Write Your Path

Lolly Spindler
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Write Your Path is a podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and seekers who want to build a more intentional life. Through solo episodes and interviews with people living unconventional lives in Mexico City and beyond, we explore business, entrepreneurship, spirituality, writing, personal growth, creativity, and the courage it takes to rewrite your story and create a life on your own terms.

  1. 2 days ago

    Do This One Thing to Excel at Everything: Why You Need to Meditate with Ramon Basanta

    This week I'm joined by my meditation teacher, Ramon Basanta, founder of Atma Yoga & Energy Center here in Mexico City. Ramon shares the unconventional path that brought him here: from discovering ancient Hindu texts as a teenager to traveling through India, spending years in corporate finance, and eventually opening his own yoga and meditation school. We talk about what drew him to these ancient teachings, how he learned to move between the corporate world and the spiritual world, and why he believes the purpose of yoga goes far beyond the physical practice we've come to know in the West. We also dive head-first into questions like: What is meditation actually meant to do? Is Vipassana the right place for everyone to start? Why does consistency matter so much more than chasing a single transformative experience? What does it mean to experience consciousness beyond the identity we've built around ourselves? Ramon offers a direct perspective on the difference between collecting spiritual experiences and developing a genuine, lifelong practice. His advice? Start with 15 minutes of meditation a day, get clear on why you're doing it, and keep showing up. Because the real work isn't about escaping your everyday life—it's about discovering a different way to experience it. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Atma Yoga & Energy Center, the school Ramon founded with Anna Vanzani in Mexico City Listen to the episode where I share my experience doing Vipassana here “Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ,” a book by Daniel Goleman Learn more about Osho and find a meditation center here “Inception,” the Christopher Nolan film released in 2010 Check out Atma and Ramon on Instagram  Try an online meditation class with Ramon on Patreon or Atma Online!

  2. 28 Oct

    Finding Your Ikigai & the Courage to Become Who You're Meant to Be

    Have you ever looked at the people around you and wondered, How are they not constantly questioning what they're doing here? Because SAME. In this solo episode, I'm diving into Ikigai—the Japanese concept often associated with finding your reason for living—and the modern-day framework that got me thinking about purpose, passion, contribution, and the work we're here to do. I share the questions I've been wrestling with, the grief that can come with outgrowing an old identity, and a big evolution in my work: moving voice empowerment for women from behind the scenes of my writing and coaching work to center stage. I'm exploring how finding our voices in our personal lives can prepare us to use them professionally and more broadly in our communities. If you're in the messy middle of figuring out your own purpose, here's your reminder: You don't have to have it all figured out. You find your way by experimenting, exploring, and being willing to become someone new. And guess what? Your purpose might not be waiting somewhere out in the distance. It might be hiding in the things you're already doing. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Here’s the modern-day diagram depicting Ikigai that I mentioned The episode of the podcast “Breaking Generations of Silence” where I first mention my work with Ailish! The talk I gave for Creative Mornings Mexico City, titled “What do you want your legacy to be?” DM me on Instagram @lollyspin

  3. 21 Oct

    Why I Recorded an Album of Mantras

    What do mantras have to do with meditation, healing, and getting in touch with the divine within you? In this solo episode of Write Your Path, I’m sharing why I love singing mantras, how they fit into the practice of Bhakti Yoga (the path of devotion), and why they’ve become such powerful medicine for me. I talk about the monkey mind, the meaning behind chanting to deities like Ganesha and Lakshmi, and how these practices can help us connect with the parts of ourselves that are already wise, abundant, and capable of moving through our own obstacles. I’m also taking you behind the scenes of a creative adventure I never quite expected I’d take: recording my own album of mantras, Kirtan in Kasa. I’m not a professional singer—and I had plenty of nerves about putting my voice out into the world—but after a little help from a friend, an unexpected recording studio discovery, and a whole lot of trust in the process, I went for it. Sometimes you just need a little devotion and creative courage in order to make something beautiful before you know exactly where it will lead. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Learn more about the Hare Krishnas, formally known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here “My Sweet Lord,” the song by George Harrison (not The Beatles) that includes the Maha Mantra Estudios Noviembre, where I recorded my album of mantras, Kirtan in Kasa The episode of the podcast where I chat with my friend—and producer on my album—Maca, “Why Perfectionism is Killing Your Creativity” The episode of the podcast where I talk about my classic avoidant tendencies, “How Attachment Styles Apply to More than Just Romantic Relationships”

  4. 14 Oct

    The Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster: Giving Yourself Grace When Nothing Seems to Be Working

    Let's be real: building a business, pursuing a creative project, or carving out a life that looks different from the traditional 9-to-5 isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes you put your whole heart into something and it doesn't work out the way you hoped. You try new things, spin your wheels, and start wondering when all that effort is going to pay off. And when you're a solopreneur, those disappointments can feel especially lonely. In this week’s solo episode, I'm sharing honestly about being in one of those seasons myself and offering a little encouragement if you're feeling disheartened, deflated, or frustrated with where things are with your business or creative project right now. I share how it's okay to feel what you're feeling—you don't have to pretend entrepreneurship is wonderful all the time—and how reconnecting with the practices that ground you can help shift your perspective. Just remember to give yourself grace, reconnect with what supports you, and take the next small step. If you're feeling this way, too, let's connect; we don't have to navigate it alone. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: DM me on Instagram @lollyspin

