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- When Your Growth Changes Your Relationships
What happens when you change—but the people who love you still expect the version of you they've always known?
Growth can shift almost every relationship in our lives, especially when we become more honest about our capacity, priorities, boundaries, and what we need.
In this solo episode, Andrea explores what happens when long-standing relationship dynamics begin to change, why setting boundaries can feel so much like guilt, and how to distinguish between a relationship that needs to end and one that simply needs a new shape.
Because growing doesn't necessarily mean leaving people behind.
Sometimes it means learning how to stay connected without abandoning yourself.
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CHAPTERS
00:47 Navigating Change in Relationships
05:23 Boundaries and Guilt in Friendships
11:01 Disappointment vs. Harm
20:16 Fluidity of Relationships
27:20 Embracing Change and Honoring the Past
28:50 Creating Your Own Reality
29:37 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and a M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She is currently pursuing her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
. . .
WORK WITH US
Andrea works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us! 👇🏼
https://kandulacommunications.com/
. . .
Related to Today's Topic:
relationships and personal growth, changing friendships, setting boundaries with friends, friendship boundaries, outgrowing friendships, personal growth and relationships, friendship changes, boundary guilt, people pleasing, relationship transitions, self-abandonment, changing relationships, personal reinvention, Andrea De La Cerda, InspirED Podcast
30 min - How to Make Space for the Life You Asked For
What if creating the life you want requires making room for it first?
We talk a lot about manifestation, alignment, and calling in the next chapter. But we talk far less about what may need to change—or even be released—when the life you're building no longer fits inside the one you've already created.
In this solo episode, Andrea explores the uncomfortable space between an old chapter and whatever comes next, including the psychology of goal commitment, the difference between alignment and avoidance, and why greater clarity can sometimes make your life feel more uncertain before it feels better.
Because sometimes things aren't falling apart. Sometimes you're finally making room for what comes next.
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CHAPTERS
00:44 Creating the Life You Want
01:38 The Pain of Letting Go
04:40 Understanding Alignment and Space
06:32 The Psychology of Goal Commitment
10:28 Self-Concordance and Personal Goals
11:15 The Contrast of Clarity
14:15 Transitions and Relationships
16:53 Discernment in Change
18:10 Subtle Releases vs. Dramatic Changes
21:09 Grief and Alignment
22:49 Trusting the Process
24:23 Manifestation and Congruence
25:39 Making Room for Change
28:10 Final Thoughts on Letting Go
29:37 Creating Your Own Reality
30:32 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and a M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She is currently pursuing her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
. . .
WORK WITH US
Andrea works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us! 👇🏼
https://kandulacommunications.com/
. . .
Related to Today's Topic:
making space for change, life transitions, personal reinvention, letting go, alignment, manifestation, self-concordance, goal commitment, trusting yourself, personal growth, life purpose, intentional living, Andrea De La Cerda, InspirED Podcast
32 min - The Near Death Experience that Rewrote Her Purpose with Dr. Keyaunoosh Kassauei, MD
What happens when an experience changes not only what you believe about death, but how you choose to live?
In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea sits down with physician, executive coach, and nonprofit founder Dr. Keyaunoosh Kassauei to hear the remarkable story of the near-death experience that ultimately changed the direction of her life.
After her NDE, she began asking: What was she supposed to do with what she had experienced?
That question eventually led her beyond the research lab and toward coaching, emotional and spiritual intelligence, service, philanthropy, and the creation of My Conscious Coaching Group.
In the conversation, Andrea and Keyaunoosh explore the difference between simply having a spiritual belief and actually integrating that belief into the way we live, lead, and treat other people.
Whether you interpret near-death experiences through a spiritual, psychological, medical, or still-uncertain lens, Keyaunoosh's story raises a question relevant to all of us:
If an experience fundamentally changed what you believed mattered, how would you allow that knowledge to change the way you live?
