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  • Slowing Down is Indeed a Leadership Skill | Ep314

    Every summer, something shifts. The schedule loosens, the pace changes just enough to notice... and our brains completely miss the memo. If you've ever found yourself mentally planning the next quarter while your kids are finally at camp, this one is for you.

    In this season seven finale, we're talking about what intentionally slowing down actually looks like for high-achieving women, why rest feels like falling behind, and three questions to help us move through July with intention instead of accidentally sprinting through it.


    What You'll Learn:
    ✅ Why slowing down feels like falling behind, and what that discomfort is actually trying to tell us
    ✅ The difference between anxious planning and intentional visioning, and how to stop letting fear disguise itself as productivity
    ✅ Three questions to help us move through July with purpose instead of guilt
    ✅ How to name one intentional rest day before the month is over, and why staying in the discomfort of it matters more than getting it perfect
    ✅ A guided reflection to reconnect with what we actually want the fall to feel like, before we turn it into a project plan


    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Why Rest Feels Hard
    01:01 Summer Pace Shift
    02:54 High Achiever Wiring
    03:34 Three July Questions
    03:52 Slow Pace Keep Purpose
    04:19 Connect More Intentionally
    04:53 Dream Without Executing
    05:35 Pick One Rest Day
    06:27 Season Finale Gratitude
    08:02 Guided Reflection Meditation
    10:21 Share And Work Together
    11:00 Mindful Sendoff



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    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking

    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    12 min
  • What Do You Actually Want | Ep313

    My daughter turned two this month. I watched her eat her birthday cake with zero regard for the mess, completely absorbed in the moment, not thinking about what was next. Just entirely, joyfully present. And somewhere between the frosting and the candles, I thought about how we all used to know how to do that, and somewhere along the way, every quiet moment became a to-do list. 

    This episode is one of the most personal things I've ever shared on the podcast. It's about a miracle pregnancy I didn't see coming, the season of life that shaped it, and the deeper question underneath all of it: when did we stop asking ourselves what we actually want? 


    What You'll Learn
    ✅ Why the fourth trimester puts your wants in a drawer — and why so many of us forget to take them back out
    ✅ How borrowed wants from social media and comparison quietly replace our real ones
    ✅ Why adjusting your wants to fit your current season is strategy, not failure
    ✅ The I Want Practice: a simple quarterly exercise to reconnect with what's actually yours
    ✅ What watching a two-year-old can teach a high-achieving mom about permission

     

    Chapters

    00:00 Birthday Cake Presence
    00:43 Podcast Welcome Setup
    01:21 IVF Panic Turning Point
    03:23 Letting Go And New Life
    04:46 When Wants Change
    05:32 Motherhood Survival Mode
    07:27 Borrowed Wants Pressure
    09:12 Seasons And Realistic Goals
    11:19 Village Support Constraints
    13:08 Quarterly I Want Practice
    16:17 Toddlers Teach Desire
    18:44 Homework And Closing 

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    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
    📋 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/
    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking

    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    21 min
  • Building Without a Blueprint | Ep312

    Seven years ago, a mom broke down in front of her during a home visit, and that one moment cracked open everything. Not a business plan. Not a five-year roadmap. Just a clear, quiet knowing that moms needed support too, and that she was going to be the one to build it. What came next was seven years of showing up without a blueprint, figuring it out season by season, and learning that intention carries you further than any plan ever could.


