Speaker #0So today I want to talk to you about something that I truly believe we all face at some point in life, the unknown. And I want to begin by asking you a question. Is there something in your life right now that you feel deeply inside of you but that you keep postponing? A decision you are afraid to make, a choice you keep avoiding or maybe you even a different life quietly calling you, but that you don't dare to fully look at yet. If this resonates with you, stay with me until the end of this episode. Welcome to Cosmic Flowers podcast, the podcast for women's empowerment. I'm Hélène, a modern day fairy, healing soul, coach and therapist, guiding you to release childhood trauma and create heart-led projects. Through this podcast, my intention is to help you reclaim your personal power, embrace your vulnerability and reconnect with your gifts so you can fall deeply in love with yourself and become who you truly are. So take a breath and get ready to radiate your inner sun. Today, I want to talk to you about something that is both beautiful and deeply uncomfortable. The you Unknown. We are going to talk about travel, nomadic life, entrepreneurship, but most importantly about what people don't show enough. Because behind the freedom, behind the beautiful landscapes, behind the dream images, there is a reality we rarely talk about. Uncertainty. There is so much unknown. in traveling and today I want to talk about the very real connection between travel, entrepreneurship and allowing yourself to be supported. Because deep down all of these things are built on the same foundation, the unknown. Learning how to move forward without controlling everything because Traveling is uncertain. Building a business is uncertain. And even allowing yourself to be supported through therapy or coaching can feel uncertain too. We want to know in advance. We want certainty. We want a clear plan. But life does not work that way. Throughout this episode, I really want to ask you questions that may support you in making decisions from your heart, even when it feels scary. Maybe some of these questions will expand your awareness and maybe others will deeply trigger something within you and that's okay. Because the mind wants to understand. It wants to control, it wants to protect you, it wants everything to make sense. But the heart does not speak the language of logic, it speaks through feelings. And sometimes what your heart asks of you makes absolutely no sense. And yet that's exactly where your life begins to shift. So, I want to ask you something. Right now, in your life, are you listening to your mind or to your heart? I give you one example. Recently, I experienced this very concretely. I had to leave Bali on December 15th, 2025. I was deported. After that, I went back to France for a little less than a month, where I spent Beautiful time with my family and friends. Then, on January 11th, 2026, I left for India for almost three months. And at some point, I had to do a visa run. I had a very simple option. I could have gone to Nepal or Sri Lanka. One flight, around 90 euros. Simple, logical, fast. And yet... I chose Vietnam. Three flights, layovers, exhaustion. nothing logical about it but my heart fell deeply alive my heart was screaming yes to vietnam so i listened to it and unsurprisingly i ended up experiencing a beautiful romantic connection there but that's not something i want to fully share in this episode i choose to keep that for more intimate and deeper spaces Because it requires another level of vulnerability. And you know what? This is exactly what I also witness inside my coaching and healing sessions. So often, we know something is calling us. We feel it in our heart. We feel the vibration. But because it doesn't make logical sense, because it doesn't feel safe, We don't do it. We wait. We wait to feel ready. We wait to feel certain. But can you truly be ready for something you have never experienced before? When I arrived in Hoi An in Vietnam, everything was new. And honestly, that's incredibly exciting. Because suddenly, everything becomes something to discover. And truly, magic happens in the unknown. Because it's in the unknown that I have had some of the most beautiful encounters of my life. It's in the unknown that I have experienced synchronicities I could never have predicted. And it's also in the unknown that I discover new cultures, new flavors, new ways of seeing the world. And all of that has helped me free myself from so many limiting beliefs. But when I arrived there, everything was also unfamiliar. And when everything is new, it also means everything has to be rebuilt. A new country, a new rhythm, a new climate, and a new energy, new habits. and most importantly no reference points no friends no familiar places no things that felt safe or known and that's intense because your body has to adapt to all of this at the same time your nervous system is constantly trying to find safety inside an environment it doesn't recognize yet And honestly, people don't talk enough about that. Nomadic life is not just freedom. In my opinion, nomadic