The Move Abroad Coach Podcast

#163 I Haven't Taken 3 Weeks Off in 10 Years. Here's My Vacation Experiment.

Episode 163

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The irony of the Freedom Life entrepreneur realizing that she hasn't truly unplugged in a decade. 

I’m sharing the uncomfortable truth behind my work habits, and the experiment I’m about to run: three full weeks completely offline. No Slack, no email, no “quick check-ins.” 

Key Takeaways

  • I haven’t taken a fully unplugged vacation in 10 years (and didn’t realize how much that mattered)
  • “Half-working, half-living” has been my default, and it’s the reason everything feels harder than it should
  • Building a Freedom Life means actually living it, not recreating hustle culture in a new country
  • True rest isn’t just time off: It’s mental disconnection from responsibility
  • You deserve time off, even (and especially) if you work for yourself

This three-week break is my experiment in stepping fully away, and trusting that everything will be okay. Consider this your wake-up call: when was the last time you truly switched off? Not worked from a prettier location, but actually rested?


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