WELCOME
I share two original essays to help you rebuild life and work with intention (hence ‘sojourn’)—in a private community that uses travel as a tool for reinvention.
After years of building for others, I needed a reset. Writing became my way back in, and Sojourn was born from that return.
Sojourn means a temporary stay — but here, it’s something more. A pause. A turning point. A conscious choice to slow down, reconnect, and rebuild.
Outside of writing, travel is how I reconnect. The Edit is where I share stays and spaces that hold room for quiet reflection and self-renewal. Places I’d recommend to my closest friends and family.
Whether you’re a founder, coach, employee, creative, or quietly questioning what’s next — I hope Sojourn becomes your gateway to reset the rhythm.
ABOUT SOJOURN
Twice a week, I share short essays on how your lived experience can become your most valuable strategy for life, work, and what’s next.
All my writings are free. Always. This is my offering — and your reset. But if it’s moved you, there’s an option to become a paid subscriber. Note: it’s not to unlock more, but to sustain what’s already here.
As a thank-you, you’ll receive a gift from me plus, a growing library that live on Substack, designed to support your next chapter.
Think of it less as a membership, more as an ongoing exchange. A personal reset: honest ideas in, meaningful support returned. No noise, no pressure — just the space to rebuild something real.
This isn’t about chasing visibility or scaling fast. It’s about slowing down to hear more, creating from lived experience, growing at your own pace, and building a life that can move with you, from anywhere in the world.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
FREE SUBSCRIBERS
Two original essays per week.
PAID COMMUNITY
$15/month
Two original essays per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays — With access to respond and leave comments on each essay.
The Sojourn Reset Workbook — A thank-you gift and self-guided PDF to help you return to what’s real, true, and still yours.
THE SHELF — A curated list of books and resources that have shaped the journey.
THE EDIT — A living collection of slow stays, reflective retreats, and consciously led destinations. Places that restore your spirit, reconnect you to yourself, and where I return when I need to feel again.
THE BUILD — letters on building something meaningful, sustainable, and aligned.
Unpublished Essays + Archives — Writings I haven’t shared anywhere else, and access to past favorites.
Substack Chat — A place for quiet connection & behind-the-scenes notes.
NOTE: Aside from the two essays, everything here lives on private pages inside Substack—not sent via email. Think of it as a quiet, growing library you can visit anytime. Updated over time, designed to support your ongoing journey. The Sojourn Reset Workbook is available to download the moment you subscribe.
PTO SCHEDULE:
Each year, I take four non-consecutive weeks off from writing and community engagement. During these weeks, I won’t be as active in comments or Substack chat. This rhythm is intentional — part of the slow, sustainable life I advocate for and live by.
Stepping back and slowing down helps me return with clarity, care, and a full heart the rest of the year. Thank you for understanding and for honoring rest as part of the work.
WHY “SOJOURN”?
A sojourn means a temporary stay — a pause between where you’ve been and where you’re going. But here, it’s something more.
Sojourn is your space to reset in life, work, and soul. A place to slow down, realign, and return to yourself. Not just in pace, but in mindset. Your starting point for what comes next.
It’s not about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you are.
This space is for the ones in transition, people reclaiming their voice, values, and work through lived experience and inner clarity.
For those no longer driven by what looks good, but by what feels true. Because meaningful change can’t be rushed. And clarity begins when you finally slow down enough to hear yourself.
HOW I GOT HERE:
After years of building for others and trying to keep up, I discovered the power of slow. Not just in pace; but in mindset, in choice, and in how we shape our lives.
Slowness taught me to pause, pay attention, and value depth over speed. Clarity doesn’t come from constant motion. It comes from presence. And real success doesn’t need to be loud, fast, or polished to be meaningful.
I was inspired by those who championed slowness and rest as rebellion, but I wanted something more grounded. A slower life that still made space for ambition. One that honored global transitions, cultural differences, creative identity, motherhood, and the messy parts of life in motion, changes I was navigating myself — across countries, callings, and stages of life.
Because when you slow down enough to hear yourself again, everything begins to align — your values, your vision, your voice, your self.
That’s how I got here. And that’s how I hope to help you begin again, too.
ABOUT ME:
I’ve reinvented myself more times than I can count .
I’m Brazilian by birth. Italian at heart. American by choice. Asian by happy fortune. Shaped by heritage, culture, motherhood, global moves and a career in creative direction for brands like Oracle, Four Seasons, and The Ritz-Carlton.
But somewhere along the way, I lost myself in the roles I played. Burnout. Identity loss. Emotional disconnect. So I did something radical: I paused.
In that pause, I asked deeper questions:
What do I really want now?
What does success mean to me?
And how do I rebuild now — slowly, honestly, on my own terms?
Writing was the answer. And that’s where Sojourn began.
This space is where I write freely in English (my second language), a home sharing my reflections of slow living, soulful travel, and the art of beginning again.
Those rebuilding their voice, values, and work after decades of carrying lived experience quietly… now ready to build something that finally feels like them.
Here’s what I believe:
You don’t need to go faster. You need to go truer.
You can build something meaningful, without burning out.
The way you live and work should reflect who you are now.
And travel, done with intention, helps you remember who you are—and rebuild differently.
I write and teach from that place.
Slowly. Sustainably.
If you’re navigating change — personally or professionally — you’re not alone.
You’re in the in-between. And that’s exactly where your Sojourn begins.
Let’s connect: You can find me on LinkedIn and Instagram.
~ Ana
