The Captivatingly Confident Podcast
by Kim Ludeman
As a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and Coach, Kim Ludeman doesn't just help people feel good. With more than 10 years of health & fitness coaching experience, she's passionate about helping people create lasting change. Kim holds space for her clients stop hiding and live the life they WANT rather than one they think they SHOULD. Kim found a passion for helping people to stop hiding after losing her mom to cancer when Kim was 19. Her message of body and self-acceptance has moved thousands into taking a more loving approach to their bodies and hearts.She brings a fresh perspective on body image, self-acceptance, and mindset. She helps you uncover what dulls your sparkle so you can SHINE! You can find out more at www.kimludeman.com.
Episodes
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Sweet Cravings Aren't a Character Flaw
Sweet Cravings Aren't a Character Flaw If you've ever found yourself standing in the kitchen at night thinking, "Why can't I just stop eating this?"—you're not alone, and you're not lacking willpower. In this episode, we're taking a different look at persistent cravings. Instead of treating them…
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The Confidence Trap: Waiting to Feel Good Until You Lose Weight
The Confidence Trap: Waiting to Feel Good Until You Lose Weight How much of your life are you putting on hold until your body changes? Maybe you tell yourself you'll wear the clothes you really love when you lose weight. Take the pictures when you feel better. Go on the trip when you're more...
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Pattern Disrupt (AKA "Boop")
Have you ever thought to yourself "why can't I just be happy" or "why do I keep getting in my own way"? If so, this episode is for YOU! In this episode, we discuss: How the Ego part of the brain works. What the Higher Self brain looks like. Why the brain craves routine, loops, patterns and...
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Cultivating Compassion, Curiosity and Connection Through Conflict with Tim Ludeman LPC
Episode 127- Cultivating Compassion, Curiosity and Connection Through Conflict with Tim Ludeman LPC How do you feel about conflict?? If you're like most people, it's not your favorite and you may even go to great lengths to avoid it. This avoidance or fear robs couples of the opportunity to…
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Cultivating Empowerment: Swap Your "Can't" for "How"
Do you ever find yourself feeling stuck in a rut? Like you feel like you "can't" get out of it no matter what you do? In this episode, Kim talks about how to cultivate empowerment by swapping "can't" for "how". This pivitol shift can create clarity, spaciousness and curiosity in helping you...
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Use Stop, Drop and Roll to Regulate Your Nervous System
It can be really easy to get overwhelmed when you get triggered by others, circumstances or things you feel you can't control. It's so easy to jump into self-soothing behaviors like eating, busyness, shopping, binging, scrolling etc. When that happens, wouldn't it be nice to have a tool that was...
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Episode 124- It's Not You, It's Me
Have you ever said "they made me feel____"? Maybe you have felt like people had the power to make you feel a way. The truth is, people are mirrors and reflect back that which we are uncomfortable with in ourselves. In this episode, Kim explores what it looks like to take control back and empower...
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Episode 123- Wanting=Resisting
I'M BACK!!!! After an 6 month hiatus from the mic, I finally found inspiration to record this episode all about wanting, lack and abundance. I am sooo excited to be back with you and can't wait to share my thoughts on law of attraction and manifesting with you!!
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Episode 122- Quarantine Weight Gain & Feeling More In Control
Quarantine weight gain is a real struggle for so many of you right now (and myself included). I wanted to use this episode as a space to share a framework for you for feeling more in control of your body, thoughts and emotions.
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Episode 121- Guided Nature Meditation
This was my first time leading a guided meditation online, so bear with me in this episode! My heart and intention was to bring nature to you wherever you are. Take a moment for yourself to listen and participate. Fill up your diffuser with some tree oils, grab some crystals or a comfy blanket…
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Episode 120- Give Yourself Permission to Just BE with Connie Baker, LPC
I have another fabulous Licensed Professional Counselor joining me on the show today! Connie Baker is an LPC, author, speaker and creator of Dear Survivor, a line of mantras and support for trauma survivors. Her passion is to help people give themselves permission to be, heal and grow. In this...
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Episode 119- Tackling Uncertainty with Tim Ludeman, LPC
My very first male guest also happens to be my HUBBY!!! After 40 interviews and 118 episodes, I finally convinced my husband, Tim Ludeman (who wanted to title this episode Ludeman After Dark), who is a therapist/counselor to come on the show!! In this hilarious and real conversation we talk about...
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Episode 118- Are You Accepting the Invitation?
