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Living in Morocco: What 45 Days Taught Me About Simplicity, Community, and Presence

This trip to Morocco wasn’t only about being with family—though that was the heart of it. It was also tied to work we had been building slowly and intentionally together. Our business, The Argan Springs, is rooted in Morocco. It exists because of women-led cooperatives who produce argan oil through generations of knowledge, care, and community. Going to Morocco meant returning to family and returning to the source of work deeply connected to our values. There was never a cle

Sara Maitre

Feb 67 min read

Auditory Processing Disorder: Learning to Understand How I Hear the World

This blog explores my lived experience with Auditory Processing Disorder—what it feels like to navigate conversations, environments, and relationships when sound doesn’t filter easily. It’s a reflection on misunderstanding, late awareness, and learning how to design a life that works with my brain, not against it.

Sara Maitre

Jan 245 min read

Professional sitting at a desk in soft natural light, working quietly in an empty office, representing unseen effort and thoughtful reflection in the workplace.

When Effort Stops Making Sense: Learned Helplessness in the Workplace

Learned helplessness doesn’t appear overnight. It forms slowly when effort and outcome stop feeling connected. Through lived experience and habit science, this reflection explores how workplaces unintentionally shape disengagement — and how leaders can shift it.

Sara Maitre

Jan 244 min read