Her Heart full of Dreams

Trust the process: How to believe in yourself before you feel ready

There are moments when we say yes to something exciting… and almost immediately panic because we don’t feel ready at all. What if trusting yourself begins long before you feel confident, qualified, or fully prepared? In this episode, I’m sharing the story of how Nico and I signed up for a Disney Lorcana European Championship qualifier at Disneyland Paris (whhhaaat) - even though we are still sooooo new to the game. What began as a fun and slightly crazy decision quickly turned into something much deeper: a reflection on trust, self-doubt, learning, and believing in ourselves before we see any results. I talk about what it means to trust the process, especially when you feel inexperienced, unsure, or not good enough yet. I also share how this experience brought up so many familiar feelings for me around creativity, writing, fear of failure, ADHD, and the quiet work of becoming the person you want to be. This episode is a reminder that not seeing progress yet does not mean nothing is happening. Sometimes, just like in nature, growth is already underway long before we can see it. So if you’re currently in a season of learning, doubting, hoping, and still trying anyway, this one is for you. With heart full of dreams, Bettina ✨ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and join me on this magical journey of dreaming big and finding joy. ✉️ Join my Newsletter now Her Heart full of Dreams [https://her-heart-full-of-dreams.kit.com/] for heartfelt stories, creative sparks, and real-life insights that nourish your soul and fuel your dreams— one inspiring email at a time. Your journey starts here. For other personal joyful sparkles, join me on Instagram: Bettina In The Clouds (@bettinaintheclouds) [https://www.instagram.com/bettinaintheclouds/] Of dreams, hopes and all the struggles we can find in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

I wish, she knew: The woman I see in old pictures of myself

Have you ever looked at old pictures and barely recognized yourself? Not because of how you looked, but because of who you were, who you thought you had to be, and how much you’ve changed since then? In this episode of Her Heart Full of Dreams, I’m sharing what came up for me after looking through old photos from my teenage years and twenties. We talk about self-discovery, personal growth, healing, identity, authenticity, and the quiet grief of realizing how long it took to fully become yourself. This episode is for the woman who has ever felt disconnected from her past self, who has struggled with self-doubt, people-pleasing, societal expectations, and the pressure to fit in. It’s for the woman who is learning to meet every past version of herself with more compassion, grace, radical acceptance, and love. Together, we reflect on what it means to outgrow old identities, reconnect with your inner truth, and choose yourself again and again. I also invite you to think about the wisdom your future self might want to tell you today - and how that could help you step more fully into your power now. If you are in a season of reinvention, emotional healing, self-acceptance, or becoming more of who you truly are, I hope this episode feels like a soft place to land. Thank you for subscribing, commenting or simply engaging with this podcast - I am truly grateful, it means a lot! With a heart full of dreams, Bettina ✨ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and join me on this magical journey of dreaming big and finding joy. ✉️ Join my Newsletter now Her Heart full of Dreams [https://her-heart-full-of-dreams.kit.com/] for heartfelt stories, creative sparks, and real-life insights that nourish your soul and fuel your dreams— one inspiring email at a time. Your journey starts here. For other personal joyful sparkles, join me on Instagram: Bettina In The Clouds (@bettinaintheclouds) [https://www.instagram.com/bettinaintheclouds/] Of dreams, hopes and all the struggles we can find in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

Allowing every moment to be as it is

There are these moments in life that felt so beautiful, so magical, so alive, that we want to have them again exactly like that. We want to recreate the feeling, the energy, the version of ourselves that existed in that moment. And yet, every time we chase it, it seems to slip further away from us. In this episode, I am talking about something I caught myself doing recently: comparing a perfectly fine, good, present moment to one I had already lived before. A past weekend, a past trip, a past version of joy, creativity, or lightness. And how, by doing that, I was not even allowing the present moment to be what it wanted to be. This is an episode about the pressure we put on ourselves to feel a certain way. About how exhausting it can be to chase a feeling from the past. About how comparison does not only happen with others, but also within ourselves. And about how maybe the real beauty lies in letting a moment unfold as it is, instead of asking it to become something it is not. I also share why I think this can happen so easily - the standards we create in our minds, the highlight reels we are surrounded by, the constant urge to make every day feel meaningful, creative, joyful, memorable. But maybe life is also asking us to accept the quieter moments. The softer ones. The ones that do not scream for attention, but still carry something beautiful within them. This is a gentle reminder for both you and me to come back to the present. To stop chasing. To stop forcing. To allow ourselves to just be. Because not every weekend has to be magical in the same way. Not every day has to feel like the best day ever lived. And still, there can be so much beauty in it. Thank you for being here with me in my little coffee shop corner of the world. Much love and with a heart full of dreams and my head up in the clouds, Bettina ✨ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and join me on this magical journey of dreaming big and finding joy. ✉️ Join my Newsletter now Her Heart full of Dreams [https://her-heart-full-of-dreams.kit.com/] for heartfelt stories, creative sparks, and real-life insights that nourish your soul and fuel your dreams— one inspiring email at a time. Your journey starts here. For other personal joyful sparkles, join me on Instagram: Bettina In The Clouds (@bettinaintheclouds) [https://www.instagram.com/bettinaintheclouds/] Of dreams, hopes and all the struggles we can find in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

