Between Two Worlds: Solène Martel on Identity, Healing & Coming Home | Mosaic Minds Podcast Ep. 21

<p>Mosaic Minds Podcast — Episode 21</p><p>Guest: Solène Martel | Sales &amp; Marketing</p><p><strong>What does it mean to belong to two worlds and to rebuild yourself when life breaks you open?</strong></p><p>In this deeply moving conversation, Mosaic Minds host My Holland sits down with Solène Martel, a Vietnamese-born, French-raised woman whose journey spans cultures, identities, and a profound return to her roots.</p><p>Adopted at four months old and raised in the quiet countryside of Normandy, Solène grew up knowing love, but also feeling the unspoken gap of a story she couldn’t yet name. Her life carried her across continents: Turkey, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Southeast Asia… until a life-threatening illness forced her inward, demanding that she confront the silence she had carried since childhood.</p><p>In 2024, Solène returned to Vietnam. What she thought would be a visit became a turning point—a search for her birth mother, a reckoning with identity, and a moment of recognition that went far beyond words.</p><p>In this episode, Solène opens up about:</p><p>🌿 Growing up Asian in rural France</p><p>🌿 The quiet ache of belonging and cultural hybridity</p><p>🌿 Her survival through a rare illness and the spiritual awakening it triggered</p><p>🌿 The emotional journey of finding her birth mother</p><p>🌿 Why she refuses to live with a victim mindset</p><p>🌿 Her vision to support other adoptees through storytelling</p><p>🔔 Subscribe to Mosaic Minds for more episodes on leadership, resilience, and cultural intelligence.</p><p> ____</p><p>📩 Know a woman leader in Vietnam who would like to join this podcast? Contact My at: 📧 Email: my@equestasia.com.au 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myholland/</p><p> ____</p><p>𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆</p><p>Leadership isn&#39;t a one-size-fits-all canvas. It&#39;s a mosaic! Join My Holland, your French Aussie Vietnamese host, as she uncovers the layered lives of leaders who think differently, lead deeply, and live fully.</p><p>🌐 Website: https://www.equestasia.com.au </p><p>🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equestasia </p><p>▶️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@equestasia/podcasts </p><p>🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42rgfiUBtVe7Gdun0oWcHA </p><p>🎧 Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3O1mn6E</p><p>Join our VK Nữ community of overseas Vietnamese 🇻🇳 women: https://vietkieunu.org/</p><p> ____</p>