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CHAPTERS
00:45 Introduction to Dr. Kayanush Kasai
02:54 Early Life and Cultural Background
07:55 The Journey to the United States
09:27 Facing a Life-Threatening Diagnosis
12:27 The Near-Death Experience Begins
18:11 The Encounter with the Light
22:28 The Return to Life
28:22 Reflections on the Experience and Its Impact
32:16 Exploring Love and Oneness
35:10 Heightened Sensitivity and Empathy
37:17 Transforming Empathy into Compassion
40:15 Coming Out of the Spiritual Closet
43:29 Education and Contribution to Healthcare
46:58 Navigating Skepticism in the Healthcare Community
50:35 The Essence of Love and Spiritual Intelligence
59:04 Creating Your Own Reality
59:52 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
About Dr. Keyaunoosh Kassauei, MD
Physician, executive coach, founder and creative director of My Conscious Coaching Group, and professional fellow at the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. In the episode, she discusses her work at the intersection of healthcare, coaching, emotional and spiritual intelligence, consciousness, and leadership.
Podcast
Website
A Note About Concepts Discussed in This Episode
This episode intentionally brings together personal experience, medicine, spirituality, coaching, and consciousness studies. Keyaunoosh describes her NDE, after-death communication, heightened sensitivities, intuition, non-local consciousness, and spiritual insights as experiences and interpretations meaningful to her. Scientific research into near-death experiences and consciousness continues, and these experiences do not by themselves establish particular claims about the afterlife or the nature of consciousness.
Likewise, some neuroscience, mind-body, and sensitivity claims discussed conversationally in the episode are best understood in the context of the guest's experience and perspective rather than as medical advice.
Andrea De La Cerda
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
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...
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. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a communications professional with over 25 years of experience. She has held key positions in renowned agencies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She holds her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
1 hr 1 min - Your Triggers Are Trying to Tell You Something with Scott McKinley
What if the things that trigger you aren't simply problems to get rid of, but clues about what's happening beneath the surface? The situation that leaves you wondering, Why does this keep happening to me?
In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea sits down with transformational speaker and corporate trainer Scott McKinley to explore how our triggers may reveal unconscious beliefs, interpretations, and habitual patterns that have been shaping our lives for years.
Andrea and Scott explore how easily an old belief can become an interpretation, an interpretation can create an emotional response, and that response can influence our behavior before we've consciously examined what's actually happening.
That's why Scott believes our triggers can become teachers.
Because transformation doesn't happen once.It happens in the moment when the old reaction appears, and you recognize that you have another choice.
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CHAPTERS
00:47 Introduction to Transformation and Change
02:23 Scott's Journey to Coaching
09:55 Understanding the Law of Attraction
17:16 Recognizing Patterns and Triggers
21:46 Building a Relationship with the Subconscious Mind
26:35 The Illusion of Free Will and Automatic Thinking
27:37 Neuroplasticity and Rewiring the Mind
29:14 Triggers and the Power of Agency
30:11 Accessing and Understanding Past Wounds
33:13 Compassion and Self-Love as Foundations for Change
36:15 Shifting Identities and Timelines
41:16 The Observer Effect in Personal Growth
47:21 Meditation as a Tool for Transformation
49:57 Creating an Enlightened Society Through Self-Love
51:20 Creating Your Own Reality
52:07 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
About Scott McKinley
Transformational speaker and corporate trainer who helps individuals, leaders, and organizations identify unconscious beliefs and habitual patterns through his Hidden Settings framework.
Website
Contact Scott
A Note About Concepts Discussed in This Episode
This conversation blends psychology-related concepts such as metacognition and neuroplasticity with spiritual and personal-development frameworks including the Law of Attraction, manifestation, “timeline shifting,” and the idea that thoughts create reality. These frameworks are discussed as Scott and Andrea's perspectives and practices and should not all be interpreted as established scientific claims.
Andrea De La Cerda
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications, and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She holds her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
53 min - The Invisible Power Dynamics Shaping Your Life with Julie Cullinane
Power is present in far more of our lives than we may realize. It shows up in boardrooms and leadership roles, but also in friendships, marriages, calendars, conversations, boundaries, attention, and the seemingly small decisions we make every day.
In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea sits down with executive coach, leadership advisor, and longtime friend Julie Cullinane for a conversation about the invisible power dynamics shaping our lives, and what it means to use our power well. Rather than defining power primarily as control, she defines it as capacity: our ability to create, influence, act, and make things happen in the world.
That distinction opens up an entirely different conversation.
Andrea and Julie explore the difference between having formal power and actually feeling powerful, including why someone can hold an impressive title, oversee hundreds of people, manage significant resources, and still feel deeply uncomfortable owning their authority.
