I was a proud Canadian. I believed in Canada the way most people believe in the country they were born into: without question. Then one winter, we left. A break. Somewhere warm. And standing in the sun while winter waited for us back home, something shifted. I thought: why have I accepted this? Why did I think half a year of cold and dark was the price of being Canadian? That question led to more trips. Then a three-month road trip through Europe. And somewhere in the middle of it, my husband and I looked at each other and said what we'd both been thinking: we don't want to go back. Then COVID happened. Mandates. Restrictions. Neighbours reporting neighbours. A prime minister asking how Canadians could tolerate people like me. The country I had defended showed me exactly who it was. We started with a housesit in Texas. No restrictions. People living their lives. I stood in a grocery store without a mask and felt the shock of remembering what normal felt like. God bless Texas. That became more travel. More travel became a pattern. And that pattern brought us to Mexico, where we are building the life we want. I'm not telling you to do what we did. I'm telling you I was exactly where you might be right now. Proud of a country that was becoming unrecognizable. Grieving something I couldn't name. Wondering if leaving meant giving up or waking up. I found my answer. I'm speaking at the Free Thinkers Rising Summit, July 20 to 25, 2026. Free virtual event. 20 speakers. Six days. No cost. If the country you built your life in no longer recognizes your values, this summit was built for you. Register free: https://libertytravelcoach.com/free-thinkers-rising-summit/ You don't have to stay inside borders that no longer respect you. Your values travel. Pack them first. #freedom #expat #sovereignty #Canada #digitalnomad #FreeThinkers

The builders are coming out. Free Thinkers Rising is four weeks away, and three of the 19 speakers are people who stopped theorising and started doing. @SondreB and a friend bought a farm in Norway in 2015 and built Liberstad together. He is now running FreetoBuild, a movement around people's right to pool resources and build a neighbourhood on their own terms. Francisco Litvay has lived in 50+ countries and co-founded a firm around Flag Theory and international relocation. Paraguay is their fastest growing destination, up 50% year over year. His session will show you exactly why and how to start. Jonathan Weinert is relocating with his wife and four children to Gozo, Malta, building intentional community rooted in both faith and freedom through two projects: Nova Nicaea and Archipelibero. Real decisions. Real results. Frameworks you can use. Register here: https://libertytravelcoach.com/free-thinkers-rising-summit/ Your values travel. Pack them first. #freedom #voluntaryism #flagtheory #intentionalcommunity #sovereignindividual #libertarian #freemarket #freetobuild

Five years ago today my husband and I left Canada and flew to Texas. June 15, 2021. Full COVID restrictions. Vaccine pressure building. The government deciding what you were allowed to do, where you were allowed to go, whether you were allowed to work. We had been watching more and more of our freedom disappear, and we decided we were done waiting to see how much more would be taken. We built a strategy and we got out. If you are in that place right now, or you have been watching things tighten and thinking you need a plan, I want to introduce you to three people speaking at Free Thinkers Rising who each did the same thing. Scott Schneider is the Secretary of Live and Let Live, a global movement built on one principle: all law should protect everyone living peacefully, in any way they choose. He's not just theorizing. He is building an agricultural project in Moldova right now, putting those principles into practice in a real place on the ground. Grant Montgomery relocated to Montenegro with his wife. He's my client. We went through every detail of what that move looked like: residency, finding an apartment, banking, buying a car, cost of living, building community. The real version, not the brochure. Jamie Alleyne has spent 15 years building pathways to Caribbean citizenship and residency. At the summit she's using Dominica as the case study. What daily life looks like there, how travel in and out works, what community integration takes, and honest answers to every objection people raise about island living. This is a free online summit. Real people, real moves, real frameworks. Five years out. No regrets. Your values travel. Pack them first. Registration: https://libertytravelcoach.com/free-thinkers-rising-summit/ #freedom #relocation #getout #LiveAndLetLive #expatlife

The system isn't going to save you. You already know that. So what are you building instead? On July 20, I'm hosting Free Thinkers Rising, 16+ speakers who stopped waiting for permission and started building alternatives. Three you'll hear from: Joyce Brand lived inside Ciudad Morazán, one of the world's first real Free Cities. She'll tell you what consent-based governance looks like when it's not theoretical. Joey Langenbrunner helped build Próspera's tax residency framework. Flat $5k/year tax. Legal residency, established remotely. No uprooting your life. Christoph Heuermann has travelled to every country on earth while running a multi-million dollar business. His new Freedom Index ranks 235 territories by what matters to people like you. Registration is free. Your values travel. Pack them first. 👉 Reserve your seat: https://libertytravelcoach.com/free-thinkers-rising-summit/ #freedom #sovereignty #FreeCities #taxresidency #libertarian #voluntaryism

Something big is coming. Beginning on July 20, I’m hosting Free Thinkers Rising, a free online summit for people who are questioning where the West is headed and asking what options still exist for freedom-minded people. Over six days, 16 speakers will cover relocation, sovereignty, financial freedom, intentional communities, and building a life that aligns with your values. Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming: • Rich Checkan explains why gold and silver still matter if you want stability outside the traditional financial system. • Paul Rosenberg breaks down Bitcoin and financial sovereignty in plain English. • Dr. Marc-Felix Otto shares how he is helping revive a Swiss village and what that could mean for the future of intentional living. • Zuzana Martakova talks about building intentional community projects in Spain for people seeking a different way forward. This summit is for people who know something is changing and want practical conversations about what comes next. Registration is free: https://libertytravelcoach.com/free-thinkers-rising-summit/ “Your values travel. Pack them first.”