Back in October 2023 I started writing a weekly Substack letter called Wonderstruck, born from a desire to shake up my life after the pandemic. Or perhaps, ‘come back to life after the pandemic’ would be more accurate.

I was acutely aware of how small my world had become and how I’d stopped seeing the wonder in the everyday and the joy in the simple things.

I hoped that if I had to write about wonder every week it would force me to change my life for the better.

It worked.

So much has changed since I wrote my first letter.

First, I downsized my work life to only writing books and my Substack letter, to end my feeling of burnout.

Then I started taking solo trips around the world in search of wonder and to see if I had what it took to rock up in a new place on my own and live and work there.

It turned out that I did.

So I downsized my entire life to the contents of a suitcase and gave up my home in the UK to write my way around the world.

18 months later, I’m still living as a nomad writer, but currently spending a lot of time in the UK to be there for my dad as he experiences some health issues.

Through it all, I’ve sent out my letter every Sunday, sharing a tale from my travels and wherever I can, a lesson I’ve learned along the way.

And without doing any marketing, the number of subscribers has slowly but surely grown from a handful of friends to hundreds of people and writing the letter and receiving lovely comments and messages from readers has become the highlight of my week.

So, as I look ahead into 2025 I’m going to be putting my Substack platform at the heart of my work life and expanding my offerings there. The joy of Substack is that it’s not just about newsletters anymore – you can offer video and audio content too. Anyone fancy a weekly voice note or podcast? A fun-sized course? Or a monthly workshop?

In the spirit of this expansion I’ve decided to change the name of my Substack to Dream Dare Do – as that’s what I’m hoping to help people do – but still with a sprinkling of wonder-dust too.

So, if you’re in need of a little weekly pick me up delivered straight to your inbox, I’d love it if you joined us.

You can subscribe (for free) here – then every Sunday morning you’ll receive my letter and a lot more good stuff designed to help you live life to the fullest throughout the year.

Here’s to daring to dream – and doing something about it!

Siobhan x