Dancing in the Dark

Helene Christensen

Dancing in the Dark is a reflective podcast about life transitions, identity shifts, work, creativity, and becoming who you are beneath the roles you’ve learned to play.This podcast is for moments when something is ending, or beginning, and it's not clear yet, what you need to do next. Dancing in the Dark explores what it means to stand in uncertainty without rushing toward answers. It’s about listening more closely. To your inner voice. To the seasons of your life. To the work that wants to take a new shape.Each episode invites you into a slower, more thoughtful space, where questions matter more than conclusions, and where growth doesn’t have to be loud to be real.This is a podcast about:identity and personal transformationwork, purpose, and meaningful careerscreativity, leadership, and self-trustnavigating change, uncertainty, and new chapterslearning how to stay with yourself when things are unclearDancing in the Dark is hosted by Helene Christensen and is a personal, independent podcast. The reflections shared are rooted in lived experience and curiosity — not advice, not performance, but an invitation to think and feel alongside someone who is also in motion.If you’re in a season of transition, professionally or personally, this podcast offers companionship, perspective, and room to breathe.Think of it as a profound, warm conversation with a friend from afar.A place to pause, and a place to remember who you are.

Episodes

  1. 4 FEB

    Loss of motivation at work — and why you shouldn’t ignore it

    Loss of Motivation at Work — And Why You Shouldn’t Ignore It When Something in Your Work Feels Empty and Why Listening Is Not Optional If you are feeling like you motivation at work is lost, it is not a given that it is burnout, and certainly not that it is a failure on your part. It’s a profound signal that meaning has shifted. This episode explores why listening to your honest feelings and thoughts as a signal really matters. In this episode we cover: How to recognize disconnection before it becomes burnoutWhy motivation fades even when “nothing is wrong”How listening, not drastic action, is often the first step ContentsWhen meaning subtlely disappearsThe exhaustion of adapting inside systems not built for youWhy this feeling doesn’t go away on its ownSmall, significant movements that restore alignmentBecoming valuable without erasing yourselfListening to your own intuition as an act of dignity Key takeawaysLoss of motivation is information, not a personal flawYou don’t need a plan, but you need to give yourself permission to listenSmall, aligned actions can reshape your role from the insideMeaning fades when there’s no room to be fully human at work Download the free journaling prompts➡️Get the free Guided Reflections to Step Into Your Next Chapter → https://helene-christensen.kit.com/d3e2286155 🎧 About this podcast Dancing in the Dark is a personal podcast by Helene Christensen, founder of Eksakt. It’s a space for reflections on transition, identity, creativity, and the moments where clarity hasn’t arrived yet. This podcast is not about having the answers, but about staying present while something new is taking shape. Host: Helene Christensen. Strategic storyteller, creative consultant, and founder of Eksakt Helene is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is working internationally. Connect & follow ➡️ Connect on LinkedIn 🌐 Explore more: www.eksakt.co 📝 Substack: Dark Matters – reflections, essays & notes 📺 Follow the podcast on YouTube 📸 Follow on Instagram 📌 Resources & extras → Free reflections, self-assessments and & various good stuff → My Gumroad with Digital products & experiments Disclaimer This podcast reflects my personal experiences, thoughts, and perspectives. Nothing shared here should be understood as medical, or therapeutic advice. If something resonates, feel free to share the episode with someone who might need it, and you’re always welcome to reach out. I’m here as a friend from afar.

    20 min
  2. 22 JAN

    If your work no longer feels right, ask yourself this

    When your work no longer feels like home, the problem isn’t a lack of ambition — it’s a deeper question of meaning. This episode explores why clarity begins with answering one specific question, most people miss. You’ll learn: Why restlessness in your work life is often a signal, not a failureHow asking “who do I want to help?” creates direction when nothing else doesWhy clarity emerges through relationship, not isolation ContentsWhen your work looks fine — but feels wrongWhy “who you want to help” is an existential questionBecoming the guide in your own storyWhy clarity can’t be forced — only metExperimentation, listening, and real-world contactFinding yourself in the woman you want to serveFrom confusion to a felt sense of direction Key takeawaysRestlessness is often a sign of growth, not dissatisfactionMeaning in work is deeply tied to service and connectionYou don’t need full clarity to move — curiosity is enoughClarity is relational: it emerges through conversation and listeningYou are uniquely positioned to be something for someoneFree self-assessment:➡️ What should you actually do with your work life now →https://www.eksakt.co/professional-growth#what-should-you-actually-do-with-your-work-life-now 🎧 About this podcast Dancing in the Dark is a personal podcast by Helene Christensen, founder of Eksakt. It’s a space for reflections on transition, identity, creativity, and the moments where clarity hasn’t arrived yet. This podcast is not about having the answers, but about staying present while something new is taking shape. Host: Helene Christensen. Strategic storyteller, creative consultant, and founder of Eksakt Helene is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is working internationally. Connect & follow ➡️ Connect on LinkedIn 🌐 Explore more: www.eksakt.co 📝 Substack: Dark Matters – reflections, essays & notes 📺 Follow the podcast on YouTube 📸 Follow on Instagram 📌 Resources & extras → Free reflections, self-assessments and & various good stuff → My Gumroad with Digital products & experiments Disclaimer This podcast reflects my personal experiences, thoughts, and perspectives. Nothing shared here should be understood as medical, or therapeutic advice. If something resonates, feel free to share the episode with someone who might need it, and you’re always welcome to reach out. I’m here as a friend from afar.

