Frida Lund is a writer and has written fantastic books on food and wine. Frida blogs on elle.se and pods with Sofia Wood (pasta!) And Therese Krupa. She shows her incredible food and other niceties as well as personal matters on both Instagram @_fridalund and on her blog.
When we realized that Frida uses our emotion cards with her oldest child, we were very happy! To hear that the cards make a difference in people's lives means everything to us. Of course, we wanted to talk to Frida about the cards and about the mother role, life as a parent and feelings around it.
"That they should realize that they are people with more dimensions, is something my psychologist once said is the best gift you can give your child. That a feeling such as anger has so many layers, from annoyed, angry to furious. The same thing with joy. The emotional card helps with it."
- Hi Frida! How long have you been a parent?
Soon five years.
- We at Bonki think that emotional talk with children is kind of the most important thing there is. But if we focus on the parent's feelings for a while - how did you feel about having children and how were your emotions when your child arrived?
Oh, there was a lot of emotions all over to me, we had tried to have children for three years before I got pregnant with Florence so I was pretty scared during my pregnancy, but when he arrived and the classic baby blues had passed I was so incredibly in love.
- What unexpected feelings do you experience as a parent?
In the beginning the concern that the baby would breathe, that I was doing the right things. Then I was not prepared for the strong love I felt for my firstborn.
- I understand that you use the emotional cards at home. Want to tell me more?
I love them. They have given rise to so many wonderful conversations and it feels like I have opened the door to my son's interior. So beautiful!
- What do you hope talks about emotions can give your children?
That they should realize that they are people with more dimensions. My psychologist once said that this is the best gift you can give your child. That a feeling such as anger has so many layers, from annoyed, angry to furious, and Same with joy. The emotion cards helps with this.
Thank you Frida for sharing your thoughts! Follow Frida on Instagram
You will find the emotion cards HERE