    What You'll Learn:

    ✅ Why knowing your why holds everything together when the how is still completely unclear

    ✅ What fifteen years of marriage and seven years of business have quietly taught her about what it actually means to nurture something

    ✅ How allowance, not pushing harder, is what's made the most room for real growth

    ✅ What it costs to want to do everything at once, and what her kids keep pulling her back to

    ✅ A guided reflection to help you name what you're nurturing right now and what it would mean to bring intention, allowance, and compassion to it


    Chapters

    00:00 Maycember Kickoff
    01:41 15 Years Married
    02:25 Seven Years Mindful
    02:35 Origin Story 2018
    04:17 From Hustle to Shift
    05:46 No Blueprint Needed
    06:34 Intention as North Star
    07:48 Allowance and Evolution
    08:41 Collective and New Baby
    10:15 Compassion and Presence
    11:31 Trusting Whats Next
    12:34 Gratitude and Thanks
    13:57 Invitation to Work Together
    14:28 Reflection and Closing

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    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
    📋 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/
    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking

    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    18 min
  • Why Rest Cannot Wait for a Special Occasion | Ep311

    The first thing Vanessa felt when she finally gave herself a break wasn't relief. It was guilt. And that moment, that voice that said we don't do that, we just handle it, is exactly what this episode is about.


    If Mother's Day left you with something unnamed underneath the flowers and the plans, you're not alone in that. We ask one day to carry everything we've been quietly waiting to feel, and then Monday arrives exactly the same as every other Monday.


    What You'll Learn: 

    ✅ Why one Mother's Day cannot hold what we've been carrying for the other 364 days, and what to do with that 

    ✅ How inherited guilt keeps us from choosing support that's actually available to us 

    ✅ Three practical ways to protect your mental breaks, use your resources, and treat your own time as non-negotiable 

    ✅ Why rest doesn't have to be earned, saved for a special occasion, or explained to anyone


    Chapters:

    00:00 When You Finally Stop
    00:47 Welcome and Mother’s Day Check-In
    01:18 Breathing Room From Pausing
    01:58 Why Moms Never Rest
    02:54 Tiny Moments That Restore You
    03:33 Generational Messages About Selflessness
    04:44 Choosing Support Without Guilt
    06:47 Mother’s Day Can’t Carry It All
    08:16 Three Practical Ways to Reclaim Time
    09:54 You Don’t Need Permission to Rest
    10:33 Coaching Invitation and Next Steps
    11:00 Guided Reflection and One Small Step
    12:02 Share, Review, and Closing

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     🛍️ Shop My Favorites: https://shopmy.us/shop/counselorvdejesus


    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
    📋 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/
    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking

    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    13 min
  • When Your Calendar Is Full and You're Running on Empty | Ep310

    Some weeks the calendar wins. Last week Vanessa was up until 3am two nights in a row, not scrolling, actually working, and she woke up the next morning running on empty. 


    In this episode she gets honest about the inherited blueprint that kept her going, and the hard podcast decision she made about before something broke.


    What You'll Learn: 

    ✅ How to identify the inherited blueprint running in the background that keeps us pushing past our limit, even when we know better 

    ✅ Why being deliberate isn't only about what we remove from our plates, but whether our minds are actually present for what remains 

    ✅ How to give ourselves permission to make the hard call before something breaks, not after


    Chapters:

    00:00 When Everything Matters
    00:40 Welcome to the Show
    01:36 My Word for 2026
    02:16 Burnout Warning Signs
    02:58 The Overachiever Blueprint
    03:58 Culture and Rest Stories
    05:07 Choosing Presence
    06:07 Podcast Schedule Change
    07:27 Three Takeaways to Apply
    09:32 Reflect and Choose Deliberately
    10:48 Reviews and Farewell


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     🛍️ Shop My Favorites: https://shopmy.us/shop/counselorvdejesus


    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    13 min
  • Why Can't You Just Let People Help? | Ep309

    The strongest woman in the room is often the last one to let support in. Not because no one's offering, but because managing has been her strategy for so long she doesn't always notice when something is available. This episode is about that cost, and Ollie the goldendoodle is our way in.


