Episode 41: Pause for Progress: How I Achieved Work, Family, and Health Goals in 2025

After a 15-month break, Claudia is back! In this episode, she shares her journey of juggling health, family, and business goals while prioritising self-care. From surgeries and fibromyalgia flares to losing nearly two stone and leaving her NHS role, Claudia reflects on resilience, mindset, and defining success on your own terms.

If you’ve felt stretched, overwhelmed, or unsure how to balance your goals with family and work, this episode offers hope, practical tips, and encouragement that progress is possible... even when life throws curveballs.

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What You’ll Learn During this Episode:

• How to set realistic, sustainable goals for health, family, and work
• The importance of rest, asking for help, and celebrating small wins
• How supportive communities accelerate progress
• Defining success on your own terms

Chapter Markers:

• 00:00:04 Introduction and Personal Update
• 00:01:48 Focus on Health and Family
• 00:02:52 Sustainable Success as a Working Mom
• 00:09:33 Career Transition and Business Goals
• 00:13:58 Importance of Sustainable Goals
• 00:17:46 Success on Your Terms
• 00:24:22 Introducing Goalgetter Membership
• 00:31:30 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

More about the Goal Getter Membership

• Goal Getter Membership 2026: Check out the Early Bird Offers

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In this episode of the Empowered By Claudia podcast, host Claudia is joined by Carly Hopwood of Sajer Group. Carly is a Work-Life Coach and has an unorthodox take on the concept of work-life balance... in that she doesn't believe it truly exists.

Join us as Carly shares her powerful insights on how we can release feelings of overwhelm, guilt and not feeling good enough because we are working part time and feel like we are failing both at home and at work.

There is another way, a way to feel valued, to be present both at home and at work and to be fulfilled in all aspects of our lives.

Listen now to learn all about it.

Connect with Carly:

• Join Carly's FREE 3 Day Challenge How to carve out guilt free me time
• Check out her website
• Connect on Instagram
• Connect on LinkedIn

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As part of the celebrations of the first birthday of this podcast, Claudia has collated a series of Practical Guide episodes, drawing on her own experiences as a coach and fear of success instructor but also from the knowledge shared by the guests on the podcast over the past year.

Today's episode is the third of this series with the aim that by the end of the practical guide series you will have created a personalised roadmap to wellness.

In Practical Guide #3, Claudia delves into the topic of overcoming fear of change and self-sabotage. She explores different types of fear of success and offers actionable steps to help listeners articulate and achieve their goals. Claudia emphasises the importance of self-belief, positive thinking, and supportive communities in overcoming obstacles. Tune in for practical tips and motivational insights to empower your self-improvement journey.

02:30 Overcoming Fear of Change

03:09 Understanding Fear of Success

03:49 Consequences of Success

10:03 Taking Action Towards Wellness

10:36 Visualizing and Celebrating Success

12:07 Positive Thinking and Supportive Communities

18:08 Overcoming Self-Sabotage

21:45 Final Thoughts and Resources

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As part of the celebrations of the first birthday of this podcast, Claudia has collated a series of Practical Guide episodes, drawing on her own experiences as a coach and fear of success instructor but also from the knowledge shared by the guests on the podcast over the past year.

Today's episode is the second of this series with the aim that by the end of the practical guide series you will have created a personalised roadmap to wellness.

For further resources please visit the accompanying webpage

Focusing on what prevents us from experiencing wellness, Claudia delves into topics like self-love, worthiness, and the societal pressures that shape our belief systems. She discusses the impact of generational trauma and people-pleasing behaviours and offers actionable advice on how to start small in making positive changes. Claudia emphasises the importance of reframing negative self-talk and recognizing personal worth. Listeners are encouraged to follow their own definitions of wellness while being mindful of how their actions and words shape their reality.

02:31 Defining and Experiencing Wellness

04:17 The Importance of Self-Worth

06:15 Overcoming External Influences

10:46 The Power of Starting Small

13:12 Embracing Individuality and Growth

22:38 Overcoming People Pleasing

23:58 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

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Thank you for listening, if you loved the show please Rate, Review, Subscribe and Share with your friends. It means the world to me.

