Life Design: Living Between Australia and France w/ Bex Thomas | Ep. 105

Have you ever thought about living between two countries to avoid the cold winters? Thats exactly how Bex Thomas and her husband are living their life now. They designed a life they love which involves living in Sydney Australia for part of the year and Brittany in France the rest of the year to avoid the colder winters. Bex is the awesome host of the Sabbatical Stories podcast and is a career break and career transition coach.Things you’ll learn:Current living situation: Between Australia and FranceThe hardships of renovating a 15th Century barn in FranceWhat a typical years looks like between the two countriesHer backstory from growing up in UK to moving to AustraliaFirst sabbatical before moving to AustraliaHer first 5 years living in SydneyHer promotion to Director level and it being an anti-climaxSecond sabbatical (8 months): Soul searching and life designTheir 3 themes of life design: sunshine, freedom and peopleExiting full time corporate in 2022How she got into coaching Passion projects she experimented withFinding her Ikigai Finding life balance over 365 days not just per dayOn coaching people to take leaps into the unknownValues misalignment: Main issue for studentsCrossroads Program: outline of 6 sessionsPurposeful Pause Program: outline of 6 sessionsAdvice she gives for people post sabbaticalAbout her monthly tech free ‘Joy Day’How they set up finances to fund their transitionQuick-fire round questions at the end:Something she wished they done 10 years agoHer daily habits that helped her on journeyHer most important lesson in lifeHer book recommendations1-2 small things listeners can do this week to get started Bex Thomas (Links):Website: https://bexthomas.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bexthomas/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bexthomascoaching/Sabbatical Stories Podcast: Link Freedom Before FI Links:Free Guides: Download the free ‘Freedom Ideas’ Cheat Sheet and the free ‘Find Your Purpose’ worksheet at: https://freedombeforefi.com/free-guides/Website: Check out our resources and services at www.freedombeforefi.comEmail: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.comInstagram: or send a DM at Instagram Link Linktree (all links): https://linktr.ee/freedombeforefi Related Episodes:Ep. 88: Test Driving Retirement by Slow Travel (w/ Not Your Ordinary Plan) LinkEp. 77: The 5 Tools For Designing Your Life (If You’re Feeling Stuck) - LinkEp. 74: Crafting Your Best Life Now Before FI w/ Justin Peters of the FI Minded Podcast - LinkListen to FBF on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285Listen to FBF on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474eDisclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice