Your Bad Mood is Water Soluble | Katja Pantzar

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: In this episode, you’ll hear Katja share her story of finding her roots and falling in love with Finnish culture, and how sauna and cold swimming changed her life. Through the lens of her books (The Finnish Way, Everyday Sisu), Justin and Katja unpack what it means to carry and practice sisu, how integrating hot and cold practices can change your life. 05:00 - Katja shares her story, falling in love with Finnish culture 11:00 - Justin and Katja discuss sauna and equality 13:36 - What is sisu? 17:00 - Justin reads a selection from Katja’s new book, Everyday Sisu 20:00 - Finding your sisu practice 25:00 - Why would someone go winter swimming? 41:45 - Getting your sisu practice started ABOUT KATJA Helsinki-based writer, editor and broadcast journalist Katja Pantzar was raised in Canada with stints in New Zealand and the UK. Her areas of specialism range from wellbeing and resilience to sustainability, design and business. Her 2018 book, The Finnish Way, has been translated into 23 different languages and published in countries including the US, the UK, Germany, China, Japan and France. It takes readers on a journey to Finland and explores simple and sensible ways to boost well-being inspired by the Nordic lifestyle through a unique concept of courage and strength called sisu. Her newest book, Everyday Sisu: Tapping into Finnish Fortitude for a Happier, More Resilient Life, was published on March 15th by Penguin Random House US. Through expert interviews and fact-based information, Everyday Sisu examines how we can better support our mental and physical health while taking care of each other and our planet. Also subscribe and listen to Sauna Culture wherever you get your podcasts: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1drvzho... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Shownotes on our Blog: https://cedarandstonesauna.com/katja-... Music Credit: Song: Going North Artist: Johnny Gorillas Album: Coming Home Licensed through artlist.io Sauna Culture is brought to you by Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna: https://cedarandstonesauna.com/ INSTAGRAM:   / cedarandstonesauna   FACEBOOK:   / cedarandstonenordicsauna   LINKEDIN:   / cedarandstonesauna   TIKTOK:   / cedarandstone