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What this is: A practical, warm-hearted exploration of why your inner narrative might be your biggest source of stress, and what you can actually do about it, starting today. What this isn’t: Another “just think positive!” pep talk. No toxic positivity. No worksheets asking you to “visualise your best self living your best life.” Read …


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The Loneliness Nobody Talks About: When You’re Never Alone But Always Lonely One crisp spring night, somewhere along the Camino de Santiago, in the southwest of France, a small group of reading retreat guests sits in a clearing around a fire. By the time Lisa speaks, both hands wrapped around her mug, her tea has …


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The mental habit that keeps smart, capable people stuck, and the surprisingly simple shift that changes everything. What this is: A candid, research-informed look at how overthinking, especially during times of stress and uncertainty, actively blinds you to the opportunities that could change your life. Practical, warm, occasionally irreverent. What this isn’t: A collection of …...

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An Esprit Meraki Stress-Reducing Retreat Could Be Your Most Powerful Reset in These Uncertain Times What this is: A grounded, honest look at why attending a stress-reducing retreat during a period of sustained political uncertainty is genuinely useful, not indulgent. We’re talking neuroscience, narrative, and the particular magic of walking the Camino de Santiago in …


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As you may know, I host Camino de Santiago Walking and Writing retreats, and I’m also part of the Wordweavers Writing Group here in the southwest of France. At our last meeting—held on the wonderfully ominous date of Friday the 13th of February 2026—I brought along this story. This is part 3 of the story …


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