🎧 A soulful and uplifting conversation exploring Greek roots, modern motherhood, and the beauty of surrender.
Mary Sotiropoulos — teacher, author, and creator of The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle shares her reflections after two transformative months in Greece. Her journey is marked by lessons from her yiya, moments of slowing down, and a deeper reconnection to joy and her heritage.
Themes of identity, culture, and motherhood flow through this episode, celebrating the power of storytelling, community, and rediscovering your inner light. From Greek wisdom to modern-day mum truths, it’s a gentle reminder that life doesn’t need to be perfect to be beautiful — you just have to keep your sparkle alive.
💫 Highlights
* Reconnecting with heritage and slowing down in Greece
* Lessons and love passed down from yiya
* Rediscovering joy through motherhood
* Building community and connection among women
* Letting go of control and embracing surrender
🎵Outro music: Χόρεψε (Xorepse by Glykeria — a song celebrating movement, joy, and the Greek spirit.
💛 Connect with Mary
Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/marysotiropoulos_)
Book: The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle
🎙Connect with Balkan Sis
Instagram: @ivanastrbacalfonso
🎧 Iskren i inspirativan razgovor koji istražuje grčke korijene, suvremeno majčinstvo i ljepotu prepuštanja životu.
Mary Sotiropoulos — učiteljica, autorica i kreatorica projekta The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle — dijeli svoja razmišljanja nakon dva transformativna mjeseca provedena u Grčkoj. Njezino putovanje ispunjeno je lekcijama od njezine yiye, trenucima usporavanja i ponovnog povezivanja s radošću i nasljeđem.
Kroz teme identiteta, kulture i majčinstva, ova epizoda slavi moć pripovijedanja, zajedništva i ponovno otkrivanje vlastitog unutarnjeg sjaja. Od grčke mudrosti do stvarnosti suvremenog majčinstva, ovo je nježan podsjetnik da život ne mora biti savršen da bi bio prekrasan — dovoljno je da zadržiš svoj sjaj.
💫 Istaknuti trenuci
* Ponovno povezivanje s korijenima i usporavanje u Grčkoj
* Lekcije i ljubav prenesene od yiye
* Ponovno otkrivanje radosti kroz majčinstvo
* Izgradnja zajednice i povezanosti među ženama
* Otpuštanje kontrole i prihvaćanje prepuštanja
🎵 Završna pjesma: Χόρεψε (*Xorepse* — Glykeria) — pjesma koja slavi pokret, radost i grčki duh.
💛 Poveži se s Mary:
Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/marysotiropoulos_)
Knjiga: The Mum Who Found Her Sparkle
🎙️ Poveži se s Balkan Sis:
Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/ivanastrbacalfonso)