livelifelikeanocean

About livelifelikeanocean

No one can show you the way, only your heart can. Explore the magic of following your heart with the inspiration of the ocean. livelifelikeanocean.substack.com (https://livelifelikeanocean.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

livelifelikeanocean

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Oct 2019

Latest episode

19 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Feb 2026

   The Lighthouse Letters: I feel blue

   These Lighthouse Letters are small signals sent from the shoreline. Written for you to experience moments of pause, soothing, calm, freedom and quiet transition. I hope they will guide you on a journey to find peace of mind and joy within. Like a lighthouse, they do not remove the waves or the darkness, they simply offer connection, a steady presence, a reminder that you are not alone as you navigate your own inner waters. Visit my website: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.com (https://www.livelifelikeanocean.com) For the Lighthouse Letters go to: https://livelifelikeanocean.substack.com (https://livelifelikeanocean.substack.com) Get full access to livelifelikeanocean at livelifelikeanocean.substack.com/subscribe (https://livelifelikeanocean.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   13 Jul 2023

   Expressing Joy Through Words and Waves: Livelifelikeanocean Coffee Chat

   I did an Instagram live a while ago. You can listen to it by clicking on the audio above or reading the transcript in this post. I hope you enjoy it. “Hello and welcome to the livelifelikeanocean podcast. My name is Sandra and today I want to invite you to a little coffee chat. I have done an instagram live, and I did a free flow life and I had no notes. It was just an experiment and I think maybe you like it and have a little listen to it and enjoy it. Maybe I will do a few more in the future. It’s a little introduction about livelifelikeanocean and how I started my swimming journey. Welcome to the first coffee chat. I just want to talk to you a bit about livelifelikeanocean and introduce myself to you. So I thought a little live video is a great idea for that. I’m a bit nervous because I don’t like to be in front of a camera. I love to be behind the camera and take photographs and write. Writing and creating and designing are what make my heart feel good. It’s lovely when you can create and let your creativity flow and it’s a bit kind of funny. The reason why I call this coffee chat is because when I make my coffee and I’m a little bit serious about coffee, it’s a really nice routine, especially in the morning and I have this old coffee grinder and, yeah, I grind my coffee beans fresh in the morning and have this old Italian espresso maker. It’s a kind of ritual. And then when I drink my coffee and look out of the window I get quite some good ideas sometimes. And one morning I had this idea for livelifelikeanocean and this name came to me and first it was only a blog website in German. I wrote about how the ocean helped me to overcome my autoimmune disease and especially how I could deal with trauma I experienced in the past. It was the beginning of a really interesting and great journey. I found my creative voice and then I switched to English and for quite a while also to French, because I have two favorite places by the ocean and that is in Brittany in France and Cornwall in England. I thought maybe I could merge this together. And so I started to write in English and in French. And I also love poetry. It’s a kind of expressing my feelings, photography and going out in nature and taking these photos and being by the ocean and write my thoughts and feelings out of my head and my heart, it was quite a healing journey for me. And also I became very passionate about water sports. I learned to sail and to surf and to swim. In the beginning, I could only swim 1 km in breaststroke and I was like these kinds of elder women who swim always head above the water so that their hair didn’t get wet. I don’t know when I started to learn front crawl. It was at a time when I fell ill with my autoimmune disease. 2010, it was around Christmas, and I think I started to go swimming daily in 2013/14. And yeah, it was really that I only swam for half an hour. It healed me and I always loved to be in the water. I started to set myself goals and a challenge to swim 2K or an hour. I really wanted to learn to front crawl. It looks so good when swimmers can swim so fast and so I watched so many YouTube videos and I learned it step by step. It became really a daily routine that was quite a journey. And now I swim around 3K every day and I got stronger, I got healthier. And one day this incredible and impossible dream for me came up to swim the English Channel. I talked to friends about it, and they all called me crazy. And someday I met my coach in our local pool and he was searching for a swimmer, for a team, for a triathlon team. And, yeah, he spoke to me and asked me if I would take part in such a challenge. And I thought, why not? And he said, okay, then I train you. And so I got my coach and one day I just said to him, I would so love to swim the English Channel. I know it’s totally crazy, but yeah, I would love to do it. And he looked at me and said, „Why not?“ And so I was so over the moon that someone takes me seriously about my dream. I started training for two and a half years and in 2020 all this kind of lockdown COVID kicked in. But nevertheless, I tried it in September and unfortunately I got a really tough spring tide and very strong currents, so I had to abandon my swim after 12 hours. And yeah, that was really hard. I was really, really sad and disappointed. It was like a dream crashed. But on the other hand, I was also proud of myself that I came so far and with these circumstances that you couldn’t train enough with lockdown and COVID; I think it was a very good result. But the dream never left me and so I decided to try it again next year. That’s the reason why I’m on this challenge to swim 1 million meter in 2023. That’s the reason why I want to do with you in mid February a little challenge about goal setting. And so I thought to myself maybe I should do coffee chats around goal settings and how you can make it easier for you and with more joy and ease that’s maybe a little introduction why I came to this idea. So, yeah, that’s a little bit about myself, about my big dream and about the coffee chats. This is only a little introduction and when you have any question, just email me or comment below and I will answer them next time. So thank you for joining and I wish you a very good afternoon and weekend. Bye.” Get full access to livelifelikeanocean at livelifelikeanocean.substack.com/subscribe (https://livelifelikeanocean.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   5 Feb 2023

   Coffee chat no. 1 - Introduction

   This episode is an Instagram live. It’s a free flow episode and an introduction to livelifelikeanocean and the beginning of my swimming and healing journey. Enjoy this episode while drinking your coffee and tea. If you like to get in touch or have any questions just go to: https://livelifelikeanocean.com/Home/ If you would like to join the livelifelikeanocean community, go to: https://livelifelikeanocean.mn.co You can subscribe to the 'Salty Soul Letter to a Friend' newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/20bb1d8ee06d/the-salty-soul-letter-to-a-friend and also get your 'Timeout by the ocean-Guide' as a thank you gift for signing up the newsletter: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.me/timeout-by-the-ocean #livelifelikeanocean #englishchannelswim #mindfulness

4. 

