The Great Escape: “Why women like me are quitting our jobs in search of sunshine and self-discovery”

Meena Alexander embarks on a career break

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The Great Escape: “Why women like me are quitting our jobs in search of sunshine and self-discovery”

By Meena Alexander

2 months ago

11 min read

Stylist’s Meena Alexander is part of a wave of women who are quitting their jobs, upending their lives and booking one-way tickets across the world. What is it like to make such a big decision, and how do you know you won’t regret it?


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