Name: Angelica Daniella Dahlquist - Nurse, 43 years old, mother of 2 and partner of Patrik.
Three things that describe me best:
As strong as I am, I am just as sensitive. Extroverted and giving to those close to me. I am at my best when I am in control and know what is going to happen.
Dream job as a child?
Nurse or actress.
What you might not know about me
After many years of very many and quite pricey lattes, I have stopped drinking coffee! The only latte I miss is the one my partner serves in bed on weekends.
Your guilty pleasure?
Favorite tea from Cocoon Tea Artisans & an ice-cold rhubarb lemonade in the summer! And wine gums! I would so love to learn to like matcha.
Right now I am focused on:
Returning to my work after sick leave, being gentler with myself and taking one thing at a time, and I am practicing dividing my time and attention among the things/people that give me good energy.
When do you feel most in balance?
When I eat a healthy, protein-rich breakfast and get a good night's sleep. Good sleep is crucial for me. When my favorite supplements are stocked up in the drawer, and I have moved my body.
My ultimate self-care routine:
Lock the bathroom door. Put on your favorite music. Take a long bath with candles, remember of course a hair mask, scrub, face mask, get your brows & nails done. Perhaps most important: a dip in the sea all year round.
What have you learned about your body in the past couple of years?
That it is too wild in all kinds of ways! That I am the one responsible for giving myself mental peace, and doing good things for myself. And that I have begun to accept that my body changes, and that I can rest more in that.
Your favorite product from YOUCARE?
My favorite YOUCARE product: Intimate Wash & Shave and without a doubt Probiotic Capsules
Something I wish we talked about more openly:
Secondary infertility. And unexplained pregnancy loss. And I also wish we talked more openly about the 'invisible' things we as people can suffer from. And had respect for them, just as much as for the 'visible' ones
My best advice to my younger self:
You are perfect just as you are. Be proud of yourself, and know that you are loved. Don't always take negative things personally and remember that you cannot control other people's actions - only your own mindset. Choose your battles wisely and protect your energy and inner peace.
