You know how some connections can bring you to tears? You feel grateful that you’ve met this person and absolutely adore the conversations you have with them…Gaby is one of those people. 

As soon as I started editing this episode., I felt warm and comfortable…hearing her voice again was so uplifting. So, fun fact for you…my mum listens to alllllll my podcast episodes…and quite often bugs me to find out when the next one is coming out as she listens to them on her 6 mile walks (my dad and her walk together but listen separately, which turns out to be pretty funny when one is 2 mins ahead….’Rick, what are you laughing about?? Salma, just wait for 2 minutes!’). As I recorded a few episodes in April/May but then took a break over summer, we had a quiet phase…and to keep my mother happy, I sent her the unedited version of Gaby’s episode…let’s just say that my mum now adores Gaby, wants to meet her, and have dinner...I feel I’m being replaced! 

Gabriela Encina is one of those rare people who just make you feel safe. Unjudged, listened to, and fully accepted exactly as you are. It may not surprise you to hear that she is a licensed psychologist with a MSc in Psychology and over 20 years of experience.
She provides online counselling to female expats and globally mobile clients and has been doing since 2018, supporting more that 400 people living abroad cope with the challenges that international life can bring.

Gaby is an expat herself – born in Chile...she moved to Austria and became an Austrian citizen, and in the past year has moved to Spain – she is literally living the life that she so brilliantly helps others with and can carry out these online sessions in Spanish, English, or German!

As you move through this episode, you will hear how Gaby came to live a life that went ‘against the flow’, and how travel has always played a huge part in her life (can anyone else remember the days of couch surfing?!). She opens up about the leaps of faith she took in finding a job that matched her values and passion, even though it was conducted in a different language to what she spoke! But Gaby’s moto in life is ‘I’ve got to try’ and even though this has led to some ‘roller-coastery’ moments (not in the dictionary but if it was, it would read – ‘bumps in the journey that have high highs and low lows and make you feel like you are losing your stomach and everything in it each time), she has persevered and I am so glad that she did – Gaby is honestly a truly fantastic lady and I loved our talks!

This episode felt like a masterclass in human psychology…a couple of Gaby’s top tips are below:

-          Know your stressors – take time and give yourself room to identify what they are

-          Don’t compare yourself to others

-          Set boundaries – when you say no, stick with it – start small and see how it feels

-          Being selfish is self-care 101

-          We control who we are and the effort we put in

I could write for hours about this episode…and I’d love to tell you all about the healthy dose of sarcasm that hits us around minute 30:30…but I’m sure you can pop in and listen to it yourself 😉

If you would to reach out and connect with Gaby, her links are below!

www.gabriela-encina.com

https://youtube.com/@GabrielaEncinaPsychologist

Also, Gaby has a free tool that she would love to share with you...it can be found here:

www.gabriela-encina.com/manage_anxiety

A widow, a mother, a solicitor (non-practicing), a coach, a trainee counsellor and grief expert – Emma has taken what life threw at her, and used the experience to help others going through the profound grief that comes with losing a partner. From emotional support to helping you understand the practicalities of ‘sadmin’ and what documents need to be in place, Emma pours her heart and soul into ‘Rainbow Hunting’ and in this episode she talks us through not only her experiences and the life changes she went through following her husbands death, but also the work she now does with her own company and also with Cruse Bereavement Support and WAY (Widowed and Young).

A tearjerker of an episode but so powerful in showing how to become more prepared (at least on the ‘sadmin’ side) with so much valuable advice. 

Emma has been so helpful in providing so many links to resources which I have added below, but there is one in particular that I want to highlight…

Emma is running a free 30-minute ‘Finding Rainbows after Loss’ zoom webinar on Monday 25th September at 8pm. Completely free and packed full of support and advice, you can find the sign-up link here:

https://rainbowhunting.kartra.com/page/FindingRainbowsWebinar

If you would like to find Emma on social media, her links are below:

Website: www.rainbowhunting.co.uk

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

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

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

Twitter: @HuntingRainbow

There are some other resources which Emma mentions in the episode – all linked below:

Cruse Bereavement Support:  https://www.cruse.org.uk 

WAY (Widowed and Young): https://www.widowedandyoung.org.uk

And the solicitor websites she mentions and recommends are:

SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly): https://sfe.legal

STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners):  https://www.step.org

Wow. That’s where I’m going with this one…for the first time in a long while, my guest, Salvija Reiciune left me speechless during this episode – and on more than one occasion! 

Before we start, this episode comes with a tigger warning…we will be talking about abuse. 

Salvija is a Domestic Abuse Expert, Certified Hypnotherapist, Mindset Coach and Founder of Salvija Coaching and Therapy and has not only been through horrific abuse in her own past, but now she helps women and men worldwide to leave domestic abuse safely, heal from it and create their dream lives feeling safe and confident. She helps people to build unshakable confidence, trust themselves again and feel safe no matter what happens in their lives.

Salvija also works with those who want to train in how to work with abuse victims and runs some incredible courses, going through the elements you need to consider when helping these individuals…and their children.

I’ve kept these show notes short today as I want to give you the choice to open the episode and listen…of course, choice is always important, but never more so than with this episode…what I will say is that this episode is powerful. Salvija is honest and vulnerable, she is open and brings a lightness in her story to what is a very dark topic. We do laugh through this episode and we do go deep…we face this topic head on, as we both believe it should be.  

Salvija is a true believer that people are limitless in their mind and in their body - this is something she instils into every one of her clients and something that comes through with abundance in this episode.

If you listen and want to talk to Salvija further, then all of her links are below. Also feel free to get in touch with me and I will pass messages and create the connections for you.

Links:

FB: https://www.facebook.com/salvija.divinorum

IG: https://www.instagram.com/scoachingtherapy/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvija-reiciune/

Page: https://scoachingtherapy.com/