Hey {{first_name}},

I need to be honest with you.

I haven’t sent a newsletter for a couple of weeks because we’ve been moving house and it’s not just a normal move.

A big, life-changing, “what have I done?” kind of move.

This week’s podcast episode is a bit different. There’s no guest or no neat little framework.

It’s just me, sitting on a camp chair in an empty room in my new home in Queensland, talking about what has actually been going on behind the scenes over the last eight weeks.

I wanted to share it with you because I think there are lessons in it for anyone who is in the middle of a change.

A career change, relationship shift, a house move, or even just that quiet feeling that something in your life isn’t quite right anymore.

Here’s what happened.

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that last year I wrote The Bold Move.

I started writing it in Torquay and finished it in Queensland.

Queensland has always been the place where I feel most grounded. Most peaceful. Most like myself.

But after I finished the book, I decided we should move to Melbourne CBD.

I wanted the big city energy. The buzz, noise, cafes and markets. The feeling of being right in the middle of it all, and at the time, it was the right move.

For a while, I loved it.

But about three months ago, I started to feel it wearing me down.

I wasn’t sleeping properly. I felt switched on all the time. I missed green space. I missed quiet. There were a couple of moments where I didn’t feel safe walking outside around the apartment building, and I started to feel boxed in.

That’s the first thing I’ve been reminded of:

Your body usually knows before your mind is ready to admit it.

Mine was giving me all the signs.

I just had to listen.

Around the same time, I was building out the clarity module inside my Bold Moves program.

One of the first things I take women through is values work.

My top three values are health, freedom and growth.

When I looked at how I was living, I realised all three of them were being compromised.

My health didn’t feel right.

My freedom felt restricted.

My growth felt blocked.

Then I had this really confronting thought:

That was the wake-up call.

Then one weekend, I was scrolling REA “Real Estate Australia” and saw a house on the Sunshine Coast hinterland. 

It needed some work, but it had everything I’d been craving.

We made an offer, not really thinking it would get accepted.

But it did, and eight weeks later, here I am! 

Sitting in our new home, finally feeling like myself again.

But I don’t want to make this sound easier than it was.

Because it wasn’t.

This has been one of the hardest things I’ve done.

We broke our lease in Melbourne. Packed up our life. Drove 18 hours. Lived without much furniture for weeks. Slept on a blow-up mattress. Sat on beanbags instead of a sofa. Managed the sale of one property while settling another. Kept working. Kept showing up for clients. Kept running workshops and events.

And there were definitely moments where I questioned everything.

Why did we do this?

We had a simple life.

We had a nice apartment.

Why have we made everything so hard?

But every time those thoughts came up, I came back to one question:

“Does this take me closer to the life I actually want?”

And the answer was always yes.

That didn’t make it easy.

But it made it clear.

Here’s what this move has taught me.

1. Your body tells the truth before your mind does

Pay attention to how you feel.

Not just emotionally, but physically.

Your sleep. Your energy. Your mood. The way your body responds to the places, people and routines around you.

If something feels off for long enough, it probably is.

2. Values are not just nice words

It’s easy to say health, freedom and growth matter to me.

It’s much harder to make decisions that prove it.

But if your day-to-day life is working against the things you say matter most, no amount of journaling, cold plunges, magnesium pools or self-care Sundays will fix it.

At some point, you have to be honest about what is not working.

3. Peace is productive

This one came to me this weekend. 

I used to think being productive meant pushing harder.

But I’m starting to see that when I feel calm, rested and grounded, I do better work.

I think more clearly.

I make better decisions.

I don’t force things as much.

Since being here, I’ve already noticed good things happening in my business that weren’t happening when I felt stuck.

I don’t think that’s a coincidence.

4. The messy middle is part of it

When you’re in the middle of a big decision, you won’t always feel certain.

You’ll second-guess yourself.

You’ll have days where you wonder if you’ve made a mistake.

You’ll want the reassurance before you’ve earned the evidence.

That’s normal.

The only thing you can do is keep coming back to the next right step.

Not the whole plan.

Just the next step.

5. Regret is worse than fear

One of the most powerful books I’ve ever read is The Five Regrets of the Dying.

The regret that stayed with me most was:

I thought about that a lot when we were making this decision.

And I kept asking myself:

Would I regret not doing this?

The answer was yes.

So we did it.

I’ve been in this house for less than 48 hours and I already feel different.

I’ve slept better.

I’ve walked on the beach.

I feel calmer.

I feel more grounded.

I feel like Georgie again.

So if you’re reading this and you’re in the messy middle of a bold move, or you know there’s something you’ve been putting off because it feels too hard, maybe this is your reminder.

Life isn’t meant to be easy all the time.

There are seasons where you have to do the hard thing.

There are seasons where you have to sit in the unknown.

There are seasons where you have to trust yourself before everyone else understands the decision.

So ask yourself this:

Would I regret not doing it?

If the answer is yes, maybe it’s time to take one small step.

🎧 Listen here:

The Bold Move I Kept Off Social Media — 8 weeks, one big leap, and coming home to myself

This one is just me. Raw, honest and probably a bit of a therapy session if I’m honest.

But I think you’ll get something from it.

Reply and tell me this:

Are you in the messy middle of a bold move right now?

Or is there one you’ve been putting off?

Send it through. I want to know.

With confidence,

Georgie 💜