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The Anti-Ageing Benefits of Travel Forget the wrinkle creams and kale smoothies. If you really want to stay young, start packing your bags. Travelling isn’t just about sightseeing—it’s a full-on youth serum disguised as an epic adventure. Why jet-setting and...

The Search for Meaning During Life Transitions Alright, so here you are—smack in the middle of a life transition. Maybe you’ve just left a job you had thought would be the job of all jobs. Maybe the relationship you’d bet...

Why Introverts Are More Susceptible to Burnout (and How Self-Awareness Can Help Them Avoid It) Burnout is something more and more of us have to face sooner or later in today’s fast-moving, always-connected world. Especially if we are introverts. As...

For many years, I have been encouraging my Camino de Santiago Walking Retreats guests to practice both walking meditation and breathing meditation, alternatively, while they are walking the Camino. Most of my guests found this hugely beneficial and continued both practices when...

Life transitions and major life changes, like losing your job, starting a business, ending a relationship, relocating to a new country, becoming a parent, coping with the loss of a loved one or an empty nest, retirement, or a significant...

Acknowledging Our Desperate Need to Belong What Is Relocation Depression? Relocation depression is a type of emotional distress caused by a major life change, that occurs when we move to a new country, often characterised by feelings of sadness, loneliness,...

How do you start over after a life change as life-shattering as a divorce? By radically reinventing yourself. So you survived the divorce. Gone are the compromises, the silent resentments, and the half-lived dreams. As it fades into the distance...

What I learned from going through one Life Transition after another I might have mentioned (about a hundred times so far) that I have been through more life transitions than I care to count. Looking back, I decided to review...

The Art of Reinventing Yourself Life transitions are often chaotic, unpredictable, and, frankly, seriously unnerving. In these make-or-break times, feeling stuck in a rut is practically a rite of passage. For many of us, this overwhelming uncertainty leads to stagnation....

You don’t have to go through life’s toughest challenges alone. Feeling stuck in a job that drains your energy or struggling to move forward after a relationship ends? The key to thriving through life’s biggest changes isn’t willpower—it’s having the...

Rewrite Your Story and Chart Your Course to a Fulfilling Future in Just 15 Minutes a Day Are you feeling dissatisfied with certain areas of your life, but can’t quite put your finger on why? Or perhaps you know exactly...

"Choose to Make a Total Life Change before a Total Life Change becomes inevitable." Dr Margaretha Montagu Does it feel as if your job, your relationships, maybe even your entire life has lost its spark? As if you’re stuck on...

As introverts, we experience unique signs of burnout when we’re in desperate need of rest, particularly when we've been overstimulated by social interactions or haven’t had enough time on our own. If you feel yourself getting tense and then relaxing...

Savouring the Slow Food Traditions of Southwest France Nestled in the southwest of France, Gascony is a region renowned not only for its breathtaking landscapes, with rolling hills, lush vineyards, and picturesque villages, but also for its rustic, hearty, "slow...

. Starting a business is an exciting yet challenging undertaking for any business owner, but introverted entrepreneurs often face unique challenges due to their introverted characteristics. These characteristics can lead to a set of seriously limiting beliefs which can act...