NOW BE YOU

Leonora Be You

Welcome to “Now Be You”—a podcast and global community for ambitious female entrepreneurs. Here, we discuss the ways we can empower you to meet us at the intersection of wellness and daily business practices. Jump in as we interview global game changers unveiling their soul secrets to living with purpose and building legacies. If you’re ready to believe that NOW is your time, join us for these community conversations and let’s build it, together.

  1. The Day I Stopped Trying to Control: How One Breath Changed Everything with Leonora Be You and Mirjam Gaggl

    May 21

    The Day I Stopped Trying to Control: How One Breath Changed Everything with Leonora Be You and Mirjam Gaggl

    What if the version of you that is most exhausted, most full, most "in control" is actually the version furthest from yourself? In this episode of Now Be You, Leonora sits with Mirjam Gaggl — medium, energy worker, and founder of the School of Silence — for a conversation that begins in grief and ends in one single breath that has the power to reset a whole life. Mirjam shares the moment everything she built collapsed: a corporate career as a lawyer, a marriage to a soulmate, a "9 to 5" life — and then her husband's transition, eight years ago, which opened her to a different room. She talks about the alchemical process that no one signs up for but everyone goes through, about hearing a voice under an olive tree in Croatia that gave her the entire structure of the School of Silence, and about why silence is not a technique you need to learn but a vibration that is already here. Together they explore: how to feel held when you feel lost, why the most successful women in leadership are often the most disconnected from themselves, what divine transmission actually feels like in the body, and — most powerfully — Mirjam guides Leonora (and you) through the Quantum Stillness Drop, a single-exhale practice that takes ten seconds and can be done while driving, in a meeting, brushing your teeth, or sitting on the toilet. This is an episode for the woman who is exhausted by her own pace. For the one who has read the books and still hasn't felt it. For the one quietly grieving someone, or some version of herself she used to be. Less is more. And with that — life becomes more, and more, and more. 🤍 New conversations and guided audio practices land on the Now Be You Substack — a space to slow down, think clearly, and reconnect with yourself in the middle of a full life. 🤍 Connect with Mirjam: School of Silence www.mirjamgaggl.com    🤍 Connect with Leonora: leonorabeyou.com  🤍 Take the elemental energy quiz: nowbeyou.scoreapp.com  🤍 Subscribe on Substack: nowbeyou.substack.com

    38 min
  2. From Hollywood to Freedom: Why I Chose Myself Over Success | Sanny Van He

    Apr 8

    From Hollywood to Freedom: Why I Chose Myself Over Success | Sanny Van He

    What does it actually cost you to stay yourself in a world that keeps asking you to be someone else? In this episode, I sit down with Sanny Van Heteren — actress, producer, entrepreneur, and mother — a woman who has lived multiple lives and chosen herself every single time. From being a child star navigating the glamour and toxicity of Hollywood, to becoming a mother at 40 and rebuilding everything from the ground up — Sanny's story is not about success. It's about alignment. We talk honestly about what it's like to watch famous, wealthy people and realize they are not free. About standing in audition rooms knowing something is fundamentally wrong. About a moment on a beach in Hawaii — a conversation with a stranger — that cracked open a whole new possibility. And we go deep into something that matters to all of us who lead and carry responsibility: what does authentic leadership actually look like from the inside? Not the version we perform. The version we live. This conversation is full of real moments, laughter, and the kind of truth that only comes when two women decide to drop the script and speak honestly. You will leave with something — I promise. In this episode: Why success without freedom is not the goalThe toxicity Sanny witnessed in Hollywood — and how she protected her integrityHow becoming a mother at 40 changed everything she thought she knewWhat authenticity actually is (and the mistake most women make about it)The practice that brings you back to your own inner voice — when you have no time to meditateFaith, the quantum field, and why anything is possible when you break the barriers of your beliefA book recommendation that Sanny says changed her lifeBook mentioned: A Happy Pocket Full of Money by David Cameron Gikandi Subscribe to the Now Be You Substack for guided audio practices and deeper reflections between episodes. Join us here: https://nowbeyouglobal.substack.com/ Learn more about Sanny van Heteren: https://www.instagram.com/sannywithachanceof/ Learn more about Leonora Be You: https://leonorabeyou.com/

