Sarah Freeman Coaching

What if this is the season for discernment?

Life has an ebb and flow, just like water🌊

And right now, I’m in the ebb.

I’m learning not to rush myself out of it.

There are seasons when the current pulls us forward, when we’re creating, growing and moving. And there are seasons when the water draws back and asks us to become still.

The ebb has something to teach us too.

To notice what is taking our energy and what is giving it back. What we’re being asked to hold onto, what we can release, and what might simply need more time.

Not finished.
Not forgotten.
Resting in the ebb🪶

There’s something about being with horses that reminds me of this, especially Lou Lou. Her presence. Her heartbeat🤎The way she invites me out of the noise and back into my own heart.

Maybe discernment isn’t always about knowing what comes next.

Maybe it’s being still enough to feel which way the current is pulling you, and trusting your heart enough to follow.

Because the ebb isn’t the absence of movement.

It’s part of the movement.

So right now, I’m leaning into the ebb and allowing the space it creates to simply be.

It doesn’t need to be filled.

And there’s something beautiful about wondering what might find its way into that space when the tide turns and I find myself in the flow again🌊

For now, I’m trusting the space between.

What if the space you’re in isn’t asking to be filled either?

The water has been my teacher for years... and it still is.

As a young girl, horses were one of the places where I felt most like myself. They’ve found their way back into my life, quietly reminding me to slow down, to notice, and to listen.

Not every space is meant for me.

Not every conversation asks me to stay.

Like the water, I’m learning to gently ebb and flow toward the people, places, and experiences that feel true to who I am.

Not from judgment.

Not from fear.

But from a place of trust.

One of the gifts of this season of life is learning to pause long enough to notice what feels true before taking the next step.

Not because I’ve stopped dreaming.

Not because I’ve stopped becoming.

My dreams are still fully there.

I’ve learned to meet them with more trust, more presence, and more grace than I once did.

The soft strength of a woman isn’t having all the answers.

It’s learning to trust herself. 🌊

A Water Woman knows that sometimes the greatest gift isn’t the full moon itself, it’s everything that unfolds while waiting for it to rise🌊

Last night’s Aquarius full moon gathered a few women at the water’s edge, where conversation flowed as naturally as the lake itself. Stories were shared. Laughter found its way in. Vulnerability quietly appeared. No agenda. No expectations. Just women, water, and the space to be.

Then, as the light softened and the moon started to glow, we stepped into the lake together. Held by still water, surrounded by mountains, we swam beneath the rising moon, a reminder that sometimes the most healing thing we can do is immerse ourselves in nature and trust what it has to offer🌱

Moon above. Moon reflected below. Mountains mirrored in stillness. It was hard to tell where one ended and the other began. Water has a way of slowing us down long enough to notice what we’ve been carrying… and, if we’re ready, what we’re ready to release.

Water Women know that when we gather by and in the water, we don’t just witness its beauty… we begin to remember our own🌊🌕

A Water Woman knows that not every shore is meant for landing. Wisdom isn’t knowing how long to stay. It’s knowing when to swim on🌊

There’s something I love about this time of year.

After months of training, balancing careers, families, commitments, and everything else life asks of us, we finally have the opportunity to bring all of that unseen training to life.

I have so much respect for every person who commits to that journey. Because while a race may last an hour or more, it’s really a celebration of everything that came before it.

Over the years, I’ve realized the greatest gift isn’t the race itself.

It’s who we become along the way.

The water has taught me that movement isn’t always about reaching the next shore. Sometimes it’s about leaving the wrong one.

The older I get, the more I trust that quiet knowing.

I don’t need to stay where my energy feels depleted.
I don’t need to force myself to fit where I don’t belong.
I don’t need to explain why something simply doesn’t feel right.

I can listen.
I can trust.
And I can swim toward what fuels me.

Maybe that’s the real gift of being a Water Woman.

The lessons don’t stay in the water. They ripple into our work, our relationships, our leadership, and the way we move through the world.

It’s not just about becoming a stronger swimmer. It’s about becoming a wiser woman🤎🐆

There is something incredibly special about witnessing a young woman step fully into a dream she has been quietly building.

This August, the 2026 Swim It Forward Dreamer, Christine | Ultra Marathon Swimmer will stand on the shores of the English Channel and, when the moment is right, begin her attempt to swim to France.

As Water Women know, dreams like these are never built in a single swim. They are shaped by ordinary days, early mornings, choosing to trust your body, and the community that believes in you every step of the way🤎

Although Christine lives in Australia and I live here in Canada (Canmore), it has been such a privilege to witness her journey from afar. I’ve admired not only her resilience, but the way she has listened to her body, trusted the process, and continued to return to the water with quiet determination🌊

When I created the Swim It Forward Initiative, my vision was: to support another young woman who had experienced adversity continue pursuing a swim dream. This year, that young woman is Christine.

Her swim comes 100 years after Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel on August 6, 1926. One hundred years later, another woman will step into those same waters. Different story. Different journey. The same courage to begin🌊

As this year’s Swim It Forward comes to a close, thank you to every swimmer, coaching client, and supporter of Sarah Freeman Coaching. Because of you, we’ve been able to play a part in supporting another young woman’s dream move one stoke closer🏊🏼‍♀️

Christine, we’ll be cheering for you from Canada.

🩵Water Women know that when one woman follows her dream, she quietly reminds the rest of us that ours matter too.

📷 by SwimsNorth | Ocean swimming and videography