Blog - Renee Trudeau

How well do you know yourself?

I just launched a new self-renewal group for women called Embracing the Wild Unknown (supporting the journey into the second half of life). I noticed during our introductions that most of the women seemed pretty self-aware. They knew their…

7 women’s wisdom: pearls from Kripalu

Self-Care, Women's Retreats

I’ve been leading retreats for women for 25 years (read why I lead retreats) and every single time I'm amazed by how much I learn and am reminded of by the women who show up in the circle. This past weekend I was at Kripalu Center for…

Shedding

Women's Empowerment

We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. Joseph Campbell I'm doing a lot of shedding right now. Letting things whither…

Do You Live Intentionally?

Mindfulness, Self-Care

I believe that one of the most powerful ways to live purposefully and stay connected to what matters most is to live intentionally. Do you ever wonder how all the day-to-day choices you make, big and small, add up and affect your family, career…

Are you ignoring your emotional self-care?

Self-Care, Women's Empowerment

Last night I attended a small women's circle where we took turns sharing where we are in our lives and where we're headed next. Afterwards, we did a short meditation and then created beautiful 2015 vision boards together, taking time at…

My 4 must-ask questions for 2015

Mindfulness, Self-Care

I love the time before and around New Year's Day. As a coach/speaker/author who has spent almost 30 years studying, writing and teaching in the area of human potential, this window of time--ripe with possibility and potential--always excites…

Don’t be afraid of the dark

Self-Care

While I love celebrating Christmas as a season of light and time of spiritual renewal, often the days before and after this sacred holiday can be a bit dark for me. Between the cold, grey weather, honoring my deceased mother's birthday,…

10 things I tell clients in transition

Life & Career Coaching

In 1999 I combined my 14 years of experience and training in organizational/leadership development, communications strategy, corporate coaching and personal branding and launched my first business—a career coaching and consulting firm…

5 reasons I take retreats

Women's Retreats

"From stillness comes discernment." Renee Trudeau Stephen Cope, MSW, author and director of Kripalu’s Institute for Extraordinary Living says retreats don’t change our lives as much as they change where we stand in relationship…

5 questions to help you gain clarity & focus

Work Life Balance

How do you react when someone asks, "How balanced is your life?" Maybe you feel defensive, frustrated, hopeless, angry or perhaps you roll your eyes and check out completely. The word balance (which can sound exasperating and unrealistic)…

Is crazy the new normal?

Self-Care, Stress Management

Last weekend I saw the film Interstellar with my 12 year-old; I really enjoyed it. It was set in the future, a time when our soil was polluted and food supply and fresh air were dwindling. People had to re-engineer how to live and be in the…

5 ways to find spiritual renewal this holiday

Mindfulness

It’s Christmas Eve, 1976. Gregorian chants are playing in the background and my mom and dad are sitting quietly with their eyes closed, hands resting upward — thumb and index finger touching — while my younger siblings crawl on their…