What would you do if life completely changed overnight?

After losing her former husband unexpectedly, Melanie Malpas-Sands made a decision that most people would never consider. She packed up her life, took her three children on a seven-month healing journey through Asia, and eventually started over in Mexico with nothing but suitcases, courage and a vision for a different life.

In this heartfelt conversation, we explore what it really means to trust yourself, embrace uncertainty and create a life that feels aligned... even when the path makes no sense to anyone else.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why travel became part of Melanie's healing journey.

• The bold decision to move to Mexico with three children.

• Starting over after grief and rebuilding a life from scratch.

• Trusting your intuition over fear and "what ifs".

• Building a business in a new country.

• The power of resilience, adaptability and backing yourself.

• Why your biggest life decisions don't need to make sense to everyone else.

• Choosing possibility over playing it safe.

If you've been dreaming about making a big life change, craving more freedom, or wondering whether it's too late to start again, this conversation will remind you that courage isn't about having all the answers... it's about taking the next step anyway.

Connect with Melanie Sands:www.vidasanaretreats.comInstagram - @vidasanaretreats - www.instagram.com/vidasanaretreats

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In this podcast episode, I’m chatting with Bron Watson from The Social Coach & The Serenity Project, who shares her journey through entrepreneurship, career shifts, motherhood, and multiple cancer diagnoses.

We get into:

• Why we need to rethink "care" and self-care:**

• Bron’s experience of caring for others and the cost of not prioritising her own well-being.

• The quiet whisper that tells you something is not quite right & why we need to LISTEN

• Managing adversity, the need we feel to control and trying to keep up

• How Bron, after a second, incurable cancer diagnosis, shifted her approach to "letting it be," focusing on what she can control and surrendering to what she cannot.

• The power of vulnerability and truth

• Why Bron now centers her business around capacity, clarity, and energy rather than traditional hustle culture.

• How "the next play" mindset shift has helped break down overwhelming situations and helped her maintain momentum without burnout.

• The Serenity Project and the mission to improve the patient experience in the medical system by integrating evidence-based care with emotional and spiritual support, which she calls the "third space".

• What’s it's been like to write her soon to be released book *Be Where Your Feet Are*, which serves as a practical guide for those navigating cancer, their caregivers, and medical professionals.

Tune in to hear a story that forces us to be in the “right now” - yet also hold space for our visions, goals and dreams as impact driven female founders

More about Bron:

Bron Watson spent over a decade teaching entrepreneurs how to build businesses with heart, then life asked her to live what she teaches.

A registered nurse and Master's-qualified educator, Bron has built a dual career spanning clinical nursing, nursing education, and marketing - bringing a rare combination of care, communication, and strategy to everything she does.

As founder of The Social Coach, a marketing and business strategy agency, she has spent over a decade helping thousands of business owners grow with intention and impact.

When she received a second cancer diagnosis in 2023, this time incurable; she channelled that experience into The Serenity Project: a community bridging science and soul for people navigating cancer and chronic illness.

She is also the host of the Serenity Rising podcast, with her first book for release October 2026, and a sought-after speaker on resilience, intentional business, and healing.

A mother of five boys and a woman who knows firsthand what it means to rebuild from the ground up, Bron believes that how you live matters as much as what you achieve.

CONNECT WITH BRON:

Website https://serenityproject.com.au/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bronwatsonme

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bron_watson/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bronwatson/

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BronWatson

CONNECT WITH JESS:

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How many times have you sparked an idea with motivation, started with excitement and ended in overwhelm?

Too many to count.

It's a debilitating cycle that female entrepreneurs face all year round. Here we are in June and the frustration and overwhelm is real.

In this episode you learn:

• why you keep starting and stopping your business ideas
• the patterns you keep repeating that are keeping you stuck
• how your narrative is holding you back
• the difference consistent action makes in you AND your business
• The limiting beliefs defining your (lack of) actions
• how to interrupt the pattern
• the support structures and accountability that can redefine your year.

If you've ever felt frustrated with the start stop cycle you've been living in - listen in and take notes.

Join me in FYF - a support and accountability space for women in business - It is intentionally intimate so the space stays supportive and high touch.

Try your first session free - 22nd June - 10am AEST

Interested? DM me ⁠www.instagram.com/jesssotoramirez⁠

Let's work together - book a call:

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www.jesssotoramirez.com

Review the Podcast: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ignite-with-jess-soto-ramirez/id1650700891⁠