of it as possible? Why do we do anything at all? Like, seriously, why? 

I actually don’t think that changing what we do on the regular, the activities and habitual things, is the most important thing to look at when we’re looking for happiness. Of course it’s important that we like what we do, and we should work towards making our every day life as in line with our values as possible, but maybe it’s more important what we make out of it and how much we’re actually there.

Every time I find myself slightly depressed, which I’ve been on and off for as long as I can remember, I get obsessed with that question. What the meaning of life is, I mean. And I’ve asked so many people. Every time I ask the so called “happy people” I meet, those who seem to enjoy life and never think about that question, I get the same answer. “I think the meaning of life is to be happy, and take care of each other.”

Personally I hope there’s a bigger meaning to life than that, but while we’re on this earth I think that is absolutely right.

It’s like my aunt said to me the other day; “just remember, wherever you go you’ll be there – you can never run from yourself.”

Going to Bali wasn’t what I expected it to be. It was absolutely amazing, but not like I expected. That’s because I was looking at photos from other peoples experiences there before I went, and in some magical way thought it would be just like that for me as well. But I’m always myself, and I have to make those things and those vibes happen for me myself. No matter where I am.

It’s a beautiful thing – that we can make whatever we want out of a moment. Drinking coffee in the morning doesn’t have to be the “chugging down a cup before running to work just because I need something to freaking open my sleepy eyes”. It can be like the photos; sitting down in peace, enjoying it from our favourite cup, reading the news in a comfy outfit with our favourite tunes coming out of the speakers. It’s all about how we choose to perceive it.

Picture from WeHeartIt

I don’t know exactly where I’m going with this – I’m just realising more and more that what we make of life is what we get from it.

 

Raspberry nicecream bowl

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Hi loves! 

Some of you might know that I just got home from Bali – so far the most amazing experience I’ve ever had. Still processing the whole thing, as it feels like I just woke up from a dream. I’m struggling to put all my thoughts and emotions into words, but I can promise you I’ll share more about it when the time is right. 

The past few days has been wonderful. Seeing my family and friends again, laughing with people who’ve known me my whole life, seeing the vibrant Norwegian nature with new eyes – and having homemade smoothie bowls for breakfast! Couldn’t ask for more.  

Canggu is rich in smoothie bowls, but to be honest I don’t think anything can beat my homemade ones. That’s why I feel like I have to share my recipes with you! It’s so freaking easy, everyone can do it. If you’re tempted you should run out to your nearest supermarket right now and get heaps of spotted bananas, slice them into little pieces and freeze them – then you have tomorrows breakfast ready to blend! 

Smoothie
3 frozen bananas 
1 handful raspberries 
– Blend until creamy 

Topping
Rawnola (blended dates, oats and coconut flakes) 
Sliced up fresh banana 
Fresh raspberries 
Peanut butter 
Buckwheat 

Takes me about 5-10 minutes to make and seriously – it’s like gelato. I’ll actually go make myself some right now! 

xx

 

Why bad days are good for you // morning pages #3

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Right now I’m feeling more like myself than I’ve done in weeks. Back to the calm version of myself in a way. I’ve had so much fun, learned so many new things, experimented og pushed limits. I’ve set insane goals for myself, dreamt big and had a lot of motivation to make it happen. But today was a shitty day – and it was exactly what I needed. 

The bad days is usually what brings me down to earth again. 

I find it kind of scary writing to you that I have bad days, cause after all I am a health coach that’s dying to inspire others to be happy. I want to be a role model for that. I’ve thought about maybe keeping my negative thoughts away from my social media accounts, just to have them be a positive light in my followers lives – but to me that’s equal to lying. Because this is life – it has it’s ups and downs. Fo me as well. I mean, for me maybe more than others even. I think the reason why I have this burning desire to help others is because I know so well how it is to feel all sorts of emotions. I know way to well how it is to cry yourself into a headache – but also how it is to hover around on a cloud of happiness. 

I texted one of my wisest friends today. “Yesterday was the best day ever and I was so incredibly happy. Today is shit. I’m so sad and I’m crying – and nothing special has happened! This is happening all the time. Can you please tell me what the fuck is wrong with me.” – and I got the most beautiful reply. 

We’re not supposed to be happy all the time – I mean, that’s not what happiness means to me at least. I think being happy is to be confident within yourself, who you are, the life you’re living, having hopes and dreams for the future. Happiness doesn’t mean never sad or always in the same great mood. There’s value in every kind of day. While I’m sitting here with dry tears on my cheeks and a kind of sad feeling inside my heart, I’m also happy. Being sad and receiving understanding and comfort from others makes me happy. Not the dancing around with no worries kind of happy, but kind of tucked into a blanket on a chilly autumn day happy – if that makes sense. 

