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But where are you really from?

Podcast von Lena Rexhepi

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Persönliche Erzählungen & Gespräche

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But Where Are You Really From? is a podcast for those who feel like they don’t fully belong anywhere. For many that question is a reminder of being seen as different. Hosted by Lena, the podcast explores identity, belonging, and culture, while also diving into the realities of navigating life as a woman in the corporate world and the pressure to prove your worth. Together with friends and guests, Lena shares honest reflections through talks that balance laughter, failure, success, love, warmth, and wisdom in 3 languages (English, Danish and Albanian) More at: www.lenarexhepi.com /ig: lenarex

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Episode Just because YOU don´t understand it, it doesn´t mean it isn´t REAL. So check your privilege please! Cover

Just because YOU don´t understand it, it doesn´t mean it isn´t REAL. So check your privilege please!

English episode 16 Description: YOU don´t get to tell me that my LIVED EXPERIENCE is not real. On today’s episode, I talk about what it feels like to be called a “victim” simply for sharing your story. I talk about having my pain invalidated by people who have never lived through the things I have. People whose baseline in life started at zero while mine started at minus one hundred. People who were handed safety, stability, opportunities, and dignity, yet still feel entitled to tell marginalized people what is real, what matters, and how we should feel. I talk about growing up having to earn everything from an early age, constantly fighting to create a better and more dignified life for myself without ever allowing myself to sink into self-pity. Survival became motivation. Pain became fuel. But there is a particular arrogance in privileged people dismissing struggles they have never had to endure themselves. This episode is a reflection, and a conversation about class, privilege, survival, identity, and the audacity of people who think their limited experience is the universal truth. Listen now if you’ve ever experienced having your experiences or feeling be invalidated by people who cannot possible know what it feels to be in your shoes...

24. Mai 2026 - 33 min
Episode If you don´t quit, the universe will quit for you? Career Pivot and Spirituality Cover

If you don´t quit, the universe will quit for you? Career Pivot and Spirituality

Episode 15 in English with Christian Would you walk away from a high-paying, “successful” job if it no longer made you happy? Have you ever seriously asked yourself that question? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Christian to talk about career pivots, burnout, intuition, and trusting the timing of your life even when it feels uncertain. Sometimes we stay in jobs, relationships, or versions of ourselves simply because they look good from the outside or because we feel like we’re supposed to. But deep down, we know something isn’t right. And eventually, life, God, the universe, whatever you believe in starts pushing you toward the direction you were truly meant for. Christian and I reflect on our friendship from our London days, the pressure of figuring life out, learning to listen to ourselves, and finding the courage to choose alignment over appearances. ✨ This can be harder to do in reality with a Balkan and Eastern European upbringing where you´re not supposed to question the societal and family expectations. If this resonates, let us know in the comment section or privately. Thank you for listening. Much love <3

21. Mai 2026 - 38 min
Episode From Denmark to Australia: Building character takes courage Cover

From Denmark to Australia: Building character takes courage

English episode 14 In today’s episode, I talk to Caroline, whom I met 10 years ago when I worked as a guide for a language travel company in London, UK. At the time, Caroline and the other teenagers had travelled abroad to learn English, but things quickly became disorganized. The host families were not welcoming, the conditions were poor, and many of the teenagers felt abandoned and unsupported. I found myself being one of the only adults trying to help and speak up for them, something that eventually came with consequences for me professionally. After the trip, Caroline went to the Danish media and spoke publicly about how badly the teenagers had been treated, which in many ways became a form of vindication. But this episode is about much more than what happened back then. Today, Caroline is in her late 20s, living in Australia and trying to find herself, navigating identity, relationships, work, love, belonging, and the feeling of being ethnically Danish while still not fully feeling “Danish" and feeling more at home in Australia. We reflect on how life changes from your 20s to your 30s, the courage it takes to build character and reinvent yourself, and how genuine human connections can survive time and distance. Because when something is authentic, it stays.

20. Mai 2026 - 35 min
Episode Skrid hjem til der hvor du kommer fra! Født i Danmark, men hvornår bliver man dansk nok? Cover

Skrid hjem til der hvor du kommer fra! Født i Danmark, men hvornår bliver man dansk nok?

Dansk (Danish) episode 13 med Emin Dagens episode har jeg besøg af Emin som jeg kender fra finanssektoren hvor vi arbejdede sammen for nogle år siden. Emin er født i Danmark men har tyrkiske rødder. Vi taler om hvordan det føles at få et klistermærke på ens postkasse hvor der står "remigration". Vi går et par temaer igennem og hvad gør man når man elsker Danmark men Danmark ikke altid elsker en tilbage? English translation: Danish episode 13 with Emin In today’s episode, I’m joined by Emin, whom I know from the financial sector where we worked together a few years ago. Emin was born in Denmark but has Turkish roots. We talk about what it feels like to receive a sticker on your mailbox saying “remigration.” We explore several themes and discuss what happens when you love Denmark, but Denmark does not always love you back.

17. Mai 2026 - 38 min
Episode Jeta mbas luftes t'Kosovës Cover

Jeta mbas luftes t'Kosovës

Shqip (Albanian) episoda 12 N'këte episode foli une për librin që e kam shkru që ka me dal ne treg në qershor 2026 "Amo, prej kait je met vërtet? - E huaja atje, e huaja ktu. Nga Kosova në Danimarkë" Motivimi për librin dhe jeta n'gurbet (Danimark) mbas luftës t'Kosovës. Qysh kemi ikë naper mal prej Kosovës deri ne Maqedoni 16 orë hecje ne kodra midis dimrit dhe plot borë të Shkurtit 1999. Shpresoj që ju pëlqen episoda. Faleminderit 🙏 English translation: In this episode, I talk about the book I’ve written, which will be released in June 2026. "But where are you really from? Foreign there, foreign here. From Kosovo to Denmark " I speak about the motivation behind the book and life in the diaspora(Denmark)after the Kosovo War. About how we fled through the mountains from Kosovo to Macedonia, 16 hours of walking through the mountains in the middle of winter and the heavy snow of February 1999. I hope you enjoy the episode. Thank you 🙏

16. Mai 2026 - 29 min
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