Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:May 5, 2025 My boy Murphy Hey there Reader, Preparing to Let GoA Sunday Letter I’ve been thinking about loss lately.Not in a faraway or philosophical way, but in the real, quiet way it starts to show up when someone you love is fading right in front of you. It is a quiet ache in my chest.It’s not sharp. Not dramatic. Just present. Always there.It rises when I catch a glimpse of Murphy sunbathing on the floor or feel the...
4 days ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:April 28, 2025 Oakland's Elephant Hey there Reader, Creating a Life You Love – "Even Now" Today is an important day in Canada — our federal election. I won’t take a political stand here, but I do want to say this: Please vote. Your voice matters. The decisions we make today shape the kind of life we’ll live tomorrow — for ourselves, for our children, for our communities. In a world filled with division, conflict, and...
11 days ago • 4 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:April 21, 2025 Hey there Reader, What’s Your Set Point? And Is It Running the Show? There’s a quiet space we all settle into—sometimes by choice, sometimes by habit. It’s that familiar territory where we hover just under the surface of what we truly want. That space? It's our set point. It’s the place where things feel manageable, maybe even comfortable, but often—if we’re honest—it’s not where we really want to be....
18 days ago • 4 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:April 14, 2025 Hey there Reader, Because sometimes the best thing we can do is just shift the energy. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how our bodies hold the weight of stress. You know the kind—tight shoulders, foggy brain, that pull toward comfort food or the resistance to doing the one small thing that would probably help. Maybe you're not sleeping well. Maybe you’ve been meaning to move your body, but the day...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:April 7, 2025 Hey there Reader, "The Energy You Bring" The energy you carry directly affects the outcome you get. This lesson hit me recently—not in a coaching session or through a book, but in my backyard, with my dog, Murphy. Murphy is older now. Still sweet and loving, still very much him, but like many of us as we age, things are shifting. His hearing isn’t what it used to be, his joints ache, and his once cooperative...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 31, 2025 Hey there Reader, The Mess Before the Magic: Why Clearing Out Is Essential for Growth Spring has arrived, and with it, the familiar desire to refresh, clear, and prune—not just in my garden, but in my life. As I spent some time outside today working on my yard, I was reminded of how much this process mirrors personal growth and the challenges that come with it. It’s not just about the garden—it’s also about...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 17, 2025 Hey there Reader, Finding Connection, Overcoming Fear& a Little Irish Luck Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Today, I’m celebrating my Irish heritage with pride. My maternal grandparents came from Kilkenny, a beautiful town in Ireland. Years ago, my husband and I had the chance to visit while I was six months pregnant with my last child. It was one of those trips where you step into a place you’ve never been, yet...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 10, 2025 The Famous Five- A Canadian Legacy Hey there Reader, Women Who Rise: The Legacy We Carry I remember being a little girl, and every evening, my mother would have special time for each of us. We would cuddle on the bed, and from the earliest days, I remember her saying, "You can do anything you want to do. You don’t need anyone to make that happen for you. You don’t need approval from others to know your...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 3,2025 Hey there Reader, Slowing Down to Move Forward There’s a common belief that overcoming fear means charging forward, pushing through discomfort, and forcing change. And while there’s truth in the idea that growth requires action, what if the best way to move forward isn’t to push, but to pause? What if embracing change sometimes means stepping back, reassessing, and allowing the right path to emerge—without...
2 months ago • 4 min read