Grow with the Flo

I went into a ten-day silent Vipassana retreat in Vietnam. No phone. No talking. No distractions. Ten hours of meditation a day. Before I went in, I was terrified. I'd never sat still that long. I'd watched others do it and quietly assumed I wasn't capable. But something called me to it — and I decided a long time ago that when I commit, I see it through. The first three days were brut...

Daniel Wang lost his wife Sherry to breast cancer three years ago. What followed was grief, depression, and addiction. What turned it was a dream. Sherry appeared — calm, happy, surrounded by her friends wearing her clothes. She wasn't there to come back. She was living. And she asked him: "Are you looking after yourself?" This conversation moves through the before — who Daniel and S...

For four months, I’ve been travelling through Asia searching for… something. Sri Lanka showed me what I didn’t want. Bali showed me how connection can sometimes become distraction. And then Hội An slowed me down enough to finally hear myself again. In this episode, I reflect on the routines, rituals, loneliness, insights, and uncomfortable truths that surfaced during this chapter of my life. We ta...

Danny Rahim's story begins with adversity. Growing up with a mother facing severe mental health challenges and experiencing profound loss at a young age, Danny was forced to confront difficult realities long before most people do. In this conversation, we explore how those experiences shaped the person he became—and how they eventually led him toward coaching, purpose, and a deeper understanding o...

Two years ago, I couldn’t walk twenty minutes from my front door without knowing there was a toilet nearby. Today, I’m travelling through Asia with no fixed plans, no mapped-out exits, and no certainty about what comes next. In this deeply personal solo episode, I open up about my experience with anxiety and toilet anxiety — the shame, the isolation, the avoidance, and the long process of slowly r...

In this episode, I sit down with Aline Werner , someone who’s been navigating two worlds that don’t naturally seem to fit together. On one side : corporate structure, pressure, performance. On the other : yoga, personal growth, well-being, and spirituality. For a long time, these worlds felt separate — almost incompatible . But Aline is now stepping into what she calls the “Business Hippie” … some...

I thought I was creating freedom by letting go of everything—my job, my relationship, my routine. But instead, I found myself drifting. In this episode, I explore what happens when you lose all your anchors, why too much freedom can feel overwhelming, and what it actually takes to rebuild stability without feeling trapped.

Most goals don’t fail because of you — they fail because of how they’re set. In this episode, I break down the SMART framework, why even “good” goals don’t work, and the missing piece most people ignore: sustainability. Because a goal that only works on your best days… isn’t a good goal.

This was my first fast and it definitely didn't go as I expected. 110 hours - That's how long I didn't eat. Ironically, when I just started, my flatmate just happened to finish their fast and were already back to indulging in all the foods they missed out on, so ... Challenge accepted!

I built too much. Apps. Retreat ideas. Business concepts and websites. New directions every few months. On paper, it looked ambitious. In reality, it felt fragmented. In this episode, I share why I’m deliberately killing half my projects — and what it means to choose depth over distraction. We talk about: Ego and external validation. Fear of mediocrity. Why starting is easier than staying. And why...

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life. Dance. Acroyoga. Business. Apps. Retreats. Podcasting. Fitness. Travel. Ideas on top of ideas. And lately I’ve been wondering if being a “jack of all trades” is a strength… or just a polite way of saying I never stay long enough to master anything. In this episode, I explore: The fear of being average. The tension between curiosity and commitment. Why startin...

I almost didn’t go to Sigiriya. The plan was simple: take a local bus, travel for hours, explore somewhere new. But my anxiety had other plans. In this episode, I share something different — I recorded myself before the journey and again after arriving. Raw. Unfiltered. We talk about: Toilet anxiety and lack of control. The spiral before committing. The physical sensations of fear. What changed on...

Since coming to Sri Lanka, I’ve had more anxiety attacks in the last three months than in the previous three years combined. That scared me. I thought I had “grown.” I thought I had moved past that chapter. In this episode, I share: What triggered these recent anxiety waves. How it felt physically and emotionally. Why growth can sometimes feel like regression. The connection between identity shift...