  5. 7 Oct

    How Attachment Styles Apply to More than Just Romantic Relationships

    On today’s solo episode, I dive into the four attachment styles we hear about in the context of romantic relationships—as well as the four wealth archetypes—how they overlap, and how they apply to our relationships with ourselves, our businesses, our creative projects, and more. I share how I became aware of my own propensity for avoidance when it came to my money, and how I then noticed that avoidance rear its ugly head with other important things in my life. I found this especially surprising because in my relationship with others I’m anything but avoidant; I’m incredibly direct and want to have the difficult conversation as soon as possible. I leave listeners with an invitation to look at which attachment styles are showing up in their relationships with others as well as with themselves. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: The Four Attachment Styles An article about the Money Archetypes A quiz to learn more about your money personality

  6. 30 Sept

    Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?

    It’s time to stop trying to think your way through everything and start listening to your body. Inga Driksne is a Latvian creative who has built a life around movement, photography, curated experiences, and the art of slowing down. After years of moving between London, Berlin, and a nomadic life, she eventually landed in Mexico City, where she found herself exploring a deeper relationship with her body, spirituality, grief, and creativity. In this conversation, we explore somatic movement, what it actually means to listen to the “language of the body,” why awareness is only the first half of changing a pattern, and how to create a life that gives you enough space to actually hear yourself. We talk about anger, grief, trauma, creativity, play, and the idea that healing doesn't necessarily happen when we're sitting in the pain, but can happen when we make our way back to joy, movement, rest, and presence. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Welcoming Grief, the grief community Inga created Death Café, an agenda-free gathering for talking openly about death Dance as Medicine, the facilitation training Inga is undertaking, which combines dance, somatic practices, embodiment, facilitation, and community The IFS, or Internal Family Systems, Institute GITA Studio, a yoga, breathwork, and movement studio in CDMX where Inga leads events Milena May, an experienced Somatic Therapist and Functional Practitioner and Inga’s teacher The podcast episode about my Vipassana experience Connect with Inga on Instagram Check out Inga's photography work here

  7. 23 Sept

    What to Do When You Outgrow the Life You’ve Spent Decades Building with Amelia Chiarenza

    In this episode, I’m talking with my longtime friend Amelia Chiarenza about the many lives we get to live. Amelia went from Division I rowing coach to a corporate aerospace defense career with Boeing. But after losing her mother, best friend, and father within 16 months—followed by being laid off from her job—Amelia made a hard pivot: She moved back to her childhood home, committed to finishing the book she’d been writing, and began building an entirely new creative and entrepreneurial life around her story. We talk about her work as a death doula and energy kinesiologist, including themes of grief, reinvention, and learning to recognize when a chapter is coming to an end—even when everything looks successful on the outside. Amelia takes us deep into the process of writing and publishing her memoir, Recovered, Alive, including the vulnerability of putting your story into the world and the freedom of creative exploration. If you’re carrying a story you know you’re meant to share, this conversation is an invitation to listen for what’s asking to emerge next. Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Rebecca Auman and her podcast, Voices in the River Find Amelia on her website, Instagram and LinkedIn Check out her book, Recovered, Alive and her podcast Cultivate Being

  8. 16 Sept

    Stop Getting in Your Own Way: Turning Habits into Acts of Self Devotion

    What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn’t a lack of time, money, knowledge, or opportunity—but you? In this episode, I make a commitment to myself: I am no longer my biggest blocker. I talk about the limiting beliefs, fear, self-doubt, procrastination, and resistance that keeps us from doing the things we already know we need to do, and why becoming the person who can actually hold what we say we want requires us to start changing our daily habits now. I also share my work with a business coach and a soul mentor, simplifying my business around my Book Doula + Writing Coach work, and getting brutally honest about where I’ve been getting in my own way. I outline the simple daily habits I’m committing to and why I’m giving myself more grace. But the real shift comes from thinking about these habits not as things we have to do, but as acts of devotion to ourselves; what if taking a walk, journaling, singing, meditating, or doing the thing you’ve been avoiding could become a living, breathing act of self-devotion? Resources & sites mentioned in this episode: Check out my coach Claire Seller’s work here Ready to Write Your Book? Grab your *Finish the Effing Book* call here Start building your freelance writing business inside The 6-Fig Freelance Writer self-paced digital course Check out Ailish’s Instagram here, and listen to my episode where I break down our first call here The episode where I talk extensively about my experience sitting Vipassana Listen to some of my early mantras here!

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Write Your Path is a podcast for entrepreneurs, creatives, and seekers who want to build a more intentional life. Through solo episodes and interviews with people living unconventional lives in Mexico City and beyond, we explore business, entrepreneurship, spirituality, writing, personal growth, creativity, and the courage it takes to rewrite your story and create a life on your own terms.

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  • Creator
    Lolly Spindler
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
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    Explicit
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    © Lolly Spindler
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