Guided The Podcast

For Maya it was always about words. She loved to study them and how they worked and flowed in a sentence. Growing up in Serbia, it meant war and bombs always. It created an environment for Maya that meant learning a way out and surviving.  She was really curious about the English language but through some set of circumstances ended up learning Arabic and found herself in Saudi Arabia. While she was there she roomed with a Canadian who promised to always speak English to her. In a funny turn of events, her wish to learn English still came true!   When she looks back on her work life, Maya remembers,  "And I didn't have any bad bosses. On the contrary I had great colleagues. But I didn't feel happy. I didn't feel fulfilled. Because I did some things, I did things that didn't have anything to do with my heart. I wasn't following my passion. I wasn't empowered. I wasn't ...I just wasn't happy."   This remarkable gift of awareness brought her to her current work as a copywriter. She loves to bend words for he

Featuring Jennifer Nunez Meet my good friend and fellow lady entrepreneur, Jennifer. She has a lighthearted spirit with a pragmatic way of doing things. Her interview is very close to my heart as we both traveled, and moved for our partners in love. Though there are similarities as with most stories, no 2 are the same. I found it really empowering how she made certain decisions to move over to the Netherlands. What finally motivated her? Her heart! “My heart was telling me, This is right thing for you.” During this interview she talks about these key points: Long distance to moving for her relationship Opening up a freelance business Navigating Immigration by securing a self-employed visa. Her trust in herself has allowed for her to see new opportunities in what she has to offer in her growing business. To connect with Jennifer and her work please find her here: Website: https://growthbeginswithin.wordpress.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferenunez/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/g.e

"But in the end I had this strong gut feeling. No I have to go. This is what I need to do." Maggie started her life in Prague, Czech Republic. At the ripe old age of 3, her world tour began. Moving to and living in cities such as: Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Palo Alto. It wasn't until age 9 where they settled for Singapore. She attended AND matriculated in the local school system standing out, naturally, because of her blue eyes and blonde hair! No way could she hide when her homework wasn't handed in. Later this fast-paced & competitive environment, which includes Formula One cars racing in the background, proved to be, isolating for Maggie. She wanted to discover more even when life was looking okay, or just fine as it was, some might say.  This is where her story really gets interesting!  Maggie certainly knows how to face fear with a courageous heart and work beyond her limitations. Tune in to find out how she, -finds a University to accept mid-term! -moves her family across the world and changing clim

Here is a woman who has seen it all and still landed on her feet. At an early age, she developed a love for travel. "I blame this on my parents," is how she remembers it. Her fascinating story unravels several things that really gets you to the core of who Maria-Ines is and how she has come to rely on herself with each transition in her life. "Because the passion was bigger than fear that, you know, any situation could have given me." READ more here: https://bit.ly/2yDL5Dz To connect with Maria-Ines and her work please find her here: Website: https://www.mariainesdesignstudio.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariainesstudio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MariaInesDesignStudio/ If you are interested in being a guest on the Guided podcast please contact me at info@susandevriend.com

This podcast explores my struggle with being loving while saying something is not okay by me. As I work through this and I recognize again this is the work of boundary setting again...I talk about Brene Brown's work and her talk about the Anatomy of Trust. She pens it with a lovely acronym we can all remember: B.R.A.V.I.N.G. The first letter, is my focus point, always: Boundary setting. I think it comes up in different ways to show me that the work here is never ever officially done. It is important to recognize that the more we grow and expand into who we are, the boundaries will be needed to held up by you.   The thing that anchors me in is when I realized this.... "It is not selfish to stick up for myself. To let others know that this is not okay."  We must always remember that relationships are a dance. But sometimes you must take the lead and teach the other how to dance with you.   We teach people how to treat us. And when you stop and think about how you are in relationships it is important to ask y