Free to Be Mindful Podcast
The Free to Be Mindful Podcast invites you 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 you to embrace mindfulness and nurture your full potential.
Welcome to the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, where busy working moms like you can find solace, clarity, and practical tips to live a mindful and intentional life. Hosted by Vanessa De Jesus Guzman - a Licensed Therapist, Retired Educator, Entrepreneur, and Mom of two - this podcast is designed to empower moms to prioritize their mental well-being, embrace mindfulness, and nurture their full potential without losing their cool.
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed, and burnt out. But motherhood doesn’t have to mean chaos and anxiety. The Free to Be Mindful Podcast provides bite-sized tips, real-talk conversations, and expert interviews to help you embrace an intentional approach to find joy and reduce overwhelm, prioritize your mental health amidst the chaos of motherhood, and engage in self-discovery with guidance from experts and personal stories
Vanessa's unique blend of professional experience and personal insight has made her a trusted voice in the wellness and mental health space. Featured on the Today Show, Univision, Parents Latina and multiple national publications, Vanessa is passionate about helping moms like you reduce the mental load, find moments of peace, and live a more fulfilling life.
Each episode is designed with your busy schedule in mind—keeping things short, sweet, and practical. Whether you're driving to work, folding laundry, or taking a break between tasks, you can easily fit these episodes into your day. Every episode wraps up with a short guided meditation, giving you the opportunity to pause, reflect, and center yourself.
Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, cultivate mindfulness, or simply carve out time for yourself, the Free to Be Mindful Podcast is the perfect companion for your journey to a more mindful and joyful life.
New episodes are released weekly twice a week, so don’t miss out! Tune in to reclaim your calm, center yourself, and remember that in the midst of it all, you are always Free to Be Mindful.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 280
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Connecting Culture, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence
Understanding how diversity, emotional intelligence, and mindfulness intersect and using these things to empower each other creates stronger individual identities and relationships.
This special guest…
Defying Expectations for Women
March celebrates Women’s History Month. Although womanhood is a beautiful and powerful thing to celebrate, there are also challenges and obstacles driven by internal conflict or external expectations…
Fostering Healthy Relationships
By creating and maintaining a space for healthy relationships in our life, we allow ourselves to celebrate love, growth, and acceptance. No matter the type of relationship you have with your partner,…
Learning Ways to Love Ourselves
As Valentine’s Day rolls around, love is in the air. But we usually relate the day to romance—crushes, significant others, and the relationships we build. What we might forget is that this celebrati…
Ep135: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today’s question is: “I really don’t …
Integrating Play into Our Adult Lives
As children we engage in endless amounts of play. Somewhere along the way we trade in our words for the language of play, and consequently lose in the benefits that play can bring into our lives.
Thi…
Ep133: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today’s question is: “My high excelli…
Nourishing Our Relationships via Love Languagues
Love languages are a fantastic tool for communication, and by understanding them, we can nourish our relationships with the people we “do” life with.
This special guest episode explores what the five …
Ep131: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today’s question is: "How do you get …
Reflection of Adult Friendships
Navigating friendships as an adult can present challenges. Whether we have varying identities and interests or are in different phases in life, it’s essential to take a step back to reflect on what o…
Ep129: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today's question is: "This middle sch…
Balancing Act of High Expectations
Struggling with the balancing act of high expectations?
When we set high expectations for ourselves, we also need to incorporate healthy boundaries and mindsets. This episode shares tips to help us cr…
Ep127: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today’s question is: “How I wish my k…
Prioritizing our Focus for the New Year
The New Year typically brings upon the want or need to make some changes. However, there are important things to consider before implementing any change, if we are to be successful. This episode shar…
Best of 2022
2022 is almost at its end! To celebrate an amazing year we are replaying the most played episode from 2022. Very apropos for the New Year timing!
Time is our most nonrenewable resource. What are you…
Realities of the Holiday Mental Load
On this two year anniversary of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, host Vanessa celebrates the accomplishment while balancing the current mental load around the holiday season. Listeners are cued in to …
Raw Feelings on Understanding Suicide
The recent passing of Stephen tWitch Boss proved difficult to comprehend and come to terms with for many. In this episode of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, host and licensed therapist Vanessa De Jes…
Understanding the 5 Love Languages
As we approach the holidays and think of the gifts we want to purchase for our loved ones, the concept of the 5 Love Languages may help with understanding what our loved ones may actually want for th…
Ep121: Consult a Counselor
The “Consult a Counselor Series” is a segment of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, which answers parenting related questions to help caregivers live life mindfully.
Today’s question is: “With the holida…
Is the Customer Always Right?
As we shop for the holidays we more regularly come across various employees and service providers. However, how far do we believe in the statement “The customer is always right?” This episode explore…