Last month, I was fortunate to spend a few days at Etéreo in the Riviera Maya with a group of girlfriends. So much of our capitalistic culture is structured around the notion that we need to be running so hard, all the time. But in truth, of course, we all deserve to be able to take some time to simply rest and rejuvenate. And I think this is especially important for women who are overladen with responsibility. I love the idea of actually building periods of restoration into the framework of work, and into our messy schedules. Which is why I do an intentional trip like this once a year, during the workweek, with women friends who experience a high degree of stress in their lives or, more specifically, in their work lives. It’s so nice to be in collaboration and friendship with a few of my friends who feel the same way. And this time, I even convinced some of them to leave their phones in their rooms for a full day. Below are photos from Etéreo, which is particularly great for a group because it’s intimate and compact but the feeling is one of expansiveness—the suites, restaurants, and walkways open up to lush stretches of mangrove, that brightest Caribbean Sea, and the sky above. In today’s newsletter, you can read more about the property, and how our beauty editor Megan spent her family vacation there. Love, Gwyneth
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Last month, I was fortunate to spend a few days at Etéreo in the Riviera Maya with a group of girlfriends. So much of our capitalistic culture is structured around the notion that we need to be running so hard, all the time. But in truth, of course, we all deserve to be able to take some time to simply rest and rejuvenate. And I think this is especially important for women who are overladen with responsibility. I love the idea of actually building periods of restoration into the framework of work, and into our messy schedules. Which is why I do an intentional trip like this once a year, during the workweek, with women friends who experience a high degree of stress in their lives or, more specifically, in their work lives. It’s so nice to be in collaboration and friendship with a few of my friends who feel the same way. And this time, I even convinced some of them to leave their phones in their rooms for a full day. Below are photos from Etéreo, which is particularly great for a group because it’s intimate and compact but the feeling is one of expansiveness—the suites, restaurants, and walkways open up to lush stretches of mangrove, that brightest Caribbean Sea, and the sky above. In today’s newsletter, you can read more about the property, and how our beauty editor Megan spent her family vacation there. Love, Gwyneth
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