E51: Three Years in a Tent: A digital strategist & her family slow build a homestead on a remote Canadian island | Rachel Segal, Cortes Island, BC

I’m excited to invite you to my conversation with Rachel Segal. Rachel is a digital strategist, and has spent more than a decade working with some of the largest brands in the world on their social media and content marketing programs. In 2012, burnt out with the pace of city life, Rachel and her partner Scott moved to a remote island in British Columbia. Moving to the country was a revelation - they were instantly lighter, happier and really enjoyed the pace of balancing remote freelance work with raising animals and growing food. When the option presented itself to buy ten acres of raw land in an area they loved, they jumped at the opportunity to plant permanent roots and build their forever home. However, finances required a slow building process. The couple and their two young children lived and worked out of a canvas tent for three years before their home was ready to move in. Not for the faint of heart, Rachel braved tent-living while pregnant, and through multiple Canadian winters with two kids under the age of three. Rachel's story is inspiring, and honest. In our conversation she shares what it was like to make such a dramatic transition in her life, and how she navigated work, networking, and learning on the go as a new mom and first-time farmer. Rachel has found lasting satisfaction in building a life that allows her pick out the best parts of modern life and old-world self-sufficiency.This is a story about making your work work for you, long-term thinking, and marrying the best of old-world and modern living.Read her full story on the blog: urbanexodus.com/blogSupport the showSign up for  Apple Podcasts premium or our Patreon Membership for ad-free listening, rapid-fire guest interviews & our new mini-pod Ditch the City. urbanexodus.com | @theurbanexodus | buy the book