Empowered & Embodied Show
Kim Romain and Louise Neil, alongside their refreshingly candid guests, welcome you to an entertaining and profound journey exploring the human experience. Through everyday ups and downs, The Empowered & Embodied Show dives deep into what it genuinely means to be gloriously, messily human. This isn't your standard self-help podcast—it's an unfiltered exploration of the laughter, tears, and "what the heck just happened?" moments that define our lives. Whether you're riding the wave of success or navigating the swamp of self-doubt, Kim and Louise unpack the complex realities and unexpected joys of personal growth with wit, wisdom, and healthy self-deprecation. Because let's face it—becoming your most empowered self is never a straight line.
Episodes
195 episodes
Replay: Moving Beyond Labels to True Identity
What if the way you introduce yourself is actually holding you back?In this episode of The Empowered and Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil start with a simple question: "How do you introduce yourself?" and uncover someth...
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Replay: Creating Ease Through Alignment and Authenticity with Adhya Rose
What if creating ease in your life and work isn’t about doing more… but about aligning more deeply with what’s already true?In this replay episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil are joined by Ad...
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Replay: Decolonizing Leadership - Belonging, Power, and the Systems We Inherited with Shoshana Allice
Leadership didn’t become exclusionary over time. It was intentionally built that way.In this replay episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with Shoshana Allice, a neuro-inclusive leader...
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Replay: Building Confidence vs. Proving Competence with Becky Mollenkamp
In this re-released episode, we explore the crucial difference between competence and confidence, and why understanding this distinction might be the key to getting unstuck. This episode was originally released November 19, 2024. We're resurfac...
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Replay: Reclaim Your Power with Valerie Freidlander
In this re-released episode, we dive right into the heart of personal agency, systemic conditioning, and what it actually takes to reclaim your power in a world that benefits from you doubting yourself. This episode was originally released on O...
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How Third Spaces Bring You Back to Yourself with Garland Fuller
In Episode 187 of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with transformational leadership partner Garland Fuller to explore the power of third spaces -- the places that remind you who you are when life p...
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Episode 187
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43:51
The Truth About Who (and What) Really Broke the Workplace
The headlines say “women ruined the workplace.” We’re naming what’s actually breaking. In Episode 186 of The Empowered & Embodied Show, hosts Kim Romain and Louise Neil unpack the collapse of outdated power structures, the fear dri...
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Episode 186
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Dressing From the Inside Out with Kyla Brown
What if your closet is holding more than clothes? In Episode 185 of the Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with style coach and strategist Kyla Brown to explore style as a tool for daily embo...
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Episode 185
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46:35
When You Do (or Don’t) Have Anymore "Effs" To Give
What happens when you’ve got nothing left to give? In Episode 184 of The Empowered & Embodied Show, hosts Kim Romain and Louise Neil explore the complex relationship between caring, capacity, and emotional depletion. From world eve...
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Episode 184
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Beyond Diet Culture and Coming Home to Your Body with Leah Hortin
What if the path to true health isn’t about control, restriction, or willpower... but about trust?In this grounded and liberating conversation, hosts Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with Leah Hortin, Certified Intuitive Eating Counse...
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Episode 183
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Curiosity, Capacity, and Getting Out of Our Own Way
In this live episode, Kim and Louise explore what it really means to get out of our own way. We dive into the relationship between curiosity, conditioning, and capacity—how staying curious helps us reconnect to ourselves and replenish what the ...
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Episode 182
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Belonging, Respect, and the Future of Humanity with Camille Dundas
In this episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, hosts Kim Romain and Louise Neal sit down with Camille Dundas -- Editor-in-Chief of ByBlacks.com and Founder of The IDEA Practice -- <...
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Episode 181
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42:50
When Awareness Isn’t Enough: The Illusion of Progress and the Power of Pause
Ever feel like you’ve done all the work -- read the books, journaled the insights, sat through the breakthroughs -- and yet somehow you’re still looping through the same lessons? In this episode, Kim Romain and Louise Neil unpack the illusion o...
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Episode 180
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38:44
Confidence, Agency & Belonging with Julie DeLucca-Collins
What does it really take to build unshakable confidence and a true sense of belonging? In this powerful conversation, business strategist, TEDx speaker, and award-winning author Julie DeLucca-Collins joins hosts Kim Romain and Louise<...
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Episode 179
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Transitions, Transformations, and the Truth About Change
Change is easy. Transition is where it gets messy. In this episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, we dive into the real difference between change, transition, and transformation... and why even the most beautiful shifts can feel...
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Episode 178
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42:11
Courageous Conversations & Culture Change with Dr. Zakiya Mabery
What does real culture change look like in workplaces, communities, and beyond? In this inspiring episode, leadership strategist, neurodiversity expert, and founder of The Oni Project Dr. Zakiya Mabery joins Kim Romain and Louise Neil to explor...
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Episode 177
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Why Acceptance Beats Perfection Every Single Time
What happens when the details slip through your fingers and you decide not to beat yourself up about it? Like when you show up to an event on the wrong day or forget if you put an appointment on your calendar. In this episode of The Empower...
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Episode 176
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Why Stress Feels So Normal (and How to Shift It) with Lydia Knight
Stress can feel so normal that we forget there’s another way to live. In this episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with Lydia Knight -- author, executive coach, and founder of The She Center...
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Episode 175
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Learning to Trust Your Body’s Wisdom
Sometimes your body says hell no long before your mind catches up. In this episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, we go deep into the language of the body... you know, those visceral yeses and no’s that reveal more than...
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Episode 174
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44:58
Burnout Recovery & Creating a Culture of Rest with Nicole Havelka
In this episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil sit down with burnout recovery coach, yoga and meditation teacher, and ordained pastor Nicole Havelka to explore why slowing down feels so radical in a cu...
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Episode 173
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46:34
Finding Your Voice in a World That Won’t Stop Talking
In this candid and deeply personal episode of The Empowered & Embodied Show, Kim Romain and Louise Neil explore what it means to find and use your voice, especially in midlife, in leadership, and in systems that were never...
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Episode 172
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Money, Shame & Self-Worth: A Healing Conversation with Rachel Duncan
Why does talking about money feel so hard? In this episode, Kim and Louise are joined by financial and art therapist Rachel Duncan of The Money Healing Club to unpack the tangled emotions so many of us carry around money.Together, we exp...
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Episode 171
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52:38
Exploring Our Energy, Awareness & Evolution
In this episode, Kim and Louise unpack the invisible habits, systems, and stories that keep us stuck on autopilot. From midlife identity shifts to menopause brain fog to the pressure of always needing to be “better,” this conversation dives dee...
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Episode 170
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48:45
Practicing Time Liberation with Becca Rich
What if time doesn’t need to be managed, but liberated?In this episode of The Empowered and Embodied Show, Kim and Louise are joined by holistic time coach Becca Rich for a soul-stretching conversation about how we rela...
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Episode 169
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Redefining Enough When Your Energy Keeps Slipping Away
Is it burnout or a slow leak of energy you weren't expecting?In this honest, unfiltered conversation, Kim Romain and Louise Neil explore what it really means to feel drained in midlife, how perimenopause and menopause shift our physical ...
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Episode 168
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