Mindfulness and Business with Lori Schwanbeck - The Mindful FIRE Podcast - Episode 2

Welcome to the Mindful FIRE Podcast, where we explore living mindfully on the path to financial independence and beyond. I’m your host Adam Coelho and I’m glad you’re here.

Today we talk to my friend, Lori Schwanbeck, a psychotherapist, mindfulness teacher, executive coach and curriculum designer in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In this show you’ll learn about how Lori
- First got interested in mindfulness
- Switched form a career in marketing and business to one in psychotherapy and mindfulness
- Intentionally designs her business and life to focus on what interests her most
- Combines multiple streams of income to produce a livelihood that supports her and allows her to do what she loves

And she will share:
- Her top advice for those who want to develop or sustain a meditation practice
- Her top advice for those who aspire to teach mindfulness as a career or side hustle.

How to get in touch with Loriˇ
http://lorischwanbeck.com/

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