Your Dream Life with Kristina Karlsson
Kristina Karlsson, Dream Life
What would you do if you knew anything was possible and you simply could not fail? Explore the possibility of creating your dream life and be inspired to discover and realise your dreams with Kristina Karlsson, Founder of the inspiring Dream Life brand, original founder of global Swedish design brand kikki.K and author of the book Your Dream Life Starts Here. Each episode brings you simple, practical and useful insights to help you create a future you love – as Kristina delves deep into the power of dreaming with some of the world's most inspiring thought-leaders. Take a front row seat on inspiring conversations. Explore the amazing impact dreaming has had on the lives of a diverse range of people. Listen, learn and be empowered to discover and chase your own dreams – with practical insights and lessons you can use to build a dream life of your own.
Looking for even more inspiration for your living your Dream Life? Don't forget to follow @kristinakdreamlife and visit www.thedreamlifestore.com
Looking for even more inspiration for your living your Dream Life? Don't forget to follow @kristinakdreamlife and visit www.thedreamlifestore.com
Episodes
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May 10, 2026 • 10min
#461 - Monday Motivation: "Nature Does Not Hurry, Yet Everything Is Accomplished."
A guided reflection on true productivity versus frantic busy-ness. The wisdom of Lao Tzu and nature’s unhurried pace appears as a model. Practical practices are offered: a morning two-minute pause, single-tasking, short transitions, and a five-minute evening routine. Listeners are invited to pick one small step to cultivate steady focus and presence.
May 7, 2026 • 47min
#460 - Level up your mind and body with Xtraclub founders Anthony, James & Simon
Founders explain building affordable self-serve saunas, ice baths and steam rooms. They discuss Finnish sauna science, contrast therapy routines and cold immersion benefits. Conversation covers design, scaling plans and why device-free sauna time sparks clarity and creativity. Practical session tips and founders' morning rituals round out the chat.
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May 3, 2026 • 8min
#459 - Monday Motivation: "Listen to silence it has so much to say."
A short dive into the power of silence and why it matters in a noisy life. Listeners hear contrasts between constant distraction and true stillness. Practical daily rituals are recommended to create space and notice inner signals. The episode highlights what silence can reveal about feelings, desires, and quiet answers.
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Apr 30, 2026 • 20min
#458 - What I Wish I Could Tell My Past Self: and What the Women Who Change Their Lives Actually Do Differently
A reflective moment sparks a conversation about clarity, consistent small actions, and the role of community in creating change. She shares stories of parenting, travel, and living a long-held dream to illustrate growth. Practical lessons focus on choosing your life, trusting the process, and shaping an environment that supports bold moves.
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Apr 26, 2026 • 10min
#457 - Monday Motivation: "The mind is like water, when it's turbulent it's difficult to see, when it's calm everything becomes clear."
A short guide to using stillness for clarity and better decisions. Explains the mind-as-water metaphor with a shaken-glass image. Discusses why being busy does not equal presence. Offers a two-minute morning settling practice to boost focus and creativity.
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Apr 24, 2026 • 58min
#456 - The Dose Effect: Small Habits to Boost Your Brain Chemistry, with TJ Power
TJ Power, neuroscientist, author and founder of NeuroFi, translates brain science into simple daily habits. He explains The Dose Effect and the four brain chemicals that shape mood and motivation. Short, actionable practices are shared for dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins. Expect practical tips like tech boundaries, grounding barefoot, movement and morning rituals.
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Apr 19, 2026 • 9min
#455 - Monday Motivation: Wherever you are be all there
A brisk take on why presence matters and how to bring more of it into your days. Stories about being physically there but mentally elsewhere highlight the cost of distraction. Practical, bite-sized practices are offered to notice wandering thoughts and return to the moment. Framed as a simple performance advantage for focus, creativity, decisions and relationships.
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Apr 16, 2026 • 18min
#454 - The Calm You Need to Build the Life You Want
A conversation about why presence is the foundation for creating the life you want. Personal stories show how losing presence during crisis costs connection. Calm is reframed as a tool for better work and clearer decisions. Practical habits are shared to build presence and avoid joyless, noisy achievement.
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Apr 12, 2026 • 8min
#453 - Monday Motivation: "Between stimulus and response there is a space..." - Viktor Frankl
A reflection on Viktor Frankl’s idea that a tiny gap between stimulus and response gives you the power to choose. Short practices for pausing, even for one breath, before reacting. Examples of everyday triggers and how naming them helps create freedom. An invitation to practice intentional living and notice that choice builds personal growth.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 18min
#452 - The Art of Being Here: How Presence Transforms Everything
A deep dive into genuine presence versus forced positivity. Topics include leaning into emotions, journaling to surface feelings, and simple meditation as grounding tools. Hear about nature walks, solitude as radical quiet, and intentional planning as a present act. Conversations also cover dreaming big, daily habit architecture, and practicing presence through global hardship and the rush of modern life.