In this time of uncertainty, stress and anxiety, you are being given an invitation. This invitation is ultimately a chance to connect with yourself on a way different and deep level. Will you accept it?? Let's dive into what you're being invited into and how to feel your feelings but also CHOOSE...
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Episode 117- Say "NO" to Fear and "YES" to Empowerment
I have been sick this week so apologies for my voice. In this episode, we are briefly chatting about how fear doesn't have to be "in the car" so to speak. Fear doesn't have to be present in your process. Join me as we talk about how to choose how you want to feel and how to say YES to more and NO...
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Episode 116- I Think We Should Go In a New Direction
After 115+ episodes of "How To's" and "Do This, Not That" and "Change This" I am ready to switch gears. For this next season of the Captivatingly Confident Podcast, we will be looking at the idea of how BEING and BELIEVING impact confidence. We will move into more of a flow of conversations…
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Episode 115- My Miscarriage Story
I had a miscarriage two weeks ago. I wanted to share my story in hopes of connecting with those who have gone through this. Every woman's experience with miscarriage is different and I don't claim to know how it is for everyone, just for me. I want this episode to help open up the conversation...
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Episode 114- Sleep Like Never Before with Brittney Stefanic
Sleep is one of the most underrated activities in this culture. Sleep is critical for weight loss, digestive health, hormone balance, nervous system resetting and so much more. In this episode, Sleep Teachers Sleep Consulting founder Brittney Stefanic and I chat about how sleep is misunderstood…
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Reveal Series #2: Using Boundaries as Self-Care: Why I Don't Talk to My Dad
Boundaries get a bad rap. They can be used incorrectly and cause you and others pain. In this Reveal episode, I talk about the different kinds of boundaries and how they can be used as self-care and teaching others how to treat you. I also share about a hard boundary line I had to draw in my own...
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Episode 113- Why It's Easier to Believe the Negative
Do you ever get a complement and then dismiss it? Or when someone says something nice about you, in your head, you think of how it's not true? Why is it so easy to believe the negative about yourself? Why does it feel like work to accept and receive the positive? What would happen if you started...
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Episode 112- Stop Trying to Be Healthy
I hear it all the time. "I just want to get healthy" Sounds great, right? The problem is that "healthy" is subjective and varies person to person. Diets, food labels and moralization of foods, exercises and behaviors leads to shame, guilt and frustration as being "healthy" looms further out of...
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Episode 111- Put Fear in the Backseat
As a Personal Trainer, Nutrition Coach and Confidence Coach, I have learned a LOT about what my clients fear. It comes out as a desire to lose weight, get healthy or get fit. But what's underneath all of that is a fear that drives the decision making car into the proverbial tree (hello...
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Episode 110- Don't Put Down the Cookie
This time of year is hard for those who struggle with resisting, controlling, restriction and running from sugar and yummy foods. I used to do the same thing. Now, I have the freedom to enjoy whatever food I like no matter what time of year without GUILT!!! Wanna know how? Listen on my friend!!!
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Reveal Series #1: Deconstructing My Christian Faith
Welcome to the first episode of the Reveal Series! I am thrilled to be starting these monthly conversations about the struggles and challenges of tough topics like faith, sex, marriage, parenting, disordered eating, codependency and more! These episodes will be raw and real, so be ready for some...
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Episode 109- Understanding Brainspotting, EMDR and Neurofeedback with LPC Esther Prelog
Trauma is not new, but it is definitely a hot topic in the mental health community right now. There is a huge movement in the recognition of just how much trauma affects individuals physiologically, mentally, physically and emotionally. In this episode, I chat with Licensed Professional Counselor...
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Episode 108- Teach People How to Treat You Using Boundaries
Where are my people pleasers at?? If you feel: -Taken advantage of -Anxious/stressed about the holidays -Worried about how others are feeling/thinking -Trapped by traditions or expectations Then this episode is for YOU!!! We're going to chat about how to use boundaries in real life as a means of...
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Episode 107- Setting Yourself Up for Success with Rachel O'Rourke
We talk a lot about confidence on the show and Rachel O'Rourke embodies confidence that is contagious!! Rachel is a mom of four, a coach, founder, CEO, speaker, author and all around badass. In this packed episode, we talk about how she manifests success and what the major turning point that...
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Episodes 106- How to Actually Accept Your Body
The process is of body acceptance is not an easy one. It requires moving through the 5 stages of grief to finally achieve the freedom and peace that comes from accepting. In this episode, I talk about what each stage looks like and how to support yourself as you move through it. As Fritz Perls...
