Navigating Between The Lines

Please Stop Putting a Bow on Grief - with Gina VanTimmeren

Maggie Feil

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In this deeply honest, full-circle conversation, Maggie sits down with longtime entrepreneur and boutique owner Gina VanTimmeren to talk about the moments that shape us long before success is visible.

From Gina’s early twenties living alone in London, to opening her business at 24, to navigating childhood complexity, grief, and loss—this episode explores what it really means to build something while carrying life alongside it.

Gina opens up about losing her brother, becoming a mother, redefining strength, and how grief quietly changes the way we move through the world. Together, Maggie and Gina reflect on entrepreneurship without a rulebook, the invisible mental load of owning a business, and why freedom—not hustle—is the truest definition of success.

This episode is about resilience, grace, and learning to ask for help. It’s about honoring the hard chapters without letting them define you—and trusting that growth and grief can coexist.

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