Hello lovelies,

Before I dive into today’s gorgeous episode - a quick reminder that you CAN still get the Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026 journal in time for Christmas! 🎄

* If you’re in the UK Choose the ‘Tracked 24’ option when you order over at the projectyoushop.com - you can still get the 3 for the price of 2 bundle for those last minute Christmas gifts!

* Order on Amazon Prime over on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com

* Buy from Oliver Bonas in store if you’re in the UK

* Order the digital version from anywhere in the world!

And now…onto today’s episode to get you inspired as we head into Christmas…

I wanted to share with you one last gorgeous episode from the Write it. Create it. Live it series before we all head into Christmas.

Write It. Create It. Live It. is the series where I talk to people who’ve been using my journal for the past year - or many years - and explore how, step by step, they’ve turned what they wrote on the page into real lives that actually work for them.

And in this episode my guest is Ellen Rowland - a true OG when it comes to the Goodbye, Hello journals. She’s been doing them since 2016, back when it was still just a PDF.

And her story is such a powerful reminder that designing a life you love doesn’t happen overnight. It happens slowly, often unexpectedly, and usually without a grand plan - by coming back to the same questions year after year, noticing what isn’t working, and gently following what pulls you forward.

Ellen shares how, over the past ten years, she’s gone from feeling overwhelmed, unrooted, stuck in toxic work and struggling with her mental health, to having a life and relationship she loves and a deeply fulfilling career as a medical herbalist, specialising in supporting people who are neurodivergent and/or living with mental health challenges to feel well and thrive.

Oh and along the way, she accidentally found herself writing a book: The Healing Power of Scent.

Ellen is such a wise owl, and she shares so many beautiful insights about what it really takes to create a life that works for you.

We also dive into her fascinating work as a medical herbalist, how herbal medicine first supported her own mental health and ADHD, and how she now uses it to help others who are neurodivergent and/or struggling with their mental health.

This really is such an inspiring conversation to curl up with - the perfect listen if you’re feeling reflective as the year draws to a close or to keep you company while you wrap Christmas presents 🎁

Enjoy!

x Selina

P.S. You can get in touch with Ellen and find out all about her work at www.amberluna.co.uk

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