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💕 Facebook Group
💕 111 Free Affirmations to increase Self love & Confidence
💕 FREE Permission Granted Masterclass & Workbook
💕 Buy me a hot chocolate 💕

As part of the celebrations of the first birthday of this podcast, Claudia has collated a series of Practical Guide episodes, drawing on her own experiences as a coach and fear of success instructor but also from the knowledge shared by the guests on the podcast over the past year.

Today's episode is the first of this series with the aim that by the end of the practical guide series you will have created a personalised roadmap to wellness.

For further resources please visit the accompanying webpage

Support the show

Support the Empowered By Claudia Podcast

Thank you for listening, if you loved the show please Rate, Review, Subscribe and Share with your friends. It means the world to me.

Here are my links if you would like to follow me:
💕 Website
💕 Leading Lady Self Love Academy
💕 Instagram
💕 Facebook Page
💕 Facebook Group
💕 111 Free Affirmations to increase Self love & Confidence
💕 FREE Permission Granted Masterclass & Workbook
💕 Buy me a hot chocolate 💕

Featuring Madeline Karlsson

In this episode of the Empowered by Claudia podcast, host Claudia delves into emotional eating and gut health with guest Madeline Karlsson, an integrative nutrition and health coach. Madeline shares her personal journey overcoming emotional eating, the pitfalls of dieting, and practical advice on achieving better mental and physical health through mindful eating. Key highlights include the impact of processed foods, understanding emotional triggers, and the importance of nutrient-dense diets. Tune in for a deep dive into the four pillars of emotional eating and discover how reclaiming your health can transform overall wellbeing.

00:00 Welcome to Empowered by Claudia

01:26 Meet Our Guest: Madeline

02:55 Madeline's Journey to Wellness

07:01 Understanding Emotional Eating

12:05 The Four Pillars of Emotional Eating

21:24 The Impact of Gut Health on Mental Well-being

23:28 Client's Journey to Mental Health Improvement

24:10 The Impact of Diet on Anxiety

24:59 Starting a Healthier Lifestyle

27:18 Balancing Meals and Emotional Eating

30:17 The Importance of Self-Compassion

31:16 Understanding Metabolism and Dieting

35:06 Cultural and Emotional Connections to Food

40:29 Changing Taste Buds and Healthy Choices

41:48 Upcoming Programs and Final Thoughts

Connect with Madeleine

• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Resources discussed in the episode:

• Break Free from Emotional Eating Free Masterclass
• Break Free from Emotional Eating program starting on Sept 16th
• Free trial to Fit Body Fresh Mind Membership

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Welcome to a slightly different episode of the Empowered By Claudia Podcast. Today's episode is actually me being interviewed by Rachel Teeling, host of the Healing with Teeling podcast. I wanted to share this episode with you as I know you will love listening to our real, unfiltered conversation all about cyclical living and how you can find your cyclical superpower!

And no, you do not have to have a menstrual cycle to benefit. We cover the Lunar, Seasonal and menstrual cycles so that every listener can benefit from this information.

And what's more, there is a FREE guide so you don't have to take notes.

In this episode we mention:

• Book: Do Less by Kate Northrup
• Stardust app - lunar and menstrual cycle tracking app
• Trello board - use this to plan your month according to your cycle
• Going with the Flow free resource
• Healing with Teeling Podcast

Thanks for listening

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Join Claudia as she reflects on the first year of the Empowered By Claudia Podcast. Reviewing past guest expert episodes and her solo episodes and also the process of setting up this podcast for you to enjoy.

We get a glimpse of all the amazing value that's been covered in the past year and also a teaser of what's to come in the second year of the podcast.

Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast so you don't miss the special episodes coming soon.

Support the show

Support the Empowered By Claudia Podcast

Thank you for listening, if you loved the show please Rate, Review, Subscribe and Share with your friends. It means the world to me.

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💕 Website
💕 Leading Lady Self Love Academy
💕 Instagram
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💕 Facebook Group
💕 111 Free Affirmations to increase Self love & Confidence
💕 FREE Permission Granted Masterclass & Workbook
💕 Buy me a hot chocolate 💕