Maureen McDermott Carreira, Author at Portugal Resident

Maureen McDermott Carreira

Maureen McDermott Carreira is a certified coach, teacher and writer. She lives between Lisbon and Estremoz (Alentejo), where she is also a part-time farmer, olive oil maker, and lover of the land. She is the founder of "A Field Guide to Clarity" on Substack where she shares tools and ideas about how to develop and strengthen clarity, insight, intuition and wisdom as superpowers for business and life.

The olive trees arriving to our farm from the grove that was destroyed

A guide to rescuing ancient olive trees

There is an olive tree close to us here in interior Alentejo that has been dated and certified with more than 2000 years. I like to imagine what she’s seen:

March 30, 2025by Maureen McDermott CarreiraIn Nature

Building a bio pool: a seven-year journey

Seven years ago, my husband João and I fell in love with a farm in interior Alentejo that was in a state of (almost) total disrepair. We love a good

February 28, 2025by Maureen McDermott CarreiraIn Nature

1 - Where we started. Our first class in Serra D’Ossa|2 - In the studio|3 - Our yoga studio, also known as the 'sala' at the Junta de Freguesia|4 - After yoga class in nature, at our farm

What I learned about friendship from teaching yoga in bad Portuguese

I spent the first 20 years of my adult life in Philadelphia. Philly is a special place. It’s a city of neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are made of row homes. Living

December 22, 2024by Maureen McDermott CarreiraIn Leisure, Opinion