Being sad makes me want to give up a little bit, and it brings me back to basic. The tiny things – that really matters. 

It’s a text from Trine, a phone call with dad, a hot cup of tea with soy milk, a brownie on a small plate, old shitty quality Sex And The City episodes on my MacBook. My dreams were about staying here in Bali forever, make a huge income in no time and at least not going home. I’m not scared of going home anymore. Everything has it’s time and place – and I’m looking forward to autumn. 

My only task right now is to enjoy this evening. It’s to do my best in the work I already have, and take very good care of the people I already know. It’s to be open to whatever comes my way the next couple of hours and days, and find the positive in every little thing. That’s the recipe for happiness – if you ask me. 

Dream big, but live in the now – with every single emotion. 

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Norwegian:
Akkurat nå føler jeg meg mer som meg selv enn jeg har gjort på flere uker. På en måte tilbake i den rolige versjonen av meg. Jeg har hatt det så utrolig gøy, lært så mye nytt, eksperimentert og pushet grenser. Jeg har satt helt ville mål for meg selv, drømt stort og hatt masse motivasjon til å realisere. Men idag var en dårlig dag – og det var akkurat det jeg trengte. 

De dårlige dagene er som regel det som får meg ned igjen på jorden. 

Jeg synes det er litt skummelt å skrive til dere at jeg har dårlige dager, for jeg er jo tross alt en helse-coach som gjerne vil inspirere andre til å bli lykkeligere – og vil dermed være et godt forbilde for nettopp det. Jeg har lekt med tanken om å holde det negative utenfor mine sosiale medier, for å prøve å smitte over positivitet til de som leser eller ser på – men jeg vet innerst inne at det ville være å lyve. For slik er nå en gang livet – det går opp og ned. For meg også. Jeg mener, for meg kanskje mer enn alle andre til og med. Jeg tror grunnen til at jeg har dette brennende ønske om å hjelpe andre, er at jeg selv vet så inderlig godt hvordan det er å kjenne på alle spekter av følelser. Jeg vet så inderlig godt hvordan det er å gråte til seg en hodepine – men også hvordan det er å sveve rundt på en sky av lykke. 

Idag sendte jeg melding til en av mine klokeste venner. “I går hadde jeg verdens fineste dag og var bare så glad og fornøyd. Idag er dritt, jeg er super lei meg og griner – og ingenting har skjedd! Dette skjer hele tiden. Kan du fortelle meg hva faen som er galt med meg.” – og jeg fikk verdens fineste svar. 

Det er ikke meningen at man skal være glad og fornøyd hele tiden – jeg mener, det er hvertfall ikke lykke for meg. Å være lykkelig vil jeg si er å være tilfreds med den man er, livet man lever, og ha håp og drømmer for fremtiden. Lykke betyr ikke aldri lei seg eller helt stabilt dødsbra humør. Det er verdi i alle slags dager. Mens jeg sitter her med tørre tårer på kinnene og en slags rolig trist følelse inni meg er jeg også lykkelig. Det å være lei meg og få forståelse og visuelle klemmer fra andre gjør meg lykkelig. Ikke hoppende rundt med null bekymringer og blomster i håret lykkelig, men litt sånn pakket inn i en stor ullgenser en kald høstdag lykkelig – hvis det gir mening. 

Det å være trist gjør at jeg gir litt opp, og det å gi opp tar meg tilbake til de helt grunnleggende tingene. De små tingene – som virkelig betyr noe. 

Det er en tekst fra Trine, en telefonsamtale med pappa, en varm kopp te med soyamelk, en brownie på en liten tallerken, og gamle sex and the city episoder med drit dårlig kvalitet på Mac’en. Drømmene mine handlet om å være her i Bali for alltid, bygge opp en stor inntekt på rekord-tid og i hvert fall ikke dra hjem. Nå er jeg ikke redd for å dra hjem lenger. Alt til sin tid – og jeg gleder meg til høsten. 

Min eneste oppgave nå er å nyte denne kvelden. Det er å gjøre mitt beste i de jobbene jeg allerede har, og ta vare på de menneskene jeg allerede kjenner. Det er å være åpen for hva som enn kommer min vei de neste timene og dagene, og finne det positive i alle de små tingene som skjer. Der har vi oppskriften på lykke – spør du meg.

