I left Sweden almost nine years ago to explore the world. Not running from something (okay yes, the dark winters), more like following a pull I couldn't quite name. Over the years I lived for extended periods in places like Spain, Costa Rica, and Portugal, and spent significant time in the States, South Africa, Australia, and parts of Asia. I was looking for home. Not just a place to live, but somewhere that actually fit, that felt like mine. A few things became clear along t

Something has been on my mind lately. We are living through a time of profound change. The worldviews many of us grew up with about work, life, security, and how to build a good life are being tested or disrupted. Sometimes in multiple areas at once. AI, exponential tech, geopolitical shifts, economic uncertainty. The ground that once felt solid is now moving quickly. And if we are not careful, it is easy to get pulled into fear. To feel that the wave is too big and too fast

About a year ago I took a pause from launching any new work with Being Man. Not because the work wasn’t true, but because I knew I had more of my own foundation to rebuild before I could hold the next level of what this work wants to be, with the depth and integrity it asks for. So I stepped back, went inward, and let the ground settle. What followed was a year that was as challenging as it was important. Coming into this spring, something has shifted, both in me and in my wo