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Living and Working with Purpose
Figuring out what you’re here to do, and working so that you can do it
Eloise Skinner joins host Michael Millward for a thoughtful, quietly provocative chat about what it means to step outside of modern life and into a year‑long monastic experience, whilst maintaining a busy legal career.
Eloise reflects on how monastic values—intentionality, community, discipline, and the stripping‑back of identity—can reshape a person’s understanding of purpose and self.
Eloise explains the traditions that informed her experience, noting that monasticism “transcends particular religions… showing up in…
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