Sailing Back to Life: Breaking Free From Expectations & Choosing the Life You Want with Annie Jomphe

**Become a Paid Subscriber and help us continue creating conversations, resources, and community that remind women they are valuable because of who they are, not what they do. -**⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@thefeelpodcast⁠⁠ **What happens when the life you're “supposed” to want no longer feels like the life you actually want to live?** On this episode of **The FEEL Podcast**, Melissa Crook is joined by author **Annie Jomphe**, whose book *Sailing Back to Life: 1 Sailboat, 2 Years, 3 Kids; The Adventure of a Lifetime* tells the extraordinary story of Annie, her husband, and their three young children leaving behind the life they knew for two years aboard a sailboat. From the outside, their life looked successful: careers, financial stability, a home, and a family. But Annie has shared that underneath it, they had lost touch with themselves and what they valued. With no previous sailing experience, they sold most of their belongings and chose an entirely different way of living.  But this FEEL conversation isn't about suggesting we all need to sell everything and buy a sailboat. Instead, Annie takes us through her story using the **FEEL Talking Points**, exploring identity, self-care, expectations, values, relationships, letting go of perfection, family connection, and what she discovered when she stopped living according to what life was *supposed* to look like.  Her memoir also reflects on motherhood, marriage, resilience, simplicity, and intentional living. AbeBooks **Ways To Engage** **Ask yourself: “Does the life I'm living reflect what I say matters to me?”** **Identify one part of your life you've accepted simply because “that's just what we do.”** **Ask: “What would moving one step closer to the life I actually want look like?”** Your step doesn't need to look anything like Annie's. Maybe it's one conversation. One boundary. One change in your calendar. One experience you make room for. Or one expectation you decide you're ready to reconsider. Because living from your own expectations isn't about rejecting everyone else's. **It's knowing yourself well enough to recognize the difference, and trusting yourself enough to choose.** **Topics:** intentional living, living authentically, breaking free from expectations, self-trust, family adventure, motherhood, personal growth, life transitions, self-care for women, values, choosing the life you want, sailing with kids, Annie Jomphe, Sailing Back to Life, The FEEL Podcast, Melissa Crook **Timestamps:** Prioritizing Self Care - ( 3:30 ) Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 5:57 ) Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 7:55 ) Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 20:54 ) Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 25:47 ) Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 30:36 ) Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 43:17 ) Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 47:57 ) 5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 50:44 ) 5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 51:32 ) *Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis* **✨ Free Download: Embracing a FEEL Fueled Life Sample Freebie ✨- https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:02ce6c2f-90ed-4741-bdab-e62e20c2e7ad** *In this empowering bonus resource, we’re giving you a free sneak peek into the Embracing a F.E.E.L Fueled Life course! This downloadable PDF guides you through reconnecting with who you truly are—beyond your roles, responsibilities, and expectations.*