There’s a kind of peace that doesn’t arrive with fireworks.It doesn’t post on LinkedIn.It doesn’t come with applause.

It whispers.It softens.It says: you’re allowed to stop performing now.

That’s the peace Ale Garnica found—but not before the unraveling.

In this episode, Ale and I explore the quiet turning point. The one that doesn’t always look dramatic from the outside, but shifts everything inside.She had the job. The success. The reputation.And then came the illness.And with it, the realization that achievement is not the same as alignment.

What followed wasn’t a clean break or a straight line—it was a slow remembering. A reorientation. A return.

This episode isn’t just about her story—it’s about what it means to finally become your own safest place.To stop outsourcing worth.To stop proving.To stop hoping someone else will give you permission to rest, or change, or simply be.

We cover a lot:

* The moment Ale chose peace over performance

* What it felt like to leave a 21-year career without a mapped-out next step

* How illness revealed not only mortality—but desire

* And why becoming your own best friend might be the most sacred work you’ll ever do

And through it all, three truths emerged:

* Challenges can be an invitation.

For Ale, cancer became the mirror. It stripped away the noise and forced her to ask what really mattered. And the answer wasn’t titles or timelines. It was presence. Purpose. Peace.

* Being your own best friend is the most important relationship you’ll ever have.

Her journey wasn’t about finding external approval. It was about learning to trust herself—to jump only when she knew she had her own back. That kind of inner support is what carried her when no one else understood.

* Expectations are the enemy of joy.

Even doing what she loved, Ale found herself tangled in the belief that it had to look a certain way to be worthy. Her story reminds us that we don’t need the outcome to justify the joy. The joy is already enough.

If you’ve been feeling the slow, steady ache of something unspoken—If you’ve been wondering if this version of you is the one you really want to grow old with—If you’re finally ready to stop abandoning yourself every time life gets loud—

Let this be your starting point.

Throughout August, I’ll be leaning more into this kind of conversation.About how we build trust with the one person who never leaves.About how we stop making ourselves small to be liked, accepted, or understood.About what it takes to build that kind of friendship… with Self.

And at the end of August, something new is coming.Not just a product.A practice.A bridge.But until then, start here.

🎧 Have a listen. Let it settle. And if it moves something in you, come walk with me.

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Website: https://www.alegarnica.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam.alegarnica/

Good morning, good evening, good afternoon, wherever you may be, whatever you may be doing, hello! What happens when your identity has been written for you before you've had the chance to write it yourself, when the expectations of tradition, family and career define you, before you even ask yourself, Who am I really?

Today's guest, my first guest, Dr. Nadia knows this journey well. A Consultant Orthodontist, a Muslim woman, a leader in her field, a coach, and my friend.

Her story is one of faith, resilience and transformation, from walking the sacred grounds of Mecca to navigating the challenges of redefining her career and personal identity, she has had to ask herself the hard questions, what do I anchor into? Where do I find my strength, and how do I honor my values when the world around me doesn't always understand them?

In this episode, Nadia shares how faith anchored her through life changing moments, an injury that nearly ended her career, a divorce that reshaped her path and the courage to step beyond the expectations placed upon her, she opens up about taking her prayer mat into undefined and new spaces, embracing mindfulness in a field where it's rarely discussed, and carving out a space where both Science and soul coexist.

So as you listen, pay attention to the turning points, the moments where everything shifted, where resilience took root, and where faith became more than just a practice, but a way of life.

If you've ever struggled with bringing up topics or taking action that is viewed as non traditional, then this conversation is for you.

Welcome to stories from the soul.

Takeaways:

* Faith is more than a belief, it’s an anchor.

* Your identity is not one-dimension.

* Courage is choosing authenticity.

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