💖🟣🦁 Welcome to the ROAR! For MOAR! Podcast, where you build momentum and master how to ROAR with your authentic voice. This is your guide to transforming work from something you survive into something that makes you come alive.

🎙️ In this very special episode, I'm flipping the script! Instead of me interviewing a guest, the beautiful Andrea Fraser is taking you on a journey with me as we explore the story behind my upcoming book MOAR!.

This is a raw, honest conversation about my personal transformation from doing more to being more, and the pivotal moments that shaped this message. In this conversation, I share my journey from 20 years in corporate and severe burnout to creating a dream life in South Africa - and then discovering I was still playing by the old playbook. We dive deep into why I was exhausted in my dream home in December 2023, what's fundamentally broken about traditional wellbeing programs, and the inside-out transformation that creates sustainable change.

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation here: https://youtu.be/6PnT3talhGk

Please note: At the bottom of the show notes you can find out more about the upcoming book MOAR! and how to join the waiting list

In this podcast we also explore:

🟣 The birth of MOAR! and the decision to return to South Africa after 18 years in the UK - making decisions from the heart, not just the head.

🟢 Why traditional wellbeing programs fail - and why giving burned-out people "more stuff" to do completely misses the point.

🟡 Energy as your greatest currency - understanding what gives you energy versus what decays it, and how this transforms the way you show up.

🔵 The tension between "being more" (heart space) and "doing more" (head space) - and how to achieve coherence between the two.

🟠 The brutal honesty required to recognize burnout patterns - even when you've achieved external success.

🔴 Three foundational steps to start your transformation today: Get Honest, Get Clear, and Ask for Help.

I also share insights from the Four-Step ROAR! Process, starting with Recognition - the first critical step of becoming aware and noticing where you truly are.

You can join the waiting list for the book MOAR! (releasing 26th February 2026) and receive special bonuses here: https://www.marilise-de-villiers.com/join-the-waitlist-to-get-moar

I absolutely loved this conversation with Andrea - it was an honour to share my journey with such vulnerability and to invite you into the possibility of your own MORE.

You are extraordinary 💖💪✨

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation here: https://youtu.be/6PnT3talhGk

Until next time, live your purpose, stand in your power and have courage to speak your truth – ROAR!

🦁 With much love and gratitude,

Marilise

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🔸 About MOAR! – MOAR! is Marilise's second book, following ROAR! (published December 2019). Written as a guide and playbook for your personal transformation journey, MOAR! offers a wealth of questions to help you ask better ones, practical steps for sustainable change, and the roadmap for inside-out transformation.

The book releases on February 26, 2026 (26/02/2026) in paperback and e-copy formats, with an accompanying online course featuring additional resources. What to expect from MOAR: The quality of our lives really does depend on the quality of the questions we ask ourselves. This book invites you on a journey - one that may take a year, two, five, or even ten years depending on your worthy goal. This is not a magic wand solution, but rather your permission slip to start making decisions from your heart and creating the life you would love to live.

Join the waiting list here: https://www.marilise-de-villiers.com/join-the-waitlist-to-get-moar

💖🟣🦁Welcome to the ROAR! For MOAR! Podcast, where you build momentum and master how to ROAR with your authentic voice. For my returning listeners, welcome to our newly rebranded podcast where we are evolving from ROAR! To ROAR! For MOAR! - and this is to reflect the next phase of our journey together. This is your guide to transforming work from something you survive into something that makes you come alive.

🎙️Marilise welcomes Dr Ela Manga, an integrative medical doctor, author, speaker and leading voice in the field of mind, body, medicine and wellness. She is the founder of Breathwork Africa, an organisation that offers training and support to breathwork practitioners across the globe. Her first book, Breathe: Strategising energy in the age of burnout is fast becoming the go-to guide for managing energy and optimising physical and mental health.

In this conversation Dr Ela Manga shares her journey from conventional medicine to integrative practices, emphasising on the importance of elf breath work in managing energy and preventing burnout. We discuss the mind-body connection, significance of conscious breathing, and how these practices can lead to healing and resilience.

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation.

***Please note: At the bottom of the show notes you can find out more about Ela and how to get in touch with her***

In this podcast we also explore:

🟣 Ela introduces the concept of 'Pneumanity".

🟢 How conscious breathing can help reconnect individuals with their bodies and emotions.

🟡 Breathwork that is integrated into daily life can have profound effects.

🔵 Understanding our unique breath signature can reveal insights about our lives.

🟠 That trusting one's intuition is crucial in the journey of healing.

Ela walked us through a breathing exercise called the 'box breath' or 'square breath' providing step by step instructions on how to fully immerse yourself in this breathing exercise.

