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S01 - E36 - Rooted & Unwavering - Dec 22 - Hylke Faber & Sunita Theiss Rooted & Unwavering
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The Downshift Doula
What is truly important to you? You may have considered this question many times. Sunita Theiss, a home school mom and marketing and communications consultant has been living her life from this question, now together with her husband and two children, actively, mindfully and ongoing. She sees “dating as interviewing for life.” Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person, and trust myself and them to also go through the hard times together? Five years ago, Sunita made a conscious choice to downshift her career, to be more hands-on with her family. She continues to face the grief of letting go of old expectations and needs that still pull on her at times, like money, getting into the C-Suite and simply more fitting in with how most people live their lives. Says Sunita: “Everyone wants to be seen, loved and understood.” However, Sunita is clear about “Who gets a vote” in her life. Some people are in, many people are not. “Make sure you have someone you can talk to in this journey of downshifting, someone you can truly trust,” says Sunita. She prioritizes family time together over money and prestige. Why? She just loves spending time with her family. She has daily check-ins with her husband to be mindful and reflect together on what is going well, and what is not, and how they can love on each other. Sunita’s dream is to sit with other moms and help them through the transition of downshifting their careers to focus on what is truly important to them.
The Downshift Doula
What is truly important to you? You may have considered this question many times. Sunita Theiss, a home school mom and marketing and communications consultant has been living her life from this question, now together with her husband and two children, actively, mindfully and ongoing. She sees “dating as interviewing for life.” Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person, and trust myself and them to also go through the hard times together? Five years ago, Sunita made a conscious choice to downshift her career, to be more hands-on with her family. She continues to face the grief of letting go of old expectations and needs that still pull on her at times, like money, getting into the C-Suite and simply more fitting in with how most people live their lives. Says Sunita: “Everyone wants to be seen, loved and understood.” However, Sunita is clear about “Who gets a vote” in her life. Some people are in, many people are not. “Make sure you have someone you can talk to in this journey of downshifting, someone you can truly trust,” says Sunita. She prioritizes family time together over money and prestige. Why? She just loves spending time with her family. She has daily check-ins with her husband to be mindful and reflect together on what is going well, and what is not, and how they can love on each other. Sunita’s dream is to sit with other moms and help them through the transition of downshifting their careers to focus on what is truly important to them.
1 hr