by Val | May 1, 2026 | Lived Experience
Yoga Is Not Self-Care It’s a leadership advantage. Yoga has long been framed as self-care, particularly in the Western world. Flexibility. Relaxation. Stress relief. Something to do after work to unwind. But that framing misses the point. The real value of yoga is not...
by Val | Dec 26, 2025 | Lived Experience
The Permission to Pause VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS Why rest isn’t laziness It’s that time of the year again. Calendars empty out.Out-of-office replies multiply.And suddenly there’s a quiet question humming underneath it all: Am I actually allowed to stop? Some...
by Val | Dec 5, 2025 | Lived Experience
Home is a State of Being VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS Finding inner peace in a life that keeps moving I didn’t realise how much had shifted in me until I was suspended in the quiet hum of an airplane. Headphones in. Phone on airplane mode. A soft stream of white...
by Val | Nov 14, 2025 | Lived Experience
11 Lessons from 11 Months in Indonesia VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS What Living Abroad Taught Me About Simplicity, Fear, and Flow The plane wheels touched down, and I exhaled. Australia, home again after 11 months in Indonesia. What started as an experiment in freedom...
by Val | Sep 12, 2025 | Lived Experience
11 Lessons from 11 Years Overseas VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS On September 12, 2014, I set sail (not literally) from Canada with a backpack, a heart full of curiosity, and English that was… let’s just say, a work in progress. Two days later, I landed in...
by Val | Aug 15, 2025 | Leadership Capacity, Lived Experience
You’re Never Really Starting from Zero VERSION FRANÇAISE CI-DESSOUS Speed, Nerves, and New Skills: A Mountain Biking Story After 2.5 hours on the road from Rimouski, we rolled into Sugarloaf, New Brunswick, a mountain buzzing with the whir of tires and the scent of...
