Women Say YES to YOU (and why you don’t)

 Turning Self-Care Into a Lasting Habit: Support and Accountability

Welcome to 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't' with Claudia Braun, where we empower women who excel at caring for others but struggle with self-care. In this episode, Claudia recaps a six-week wellness series covering food, movement, mindset, spirituality, and creativity, and delves into how to make these practices last. She highlights the importance of support and accountability in transforming self-neglect habits deeply ingrained from childhood. Claudia shares her journey and offers practical advice on breaking the cycle of self-sabotage. Stay tuned to learn how to prioritize yourself without guilt and join a supportive community starting June 16th.

00:00 Welcome to Say Yes to You

00:30 Recap of the Six-Week Wellness Series

01:44 Challenges in Maintaining Self-Care

04:56 The Importance of Support and Accountability

07:31 Breaking Old Patterns and Embracing Change

17:30 Invitation to Join the Support Group

19:47 Conclusion and Contact Information

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To greater well being Unlocking Your Spiritual Self: Saying Yes to Inner Peace and Joy

In this final episode of the six-week wellness series, Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach for women, delves into the importance of developing the spiritual aspect of your life. Claudia explains how ignoring your spirituality can lead to feelings of imbalance, negativity, and a lack of purpose. She emphasizes the necessity of investing time, attention, and resources to nurture this part of yourself. Claudia offers practical tips on how to cultivate a deeper spiritual connection, such as taking a purposeful pause, getting curious about your inner self, and adopting contrary actions to break free from the hustle and stress. This episode encourages listeners to explore their spirituality to achieve greater ease, calm, and well-being in their lives.

00:00 Introduction to 'Say Yes to You'

00:18 Exploring Spiritual Wellness

01:40 The Importance of Balance

04:49 Overcoming Self-Sabotage

06:57 Connecting with Your True Self

11:08 The Power of Spiritual Practice

18:32 Curiosity and Contrary Action

25:45 Conclusion and Next Steps

Today we’re talking about our creative voice. Before we go there, do make sure you’ve downloaded Say Yes to YOU three strategies to own your YES at www.freebie.claudia-braun.com.

I’m excited to be talking with you about creativity. Your creative voice can feel like it’s something you need to find! When I talk with people, they say, well, I'm not really creative.

I'm kind of one of these people who's just a numbers person. Or I just, I, I think very literally, and I don't really, I don't think of myself as very creative, so.

If that is you, this is definitely for you. If you’re someone who does think of yourself as creative, but you're not giving yourself permission to express your creativity, this’s for you.

Wherever you are on your continuum of creativity. We’re going here. And it’s connection and relationship to your wellness. As we look at ourselves, we’re multidimensional beings. Physical beings with a body we need to take care of and an emotional body needing our attention, without balancing our emotions, we lose our joy, happiness, and we don’t feel peace. Denying any aspect of ourselves: physical, emotional, spiritual. We feel less than alive or engaged, and to deny any one of them is to feel less than whole.

Join me in today’s episode and reclaim and or deepen your creative voice!

With love,

Claudia

Empowering Women to Say Yes to Themselves: Unpacking the Pleaser and Hyper Achiever Saboteurs  https://bit.ly/freesabotageevalutation

In this episode of 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't,' mindset and lifestyle coach Claudia Braun delves into two 'accomplice saboteurs' that hinder women's self-care— the Pleaser and the Hyper Achiever. Claudia explains how these behaviors originate, their impacts on personal relationships, and the loss of inner peace. She invites listeners to take an assessment to understand the degree to which these saboteurs affect their lives. With a focus on self-awareness and practical strategies, Claudia encourages women to transform these patterns, fostering more balanced and fulfilling relationships with themselves and others.

00:00 Introduction to the Wellness Series

00:21 Understanding Accomplice Saboteurs

02:13 The Pleaser Saboteur

03:19 Impact of Pleasing Others

07:38 Self-Reflection and Awareness

20:50 The Hyper Achiever Saboteur

22:20 Impact of Hyper Achieving

28:29 Conclusion and Next Steps

Today I’ve a special gift I wanna offer you, ever wonder how your mind gets off track and has things not go well for you?

This free gift I'm offering to you, it’s an opportunity to have a conversation with me to share with you, the way your mind sabotages you. As we’re entering into the mind aspect of the six week wellness transformation.

This’s a two part series, coaching work with my clients is based on the teaching of positive intelligence, and it's very much in alignment with everything else that I practice in my life.

This’s such a great place to start because everybody research shows sabotage happens to all of us, the question is to what degree!

Being great at saying yes to others, not great at saying yes to yourself, there’s a way you get in your own way.

It seems like it's who you are and it is an aspect of you, but it's not all of who you are. And it's not necessarily who you were meant to be, but it's who you've practiced being and it's who you've programmed yourself to be at this point in your life.

