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Sabbatical StoriesThe Power of Sabbaticals: Ritual & Renewal with Nele VandersmissenIn this conversation, Nele shares her transformative journey through sabbaticals, emphasizing the importance of spontaneity, freedom, and sacred time. She discusses how these experiences have shaped her identity and the work she does with her company, Wander. Neela provides valuable insights on integrating lessons from sabbaticals into everyday life and the significance of having a clear vision. She also highlights the importance of community and support in the transformational process, encouraging listeners to embrace their own journeys of self-discovery and growth.We dive into:How sabbaticals serve as fertile soil for dreaming and processing life...
2025-10-3041 min
De grieten#18 Een nieuw (en oud) verhaal van vrouwelijke initiatie - Nele VandersmissenNele Vandersmissen is een internationaal facilitator met meer dan tien jaar ervaring in het begeleiden van rites of passage. Vanuit Australië, waar ze haar eigen bedrijf Wondr runt en doceert aan het Rites of Passage Institute, reist ze de wereld rond om mensen en groepen door overgangen en transformaties te begeleiden. Haar werk verbindt ritueel, natuur en storytelling tot krachtige momenten van herinnering en vernieuwing. www.wondr.globalIn dit gesprek hebben het over hoe we als vrouwen onze eigen weg vinden in het 'rites of passage' work. Veel modellen rond initiatie en tra...
2025-10-151h 07
Becoming Your WarriorAwakening Wonder: How to Reconnect with Yourself & Life with Wondr's Founder Nele VandersmissenSend us a textHave you ever felt like life has lost its spark, like you’re just going through the motions but missing the magic? In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Nele Vandersmissen from Wondr who has dedicated the last decade to helping people awaken that sense of wonder and deep connection.We dive into her journey—from a childhood moment that shaped her curiosity to a life-changing awakening in Montana. Nele shares how breaking free from the mundane, deep listening, and paying attention can shift your relationships, your perspective, and your...
2025-02-171h 20
Sex, Money & RageNele Vandersmissen — Create Your Own Magic: The Power of Awe, Wonder, Meaningful Conversations, Curiosity and More - #30Ever wondered how you can create more magic in your everyday life? Or how an appreciation of nature can open the floodgates to big experiences of awe and wonder? This episode with Nele Vandersmissen holds the answers. We discuss the power of awe in reducing our mental chatter, easing stress, and amplifying our desire to help others. Nele describes how awe can enhance your life satisfaction and wellbeing. We dive into the practical ways you can create more wonder and awe in your life, even if you experience lots of grief...
2023-07-301h 14
Ondernemer in Wonderland016 How to cultivate the capacity to experience WONDER? Interview with Nele Vandersmissen - founder and transformational space holder at WONDR.As the founder of WONDR, my dear friend and fellow adventurer Nele Vandersmissen is the embodiment of what this podcast is all about: entrepreneuring in Wonderland.
Through 1-1 coaching and mentoring, circle and team facilitation and online courses, WONDR holds the space for individual and collective transformations.
When two people meet and open themselves to whatever wants to occur in their co-creation, you can sense it, and it's magical. As soon as I hit the record button, the magic of our co-creation became tangible.
In this episode Nele delves into cultivating the capacity...
2023-07-0345 min
The Barefoot Hustler#21- Finding Your Unique Magic through Awe and Storytelling with Nele Vandersmissen.Nele Vandersmissen is the founder of Wondr, an organisation that supports connecting individuals and organisations to their unique genius through both online and in-person trainings, retreats, workshops and consulting. Having worked to bring more connection and workplace cohesion to corporations such as Snapchat, Nele has profound insight into the challenges and struggles of disconnected businesses and individuals and offers simple and actionable steps to cultivate more awe, wonder, joy, and bliss into your life.
We talk about topics such as:
-The immense power of awe and wonder to deeply shift your perspective
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2023-03-241h 11
One QuestionMEETING YOUR MAGIC with Nele VandersmissenIf there was one thing you think society should talk more about, what would it be?“We all have an innate intuition - we were born with it and yet many of us have forgotten how to tap into that ‘magic’ within us.”________Join us on this episode as we chat with Nele Vandersmissen, the founder of Wondr, a company that helps individuals and organizations unleash their magic. Nele's diverse career path, combined with her Masters in Cultural Science, has taken her across the globe, working with corporat...
2023-03-1427 min
PEP TALKS with triiyoThe New Paradigm of Company Culture with Nele VandersmissenIn this episode, our founder Rebecca Grainger speaks with founder of Wondr, Nele Vandersmissen to discuss how to create an organisational culture that is generative, supportive and inclusive, whilst also successful. Contributing to a new paradigm of doing business that is innovative, profitable AND has the best interest of the employee at heart.Tune into this episode to find out:How storytelling and circle practice can help foster greater connectionsWhy organisations should put employees firstHow kindness and creativity enhances company cultureHow to put ‘bringing your whole-self’ into...
2023-02-0130 min