Finding Freedom: Healing the Hurt Beneath Emotional Eating with Claudia Braun
Release Date: 05/14/2025
Rebuilding Self-Worth After Emotional Abuse with Dr. Jill Rosenthal
That's Where I'm At
In this episode of "That's Where I'm At," host Laura and guest Dr. Jill Rosenthal, an award-winning Harvard and Stanford educated physician who retired after a 35+ year career and became certified as a wellness and mindset coach, share their personal journeys through trauma, loss, and healing. Dr. Rosenthal’s extensive experience and training, coupled with her own transformation from a stressed, overworked, unhealthy physician, wife, and mother into a happy, healthy, thriving coach, make her uniquely equipped to help others release unconscious thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that hold them...
info_outline
Navigating Love After Trauma: Tips for Building Healthy Connections With Dawn Bennett
That's Where I'm At
What are Two Things you could do to improve your relationships? Perhaps you’ve heard the way you do one thing is the way you do everything. You see, your mind doesn’t know the difference between past, present, and future. Changing how you think and feel about emotionally stressful times in your life can shift everything! Dawn works to help people find and maintain their ideal relationships. Dawn has Board Designations for Hypnosis & NLP Training & Coaching. She also is an Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner and EFT Relationship and Intimacy Coach. In this episode of "That's...
info_outline
From Attempted Murder to Life Transformation: J Lumen's Journey from Surviving to Thriving
That's Where I'm At
In this powerful episode of "That's Where I'm At," host Laura sits down with J Lumen, a certified Life Transformation and Empowerment Coach who knows firsthand what it means to feel completely trapped in life. J's story takes a shocking turn when what started as feeling stuck in the wrong relationship and wrong job escalated to a terrifying night that ended with her ex-boyfriend's arrest for attempted murder—her attempted murder. This life-altering experience became the catalyst for J to stop tolerating her life and start truly living it. Through her "Unknown Bucket List Approach," J teaches...
info_outline
From Lost to Thriving
That's Where I'm At
Welcome back to That’s Where I’m At! In the last two episodes, we talked about healing after narcissistic abuse, rebuilding trust in yourself, and setting boundaries. Today, we’re going even deeper as we focus on reclaiming your identity, learning to dream again, and moving from surviving to truly thriving. If you’ve been feeling stuck, wondering who you are now, or questioning if you even deserve a joyful future, this episode is for you. Laura breaks down three essential healing truths:💥 You are not meant to go back to who you were before the abuse—you are...
info_outline
It's Never Too Late: Finding Your Voice with Lori Daneke
That's Where I'm At
In this inspiring episode of "That's Where I'm At" podcast, host Laura welcomes Lori Daneke, a communication and relationship coach who discovered her calling later in life. Lori shares her powerful journey from being a people-pleaser trapped in a silent, emotionally abusive marriage to becoming an empowered coach helping others find their authentic selves. What started as a quest to improve her golf game led to a complete life transformation at age 58. Through candid conversation, Lori explains how 90% of our thoughts aren't our own, stemming from our imprint years (ages 0-7), and how...
info_outline
Rebuilding Self-Worth, Knowing Your Values & Setting Boundaries
That's Where I'm At
In today’s episode, Laura explores the important topics of self-worth, core values, and boundaries—three crucial elements of your healing journey after leaving a toxic relationship. If you're feeling stuck or questioning why you don’t feel "better" yet, this episode is for you. Laura breaks down three essential healing truths:💥 Healing doesn’t happen overnight—leaving the relationship is only the first step.💥 Rebuilding your self-worth is a process that takes time and practice.💥 Setting boundaries is an act of self-love, and it’s essential for protecting your peace. Expect...
info_outline
Finding Freedom: Healing the Hurt Beneath Emotional Eating with Claudia Braun
That's Where I'm At
In this powerful episode host Laura welcomes Claudia Braun, a holistic mindset and lifestyle coach certified in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Claudia opens up about her personal journey with emotional eating that began at age 10 when she discovered food could temporarily ease emotional pain. She shares how this coping mechanism followed her through adolescence, college, and into adulthood, creating a vicious cycle of stress eating and dieting. The conversation explores how our relationship with food often masks deeper emotional needs and how the cultural messaging around dieting affects...
info_outline
Is He a Narcissist? Trusting Yourself & Owning Your Journey
That's Where I'm At
In this deeply validating episode, Laura explores the questions so many women wrestle with: Was he really a narcissist? Can I trust myself again? Why am I not further along? If you’ve been stuck in cycles of self-doubt or healing shame, you’re not alone—and this episode is here to bring clarity, comfort, and real guidance. Laura breaks down three essential healing truths: 💥 How to identify narcissistic behavior—without needing a diagnosis 💥 What rebuilding self-trust looks like after emotional abuse 💥 Why owning your current stage of healing is more than enough...
