chanel allure
Founder of My Very Good Year | Intentional Living & Inner Wellness
Chanel Allure is an Intentional Wellness Mentor and the voice behind My Very Good Year. A reflective space rooted in mindfulness, transformation, and self-awareness. With over 20 years of leadership experience in property management, hospitality, and social services, Chanel brings a rare blend of structure and grounded presence to everything she creates. Her time mentoring young Black men in the juvenile justice system shaped her gift for holding space, for reflection, healing, and growth.
Her approach is rooted in lived experiences, personal stories, mindset shifts and spiritual alignment. She believes the most powerful transformations happen when we choose to live with intention and self-love. She’s moved through her own transitions both publicly and privately, and every chapter has refined the way she chooses to show up.
Check out HER Interview with Canvas REbel Magazine.
My story
My journey with My Very Good Year began with one simple realization: a lot can change in 365 days when you live with intention.
In 2009, everything began to quietly shift for me spiritually. It was triggered by a season of insomnia, depression, and emotional burnout. I was going through the motions, but deep down, I was searching for peace, purpose, and a more honest connection to myself. One restless night, I woke up with a new vision for myself and realized I couldn’t keep moving through life on empty. The next morning, I chose to slow down and start making intentional shifts in how I thought, moved, and treated myself.
In late 2017, I made the decision to leave behind my corporate career, because I knew I was meant to live differently. That leap opened the door to a new chapter one that led to the creation of My Very Good Year in the spring of 2018.
What started as a personal blog has grown into a reflection of how I’ve chosen to live, unlearn, and realign over the years. At its core, My Very Good Year is about honoring your truth, choosing clarity, and making space for consistent self-work.
Today, this space is an extension of my own becoming. It’s where I share reflections, soft resets, real tools, and gentle reminders that your life can shift from survival mode into wholeness one day at a time.