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The Mindful FIRE Podcast

Start living your FI Life years before you "reach FI"

Financial independence is powerful, but it does not tell you what to do with the freedom, your time or your life.

Many people reach FI and then realize they never built a vision for what freedom is for. Mindful FIRE helps you get clear early, so you can start living your FI Life years before you hit your FI number.

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Aug. 17, 2026

What Story Are You Telling Yourself? - Guided Meditation for Financial Freedom (ep. 243)

In this episode: visualizing your life of financial freedom, releasing unhelpful stories, cultivating mindfulness, envisioning what you want Episode Summary This guided meditation explores how the stories we tell ourselves shape the reality we experience. Adam Coelho invites you to settle the mind, bring your vision for financial freedom into awareness, and notice not only the life you’re imagining after FI, but also the story you’re carrying about whether that vision is possible. With kind cur
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Aug. 10, 2026

Living Your FI Vision Before You Reach the Number with Nic Ferry (ep. 242)

In this episode: envisioning, thinking BIG about life, redefining hard work, Mindful FIRE, rediscovering true priorities, and choosing Slow FI with Nic Ferry Join us for a live envisioning workshop Friday Aug 14th to think BIG about what you want for your post-FI life so you can start living it now. Learn more & sign up. Episode Summary Nic Ferry shares how coaching, mindfulness, and envisioning helped him move from workaholic striving toward a more intentional life. He describes finding t
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Aug. 4, 2026

What Is The Financial Freedom Actually For? (ep 241)

In this episode: financial independence, life design, envisioning, mini experiments, asking what you actually want with Adam Coelho Episode Summary Adam explores the deeper question that comes after building financial freedom: what do you want that freedom to make possible? Through three anonymized stories, he shows how FI can create options, but clarity comes from envisioning, experimenting, and choosing a new story before life defaults into “one more year syndrome” Resources & Books Mentione
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July 27, 2026

What No One Tells You About Losing Your Job with Michelle Schafer (ep. 240)

In this episode: the hidden grief of job loss, rebuilding your identity, five-question career clarity, relationship-first job searching, financial resilience with Michelle Schafer Episode Summary Losing your job may be a business decision, but it creates a deeply human loss. Career transition coach Michelle Schafer reveals the shock, shame, betrayal, and identity struggles people rarely discuss—and explains how to move from emotional recovery to career clarity, strategic networking, and new pos
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July 20, 2026

Meditation : Resting in Mindful Awareness (7 minutes)

In this episode: mindful awareness, breath meditation, returning from distraction, letting go, daily intention Episode Summary Adam Coelho leads a seven-minute practice for resting in present-moment awareness. Using the breath as an anchor, listeners practice noticing distraction with kindness, beginning again, and setting an intention for the day. Resources & Books Mentioned Mindful FIRE Legends community PS: Introducing the… 🔥 FIRE Starter Group Coaching Program You did the “money” part. You
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July 14, 2026

Designing Your Rich & Radiant Life with Liz Carroll (ep. 238)

In this episode: women and money, defining enough, Rich & Radiant, Splendor Week, building wealth without burnout with Liz Carroll Episode Summary Liz Carroll returns to share Rich & Radiant and her mindful approach to helping high-performing women turn income into wealth. She and Adam explore money safety, enoughness, values-based life design, and intentional scheduling. Guest Bio Liz Carroll is a financial coach, life coach, yoga/meditation teacher, and founder of Mindful Money Coaches. Afte