Move from rat race stress to a rich, rewarding and more meaningful life with the encouragement, inspiration and support you need to step off the treadmill.
Fruitful is a free monthly ezine which I hope will inspire you to take the first steps on your downshifting journey. Whether those steps involve changing some aspects of your life or rebuilding it, you’ll find articles here to interest you:
- personal and spiritual development geared towards simplicity rather than affluence
- approaches to running a small business venture that honour your values, ethics and authenticity whilst earning you a living
- parenting for the conscious, assertive and respectful parent
- healthy, sustainable ways to implement change
- conscious, caring and considerate relationships
- holistic physical and mental health
Each newsletter also includes inspiring quotations and a personal exploration to help you experience extra benefit from each month’s topic.
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- Shelagh
“I enjoyed your Fruitful this month, as I do every month, I can always find something relevant to myself.”
- Sally
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- Mark – Trainer and Coach
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Just the idea that ‘Doing what you love in a crisis’ may indeed be possible is so heart warming. Today I am designing and pricing a treebog, how lucky I am!”
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This site seeks to explore the heart and soul of downshifting to a more sustainable, ethical and holistic way of living and working, in keeping with the needs of the planet, humanity as a whole and ourselves as individuals. 

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