Blog - Renee Trudeau

(Video) Are You Allowing in the Support You Need?

I was visiting with a friend who recently lost her mother and is in a deep well of grief. We talked about what she most needed right now. Upon reflection, she realized that she's receiving a lot of offers for support (massages, meals, help with…

(Video) Are You Resisting … or Allowing Life?

Mindfulness, Newsletter, Women's Retreats

This past week I talked to several clients and friends across the US who shared they feel: "Unsettled. In limbo. Anxious. Stagnant. Disrupted and disoriented. Exhausted and overwhelmed. Unable to plan. Tired." I like to remember we're all…

5 Ways Retreats Can Change Your Life

Newsletter, Self-Care, Women's Retreats

Throughout my 20s and 30s when my chest tightened from overwork and I could feel overwhelm lapping at my door, I would increase my work pace, thinking, “I just need to move faster and get more done.” Much of this stemmed from an entrenched…

(Video) What Is Draining You, What Is Feeding You?

Mindfulness, Newsletter

I've been talking to a lot of friends and clients who are reflecting on how best to use their energy this year. Our energy or our life force--which includes our innate gifts and learned skills --is precious. It’s the currency that allows…

Do You Have Your Own Back (& why this matters)?

Newsletter, support system

The week before final exams my freshman year in college, my healthy, 44-year-old dad had a massive heart attack. I was devastated. But what saddens me as I look back on that rough time, is that I didn’t reach out for support. Other than sharing…

(Video) What Did You Learn from 2021?

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Before the pandemic this would have been my busiest week of the year. I'd be responding to a slew of requests from national media for interviews on how to create success in the New Year, inquires from companies around the U.S. wanting large…

(Video) Can I Honor My Shadow AND My Light?

emotional self-care, Newsletter

“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” Mary Oliver This week is typically my heaviest of the year emotionally. Between the arrival of the Winter Solstice Dec. 21…

(Video) Pause. How Do You Want to BE this Holiday Season?

Mindfulness, Newsletter

When we were teenagers, my brother Kert used to dance around the house singing, "It's beginning to look a lot like stress-mas, everywhere you turn ... " Growing up, we used humor in our household to keep things real! As we balance the light…

5 Ways to Experience Rest & Renewal This Holiday

Mindfulness, Newsletter

Yesterday I spent an hour with my December calendar--not penciling things in, but revisiting pending events and making intentional choices that support a more open, spacious, restorative winter schedule. Does the thought of hanging lights…