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A weekly podcast for busy professional moms who want to find joy, reduce the overwhelm, and live life intentionally without losing their.........

Real talk and practical mental health tools - grounded in culture and expert conversations - that fit into your busy life.

Learn of Mindful Living

Practical tools for reducing overwhelm and setting real boundaries so you an actually enjoy the life you're already living, not a future, calmer version of it.

Grow Mental Health

Real talk on anxiety, burnout, identity, and the invisible weight professional moms carry... from a licensed therapist who is navigating it herself.

Inspire Personal Growth

Expert conversations that go deep, not surface-level - in English, Spanish, or Spanglish, however the conversation flows best.

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Breaking Free from Autopilot: Simple Ways to Reconnect and Protect Your Mental Health

This episode invites you to pause the endless doing and reconnect with the life happening right in front of you. Vanessa shares how living on autopilot affects mental health, why awareness is the first step toward peace, and how daily practices can help you slow down.

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Mindful Kitchen: Teaching Kids Life Skills, Gratitude and Reducing Food Waste

What if your kitchen could be more than a place to cook? Whether you’re looking to involve your kids in cooking, reduce your grocery waste, or simply bring more presence to mealtimes, this episode offers amazing practical strategies!

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From Funk to Fresh Start: Support Before the Crisis

In this episode Vanessa shares practical ways to recognize when you’re “in a funk” and how to shift before burnout sets in. She also explains how therapy, coaching and community support can help you reset, reconnect, and feel more like yourself again.

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Getting Older, Getting Yourself Back: Aging with Intention

In this heartfelt episode, Vanessa shares her own mid-forties reflections and the lessons that come with raising both a tween and a toddler at the same time. With humor, honesty, and plenty of real talk, she dives into how aging can feel less like loss and more like coming back to yourself.

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From Mental Load to Mental Space: A Mom’s Guide to Letting Go of the Overwhelm

Discover how to lighten the mom mental load, reduce overwhelm, and create real mental space. In this episode, learn practical tips to manage cognitive and emotional labor so you can rest without guilt and show up with more presence.

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Postpartum to Professional: Matrescence, Mom Brain, and Identity

Motherhood changes everything. In this episode, Jeanne Clevenger joins Vanessa to unpack matrescence, mom brain and the identity shifts every mom experiences, along with practical ways to ease the mental load and reconnect with yourself.

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From Summer Chaos to Mom Calm: A Back-to-School Reset

In this season 7 kickoff, Vanessa shares a fresh perspective on navigating this transition with more ease and less pressure. Vanessa offers practical ways to create steady routines, shift morning energy, and bring calm back into your home (and your own mind).

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More Than a Podcast: 20 Guests, One Powerful Season

This season was filled with powerful stories and inspiring guests. In this heartfelt finale of Season 6, I reflect on the highs and the lessons, share fun behind-the-scenes moments, and give you a sneak peek of what’s coming in Season 7.

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The Free to Be Mindful Podcast invites listeners along on a journey to learn of mindful living, grow in mental health and inspire through personal growth. In a world where we can often feel much stress and overwhelm, this podcast provides bite-sized tips and real-talk conversations, empowering busy moms to embrace mindfulness and nurture your full potential.

The show shares personal stories and insights from the host, licensed therapist Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, and thought-provoking discussions with numerous experts sharing how their various fields of practice intersect with mindfulness. Each episode concludes with a guided meditation, based on each episode’s topics, which offers practical tools and strategies that listeners can apply in their everyday lives, in addition to providing a sense of calm and inspiration to listeners.

The Free to Be Mindful Podcast is an excellent source of inspiration and guidance for those committed to living intentionally and cultivating a fulfilling existence.