NAVYRA Podcast – Beyond Consulting

NAVYRA is a podcast about the space between success and fulfillment.
Real conversations on identity shifts, quiet doubts, and brave pivots — for people navigating their next era.

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Guest Archive

A curated archive of voices who’ve joined the NAVYRA conversation.
Founders, leaders, and thinkers sharing lived experiences of change, identity, and what comes after success.


Rianne Hottinga — When Success Stops Working

Former corporate lawyer turned entrepreneur, Rianne shares what happens when the life that looks right on paper no longer fits. A conversation about courage, failure, and choosing alignment over approval.

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Ewa Koppik — The Red Flags We Learn to Ignore

Coach and creative voice on burnout, ambition, and the warning signs high performers often overlook — until the body forces a pause.

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Gerben Abbink – When Success Collapses

A conversation about ambition, identity, and what’s left when success, certainty, and control disappear.

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The Hosts

Tove Ingulfsvann and Stephanie host NAVYRA.

As founders, leaders, and mentors, we’re less interested in how growth is supposed to look —
and more curious about how it’s lived, questioned, and carried over time.

We’ve built companies, led teams, and sat with uncertainty long enough to recognize it.

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#28 Why You Can't Slow Down (And It's Not About Time) NAVYRA – Beyond Consulting

You have more flexibility than ever before. You can structure your own days, take breaks when you need them, work from anywhere. And yet, slowing down feels harder than it ever has. So what's actually going on?In this episode, we explore why high performers struggle to stop — and why it's rarely about how much is on your plate. From the gap between what you say you value and how you actually live, to the invisible cost of constantly switching focus, this conversation gets honest about what's really keeping you stuck in overdrive.We also dig into the topic of clarity — why thinking harder almost never produces it, and what actually does. Plus: why multitasking might be the thing quietly draining your energy and keeping your most important questions unanswered.In this episode:The psychology behind why we change our values instead of changing our livesWhat 60,000–70,000 daily thoughts have to do with feeling stuckThe switching cost nobody talks aboutHow rest connects to the clarity you're looking forWhy checking in with yourself is a skill — and how to build itIf you've been waiting for a quieter season to finally figure things out, this episode is your reminder that clarity doesn't come from pushing harder. It comes from slowing down enough to listen.This is exactly the kind of work we go deep on inside the Navyra Programs — a structured journey designed for high performers who are ready to stop running on autopilot and start designing a life and career that actually fits them. Not a quick fix. A real process, with tools, community and support built around you.If something in today's episode resonated, that's worth paying attention to.👉 Find out more at navyra.net📩 And if you're not ready for the program yet, join the Next Era Edit — our free weekly letter with reflections, prompts and practical tools to help you move forward.
  1. #28 Why You Can't Slow Down (And It's Not About Time)
  2. #27 Three Realizations That will Change Your Career
  3. #26 The Most Underrated Moment in Your Career: The Space Between Jobs
  4. #25 The Growth Gap: The Moment Responsibility Moves Faster Than Confidence
  5. #24 Emotional Intelligence Is Easy — Until Crisis Hits

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