What is a Good Life? #115 - To Fully Integrate Our Spiritual Lives with Ariane de Bonvoisin

On the 115th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Ariane de Bonvoisin. Ariane is a global soul, having lived in a dozen countries on 4 continents. She is a mother to her son Everest, a wife to her beloved, Alfie, and a dog-mom to her golden retriever Waffle. She has worked in venture capital, the music industry, launched her own start up, was a management consultant a very long time ago and now loves coaching CEO’s, founders, athletes and being a confidante for their professional and personal journeys. She is also a published author of many books, including her bestseller, The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier, which has been translated in a dozen languages.

She has been a keynote at many conferences including Oprah's, been invited to speak at places like Amazon, Google and the World Bank and also co-created a best-selling game called KidQuest with her son. She has been a world class swimmer and a ski instructor. She was also part of an award-winning documentary called The Highest Pass—a motorcycle journey through the highest roads in the Himalayas.

In this captivating conversation, we explore how to fully integrate our spiritual lives, paying attention to our intuition, and ultimately embracing self-acceptance and the present moment.

For more of Ariane's work, check out the following:
Website: https://www.arianedebonvoisin.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianed1/

Contact me at [e-mail] if you'd like to explore your own lines of self-inquiry through 1-on-1 coaching, take part in my 5-week Silent Conversation group courses, discuss experiences I create to stimulate greater trust, communication, and connection, amongst your leadership teams, or you simply want to get in touch.

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00:00 How to live a spiritual life while fully being in this world?

08:00 Being allergic to her life choices

15:50 My intuition speaks loudest in the morning

20:22 Jumping into the void and faith

25:00 Exploring change and transition

28:10 Asking for guidance 

32:00 Conversations with the divine

35:30 Accepting what is and retreat in the everyday

40:10 Loving and accepting our minds

43:19 The journey to self-love

49:30 Acceptance of life and ourselves

52:30 The universe is the third parent

55:00 Recap and what is a good life for Ariane?

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