Do you know what? I am absolutely loving recording this new series in the podcast - Write it. Create it. Live it.

So often we hear podcasts filled with the voices of celebrities or experts — and don’t get me wrong, I love inviting experts onto Another Way to offer up their advice and insights into how to design a life you love.

But there’s something that feels quietly rebellious and deeply moving about dedicating a series to ordinary people - people like you and me - who are courageously going after their dreams and learning how to create ways of living and working that truly work for them.

And today’s conversation is such a beautiful example of that.

I’m joined by Annelie Wambeek who’s been using the Goodbye Hello journal (and been a member of the club) for the past three years.

Having been through periods of anxiety and depression in her life - and after many years of feeling trapped in a corporate job that eventually burnt her out - Annelie has gone on to change career and create a way of living and working that really works for her.

In this episode we talk about:

* How the combination of the journal - plus the live quarterly, monthly and weekly check-ins in the club — have become an important anchor in her life - helping her to manage her ADHD and support her mental health

* How some of us simply aren’t suited to traditional ways of working - so much so that they can break us. And so finding another way is a necessity, not just a choice..

* The guilt so many of us carry when things are “good enough” - that feeling that we shouldn’t ask for more when there’s so much suffering in the world. And how learning to thrive, rather than just survive, isn’t selfish - it’s an act of service. Because when we’re full, we have so much more to give.

This conversation is full of wisdom, warmth and practical insight - from reframing self-care as a necessity, to realising that “the grass is greener where you water it.”

I found it deeply nourishing and I think you will too.

I’ve added a section of the conversation into today’s episode and you can watch the full video interview over on the new Project You YouTube channel.

And you can find out more about Annelie and her work over on Linkedin and her website: www.anneliewambeek.com

And if you’d like to come and join the club that is designed to help you create a life that you get to thrive in - then come and check it out over here.

Hope to see you in there!

x Selina

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