From Ethiopia to F1 and finding her own balance – Talking with Annastiina Hintsa

High Performance Talks is a show dedicated to finding inspirational ways to improve performance through better health and wellbeing. In each episode, you will hear personal stories from high performing individuals, ranging from top executives and entrepreneurs to world champion athletes and scientists. Read more about Emilia’s research here: Embodied Fortitude: An Introduction to the Finnish Construct of Sisu Subscribe to our newsletter and you will be the first to hear about our latest episodes. You can find our podcast also on iTunes and Spotify. The post Overcoming hardships with the Finnish concept of Sisu – Talking with Emilia Lahti appeared first on Hintsa.

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