What if your life didn’t need an escape?

In this episode of Your Favorite Self, I’m inviting you into a concept that changed everything for my husband and me: hygge (pronounced hoo-gah). It is a Danish way of living that prioritizes coziness, presence, pleasure, and slowing down. Hygge became more than an idea for us, it became a lifestyle.

This weekend we were snowed in at our mountain home, building a rainbow igloo with our kids, sipping warm drinks, doing puzzles, and realizing something profound: our life no longer feels like something we need a vacation from.

In this conversation, I explore:

• What hygge actually is (and what it’s not)
• How a quiet cabin trip years ago planted the seed for a completely different way of living
• Why “busy” and “successful” are not the same thing
• How unsubscribing from hustle culture changed our nervous systems, our family rhythm, and our joy
• Why alignment looks different for everyone, and how to honor what you need
• How intuition, environment, and even human design can guide you toward a life that feels expansive instead of constricting

This episode is not about telling you how to live. It’s about reminding you that there are options. That if the life you’re living feels rushed, heavy, or misaligned, you’re allowed to change it. Slowly. Gently. On purpose.

If you’ve ever dreamed of a softer life, a cozier rhythm, or waking up feeling like your life already is the reward, this episode is for you.

Let this be your permission slip to imagine — and start creating — your favorite life.

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