Evolving on Purpose

This week, Matt sits down with Mandy Diceno — entrepreneur, business development leader, and creator of Woman in Bloom, a three-month guided self-love journey for women navigating life's crossroads.

Mandy opens up about the collapse of her 20-year marriage, the identity loss that followed, and the years spent numbing pain with alcohol while holding it together on the outside. She shares how tiny, almost accidental habits — a ten-minute walk, three deep breaths, a moment of gratitude — became the starting point for rebuilding her sense of self from the ground up.

Matt and Mandy dig into:

• Why "holding it together" is often a childhood pattern in disguise
• How micro habits stack into a new identity, one small win at a time
• The difference between self-care (pedicures) and true self-love (presence)
• Why women often have greater natural access to intuition — and how to reclaim it
• The Three Refuges: leaders, community, and process — and why healing rarely happens alone

Mandy's hope for her work: making it normal for women to talk openly about the hard, unglamorous parts of becoming someone new.

If this conversation resonated with you, make sure you're subscribed on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts — and share it with someone who's in the middle of their own rebuild. This work isn't meant to be done alone.

Connect with Mandy

Instagram: @thewomaninbloom

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Matt Swartz kicks off Evolving On Purpose by sharing his own story in three acts: childhood ADHD and his parents' divorce, a post-grad crisis that triggered debilitating panic attacks, and the fatherhood breakdown that led him to EMDR therapy and reshaped how he helps clients today.

This podcast is about unfiltered leadership and the inner work it takes to change your life, your family, your business — and the world. Future episodes feature leader interviews, coaching sessions, and deep dives into frameworks like Anxiety ALIVE and the Six Foundations of Flow.

— LINKS & RESOURCES —

🧭 Take Our Free Flow Quiz

📄 Download the Free "Your Turning Point" PDF

🔥 Join "The Campfire" — our Free Weekly Group, Tuesdays at 1 PM Eastern

🎙️ Apply to be a Guest on the Evolving on Purpose Podcast

🔔 Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts
💬 Tell us what you want us to explore next

#EvolvingOnPurpose #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #EMDR #Healing