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Change And Transitions

For stories and teachings on navigating life changes and transitions with resilience and ease.

Real Talk

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When walking in wellies became a return to myself

Feb 17, 2026

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5 min read

When walking in wellies became a return to myself

From being a farm girl to big cities, and back to myself. Expansion isn’t always outward. Sometimes it’s a return.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Let’s gently close the Year of the Snake 🐍

Feb 10, 2026

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4 min read

Let’s gently close the Year of the Snake 🐍

How to complete energetic clean-up before the new cycle begins.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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22 lessons 2025 taught me

Dec 30, 2025

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10 min read

22 lessons 2025 taught me

Why integration matters, and the truths I uncovered by looking back at 2025.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Overwhelmed by fast change? Your body is telling you to integrate.

Nov 26, 2025

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5 min read

Overwhelmed by fast change? Your body is telling you to integrate.

Life can move faster than your inner rhythm. Exciting changes can feel overwhelming if you don’t give yourself time to integrate. This is how to realign.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Connection Tools

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A winter shift and simple rituals that carry me through

Nov 18, 2025

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5 min read

A winter shift and simple rituals that carry me through

What’s helping me reconnect with myself after a big move and burnout as the days grow colder.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

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No-vember: what do you need to say no to?

Nov 4, 2025

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5 min read

No-vember: what do you need to say no to?

This month is an invitation to pause, release, and lovingly say no to what no longer aligns. So there’s room for what’s meant to flow in.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Announcements & News

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Moving from London to Milton Keynes, from solo to partnership

Oct 28, 2025

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6 min read

Moving from London to Milton Keynes, from solo to partnership

One year ago, I was in Spain. Now, I’m moving in with my person — and saying goodbye to my London chapter.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Rituals that return us to what matters

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

Rituals that return us to what matters

How slowing down, impermanence, and simple rituals are helping me find my way back to balance.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Real Talk

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The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Sep 23, 2025

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7 min read

The Wake-Up Call I Didn’t Want but Needed

Here’s what I learned when someone close to me said I wasn’t listening. Sometimes truth stings—but it shows us what needs to change.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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Measuring success differently: it's not about numbers but about impact

Jun 17, 2025

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5 min read

Measuring success differently: it's not about numbers but about impact

We all get disheartened by rejection, low turnout or low number of likes. Numbers are everywhere, but what if success isn't about how many, but how you made them feel?

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Having a change of heart about something? (Read this!)

May 27, 2025

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6 min read

Having a change of heart about something? (Read this!)

Feeling the niggle in your mind or heart that something needs to shift? Let’s explore what your heart and mind are quietly trying to tell you.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

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Real talk about being menstrual mess and shame around it! (Men, this matters for you, too!)

Apr 15, 2025

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5 min read

Real talk about being menstrual mess and shame around it! (Men, this matters for you, too!)

This email is messy. So am I. Let's about periods, shame, softness, and why we all need more compassion and normalise that being messy is human, too.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

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Landing back home after 6 months on the road: Here’s what I learned!

Apr 8, 2025

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5 min read

Landing back home after 6 months on the road: Here’s what I learned!

Living out of a suitcase showed me what I truly value, and it’s probably not what you think.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

Navigating friendship breakups 💔

Mar 25, 2025

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5 min read

Navigating friendship breakups 💔

Breakups aren’t just romantic. Losing a friend hurts, too. Here's how to grieve and move through those changes leaning into allowing and trust.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Connection Tools

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🌱 Spring Into Action: Let's Unlock What Lights You Up!

Mar 18, 2025

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4 min read

🌱 Spring Into Action: Let's Unlock What Lights You Up!

Spring isn’t just about external change—it’s about realigning with what sets your soul on fire. If you want to set and achieve your goals before the summer, this letter is for you!

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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What could happen if you accepted your reality instead of resisting it?

Feb 18, 2025

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6 min read

What could happen if you accepted your reality instead of resisting it?

What if the key to joy, peace, and fulfilment is to flow with the river of life and not swim against its current? (Warning: Real talk! No sugar coating!)

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Change And Transitions

How to navigate the in-betweens with grace

Jan 28, 2025

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4 min read

How to navigate the in-betweens with grace

In my last two days in Bali, I’m sitting here with the bittersweetness of endings, the beginnings, and all the in-betweens in this uncertain transition.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Connection Tools

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Having New Year Blues? You’re Not Alone.

Jan 7, 2025

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8 min read

Having New Year Blues? You’re Not Alone.

Let's forget “New Year, New Me.” Let’s honor where we are and look after ourselves with these self-connection practices.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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I'm learning to sit with it🧘🏼‍♀️(And it’s harder than it sounds!) 🤯

Dec 17, 2024

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5 min read

I'm learning to sit with it🧘🏼‍♀️(And it’s harder than it sounds!) 🤯

When was the last time you simply sat without expectation? We rush through life, chasing the next thing. What happens when we simply sit and be? Let’s explore.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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Bali is tearing me apart 💔

Dec 10, 2024

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5 min read

Bali is tearing me apart 💔

Feeling torn between the life I knew and the life I’m stepping into—here’s what Bali is teaching me about change, death and rebirth.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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🎁 My Birthday Month, Your Gift! 🎯 Expand Courageously Before 2025!

Dec 3, 2024

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5 min read

🎁 My Birthday Month, Your Gift! 🎯 Expand Courageously Before 2025!

My birthday wish? Helping you start 2025 with clarity, confidence, and courage! Don’t wait for January to start expanding. My birthday gift will help you kickstart now!

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen

Living Courageously

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The Secret to Change: Allowing & Choosing

Nov 26, 2024

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5 min read

The Secret to Change: Allowing & Choosing

The changes you want to make in your life begin with what you allow and what you choose. Let’s dive in.

Essi Auguste Virtanen
Essi Auguste Virtanen
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