If Lost Start Here is a guide for the anxious, curious, lonely and lost. Featuring everyday places and at-home prompts designed to help you live a life that feels good.
About
You are ... The Modern Maven
Ok, yes, going out and being with people is important, but...have you ever just read like 9 books in one weekend?
*chef's kiss* Amazing.
In addition to keeping up with all the latest book releases, and the most fascinating documentaries, you're also everyone's go-to resource for new podcasts, playlists and ethical brand recommendations.
Your curiosity and open mind drive your everyday life.
You thrive when being challenged, discovering new things and connecting with people who share your sensibilties.
You are intelligent and driven, which is great combination under most any circumstance, but is particulary impactful with you, as you tend to devote your time to projects and passions that have the power to shift the world.
You might feel stuck if you are not exploring new ideas or turning your projects into successful business ventures. Just remember: time is on your side. There is no need to rush something great.
Your challenge? To slow down every once in awhile. To let yourself off the hook. Learn to revel in the beauty of nature or the stillness of your own company.
Need a little push towards taking care of yourself in a new way?
Explore These Selections, Curated Just For You
A Magazine You'll Love
Happiful brings together practical ideas to support ourselves and each other. So if you want to know more about the gut/brain axis, how therapeutic writing works, and how to find hygge in your home, Happiful has the features, interviews, and advice you need. An easy read and essential pick-me-up grounded in science — every issue is reviewed by an accredited counselor. Also a Podcast and An App.
A Place You’ll Love
To call The Little Retreat glamping is like calling Glennon Doyle a blogger. Staying in one of the wood-furnace heated domes (with furniture you’d find in a boutique hotel), warming up in your own Scandi hot tub, or roasting smores by a private fire pit after a day at the beach or walking in the Preseli Hills, you’ll sink into what life could be if we stopped for a while to notice its possibilities.
A Movie You’ll Love
A coming-of-age tale Booksmart has wisdom for all of us adults too. Oh, and the friendship between leads Molly and Amy, with their overly enthusiastic compliments, matching outfits, and on the edge honesty, shows us what female friendship can be when we really get it right. There is strength in vulnerability.
Something We Made To Help You Through Your Day
Organic Filled with Feelings Tote
To hold your books...and any unresolved trauma.
How to Use this Information
If Lost, Starts Here takes an expansive view about how to approach our emotional and mental well-being. Our project explores Ten Key Pathways to Wellness.
As a Modern Maven, we think you'll love our Mental Well-being Pathway, which delves into all the interesting and unexpected initiatives designed to foster emotional intelligence and promote happiness.
Next, we thinking you'll love exploring Community and Connection.
If you're looking to expand to something more challenging, explore a category that feels unfamiliar, maybe for you that is Mind-Body Connection, or maybe Purpose.
Who are we?
Hi, we're Claire and Amanda
(founders of If Lost, Start Here)
If Lost is a resource that combines everything we know about what people need in order to thrive, with all of the places, projects and initiatives that exist to meet those needs.
We believe that in shifting our daily lives in small ways, we have the power to transform our worlds; that strong communities make for happy individuals; that there are places in the world that can hold us, shape us, bring us back to ourselves . . . even when it feels we’ve forever lost our way.
Over are the days of navigating life alone. Let’s find our way, together.