life is not for everyone. It requires constant adaptation, the ability to rebuild stability, and to keep navigating uncertainty, again and again. And above all, learning how to self-regulate. So you can actually enjoy the experience. Because otherwise, you can be in the most beautiful place in the world and still not fully feel it, not fully receive the energy of the place and not fully experience the magic. It can feel deeply destabilizing. But that's also where the beauty exists. Because both always coexist. There is magic and there is discomfort. There is expansion and there is loss of stability. And maybe the real lesson is to stop wanting one without the other. The unknown is magical. And the unknown is also deeply unsettling. Both the pleasant and the uncomfortable are part of the experience. In life, there is a positive in every negative. And a negative in every positive. Both come together. And maybe the real lesson... is to stop resisting one part of the experience and instead learn how to welcome all of it. Even when things move, even when it feels scary, because very often that's exactly where the magic is. So, if you are currently in the unknown, maybe you are exactly... where you are meant to be. And I want to ask you something. What are you truly avoiding right now? Is it really the discomfort or is it the person you could become on the other side of it? Because most of the time, it's not the unknown itself that scares us. It's what it may reveal about who we are. And honestly, it's exactly the same when you decide to seek support. Entering a healing journey, entering therapy, entering coaching is also entering the unknown. You don't know exactly what is going to happen. You don't know what you are going to release. You don't know who you are going to become. And often that's the scary part. We want certainty before starting. We want proof it will work. We want reassurance that we won't make the wrong decision. But the truth is, if you wait to feel completely certain, you may wait for a very long time. And yet, that is also the beauty of it, opening yourself to the field of possibilities. Because yes, there is a direction. Yes, there is an intention. But in my own experiences, every time I allow myself to be supported, I never truly knew what was going to happen. And that is... exactly what changed everything. I discovered parts of myself I didn't even know existed. Desires I had never dared to imagine. Resources within me that I had never activated before. And most importantly, I learned how to create safe relationships. I learned how to soften. how to let myself be supported, how to feel safe in connection, especially in places where connection itself had once hurt me. I learned how to regulate my nervous system through relationship, to feel that someone is there, that they stay, that they don't disappear overnight. And honestly, that is deeply healing. To me, that is priceless. And that's also why I chose to make this my work. Contribution means everything to me. And at the same time, staying exactly where you are right now also comes with a cost. We often talk about the cost of investing in ourselves. but much less about the cost of staying stuck. So, I want to leave you with a few questions to sit with. Let them land. Let them sink in. Let them unfold within you. What are you currently losing by staying exactly where you are? Are you losing joy? Are you missing experiences you were meant to live? What version of yourself are you not allowing yourself to meet? What life? Are you postponing? And there is also something important that I want to say here. The unknown does not mean chaos because in this life that I chose, this nomadic life, I still create structure for myself. I know what is non-negotiable for me. For example, Having a place where I truly feel good, a clean space, a beautiful space, beautiful colors, an energy that feels aligned with me and most importantly a very strong internet connection because my work depends on it whether it's my one-one sessions, my solo podcast episodes or interviews with guests. That part is non-negotiable. And at the same time, there are things I consciously choose to stay flexible about, like the location of my accommodation or even not having a kitchen. Especially here in Hoi An, honestly it feels more like a human-sized village than a big city. So the location of my place is not really a big issue for me. Because with a scooter, I can get almost anywhere within 10 or 15 minutes. And regarding the kitchen, well, it turns out I actually have one here. But honestly, it's still not something that matters much to me. Because when I arrive in a new country, I genuinely... Love discovering local flavors. Usually it's only after one or two months that I start craving cooking again. And honestly, as an entrepreneur, eating out also removes a lot of mental load for me. I don't have to think about meal planning. I don't have to grocery shop. I don't have to do dishes. And actually, this is what... learning to know yourself looks like, knowing what stabilizes you and knowing where you can soften