Do you feel like you are not fitting in? In this episode our guest Lola Akinmade Åkerström talks about finding your voice and finding your place in a new culture. Lola has created her own super culture by combining the best parts of Nigerian, American and Swedish culture. Her message is that you are more than enough!Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian-American-Swedish storyteller. She's an international bestselling author with two novels, an award-winning travel book, and a book about the Swedish word ‘lagom’. As a photographer her work has appeared in such prestigious publications as National Geographic and has been named a Hasselblad Heroine 2022. More about Lola Akinmade Åkerström <a href="https://akinmade.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://akinmade.com/</a> The photo project ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ at Instagram @theafroswede Books by Lola Akinmade Åkerström: In Every Mirror She’s Black Everything is Not EnoughLagom: The Swedish Secret of Living WellDue North<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Do you feel like you are not fitting in? In this episode our guest Lola Akinmade Åkerström talks about finding your voice and finding your place in a new culture. Lola has created her own super culture by combining the best parts of Nigerian, American and Swedish culture. Her message is that you are more than enough! Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian-American-Swedish storyteller. She's an international bestselling author with two novels, an award-winning travel book, and a book about the Swedish word ‘lagom’. As a photographer her work has appeared in such prestigious publications as National Geographic and has been named a Hasselblad Heroine 2022. More about Lola Akinmade Åkerström https://akinmade.com/ The photo project ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ at Instagram @theafroswede Books by Lola Akinmade Åkerström: In Every Mirror She’s Black Everything is Not Enough Lagom: The Swedish Secret of Living Well Due North Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel like you are not fitting in? In this episode our guest Lola Akinmade Åkerström talks about finding your voice and finding your place in a new culture. Lola has created her own super culture by combining the best parts of Nigerian, American and Swedish culture. Her message is that you are more than enough!Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian-American-Swedish storyteller. She's an international bestselling author with two novels, an award-winning travel book, and a book about the Swedish word ‘lagom’. As a photographer her work has appeared in such prestigious publications as National Geographic and has been named a Hasselblad Heroine 2022.&nbsp;More about Lola Akinmade Åkerström&nbsp;<a href="https://akinmade.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://akinmade.com/</a>&nbsp;The photo project ÅFRÖSWÈ̩DÉ̩ at Instagram @theafroswede&nbsp;Books by Lola Akinmade Åkerström:&nbsp;In Every Mirror She’s Black&nbsp;Everything is Not EnoughLagom: The Swedish Secret of Living WellDue North Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Finding Your Place in the Land of ´Lagom´

<h3>Stockholm is a State of Minds - The only podcast you need to become Swed... ish</h3> Each year brilliant minds from all over the world move to Stockholm – for work at universities, companies, and other organisations, for university studies, as accompanying partner, for love, or for refuge. Brilliant minds, who want to settle down, find a job, get to know the culture and understand society. This podcast is for you.Join hosts Maria and Philip for casual conversations exploring key topics commonly discussed over coffee breaks and meals as well as pivotal events that have shaped Swedish society for generations – helping peel back cultural layers and fast track the transition to your new home. And they will bring along guests – interesting people offering their own insights from deep knowledge in different fields. Behind the podcast is Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN), a non-profit network for partners and spouses of international talent in Stockholm. SDCN supports expat partners with professional events, career-related advice and by building a social network in their new hometown. Stockholm Dual Career Network is founded and run by Stockholms Akademiska Forum, a collaboration between all 18 higher education institutions in Stockholm along with the City of Stockholm. Reach out on Instagram @stockholmdualcareernetwork or LinkedIn @Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) and ask your own questions. In a following episode we might even bring an expert who can tell us all about it!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Stockholm is a State of Minds - The only podcast you need to become Swed... ish Each year brilliant minds from all over the world move to Stockholm – for work at universities, companies, and other organisations, for university studies, as accompanying partner, for love, or for refuge. Brilliant minds, who want to settle down, find a job, get to know the culture and understand society. This podcast is for you. Join hosts Maria and Philip for casual conversations exploring key topics commonly discussed over coffee breaks and meals as well as pivotal events that have shaped Swedish society for generations – helping peel back cultural layers and fast track the transition to your new home. And they will bring along guests – interesting people offering their own insights from deep knowledge in different fields. Behind the podcast is Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN), a non-profit network for partners and spouses of international talent in Stockholm. SDCN supports expat partners with professional events, career-related advice and by building a social network in their new hometown. Stockholm Dual Career Network is founded and run by Stockholms Akademiska Forum, a collaboration between all 18 higher education institutions in Stockholm along with the City of Stockholm. Reach out on Instagram @stockholmdualcareernetwork or LinkedIn @Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) and ask your own questions. In a following episode we might even bring an expert who can tell us all about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stockholm is a State of Minds - The only podcast you need to become Swed... ish Each year brilliant minds from all over the world move to Stockholm – for work at universities, companies, and other organisations, for university studies, as accompanying partner, for love, or for refuge. Brilliant minds, who want to settle down, find a job, get to know the culture and understand society. This podcast is for you.Join hosts Maria and Philip for casual conversations exploring key topics commonly discussed over coffee breaks and meals as well as pivotal events that have shaped Swedish society for generations – helping peel back cultural layers and fast track the transition to your new home. And they will bring along guests – interesting people offering their own insights from deep knowledge in different fields. Behind the podcast is Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN), a non-profit network for partners and spouses of international talent in Stockholm. SDCN supports expat partners with professional events, career-related advice and by building a social network in their new hometown. Stockholm Dual Career Network is founded and run by Stockholms Akademiska Forum, a collaboration between all 18 higher education institutions in Stockholm along with the City of Stockholm. Reach out on Instagram @stockholmdualcareernetwork or LinkedIn @Stockholm Dual Career Network (SDCN) and ask your own questions. In a following episode we might even bring an expert who can tell us all about it! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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