This week we sit down with Mette Helbæk - chef, writer, advocate for nature and co-founder of Stedsans in the Woods together with her partner Flemming.
From building one of Scandinavia’s most loved farm-to-table restaurants and nature resorts…to suddenly becoming the center of a massive media storm that spread across the world almost overnight.
This is a real, raw and honest conversation where we speak about betrayal, media narratives, losing everything, leaving Sweden with their children and what happens when years of hard work and devotion suddenly get erased.
But this episode is about so much more than that. We talk about nervous system regulation in the middle of chaos, nature as medicine, corruption in the food system (and honestly the world as a whole), spiritual awakening, homeschooling, stepping outside the system and learning to follow your own inner truth even when the whole world tells you otherwise.
This isn’t just a conversation about surviving your worst nightmare but also about freedom. Integrity. Courage. And remembering that we always have a choice.
Find Mette Flora at @metteflorahelbak
And learn more about her upcoming book here: https://www.thebeautifulsolution.com
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00:00 Intro to this week’s guest Mette Flora Helbæk
02:00 Mette’s why- nature, food, freedom & living in sync with the Earth
06:33 Core values – “do no harm”
07:25 What really happened with Stedsans? The media storm, betrayal & false narratives
11:30 Redemption, public shame & rebuilding after everything collapsed
13:30 Leaving everything behind- bankruptcy, freedom & following the heart without a plan
16:30 The biggest challenges of leaving it all with four children
19:50 Nature as life force & regulating the nervous system through chaos
20:50 How Mette supported herself during the “witch hunt” period
22:30 Spiritual awakening, dark night of the soul & being guided to Guatemala
29:00 Recognition, ego & what truly matters in life
30:30 The food system, corruption & the slow poisoning of society
34:00 School programming, obedience & how her children learn today
35:40 Creating new systems, communities & a better world for our children
38:30 Healing, remembrance & why inner work matters
41:00 Dark forces, narcissism & protecting your light
45:00 What Mette would add to “the manual that never arrived”
47:00 What nobody asks her about
48:00 The book & where to find Mette
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