Prime Time with Bec Wilson A Grown Up Gap Year; With Monique van Tulder ✨
Nov 12, 2025
Join Monique van Tulder, a wellbeing and travel writer, as she shares insights from her book about a transformative grown-up gap year. Discover how this concept isn't just about travel but a chance to reassess and reclaim creativity in midlife. Monique explores the phases of reinvention, discusses the balance of caregiving, and the importance of slow travel. She reflects on the impact of perimenopause, her family’s reactions, and shares valuable lessons for anyone considering a similar journey. Her mantra? If she can do it, so can you!
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Midlife As A Creative Second Act
- Midlife can be a creative resurgence where possibilities feel wide open again.
- Treating this phase as a designed 'prime time' helps reshape your longer future.
Hot Coffee Triggered The Break
- Monique began her gap year after a wake-up moment when she savoured a hot coffee and sunrise on a property visit.
- She combined remote work in North Queensland with several months of slow travel in Europe to 'try on' another life.
Parachute Jump In The Alps
- In the Austrian Alps Monique impulsively booked a tandem parachute jump after feeling inspired at a retreat.
- The leap symbolised embracing new possibilities and saying yes to fear-driven opportunities.
