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35 years ago, my journey began in the wake of personal challenges: My then-husband’s battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a diagnosis that struck while he was pursuing a PhD in physics and raising their two-year-old son. The doctors’ revelation that this type of cancer often affected highly educated young men sparked a question that defied her biology master’s training: could factors like education—something within our control—play a role in disease?

This question lingered, fueled by stories that challenged conventional medical wisdom. I heard of a man with multiple sclerosis who defied expectations by regaining mobility, a feat that seemed impossible based on my academic knowledge. Driven by curiosity and armed with my new training as a coach and therapist, I set out to explore what was really at play. After a personal loss left me with time to reflect, I dove into a “nerdy” quest to uncover the truth behind chronic illness.

In 2015, I conducted an experiment that would shape my path. I worked with four individuals—a woman with burning mouth syndrome, a man with multiple sclerosis, a man with Parkinson’s, and a war veteran with severe PTSD—offering each five intensive coaching sessions. 

The results were astonishing. While I couldn’t cure their conditions, I significantly alleviated specific symptoms. The veteran’s mood improved noticeably, the woman’s burning mouth symptoms subsided, the man with multiple sclerosis regained temporary use of his arm, and the Parkinson’s patient’s tremors consistently calmed during sessions. These outcomes pointed to a common thread: stress.

My  work with the Parkinson’s patient, who lived in my city, deepened my insights. I observed that his tremors often flared when he thought about work, reinforcing her hypothesis that stress was a critical factor. 

I suddenly had time, but not the life I had imagined. I felt lost, but I also had an opportunity I had never had before: time to investigate the question that had followed me for years.

When I lost my corporate job to outsourcing, I seized the opportunity to dedicate five to eight hours a day for three years to research.
I suddenly had time, but not the life I had imagined. I felt lost, but I also had an opportunity I had never had before: time to investigate the question that had followed me for years.

I uncovered studies linking stress to symptoms across various diagnoses, from war veterans mirroring Parkinson’s symptoms to animals exhibiting instinctual stress responses. 

My “aha” moments crystallized while studying survivors, old war videos. 
I began to see a pattern: stress appeared to play a much larger role in symptoms than I had ever learned during my biology studies.

In 2019, I founded a company to share my findings, later partnering with Parkinson’s advocate Gary Sharp to reach more people. I authored books in Danish and English, interviewing clients to provide living proof of my0 discoveries. By 2024, I launched My “Overcome” courses, for Parkinson’s patients. This courses empower participants to build their own evidence of the stress-illness connection, understand their body’s responses, and take actionable steps to manage symptoms.

My mission is  to break the myths surrounding chronic illness diagnoses and highlight stress’s profound impact on long-term health. My clients have even begun educating their doctors, sparking a grassroots shift in understanding. 

Today, my work is driven by a simple belief: people deserve hope.

Not false hope, but the hope that comes from understanding their own bodies, recognizing stress patterns, and discovering that symptoms can change.

After helping many people explore this connection, I no longer see diagnoses as the end of a story. I see them as an invitation to ask better questions

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I have mooved my activities to SKOOL as there is possibilities for community and calendar functions for all the meetings with the like-minded.

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