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Creating Financial Independence during a Life Transition

Creating Financial Independence during a Life Transition

Strategies for Women Rebuilding Their Lives During Major Life Events I felt a bit of a fraud when I started writing this article. Who am I to give others financial advice? I was going through a major life upheaval though,...
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A New Definition of Success: Finding Fulfillment in Life Transitions

A New Definition of Success: Finding Fulfillment in Life Transitions

Did you know that nearly half of successful people reconsider their career paths after a major life event? In an age of transformation, discover how personal stories of triumph over adversity are reshaping our understanding of true achievement. As you...
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Getting Motivated to Declutter During Life Transitions

Getting Motivated to Declutter During Life Transitions

Coping with Life Changes, Challenges and Transitions Series Theresa stood in the middle of her living room, surrounded by piles of paperwork from years gone by, dusty stacks of old newspapers and magazines, bulging boxes of "fat" clothes and "thin"...
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Time For A Change

Time For A Change

I want to start this email by thanking all those wonderful people who have written to me after my last email: I can’t tell you how heartwarming it was to receive your encouraging responses. The consensus was: "You do You."...
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Manifestation Journal Prompts

Manifestation Journal Prompts

Having experimented with the Law of Attraction and having been thoroughly disillusioned more than a decade ago, I have had little time for the idea ever since. Recently, a friend mentioned Human Design, and knowing nothing about it, I decided...
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Retreat to a Refuge and Discover Your Sanctuary Away from Home

Retreat to a Refuge and Discover Your Sanctuary Away from Home

Relax, Rejuvenate, and Rediscover Yourself in the foothills of the Pyrenées Mountains A retreat should be a refuge: somewhere you can escape to, a place where you feel safe, seen and heard. I mentioned that I run old-fashioned retreats that...
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Vintage Escapes: The Irresistible Allure of Retro Retreats

Vintage Escapes: The Irresistible Allure of Retro Retreats

Experience Vintage Charm with Modern Comforts I host old-fashioned retreats. An old-fashioned retreat is one with a rustic charm reminiscent of a bygone era, where guests can escape the modern world's fast pace and engage in traditional activities like nature...
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Why Choose a Private Retreat for Your Next Getaway?

Why Choose a Private Retreat for Your Next Getaway?

How Private Retreats Can Revolutionize Your Well-being I have been hosting small group Camino de Santiago hiking retreats for more than a decade, here at my house in the southwest of France. Last week, I came across this post in...
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Ditch the Act: Fake it until you make it

Ditch the Act: Fake it until you make it

Don't Fake It Until You Make It, Face It Until You Make It In the world of personal development, the phrase "fake it until you make it" has been widely circulated as a mantra for success. It suggests that we...
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Silent Walking: Your Guide to Mindful Movement

Silent Walking: Your Guide to Mindful Movement

A Moving Meditation for Stress Reduction and Inner Harmony In our modern world, filled with constant noise and distractions, a "new" trend has emerged called "silent walking," and it's all about escaping the chaos that surrounds us. I had to...
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Emotional First Aid: Healing the Invisible Wounds Within

Emotional First Aid: Healing the Invisible Wounds Within

What do you do when you are emotionally injured? Do you realise when you need emotional First Aid? When you accidentally cut yourself while preparing your dinner, you know that you need to stop what you are doing, wash your...
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Starting Fresh: Making Monday Mornings more bearable with Coffee and Journaling

Starting Fresh: Making Monday Mornings more bearable with Coffee and Journaling

#MoreMeaningfulMondays Series It's Monday morning. Again. I'm still at it, trying to help you (and me!) get through Mondays, and not only get through Mondays, but make Mondays a bit more MEANINGFUL. I like to set myself challenges. Monday mornings...
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Crafting Your Perfect Summer: Journal to Manifesting Your Dream Season

Crafting Your Perfect Summer: Journal to Manifesting Your Dream Season

Radiate Your Best Self: Cultivate Physical and Mental Wellbeing this Summer #SavoirVivreVignettes Good morning! I wish each and every one of you un très bon Dimanche! It's FINALLY summer here in the southwest of France - we had one last...
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Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong, you’ll always find it

Don’t walk through the world looking for evidence that you don’t belong, you’ll always find it

Recommended TED talk of the month – lasts 10 minutes – June 2023 Bréné Brown's The power of vulnerability - it is such a powerful message that I felt compelled to share part of it there. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0GIN-asQWuA So many of the...
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Emotional Resilience: Finding Strength from the Herd During Life Transitions

Emotional Resilience: Finding Strength from the Herd During Life Transitions

Introduction 7-minute read Audio Recording When asked what I do, here in the deepest rural southwest of France, I usually reply that I host retreats, onsite but also online, for those who can't escape to the south of France at...
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11 FAQs About Online Retreats Inspired by Horses: Everything You Need to Know

11 FAQs About Online Retreats Inspired by Horses: Everything You Need to Know

. Since the pandemic, I have been working on making my retreats available online. I thought onlining the Camino de Santiago hikes would be the most difficult part, but it turned out to be the easiest. There already exists virtual...
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What did I learn from my Horses this week? My Strengths

What did I learn from my Horses this week? My Strengths

#SavoirVivreVignette . My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” —Jane Austen. How to identify my strengths I have just launched a new online retreat called "Create Your Life Purpose" - the content is largely based on what...
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How to figure out your life purpose in 5 minutes

How to figure out your life purpose in 5 minutes

Recommended TED talk of the month – lasts 10 minutes – April 2023 This 10 min 28 seconds TED talk by Adam Leipzig has 232 000 likes on Youtube, and for very good reason too - it is literally life-changing. I...
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How to Detect Burnout

How to Detect Burnout

We can detect burnout early, merely by paying attention to what others are saying, and to what we are saying to ourselves. These statements can indicate impending burnout
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Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves.

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves.

Recommended TED talk of the month - lasts 20 minutes - March 2023 Wednesday was International Women's Day - a celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for...
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If You Have Never Been On A Retreat Before…

If You Have Never Been On A Retreat Before…

...you may wonder why. people go on retreats. . These days, a variety of people go on retreats, for a variety of reasons. There are many different types of retreats: Yogis who are interested in practising yoga might go on a yoga...
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Burnout seriously inhibits Creativity and Productivity

Burnout seriously inhibits Creativity and Productivity

The average American takes only half of their allocated leave...to prevent burnout, we need to redesign our workday around creativity - not just producitvity
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Slow Travel: Making the most of your next Travel Opportunity

Slow Travel: Making the most of your next Travel Opportunity

. Sitting at home, thinking of all the places I wish I could travel to, I amuse myself by making lists of the places I would like to visit, as soon as it is possible again. I entertain the members...
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Solo Slow Travel: Best Option for Introverts

Solo Slow Travel: Best Option for Introverts

What is Slow Travel? As the third wave of the pandemic starts to flatten here in France, I come across more and more articles about Solo Slow Travel. Slow travel is a mindset that encourages travellers to take their time,...
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Blog Posts before October 2023

Blog Posts before October 2023

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