Episodes
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E50
- 18 November 2025
#51: What if joy was never meant to be postponed?In this episode, I sat down with Lara Ferreira 🍄, founder of Mindful Experiences, a platform that helps individuals and organizations rediscover balance, purpose and joy through mindfulness, embodiment and conscious microdosing. Afte...
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E49
- 11 November 2025
#49: Can happiness be rebuilt after everything falls apart?In this episode, I connected with Nuthan Manohar, a happiness researcher, two-time TEDx speaker and founder of Me Met Me and The Happiness Tour.Once a corporate strategist leading global projects across Asia Pacific, Nuthan’...
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E48
- 04 November 2025
#48: What if coming home means returning to where your story began?In this episode, I connected with Hartini Kandari, a Dutch-Indonesian therapist, author and musician whose journey moves between loss and belonging. Born in Indonesia and adopted to the Netherlands at four months old...
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E47
- 28 October 2025
#47: What if loving yourself could become an act of service?In this episode, I've had an amazing convo with Samantha V.P. Noten, a Dutch-Surinamese artist whose Ikigai-inspired creations bridge art, self-love and soulful connection. Her journey has moved through loss, anger and awak...
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E46
- 21 October 2025
#46 Isabel’s journey of becoming: what if leadership begins when women reclaim their own voice and redefine success on their terms?In this episode, I connected with Isabel Fonseca: leadership coach, founder of Nextfem Leaders School, and a someone who has turned loss and transition into a...
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E45
- 14 October 2025
#45 Veroniek’s quest for presence: what if real success begins when you stop ticking boxes and start listening within?In this episode, I connected with Veroniek Vermeulen, founder of Silatha, who turned her own search for meaning into a mission to bring more psychological safety into workp...
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E44
- 07 October 2025
#44 Alexandra’s leap into entrepreneurship: what if trust was the missing bridge between promise and product?In this episode, I connected with Alexandra van Viegen, founder of Onboardly, a company reimagining how SaaS businesses keep momentum after the sale. With a background in mathematic...
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E43
- 30 September 2025
✨Journeys of Empowerment✨ - Episode 43What if showing up exactly as you are is the most powerful thing you can offer?In this episode, I had the honor of sitting down with Salmaan Sana, facilitator, trainer and infinite student of connection and purpose. His story is a gentl...
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E42
- 23 September 2025
#42 Vassia’s work to normalize loneliness: what if loneliness wasn’t a sign that something is wrong, but a signal that something deeper is ready to be seen?In this episode, I connected with Vassia Sarantopoulou, founder of Anti Loneliness, a practice that’s grown from a solo effort to a th...
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E41
- 16 September 2025
#41 Elisa’s Journey to integration: some people walk through fire. Others learn how to turn the ashes into meaning.In this episode which marks the 🥳1 year anniversary🥳 of ✨Journeys of Empowerment✨, I sat down with:Elisa Viaud, organizational psychologist, therapist and someone w...
About Journeys of Empowerment
- Real-life stories: conversations with founders and leaders who turned inner shifts into meaningful change;
- Lessons from role models: grounded wisdom from people who chose clarity over pressure and aligned their work with who they are;
- Reclaim your clarity: a journey of self-discovery, agency and purposeful direction;
- Join the movement: a community that believes in growth through honest reflection, one story at a time!