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 France
• The hardships of renovating a 15th Century barn in France
• What a typical years looks like between the two countries
• Her backstory from growing up in UK to moving to Australia
• First sabbatical before moving to Australia
• Her first 5 years living in Sydney
• Her promotion to Director level and it being an anti-climax
• Second sabbatical (8 months): Soul searching and life design
• Their 3 themes of life design: sunshine, freedom and people
• Exiting full time corporate in 2022
• How she got into coaching
• Passion projects she experimented with
• Finding her Ikigai
• Finding life balance over 365 days not just per day
• On coaching people to take leaps into the unknown
• Values misalignment: Main issue for students
• Crossroads Program: outline of 6 sessions
• Purposeful Pause Program: outline of 6 sessions
• Advice she gives for people post sabbatical
• About her monthly tech free ‘Joy Day’
• How they set up finances to fund their transition

Quick-fire round questions at the end:

1. Something she wished they done 10 years ago
2. Her daily habits that helped her on journey
3. Her most important lesson in life
4. Her book recommendations
5. 1-2 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.com
• Email: If you want to connect, send me a note at greg@freedombeforefi.com
• Instagram: 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) Link
• Ep. 77: The 5 Tools For Designing Your Life (If You’re Feeling Stuck) - Link
• Ep. 74: Crafting Your Best Life Now Before FI w/ Justin Peters of the FI Minded Podcast - Link

Listen to FBF on Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/freedom-before-fi-life-design-purpose-sabbaticals-coast/id1740083285

Listen to FBF on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0XxPgEeuGayTqaEwUE19mk?si=cc8639ad8c28474e

Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice