EP17 - Belonging, brain cancer and creativity with Ania Volovique

Yerlin Ramirez is an inspirational force, reminding us all that we have a choice in how we experience life and that we can always rewrite our story. Yerlin is a wealth and business mentor and is the creator of the Unconventional School of Wisdom and Business. She has an incredible story of resilience and determination to share with us in this episode. https://yerlinramirez.com https://www.instagram.com/yerlinramirezt/ Find out how to connect with Yerlin in the shownotes at www.katesymonds.com

Ania Volovique, a brand alchemist, shares her heart with us and opens up about healing from a brain tumour through the power of her mind. She speaks about the importance of belonging within ourselves, so that we can feel at home wherever we are. As someone who has moved across the world as a child Ania knows all about how a lack of belonging can impact you. And we discuss what true creativity really is and how so many of us have been convinced we're not creative. To connect with Ania and check out the shownotes visit www.katesymonds.com

Michele Chavez has an incredible story of full of determination and self discovery. Becoming a single mother at a young age, Michele became committed to raising her son in a way that felt true to her, working and studying hard to provide for herself and her child, at an age when many of us are living free from many responsibilities. Before the age of 40, Michele became an empty-nester, throwing her into a journey of rediscovering what it means to be her. A conversation full of honesty, reflection and words of advice, I hope you enjoy listening. To connect with Michele visit the shownotes at katesymonds.com

Fran opens her heart and shares incredible wisdom she has discovered on her journey from burnout to a life of freedom adventuring with her family. She shares so many aha moments with us from her own life, serving as invitations for us to experience our own reflection on whether life as we know it is serving us. We discuss blocks in creativity, conditioning that is inevitably picked up from post-wartime family and she encourages us to nourish our roots and connect with our truth as the only tool we need to weather any storm, to live a life that feels magical and to create ripples in the world around us.

Lily Kardon shares an open conversation with me exploring brave moves she's taken as a woman and as a mum. We discuss curating intentional family connection where we're accepted and loved for who we are, not what we achieve or do and how this looks within her family of birth. Lily shares her journey from being a New York yoga teacher to being a single mum, working in strategic thought partnership with inspiring ethical small businesses. She is a self-proclaimed and proud weirdo, reminding us to embrace our quirks and celebrating them as we talk about the pressure to fit in. Visit katesymonds.com for the shownotes and links discussed in this episode.

Join me as I share a conversation with a dear friend who inspires me to take life in it's stride and accept both the highs and the lows as a key part of life. Pretty much every aspect of Ria's life is unconventional and she lives her values every day bring a sense of playful curiousity to mainstream concepts before deciding what aligns with her. I can't wait for you to hear this episode exploring how they've created a lifestyle that enables her and her wife Amy to home educate their girls, adventure in their campervan and live with the time freedom they desire.

In this episode I have something super special for you. I've decided to make a training for my Facebook group, Untamed Mother, available to the listeners of my podcast. I discuss the aim of our dreams & desires. What are we really wanting? It all comes down to feelings. From there I ask what you want to feel in life & challenge you to assess how you feel right now in your current lifestyle? We explore beliefs around success and dreams and I invite you to look at ways you can create the feelings you desire in the here & now so that anything you achieve in the future is more. I cannot wait to hear what you think of this training. Links to the exercises are in the shownotes & come join the group Untamed Mother for more trainings & sisterhood.

Martha is an entrepreneur at heart, and a woman who thrives in the energy of big cities. Having experienced revelations and big life changes whilst travelling, when her relationship ended in early 2023 she took it as a sign that she needed to explore more of the world and come back home to herself. Martha runs an ads consultancy and coaches women holistically in life and business. To connect with Martha find links for her in the shownotes at katesymonds.com

Today's episode features Sarah Orchard, a marketing magician who changed her entire life with her husband to build their dream treehouse in the woods. A backpacking adventure around the world led them towards this dream and work stress in corporate and consultancy was the final catalyst in changing their lifestyle. We talk about travel, rat race struggles, committing to a dream & navigating challenges in working with your partner. Shownotes and links to connect with Sarah can be found at www.katesymonds.com

In this episode of Adventurous and Unconventional Emmalyn Tringali, a talented, nature-inspired artist, yoga teacher and all-round adventuring badass, joins me to discuss how she's created a life she loves RVing across America with her husband. She traded in her city life a couple of years back, whilst looking for a place to call home and in the process rediscovered her creativity, connected with herself and nature's rhythms. She inspires us to slow down, consider what we desire life to look and feel like 5 years from now and to question the norm. Shownotes including links to connect with Emmalyn can be found at www.karesymonds.com