In this special episode of the Plan Simple Podcast, Mia introduces four incredible FLOW365 members—Jen, Heather, Kelley, and Roxanne—who share what it really looks like to juggle careers, families, and personal wellbeing while still moving toward their big dreams.

You’ll hear how each of them is navigating this busy season, what tools and support have made the biggest difference, and why they chose to stop going at it alone. This conversation is an honest look at what it means to plan in a feminine-first way, follow through on what matters most, and find balance when the world feels overwhelming.

If you’ve been curious about FLOW365 or are craving a more aligned way to move into fall, this episode will give you a glimpse of the community, accountability, and practical planning support that make lasting change possible. (https://plansimple.com/flow365)

Have you ever felt “off track”? In this episode, I share why that story keeps us stuck and how tuning into the season you’re in—whether it’s fall, a time of healing, or a family transition—can help you feel grounded, productive, and aligned again.

If you want to join me for a pause and a reset, sign up at https://plansimple.com/reset

“I am transforming lives, and I'm transforming businesses.”

–Andre Toro

I love a story about a woman who changes her mind, because a lot of us wish we could do what someone else is doing. Portrait photographer Andre Toro made the big switch to follow her passion, and I can’t wait for you to hear her story.

Andre is the amazing soul behind my 50th birthday photo shoot (you can see some of her work in the inaugural issue of Pause Magazine. Before she launched her photography business, she studied Electrical Engineering in Venezuela, got an MBA at MIT, and worked in the tech industry.

How do you make that kind of pivot work? I can’t wait for you to hear this conversation.

We talk about:

• The concussion that changed her life and set her on the path to her photography business
• Giving herself time to build her brand, adjusting their family budget during her growth, and how doing great for the industry wasn’t enough to replace what she had been doing
• Recognizing the skills she brought to something she had never done before, and the identity crisis when she first made the change
• Outsourcing all the non-kid, non-photography things and running a lean business
• Creating a high-touch, luxury business and becoming an aspirational brand
• How she sets and meets goals — and what happens when something falls through or health issues arise

ABOUT ANDRE

Andre Toro is a portrait photographer specializing in family photos and headshots. She’s a passionate soul, obsessed with human connection and emotive storytelling. Andre studied portrait photography at Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle and started a side hustle. After an epic concussion, Andre decided to follow her passion and started her full-time photo portrait business. Andre is a Venezuelan mom of 2 beautiful girls, married to her love-at-first-sight husband.

LINKS

• https://www.andretorophotography.com/about
• https://www.instagram.com/andretorophotography/?hl=en
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreina-andre-toro-54a23918/

MENTIONED LINKS

• https://plansimple.com/magazine

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is how change happens.

Often we feel like our actions have to be huge to match the bigness of our desires, but we have seen over and over and over again that the little things add up. By stacking up a series of Doable Changes, you will create that big change that you crave. Choose the one that really resonates with you this week and really make it part of your life.

Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• OUTSOURCE SOMETHING. Andre’s belief is that if it’s not client facing, it shouldn’t be you, and at home, anything not kid related outsource. What can you outsource at home or at work? Make a list of possibilities. Pick one to outsource now.
• SET A QUOTA. Set a monthly quota for yourself. Then break it down to see how you can meet it. What can you do if something falls through? What are the other routes to your quota?
• YOU CAN DO IT. Feeling a little uncertain because you’ve never done “this” before? Make a list of all the things you’ve done — skills, experience, strengths. How...

“Everything in nature needs a pause to help you recalibrate, pull your energy back, remind yourself. That’s where our power becomes even more potent — when we’re able to step back and remember.”

–Kendra Woods

Your human design reminds you: this is who I am. This is how my energy is designed to operate.

I love that way of looking at it. If you haven’t explored Human Design or have your report lost on your drive somewhere, take a listen to this conversation with Kendra Woods, who is a breakthrough mentor for sole-led entrepreneurial women who specializes in Human Design.

We dig into shame and struggle of feeling like you should be further along or moving faster — and why you’re doing fine. We really look at the ways we are always becoming and how Human Design helps us navigate different transitions and seasons.