Drøm stort, men lev nå – og det med alle følelser.

A day in my life – Bali

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Hi loves, 
I had an amazing day here in Bali yesterday, and decided to take you along on the ride. This video is actually a pretty accurate picture of a typical day for me down here, and I absolutely loved documenting it. It starts with a little tmi adenomyosis update – and then just random bits and pieces from there. 

Let me know what you think and subscribe to my channel here if you want to see more. 
I  l o v e  y o u 

Synchronicities // Morning Pages #2

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I think it’s funny how everything seems to flow here in Bali. Or honestly just in life in general, but the time I’ve spent on this island has been crazy like that. Synchronicities has happened so frequently from the very first day I got here – and I’m not the only one here that feels that way. 

I keep bumping into people, places and situations that is exactly what I need. From day one I’ve met beautiful people that has helped me with my business. Everything from actually helping me out with technical stuff, having someone to pitch my ideas to, getting ideas from them. But also people with the exact words I need to hear at the exact right time. Even more crazy – when I think about something I would like to see or experience, the opportunity comes to me so quickly, without even saying anything out loud. Things appear in front of my eyes like magic. Sounds so cliche but it’s true. 

I’m so grateful for everything this island is giving me. Smiles, hugs, excitement, obstacles, growth and fresh fruit. 

Bali, right now I don’t feel like I ever wanna leave. 

Jealousy // morning pages #1

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I think I’m feeling jealous today. I see so many people doing great things, and it stresses me.

“Give me enough time to be young. Give me enough time to make mistakes.” 

I read that a few days ago and I’m like YES. That’s it. I’m 24 years old, and should have my life together already – I feel like. Everyone is finishing college, getting married and having kids. No joke. And here I am, traveling to Bali, daydreaming about an old crush and putting my money on experiences instead of apartments. 

I truly believe jealousy comes from not being happy with what we’re doing ourselves. I mean, of course it does. And that’s even more stupid, cause I know that happiness comes from within and that it is a choice. I wrote a whole book about that. 

But sometimes we just have to let our feelings be. Feel them and let them dissolve like that. What we resist persists. 

In the end I know I’m doing the right thing – for me. I don’t want marriage, apartments and kids right now. If I did I would’ve worked for that. I want freedom, exotic fruits and plain tickets. It’s just frustrating to go against the stream sometimes, – that’s it.

Nothing is a coincidence // Morning pages

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I have so much gratitude today. I can’t believe I almost lost it at one point. 

Deep green leaves, singing birds, comfy beds, toilet paper, light blue pools, crunchy granola, the smell of coffee. I have all that today, and very often.

Las week I was visiting Ubud, and truly believe the universe was giving me a slap in the face. A friendly one that is. Wake up kid, look around you. You’re so damn lucky how do you even dare to complain. 

I arrived at what I thought would be the most beautiful airbnb – turned out it was the complete opposite. 

No aircon, the scariest bathroom I’ve ever seen, something that looked like a torture device in the corner, ancient books about religion on the bedside table. No wifi, no neighbours, no friends. I was scared shitless. 

Then I started listening to Making Life Easy by my favourite women Christiane Northrup – just to quiet the feeling of loneliness. And she reminded me of what I already know.

Nothing is a coincidence.

I found myself in this bungalow to be reminded of everything I have. Everything I had been taking for granted the past weeks. Laying in that bungalow I had absolutely everything I need – and more. I just didn’t see it.

Adenomyosis update 3

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It’s been a while since I updated you on how my uterus is feeling, so now that I’m sitting alone at a cafe in Ubud, I felt like the time was right.

 

The last time I talked to you was a very happy day – already 95 days ago! (oh my god, time really flies.) I experienced a period of zero pain and was jumping around my dads house cheering for the holistic world and my own healing capacity. But – I’ve come to understand that doing things the holistic and natural way is not a straight upward facing line. Everything natural in life is swinging, and although going in one direction it’s not linear. In other words, it hasn’t been perfect since. 

The period after the painless one (march) was very bad. Not to the extend that it was before, but definitely not good. I think I had my last acupuncture session the last week of April, and then moved out of the city – left with no treatment at all. 

After that I’ve had better and better periods. The insane cramps has decreased in duration. When at it’s worst it lasted 24 hours, then it slowly went down to 10 hours, and my last one was only 2 hours. I’m not taking any painkillers cause I want to see how long it lasts, so I know for sure that the level of pain is the same, but the duration is for sure decreasing. Two major things has changed in the past few months, and I deeply believe that this is the reason why I’m healing. 

