It’s OK to Feel Good: Here’s How
Saturday I was relaxing on my porch with a cup of rose tea. As I reflected on how many of my friends are really struggling (some are grieving through loss, others are navigating big health and career crises), I found myself “crawling into their rowboats” and started to feel sad and despondent. Then, I paused. I took a deep breath. And, I looked at the stunning spring flowers on my windowsill, remembering, “Renee, it’s ok to feel good. In fact, your feeling good is how you can best help others.” Read/watch my 3-minute video (plus, enjoy visiting my favorite swim spot):
Every week after my forest-based workout, I offer up a Live Inside Out reflection that helps me slow down and live more intentionally. Join me this week, as I reflect on the science behind feeling good and why this is so important right now!
Want more ideas for feeling good? Read 6 Things to Do When the Going Get Tough.
Warmly,
SOME SELF-RENEWAL EVENTS/RESOURCES TO SUPPORT YOUR GROWTH:
- **Almost sold out!** April 25, 2025 ~ Tending Your Creative Fire: A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat ~ 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Lake Logan Retreat Center, Canton, NC (near Asheville, NC). Join women from across NC and the Southeast US as we enjoy a day of deep replenishment, renewal and sisterhood + special Creativity Salon and more! Discounts for Hurricane Helene victims. An ideal retreat to bring family/friends to and enjoy a weekend in the Blue Ridge mountains. Learn more/register here.
- Schedule me to speak in 2025-26. Did you know my primary work is speaking professionally at national/regional conferences, employee events and to companies/organizations worldwide? I love weaving neuroscience, life balance strategies, mindfulness & resiliency practices to create unforgettable workshops & presentations that help people feel more creative, focused, resourced and alive. Learn more about my speaking here.
- Lead women’s groups/retreats! Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Women’s Groups/Retreats in Uncertain Times ~ an online, self-paced mentoring course. Would you like to empower women in your area in 2025 through facilitating women’s groups/retreats? Based on Renee’s 30+ years experience training 450+ facilitators and teaching at world-renowned retreat centers like Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, this supportive, empowering on-demand video course offers everything you need to start facilitating women’s circles and retreats. Only $195. Learn more.
- Wild Souls Nature Adventures (based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC): authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation/resiliency workshops, women’s circles & more. Have me design a custom experience for your team/friends. Next class: April 20th; classes every Sunday in May. Learn more.
Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by mindfulness coach/author/speaker and self-care evangelist Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women find balance through the art/science of self-care, Renee has been facilitating high-impact, interactive workshops for Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits/conferences and organizations/teams worldwide for 25 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, US News & World Report, AARP, Spirituality & Health and more. She and her team have certified more than 450 facilitators in 10 countries around the globe to lead self-renewal groups/retreats based on her pioneering self-care curriculum. She’s the author of two books on life balance including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life. Renee and her husband live in Western North Carolina and they have one son in New York City. Her latest venture is Wild Souls Nature Adventures. More on Renee here.