    What You'll Learn:

    ✅ The real difference between service animals, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs, and why it matters more than most people realize

    ✅ What the science actually says about what animals do to your nervous system, including why oxytocin rises up to 300% during eye contact with your dog

    ✅ Why being capable at managing everything is not the same as being okay, and what it quietly costs over time

    ✅ How to pause before the next reflexive "I'm fine" and actually answer the question honestly

    ✅ Three practical ways to start building the muscle of receiving support in low-stakes moments so it's available when the stakes are high


    Chapters

    00:00 Who Is Really There
    01:19 Meet Ollie Birthday
    02:34 Ollie Therapy Work
    04:20 Service Animal vs ESA vs Therapy Dog
    07:04 Science Of Support
    09:20 Why We Resist Help
    11:26 Three Support Tips
    14:21 Guided Reflection Pause
    17:14 Share And Work With Me
    18:36 Happy Birthday Ollie


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    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
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    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    20 min
  • Train Your Brain Like an Athlete | Ep308

    What if the loudest critic in your kid's life isn't in the bleachers... it's in their own head? Dr. Peter Economou, licensed psychologist, Zen teacher, and Olympic-level competitive swimmer, joined us for a conversation that's equal parts practical and profound, and it applies to every mom who's ever wondered whether she's helping or accidentally adding to the pressure. 

    What You'll Learn

    ✅ Why mindfulness isn't about slowing down, it's about training your brain on purpose, and why that distinction changes everything for high performers 

    ✅ What the "demons on the boat" metaphor from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches us about bully thoughts, and why trying to push them down is exactly what keeps kids stuck 

    ✅ The middle path between "nothing is ever good enough" and burnout — and how parents can help kids find it without living out their own unfinished stories through them 

    ✅ Three simple, practical ways to bring mindfulness into everyday life without a meditation cushion or a free hour 


    Website: https://www.officialdrpete.com/ 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialdrpete/


    Chapters

    00:00 Hamster Wheel Hook
    00:18 Podcast Intro
    00:49 Meet Dr Pete
    02:07 Fun Fact Olympic Swimmer
    03:28 Belonging Beyond Titles
    04:32 Mindfulness Meets Sports
    06:18 What Mindfulness Is
    08:08 Mindfulness for Busy Moms
    09:13 Three Everyday Practices
    11:01 Quieting Bully Thoughts
    14:51 Middle Path Parenting
    17:47 Motivation and Self Care
    19:50 Balance and Perspective
    22:23 Legacy and Genuineness
    24:00 Where to Find Dr Pete
    24:32 Host Wrap and Reflection 

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    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
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    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    28 min
  • How to Take Credit for How Far You've Come | Ep307

    There's a word that sneaks into how so many high-achieving women describe themselves, and it's doing more damage than we realize. It's the word "just." Just a mom. Just changed careers. Just started something. And it costs us more than we know.


    What You'll Learn:

    ✅ Why crediting yourself is not bragging, and why the women most likely to shrink their story are often the ones who've built the most

    ✅ How to keep a living record of who you've been and what you've done, so the evidence is there on the days your confidence goes quiet

    ✅ Why your reinvention — the messy, nonlinear, hard-won version — is someone else's proof that it's possible


    Chapters:

    00:00 Look Back With Credit
    01:44 Show And Episode Setup
    02:22 Speed Mentoring Story
    05:25 The Quiet Cost Of Forward Focus
    06:11 Stop Saying Just
    07:18 Tip One Credit Not Bragging
    09:06 Tip Two Keep Receipts
    11:23 Tip Three Be The Roadmap
    13:46 Guided Reflection Exercise
    16:19 Share Review And Closing


    Stay in Touch:

    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast 

    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/ 

    💛 Coaching for Moms: https://www.amigamoms.com 

    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking 

    💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/


    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    Send us Fan Mail

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    GRAB AN OFFER
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    💚 Coaching & Community for Latinx Therapists: https://www.latinxpracticecollective.com

     🛍️ Shop My Favorites: https://shopmy.us/shop/counselorvdejesus


    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
    📋 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/
    🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking

    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    17 min
  • How to Trust Your Intuition and Live a More Fulfilled Life | Ep306

    Some of us have pushed that quiet inner voice so far down we've forgotten it was ever there. But what if intuition isn't something you're born with or without, what if it's something you can practice, develop, and lean into right now, in the middle of your everyday life?

