Plan Simple with Mia Moran

“I was in the shower recently and thought, 'Man, if I can make this happen every year for myself to be in FLOW365, it changes the game. Period.'" —HeatherIf you've ever felt like you're juggling your business, your family, your health, and your dreams, and wondering why it all feels so overwhelming, this conversation is for you.Heather is a shamanically trained intuitive healer, Reiki practitioner, sound healer, podcast host, and founder of the Hear Her Sisterhood. She's also a mom of teenagers, a wife, a gardener, a dog lover, and someone navigating all the beautiful and messy realities of midlife.In this episode, we talk about what happened when she stopped trying to figure everything out on her own and stepped into community and accountability. Instead of adding more to her plate, she found clarity, momentum, and permission to build her business in a way that honored her sensitivity and her real life.We explore why slowing down can actually create more growth, how showing up imperfectly builds consistency, and the unexpected magic that happens when you make a plan and allow it to evolve.In this episode, we cover:Why highly sensitive entrepreneurs need a different approach to planning and productivityThe loneliness that so many solo business owners experienceHow community and accountability create momentumThe difference between doing everything perfectly and simply showing upCreating a business that supports your life instead of competing with itWhy Friday planning and Monday accountability became Heather's anchorsLearning to give yourself permission instead of beating yourself upHow honoring your energy can lead to more clients and greater easeThe role of intuition, intention, and planning in sustainable business growthWhat it looks like to slow down and actually move forward fasterConnect with HeatherWebsite: DivinelySensitive.comInstagram: @DivinelySensitivePodcast: Hear Her PodcastConnect with MiaLearn more about FLOW365 and create momentum in your business, health, and life at https://PlanSimple.com/flow365.Sign up for the free workshop on July 15: https://PlanSimple.com/workshop.Read the latest issue of Pause Magazine.

“People think once you hit retirement age you're in decline, but we really have the most amazing years ahead of us.” –Nadja PiatkaYou’re not too old to reinvent yourself. Whether it’s getting stronger, launching a new business, or eating healthy, you can start anytime. I’m really excited to talk with Nadja Piatka, a health influencer in her 70s, who is living proof.Nadja lost everything and hit rock bottom when her husband left. She started a business making muffins locally and, within a year, had products in McDonalds, Tim Hortons, Subway, and more. When she retired, she found herself seeking something else. Her pilates teacher suggested that she share how to stay fit and healthy on social media. She went from no Instagram account to viral posts and hundreds of thousands of followers at Nadja Eat Move Glow. We talk about: Building consistency with exercise and with foodShowing up with the joy of what you do to attract peopleThe importance of identifying your target market and choosing what products or services to share with your audience80-20 living Getting leukemia and choosing how we want to live in later life as motivatorsLeaving or letting go of what’s not working for you to make room for what is really meant for youABOUT NADJAAs an unemployable single mother of two, plagued by creditors and no income, Nadja Piatka began baking muffins and brownies at home and testing them on her two teenage children. She was soon selling her baked goods to local coffee shops. With a one hundred dollar investment she grew her business from her kitchen to becoming an international supplier to the food industry and a Best Selling Author. She’s now a health influencer showing that reinvention has no expiry date.LINKShttps://www.nadjaeatmoveglow.com/https://www.instagram.com/nadja__eat_move_glowhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nadjapiatka/Pause Magazine, issue 5DOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:BRING THE JOY. If you are creating social or other content feeling like you have to do it, your audience can tell.Try to bring more joy, liveliness, and your genuine excitement or passion to what you create. Think more about what you love and less about how you are supposed to dot it.MORE PROTEIN. We need more protein as we age for day to day and long-term health. Start adding protein to breakfast and weave some into meals and snacks all day. Ideally, you get most of your protein from healthy whole foods, but you can also add protein powder to smoothies as a way of adding in more. Think about swapping high sugar snacks for high protein snacks for double benefit.PRACTICE 80-20 EATING. Try nourishing your body with high-protein, high-fiber, and low-sugar foods 80% of the time. The rest of the time you enjoy your favorite treats — without guilt. Commit to this shift for two weeks and see how you feel.

One prom-night emergency.A week in the hospital with my daughter.A college move-out.A college graduation.A forgotten passport.A magazine launch.And somehow, through it all, I stayed present.In this episode, I'm sharing what the past month taught me about time, planning, capacity, and what it really means to "have it all."The biggest lesson wasn't about getting more done. It was about learning how to hold more without losing myself in the process.I'll take you behind the scenes of a month that felt like a year and share why I believe momentum and calm aren't opposites. In fact, we need both.If you've ever felt like one unexpected event could derail everything, this episode is for you. You'll also hear why these experiences inspired my new workshop, You Can Have It All: Create Momentum and Calm in Business, Health, and Life, and why I believe there's still plenty of time to make 2026 your year.