Time to say goodbye: Creating space for a new version of myself

The time has come for me to say goodbye to something that, if it could speak, would tell thousands of stories: Our couch. It has been with me and Nico (my husband) for over 14 years in the best and worst moments of our lives. Having long conversations over coffee with good friends, intense belly laughs with my husband, looking at him and know we will get married, the couch literally holding me through IVF injections while I hoped and dreamed, and cried intensly after seeing our results of our failed embryo transfers. Me, wondering about the world. Yes, you read it correctly: I am sentimental about our couch - I'm weird and wired that way (magic is in all things, right? :) I find that things can contribute hugely to our mood, consciously and unconsciously, and that sometimes it is time to let go of things that are representing old versions of ourselves. Things that hold a lot of heavy feelings. Things that we associate with frustration, anger, or old patterns and stories that aren't serving us no more. Disclaimer: This is not an episode to say, that you should throw things away. Far from that. Our couch has been with us for that long, that it just isn't comfortable any more as it once was. This is me sharing that being conscious about our surroundings and all that we keep in it, helps us uncover and unlock new versions and energies that we want to bring into our lives. In ways, we might not even comprehend. This is an episode about letting go and moving forward. Thank you for being here with me! And sorry for the late upload, I was having major technical issues yesterday. Much love and with a a heart full of dreams and my head up in the clouds Bettina ✨ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and join me on this magical journey of dreaming big and finding joy. ✉️ Join my Newsletter now Her Heart full of Dreams [https://her-heart-full-of-dreams.kit.com/] for heartfelt stories, creative sparks, and real-life insights that nourish your soul and fuel your dreams— one inspiring email at a time. Your journey starts here. For other personal joyful sparkles, join me on Instagram: Bettina In The Clouds (@bettinaintheclouds) [https://www.instagram.com/bettinaintheclouds/] Of dreams, hopes and all the struggles we can find in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.

I forgot to be gentle with myself | Going through a trauma response (infertility)

When we’re confronted with past trauma, nothing matters more than meeting ourselves with gentleness, especially in the moment we least feel capable of it. This week, I’m sharing a vulnerable story about being confronted with my own trauma (hello, infertility) and how quickly I slipped into self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, and a full nervous system spiral, even after telling you just last week how good I’d been feeling. (Ouch...) In this episode, we explore: Why self-compassion is a non-negotiable part of healing How trauma can show up as shutdown, fight/flight, or emotional spiraling Simple ways to soothe and regulate your nervous system when you’re triggered A gentle reminder for your heart and mind: this will pass, too If you’re moving through grief, infertility, anxiety, or old wounds that suddenly feel loud again, I hope this offers you a soft landing and a way back to yourself. Thank you for being here with me, I appreciate it so much. With a heart full of dreams and a head far in the clouds, Bettina ✨ Subscribe on your favorite podcast app and join me on this magical journey of dreaming big and finding joy. ✉️ Join my Newsletter now Her Heart full of Dreams [https://her-heart-full-of-dreams.kit.com/] for heartfelt stories, creative sparks, and real-life insights that nourish your soul and fuel your dreams— one inspiring email at a time. Your journey starts here. For other personal joyful sparkles, join me on Instagram: Bettina In The Clouds (@bettinaintheclouds) [https://www.instagram.com/bettinaintheclouds/] Of dreams, hopes and all the struggles we can find in between. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy [https://ausha.co/privacy-policy] for more information.