It’s been nearly 3 months since I last wrote a blog and my goodness it has been quite an interesting few months

In this time, the company I work for suffered a malware attack, my dad (The Iron Man) survived another infection, we nearly lost one of our little cats as she suffered from Renal Disease, I have had 1 mini meltdown, I have found a therapist, I have been on a retreat and met some amazing people, I have started my new fertility treatment and I have done A LOT of reading.

There is so much I want to share, but I wanted to dedicate this blog to the “moving forward retreat” I went on last weekend. I am an avid reader of Psychologies Magazine and saw the retreat advertised. I did a lot of procrastinating butI finally took the bold step of booking it and after trying to convince a friend to come with me, I realised, actually, I need to do this on my own.

I went on the retreat thinking I needed to move forward from the grief and loss of the miscarriages, but throughout the weekend I realised I need to move forward from my career. I have been feeling unhappy at work for a while but recently I discovered that when I moved companies 4 months ago, I thought I was unhappy in the company I was in, but I am realising more and more it is the career but potentially have been in denial for a good few years. However, I am not sure at the moment where this leaves me and is something I need to work through.

The retreat was at West Lexham Manor which is run by Edmund and his wife. Edmund spent time with us and also gave us a talk about his journey on how he made West Lexham so successful. He was very spiritual but also it was so humbling to hear about his personal struggles with getting the business going and how he has managed to get to the place he is at now in his life. I stayed in one of the treehouses on the site and it felt like such a unique experience to get so close to nature and sleep among the trees,

The retreat itself was run by Suzy Greaves, editor of Psychologies magazine and Magdalena Bak-Maier, founder of the heart and mind connection @ maketimecount.com.

I felt so privileged to be in such good company and listen and learn from both Suzy and Magdalena.

We spent some time over the weekend thinking about our goals, lead by Magdelena and Suzy, and how we can work towards them. We worked out what is stopping us from achieving them and what are our blocks. The guided meditations by Magdalena were so powerful and I felt truly connected with my inner feelings that I have never felt before. Above all this, the most enjoyable part of the weekend was meeting the people. By the end of the 2 days, there was such an energy in the room and I felt so at home and comfortable with the group. It was wonderful to hear other people’s stories. We listened to some of the personal struggles that people had experienced and with that I felt less isolated and lonely with my own personal grievances.

Overall, a truly magical experience and I highly recommend to anyone who wants to get some space and reflect on their life and their direction.

The photo in this blog was taken in the grounds of West Lexham Manor and is dedicated to all the “Forward Movers” I met over the weekend and wish them the best of luck on achieving their goals

 

Sarah

 

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