In this solo episode of the Beabosscoaching Podcast, host Beatriz (Bea) returns to the mic after a long time to discuss major life updates and strategies for navigating unexpected situations. Beatriz shares her excitement about the theme of 'expansion' for season four and provides insights into how she has been dealing with her pregnancy and her husband's layoff. She offers three practical tips for managing transitions: remembering moments of resilience, talking to a trusted friend, and practicing meditation. Beatriz also reflects on the ongoing nature of expansion in life and business while inviting listeners to engage with her through journaling prompts and future episodes.

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Hello. Hello everybody, and welcome back to another episode of season four of the Beabosscoaching Podcast. My name is Beatriz, or you can call me Bea and this is the first solo episode that I've done in a very long time for this podcast. And I must say that coming back to the mic in this manner. Uh, is making me a little bit nervous and I am accepting of that.

That has always been very empowering and, um, because literally we take up space. Uh, in, in the podcast world, and, uh, just by, by sharing our thoughts and sharing our knowledge. So I'm really excited to, to be here with you all today. So welcome back to season four. This is the third episode. If you haven't listened to the last two episodes, I suggest you go and listen to them.

And, um, in both those episodes, if you have heard them. You know that we talked about expansion as a theme, and that is the theme for, for this season. And, um, and I'm excited to share why. So, um, with this solo episode, what I really wanted to do, and my intention for, for this episode for you today is to catch you up with what's been going on, but also share some.

Talk about a common theme and, uh, and to illustrate that expansion. Whatever that looks like in our, in our world, in entrepreneurship in particular, is that it looks different and it feels different for everybody. And, um, at the moment, at the time when I was thinking about this season, I was thinking about.[00:04:00]

Uh, this expansion because it was some, it was a feeling that I had been having for a while and, um, I had a launch planned and all of that was happening for me. I had a web. Uh, a member website that I wanted to share and was building out and was testing even, and I was really excited for it earlier this year and it was just feeling like a lot of the work that I had put in to be a boss, coaching and testing this, this group program and just.

Because if you are someone that is also thinking about starting your own business or have started your own business or in the. In this phase or stage of your life where you really are, uh, taking steps towards creating something for yourself and creating a business and figuring out what that looks like for you.

And it was fitting. Because, um, this is something that I haven't officially shared, but I'm gonna share here because again, this podcast is really, um, it's meant a lot to me. It's, this is the fourth season, and I started this back in 2022. We're in 2025. So. In, in those years that I've made this podcast, it's been a seasonal podcast, meaning it's not every single week, but you know, when it, it is in season or when it's occur, a new season is, is unfolding.

Season three ended last year, and so it's really been almost a year since the last season. And, um, but I wanted to come and share here today again because it just, I wanted, I for season three. I mean, my bad for season four, I really wanted to be intentional. Do a little thi, do some, do it a little bit differently where we kind of tie in all of the interviews together through a common theme.

And also at a time when it was, uh, coupled with a layoff. So it was just a really big shift that we were, we. New was coming along with a shift that we had just experienced with my husband getting laid off earlier this year, uh, in, in May. And that was just a lot of, uh, shift in, in our world and, uh, and [00:09:00] something that, uh, we're still dealing with, right?

Like he's. Do, we're still figuring out our, our next steps and alongside knowing that a new baby is coming just around the corner. So, and this is why you probably, I don't know, I don't know if you'll hear it after the editing, but I, out of breath. Um, and now when I talk. And I facilitate groups or, or anything, or I'm having a virtual chat, or even if I'm just having a regular chat with somebody, I usually get out of breath.

But you do. Um, and it's even, and obviously over the years and over time it got much better. I got much better at it. Um, but now. Things are different. My body is going through a lot of changes, uh, growing. A little baby. So literally my lungs have less room and, um, and it's still, and it's a very beautiful thing.

It's now mom to be and. And that has been a lot on my mind around expansion. And so I just feel like everything has come together very uh. What's the word harmoniously, um, for me in terms of, of what I had planned and expansion has definitely been, I been, things have been expanding, um, physically and um, but also mentally and emotionally.