We talk about:

• How everything needs a pause to reflect and recalibrate — you can’t just keep moving on to the next thing
• Human design helping us remember who we are — because we forget sometimes when we’re in the middle of everything
• Taking back our own power and knowing how we best make decisions — we don’t all do it the same way and your HD authority can help
• Trust your own timing — don’t bogged down in what other people’s timeline looks like
• As we evolve and grow our businesses do too
• Remembering that you are the breakthrough

ABOUT KENDRA

Kendra Woods is a Soul-Led Breakthrough Mentor and the founder of Soulful Success by Design, where success is measured not by hustle, but by alignment, embodiment, and truth. She supports visionary women entrepreneurs in breaking through inner limitations, reclaiming their power, and building businesses rooted in soul and self-trust.

Through her unique blend of Human Design, Somatic Coaching, NLP, EFT, Hypnosis, and intuitive guidance, Kendra helps women transcend conditioned ways of being and step into their next evolution—with clarity, courage, and confidence.

With a background in Business Administration (BBA + MBA) and over a decade in corporate leadership, Kendra bridges grounded business strategy with soul-aligned energetics. Her mission is to help women return home to themselves and build lives and businesses that feel like sacred self-expression.

She is the author of Mind Boss Habits: 12 Steps to Getting Out of Your Head and Into Action, The 7-Step Morning Manifestation Guide, and a contributing author in the Amazon bestselling book Girl Get Up and Win. Kendra’s work has been featured in Yahoo Finance, Bella Magazine, and numerous podcasts and summits.

LINKS

• Breaking Free: 7 Mindset Traps and How To Overcome Them https://kendra-woods.mykajabi.com/breakingfree
• www.kendrakaywoods.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soulfulsuccessbydesign/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kendra.woods.756

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is where change happens.

Even though we want big change, it’s really little things done over and over that make the difference. So pick a doable thing. Put it in your calendar. Weave it through your days for a week and then move on to the next one. It will have a snowball effect.

Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• LEARN ABOUT YOUR HUMAN DESIGN. If you don’t...

“Self worth is not something that's earned. It's something that is remembered.” –Tannaz Hosseinpour

Individualism and isolation are doing a number on us. Relationship specialist Tannaz Hosseinpour helps us see why things aren’t working — and what we can do about it.

We all want to belong, even us introverts who need time alone. We want the village we were promised, but to be able to make the most of it, we need to be able to receive it.

Tannaz and I explore both how the collective can support us and what we need as individuals to thrive.

We talk about:

• How prioritizing individualism over collectivism and masculine energy over feminine leads to problems
• Why we need connection to energy bigger than ourselves and learning to feel safe receiving
• The impact of COVID and our resultant sense of safety on relationships now
• Having an internal anchor to ground yourself
• How to set boundaries with others and ourselves
• 5 different kinds of intimacy we crave

ABOUT TANNAZ

Tannaz Hosseinpour is a relationship coach and registered psychotherapist (qualifying) who helps individuals build emotionally secure relationships, starting with the one they have with themselves. She blends nervous system regulation, psychodynamic insights, somatic modalities and belief reprogramming to help clients break free from limiting patterns and feel safe in love, purpose, and self-expression.

LINKS

• https://minutesongrowth.com/about/
• https://www.instagram.com/minutesongrowth
• www.facebook.com/MinutesOnGrowth
• https://www.tiktok.com/@minutesongrowth

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Action is how change happens.

Often we feel like our actions have to be huge to match the bigness of our desires, but we have seen over and over and over again that the little things add up. By stacking up a series of Doable Changes, you will create that big change that you crave. Choose the one that really resonates with you this week and really make it part of your life.

Here are Three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• SMALL STEPS TO FEELING SAFE WITH PEOPLE. Post-Covid, a lot of us don’t feel safe in public or large groups, and we may not even realize it. Taking small steps to spend time with people can make a difference. Try getting together with one or two people. Breathe through discomfort. Remind yourself you are safe. Try a small group.
• SET A BOUNDARY. Instead of getting angry at somebody else when you feel hurt, express your “I” statement about how you feel and what you would like. Enforce the boundary. If the other person does not respond, choose the change your actions.
• TAKE A BREAK. Next time you find yourself in an argument or going around and around in circles of not understanding, take a break. Give yourself at least 20 minutes to re regulate. Come back to the conversation when all parties have had a chance to do that.

“Divorce is mostly about money.”

–Gabriella Martinelli

Married? Do you know where your money is? I’m really excited to talk with Gabriella Martinelli, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, about what we need to know about our finances and protecting ourselves before or during a divorce.

Even if you don’t think you are headed in that direction, you can protect yourself, because if you don’t know where the money is or don’t have access to the accounts, and something happens, you’re stuck.

