Blog - Renee Trudeau

What we miss by “holding it together”

I’m the oldest of seven, the product of overachievers, a hyper-competent “woman who always has the answers and knows where she’s going." My friends and family see me as the go-to girl who always seems to have it together. But…

Finding peace through being with what is

Mindfulness

As I along with so many others have attempted to digest all of the crises and atrocities we've been observing around the world, I have found myself vacillating between wanting to run out and take action and withdrawing from overwhelm to return…

The power of pausing

Women's Retreats

This month I have been managing so many moving pieces -- training new team members, scheduling women's retreats and workshops, setting up new office systems and vetting new partnerships--that I have found it almost impossible to hear myself…

Feeling called to take action? Read this first

Mindfulness, Self-Care

I just got back from leading a self-renewal retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health for 50 women from across the US and Mexico from their 20's to their 70’s; our theme was Embracing the Wild Unknown. I love leading retreats…

Change the way you look at things

Mindfulness, Women's Retreats

I’m moving across the floor in Nia class and finding myself becoming more and more annoyed with the woman dancing in front of me. The room is packed—it’s a farewell class for one of our dear members who’s moving out of state—yet…

Why it’s essential to “do less” this year

Self-Care

I'm noticing that lately I'm waking up many mornings--even after a good night's sleep--feeling tired. Actually, wiped out and exhausted. My guess is with all the chaos, uncertainty and unrest we're facing both near and far -- that many of…

9 self-care practices I can’t live without

Self-Care

I continue to swirl in a vortex of feelings after the amazing Women's March on Austin this past weekend (read Why I Am Marching). It was incredibly powerful and emotionally exhausting. As a result of all the stimulation and tumult from…

Why I’m marching (and hope you’ll join me)

Women's Retreats

This Saturday, January 21st, more than a million women and men from around the US and the world will be gathering in Washington, D.C. for the Women's March on Washington and participating in Sister Marches around the globe (click here to…

4 questions I’m asking before I leap into 2017

Mindfulness, Self-Care

I love the month of January in many ways. As a coach/speaker/author who has spent almost 30 years studying, writing and teaching in the area of human potential and transformational growth, this window of time--ripe with possibility--always…

7 reasons to choose LOVE over FEAR in 2017

Mindfulness, Women's Retreats

Recently I returned home from an amazing women's retreat (an early birthday present!) feeling euphoric and transformed. My husband and son picked me up from the airport. My teen had just returned from a late-night sleepover so my expectations…

Wanting to crawl into your cave? Here’s why

Life Balance

This Wednesday the 21st marks the winter solstice, the longest night of the year and the first day of winter. The solstice is significant on many levels, but for me, it always signifies an invitation to honor and embrace the time of year…

Are you focusing on what you want (or DON’T want)?