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We called it walk and talk because that describes what it is, but actually you don’t have to do either. The walk part is to encourage us all to move our bodies. When we’re exhausted we are not necessarily ready for an intense workout session, but moving out of our buzzing heads and into ourContinue reading “Walk and Talk”

How was your summer? It’s the question of the moment, but how are you answering? ‘Great! Really had a chance to disconnect…’ ?‘Oh you know, the kids were a handful but we survived’ ?‘It was so good, but already feels so long ago!’ ? Some people are keen to get back into a more regularContinue reading “La Rentrée”

As my burnout recovery got going, I wanted to contribute to something meaningful and get myself out of my internally-focused ruminating. That’s when I pushed open the door of Haricot Magique and offered my services to Rachida, the energetic fireball who has been running the Baby Cafe for the last three years. She listened toContinue reading “Beans and Butterflies”

A couple of weeks ago I attended quite a few sessions of an online conference on women in burnout. The conference was organised by a French coach, Claire Jardin-Menard and included all manner of people who had either been through burnout and used that experience to inform their future career choice (such as marketing directorContinue reading “Sommet – Femmes en Burnout”

Storytelling is so much part of our life that we barely notice when we come across stories. Every time you recount an event to a friend, you are telling a story; every time you ask how a family member passed her day, you are asking to hear one. Stories come with characters; people with valuesContinue reading “Start 2022 with a story”

When was the last time you laughed? I mean really laughed. Tears streaming down your face, sides aching and out of control laughter really taking over your whole body…? I’m someone who laughs a lot, and easily. But I don’t think I was conscious of the power of laughter until fairly recently. Laughter reduces stressContinue reading “Fancy a giggle?”

One of the things I still struggle with is the idea that it is ok to strive, not for perfection, but for good enough. We are all dealing with a mix of circumstances within but also beyond our control. Sometimes, especially when you’re trying to be everything to everyone, you have to accept that ifContinue reading “Go Easy on Yourself”

Burnout is the result of sustained stress that has not been successfully managed. In order to recover from burnout, you need to allow your body to recover from this overdose of stress as well as finding ways of managing stress in the future, so that burnout stays away for good. Yoga is often cited asContinue reading “What’s Restorative Yoga all About?”

On 8 October, we gathered a group of women together to present Madame Papillon plans and officially open our activities. It was so wonderful to feel the support in the room and share our energy to really get going. If you missed it, I, Rebecca Steel-Jasinska, presented the ideas behind the project, my own personalContinue reading “Open and Ready”