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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 12 MIN

Why the Wrong Voices Are Keeping You Stuck

from Free to Be Mindful Podcast | Helping Professional Moms Find Calm in a Busy World · host Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC

There is a version of productivity that looks impressive on a spreadsheet and exhausts you before you even start. If you've ever downloaded a free resource, opened it, and immediately felt worse about your own life... this one is for you.In this episode we talk about one of the sneakiest ways we undermine ourselves: letting the wrong voices become the loudest ones. Not just on social media, but inside our own heads.What You'll Learn:✅ Why "good advice" isn't the same as advice that was built for your actual life, your season, and your invisible load✅ How slow morning content, detailed lead magnets, and productivity frameworks can quietly create guilt rather than relief, and what to do instead✅ The difference between receiving inspiration from someone and letting someone who doesn't know your life tell you how to run your life✅ Why over-planning is sometimes just a beautiful way to stay stuck, and how to recognize when that's happening✅ How to trust yourself as the expert on your own life, your own kids, and your own capacity, without checking it against someone else's blueprintChapters:00:00 Advice That Misses Moms01:05 The Lead Magnet Overwhelm03:06 Filter Advice By Reality03:30 Slow Mornings And Guilt05:11 Whose Voices Get Loud06:25 Choose Contextual Support08:23 Planning As Procrastination09:37 You Need Permission Not Templates10:43 Trust Your Inner Authority11:06 Let Go Of чуж Standards12:05 Wrap Up And Next StepsStay in Touch:🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/ 💛 Coaching for Moms: https://www.amigamoms.com 🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speaking 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/Free to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed clinician.Send us Fan MailSupport the showGRAB AN OFFER🎁 Free Resource: 120 Coping Skills: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast-120copingskills💛 Coaching for the Mom CEO: https://www.amigamoms.com💡 Coaching for Child Therapists: https://www.thekidclinician.com/💚 Coaching & Community for Latinx Therapists: https://www.latinxpracticecollective.com/ABOUT MEI'm Vanessa, the therapist who helps high-achieving adults become the best version of themselves, not just at work, but in the rooms that matter most. I host the Free to Be Mindful Podcast, named the #1 Latino Mental Health Podcast in 2026 by Feedspot. I believe the people who give everything to everyone else deserve to stop surviving and start living intentionally.CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL🎧 Podcast: https://www.freetobemindful.com/podcast📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/counselorvdejesus/📋 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/counselorvdejesus/🎤 Speaking & Workshops: https://www.freetobemindful.com/speakingDISCLAIMERFree to Be Mindful Podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and should not be considered as or substituted for therapy or professional help from a licensed...

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There is a version of productivity that looks impressive on a spreadsheet and exhausts you before you even start. If you've ever downloaded a free resource, opened it, and immediately felt worse about your own life... this one is for you. In this episode we talk about one of the sneakiest ways we undermine ourselves: letting the wrong voices become the loudest ones. Not just on social media, but inside our own heads. What You'll Learn: ✅ Why "good advice" isn't the same as advice that was b...

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