Ultimately, this conversation invites a different relationship with power. Not power over other people. But the power to create, the power with others, and the agency to consciously decide where your time, energy, attention, influence, and effort belong.
Because while none of us are all-powerful, Julie offers an important reminder:
We may have more power, and less control, than we think.
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CHAPTERS
00:45 Introduction to Good Power
02:25 The Journey to Understanding Power
05:26 Defining Power: Capacity vs Control
08:14 Vision and Mindset in Power Dynamics
09:13 The Identity of Power: Feeling Powerful vs Having Power
11:21 Frameworks for Good Power
15:09 Power in Relationships and Nature
18:20 Micro Moments of Power Dynamics
20:06 Understanding Personal Power and Its Threats
24:10 Reclaiming Time and Attention
28:51 The Importance of Community and Support
33:53 Navigating Power Dynamics in a Complex World
40:28 Creating Your Own Reality
41:15 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
Julie Cullinane
Avia Leadership Partners
Andrea De La Cerda
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications, and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She holds her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
42 min - How High Achievement May Be a Trauma Response
What if some of the qualities you're most proud of; your ambition, work ethic, independence, relentless drive, even your ability to accomplish extraordinary things, didn't begin entirely as ambition?
What if achievement became one of the ways you learned to feel seen, safe, valued, or loved?
In this solo episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores a question that has become increasingly personal for her: How much of our ambition comes from genuine desire, and how much comes from trying to prove that we're worthy?
This isn't an argument that high achievement is inherently unhealthy, or that every ambitious person is responding to trauma. Andrea examines the important distinction between healthy striving and the kind of perfectionism that makes our identity dependent upon what we accomplish.
Drawing from research on parental expectations, perfectionism, adverse childhood experiences, and achievement culture, Andrea invites listeners to consider what they would pursue if they weren't trying to impress anyone, what success would look like if nobody were watching, and whether they can separate the desire to create extraordinary things from the need for those things to prove their worth.
Because the goal isn't to stop achieving.
It's to stop auditioning for your own worth.
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CHAPTERS
00:47 The Burden of Achievement
02:26 Understanding Ambition vs. Validation
06:18 Parental Expectations and Their Impact
09:30 The Culture of High-Stakes Achievement
11:07 Identifying True Ambition
14:22 The Complexity of High Achievement
15:34 Creating from Worthiness
18:14 Creating Your Own Reality
19:02 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and a M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She is currently pursuing her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
. . .
WORK WITH US
Andrea works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us! 👇🏼
https://kandulacommunications.com/
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Related to Today's Topic:
high achievement trauma response, high achiever trauma, perfectionism and trauma, childhood conditioning, achievement and self-worth, high-achieving women, women and perfectionism, conditional approval, parental expectations, overachieving trauma response, workaholism, people pleasing, hyperindependence, nervous system and achievement, ambition and self-worth, childhood trauma and success, redefining success, healing perfectionism, women and ambition, personal development, self-worth, achievement culture, breaking generational patterns
20 min - How Hypnotherapy Can Be a Tool to Change Your Life with Eric Bailey
What if knowing what to do isn't enough to create lasting change?
Sometimes we understand exactly what needs to change and still find ourselves repeating the same patterns.
In this episode, Andrea sits down with clinical hypnotherapist Eric Bailey for a conversation about the subconscious mind, behavioral change, trauma, addiction, mental health, and the role hypnotherapy may play in helping people create change from the inside out.
Eric shares his own history with depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, obesity, and significant mental-health challenges.
Andrea and Eric also explore why triggers and deeply conditioned behaviors can sometimes feel stronger than conscious intention, why old experiences can still feel emotionally present decades later, and how subconscious patterns may influence the choices we make even when we consciously want something different.
Ultimately, this conversation is about more than hypnosis. It's about becoming curious about what may be happening beneath the surface—and being willing to explore new tools when the strategies you've already tried aren't creating the change you want.
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CHAPTERS
00:46 Meet Eric Bailey
02:19 What Hypnotherapy Actually Is
03:22 Stage Hypnosis vs. Clinical Hypnotherapy
06:51 Why We Naturally Enter Hypnotic States
07:11 Why Relaxed States Can Increase Suggestibility
09:08 What Does the Research Say About Hypnotherapy?
