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Saffron Otter

Struggling family ditch rat race to live off-grid in 'Earthship' after mum's dying wish

When Lisa Stewart's mum was diagnosed with terminal cancer and had just months to live, she told her daughter to 'make the most of life' and 'do what makes you happy'.

Lisa had a high-flying career in financial services and so did her husband Robert, but they barely had time to spend as a family with their two boys, Orran, now 13, and Blair, now 10 - even having to work on weekends.

The 43-year-old, who had held down jobs since the age of 12, found her career was everything she had worked so hard for, but once her mum died following Christmas 2016, she decided to quit.

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