Even running has been difficult and, and running and listening to your body at the same time. How do you push yourself when you run, but also not hurt yourself in the process and make sure that you're still safe for you and the baby? And so anyway, I am kind of rambling, but um. So much has been going on, pretty much that that's been what's going on.

And, um, but this was one of the. Channels that I wanted to nurture and honor and come back to for sure, despite everything that was going on and. Um, but that's what's been going on. Um, basically the launch that I had, there was a launch that I had planned before getting pregnant. I had planned a whole group membership and um, that didn't pan out 'cause I got pregnant and it just, the amount of energy that it took to.[00:14:00]

Simply keep moving forward was so shocking to me. It is very demanding to be pregnant. That's my experience. I'm sure I, I read and have seen and heard that everybody's pregnancy journey is different and, um, but for the most part, mine has been a lot of fatigue, less energy. A lot of morning sickness and not just morning sickness, all day sickness sometimes.

I need a little bit of wiggle room and time to transition from one thing to the other. And, um. I don't know what it is. It just, I need to find to make sure that my head space, uh, whatever I'm doing, transitions well into the next thing that I'm doing and, um. And so what I'm gonna talk about is how do we navigate or deal with unexpected moments, um, both joyful and um, but also might feel uncertain.

Um, now we're in, uh, late September, almost October. So yes, definitely it takes me time to, to, um, transition and, um, find new ways of being and living. But. That's the main topic is how to deal with unexpected moments, both uncertain and joyous. And, um, just to catch you up, which kind of already did, you know, um, which is what been, what's been happening with me since the beginning of this year.

Right. Um, but the truth is that couldn't be com. That couldn't be possible, at least for me. I think other people may maybe, I'm sure there's like super. Superhuman people out there who would've been like, oh, I'm pregnant. Oh, I need to get things done. Um, but that's just not me. I, I don't know, like, it's just not, I, I, again, I need time to process.

And so, you know, in the process of finding that out, um, one of the first things that I did is to remember the moments of resilience. So that's tool number one that I wanna share with you, or tip number one that I wanna share with you is that when you are. You know, in a, a moment of transition, whether you planned it or not, or you were planning on when, and when I say plan on it or not, it means like maybe you were planning, um, you know, transitioning into a new job and you were able to get that new job, you know, or you found out you're pregnant and you weren't planning on it, right?

, Create a sense of , grounding because it's, it's a reminder again that you have [00:20:00] the know-how and the wherewithal to understand how to navigate a situation that you've never navigated before. It helps to think about the people who helped you out in that moment, or who you had to lean on, or what type of people you tapped into to support you in those moments, whether they were formal or informal.

Formal means maybe you. Uh, sought out therapy or you sought out a mentor, or you sought out a counselor or some, some sort of, some human or resource that was able to help you process, this circumstance or situation that you found yourself in Informal are people like your family or your friends that you can call up upon call upon.

In the right direction because you've done it before in the, in the past. So remembering that moment of resilience, an example like of for that, for me looked like, recently with this layoff, you know, I, I. I'd gone. I went back to a moment in life where [00:22:00] I was like the brokest I've ever been, and it was during grad school and I remember it was that summer in between the first and second year, me going back home.

And, still trying to figure out how to pay for the remainder of, for about two months, like rent, because I wasn't gonna be home. And the financial aid hadn't come through for me during that time and I didn't have a job, so I was, and I didn't have any savings. So I was trying to figure out how can I make sure I pay my rent for the next two months, even though I wasn't gonna be in that apartment, in that New York City apartment.

So, you know, there's always solutions to. To circumstances and situations that feel like you're, you're running out of time or running out of ideas or solutions. And, um, sometimes, sometimes those critical moments are the moments where we get the most creative and the most clearheaded and. Take some action.

Have a trusted buddy or partner that you can call on to let them know that you are in a moment of panic and to be there with you just to talk things through. Even if it's just to rant. Not to necessarily find a solution, but just to rant and just to express what the situation is, what is going on. And you can let them even know.

