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Building Without a Blueprint

Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC Season 7 Episode 312

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Seven years ago, a mom broke down in front of her during a home visit, and that one moment cracked open everything. Not a business plan. Not a five-year roadmap. Just a clear, quiet knowing that moms needed support too, and that she was going to be the one to build it. What came next was seven years of showing up without a blueprint, figuring it out season by season, and learning that intention carries you further than any plan ever could.


What You'll Learn:

✅ Why knowing your why holds everything together when the how is still completely unclear

✅ What fifteen years of marriage and seven years of business have quietly taught her about what it actually means to nurture something

✅ How allowance, not pushing harder, is what's made the most room for real growth

✅ What it costs to want to do everything at once, and what her kids keep pulling her back to

✅ A guided reflection to help you name what you're nurturing right now and what it would mean to bring intention, allowance, and compassion to it


Chapters

00:00 Maycember Kickoff
01:41 15 Years Married
02:25 Seven Years Mindful
02:35 Origin Story 2018
04:17 From Hustle to Shift
05:46 No Blueprint Needed
06:34 Intention as North Star
07:48 Allowance and Evolution
08:41 Collective and New Baby
10:15 Compassion and Presence
11:31 Trusting Whats Next
12:34 Gratitude and Thanks
13:57 Invitation to Work Together
14:28 Reflection and Closing

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