In this continuation of Raquel Batista’s inspiring journey, we hear more about her life after leaving the corporate world.

How Raquel rebuilt from scratch: launching businesses, navigating Portugal’s “resistance test,” and learning to live in alignment.

She shares how she overcame self-doubt and discovered her “I found my beach” moment, a life filled with joy, balance, and purpose.

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Raquel Batiste climbed to the top of Portugal’s high finance world, but success came at the cost of burnout, boundaries, and self-worth.

In this episode, she shares the moment she walked away, while pregnant with her third child, and why that decision became her greatest act of courage.

This episode is the first of a two-part series, packed with golden nuggets of wisdom to inspire you on your own path of reinvention.

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In this heartfelt episode of A Cup of Tea with Mary B, I sit down with the inspiring Anel Imanbay to explore her extraordinary journey across countries, careers, and courageous new beginnings.

Born a nomad in Kazakhstan, Anel carved her path from studying financial economics in the UK to a thriving career at Ernst & Young. She then pivoted into education, rose to lead departments at Miniclip (a global gaming company) and even won the L’Oréal Brandstorm competition in Portugal.

But it was a near-death experience with sepsis after childbirth in Namibia that changed everything. Anel opens up about how that life-or-death moment led her to write her bestselling book, Her Name Was Flower, and completely redefined her sense of purpose.

From building Into Beauty, her soulful beauty salon in Lisbon’s Marvila, to creating vibrant community events like B&B Days and launching TEDxMarvila with its powerful theme “The Art of Being Human”, Anel’s story is a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the beauty of daring to start again.

Pour yourself a cup of tea and join us for this honest, moving conversation about survival, growth, and what it truly means to live a life by design.

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