What it Took with Mikaela Seger Nälgård

In today's episode, we explore how the FAWN response shows up at work, in your business, and in your day-to-day, and how it messes with your focus, productivity, and creativity. You'll learn what the body thinks it needs, and what it actually needs in those moments - so that you can get back to both power and peace.

In today's episode, I meet Sara Serray - a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and founder of Wellibites. She built a global candy brand from her kitchen table to exit in just three years. We talk about the courage it takes to leave stability behind, what it actually took to scale across 15 countries, and the unexpected decision to stay on as CEO after exiting. But this isn't just about a business s...

In today's episode, we explore how the FREEZE response shows up at work, in your business, and in your day-to-day, and how it messes with your focus, productivity, and creativity. You'll learn what the body thinks it needs, and what it actually needs in those moments - so that you can get back to both power and peace.

I dagens avsnitt får vi möta Robert Karjel, överstelöjtnant, stridspilot, internationellt publicerad författare och en av Sveriges mest anlitade föreläsare. Vi pratar om hur man leder sig själv och andra när mycket står på spel och stor osäkerhet råder och vad som krävs för att bli någon att räkna med. Om att ta beslut när det gäller liv och död, och hur du inte blint kan lyssna på din hjärna om d...

In today's episode, we explore how the FLIGHT response shows up at work, in your business, and in your day-to-day, and how it messes with your focus, productivity, and creativity. You'll learn what the body thinks it needs, and what it actually needs in those moments - so that you can get back to both power and peace.

In today's episode, I meet Ana Bosnjak, a woman who's lived more than most, and learned to live with less. From a refugee camp to the world of marketing, Ana built a successful career. But somewhere along the way, she woke up. Loss and grief became the catalyst for complete change and turned her into the Simplicity Master we meet today. We talk about living through the body and bringing me...

Shit went sideways, to say the least. Here's the story of my best friend's Paris bachelorette party, including a heatwave, a burgler, a theft, a lost passport, the lightning striking the Eiffel Tower, and so much more. A weekend right out of a movie. Or a season of Emily in Paris. This was Mikaela in Paris. And best of all: We still had an amazing, epic, and incredible weekend. This is the...

Today's episode is a life update of the last 1,5 months of extreme speed, expansion, and busyness - and how I not only hold myself through it all, but stay present and am able to still enjoy the ride. We're talking: becoming a house owner, moving in, starting renovations, traveling to London, Munich, and Stockholm. Doing 10+ podcast interviews, onboarding new clients, adopting a cat, and s...

I dagens avsnitt möter vi Klara Maria Mach, entreprenör och entreprenörd. Vi pratar om att fostras att jobba hårt, att prestera för att inte göra andra besvikna, och om identitetskriser när du inte längre vet vem du är. Äkta och sårbart berättar hon om när hon blev allvarligt sjuk och instängd på sjukhus i tre månader — och hur hon insåg att man inom loppet av 30 minuter, kan förlora allt . Vi pra...

In today's episode, we explore how the FIGHT response shows up at work, in your business, and in your day-to-day, and how it messes with your focus, productivity, and creativity. You'll learn what the body thinks it needs, and what it actually needs in those moments - so that you can get back to both power and peace.

I dagens avsnitt möter vi Marvin Pastor, VD, entreprenör och pappa. Vi pratar om att hitta balansen i de olika rollerma, om att växa upp mellan kulturer, söka 'hemma' och hitta sig själv. Om att möta rasism och vända den till revanchlust, och om att kanalisera sorg till styrka. Vi pratar även om relationsbyggande som den viktigaste byggstenen i ledarskap, och om vikten av att skapa ett leg...

In today's episode, I share the 4 signs that you have outgrown your current nervous system, and why that's actually good news. If you keep hitting a ceiling that strategy can't break through, crash after your biggest wins, or can't fully relax into the life you've built – this one's for you. Your capacity, not your ambition, is the missing lever.

Today's guest is Nina Hildebrand, founder and CEO of Hildebrand Sweden. She spent over a decade in clinical cancer research before making a complete career shift - leaving the world of biomedicine to invest in her dream of building her own fashion brand. Nina left security behind and, together with her husband, built a premium lifestyle brand from the ground up, with craftsmanship, sustainabil...

In today's episode, I share the crazy story of me buying a house and how two cats played a key role in that negotiation. Serendipity is the vibe of this story about the importance of trusting one's intuitive cues, how to find leverage outside the box, and how to hold yourself through expansion.

ABBA, Sveriges Konung och Astrid Lindgren är några av de Maria Schottenius bevakat under sin karriär som kulturchef på Aftonbladet, Expressen och Dagens Nyheter. Men i dagens avsnitt pratar vi inte bara om spännande anekdoter från kulturvärlden. Vi pratar om anorexi som ung, att hitta sin rätta väg i livet, förlusten av hennes nära vän Anna Lindgren - och vad hon önskar att hon gjort annorlunda. Ä...

It's a 95% risk that you do this too. I hear it all the time from busy high-growth leaders and entrepreneurs, and it's what screws them over time and time again. If you want to finally have a humming sense of peace in your body and mind, you better stop telling yourself this.

I dagens avsnitt träffar jag artisten, låtskrivaren och programledaren Andreas Weise. Vi pratar om resan från att pleasea andra för bekräftelse till att faktiskt hitta sin egen identitet. Om att bryta sig loss, våga vara obekväm och bli den man är menad att vara. Andreas delar öppet om de extrema upp- och nedgångarna han navigerat - förlusten av sin pappa, konkursen, hans fästmös sjukdom - och hur...

In today's episode, we talk about decision-making, how your nervous system impacts your clarity, and how to set yourself up for making better decisions for yourself, your business, your team, and your relationships.

I dagens avsnitt träffar jag äventyraren Oskar Kihlborg, som var en av de första svenskarna att bestiga Mount Everest. Vi pratar om rädsla, risker och vad som krävs för att uppnå (och överleva) allt det han åstadkommit, och om resan från världens tak till insikten som resulterade i ett liv i tjänst för planeten.

In today's episode, the topic is why 80% of autoimmune diseases happen to women (me being one of them), and the common denominators in the body-mind connection that Dr. Gabor Maté presents in his research, and how the nervous system plays its role in all of this.

In today's episode, you'll get to hear the story of Jeremiah Haas, co-founder of FYMA, and how he went from being an unfocused, terrible student to a click moment that took him around the globe and propelled him into the life of entrepreneurship. This is a conversation about the drive, fear, and the confidence needed to build a life and character you are proud of.

In today's episode, we talk about how your internal infrastructure hasn't caught up with your external expansion, and how that can give you migraines, back pain, and physical symptoms. Your speed, resourcefulness, and power are your biggest strengths, but when your nervous system doesn't expand proportionally, that causes problems.

In today's episode, you'll meet Anna Ostergren, and her path from the stage to the boardroom. We talk about her journey from the performing arts to founding OR8, what theatre taught her about leading under pressure, and why the most powerful thing a leader can learn has nothing to do with strategy.

In today's episode, I share my top 3 reminders I come back to again and again when life gets busy, demands are high, and responsibilities increase. Three anchors that give me perspectives and ease when pressure rises.

Cecilia Kallin gick från flicklandslaget i volleyboll, till en succé över en natt med popgruppen Timoteij, till att bli en internationell låtskrivare och bygga upp och skala sitt eget produktionsbolag. I dagens avsnitt får vi höra hennes historia, insikterna och strategierna som har burit henne längs vägen mot att bygga ett liv som är sant mot hennes hjärta.