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Episode 43: Isabelle & Jonas: Growing Together, Living Apart, and the Beauty of Ordinary Days

This week, we’re in Oslo with creative couple Isabelle Eberdean and Jonas Bahri. They’ve spent over a decade building not just a life together, but a relationship rooted in curiosity, individuality, and shared inspiration. They speak to Susanne about the joy of constantly rediscovering one another. As people change over time - through experiences, music, conversations, or simply growing older - so do relationships. It’s this evolution that keeps their connection alive. For Isabelle and Jonas, it’s not about always doing everything together. It’s about living separate lives and bringing that richness back home.

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Vibeke Klemetsen: Transformation through yoga and mental health awareness

This week’s guest is Vibeke Klemetsen. Truly a creative force who’s ‘never taken the conventional path’, she’s used yoga as the grounding force in her life; not only does it centre her everyday, she’s found passion in teaching it and it’s even led her to found her own brand. Beyond all of this, Vibeke is one of Susanne’s closest friends, and many of their lifes’ passions are closely aligned.

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Shaman Durek: Unveiling Resilience and Love (Part 2/2)

Part 2/2: In this episode, Susanne hosts spiritual guide and healer Shaman Durek. The pair discuss resilience, love, and Durek's journey to becoming a shaman. Durek shares deeply personal stories, including his relationship with Princess Martha Louise of Norway, the intense media scrutiny they faced, and how they maintain spiritual devotion and resilience through prayer and meditation.

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Shaman Durek: Unveiling Resilience and Love (Part 1/2)

Part 1/2: In this episode, Susanne hosts spiritual guide and healer Shaman Durek. The pair discuss resilience, love, and Durek's journey to becoming a shaman. Durek shares deeply personal stories, including his relationship with Princess Martha Louise of Norway, the intense media scrutiny they faced, and how they maintain spiritual devotion and resilience through prayer and meditation.

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Horgen Gård: The Future of Sustainable farming

For this special episode, Susanne travels far into the countryside to meet up with Gudbrand, the founder of Horgan Gård. Drawing on years of experience, in this conversation he highlights the importance of outdoor grazing and holistic farm management to reduce environmental impact and improve the overall quality of food.

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Monica Øien & Alette Aubert on biohacking in Norway: Growth, Challenges & the Future

As biohacking gains traction in Norway, media interest has surged, leading to greater public awareness and acceptance. However, the movement still faces skepticism. Monica Øien & Alette Aubert, otherwise known as the Biohacking Girls, know their work in the field including their upcoming book and the Biohacking Weekend conference, is more important than ever.

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Sebastian Solberg: Embracing Authenticity & Finding Strength in Speaking Up

In this episode, Susanne is joined by Sebastian Solberg, a successful entrepreneur and one of Norway’s most popular T.V. hosts. As someone who has built a career from the ground up, Sebastian understands the pressures of success in the public eye. He reflects on the fears many people have of speaking up, especially in a society where success can often lead to unwarranted scrutiny. Sebastian’s experience has taught him that staying true to your values and embracing the support of others is crucial, especially when faced with public criticism.

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Torkil Færø: Rest as the Key to Performance and Wellness

Dr. Torkil Færø, expert in emergency medicine and wellness, returns for his second appearance on the podcast to share insights on how modern stress impacts our health. With 25 years of experience, Torkil wrote The Pulse Cure, the subject of his first episode with us and a bestselling book on how Heart Rate Variability (HRV) can help manage stress, reduce inflammation, and improve overall well-being.

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Fredrik Paulún: The Healing Power of Light

Fredrik Paulún, a leading Swedish nutrition expert and author of Lysrevolusjonen (The Light Revolution), has spent years exploring the powerful connection between light and well-being. Initially focused on nutrition, Fredrik’s journey led him to uncover the transformative effects of sunlight and red light therapy—an often-overlooked key to health.

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Susanne Holzweiler: Embracing Life Without Alcohol

In a reflective conversation with McKenzie, Holzweiler’s Social Media Manager, Susanne shares her experience of living sober for over a year, highlighting the emotional growth and self-awareness that came with it. Without alcohol, she’s learned to confront life’s challenges directly, finding peace in being more connected to her emotions and spiritual self. This shift has allowed her to experience life more fully and authentically.

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Emma Sawko: Building a Purpose-Driven Brand with Wild and the Moon

Episode 33: Emma Sawko Building a Purpose-Driven Brand with Wild and the Moon. Emma Sawko, co-founder of Wild and the Moon, transformed Paris’s food scene by introducing healthy, plant-based cuisine that emphasizes sustainability and mindfulness. Inspired by her upbringing, where food and health were deeply connected, Emma launched Wild and the Moon in 2014 to challenge the perception of healthy food as bland and boring, particularly in France.

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Iman Meskini: Breaking Barriers Through Representation and Activism

Iman Meskini rose to fame as Sana in Skam, a role that redefined representation and made her an overnight sensation. Drawing from her experiences as a minority in Norway and her childhood in Syria, Iman became an advocate for inclusivity and human rights. Her journey began with personal challenges, such as being told her hijab disqualified her from basketball and her dream of becoming a police officer.

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Maria & Hugo: Disconnecting to reconnect as a family

This week’s episode is something of a family reunion. Our Creative Director, Maria Holzweiler joins our podcast for the second time, however this time she’s brought along her son, Hugo. It’s a new year, and how the family spent their festive break is a hot topic of conversation.