I’ve been a little afraid of writing this, because I’ve had various feedback when telling friends and family about my thoughts. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m okay with being a weirdo in some peoples eyes, if I can help others. 

I’ve always been an intuitive person – by that I’m talking about my gut feeling and basing my decisions on it. I know very well if something is right or wrong for me, without really having a theory or facts to base it on. I know when I’m on the right track – and definitely when I’m not. 

I’ve always been the girl who loved having my period – and a part of that is because it used to be one hundred percent pain free. June last year was the beginning of an era where I stumbled upon a few very new situations for me, and had no idea if I went into it with a feeling of fear or if it was a “no” from my intuition. I couldn’t really tell. So I kept on going – and that’s when the pain started. 

Without going too much into detail I had bad feelings about some of the people I was hanging out with and also my living situation in my new apartment. In theory everything was perfect, and there’s nothing wrong with either of them – I just had the feeling that it wasn’t for me. I’d also had traveling in the back of my mind for years, but kept suppressing it. In the process of wanting to see if I was afraid of settling or actually was at the wrong place – I watched my periods getting worse and worse. 

Over the past few months I’ve ended the relationships and moved out of my apartment – now finding myself in Bali. And as I just mentioned, I’m watching my periods getting better and better. Not a single part of me believes this is a coincidence. 

Our intuition is so much more powerful than we give it credit for now a days. If it’s capable of giving us stomach pain, diarrhoea, nausea and headaches, why wouldn’t it be able to manifest chronic diseases? 

If your intuition is telling you something, listen. We’re not just a body, we’re mind and spirit as well. Thinking that the last two parts is insignificant is a huge mistake.  

Until next time, 

Uterus. 

What I eat in Bali

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Selamat pagi! 

Eating in Bali is so cheap, yum and healthy, that I made a video showing you guys an example of what it looks like. 

 

For more videos like this, subscribe to my YouTube channel HERE.

ilu!

Traveling solo as an introvert

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Hi beauties! 

Just a few weeks ago I packed my little backpack, bought a plain ticket and placed my excited but on a plane heading to Indonesia. During this time I’ve had an actual BLAST. I love everything about this place, and every lesson I’m picking up throughout the day here is so valuable. 

One of the things I’ve noticed is my introverted personality type. It shouldn’t have caught me by surprise at all, as I’ve always been this way. But I wasn’t really prepared for the challenges it would bring, and how to handle them. 

If anything I feel like being faced with this side of me has actually made me enjoy my travels more, and in this video I wanted to share with you how I chose to deal with it.

My supplements

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I’ve been meaning to share with you which supplements I’m taking for a while now, and today is the day. I’m a big believer in getting all our nutrients from food and natural sources, but these are additions to that, which I’ve found to be very helpful. Keep in mind that I’m not a nutritionist or a doctor, so this is just information that I’ve found and experiences I’ve had. Do your own research and ask your doctor if anything is unclear! Now, let’s go: 

B12 
I supplement B12 because I’m not eating any animal products.
This is a vitamin that people on a plant based diet have to take, but meat eaters could also benefit from a supplement. Basically B12 is a bacteria that’s originally found in soil, so you could get it in by not washing your organic vegetables at all. But I mean, I’ll rather go for clean veggies and a tablet/spray a day. Being deficient in this vitamin is not a good idea, and most people recognise a deficiency by experiencing fatigue and a weakened immune system (aka getting a cold all the time). 

Iron 
I supplement with iron because of my disease Adenomyosis.
As far as I know I’m not anaemic, but talking to my Chinese Medicine doctor I got recommended Iron supplements to heal my disease. Originally he wanted me to start eating some meat, because in TCM meat is seen as a strengthening food, which again is beneficial for menstrual cramps etc. Eating meat is not an option for me, so increasing the amount of beans, carrots and food in general is what I’m doing. + Iron supplements. 

Magnesium 
I supplement with magnesium because of heavy menstrual cramps. 
This is a mineral that has a lot of functions of course, but it’s also thought to relieve cramping in a lot of different ways, such as helping relax muscles and increasing absorption of calcium. Foods you can eat to get magnesium is spinach, brown rice, nuts and whole grains just to name few. 

D-vitamins 
I supplement with D-vitamin because there’s literally no sun in Norway.
D-vitamin is made in the body when you’re exposing it for sunlight. That’s something we Norwegian Vikings only do one week a year (when we’re on a holiday to Syden), or if we’re lucky to have 1 or 2 days of sun in the summer months. You might not have any symptoms of deficiency, but it’s super-important for our bodies so make sure we get enough. 