    34 min
  3. Sensing Your Way Back to Yourself. Leonora Be You with Marie Su Loher

    Mar 25

    Sensing Your Way Back to Yourself. Leonora Be You with Marie Su Loher

    She had the life. She had the dream. And then she felt nothing. In this episode I'm in conversation with Marie Su Loher — multidisciplinary sensory artist, expressive art therapy facilitator, and founder of Inner Vision. Marie's path has moved across countries, cultures, the military, the London fashion world, motherhood — and a full reinvention of herself. Not once. Many times. We go into the kind of conversations most women keep private: what self-doubt is really telling you, why control makes it worse, and the moment she sat on a sofa in London with a one-month-old baby and told her husband four words: I'm out. I'm done. We also go into her daily rituals, nervous system regulation, elements, sensory art, playfulness, and why your inner child never actually left you. This is for the woman who is doing everything right — and still feels like something is missing. You'll hear:→ Why self-doubt rises loudest when you force control→ Marie's 3 non-negotiable daily rituals (and the real reason they work)→ The turning point that made her leave a thriving fashion brand→ What Inner Vision is and how it brings you home to yourself through the senses→ Working with Earth, Water, Fire and Air as a map back to your soul→ Why playfulness is not a treat — it's your nature→ Somatic dance as medicine — and why Marie recommends it to every woman Continue this conversation on Now Be You Substack — a space to slow down, think clearly, and reconnect with yourself. Join us here: https://nowbeyouglobal.substack.com/ Learn more about Marie Su Loher: https://www.mariesuloher.com/ Inner Vision experience: https://innervisionexperience.com/ Learn more about Leonora Be You: http://www.leonorabeyou.com/

    33 min
  4. Rupi Kaur on writting as spiritual practice

    12/23/2025

    Rupi Kaur on writting as spiritual practice

    Rupi Kaur on Writing as Spiritual Practice, Fear, Burnout & the Courage to Tell the Truth In this deeply intimate and honest conversation, Leonora sits down with Rupi Kaur — poet, performer, and one of the most influential literary voices of our time — to explore what really lives behind the success, the stage, and the millions of readers around the world. Recorded after meeting at a transformative festival in the Faroe Islands, this episode is less about achievement and more about truth: how creativity becomes a spiritual practice, how fear appears after success, and why nourishing the inner child is essential for any woman who leads, creates, and gives so much of herself. Rupi opens up about burnout, taking a full sabbatical from the “machine,” and returning to writing not from pressure — but from love. Together, Leonora and Rupi reflect on the purity of creation when we have nothing to lose, the danger of competing with our past selves, and how reconnecting with presence can bring us back to our deepest power. This conversation is a gentle pause — a reminder that you are not alone, that doubt is part of the journey, and that creativity can be a pathway home to yourself. In this episode, we explore: Why poetry and writing are spiritual practices — not productivity tools What happens when success disconnects us from our inner truth Burnout, fear, and the pressure to “repeat” past achievements Nourishing the inner child while living in a demanding world How presence matters more than destination Writing as a healing tool for busy women and leaders Letting go of outcomes and returning to purity of expression The power of human connection and shared vulnerability This episode is especially for women who are: Holding big responsibilities Questioning themselves despite their success Craving softness, truth, and creative freedom Ready to reconnect with their inner voice Press play. Take a breath. Let this conversation meet you exactly where you are. https://rupikaur.com/Join the Now Be You community on Substack for more conscious conversations www.nowbeyouglobal.substack.com

    28 min

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Welcome to “Now Be You”—a podcast and global community for ambitious female entrepreneurs. Here, we discuss the ways we can empower you to meet us at the intersection of wellness and daily business practices. Jump in as we interview global game changers unveiling their soul secrets to living with purpose and building legacies. If you’re ready to believe that NOW is your time, join us for these community conversations and let’s build it, together.