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☯︎ an ecosystem for burnt out women to build a life in tune with their natural rhythm. Through ritual, health and f*cking pleasure. @emmalabow

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Notes from my substack (because I can’t seem to shut the f up at the moment) ✍️

This idea of rewilding has been swimming around the pool of my mind for years. The modern world has convinced us all that the only way to trade so much of our time for money, settle down, buy a house, pay bills. The classic trajectory that works for some but stifles others.

I was reading a book about ecology and nature and stumbled upon this idea of Rewilding and it struck me. What if the antidote to modern life and burnout wasn’t to do more? Optimise more? But actually to do way less. Remove the noise. Step back into our basic primal instincts- things we’ve silenced due to the conveniences and pressures of modern living.

I’m conducting a year long experiment- to find and create more freedom in my career, more autonomy over my time, my health and my happiness. To see what happens when we swim against the tide a little and build a rhythm that doesn’t wear us down- but actually fires us up. 🌀

This is very much a wip. Follow along if you wanna, don’t if you don’t 😙

Full substack link in my bio 🔗

#rewild #slowliving #travel #nature #ayurveda

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Did a Yin Yoga TT on an organic fruit farm in Sri Lanka and thought I’d share some of my notes (and a very brief trauma dump Woops) 📖

As a lot of you know from my occasional sporadic brain dumps on le internet I experienced a lot of burnout over the past few years (along with every other modern day human being) and I’m basically doing everything in my power to avoid falling into those states again.

Western medicine has been a plaster, a band-aid in many of my symptoms but often fails to go deeper and get to the root, and I’m so fascinated by eastern practices and knowledge. I’m a v curious cat and like to learn and grow constantly so this felt like a natural fit.

Yin & Somatics has personally been a game changer for me. So many of us spend our lives in our heads and it’s insane to me how disconnected we can be from ourselves.

So here’s a few bits n bobs that may help if you feel the same 🌀

#yin #tcm #traditionalchinesemedicine #fascia #thebodykeepsthescore

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A day in my life in Sri Lanka (that absolutely nobody asked for) as a former horrendously burnt out girlie trying to slowly but surely get her mojo back 🌀✨

I’m unsure if I’m gonna continue with this account- I started it in the peak of my burnout when I was still working a lot, had a lot of things happening in my personal life and wanted to create resources to help both myself and others. But since then- I’ve stopped working for a bit, cut a lot of things out my life, ended my tenancy, shed a lot of stress and booked a one way flight to Sri Lanka. I think for a while I just needed to not be on a laptop and live in reality instead.

Honestly it’s so wild how for a long time my biggest fear was stopping. It made me feel so unsafe to just walk away from things with zero backup plan. But I’m realising that with distance comes crystal clear clarity- something you can’t get when you’re running at 100mph.

I love Lisbon and I love design- and these are both things I’ll return to shortly. But this is a gentle reminder to always prioritise your health, your happiness and never settle with your life.

I feel a very strong pull to still be creative, to still work in a wellness space, and to still find ways to rebel against the ridiculous demands of the modern world that make so many of us feel exhausted, stressed and rushed all the time- but for now, I needed a break. Some people are cut out for hustle and bustle- I’m cut out for freedom, creativity, expression, nature and a calm af nervous system and I simply refuse to put myself in a cage- even a golden one.

Anyway. Im posting like an influencer again to my 50 followers- but what ya gonna do.

Ps. I don’t know why I said “wee” so many times. I’m English.

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mood for 2026 tbh

• Sri Lanka, burnout, pivot, solo travel, surf

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Una pequeña love letter to the sea 🎞️ 💌

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g7x, 35mm, Portugal, ocean , surf

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This is my very elaborate and long winded excuse when someone tells me I’m a bad texter.

📞No but let’s be real. Sensory rest is probably the number 1 thing most of us are lacking. We were not designed to be inundated with a constant barrage of information and to be so accessible to everyone at all times. It’s bad for our nervous system and puts us in a constant state of dopamine addiction and fight or flight.

🧘‍♀️You don’t need to know what Lorraine- that girl you once smooched on a summer holiday to Greece is up to at 8pm on a Tuesday evening. Claw back your identity and treat your phone like you treat your job- only available at certain hours of the day.

🤠Of course; there are times when this is absolutely needed in order to function, have a social life, and be part of the modern world.

🧚But reclaim your energy a little bit and have some healthy boundaries.

🐌I’m starting a little series where I talk about little teeny tiny rest tips to try to feel like a sane human, in a fast paced world.

#digitaldetox #digitalsunset #phoneaddiction #rest #7typesofrest #wellrested #slowdown #slowliving #retreat #somatics #meditation #screentime #opal

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Day 1 of posting the damn thing anyway cause who really cares. If you need to slow the f* down, stop burning yourself out and feeling behind in life- follow along as I (very messily) try to reconnect with my health, creativity, nature and joy after burnout. 🤙

Rest, recovery, burnout, perfectionism, showing up

#rest #burnout #showingup #30daychallenge #ayurveda #tcm #somatic #breathwork

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Last week I had a much needed digital detox. 🌿

It’s funny because part of my job is social media- yet I spend every moment outside of work in do not disturb.

I keep all notifications off, and I really try to unplug as much as possible. I am a terrible texter. It takes me ages to respond to stuff. I prefer in person over through a screen in almost every area. Why are we so available all the time? Says who?

There’s a chance that one day I’ll go full Thoreau and move to a cabin in the woods and use carrier pigeons to send messages to the outside world but until then I’ll just continue to DND all the time.

We live in a world that constantly demands our attention- the most peaceful thing you can do is reclaim it 🧚

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camera roll from a delightfully slow day in Ericeira 🌀

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It’s so obvious- but I think it’s so easy to get caught up in work, deadlines and projects and forgot to carve out an hour at lunch that’s just for you. Recently I’ve been taken it as a good opportunity to date myself in some way 🌱

Sometimes it’s as simple as going to my favourite coffee spot, reading my book or just people watching. Sometimes I go and lie in the park and just exist for a little bit with my phone on DND. Sometimes I have a catch up with a friend 📖

I used to spend my lunch breaks either working, or going to the gym/a fitness class. But I actually think it’s important to have workout time, AND then some liminal grey space where you can just rest and nourish yourself 🌀

When we work from home, it’s especially hard to create rituals and boundaries that separate home from work, and to not be constantly available. But I feel like carving out 40 minutes to an hour in the afternoon to just unplug and reset- gives you something to look forward to daily.

It also helps if you live in a beautiful neighbourhood 🌞

#burnout #rest #slowliving #solitude #lisbon #solotravel #wellness #dateyourself #romanticiseyourlife

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a small love letter to spring 💌🌷

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