11:16 Habits, Triggers, and the Subconscious Mind
15:19 Eric's Personal Story of Addiction, Anxiety, and Mental Health
18:53 A Frightening Turning Point
20:45 The Support That Helped Eric Keep Going
22:34 Healing One Small Step at a Time
23:20 Moving Beyond the Holistic vs. Medical Divide
25:31 Integrating Conventional and Complementary approaches
27:27 Can Hypnotherapy Help With Old and Recent Trauma?
29:23 Why Old Experiences Can Still Feel Present
31:15 Turning Personal Transformation Into Purpose
32:00 How to Connect With Eric Bailey
33:35 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
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RESOURCES
Eric Bailey
Clinical hypnotherapist and hypno-transformation specialist working with clients around behavioral change, habits, confidence, and personal transformation.
Master of Persuasion Event
Eric mentions an in-person event in Salt Lake City taking place October 15–17 and offers a limited number of scholarships to listeners who text MASTER OF PERSUASION to 801-636-2470.
Complimentary Hypnotherapy Consultation
Eric invites listeners interested in learning more about hypnotherapy to text HYPNOTHERAPY to 801-636-2470 for information about a complimentary consultation, explanatory video, and audiobook.
Andrea De La Cerda
Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications, and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She holds her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
35 min - Creating a Life of Reinvention with Staci Swiderski
What if reinvention isn't about walking away from everything you've built, but allowing what you've built to become the foundation for what comes next?
In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea sits down with award-winning entrepreneur, CEO, founder, speaker, and podcast host Staci Swiderski for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, ambition, motherhood, reinvention, and creating success on your own terms.
Staci shares how her own experience building her family through surrogacy ultimately inspired her to launch Family Source Consultants nearly 20 years ago. Without a formal business background, she learned entrepreneurship by doing it: staying consistent, navigating challenges, building a team, and refusing to give up when things became difficult.
But Staci's story didn't stop with one successful company.
After building a team she trusted and learning to work on her company rather than constantly in it, she found herself with the freedom to follow another idea. That idea eventually became She Decides, a podcast, jewelry collection, and lifestyle brand centered around women choosing the lives they actually want.
Andrea and Staci also get candid about parts of entrepreneurship that aren't discussed nearly enough: what happens when friends or family don't understand your ambition, why women can carry enormous guilt around prioritizing their work, and how perfectionism and control can make delegation much harder than it needs to be.
They explore why courage often has to come before confidence, how hiring people who are better than you at certain things can completely change a business, and why success doesn't have to look the same for everyone.
Because creating a life on your own terms isn't necessarily about choosing between ambition, family, freedom, purpose, or joy.
Sometimes it's about giving yourself permission to decide what success means to you—and then continuing to reinvent your life around that definition.
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CHAPTERS
00:48 Introduction to Stacy Swiderski and Her Journey
02:41 The Birth of Family Source Consultants
09:51 The Launch of She Decides
15:08 Navigating Challenges and Building Community
18:49 The Reality of Support and Success in Business
23:18 Balancing Family and Business Life
23:56 The Importance of Resources in Entrepreneurship
25:07 Unseen Challenges of Entrepreneurship
26:05 The Power of Delegation
27:15 Overcoming Reluctance to Delegate
28:41 Perfectionism and Standards in Business
31:08 Navigating Personal Relationships as an Entrepreneur
33:50 Confronting Mom Guilt
36:24 Defining Success on Your Own Terms
38:33 Fueling Your Fire with Doubt
39:59 Empowering Women in Business
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RESOURCES
Staci Swiderski
She Decides Podcast
Family Source Consultants
Andrea De La Cerda
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications, and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She holds her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
42 min - Discovering the Power Within with Renee Bowen
What happens when the life you've built no longer feels fully aligned with who you are becoming?
In this episode, Andrea sits down with longtime friend, photographer, entrepreneur, and mindset coach Renee Bowen for a deeply personal conversation about identity, entrepreneurship, healing, and rediscovering your authentic self.
Renee shares her unexpected journey from psychology student to award-winning photographer and coach, revealing how entrepreneurship became one of the greatest catalysts for her own personal growth. She discovered that business challenges often have very little to do with strategy—and everything to do with the subconscious beliefs we've carried since childhood.
Together, Andrea and Renee explore how early experiences shape our relationship with money, worthiness, creativity, and success. They discuss the importance of curiosity, meditation, nervous system regulation, and Human Design as tools for greater self-awareness and alignment.
