In this week’s episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, host Karen Bashford is joined by David Margo, former City lawyer and founder of Divorce Solutions, the UK’s first dedicated divorce consultancy. After nearly 40 years in commercial law, David transitioned into helping individuals navigate the complex and often confusing divorce process. He explains how a chance conversation led him to discover the many different – and little-known – ways to divorce, and why so many people waste money and emotional energy due to poor guidance. Supported by a team of highly experienced family law specialists, David now focuses on empowering clients at every stage of their divorce journey, from those just considering separation to those unhappy with their current legal representation.

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In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, host Karen Bashford reflects on the first Being You Circle, an intimate women’s gathering built around her Sloth or Beaver self‑coaching and wisdom cards. Drawing on stories from the circle and her own journey through a nervous breakdown, Karen explores themes of validation, inner wisdom, and inner child healing. She shows how trusting intuition, revisiting childhood dreams, and creating space for honest reflection can help women release inherited expectations, reconnect with their true selves, and begin living a more authentic, fulfilling life.

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In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, host Karen Bashford is joined by Rebecca Pate, a leadership mentor and career coach who left an 18-year career in corporate tech to champion women in the workplace. Rebecca shares how building a gender equality network took her from male-dominated boardrooms to Buckingham Palace, and how she now uses dance and yoga to help women heal, lead, and thrive.

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In this week’s episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen explores what real courage looks like when you stop abandoning yourself. She shares candidly about her nervous breakdown, the decision not to seek quick external fixes, and the daily acts of bravery involved in setting boundaries, listening to your body, and choosing yourself—even when it feels uncomfortable. This is an invitation to pause, reflect, and ask: Where am I finally ready to choose me?

In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen Bashford talks with JJ DiGeronimo, author, speaker, and host of the Together We Seek podcast about the crossroads that led her from a 30-year tech career in Silicon Valley to a life rooted in spiritual awakening and energy work. JJ shares how personal and professional collapse became a doorway to inner work, the six phases of spiritual awakening, and why “fuel stations” and saying yes to yourself are essential for women balancing career, motherhood, and personal growth.

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In today’s deeply personal and sensitive conversation, Karen shares the story of “Sophie”—a woman navigating the heartbreak of menopause, the grief of lost motherhood, and the crushing impact of feeling abandoned by those meant to support her.

This episode explores fertility, menopause, suicidal thoughts, and emotional resilience, and how one honest conversation helped Sophie step back from the edge and reclaim hope.

Listener note: this episode discusses suicidal ideation and may be triggering for some. Please take care while listening.

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In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen speaks with inner peace specialist Meryl Hayton, who pivoted from a 28-year career as a successful salon owner into the healing arts. Meryl shares how the loss of her father, career burnout, and a wrist injury became catalysts for honouring her inner knowing, creating her CLEAR method, and helping women release deeply stored stress so they can finally trust themselves and live with genuine inner peace.

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This week on the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, Karen Bashford explores how to stop living on autopilot and start consciously leading your life. Drawing on her own experience of a nervous breakdown and recovery, she talks about the power of pausing, asking better questions, and reclaiming your time, energy, and boundaries from family, work, and constant demands. If you’ve been giving everything to everyone else and feel drained, this episode will help you rediscover your needs, your peace, and your right to choose differently.

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This week on Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen Bashford welcomes Angeline Constantinou, founder of Let’s Break the Silence. Angeline shares her powerful journey from a seemingly “perfect” marriage hiding verbal and physical abuse, to reclaiming her identity, financial independence, and personal power. In this honest conversation, she talks about the fear, shame, and guilt that kept her silent, the pivotal moment that led her to file for divorce, and how personal development and online community support helped her rebuild her life and now empower other women who have experienced abuse and trauma.

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In this week’s episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, Karen Bashford explores the most important relationship you’ll ever have: the one with yourself. Drawing on her own journey through nervous breakdown and recovery, Karen unpacks why so many women abandon their own needs, fall into people-pleasing, and struggle to set boundaries. She invites listeners to reflect on how they treat themselves, recognise their trigger points, and begin building a kinder, more honest, and more empowering relationship with who they truly are.

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