“When we’re planning our year, we’re at eagle view. When we’re living our day, we’re at mouse view—and we don’t want to mix those up.” - MiaIf you’ve ever felt behind because you didn’t start your “year plan” on January 1st, this episode is for you. In this episode of the Plan Simple Podcast, I’m sharing why I love a 12-month plan you can start anytime—and the simple framework I use to create a calming, big-picture map for the next year of your life and business.There’s a reframe I come back to often, and I share it in this episode: we often overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a year. This episode is an invitation to stop waiting for the “right” time and start creating a 12-month plan that meets you where you are and supports who you’re becoming.I also share a personal story about what it’s looked like for me to receive very real invitations to slow down—and why having a 12-month plan helps me stay grounded, focused, and flexible when life changes in an instant.In this episode, I talk about:Why January 1st is often the hardest time to force a full-year planHow a 12-month plan can start whenever you’re ready (February, your birthday, September—any time)The difference between planning from eagle view (big picture) and mouse view (day-to-day), and why mixing them creates overwhelmHow I review the past year without judgment and mine it for clarityThe framework I use to create a one-page “year map” I can actually live withWhy seeing your year on the wall is surprisingly calmingHow to plan for real life—health, family, work, and uncertainty—without losing momentumThe elements of my 12-Month PlanIn this episode, I walk you through the planning process I use inside FLOW365—a process designed to help you see the year clearly without turning it into a massive to-do list.I start by choosing a word for the year. This word becomes a lens for decisions, boundaries, and how I meet challenges as they come up. It helps me ask, What would this look like if I honored this word?From there, I create four vision statements, one for each area of life I want to hold in balance: food & wellness, lifestyle, OM (my inner life and nervous system), and work. These are written in the present tense, so they act more like anchors or mantras than distant goals.Next, I narrow each vision into three points of focus per area. These are the few things I’m committed to paying attention to over the next 12 months—simple, clear, and realistic. This keeps the year intentional without becoming overwhelming.I also choose a card for the year—an intuitive pull that reinforces the themes I’m working with and offers guidance when I need perspective or reassurance.Finally, I identify what feels like the biggest obstacle to living this year well and pair it with a quote that helps me meet that challenge with steadiness and compassion.Together, these elements create a one-page “map” for the year—something I can return to again and again as life unfolds.Doable ChangeI have one doable change from this episode: schedule when you will do your yearly plan.Whether you do it on your own or with support, put the time on your calendar. Choose a date, clear the space, and give yourself the gift of planning the next 12 months with intention.If you want to do this with me, I’m hosting a free live 3-hour planning session on February 13, where we’ll create your 12-month plan together, step by step. You can sign up at plansimple.com/workshop.

“Take what resonates, add your own magic and swipe left on the rest.” –Heather Dressel Winter calls us inward, but the world can be noisy. What if you could get quiet enough to hear your inner guides? I’m so excited to have Heather Dressel — I call her the intuition whisperer — back on the show.We tend to love spring and summer, the energy of creation and productivity. Winter can look so still and lifeless, but so much is percolating under the snow — and within. Tending to our winter energy can lead to greater growth.That said, there is a lot to distract us from that this time of year. Add to that the programming deeply ingrained in most of us to keep pushing and striving all the time. Learning to get quiet and go inward can be challenging — even if it is appealing to you. We talk about: How going inward can feel amazing for introverts and the need to balance that with emergingBeing gentle with yourself as you learn to get quiet — it’s okay if it’s uncomfortableForgetting about all or nothing and remembering our ability to begin again and againGetting curious to shift practices that aren’t working in a particular seasonTuning into your inner guiding voice, not your inner mean girl squad and learning to trustTools — like music and oracle decks — to help you tap inABOUT HEATHERHeather Dressel is the founder of Divinely Sensitive and the Hear Her podcast. Heather is a highly sensitive empath herself, and launched her business to lead a community of women who identify as highly sensitive or empaths or both. Divinely Sensitive provide resources and support as they learn to honor their unique sensitivities and unleash their superpowers.LINKShttps://www.divinelysensitive.com/https://www.instagram.com/divinelysensitive/https://www.facebook.com/divinelysensitive/Hear Her: Sitting in Your ShitHear Your Intuition with Heather DresselDivinely Sensitive with Heather DresselDOABLE CHANGESAt the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action. Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really create a ripple effect that will create a big change over time. Choose one that really piques your interest and roll with it. Here are three Doable Changes from this conversation:INNER INQUIRY. Close your eyes and ask a simple question to your heart's beat: How is my heart today? What do I need today? You don’t have to be sitting in meditation to do this. You can do it throughout your day, so it doesn’t become another thing on your to do list.SIT FOR 3 MINUTES. Set a timer for three minutes, close your eyes and sit quietly. It’s okay if it feel uncomfortable or if you find yourself checking your timer or shifting your body. Try to sit through that. This practice changes as you get used to it. Be kind to yourself as you start.MUSIC MEDITATION. Ask for a potent message. Hit shuffle play on playlist. Listen. See what happens. You might move. You might hear words in the lyrics you need. You might cry. Let yourself be in the music for the duration of the song.

In this episode, I talk about the unobvious reasons planning feels hard — the tiny, hidden parts of a plan that quietly derail our follow through. I share real examples from life, business, and the holiday season, and show how supporting ourselves differently makes everything feel more doable. If you’re stepping into a full month or year and want planning to feel easier and more aligned, this is for you.