I am Renata Roberts, an author with degrees in Psychology and Applied Theology my educational background and professional experience have given me a deep understanding of the influence that trauma, social pressure, and emotional challenges have on our ability to reach our full potential and live exceptional lives.
If my first story was about clearing the clutter from my life, this one is about what I’ve chosen to plant in that cleared space. It starts even before that, with what I received from God in terms of redemption and love. My faith grew over a lifetime because God had infinite patience with me. He never calculated my success, but cherished my heart, into a life that wants to honour Him.
I never set out to create a “brand.” Though I couldn’t name it at first, I longed for a way to live that didn’t feel like a constant scramble between exhaustion and expectation. For years, my life looked fine on the outside. I had ticked the right boxes: career, family, the respectable rhythm of progress. But inside, I felt like I was quietly unravelling.
Let me tell you something radical: a single shelf of homegrown herbs counts. A slow tea ritual counts. Fixing the loose hinge on the garden gate counts.
The trouble with inspiration is that it’s intoxicating. It draws me in like a moth to a flame, every time! One moment you’re idly scrolling, the next you’ve mentally adopted two dairy cows and are pricing vintage apple presses on auction sites. It’s a rush. It’s fun. And it’s always unsustainable. The level of disappointment when your dreams collapse ends up compounding and causing a long-term negative expectation. This is the direct opposite of what slowsteading done slowly creates.
