BONUS: The Sacred Day That Changed Everything, with Zadra Rose Ibañez

Send us Fan Mail Early in her career, Zadra Rose Ibañez asked for one day off. October 31st. Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and the day that mattered most to her. She was told no. Then she woke up sick and went into the office anyway. That small moment became the doorway to trusting her intuition, speaking up in leadership, and eventually leaving an 18-year nonprofit career to become a coach. In this special bonus episode, released on Samhain itself, Cynthia and Zadra explore how honouring one sacred day grew into a life of self-trust. They talk about why someone else's answer can feel safer than our own, the quiet ways we outsource our choices, and what it means to stop being one person at work and another at home. If you've spent years being who everyone else needs you to be, Zadra's question will stay with you: You know what you want. Will you let yourself have it? About Zadra Zadra Rose Ibañez is a mindset coach, speaker, and host of Keep Going with Zadra, a podcast about honouring your truest self. After starting her career in finance and spending 18 years in nonprofit gifted education, she became a coach. She now helps sustainability professionals, nonprofit leaders, and mission-driven people calmly save the world. What you'll take away Life-changing moments are usually small. One sick day taught Zadra she hadn't honoured what she needed. The thing isn't the point. Protecting Samhain was really practice in becoming someone who honours what's sacred to her. Intuition isn't illogical. Non-language doesn't mean non-logic. Code-switching costs energy. "I was myself in both places, but I wasn't my full self in any place." We outsource our authority. Someone else's answer feels safer because if they're wrong, it isn't our fault. A misstep isn't a verdict on you. When something doesn't land, ask: is it true that this means something about me? You can invent your certainty. Zadra made up her runway before leaping, then went to work making it true. Practices to try this week Set a daily alarm. When it goes off, say: "I call all parts of myself back to myself." Practise listening to your intuition when you don't need it, so it's there when you do. Decide the small things. The next time someone asks what you want for dinner, answer. Speak up in your next meeting as an experiment. Decide in advance it doesn't mean anything about you. Don't make someone else responsible for your decision. Say what you actually want. Take a walk with a voice memo, or open a journal, and ask: Where is only part of me allowed to the party? When you notice the times you didn't act, meet them with compassion, not criticism. Quote mentioned in the episode The quote Zadra reaches for about the bud is usually attributed to Anaïs Nin: "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Resources mentioned Know Yourself, a book of questions Byron Katie's The Work and the question "Is it true?" A Course in Miracles Stephen Covey's "Begin with the end in mind" Connect with Zadra Podcast: Keep Going with Zadra Instagram: zadrarose LinkedIn: Zadra Rose Ibañez Website: Zadra Rose Ibañez The Grove, Zadra's new community, opens November 1st. Waitlist.  Work with Cynthia If this conversation stirred something in you, The Unseen Path is a small group coaching experience for highly capable leaders who sense something in their lives or leadership is shifting. Six 90-minute conversations, beginning once five leaders have said yes. The founding investment is $1,111 CAD. Reach out with the word UNSEEN, and I'll add your name to the waitlist Support the show Please rate and review with your honest opinion. Subscribe and share with your colleagues especially if you have worked with me and found value in the work we’ve done together.  Connect with me in my favourite places, LinkedIn and Instagram and my website is:  https://www.cynthiajamiesoncoach.ca/ Book a FREE Call to Explore Coaching Join the Free Community Join the Membership  Make it a great week! Cynthia Jamieson 🧡🌱 Leadership Coach | Creator of The Self-Trust Arc™ | Intuitive Intelligence® Guide | 🎙️ Host | Helping Leaders Lead From Self-Trust, Presence, and Truth