Do you need to Slow Down?

Are you feeling burnt out, overwhelmed? Tired AF?

Scrambling from one obligation to another, kids in tow, rocketing through the drive-thru in a blur of panicked rush?

Or maybe you’ve just got a quietly nagging feeling that there must be more to life than this. That you weren’t born to just pay bills and die.

Do you secretly dream of a life of purpose and meaning, calm and peace? One where you live a simple, fulfilling life brimming with joy, contentment and satisfaction?

You don’t have to surrender to or accept a life of overwhelm, burnout, anxiety and stress. There is a better way. You CAN slow down. (Yes, even you.)

You don’t have to spend your life hustling, stretching and straining to force yourself into a life that doesn’t fit, that makes you sick, that wears you out.

You don’t have to accept the expectations of others. You don’t have to be busy all the time in order to be a ‘successful’ human being, worthy of acceptance and love.

There is a better way.

(Totally new to the concept of Slow Living? Check out my post What is Slow Living here.)

I left my life of overwhelm, burnout, social expectations, hustle and soul-sucking busy work for a slower paced life and it has made all the difference.

What would your life look like if YOU were at the centre of it, instead of a crappy pile of other people’s expectations, needs and desires?

What if you said NO to all the shit that you’re doing to look busy, hoard likes and feel ‘successful’?

Could it be possible to walk away from the jam-packed calendar, the commitments that don’t bring you joy? The focus on what your life looks like instead of how it FEELS from the inside?

I’ll let you in on a secret I learned when I walked away from my stinking heap of expectations, guilt, ‘shoulds’ and fake success – no one really noticed or particularly cared.

The people who I worried about letting down – my colleagues, my employer – my choice didn’t matter a hoot to them. They were too busy fighting with their own stinking heap to notice me quietly walking away from mine.

The others do not judge you. They do not even know you are there.

the late, great Louise Bourgeois, French artist and complete badass

If you are ready to slow down and walk away from the expectations, burnout, overwhelm and anxiety of life in the fast lane, I’m here to help.

I didn’t just start the Slow Living thing a hot minute ago. I’ve lived a life steeped in the Slow Movement for well over a decade now. I’ve lived slow in the city and in the country, as a young professional and as a mother, wife and business owner.

I’m not here to tell you your life has to look a certain way or that you have to want the same things as me.

This isn’t about some fuzzy, Instagram version of life. This is about everyday life – messy and imperfect and REAL.

Your Slow Life will be as unique as you are. There is no ‘right’ way to do Slow Living. You cannot do it wrong.

If you are ready to dip your toes into life in the Slow Lane, please join me in Slow In Seven – a seven day email course designed to gently ease you into new perspectives and habits to nourish a slower pace of life.

What to expect inside Slow In Seven

Slow in Seven is a short and sweet, seven day email course for the burnt out and overwhelmed.

Over the course of the week, we will work together to gently shift your habits and beliefs so that you can lay the foundation to overcome overwhelm and kick burnout to the curb.

Slow in Seven might be right for you if :

• You’ve got a ‘successful’ life – you’ve checked all the boxes, but you still have a nagging feeling that something is missing.
• You adore the #slowliving feeds on IG, but those beautiful photos look nothing like your life, so you gave up on slow living before you even started.
• You’ve tried to slow down before, but saying “NO” to busy seems impossible.
• You find yourself feeling anxious, stressed + totally overwhelmed by everything you have to do and all that’s expected of you.
• You feel like you can’t catch your breath. All you want is to find some peace.

If any of that hits a nerve, you’re in the right place.