239: Slow Living - Creating your Inner Peace and Dream Life with The Cottage Fairy

In our fast-paced digital world, it can be difficult or even sometimes counter-intuitive to think about slow living. We want to keep pace with everything and stay ahead. But how do we balance this with our desire to be at peace with ourselves and our lives? In this episode, Aileen and Paola talk about the importance of slowing down, being aware of how you perceive yourself, and how you can create your inner peace on your own terms. 

Paola Merrill is a Puerto Rican American writer, artist, and the creator of the youtube channel TheCottageFairy. She creates meditative short films focused on slow living and bringing awareness to the beauty of wild lands.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:50 Growing up and what led to slow living

12:18 How Paola’s Youtube channel The Cottage Fairy grew

15:31 How Paola’s love of fairytales influenced her art and life

19:50 Changing location can help change your mindset

22:32 Being aware of how you perceive yourself

24:14 Paola’s dream life growing up

27:08 Being your own safe space

31:03 The invisible journey to find your courage

35:10 The story of when Paola worked at a bookstore

36:03 How Paola’s book was written

40:55 The importance of taking care of yourself and slowing down 

44:23 Being peaceful and mindful as a business owner and content creator

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/The_Cottage_Fairy/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKx5lHJ6Fr5mbT4TYVLh6ng

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 239

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