The Empowered Women Life Leaders Podcast

S01E72 Where in your life are you settling?

In this episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, Karen explores the quiet ways we settle in our relationships, work, money, and self-worth - and how becoming aware of these patterns is the first step to reclaiming our voice, our boundaries, and our true desires
 
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https://slothorbeaver.com
www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bashford-empower-you
 

S01E71 Lana Morris

In this episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, Karen Bashford talks with Lana Morris, a tech and website specialist who completely rebuilt her successful business after realising it didn’t fit her natural energy as a Manifestor. Using Jungian shadow work and Human Design, Lana now helps women create tech and business models that support who they truly are, instead of draining their passion and wellbeing.
 
Free Shadow work Guide for those who may be seeking their true identity: https://www.lanamorris.com/shadow-guide
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S01E70 Simplifying Life

In this episode, I share five simple but powerful ways I’ve used to simplify my life, pausing to reflect, reducing inner and outer noise, letting go of what no longer serves me, recognising my patterns, and making conscious choices so I can create a life that truly feels aligned with who I am.

S01E69 Daven Lee - Sexual Longing

In this week’s episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders podcast, host Karen Bashford speaks with intimacy coach Daven Lee about what it really means to feel a deep, unmet sexual longing as a woman. Daven shares her personal journey from a long, unfulfilling marriage to discovering sacred Taoist sexuality and reconnecting with her life force energy. Together, they explore how sexuality is not just about sex, but about our creative life force, self-expression, healing old sexual stories, and reclaiming the powerful, untamable parts of ourselves that society has tried to silence.
 
https://hellosexualsoul.com/
https://yinoracle.com/
https://www.instagram.com/hellosexualsoul/
https://poweroftheyin.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davenlee/ 
 
 
 

S01E68 Money and Abundance

n this episode of the Empowered Women Life Leaders Podcast, host Karen Bashford explores the theme of money and abundance through the lens of personal experience and childhood conditioning. Drawing on a card from the Sloth or Beaver Toolkit Life Cards, she reflects on how early family dynamics, unspoken emotions, and societal expectations shape our money stories—and how these stories can limit earning, saving, and receiving. Karen invites listeners to examine their own relationship with money, the beliefs they absorbed as children, and the emotional patterns that may still be running the show today.

S01E67 Whitney Walker

Disorders & Self-Worth
In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen Bashford speaks with Whitney Walker, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, about her 15-year journey through substance abuse and eating disorders. Whitney shares how growing up with a mother with anorexia, bullying, and low self-worth shaped her relationship with food, alcohol, and her body and how addiction often begins when we use these things to meet emotional needs like safety and comfort. This conversation offers compassionate insight for anyone affected by addiction, body image struggles, or disordered eating.
 
Women Waken Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7BHbXG9uSqxaBz5XrWNJ8z
 

S01E66 Self Leadership

In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, Karen Bashford explores what it really means to become the leader of your own life instead of waiting for “one day.” She dives into how old patterns, fear of failure, and harsh self-judgement keep women stuck in survival mode, and shares her personal story of breakdown and homelessness to show how one small, conscious choice can start real change—mind, body, and soul.
 
https://karenbashford.com
https://slothorbeaver.com
www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bashford-empower-you
 

S01E65 Andrew Laws

In this episode, Karen Bashford talks with Andrew Laws, a musician, visibility specialist, and long-time Toastmaster whose mission is “helping the invisible get noticed.” Andrew shares funny and insightful stories from his early career, how he learned that fun belongs in business, and why many business owners stay “invisible” because they’re afraid of “showing off.” He discusses supporting shy entrepreneurs to become more visible through SEO, content, YouTube, and public speaking, and reflects on comfort zones, creativity, and the surprising opportunities that come from being just a little out of your depth. Along the way, they touch on music, Chinese culture, and finding joy and surprise in everyday life.
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlaws/
 

S01E64 Judgement and Growth

In this episode of Empowered Women Life Leaders, host Karen Bashford opens up about the recent loss of her beloved cat Saffy and how grief has affected her energy and motivation. Drawing on her Sloth or Beaver wisdom and toolkit cards, she explores the themes of self-judgment and growth, inviting listeners to release harsh self-criticism, honour their emotional state, and recognise that even in painful seasons, they are still growing and opening to new possibilities.
 
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https://slothorbeaver.com
 

S01E63 Sally Panks

A powerful conversation with Sally Panks, a mum whose 11-year-old daughter’s hidden self-harm and undiagnosed ADHD/autism led her to create practical distraction and wound-care kits, offering safer coping tools for children, families, and schools.