Nanja moved back to Copenhagen, Denmark, 6 years ago, after working at Stanford University as a therapist. Nanja completed her Ph.D. at Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine, Danish Center for Mindfulness, where she investigated the effect of CCT for informal caregivers of people with a mental illness and also investigated the mediators of CCT. She continues to work at Aarhus University as a psychologist and researcher, investigating the effects of compassion training within different populations. Nanja teaches courses, workshop, and training on compassion for professionals in Denmark.