09/16/2026
I didn’t have a plan…
I had a backpack, not much money, and a job I suddenly didn’t have anymore.
In January, I was in Tulum for the music festivals (again!😂) when I lost my job with the other company I was working for as a naturopath.
I could’ve gone straight back to Canada.
Instead I thought…
f**k it. 😂
I had dreamed about travelling around South America for years.
So why not now? ✈️
I didn’t have the perfect itinerary.
I didn’t have everything booked.
I didn’t know exactly what was coming next.
I just started moving.
Tulum → Guatemala → Colombia → Peru → Bolivia → Argentina → Brazil 🇧🇷
And Brazil ended up being one of the biggest surprises of the entire journey.
It was the country everyone kept telling me to be more careful in. And somehow, it became the place where I connected with some of the most beautiful people.
It reminded me that there’s a difference between hearing about the world…
and actually experiencing it. 🙌
I don’t want to spend my life watching the world through a screen, through other people’s opinions, through fear, or through someone else’s version of reality.
I want to go see it. 👀
Talk to people.
Get lost.
Make friends with strangers.
Eat the food.
Dance.
Make mistakes.
Change my mind.
Take the risk.
And figure it out along the way.
Does that mean I’m fearless?
Absolutely not. I get scared too.
I just don’t want fear making all my decisions for me.
I’m not perfect. I don’t have the perfect path, the perfect plan, or my whole life figured out.
But I’m learning to trust myself.
And maybe that’s what freedom has started to mean to me.
Not having everything under control.
Having the courage to keep going anyway. 🙏
To me, holistic wellness isn’t only about what you eat, how you exercise, or how productive you are.
It’s also about creating a life that your body, mind and soul actually want to be in. ✨
So if you’re building a life that feels more like YOU…
comment “FREE” below. 👀👇
I’ll help you get there too. 🌿
Keep the wild. 🦁
With love,
Amelie Baillargeon | Naturopath & Holistic Health Coach