Probiotics 
I supplement with probiotics because it’s my best friend. 
I’ve married this blend of friendly bacteria, because it’s the solution to everything. Anxiety? probiotics. Bloating? probiotics. Skinproblems? probiotics. It supports a healthy gut, which impacts every single little thing in your body. After all, the gut is your second brain. I’ve taken it for years, and it just works. Ps: definitely look for a high quality one, with a high dose of bacterias in it. BUT don’t start too high, cause your stomach might be upset about it (hehe, own experience…)  

The ones that I take comes from plant sources, which means they’re vegan. I’ll link them here so you can check them out if you want to! 

Iron Aminojern
Magnesium Shift Supermagnesium 
Vitamin D Shift Supernaturlig D3 
Probiotics Udo’s choice 
Vitamin B12 Kloster

 

my skincare routine

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Good morning loves, 

As I mentioned in my makeup routine video I’m a sucker for healthy looking skin. That’s what I focus the most on when I do my makeup, and something I always recognise on others. My own skincare routine is very simple, just like everything else that I do, but it works. 

I made a video showing you what I do, so just press the play button if you’re interested:

As I say in the video organic rose water is really good for acne, but so are the oil cleansing method (which I accidentally called -pulling the second time there.. wops). Some people do find that doing this with coconut oil cause them to break out, so if that’s you I would look into different oils. I know people have good results with argan oil and hemp seed oil. 

I hope you liked the video and found some inspiration. If you have anything to add I would love to read about it in the comments!
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My experience with anxiety

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This post was originally written in Norwegian and published on my old blog in early 2015. It’s about how I got anxiety and how I got into a holistic way of living. So much has happened since then, so it’s not at all up to date when it comes to how I’m feeling today. As you may know I’ve learned so much from this, and my anxiety is close to non-existing today. I wanted to translate this text into english and give you a chance to read it anyways, because I feel like you’ll get to know me better. And if you’re struggling with the same, you’ll know that you’re not at all alone. 

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Ever since I was little and up until high school I would faint and throw up whenever I saw blood. Every little thing about the inside of a human body scared me, and I would have the same reaction when I was told disgusting stories or watched my friends have their body pierced as well. Because I was so scared of the doctor’s office I would walk around with all kinds of different pains for the longest possible time, and then cry my eyes out when I finally realised I had to go there. I’ve also had panic attacks when having my blood drawn, and one time I even threw up in my doctor’s dustbin. This is blood phobia, and I honestly think it’s kind of normal to some extend. Even though it’s normal, it’s not a very pleasant experience. As I got older it all got better, and I wasn’t that sensitive to it anymore.

A few months after finishing high school, me and my best friend went backpacking in South East Asia. We went there twice, and it really was the best years of my life. The only weird thing is that at the end of our second trip I experienced my body doing things I didn’t understand. Out of the blue I would start to cold sweat, my heart would race and I nearly fainted without any given reason. I got so scared, and because I thought I was really sick I ended up going home a few weeks before I’d originally planned. At the airport in Bangkok I met this wonderful women from Canada, and she kept me company the whole time until I got on the plane to Norway. I’m so grateful that I met her, because I was a totall wreck. I’d even forgotten to put my shoes on, as I was so focused on not fainting or doing anything else that would be incredibly embarrassing. When I finally got on the plane I drugged myself with massive amounts of chocolate, and probably fell asleep because of a sugar shock. (hehe)

Everything got a little better when I got home to Norway and my family, and I didn’t give it as much thought. After a few months I moved to another city, rented a tiny apartment and started a one year course in medicine. As I thought me and my old friend blood phobia had grown apart, I went to my first class with the tightest jeans I could possibly find. I had been looking forward to this day for so long, but it turned out to be a really hard one and the beginning of a very challenging period. The 10-minute film with the name “a journey through the body” was shown, and I just made it out of the class room when I started sweating, trembling and almost fainting my ass off. A conserned stranger gave me a cold glass of water, and I spent the rest of the day incredibly nervous while I was trying to act as normal as possible. I was so reliefed when I got home that afternoon, as I got so tired from trying to act like nothing was wrong.