    44 min
  3. 14 JAN

    When you don’t know what’s next in your life, start here

    When you don’t know what’s next, start here When you don’t know what’s next, the fastest way to find clarity isn’t future-planning, it’s self-understanding. This episode is a deep starting point for your next chapter: not certainty, but direction. You’ll learn: Why clarity often arrives through recognition, not strategyHow your “inner library” of lived moments shapes what you trust and chooseHow agency grows when you honour what you’ve already survivedContentsThe in-between chapter: why the need for clarity peaks hereWe are not a blank slate: you never start from scratchLooking back without judgment: honouring the life you carryThe Inner Library: story tiles that form your pattern over timeParis: the first time asking for help changed what became possibleSeattle: the same muscle, at a larger scaleMeaning and agency: how direction emerges through movement, not certaintyKey takeawaysThe urge to “figure it out” is strongest in transition, but clarity doesn’t come from predicting the future.You carry a full suitcase of lived experience, and it’s already shaping how you trust, decide, and imagine what’s possible.Your inner library isn’t built from achievements, but from moments that required something of you.Resilience isn’t doing it alone; it’s knowing when and how to lean on others.Agency grows from lived proof: the embodied knowing that you can meet what comes next. Try the free self-assessment Take the test here: What should you actually do with your work life 🎧 About this podcast Dancing in the Dark is a personal podcast by Helene Christensen, founder of Eksakt. It’s a space for reflections on transition, identity, creativity, and the moments where clarity hasn’t arrived yet. This podcast is not about having the answers, but about staying present while something new is taking shape. Host: Helene Christensen. Strategic storyteller, creative consultant, and founder of Eksakt Helene is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is working internationally. Connect & follow ➡️ Connect on LinkedIn 🌐 Explore more: www.eksakt.co 📝 Substack: Dark Matters – reflections, essays & notes 📺 Follow the podcast on YouTube 📸 Follow on Instagram 📌 Resources & extras → Free reflections, self-assessments and & various good stuff → My Gumroad with Digital products & experiments Disclaimer This podcast reflects my personal experiences, thoughts, and perspectives. Nothing shared here should be understood as medical, or therapeutic advice. If something resonates, feel free to share the episode with someone who might need it, and you’re always welcome to reach out. I’m here as a friend from afar.

    28 min
  4. 7 JAN

    You can't start a fire without a spark

    Welcome to the first episode of Dancing in the Dark. This is the beginning. A warm, honest introduction to Dancing in the Dark, a space for you who can feel that something in your life is shifting, even if you don’t have the words for it yet. This episode is about: How to recognize an identity transition while you’re still inside itWhy feeling unclear is often a healthy sign, not a problemHow to begin a new chapter without a finished planContentsWelcome to Dancing in the DarkWhy this podcast had to exist — nowStanding in change without language, but with truth in the bodyMotherhood, work, and the loss of freedom no one warns you aboutLife as seasons, not a performance projectYour inner library — everything you already carryThe story behind You Can’t Start a Fire Without a SparkChoosing to stand in the dark, just before something lights upKey takeawaysYou’re not behind, you’re in motionClarity often follows honesty, not the other way aroundYou don’t have to start from zero to start againAmbition and care are not oppositesYour frustration may be the beginning of something true Try the free self-assessment➡️ What Are You Going to Do With Your Work Life? → Take the free self-assessment now, and see what you find out about yourself and your next step forward. 🎧 About this podcast Dancing in the Dark is a personal podcast by Helene Christensen, founder of Eksakt. It’s a space for reflections on transition, identity, creativity, and the moments where clarity hasn’t arrived yet. This podcast is not about having the answers, but about staying present while something new is taking shape. Host: Helene Christensen. Strategic storyteller, creative consultant, and founder of Eksakt Helene is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is working internationally. Connect & follow ➡️ Connect on LinkedIn 🌐 Explore more: www.eksakt.co 📝 Substack: Dark Matters – reflections, essays & notes 📺 Follow the podcast on YouTube 📸 Follow on Instagram 📌 Resources & extras → Free reflections, self-assessments and & various good stuff → My Gumroad with Digital products & experiments Disclaimer This podcast reflects my personal experiences, thoughts, and perspectives. Nothing shared here should be understood as medical, or therapeutic advice. If something resonates, feel free to share the episode with someone who might need it, and you’re always welcome to reach out. I’m here as a friend from afar.

    35 min

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Dancing in the Dark is a reflective podcast about life transitions, identity shifts, work, creativity, and becoming who you are beneath the roles you’ve learned to play.This podcast is for moments when something is ending, or beginning, and it's not clear yet, what you need to do next. Dancing in the Dark explores what it means to stand in uncertainty without rushing toward answers. It’s about listening more closely. To your inner voice. To the seasons of your life. To the work that wants to take a new shape.Each episode invites you into a slower, more thoughtful space, where questions matter more than conclusions, and where growth doesn’t have to be loud to be real.This is a podcast about:identity and personal transformationwork, purpose, and meaningful careerscreativity, leadership, and self-trustnavigating change, uncertainty, and new chapterslearning how to stay with yourself when things are unclearDancing in the Dark is hosted by Helene Christensen and is a personal, independent podcast. The reflections shared are rooted in lived experience and curiosity — not advice, not performance, but an invitation to think and feel alongside someone who is also in motion.If you’re in a season of transition, professionally or personally, this podcast offers companionship, perspective, and room to breathe.Think of it as a profound, warm conversation with a friend from afar.A place to pause, and a place to remember who you are.