Sometimes we hit the highest peaks of our lives and still feel lost at sea level. In today’s episode, I open up about what happened after Everest, why success didn’t fill the void, and how one small comment at a recent event made me re-evaluate everything. This is my raw and honest reflection on identity, faith, and rediscovering purpose.

Ema Dantas

My guest today is Francesca Rea. She is redefining what it means to be a wealth advisor by integrating mindset into traditional wealth management. As a leader in her field, Francesca's holistic approach empowers her clients to achieve confidence in building their net worth. Her innovative methods, which go beyond conventional wealth advice, have produced phenomenal results. From being a debt-ridden student, to a proud homeowner, business owner and single mother of two children, Francesca has experienced many of the financial curveball's life can come your way. As a result, she takes the time to understand your financial situation and determine the best ways to move forward with personalized solutions and comprehensive plans that work for you and your family.

On May 13th 2022, Ema stood on top of the world—Mount Everest. That moment marked the end of one journey, and the beginning of something much deeper. As the first Portuguese person to summit the Seven Summits, she learned that climbing mountains is a lot like navigating business, life, dealing with failures, success—and our faith.

Let’s Talk with Ema , her YouTube Channel—dives into the raw stories behind the highlight reels of our lives. Talks about entrepreneurship, relationships, politics, the mental battles behind the smiles, finding stillness with God within chaos— Ema shares is sharing it all. No masks. Just life.

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For all those that have read my book, Mental Mountains, they may have an idea, how Ema finally turned to Jesus, independent of religion.

On April 7 2009 when she found herself on the floor of her bedroom curled - up in the fetal position, somehow death was not an option, like it had been an easy out when she was 14 and then at 20.

People sometime say how strong she is, or look at what she has accomplished, both as an entrepreneur and as a mountaineer. How strong she is.

Hear the answer of her faith.

We have a tendancy to see failure as a negative, but in reality it is not.

As Albert Einstein cites it – Failure is an accomplishment in progress. Steadiness and challenging work are the critical resources to make progress. Trust yourself and continue to pursue your enthusiasm. Everything that you do today has an impact on your future. Keep going because everything counts.

Ema shares her thoughts on what she thinks about 'failure'.

If someone had told Ema she would run marathons or become a mountaineer 12 years ago, after turning 40, she would have told that person they were nuts.

But when your self esteem gets crushed, and sometimes you don't even feel reason to live - however you have no choice, you can accomplish allot. You can even become the first Portuguese woman to climb and summit Carstensz Pyramid.
Listen to Ema's journey from laying on the floor of her bedroom in a fetal position to becoming a mountaineer.

Your life is your story. Write it well. Edit often.
Three sentences Ema has chosen as in introductory for an upcoming 3 part podcast series about her story.
In this introduction, she shares how she spent 12 years of her life, being unable to change anything. Feeling less than human.

Ema talks Melanie Miller, the founder of Altitude Athletics, in downtown Toronto.
Ms Miller is not just the owner of "another" gym. She is the visionary of wanting to offer the general public the opportunity to train at high altitude, just like many athletes do.

She had a dream, a vision and as most entrepreneurs, she set her goals to create it.

Little did she know that just when she was ready to open her doors for the first time, COVID would make an appearance.

Listen to Melanie explain her goals, her idea, what the gym is, how it's designed and how she stuck by, during our lockdowns.

Melanie Miller is a perfect example of how women entrepreneurs just don't give up.

Have a listen and be inspired.