Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 09, 2026 Hey there Reader, If No One Saw Your Life Would You Still Choose It? Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I spent part of the afternoon at a gathering in a nearby community where ten women shared pieces of their lives. Most of them were older women. Women who had lived through loss, challenge, and big changes. Women who had raised families, cared for others, and started over more than once. There was...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:March 02, 2026 Hey there Reader, What Mexico Taught Me: Vision Isn’t Enough. It Takes Action. I just returned from a ten day trip in Mexico with my husband. It was not something I had personally sought out, and if I am honest, I wasn’t even sure it was the right move. And yet, it was perfect. There were no big plans. No busyness. Just time to rest, restore, and reflect. Time without the routines, roles, responsibilities,...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:February 23, 2026 Botswana 2016 Hey there Reader, What Dreams Have You Buried? I’ve been rereading Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach, and a phrase stopped me in my tracks: “Excavate buried dreams.” That, in many ways, is exactly why I created The Confident Woman: A Values-Led Vision Workshop. Not to create a pretty board.Not to set surface goals.But to help women gently uncover what...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:February 16, 2026 Hey there Reader, Love, Loss and Tumbler Ridge. A couple of days ago was Valentine’s Day. I know it can feel commercial and overdone. Flowers. Chocolates. Cards. All of it pushed hard. And while I don’t want to focus only on romantic love, the idea behind the day is not a bad one. Giving and receiving love is never a bad thing. I am in a loving marriage and I enjoy the day. But it has changed for us over...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:February 09, 2026 Hey there Reader, What Is Unfinished Business Costing You? Why follow-through matters more than we think Have you ever questioned the cost of not following through on the things you have set out to do? This has become more important to me especially as we move through the Confident Woman workshop and explore how our values shape our vision. We make commitments to ourselves all the time. We set...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:February 2, 2026 Hey there Reader, What Do You Hear When You Talk To Yourself? What if one of the most powerful practices shaping our lives is the way we speak to ourselves, yet we rarely question it. I’ve been reading a book called Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist. I haven’t finished it yet, but it’s already resonated deeply. I’ve always been drawn to Buddhist belief systems, and loving-kindness — maitri — is something...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:January 26, 2026 Hey there Reader, Finding Your Voice in Difficult Times Like so many others, I’m feeling the shock of what we’ve witnessed in the news and what we’re living through. We’ve been navigating political, economic, and power disruptions globally for years now. There has always been unrest, war, and conflict—but lately it feels heightened, as though we’re standing at a point of no return. And that is deeply...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:January 23, 2026 Hi Reader, I want to invite you into something I’m offering this February that is meaningful. The Confident Woman – A Values-Led Vision Workshop is a two-part, in-person experience for women who know it’s time to make themselves a priority again. Not by pushing harder.But by slowing down, getting clear, and listening inward. Over two evenings, we’ll create space to explore: What truly matters to you now...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:January 19, 2026 Hey there Reader, Trust Just Feels Different Than It Used To When I was younger, trust seemed simpler. I stepped into the unknown more freely, sometimes foolishly and sometimes bravely, probably both. I did not have all the answers, but I trusted that things would work out. I think about being 18 and deciding to go to the Yukon.No friends there, not much money and no job waiting. I just went. Or moving to...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Navigating Change & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:January 12, 2026 Hey there Reader, Before You Reinvent Yourself, Consider This January has a certain energy to it, doesn’t it? A clean slate.Fresh intentions.A quiet (or not-so-quiet) pressure to decide who you’re going to be this year. We’re told this is the moment to set the goals, make the plans, fix what didn’t work, and finally become the version of ourselves we’ve been promising we’ll get to. And yet… I wonder if...
2 months ago • 3 min read