   28 Jan 2023

   Create a to-enjoy-list instead of a to-do-list

   In this podcast episode I want to share with you a few thoughts about goal setting and achieving your dreams in a way that is more joyful, with more ease. This episode is about creating a to-enjoy-list instead of a to-do-list. This is goal setting in a more easy and fun way, without overwhelming you or stressing you out. Even if life and obstacles get in the way, with your to-enjoy-list you will take the tiny steps to your dreams and will celebrate each step on your journey. This episode includes a little essay I wrote for the free ebook ‘Timeout by the ocean’. Sit back, relax and enjoy making your goal setting list the easy way. If you like to do a little challenge around goal setting, come into the livelifelikeanocean community. We will start live on February 13th 2023 but it will also stay in the community so that you can go through it at your own pace. If you would like to join the livelifelikeanocean community, go to: https://livelifelikeanocean.mn.co You can subscribe to the 'Salty Soul Letter to a Friend' newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/20bb1d8ee06d/the-salty-soul-letter-to-a-friend and also get your 'Timeout by the ocean-Guide' as a thank you gift for signing up the newsletter: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.me/timeout-by-the-ocean For more information visit my website: https://livelifelikeanocean.com/Home/ #livelifelikeanocean #englishchannelswim #goalsetting #mindfulness

5. 

   16 Dec 2022

   Sunrise of hope or the return of the light

   In this podcast episode I want to share with you a few thoughts about the season of winter solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. This episode is about retreat, finding peace and silence within, about connecting to nature but also how this time can help you recharge, find strength with and encourage you to take time for self-care, going within and to see the beauty and hope that lies in this special time of year. This episode includes a little meditation and an essay I wrote about swimming through the night on my English Channel swim. If you would like to join the livelifelikeanocean community, go to: https://livelifelikeanocean.mn.co You can subscribe to the 'Salty Soul Letter to a Friend' newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/20bb1d8ee06d/the-salty-soul-letter-to-a-friend and also get your 'Timeout by the ocean-Guide' as a thank you gift for signing up the newsletter: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.me/timeout-by-the-ocean For more information visit my website: https://livelifelikeanocean.com/Home/ #livelifelikeanocean #englishchannelswim #wintersolstice #mindfulness

6. 

   25 Aug 2021

   New beginnings: Welcome back to the podcast. This is about new beginnings and reconnecting.

   I would love to give the podcast a new frame: There will be four topics I would love to talk to you about in the next episodes: Connection, creativity, freedom and healing. You can find the community I was talking about here: http://livelifelikeanocean.mn.co/ and you can also find further information on my website: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.com/Home/ when you want to subscribe to the Salty Soul Letter to a Friend you can do this here: https://mailchi.mp/20bb1d8ee06d/the-salty-soul-letter-to-a-friend you can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifelikeanocean and I created a few videos on the livelifelikeanocean YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCDDwDBnMgR9W8AXggLI9JPg for photos go to my Instagram account: http://www.instagram.com/livelifelikeanocean/

7. 

   17 Jun 2020

   Unlearning and finding freedom in the water

   “You must unlearn what you have learned”, “Do or do not. There is no try”, “I don’t believe it. - That’s why you fail”. These are a few of my favourite quotes from Yoda in the movie Star Wars and in this episode I share with you how these quotes relate to my training for the English Channel, my 6h assessment swim and how they helped me overcoming difficulties especially during lockdown. These are quotes full of wisdom and may inspire you to follow your heart and dreams even in difficult times. If you like to connect and get more content and information subscribe to the salty soul newsletter to a friend: www.livelifelikeanocean.com or go to my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/livelifelikeanocean/ or for ocean poetry and black and white photography: https://www.instagram.com/b_w_livelifelikeanocean/ and on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/livelifelikeanocean/

8. 

   1 Feb 2020

   Overcoming fears with the inspiration of the ocean

   How the ocean can teach us to overcome fear, anxieties and doubts. Dive with me into the depths of your fears and get back stronger and more courageous to the surface. Let’s connect on www.livelifelikeanocean.com or on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/livelifelikeanocean/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livelifelikeanocean/

9. 

   8 Nov 2019

   The dream project: Swimming the English Channel

   In today's episode, I'd like to tell you about my dream project: Swimming the English Channel in September 2020. It's about how I've come to swimming, how to overcome fears and doubts, and how to turn your dreams into reality, even if it seems impossible. Why and how can someone without an athletic background dare to realize such a project? Everyone can, it only takes one to believe in you. For more information go to the website: www.livelifelikeanocean.com or let’s connect on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/livelifelikeanocean/ or on my second account for black and white photography: https://www.instagram.com/b_w_livelifelikeanocean/ or on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/livelifelikeanocean/ If you like to send me an email then it’s: mail@livelifelikeanocean.com or sign up for my salty free-soul newsletter to a friend: https://www.livelifelikeanocean.com/Contact/

10. 

    17 Oct 2019

    About

    In this episode I tell you what this podcast and livelifelikeanocean is about. This podcast is for ocean lovers, freedom lovers and especially for those who feel deeply connected to the ocean and want to be inspired to live an authentic life and to follow the heart. For more information go to the website: www.livelifelikeanocean.com or let’s connect on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/livelifelikeanocean/ or on my second account for black and white photography: https://www.instagram.com/b_w_livelifelikeanocean/ or on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/livelifelikeanocean/

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