This conversation offers a powerful reminder that the answers you're searching for are often already within you. Sometimes the greatest transformation doesn't come from becoming someone new—it comes from remembering who you've been all along.
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CHAPTERS
00:43 Introduction to Renee Bowen and Her Work
01:41 Understanding Creative Entrepreneurs' Challenges
01:47 The Journey of a Photographer
04:20 From Photography to Coaching
06:51 Rediscovering Identity in Midlife
09:36 The Power of Self-Discovery
12:10 Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
14:51 The Role of Family in Shaping Paths
17:20 Finding Purpose Through Adversity
19:44 The Business of Art and Self-Worth
25:13 Unpacking Childhood Experiences and Worthiness
27:13 Therapeutic Journeys and Self-Discovery
29:19 The Role of Spirituality in Healing
31:34 Body Awareness and Emotional Processing
34:43 Exploring Human Design and Self-Awareness
40:36 The Collective Impact of Human Design
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RESOURCES
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
MORE FROM RENEE
@reneebowen
Tried and True With a Dash of Woo (Podcast)
reneebowen.com
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. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications, and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies, and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and an M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She also holds an Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
. . .
WORK WITH US
Kandula works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us! 👇🏼
https://kandulacommunications.com/
. . .
Relate to Today's Topic:
self-discovery for women, human design, women entrepreneurs, identity work, nervous system healing, mindset for entrepreneurs, creativity and business, subconscious beliefs, personal transformation, women in business, overcoming limiting beliefs, confidence coaching, self-awareness, entrepreneurial mindset, discovering your purpose, creative entrepreneurs, healing childhood beliefs, intuition, personal growth, InspirED Podcast
46 min - Why Ambitious Women Forget How to Play
When was the last time you did something simply because it brought you joy? Not because it was productive. Not because it helped your career. Not because it belonged on your to-do list.
In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores why so many ambitious women gradually lose their connection to play, curiosity, and wonder as they navigate careers, family, leadership, and the endless responsibilities of adulthood.
Drawing from her own journey through corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and burnout, Andrea shares how productivity quietly replaced presence and why rediscovering joy became an essential part of rebuilding a meaningful life. She explains why play isn't a luxury—it's a biological necessity that supports creativity, emotional resilience, innovation, and well-being.
Through research from developmental psychology, neuroscience, and organizational behavior, along with practical reflection questions and simple daily practices, Andrea invites listeners to redefine success by making space for curiosity, delight, and the experiences that make life feel fully alive.
Whether you've forgotten what you love or simply haven't given yourself permission to enjoy it, this episode is a reminder that joy isn't something you earn after the work is finished. It may be the very thing that fuels your best work.
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CHAPTERS
00:47 Rediscovering Joy and Curiosity
01:14 Checking every box society handed us.
02:05 We stop asking what sounds fun
03:10 Unknowingly turned every experience in the day-to-day into performance
05:02 The harder we try to optimize every moment, the less fully we experience any of them
06:31 Famous Quotes to Note
08:31 Romanticizing your life
10:56 The Importance of Play in Adulthood
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RESOURCES
Business Audit
The InspirED Rewrite
TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM
@andreadlc_coach
...
CONNECT WITH KANDULA
Kandula Blogs
Youtube
Instagram
LinkedIn
. . .
ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDA
Andrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and a M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She is currently pursuing her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.
. . .
WORK WITH US
Kandula works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us! 👇🏼
https://kandulacommunications.com/
. . .
Related to Today's Topic:
why play matters for adults, ambitious women, curiosity, creativity, burnout recovery, women and burnout, personal growth, work-life balance, romanticizing your life, intentional living, women entrepreneurs, emotional well-being, self-care, creativity and innovation, joyful living, authentic living, women in leadership, mindfulness, life balance, personal development
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About The InspirED Podcast: Creating Shifts That Lead to Income and Freedom
From the publisher's feed
Get ready to be InspirED. This podcast is for purpose-driven individuals who are stepping into their next level. Whether you’re growing a business, navigating a transition, or refining your vision, each episode is designed to help you think differently, move with intention, and create results that feel aligned and sustainable.
Hosted by Andrea De La Cerda - communications strategist, and founder of multiple brands, The InspirED Podcast reflects her mission to help create clarity, build momentum, and lead with purpose.