You can even let them know, you know, I'm not. Calling you to help me or provide a solution, but just to listen, because sometimes that's really all we need is to have someone that we can go to to rant about our current situation and release the tension and stress that comes with that situation. So have a trusted or buddy that you can do that with.

Reaching out as a, as a practice, as a action that I wanna take that for when I am in any sort of panic or distress mode that I know at that moment what to do. And, um, because if you just say to yourself now, you probably, and you're actually in panic mode in those moments, you probably will forget to [00:26:00] call a trusted friend or family member.

So practice doing that when you're not in distress. And, , choose somebody , pick a, a trusted friend or partner, make sure they're on the game plan with you and you can do that for each other. Or, you know, someone that you really trust. Again, that's a really good friend. And, and practice doing that.

Even moments of, , that are calm. And then the last thing that I wanna share, tip number three, is to meditate. So I've been talking a lot about meditation, uh, even.

And, um, and this again, if you, if you're watching this, it's probably on you. Most it will be on YouTube. Uh, and, um, but it. earlier this year, I had been talking a lot about, about meditation and meditation. I, I feel like it came at a time where it knew, like something in the universe knew that I was gonna need this tool because.

That really helped me to stay present and be in the moment. Um, so meditation is a simple tool they can do for five minutes a day. And it's the practice of focusing and coming back to your body or to your breath or any, any sort of sensation that's neutral that helps you feel safe in your body. And, um, even when we are in moments of stress or catastrophizing.

but what I like to do is the CALM app. I actually paid for a yearly subscription earlier this year, and they have amazing tools and meditations and so many to choose from. Short, long guided, less guided, and. It has really helped me to remember that I can stay grounded, that I can stay present, that I can come back to this moment.

Um, but. Whether you choose to do it in the morning or at night before bed or in the middle of the day, whenever you have time to do it, just five minutes a day can really make a difference over time. So that's the last tip that I have for you is practicing meditation. I cannot recommend it enough and I use the app Calm, which is a great, great, great, great.

So. I hope that all of that, , was helpful and, in catching you up with what's going on in my life. You know, if you still are wondering what is going on with BBOs coaching, I am in the process of pivoting and trying to figure out better messaging. More specific messaging for what I'd like to do with Bebo coaching.

Probably been like two months. I used to send out it, send one out weekly, but again, I'm in a state where. I am rethinking a lot of the work that I do, um, with this new identity that I am now in the process of cultivating, of being a mom and what this feels like and looks like in my body. And, um, in this season of expansion, for me, there's a lot of expansion and I believe now that expansion isn't just a season, it is happening.

I believe that expansion is just, it's just happening all the time. It's just a matter of when do we, when do we get to notice it? And when we get to notice it, how does it feel and how do we navigate it? Because it's always there. It's just sometimes it's expand. Things are expanding very quickly and unfolding very, very quickly.

Or you can send me an email over at Beatriz, B-E-A-T-R-I z@viabosscoaching.com and, uh, let me know. I'm also taking. Questions. So I'd like to do an episode eventually where I answer people's questions about their entrepreneurship journey, any questions they have about mindset and healing as an entrepreneur and, um, and some of the challenges that they're facing as they're, as they are stepping into the, an entrepreneurship path and.

She is an incredible person. Just so much knowledge, so much to share, and she's just overall just, ugh, never met her in person, but I feel like I've known her. I mean, we have known each other for years, so you don't wanna miss that conversation where again, we. We focus on the theme of expansion and she shares her story and she shares.

Send me an email with your answer or like what, how you reflected on this question. But the question that I wanna leave with you today is how do you know that you are in a season of expansion? Do you notice that you are in seasons of expansion, do you not? And uh. Will you make an effort to make, to be more aware about your expansion?

Share with a friend, leave a rating or review. Tag me on Instagram or LinkedIn, wherever you are, and uh, that would be highly appreciated. Have a wonderful rest of your week, and I'll see you next time. Bye.