Your Soul’s Song | Leaving Stability for A Purpose Business, Travel & Connection | Carlena Torrens

In this episode, I had an amazing chat with Carlena Torrens about life, leadership, business from the inside out and building a purpose-driven travel company with her brother by designing journeys that actually create connection.Carlena’s story is not a glossy “quit your job and everything works out” narrative. It is a real human reckoning with burnout, fear, panic, identity and the quiet moment where normal life stops feeling like living. We spoke about what it takes to leave a stable path when your nervous system is screaming, and how you learn to trust yourself again when you no longer have a predictable structure holding you up.A move from New York to Costa Rica, the sense of belonging that comes when your outer life finally matches your inner values, and what it looks like to build a business rooted in meaning rather than image. Carlena shared the practical realities too, side hustles, money, patience, and the discipline of rebuilding slowly, while still honouring the part of you that wants a bigger life.We talked about optimism and best-case scenario thinking, not as denial, but as an intentional orientation when you are choosing a new future, plus the role of family support, self-care, and rest in staying well enough to actually sustain what you are building.Through the formless™ methodology, we explored:LEARN (Letting go)✨ The belief that stability equals safety, even when it is costing you your health✨ Waiting for certainty before taking the first step toward what you already know is trueUNLEARN (Reimagine & reshape)✨ Hustle culture narratives that romanticise burnout as ambition✨ The idea that purpose-driven work should feel effortless rather than requiring structure, boundaries and staminaRELEARN (Test & implement)✨ Building a business that creates real connection, where the experience is the transformation, not the itinerary✨ Choosing a best-case scenario mindset as a practice, especially when fear is loud and the path is unclearACTIVE RECOVERY (Reflect & reset)✨ Listening for your soul’s voice and giving it space before life forces a breaking point✨ Protecting rest, self-care and nervous system regulation as non-negotiables when you are rebuilding your life and businessAbout:Carlena Torrens is the Co-founder of Nature Ways Travel, crafting intentional group journeys in Costa Rica for executive teams, universities and private groups, experiences that go beyond the itinerary to spark meaning and wonder.Where to find more🌐 https://www.naturewaystravel.com/🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlena-torrens-177225171/📸 https://www.instagram.com/beans_best_life💭 What part of your life looks stable on paper but feels heavy in your body?If something is shifting for you, direction, culture, or growth, begin your Strategic Shape Shift.Start with a 60-minute Strategic Shape Shift DiagnosticBook here: https://calendly.com/beeformless/strategicshapeshiftdiagnostic#beeformless #formlessmethodology #learnunlearnrelearn #activerecovery #flowdrivenceo #flowscience #soulfulhighflowconsciousleadership #lifeleadershipbusiness #presencepurposepeopleperformance #insideouttransformation #antifragile #HighFlow #nonlinear #BurnoutRecovery #PurposeDrivenBusiness #CostaRicaLife #TransformationalTravel