The French Woman by Garance Doré

The French Woman by Garance Doré

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The French Woman by Garance Doré
The French Woman by Garance Doré
Life's Grace

Life's Grace

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Garance Doré
Jul 17, 2021
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Life's Grace
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Dear Garance,

I have got my dream job. But in truth, I feel dissatisfied without really knowing why. I have the feeling that something is not working.

We’re often told to pursue our goals, to visualize our dream life. 
But what happens when you’re disappointed by what you’ve reached?

I feel lost and at this stage there is no more advice to be found.
When you have a job that looks like a dream on Instagram, you’re not allowed to complain or want to change.


But also how to know what to do when we had focused everything on this specifically? When we work so much that we don’t even have time to do anything else?

Cécile.

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Dear Cécile,

I can hear myself talking when, ten years ago, I was feeling increasingly uneasy in my fashion life, my luxurious, luscious, lucky job!

Not only was it almost impossible to come to terms with the fact that I wasn’t as happy as I thought I should be - but people were constantly telling me how good I had it.


The guilt! Because, if this, the “job everyone wanted”, didn’t m…

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