Free to Be Mindful Podcast | Mindset, Permission and Real Talk for the High-Achieving Woman
The Free to Be Mindful Podcast is a weekly mental health podcast for high-achieving women, hosted by licensed therapist, speaker, and Latina mom coach Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC.
Fifteen honest minutes with someone who actually gets what it's like to build something impressive and still feel like you're disappearing inside it. We get honest about ambition, identity, and the parts of ourselves we've quietly put on hold.
Each episode is unfiltered and grounded in mental health insight, for the woman who's tired of holding it all together and ready to come back to herself. It ends with a short guided reflection, a chance to give yourself permission for the one thing you've been putting off.
It's like a conversation with a friend... who happens to be a therapist.
New episodes drop every week.
Free to Be Mindful Podcast | Mindset, Permission and Real Talk for the High-Achieving Woman
How to Stop Caring What People Think | Ep319
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How to stop caring what people think is something I used to think came with age, but it's really about confidence, self worth, and stakes changing over the years. In this episode I get honest about aging into confidence in your 40s, and what my two year old is teaching me about wanting things for myself again.
What You'll Learn
✅ Why the stakes actually change with age, and what that shifts in what you're able to shrug off
✅ Three real reasons your circle, your energy, and your evidence change how much you care what others think
✅ Why saying "I don't care" can sometimes be armor instead of the truth
✅ A guided reflection for noticing when you're still managing what someone else thinks of you
Chapters
00:00 Childlike Freedom Returns
00:36 Welcome to the Podcast
01:09 When Opinions Lose Power
02:16 Surviving the Worst Case
03:23 Three Reasons We Stop Caring
04:37 Confidence Takes Evidence
05:45 Performing Not Caring
07:28 Guided Reflection Challenge
08:16 Birthday Week Sendoff
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ABOUT ME
I'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.
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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.
