Episode 49

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8th Sep 2025

Sleeping in a Prius, Dreaming Bigger

Leticia sits down with Jonathan Simos for a deeply honest conversation about what it really means to survive, pivot, and thrive as an entrepreneur. From living out of his car to building a wellness brand rooted in holistic transformation, Jonathan shares how he flipped rock bottom into radical clarity—and why mindset is your real currency when everything else falls apart.

🚗 Living out of a car while building a business

🧠 The mindset shift that saved him from spiraling

⚡️ From comparison to clarity—letting go of society’s definition of success

🏋🏽‍♂️ Why personal development is a requirement for entrepreneurship

🔥 The power of aligned, intentional action

💡 How to design a life rooted in purpose—not pressure

🌱 Creating a holistic wellness brand that disrupts the norm


🎙️ What We Talk About:

  • What survival mode actually looks like for entrepreneurs
  • Choosing purpose over pressure (even when you're broke)
  • Why clarity is the foundation for freedom
  • Getting radically honest with yourself
  • Rewriting your success story—on your own terms
  • Letting go of societal timelines & expectations
  • Building something that aligns with who you are at your core


🔑 Key Takeaways:

“Rock bottom isn’t failure—it’s feedback.”
“You don’t have to be anyone’s version of successful but your own.”
“If you want personal growth fast, start a business.”
“Survival mode doesn’t end when you make more money—it ends when you take your power back.”



🙌 Why This Episode Matters:

Too many people are performing success while silently drowning. Jonathan’s story disrupts that narrative and reminds us that purpose, peace, and power don’t come from climbing ladders—they come from knowing who you are.


If you've ever felt like you're behind, like you missed the memo on how to "do life right," or like you're failing just because you're not thriving yet—this episode will shake the shame right off you.


You're not behind. You're not broken. You’re just getting clear.


💬 Connect with Jonathan:

  • 📸 Instagram: @jonsimos
  • 🌐 Website: www.neuxist.com


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About the Podcast

Survival Mode Disrupted with Leticia R Francis
Disrupted Unapologetic Conversations about Survival Mode
Survival Mode Disrupted is not just a podcast. It's a rebellion.

A raw, unfiltered space where we finally stop pretending we're fine and start telling the truth—the truth about the trauma we've carried, the identities they had to wear to survive, and the radical decisions we made to break free.

Because here's the deal: survival mode isn’t just a season. It’s a damn identity. One that so many were forced to adopt just to get through life, to stay safe, to stay needed, to stay sane. But eventually, it starts costing you more than it protects. Your peace. Your purpose. Your power.

This podcast is for the disruptors—the people who were told to stay small, stay silent, stay grateful for crumbs… and said “hell no.”

Hosted by Leticia, The Survival Mode Disruptor herself—a trauma recovery mentor, speaker, and woman who has lived through the fires of abuse, betrayal, and breakdown and still chose to rise—this show dives deep into the unapologetic exits from survival mode that no one talks about.

You’ll hear from women (and a few brave men) who walked away from toxic relationships, soul-sucking careers, generational dysfunction, religious trauma, cultural expectations, and the lies they were taught to believe about themselves. Not because it was easy—but because staying would’ve killed something sacred inside of them.

These are the stories of bold pivots, quiet courage, and messy but miraculous rebirths.

Each episode is a conversation—a disruption—meant to wake something up in you. Whether it’s a guest sharing the moment they chose themselves for the first time, or Leticia dropping a truth bomb that makes you question everything you’ve normalized, this podcast is here to shake the foundation of your survival mode identity and replace it with something truer. Something freer.

We’re not here for surface-level self-care tips or fake empowerment slogans.

We’re here to talk about what it really takes to:

Reclaim your voice after being silenced.

Reinvent yourself after being broken down.

Rewrite your story when everyone else wants you to stay the same.

Release the guilt of choosing YOU.

This is for those who are done performing. Done pleasing. Done pretending.

It’s for the ones ready to exit survival mode—not slowly, not quietly, but disruptively and unapologetically.

You won’t leave this podcast the same.
You’ll cry. You’ll rage. You’ll laugh.
You’ll see yourself in every story.
And more importantly, you’ll remember who the hell you are.

Welcome to Survival Mode Disrupted.
It’s not just a podcast.
It’s a movement.
And your exit begins here.

About your host

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Leticia Francis

I am not here to inspire you—I am here to activate you.

As a Survivor, Keynote Speaker, and Trauma Recovery Mentor, I know what it’s like to fight battles no one sees. I also know that breaking free is possible. My work is about disrupting survival mode, exposing trauma-driven success cycles, and giving women the blueprint to reclaim their lives.

🔹 200+ podcast features & speaking engagements
🔹 Global Women of Choice Award Winner 2022
🔹 Creator of the Survival Mode Exit Plan
🔹 Host of Survival Mode Disrupted Podcast