Listening To Your Inner Voice: Maria Estling Vannestål

Maria Estling Vannestål had a promising career as a PhD in English linguistics — teaching, doing research, writing books and articles. Still, she was not satisfied with her working life, and the idea of being rewarded with a golden watch after 30 years of loyal service scared her tremendously.
So Maria decided to listen carefully to her inner voice, which was telling her — more and more loudly — to do something else. She decided to go against the stream and leave her prestigious job for a life with less financial security but with more time, and a lot more freedom to be creative, to grow and develop, to help other people do the same — and she has never been happier.
Today Maria works as a writer, blogger and lecturer, often together with her best friend Sara Norrby Wallin. They also lead groups according to The Circle Way, a method based on ancient tradition, where participants use a talking stick and everyone’s voice is listened to. Maria’s mission is to inspire people to respect their inner voices and find ways to feel as good as possible. She is of the firm belief that people who feel good also do good.
Read more about Maria at livstid.nu