Sacred Serenity: Redefining Productivity, Balance, and Self-Care with Francesca Brunsden Artwork

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Sacred Serenity: Redefining Productivity, Balance, and Self-Care with Francesca Brunsden

January 07, 2025 • Amanda Casinha-Ginther • Episode 41

We live in a world that glorifies hustle, where 12-hour workdays get high-fives and everyone competes to be the one doing the most. But when we’re constantly multitasking, we aren’t creating space for ourselves to literally just BE — and this inevitably leaves us feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and burnt out. While rest may be seen as unproductive, mental downtime actually fuels us… and gives our creativity a major boost.

In this episode of Marketing Sucks, I sit down with Francesca Brunsden, a Mindset and Human Design Alignment Coach who works with women who are sick and tired of the status quo, living on autopilot, and putting their needs last. We talk about how being a mom of three young kids during the pandemic led her to carve out a unique niche, how she helps her clients get the most out of their mornings, and what it means to be in a state of sacred serenity.

Marketing sucks. Let’s learn together. Hit play to discover:‌ ‌

How to make space for productive rest during the day (while still getting things done)
The power of environment when it comes to mental wellbeing
How to visualize a more relaxing life, carve out that intention, and then take ACTION

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Guest bio: Francesca Brunsden is on a mission to help women guide themselves toward their goals while enjoying fulfillment in the day-to-day and practicing what it means to be relaxed in a world that promotes anxiousness. Through her group program and recently published journal, Diaries of a Relaxed Woman, she inspires women to find balance and joy. Francesca is an expat living in Toronto with her husband and three young children.

Timestamps:‌ ‌

00:11 Meet Francesca Brunsden

02:34 Francesca’s journey

05:46 Pandemic pivot

09:18 Sacred serenity

12:04 Rest & productivity

16:47 How to start a daily practice

20:48 Morning ritual

22:36 Power of environment

26:19 Visualizing & setting boundaries

31:57 Forgetting the “how” & taking action

37:32 Your action item & outro