    In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Cheryl Murphy, evidential medium, clairvoyant healer, ordained minister, certified hypnotherapist, and intuitive facilitator. The conversation moves from the practical to the profound, covering how intuition works, why curiosity is one of the most powerful tools we have, what a real mediumship reading feels like, and why connecting with our loved ones in spirit is less scary and more healing than most of us ever imagined. Vanessa also shares her own deeply personal experience with her first-ever reading and why it changed her.


    What You'll Learn: 

    ✅ What intuition actually is and how to start developing it, even if you've never thought of yourself as intuitive 

    ✅ Simple everyday practices to begin strengthening your intuitive voice starting today 

    ✅ How Cheryl's work as an evidential medium connects to mindful living and present-moment awareness 

    ✅ What to expect from a reading, and what Vanessa experienced in her very first one 

    ✅ How self-care, grounding, and energy boundaries work for healers, and what we can all take from that


    Guest: 

    Cheryl Murphy - www.mediumcheryl.com

    Instagram: @mediumcheryl

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MediumCheryl


    Chapters:

    00:00 Intuition Is Innate
    00:38 Podcast Intro And Guest
    02:34 What Intuition Really Means
    04:39 Easy Ways To Practice
    07:39 When The Gift Clicked
    09:11 Mediumship And Other Abilities
    10:27 Pets Telepathy And Signs
    12:13 Synchronicity And Gratitude
    16:21 Facing Skeptics And Fear
    22:47 Mindfulness Opens Intuition
    24:28 Self Care And Boundaries
    27:11 Connection Compassion And Grace
    28:50 Where To Find Cheryl
    29:51 Guided Reflection And Wrap Up


    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

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     🛍️ Shop My Favorites: https://shopmy.us/shop/counselorvdejesus


    ABOUT ME
    I'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. 


    CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL
    🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/
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    DISCLAIMER
    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

    32 min
  • Why the Wrong Voices Are Keeping You Stuck | Ep305

    There is a version of productivity that looks impressive on a spreadsheet and exhausts you before you even start. If you've ever downloaded a free resource, opened it, and immediately felt worse about your own life... this one is for you.

    In this episode we talk about one of the sneakiest ways we undermine ourselves: letting the wrong voices become the loudest ones. Not just on social media, but inside our own heads.


    What You'll Learn:

    ✅ Why "good advice" isn't the same as advice that was built for your actual life, your season, and your invisible load

    ✅ How slow morning content, detailed lead magnets, and productivity frameworks can quietly create guilt rather than relief, and what to do instead

    ✅ The difference between receiving inspiration from someone and letting someone who doesn't know your life tell you how to run your life

    ✅ Why over-planning is sometimes just a beautiful way to stay stuck, and how to recognize when that's happening

    ✅ How to trust yourself as the expert on your own life, your own kids, and your own capacity, without checking it against someone else's blueprint


    Chapters:

    00:00 Advice That Misses Moms
    01:05 The Lead Magnet Overwhelm
    03:06 Filter Advice By Reality
    03:30 Slow Mornings And Guilt
    05:11 Whose Voices Get Loud
    06:25 Choose Contextual Support
    08:23 Planning As Procrastination
    09:37 You Need Permission Not Templates
    10:43 Trust Your Inner Authority
    11:06 Let Go Of чуж Standards
    12:05 Wrap Up And Next Steps


    Stay in Touch:

    • 🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast 
    • 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/ 
    • 💛 Coaching for Moms: https://www.amigamoms.com 
    • 🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking 
    • 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/


    Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.

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    💡 Coaching for Child Therapists: https://www.thekidclinician.com

    💚 Coaching & Community for Latinx Therapists: https://www.latinxpracticecollective.com

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