Divorce is often messy — a mix of emotions, laws that aren’t clear, and financial confusion. Getting clarity around the money can help you make choices from a better place.

We talk about:

• Why so many women don’t know about money — and why it’s a problem
• Financial and nonfinancial contributions to the family
• Fear about not having enough money and trust about money going both ways
• Protecting your business early and keeping business expenses separate from household expenses
• Questions you should be asking and how you can start to find information
• Why you should hire a CDFA before an attorney if you are moving toward divorce

ABOUT GABRIELLA

Gabriella E. Martinelli is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) and founder of Ever After Wealth®. With 21 years of experience in divorce finance, including 16 working alongside top attorneys, Gabriella helps individuals and professionals navigate the financial complexities of divorce with clarity and confidence. She makes complex financial topics easy to understand, offering real-world strategies that empower listeners to take control of their financial future.

LINKS

• https://www.everafterwealth.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everafterwealth/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/everafterwealth

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action.

Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it.

Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:

• GET A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR FAMILY FINANCIAL PICTURE. What accounts do you have? What investments? What debt? Are your names on those accounts? Ask questions. Collect information. Ask for more access. It’s not only useful in case of divorce, but also in case something happens to your spouse and you need to do more than you are doing financially.
• DIG DEEPER. Gabriella offers some ideas about using tax returns, credit reports, and other documents to start to gather information on your own if you feel you can’t ask questions or don’t trust the answers.
• PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS. While protecting your business may take multiple changes, the first step you can take is to talk to an attorney about protecting your business as your livelihood in case, separate from other assets. From there you can make decisions about what you need to do.

“How do we create emotional safety and help each other regulate these emotions?”

–Tarah Kerwin

Do you keep having the same fights over and over? Do you feel like your partner is just trying to set you off? I’m really excited to talk with relationship counselor Tarah Kerwin about relationship renovation.

We dive into how childhood trauma (big and little) affects our relationships. Even if you think you didn’t experience trauma, Tarah shows us how different experiences can affect how we react to our partners, who tend to trigger us the most.

Many of us are in a transition period, perhaps becoming empty nesters or one person retiring, or stepping more into ourselves as responsibilities for others change. How does this shape our relationship? How can we make decisions based on clarity instead of anger or frustration or fear?

We talk about:

• How childhood trauma shows up later and how kids can reflect back our trauma
• The three Ps for relationships — predict, plan, prepare
• Codewords to stop overwhelm and resentment
• Tara Brach’s RAIN technique
• Developing emotional safety go through transitions together and making decisions from a place of clarity
• Creating a time to prioritize your relationship

ABOUT TARAH

Tarah Kerwin, along with her husband EJ, is dedicated to transforming couples’ lives through meaningful connection and support. They’ve built not one but two companies, with their second, Relationship Renovation Coaching Consulting and Media, offering coaching sessions to couples worldwide through the innovative Relationship Renovation @ Home Program. Their goal is to provide real tools for couples to thrive, no matter where they are.

The company also features a world-renowned podcast that dives into everything you want to know about relationships, helping listeners navigate the complexities of love and connection. Tarah’s passion lies in helping couples experience less suffering and more growth.

Tarah’s journey into the field began with her Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 2004. After beginning her career as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California, she moved to Arizona in 2010. It was there that she and EJ founded Relationship Renovation Counseling Practice, which set the foundation for their collaborative work.

LINKS

• https://relationshiprenovation.com/

MENTIONED RESOURCES

• https://www.tarabrach.com/rain/

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action.

Sometimes action gets a bad rap. You can be kind to yourself. You can practice being AND doing, but for change to happen you have to take steps. The way we take care of ourselves is making the steps doable and focusing on one thing at a time. We take time to integrate the change and then move on to the next one. Pick a Doable Change that resonates with you the most to start from.

Here are three Doable changes that we chose from this conversation.

• MAKE A CODE WORD. Create a code word that means, “I’m overwhelmed and starting to get resentful” or out of your zone of tolerance. Discuss what you need to do when you use your code word. If your partner chooses one too, respect their needs when they use it.
• SCHEDULE TIME TO FOCUS ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP. Even if you are in couples therapy or counseling, schedule time outside to...

In this episode, I’m sharing a personal update—I'm heading into surgery—and how I planned for real time off. From setting up my business to letting myself receive help, I talk about what it means for me to rest, heal, and still feel held. Whether you’re navigating a big life moment or heading into summer vacation, I hope this helps you plan your time off with more intention and care.