This is my story
Hi, I’m Brenda and I believe every family deserves a life filled with freedom, presence and intention.
This is the story of how I chose a different path and how you can too. If you’re new here and wondering where to begin, you can start here.
A short version of my story
I grew up in a warm, adventurous Dutch family that loved to explore the world. Travel was part of my life from the beginning: jungles, road trips, temples, beaches. It taught me that life is much bigger than routines, careers and expectations.
But somewhere along the way, I found myself living inside the very system I didn’t actually believe in. After years of a steady job, a mortgage, and a full schedule, we made the bold decision to get away. We quit our jobs, sold our home, and backpacked through Asia for an entire year, just the two of us. It completely transformed how we saw life, freedom, money and what truly matters.
When the travel year was over I became a mother and that changed everything. Time suddenly felt precious, fleeting, and far too limited.
As new parents, we felt that familiar pull of the 9–5 system again: rushing, routines, little time together. But our travels had shown us what life could feel like. We knew we didn’t want to fall back into that old version of living. I wanted more for my son. More for us. More for our life.
So we took another leap. We packed our backpacks again, this time with a two-year-old on our hip, and traveled for three months through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. Watching him thrive in freedom, nature and adventure confirmed what we already knew:
Life is not meant to be lived in a hurry.
It’s meant to be experienced, explored and lived together.
We returned to the Netherlands different and we knew one thing for sure: We never wanted to go back to the 9–5 system.
My transformation
Those journeys, first as a couple, then as a family, changed us deeply. We learned that:
freedom is a choice
children grow beautifully in adventure and connection
routines don’t have to define your life
you can always choose again
These journeys inspired the biggest life-changing decision of all:
We moved to Portugal
To build a life with more time, space and intention. A life closer to nature, away from the rush, where work fits around our family. Not the other way around. A life where Raiden can grow up in a conscious, creative, alternative community.
This wasn’t a quick switch.
It was a transformation.
From fear to trust.
From “should” to “choose.”
From surviving to truly living.
My mission
My mission is to help families rediscover what life is really about: time together, freedom, adventure and connection.
I guide ambitious, open-minded families to step out of the 9–5 system and create a life that feels true to who they are. A life with space for joy, presence, growth and the moments that matter most.
Through conscious choices in mindset, remote income and lifestyle, I support families in building a life that gives more than it takes.
A life filled with freedom instead of pressure, intention instead of routines, and connection instead of rushing through the day.
Because I believe every family deserves a life that feels like theirs. Not one shaped by expectations, but one created from the heart.
My Philosophy
🕊️ Freedom
True freedom begins with one brave decision to live life on your own terms.
✨ Presence
Families thrive when life slows down and we create space for what truly matters.
⏳ Time
Time is our most precious resource and how we spend it shapes the life we create.
❤️ Connection
Children grow best in an environment of love, nature and genuine connection.
🌱 Intention
A fulfilling life is built from intentional choices, not from expectations or routines.
🔥 Courage
You don’t need permission to live differently. Only the courage to choose the path that feels right for your family.
A personal note
I’m not here to tell you how you “should” live.
I’m here to show you what’s possible. Through my story, my choices, my courage, and my mistakes.
I’m living this path every day:
the travel, the alternative schooling, the wellness routines, the remote income, the conscious parenting, the big decisions, the small moments.
And if you feel that little pull inside you, that whisper saying: “Our life could be different…”
then you’re exactly where you need to be.