info_outline
Finding Your Authentic Self After Narcissistic Abuse with Angie Marie
That's Where I'm At
In this powerful episode of That's Where I'm At, Laura welcomes Angie Marie, a lifestyle and health coach who spent 20 years in a narcissistic relationship. Together, they explore the insidious nature of covert and overt narcissism, the devastating impact of gaslighting, and the complex emotions that surface when leaving these relationships. Angie shares her journey of reclaiming her authentic self after years of people-pleasing and self-abandonment, discovering that true health encompasses both physical and emotional well-being. This raw conversation offers validation, hope, and practical...
info_outline
Are You Ready to Unsubscribe from What No Longer Serves You? With Barbara Siemen
That's Where I'm At
Barbara Siemen is a certified life coach, yoga instructor, and writer who helps others find their path to joy and fulfilled living. After a failed business endeavor and subsequent mental illness diagnosis in 2016 caused her to go into a major slump, Barbara questioned her life’s purpose. She devoted her time to unlearning what was holding her back and undoing the pain of her childhood trauma. It took over 5 years for her to follow the breadcrumbs but with the help of coaches, therapists, self-help books, spiritual tools, and her own intuition, she is now proud to be unsubscribed from all the...
info_outlineIn this powerful episode host Laura welcomes Claudia Braun, a holistic mindset and lifestyle coach certified in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Claudia opens up about her personal journey with emotional eating that began at age 10 when she discovered food could temporarily ease emotional pain. She shares how this coping mechanism followed her through adolescence, college, and into adulthood, creating a vicious cycle of stress eating and dieting. The conversation explores how our relationship with food often masks deeper emotional needs and how the cultural messaging around dieting affects women. Claudia offers practical insights on breaking free from emotional eating patterns by addressing the root emotional causes, embracing authenticity, and learning to own both your "yes" and your "no" instead of living to please others.
Claudia Braun is a longtime Chicago resident, certified in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), and works as a holistic mindset and lifestyle coach. With 30 years of yoga practice, she brings a wealth of experience to her approach to healing. Claudia has been a keynote speaker at several in-person women's events, hosted the Healing Summit, and been featured on the Holistic Monitor podcast. Drawing from her own journey of healing her relationship with food and emotional eating, Claudia now helps others break free from stress eating patterns and people-pleasing behaviors to live more authentically. She is also a dog mom to Jason, an avid gardener, and enjoys working with clay.
Key Topics Discussed:
- Emotional Eating as a Coping Mechanism: How food becomes a "companion" to manage stress and difficult emotions
- The Vicious Cycle of Dieting: Why traditional dieting approaches often fail to address the emotional roots of eating habits
- People-Pleasing and Boundaries: The connection between people-pleasing, lack of boundaries, and using food for comfort
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/Tapping): How this approach helps release trapped emotions in the subconscious mind
- Authentic Living: The importance of being true to yourself rather than living based on others' expectations
- Owning Your Yes and No: Practical strategies for honoring your own needs and setting boundaries
- Healing Through Vulnerability: The power of acknowledging and expressing difficult emotions rather than suppressing them
- Cultural Conditioning Around Food: How societal and family messages about food and dieting affect our relationship with eating
Powerful Quotes from the Episode
"One of the things that I'd like to share with y'all is that I have these three strategies to own your yes and own your no. And part of that is kind of getting in touch with what do we actually feel."
"I didn't know my yes. I didn't know my no. I knew other people's yes and other people's no. I was a master people pleaser."
"It brings me back to that story with my boyfriend's therapist... I was saying to him, 'I don't know how to make my parents happy and my boyfriend happy at the same time.' And he looks at me and I could see that there was something about that statement I made that was really off... I'm not even in the equation."
"You can't put a happy face in an empty tank."
"I give people permission to say what they don't want to say."
"When I work with clients, I have them write a letter to food, like say goodbye to your best friend. It is your best friend. It's been your best friend."
"The only way out is through."
"Can you imagine what life would be like if you were authentically you instead of constantly living life based on everyone else's judgments and expectations of you?"
RESOURCES:
- MARRIED TO A "NICE" GUY: GETTING OVER NARCISSISTIC ABUSE: SHOP HERE
- PRIVATE FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/marriedtoaniceguy/
- FOLLOW THE PODCAST: http://www.thatswhereimatpodcast.com
- BOOKS & JOURNALS: https://www.amazon.com/author/laurarichards
- RESOURCES FOR YOUR HEALING: https://www.thatswhereimatpodcast.com/resources
FOLLOW CLAUDIA:
- WEBSITE: www.claudia-braun.com
- 3 strategies to Own Your YES & Your NO (without the guilt, that’s held you back before) https://www.freebie.claudia-braun.com/
Produced and edited by Resilient Voice Media. Visit us at www.resilientvoicemedia.com.