A Grown Up’s Guidebook – ISSUE #12 – Winter Possibilities Clear Space, Find Spark – Winter Reset Inside
Winter = cocoon, audit, simplify. Press pause now so you power up later.
Monique van Tulder
Your Mid-Life Journey Quiz
An informal fun mid-life journey quiz to gauge where you are in the seasonal space.
Find Your Values – Core Values List
A helpful list for you to ponder as you assess what shape you want your future lifestyle to take.
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – In Seasons
These four seasons guide you through a cycle of small, sustainable change: from stocktake to spark, from cocooning to connection.
The SPACE Method
Helping you build a fence around making space for YOU. Remember, these prompts are meant to spark creativity, ponderance, and a smile.
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #11 – How To Reclaim Your Style Mojo
Style in mid-life is permission to experiment, not disappear. What we wear influences confidence, connection, and wellbeing.
Monique’s Second Act with Michelle Parsonage
Monique van Tulder took the leap. She stepped away from her busy life, not to escape, but to reconnect with herself, recharge, and rediscover who she truly is.
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A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #10 – Finding the Fun – When It All Might Seem Same/Same
Discover how small, local “micro escapes” can boost your wellbeing, spark creativity, and inject joy into your everyday. From foodie tours in your own city to sunrise thermos moments, find simple yet powerful ways to shake up your routine and rediscover the thrill of life, right in your own backyard.
Yellowshelf Podcast with Johanna Fink
Monique appeared on the Yellowshelf Podcast. Yellowshelf features short interviews with authors & podcast hosts to help you connect & choose.
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #9 – Wellbeing in the Whitsundays – 72 Hours of Untethering
This week’s guide focuses on the restorative magic of a short getaway to the Whitsundays, where mountains meet sea and your only real decision is reef or rainforest.
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #8 – Embracing Middle Youth * Dream. Dare. Do
This week’s issue features Hydra-based artist Desiree Prinsloo, who embodies reinvention on her own terms. After her husband’s passing, she bought and restored a farmhouse on the Greek island, now hosting artist retreats and embracing what she calls “middle youth.”
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #7 – A Change of Season (No Matter Where You Are)
Sunday nudge: Review A Grown Up’s Gap Year, dream up your Mother’s Day, try a solo adventure, or reset your chic—do it for you this week!
3 of my favourite Japan Travel Guides for Solo Female Travel
There is much to explore in Japan and it is easy to dip into a wellbeing experience. Here are three guidebooks I’ve personally found invaluable:
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #6 – Find Your Fun
Sunday inspo: Rediscover FUN with ocean dips, new invites, and A Grown Up’s Gap Year reviews. Ask me anything—let’s spark your week!
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #5 – Feel Better
March reset: Feel better with my 5-day kickstart, THE CLINIC sessions ($79), or DIY course. Reclaim wellbeing with practical steps—start now!
Freaking Out At 50 Podcast with Tanya Williams
Monique shares what exactly a grown up gap year is, why you should consider it, what you can do if you cannot just magically take off for a long period, and how midlife is a chance to not rewrite but redirect our lives.
Lunch Ideas For Building a Great Mid-Life Nutrition Foundation
Mid-life nutrition is ever more important. Not only are we trying to juggle careers, families, and personal well-being, but we also need to ensure that we’re giving our bodies the fuel they need to keep going
Putting Yourself in the Picture: A Guide to Mid-Life Wellbeing
As I discovered during my A Grown Up’s Gap Year, putting yourself back in the picture isn’t a luxury – it’s essential for your mid-life wellbeing.
Rediscovering Joy: How Mid-Life Adventure Can Transform Your Wellbeing
A Grown Up’s Gap Year explores how you embracing mid-life adventure, wellness, with a side order of ‘navel gazing’…mid-life adventure as it were!
A Grown Up’s Gap Year – ISSUE #4 – Cue the confetti!
A Grown Up’s Gap Year launches 30 Dec 2024! Buy one, gift one free. Embrace 2025 with wellbeing, adventure, and chic—‘Just Wear the Bikini’!