This episode marks the beginning of Season 3 — and a quiet return to the roots of Grow with the Flo . Over the last two seasons, this podcast has changed. And so have I. In this episode, I reflect openly on that shift: on the pressure to have answers on the temptation to sound certain, and on how easy it is to slowly move away from honesty while trying to be “useful.” Lately, I’ve felt the need to...

Some questions don’t give answers — they change how you live. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , I share a handful of questions that have quietly shaped my decisions, relationships, and sense of direction over time. Not questions meant to optimize your life or fix you — but questions that slow you down, interrupt autopilot, and bring you back into honesty. We explore why certain questions feel...

“Just do your best” sounds supportive — until it becomes exhausting. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , we explore the hidden pressure behind always trying harder, being responsible, and holding yourself to standards that may no longer fit your life. I reflect on how the idea of “doing your best” can quietly turn into self-judgment, over-functioning, and chronic dissatisfaction — especially du...

We’re often taught that good decisions come from clarity. That once things make sense, feel safe, or look logical enough, choosing will be easy. But real life rarely works that way. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , we explore self-trust as the ability to choose without certainty — to move forward without guarantees, external validation, or a clear picture of how things will unfold. I reflect...

Life doesn’t always fall apart when something is wrong. Sometimes it just keeps going — smoothly, efficiently, quietly — while you feel increasingly disconnected from it. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , we explore what it means to live on autopilot. Not in a dramatic or broken way, but in the subtle sense of doing what’s expected, repeating familiar patterns, and checking the right boxes —...

Starting over sounds liberating — until you’re actually inside it. When familiar structures fall away, even chosen change can feel disorienting, lonely, and ungrounded. Suddenly, the routines, identities, and reference points that once made life feel stable are gone — and you’re left asking what stability even means anymore. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , we explore what it means to find s...

Apologies are simple in theory — and surprisingly hard in practice. Most of us know we should say sorry, yet we delay, soften, justify, or avoid it altogether. Not because we don’t care, but because apologizing asks us to face discomfort, vulnerability, and the possibility of rejection. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , we explore why saying sorry feels so threatening, what actually makes an...

Lately, I’ve been noticing how often my life asks for a pause. Not a dramatic stop — just a quiet check-in. Am I actually choosing this… or am I doing it because it’s expected? In this episode of Grow with the Flo , I explore what intention really means to me right now — stripped of manifestation culture, productivity hacks, and the pressure to “design” a perfect life. For me, intention is simpler...

Lately, many of the choices we make don’t fail because they’re wrong — but because they’re unconscious. We say yes out of habit. We follow rules we never agreed to. We feel guilt without really knowing why. In this episode of Grow with the Flo , I explore what intention really means to me right now — not as manifestation, productivity, or life design, but as simple awareness. Knowing what you’re d...

Every January, we promise ourselves change — and by February, most of it quietly fades. In this episode, we explore why traditional New Year’s resolutions so often fail, and what actually supports lasting change. Instead of pressure, reinvention, and unrealistic goals, we look at softer, more sustainable approaches grounded in psychology and real life. You’ll hear about: Why outcome-based goals re...

Friendships don’t always end with conflict. Sometimes, they simply change. In this episode, we explore why relationships naturally drift apart over time — and why that doesn’t mean something went wrong. Drawing on psychology and real-life experience, we talk about relational seasons, emotional reciprocity, and the quiet grief that can come with growing apart. You’ll hear why: Social circles natura...

When Everything Irritates You Traffic. Slow walkers. Notifications. Minor delays. Why does everything seem to get under your skin lately? In this episode, we look at irritability through a psychological and nervous-system lens — not as a personality flaw, but as a signal. We unpack how modern life overloads the brain, drains emotional resources, and lowers frustration tolerance without us realizin...