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June 26, 2025 12 mins

After the unexpected passing of my father, I share how a forced pause became an opportunity for clarity, self-inquiry, and creative redirection. I talk about the importance of honoring seasons of stillness, the parallels between endurance training and entrepreneurship, and how creators can learn to pause without guilt.

Time Stamps:

00:00 Defining the Creative Pause – why stepping back ≠ quitting

02:00 Grief, turning 40 & signing up for a marathon

05:00 Parallels between endurance sports & entrepreneurship (fuel, rest, analytics)

07:30Self-audit prompts to fight content-creator burnout

10:00How to pause without guilt & keep your podcast strategy on track

13:00Final reflections: protecting mental health while scaling your creative business


Resources

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Hola, I’m Yesenia. I’m a photographer turned Video Podcast Strategist and coach. I help coaches, educators, and creative service-based business owners, how to create strategic content marketing that makes sense to you, so they can amplify their influence.

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