and let go. And beyond that, I also have my own anchors, my own routines. I love waking up early. I love cleaning my mouth as soon as I wake up. I love practicing yoga almost every morning, whether it's for 15-20 minutes or an hour and a half. I simply need to move my body when I wake up. During the day I make space for walking. I make space to breathe because my work is deeply connected to my creativity. I create. I feel. I transmit. And for that I need to stay connected to my energy, to my yin, but also to my yang. And all of this creates a form of inner stability. And honestly, this is exactly what I create inside my coaching and healing spaces too. Because meeting yourself deeply also means entering a known territory. A place you don't fully know yet. A place that can feel scary. A place that can feel destabilizing. And in those moments, what changes everything is having an anchor. A safe space. A container. A presence. Someone who is there. Someone who holds the space. Someone who welcomes all emotions, the pleasant ones and the uncomfortable ones. Someone fully present, fully available, deeply devoted to the experience. And honestly, that is what I embody. A form of anchor so that you can explore yourself without losing you yourself. So the experience can be deep but also soft, safe and supported. So I want to ask you an honest question. Are you currently in a phase of your life where you know something needs to change but you keep resisting it? Because resistance can be very subtle. We tell ourselves we need more time. We tell ourselves we need to think about it again and again. We tell ourselves we need to be ready first. But often we are simply avoiding. Let me share something from my own journey here. Here, during this journey, I decided to invest in my environment, in a workspace that truly supports me, that inspires me. A beautiful place, a living place, surrounded by humans who are creating, who are moving towards their dreams. Because there is one thing I know about myself. Alone. I can move forward. But when I feel supported, surrounded, connected, I move so much faster. And most importantly, I move differently. And yes, it has a cost. I paid around 160 euros per month for this co-working space here in the rice fields of Hoi An in Vietnam. But for me, it a choice. A choice to give myself the best possible conditions to grow and evolve. Because your environment deeply influences your energy and your energy influences everything else. So let me ask you something. Are you waiting for your life to change without changing anything around you. And what are you delaying by trying to do everything alone? And if there is one final thing I would love to leave you with, it is this. Travel is like life. It's not linear. The unknown is part of being alive. There are beautiful moments and there are uncomfortable ones too. Moments where you feel deeply alive and moments where you feel completely lost. Or even moments where you can feel yourself growing, changing, leveling up, as if something inside of you is evolving, while at the same time it feels terrifying. And what I have come to understand over time is that discomfort itself is not the real problem. The real question is, how do we move through these transitions? Because alone, sometimes we shut down, we resist, we endure, we try to hold everything together. And honestly, that can feel... incredibly heavy and deeply painful too because evolving requires letting go of an old version of yourself and sometimes it even feels like an inner grieving process but being supported changes everything it's like having someone holding your hand while you walk through the unknown you Someone who is there, present, stable, safe. Someone with whom you can feel supported while everything is shifting inside of you. And even when it feels intense, you are not alone with it. You feel accompanied, you feel supported, you feel that someone is holding space for you. So you can finally soften. Release and simply be. You feel seen. And inside this kind of space, these transitions can transform. We can move through them differently, with more awareness, more softness, more inner safety. And honestly, sometimes these moments of inner transformation in. become some of the most beautiful experiences to live through. Because very often, that's where we discover parts of ourselves we had never met before. Inner treasures, superpowers, zones of genius. Things that were already within us, but that we simply could not see on our own. And maybe you are in one of those spaces right now. An unknown space, unknown place, a blurry place, a place that is challenging you. And if that's the case, you do not have to go through it alone. That is... exactly why I support women and men sometimes. So they can move through these transitions without losing themselves in the process and transform these moments into spaces of transformation instead of spaces of survival. And sometimes all it takes is being truly supported for everything Time to change. Thank you so much for listening. 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