I must write my story… and in writing my story, I will also be sharing part of my mother’s.

Host Michael Millward has a thought-provoking conversation with author, leadership coach, and former Meta leader Ingrid Hu Dahl about her powerful memoir Sun Shining on Morning Snow.

Drawing on deeply personal experiences, Ingrid explores themes of identity, loss, grief, intercultural heritage, and living boldly across three generations of women.

Listeners are invited into an intimate conversation that spans Ingrid’s Chinese and Scandinavian roots, her mother’s pioneering in AI in the 1970s, her grandmother’s escape from revolution‑era China, and Ingrid’s own path through rebellion, creativity, queer identity, and leadership.

Michael and Ingrid unpack:

• How grief can spark profound self‑reflection and healing
• The pressure of identity tied to career, and what happens when that unravels
• The complexity of growing up between cultures — and refusing to fit into prescribed “cages”
• The realities of sexism and dehumanisation in the music industry
• The courage required to live authentically as a queer woman
• The importance of reconnecting with parents and understanding their untold stories

This episode is rich with emotional insight, cultural depth, and leadership wisdom, all grounded in Ingrid’s fierce commitment to truth, curiosity, and personal transformation. As she says, “We have choices that we can make and beliefs can be changed.”

Whether you’re interested in memoirs, leadership development, work‑life balance, intercultural identity, or personal growth, this conversation will inspire you to reflect, rethink, and reconnect

Discover more about Ingrid and Michael at Abeceder.co.uk

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