About
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”A way can be a guide but not a fixed path;
Names can be given, but not permanent labels.”
- Tao Te Ching, Stanza 1
In a world filled with doomsday prognoses about the future of the written word, I believe that people will always seek a good book or article where they can find their own questions and concerns reflected. A good book or even a shorter piece is like a cherished friend. It shares a story, beckons the reader to reflect and empathizes with the human condition.
I have written about many subjects, but during the past years have focused mainly on the story of my grandparents’ role in National Socialism and the SS in Germany, Poland, Paraguay and Brazil. I write and speak about my findings in order to generate a wider and more detailed awareness of history, how its legacies bear themselves out in the present day and why discussing the past is essential to peace in our time. In the context of this work I was privileged to be named Stevens Traveling Fellow 2015-16 by Wellesley College and Honorary Research Associate, University College London, 2013-15, where I was affiliated with a project concerning the reverberations of WWII on the generations that followed.
I have worked extensively on the transformational power of writing and story-telling in various ways: as an author, newspaper columnist, blogger and editor. Years of voluntary work in story-reading in the classroom motivated me to create a method with other experts for group story-making to address complex social issues among youth. In 2010 I founded Stories for Society, a Swedish-based non-profit dedicated to renewing the art of storytelling for improved learning and communication. In 2014-2015 Stories for Society worked in ethnically divided and marginalized communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina to facilitate the creation of common stories among youth in a post-conflict setting.
Throughout my working life I have been engaged in a wide range of intercultural projects, including in the developing world, motivated by my belief in the need continually to support the emergence of an ever growing global collaborative community. Previously, I worked for a range of development consulting companies including KPMG Management Consulting, Rambøll and Landell Mills Limited.
I have been privileged to attend some of the world's most dedicated and qualitative educational institutions. I hold a B.A. (English Literature) from Wellesley College, USA, an M.Phil. from Oxford University (International Relations) and I am an alumna of the Fulbright Program. I was raised in ten countries on three continents, and eventually found a home in Sweden where I live with my husband and twins.
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Names can be given, but not permanent labels.”
- Tao Te Ching, Stanza 1
In a world filled with doomsday prognoses about the future of the written word, I believe that people will always seek a good book or article where they can find their own questions and concerns reflected. A good book or even a shorter piece is like a cherished friend. It shares a story, beckons the reader to reflect and empathizes with the human condition.
I have written about many subjects, but during the past years have focused mainly on the story of my grandparents’ role in National Socialism and the SS in Germany, Poland, Paraguay and Brazil. I write and speak about my findings in order to generate a wider and more detailed awareness of history, how its legacies bear themselves out in the present day and why discussing the past is essential to peace in our time. In the context of this work I was privileged to be named Stevens Traveling Fellow 2015-16 by Wellesley College and Honorary Research Associate, University College London, 2013-15, where I was affiliated with a project concerning the reverberations of WWII on the generations that followed.
I have worked extensively on the transformational power of writing and story-telling in various ways: as an author, newspaper columnist, blogger and editor. Years of voluntary work in story-reading in the classroom motivated me to create a method with other experts for group story-making to address complex social issues among youth. In 2010 I founded Stories for Society, a Swedish-based non-profit dedicated to renewing the art of storytelling for improved learning and communication. In 2014-2015 Stories for Society worked in ethnically divided and marginalized communities in Bosnia-Herzegovina to facilitate the creation of common stories among youth in a post-conflict setting.
Throughout my working life I have been engaged in a wide range of intercultural projects, including in the developing world, motivated by my belief in the need continually to support the emergence of an ever growing global collaborative community. Previously, I worked for a range of development consulting companies including KPMG Management Consulting, Rambøll and Landell Mills Limited.
I have been privileged to attend some of the world's most dedicated and qualitative educational institutions. I hold a B.A. (English Literature) from Wellesley College, USA, an M.Phil. from Oxford University (International Relations) and I am an alumna of the Fulbright Program. I was raised in ten countries on three continents, and eventually found a home in Sweden where I live with my husband and twins.
See CV.
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