Mindful & Mighty Ep 65: Paty’s Story - When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned 🌱 Grief, Growth & Finding Joy Again

What happens when the life you carefully built suddenly changes—and you have to discover who you are all over again?In this episode of Mindful & Mighty, Paty takes us through a life shaped by ambition, curiosity, love, unexpected loss, and the courage to keep creating. 💜We talk about:​🤸‍♀️ Discipline & ambition — from 15 years of gymnastics to architecture, academia, and a PhD​🏙️ Designing for human connection — how Paty discovered that architecture isn’t only about buildings, but about creating spaces where people can belong and connect ​🌎 Starting over — building a life across Mexico, Australia, and Canada​❤️ The people who shape us — and how relationships can remain part of who we are even after they end​❤️‍🩹 Living through grief — and Paty’s powerful realization: “I never felt so much sadness… but also I haven’t felt so much joy.” ​🌱 Finding meaning after loss — not erasing difficult experiences, but learning, integrating, and continuing to live​💼 Who are you beyond your career? — questioning the pressure to specialize, perform, and make one thing your entire identity ​🎨 Returning to creativity & play — making room for art, hobbies, people, and experiences that simply bring us joy​🧒👵 Your 8-year-old and 80-year-old selves — a reminder to build a life that both would be happy to call yours ​✨ Slowing down — because sometimes we need to tell ourselves: “You don’t have to do everything today.”Paty’s story reminds us that resilience isn’t simply getting back to the person you were before. Sometimes it’s allowing life to change you—and discovering more love, creativity, connection, and joy on the other side. 🌈💜❤️ If you loved Paty's story as much as we did, please checkout this book where she wrote a chapter about her experience walking El Camino de Santiago!📚 The title of the book is Women, Walking Notes on Lives in Motion Edited by Zahra Ebrahim and Jane Farrow. Links below.https://chbooks.com/Books/W/Women-Walkinghttps://a.co/d/08LMbKTR#MindfulAndMighty #PattysStory #LifeStories #GriefAndGrowth #FindingJoy #Resilience #LifeTransitions #SelfDiscovery #Creativity #HumanConnection #PersonalGrowth #Mindfulness #LifeAfterLoss #MeaningfulConversations #Podcast