Christine Dohler

Christine Dohler studied journalism, communications and history at the University of Hamburg and trained at the Henri Nannen School of Journalism. She worked as a chief reporter at GRAZIA, an editor at Lonely Planet Traveller and editor-in-chief of Food and Travel. As a freelance writer, she contributed to publications including Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung, FAS, Stern, Brigitte and Flow, and headed the editorial team of Emotion Slow. Dohler also trained as a systemic coach and meditation teacher. Her first book, “Am Ende der Sehnsucht wartet die Freiheit,” was published in 2018; her books on the Rauhnächte, including “Rauhnächte mit Kindern erleben” and “Die weibliche Energie der Rauhnächte,” became SPIEGEL bestsellers. She has maintained a long-standing interest in Iceland and lived there for periods, including on a grant from the German Federal Foreign Office.