Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:October 20, 2025 Hey there Reader, Radical Trust: The Voice That Knows Trust is a complicated thing. We talk about it often — “trust yourself,” “take the leap,” “push past the fear.” And yes, there’s truth in that. Growth often asks us to take action before we feel ready, to risk failure or even embarrassment. Most of the time, those fears aren’t life-threatening — they’re ego-threatening. But trust isn’t one-dimensional....
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery October 20, 2025 How to Create an Exceptional Life- Even In Uncertain Times For those of you that live locally and can attend here is an upcoming in-person workshop. An evening of insight, reflection, and community Join me October 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hope Library for an inspiring workshop on how to lead an exceptional life — even in uncertain times. Drawing from the core principles I’ve developed in my own coaching practice, we’ll...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:October 13, 2025 Hey there Reader, Thanksgiving Reflections As Thanksgiving arrives, I find myself reflecting on how much changes, especially as we age. Life has a way of moving faster than we realize — friends moving away, loved ones facing serious health challenges, and the quiet shifts in our own bodies that remind us of our mortality. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. Just this month, I celebrated an 85th...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:October 6, 2025 Hey there Reader, Are You Living on Autopilot? Act Now! There was a time, not too long ago, when I remember waking up one morning and realizing that every day looked exactly the same. The same tea mug. The same drive. The same conversations. The same sense of just getting through the day. And if I’m honest, it wasn’t that anything was particularly wrong. My life was good. I had work that mattered, people I...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:September 29,2025 Hey there Reader, Self-Sabotage: Turning an Old Enemy into a Path to Self-Mastery Dear Reader, Imagine this: you’ve worked for decades in a career that shaped your identity. Your title, your role, the way people responded to you—it all became part of who you believed yourself to be. Then one day, it’s over. Retirement. A shift. A move into something new. Suddenly, there’s this vast space of “who am I...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:September 22, 2025 Hey there Reader, Redefining Balance in a Busy Season When people talk about “balance,” they often picture calm, equal parts, everything perfectly aligned. But real balance rarely looks like that. Balance is dynamic—it’s adjusting, shifting, and choosing what matters most in the moment. And let me tell you, I had to relearn that myself this past week. Like many of you, September always feels like a...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:September 15, 2025 Hey there Reader, The Quiet Power of Resilience in Your Life "Resilience is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up." – Mary Holloway When most of us hear the word resilience, we picture dramatic survival stories: someone overcoming tragedy, illness, or great loss. And yes—resilience absolutely shows up in those moments. But science tells us...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:September 08, 2025 Hey there Reader, A September to Remember: Steady Steps, Lasting Change September always feels like a new beginning. The air shifts, routines return, and there’s a sense of possibility — but also the weight of change. Some changes we choose, others we’re thrown into. Either way, how we respond matters. Steady, Not Steep One of the biggest takeaways from my recent workshop was this: progress doesn’t need...
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Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Newsletter:September 01, 2025 Photo by Jane Duursma on Unsplash Hey there Reader, Shifting Gears: How Small Steps Create Big Momentum Here we are—the last day of August. Can you believe it? The summer always seems to fly by. Earlier this month, I shared a little challenge: to capture 25 intentional experiences before summer wrapped up. Maybe you did it, maybe you didn’t. Either way, here’s the thing: it’s never too late to live...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Newsletter:Aug 25, 2025 Marianne Preston Coach- Life Transitions & Burnout Recovery Puntzi Lake at Sunrise Hey there [Subscriber's Name], The Gift of Nature and Solitude When was the last time you allowed yourself to truly unplug and be still? Recently, I spent time at Puntzi Lake in the Chilcotin, heading west toward Bella Coola. It’s a place of raw, untouched beauty—endless skies, water stretching wide and calm, the mournful call of loons at dusk, eagles soaring overhead, and pelicans...
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