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Susanne & Niko

In this episode, Susanne and Niko reflects on the past year and talks about the future plans for 2025.

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Harald Austad & Margie Plus

In this episode, Susanne sits down together with Harald Austad & Margie Plus to talk about their life perspectives.

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Fredrik Fernando Austad: The transformative power of breathwork

In this week's episode of Take a Moment, Susanne is joined by Fredrik Austad, a breathwork expert who’s been guiding others in tapping into the transformative power of breath for years. Fredrik’s made it his mission to bring this practice into the mainstream. As someone who has long integrated breathwork into his daily routine, Fredrik explains the profound effects it has on the body, mind, and nervous system. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, boost creativity, or improve mental clarity, breathwork offers a simple, effective solution that’s always available to us.

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Adam Larsen Kwarasey: From the Pitch to the Community

Having played over 200 matches in Norway and also having represented Ghana at an international level, Adam Larsen Kwarasey has certainly left his mark on the world of football. His is a story of pure determination and self-belief, football had been his goal ever since he was a young child. He grew up around it, his family filled with avid fans of the sport and when he released he had a talent for it, it felt like the natural progression to pursue a career in it.

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Isabella Bukurie Bessières: Skincare & Listening to Your Body

Isabella Bukerie Bessières is the founder Elite Helse Oslo, a skincare practice that fuses the latest developments in both the beauty industry and science. Elite Helse’s mission is to protect and enhance someone’s unique features - it’s about finding the best version of yourself, not about trying to become someone else. Isabella also champions a holistic approach to skincare, meaning a rejection of the popular ‘more is more’ mentality in modern skincare where a 12+ product daily routine is promoted in favour of a more pared back approach. All we really need are a few scientifically-backed products and to simply listen to what our bodies are telling us from within.

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Tiril Refsum: Mindfulness & The Success of Oslo Raw

It’s hard to imagine the Oslo’s contemporary culinary scene without Oslo Raw. Established in 2016, it’s developed something of a cult following. Lines snake around the street outside its doors; people are happy to queue to sample its menu, which is a rare sight in Oslo. Oslo Raw’s huge success is down in no small part to Tiril Refsum, its founder and our guest this week on Take a Moment.

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Bjarne Melgaard: Art, Fashion & A Dream Collaboration

Ever since our brand’s inception in 2012 we’ve had the dream of a collaboration with Bjarne Melgaard. He’s one of the most respected names in Scandinavian art whose work pushes boundaries and asks uncomfortable questions, but always with a playful sense of humour and expressive use of colour. 2024 was the year our dream was realised - it saw the release of our Holzweiler x Caviar Kaspia x Bjarne Melgaard collaboration. Alongside Caviar Kaspia motifs, the collaboration saw Bjarne’s illustrations interpreted across Holzweiler designs - symbolic of his lifelong relationship with fashion, which he discusses with Susanne.

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Fran Burns: Styling, Mindful Living & Embracing Imperfection

Fran Burns is a stylist whose work is celebrated on a global platform, and for the past two years she’s been a key member of the Holzweiler family. Fran sees clothes as a way of storytelling, and she’s utilised this skill to tell the story of our brand: our values, our heritage and our inspirations. Aside from Fran’s innate talents, she also has an impressive CV: she’s a former Fashion Editor for publications such as Vogue and i-D, and her first job as a teenager was to work alongside Kylie Minogue and her team on tour.

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Aleksandra Orbeck: Activism & Empowering Indigenous Communities

If we had to pick only one word to describe this week’s guest, it would be ‘fearless’. Hailing from Norway, Aleksandra Orbeck has been modelling and acting since her teen years, however these days it’s her activism that’s taking centre stage. Aleksandra has always felt a kinship with the outside world and animals, and in the past she’s passed on lucrative modelling gigs in favour of exploring the world, namely Namibia and other parts of East and Southern Africa. Aleksandra’s passion and interest in the indigenous people’s way of life there led her to found Nanofasa in 2011, her non-profit organisation.

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Nasir Sirikhan: From Norway's Got Talent to Global Sensation

Nasir Sirikhan, burst onto the scene in 2009 when he won Norway’s Got Talent along with his two partners, Suleman and Bilal Malik; better known collectively as the Quick Style crew. They signed a contract with Sony in the same year, and since then the Quick Style crew has continued to rise. In this episode Nasir stops for a chat with Susanne about life, work and how he prioritises taking a moment for himself in even the busiest of times.

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Anita Krohn Traaseth: A Trailblazer in Business & Leadership

As the first female CEO of Hewlett Packard Norway and later as CEO of Innovation Norway, we’ve been consistently amazed by Anita Krohn’s Traaseth’s exceptional career path. She doesn’t just have a brain for business, Anita is also the author of two bestselling books and is the host of her own weekly podcast. We’re honoured to have Anita as the first guest on the Take a Moment podcast.

Episode 1 -

Susanne Holzweiler

For our first episode, we have a catch-up with Susanne Holzweiler. As one of our founders, she’s been there since day 1 and has seen the brand grow into what it is today. She takes a moment with us to take us through how the journey has been so far, and the lessons she’s learned when striving for optimum work/life balance.