Episode Details

What happens when success leaves you empty, angry, and barely holding your marriage together?

In this episode of Tomorrow's Not Today, host Kingsley Colley sits down with Mariana Lennert — Brazilian-born feminine leadership mentor, entrepreneur, and founder of Empower Her — now based in Australia after a life-changing move 19 years ago.

Mariana opens up about leaving a law career that no longer aligned with her soul, navigating motherhood as a single mum in a foreign country, building multiple businesses — and still hitting rock bottom with depression, panic attacks, an eating disorder, and a marriage on the brink of collapse.

This is a raw, honest conversation about what it really takes to heal, lead, and live with purpose.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why high-achieving women often mask deep pain behind outward success
• How childhood safety patterns fuel control, resentment, and relationship breakdown
• The LSD experience in Brazil that convinced Mariana she was "here for something"
• Why small, courageous actions — not giant leaps — create lasting transformation
• How to follow signs, build intentional legacy, and lead from authentic power

Listen now if you're ready to stop surviving and start leading.

Timestamps: 
00:00 Breakup and New Start 
01:08 Meet Mariana Lennert 
03:02 From Brazil to Australia 
04:25 Law Career Wake Up 
06:56 Learning English Fast 
08:05 Motherhood and New Marriage 
10:30 Success but Depressed 
13:51 Control and Resentment 
17:07 Childhood Roots of Control 
21:43 Healing and Asking Help 
25:26 Turning Pain into Purpose 
28:20 Helping Women Change 
31:16 Courage Over Fear 
32:59 Start Small Actions 
35:10 Brazil Family Breakdown 
36:55 Highway Wake Up Call 
40:29 Purpose After Survival 
44:21 Small Kindness Big Impact 
48:36 Saying Yes To Signs 
51:05 Service Over Self Doubt 
53:58 Legacy And Leadership 
55:44 Connect And Next Steps 
56:26 Final Thanks And Wrap