During this episode we explore how it continues to take shape and accessing the assessment will allow even greater insight into you. Get at it HERE

Love to hear your comments as you listen in!

With love,

Claudia

Say Yes to Movement: Embracing Yoga for a Balanced Life

Join Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach, in week two of the 'Say Yes to You' wellness series as she dives into the power of movement, specifically focusing on yoga. Claudia shares her personal journey from hardcore gym workouts to finding peace and well-being through yoga, highlighting the importance of aligning movement with one's intrinsic nature. Discover the benefits of a kinder, more holistic approach to fitness and learn how even small, consistent practices can transform your relationship with your body and mind. Listen in for inspiring tips, Claudia's yoga story, and why it's crucial to find the right movement practice for you. Don't forget to download 'Three Hacks to Own Your Yes' at www.freebie.claudia-braun.com.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:20 Claudia's Yoga Journey

03:15 The Gym Experience

06:19 Rediscovering Yoga

09:26 Yoga as a Personalized Practice

12:43 Encouragement to Start Yoga

23:15 Conclusion and Next Steps

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Say Yes to You: Transform Your Wellness Journey –

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Week 1: Eating for Optimal Health

Welcome to Say Yes to You and Why You Don’t, hosted by Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach for women. In this episode, Claudia kicks off a six-week wellness series focusing on body, mind, and spirit. As we embrace the season of renewal, she dives into the importance of mindful consumption and the impact of dietary choices on overall wellbeing. With 30 years of experience, Claudia emphasizes the power of small, incremental changes and guides listeners through the process of becoming aware of their current eating habits. She discusses the significance of consuming whole foods, avoiding overly processed items, and tuning into personal nutritional needs. Claudia also touches upon the addictive nature of sugar, caffeine, and processed foods, and offers practical tips for making healthier choices. By honing in on one meal at a time and making thoughtful decisions, listeners can steadily improve their health and vitality. Tune in to take the first step toward a healthier you and prepare for next week's episode on movement practices.

00:00 Introduction to the Six-Week Wellness Series

01:48 Focus on the Body: Importance of Consumption

03:23 Awareness and Clarity in Eating Habits

08:12 Making Incremental Changes for a Healthier Life

13:36 The 80/20 Rule and Avoiding Addictive Foods

18:24 Personal Experiences and Final Thoughts

25:46 Conclusion and Next Week's Preview

Say Yes to You: Nurturing Self-Care and Valuing Yourself

In this episode of 'Say Yes to You,' mindset and lifestyle coach Claudia Braun emphasizes the importance of women prioritizing their own self-care, paralleling it with caring for Mother Earth. Claudia discusses how valuing the Earth reflects our self-value and shares personal stories and practical tips for nurturing oneself. She also highlights the damaging effects of self-neglect and self-judgment while encouraging women to take small steps towards self-care. Listeners are invited to download Claudia’s 'Three Hacks to Own Your Yes' and reflect on areas of their life that need attention and nurturing. Join Claudia in this engaging discussion about honoring yourself and making mindful choices towards a healthier, happier life.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:07 Importance of Self-Care and Earth Day

03:46 Personal Story: The Light Switch

06:18 Growing Tomato Seeds: A Metaphor for Self-Care

08:30 Spring: A Time for Renewal and Reflection

19:06 The Vicious Cycle of Self-Judgment

21:04 Conclusion and Call to Action

From Chaos to Calm: Owning Your Yes and Finding Inner Peace

In this episode of 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't', Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach for women, discusses how to transition from chaos and noise to calm and peace. She highlights common sources of chaos such as economic changes, aging parents, and job issues, and provides insights on how to identify and address these stressors. Claudia emphasizes the importance of awareness, slowing down, and shifting one's mindset to achieve a more peaceful life. She also encourages listeners to download her 'three hacks to own your yes' at www.freebie.claudia-braun.com for practical steps on reclaiming their calm. Tune in to learn how to say yes to yourself and transform your daily experiences.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:21 From Chaos to Calm: Identifying the Causes

03:47 Understanding and Managing Internal Chaos

08:06 Breaking the Cycle of Avoidance

09:44 Creating a New Dialogue with Yourself

13:09 Shifting Focus to Inner Peace

16:52 Practical Steps to Embrace Calm

24:37 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

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So let's talk about setpoint and let's talk about what that is and how it matters.

Why it matters and why knowing this changes things for you. So one of the things that I hear frequently when I talk to women out and about is how easy it is for them to give their time away.

How easy it is for them to feel over schedule, exhausted. And one woman, busy attorney told me that she's popping ibuprofen to get her through. So that is a set point That’s homeostasis. That's what she knows to be true. That's what she knows as the way for doing life. So this matters. Your set point, or homeostasis is where you know yourself and why so often when change is desired, it can feel so hard.

Join me in this podcast and let’s explore how this happens, (over and over) and what to do about it!

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With love,

Claudia