You can download Ela's Energy Book and other resources here.

I absolutely loved this conversation; Ela it was an honour and a delight to have you as my guest.

You are extraordinary 💖💪✨

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation.

Until next time, live your purpose, stand in your power and have courage to speak your truth – ROAR! 🦁

With much love and gratitude,

Marilise

#breathwork #burnout #energymanagement #healing #consciousbreathing #mindbodyconnection #wellness #integrativemedicine #roarformoar #roar #moar

🔹About Dr Ela Manga

Dr Ela Manga is an integrative medical doctor committed to healing and bringing heart back into the art of medicine. Her healing philosophy is based on the partnership between doctor and patient who she believes are co-creators in the journey of health. She facilitates her healing through consultations, talks, workshops, trainings, retreats and her writing. You can find out more about Ela here.

🔸About Breathwork Africa

Breathwork Africa is a social enterprise and community network founded by Dr Ela Manga. Breathwork Africa has grown in depth and breadth and has a growing number of Pneumanitarians. Pneumanity breathwork is a tool of self-empowerment, healing and transformation. You can find out more about Breathwork Africa here.

💖🟣🦁Welcome to the ROAR! For MOAR! Podcast, where you build momentum and master how to ROAR with your authentic voice. For my returning listeners, welcome to our newly rebranded podcast where we are evolving from ROAR! To ROAR! For MOAR! - and this is to reflect the next phase of our journey together. This is your guide to transforming work from something you survive into something that makes you come alive.

🎙️Marilise welcomes Lindsey Agness, CEO of Team NLP, to explore the transformative power of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) in personal and professional development. Lindsey is an author of 4 best-selling book with ‘Change Your Life with NLP’ being a top ten in the personal development charts.

In this conversation we discuss the importance of understanding one's values, the impact of mindset on choices, and the role of empathy in leadership. Lindsay shares her journey in NLP, the significance of active listening, and her personal project of co-authoring a book with her daughter on overcoming eating disorders. The conversation emphasizes the importance of small changes, the power of choice, and the need for leaders to foster environments where individuals can thrive.

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation.

***Please note: At the bottom of the show notes you can find out more about Lindsey and how to get in touch with her***

In this podcast we also explore:

🟣 How understanding personal values is crucial for effective leadership

🟢 That small changes can create significant momentum in personal growth

🟡 That building relationships is more important that transactional interactions

🔵 How our mindset drives what we believe is possible for ourselves

🟠 That you are meant for more and you are already more than enough ⬇️

“You’re meant for more, and you’re already more than enough.”

• “You’re meant for more” is the masculine. It’s your driving force. High vibes here mean bold dreams and brave moves.
• “You’re already more than enough” is the feminine. It’s your receiving force. Your inner knowing that recognises your inherent worth. High vibes here mean kindness to self, unshakeable confidence, and inner peace.

There was a moment in my conversation with Lindsey that brought tears to my eyes. She shared the deeply personal story of co-writing a book with her daughter Sophie about Sophie’s recovery from anorexia through NLP. It took me straight back to my own 20-year-old self in rehab and my mum's quiet question: 'What have I done wrong?' A raw reminder that behind every professional success are very human struggles we rarely discuss at work. Sometimes the most powerful conversations happen when we drop the mask entirely.

I absolutely loved this conversation; Lindsey it was an honour and a delight to have you as my guest.

You are extraordinary 💖💪✨

➡️ Hop over to YouTube to watch our conversation.

Until next time, live your purpose, stand in your power and have courage to speak your truth – ROAR! 🦁

With much love and gratitude,

Marilise

#leadership #personaldevelopment #workplaceculture #mindset #values #careerchoices #empathy #activelistening #roarformoar #roar #moar

🔹About Lindsey Agness

Lindsey is the Master Trainer at NLP. She is also a best selling author of 4 bestselling books on organisational and personal change. Lindsey has worked at one of the big 4 companies where she first took her NLP course. She then set up Change Corp in 2005 and was fortunate enough to work with companies such as Google. Lindsey is currently writing her 5th book with her daughter and this book will centre on eating disorders. The latest book will be written in two voices, one voice giving lived experiences the other providing activities and approaches she knows works. You can reach Lindsey at info@teamnlp.co.uk or Lindsey@teamnlp.co.uk

🔸About NLP

Team NLP offers NLP training courses in London & Kent. Courses are designed by Lindsey Agness, one of the first female Master Trainers of NLP in the UK. If you are curious about NLP, head to the website where you will find a free online introduction that you can download and watch the videos at your leisure. Find the NLP website here.