I went to school every day despite the fact that I always felt sick and had an crazy inner turmoil when I was there. Walking to school was a living hell, and I always gave myself a strict pep talk the whole way. I would always sit on the chair closest to the door during class, because I got really claustrophobic if I felt like I couldn’t get out of there. I could never wear tight clothes, and even my watch had to go because I felt so trapped when I had it on. I never laid my eyes on the power point’s my teacher was showing us, in case a picture that would make me feel even worse would pop up. After a while it all got really bad, and it came to a point where I couldn’t make it out of my apartment. The feeling I was used to getting at school suddenly appeared at work, on the bus, when I was grocery shopping. Everywhere. I sat inside my tiny tiny apartment for many days, didn’t go to school, couldn’t sleep and wasn’t able to have friends over. One of my closest friends tried visiting me one day, and even though she knew me like no others, I was shaking so bad and felt like I had to throw up the whole time. I was really sad as well because I was so scared I wouldn’t be able to continue the only study I really wanted to do at that point.

Besides my blood-phobia I’d also spent several years depriving myself of food, then binging. Exercising like a crazy person, loathing my body and carrying around a constant feeling of guilt. All signs of low self-confidence, in hindsight. 

After sitting in my bed for about 3 days straight, I suddenly panicked. Thoughts that really scared me started popping up in my mind, and a few phone-calls and a lot of tears later I found myself in my doctors office. the same day I was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder. 

What it basically means is that you have severe inner turmoil, you’re concerned about everything, startle easily, cold hands, dry mouth, and even shivers and muscle tension almost all the time. I want to compare the feeling with the feeling of being really scared. Like, the feeling you get before you’re about to do something you’re dreading. Go to the dentist, jump out of a helicopter, talk in front of a billion people. It feels like something horrible is about to happen any minute, all the time, you just don’t know what. It’s a weird feeling, especially because of the physical symptoms that follows. I got some pills I was meant to take when I felt like I was getting a panic attack, and a referral to a psychologist and cognitive therapy. I swallowed one pill and went to the psychologist twice, when I got to the conclusion that it just didn’t feel right to me.

And that’s when I first started reading about natural medicine and other alternative ways of healing. I spent hours and hours reading about it online, and felt so drown to a holistic way of living. Whole living foods (fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains etc.), yoga, detoxing, meditation, plant-medicine, funny and positive people, time on my own and long runs is just a few examples of what I added to my everyday life. It all felt so right to me, and I honestly got happier and happier every day. That school year ended up being an amazing experience.

Now I can’t remember the last time I had a real panic attack, and I’m so much calmer as a person. My anxiety has it’s up’s and down’s, but I find that the bad times are less often and shorter. Now I feel so much more safe as well, as I know what to do when they’re showing up. The funny thing is that beside lowering my anxiety, I’ve become a so much happier as a person. I feel like I know what makes me happy, I’ve gained so much more self-respect, and I experience a wonderful feeling of happiness so many times a day. I know it’s cliché, but I honestly don’t know where I would have been right now if it wasn’t for this. It’s become such a huge part of my life.

This lifestyle has also brought me so many new friends from all over the world, a even closer relationship with my family, much better self-esteem and totally different goals in life. People often tell me that I’m brave to be so open about this, since apparently I’m supposed to be embarrassed. I’m so grateful for my anxiety, as it’s brought so much love and happiness into my life.

And, I just wanted to close of by saying that even thought I’ve chosen to go the natural route, that doesn’t mean I don’t respect people who want’s to do it differently. If you’re taking medicine or going to a psychologist, and that works, then I’m so so so incredibly happy for you! We’re all different, and that’s amazing!

Make a quick vision board

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I’m not sure if I can call this a vision-board, but it’s definitely an image of my vision for my near future. I put this together in literally 10 minutes, and I’m gonna show you why it went so fast. 

First of all, a vision-board is a board filled with images, quotes and things that represents what you wish for your life to be. The idea is that you’re going to hang this up on your wall, or place it somewhere else where you’ll be able to see it every day. In that way you’ll stay motivated to work towards your goals, and even get clearer on what you really wish for. 

As you can see I’m working towards a future spent on the beach, surfing, laughing with friends, and just an overall feeling of freedom. All these pictures gives me a certain feeling, so it’s more behind this than what you can see with two eyes, and it’s actually quite personal. 

The reason why this board took me like 10 minutes to make is because I collect pictures all the time. I’ve been using the site WeHeartIt for many many many years, and always go on there to get inspired. 

When I was making this board the other day I simply went on WeHeartIt, downloaded my favourite photos, collected them on a new Pages site on my MacBook, and printet them all out. Alongside with written goals and action steps, I’m now working with this every day. 

Go do this yourself, if you’re a computer nerd like me this is a lot of fun! 

 

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