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Episode 105- Why It's Important to Dress Your Body Now, Part 2
**If you haven't listened to Episode 104, do that FIRST** When I talk about personal style and dressing for confidence, I hear a lot of the same objections.... -I don't know what my personal style is. -I don't have anything that fits right. -I am in a style slump. -I need to lose weight first.…
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Episode 104- Why It's Important to Dress the Body You Have Now, Part 1
When I talk about personal style and dressing for confidence, I hear a lot of the same objections. -I don't know what my personal style is. -I don't have anything that fits right. -I am in a style slump. -I need to lose weight first. -All my clothes are outdated. -I am waiting to fit into my...
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Episode 103- The Ultimate Stress Reliever (It's Not What You Think)
We all know about stress and the tips and tricks to manage it or reduce it. BUT what if you were to discover the one true source of your stress and ELIMINATE it??? How would your life be different if you stressed less, had more peace and knew you were truly ENOUGH??? Join me as we break down what...
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Episode 102- Why It's So Hard to Ditch the Scale
As a Personal Trainer, it was my job to put my clients on the scale and track their "progress". The last ten years have taught me so much about what that does psychologically and emotionally to women, especially. Yet the struggle remains to be a certain weight and to depend on a metal box to tell...
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Episode 101- The Newness High
Do you ever get that high excited feeling when you start something new?? Like a new diet, exercise program or habit? This high will always let you down because it's usually unsustainable and relies on things like momentum, motivation or willpower. Join me for a discussion about what it looks like...
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Episode 100- You Are Meant For More
EPISODE 100!!!! WOOHOO!!!! It's taken 1 year, 3 weeks, but it's finally here!!!! I am so excited for this amazing milestone with you. In this episode, I share my story about how losing my mom to cancer inspired a 15 year journey to uncover what true health really is and looks like. I also get...
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Episode 99- The MotherLover Paradox with Dr. Stephania Sciamano
Stephania Sciamano is a Doctor, Money Coach, and Spiritual Specialist who believes that women experience a specific set of symptoms in their health and money at higher levels of success; she calls this the Mother-Lover Paradox. I started working with her in November of '18 and it has been a...
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Episode 98- Empowered By Plant Magic with Colleen O'Bryant
Colleen O'Bryant is an herbalist and plant magic empowerer. She is pure magic when it comes to helping people actualize health and holistic wellness with the use of plants. She does one on one coaching, workshops, foraging classes and has an amazing intensive coming up that she will talk about in...
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Episode 97- Reveal Retreat 2020 Launch!!
Are you ready to stop hating what you see in the mirror and start appreciating your body? Do you want to heal your relationship with your body and be confident showing up as you are right now? Are you longing to connect with other women and experience authentic healing? Then join Kim Ludeman and...
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Episode 96: How to Feel Worthy of Love, Acceptance and Happiness As You Are Right Now
You are worthy of love, acceptance and happiness which you know in your mind, but have trouble really letting take hold and sink in. Your thoughts and beliefs impact your feelings and shape your actions which gives you a result. I made a handy little acronym for you: B- Beliefs E- Emotions A-...
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Episode 95: Let's Talk About Sex with Danielle Savory
We haven't had much discussion around sex on this podcast and I thought after 94 episodes that it was probably time. In this episode, I chat with Danielle Savory, master certified life coach and mindset/mindfulness teach and speaker, all about how sex impacts confidence and how increasing…
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Episode 94: You Can't Hate Yourself Thin
How do you feel about your body? Like, really? For a lot of women, words like hate, loathe, disgust, frustration and longing come up. Feelings like this create a disrespect for your body which sabotages all attempts to change the shape of your body. In this episode, I give you the three steps...
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Episode 93: Confident Parenting Series #6: Letting Your Kids Fail with Vibha Arora
This is the final episode of the Confident Parenting Summer Series featuring Life and Parenting Coach, Vibha Arora. Vibha brings a mix of Positive Discipline and Conscious Parenting techniques to parenting to help parents and caregivers feel more confident in their skills. In this episode, we...
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Episode 92- Amplifying Your Life and Business Using Moon Cycling with Mellisa Reeves
Mellisa Reeves is your resource and guide on the motherhood journey. She is an intuitive motherhood coach, holistic doula, sacred ceremonialist, mother to two earthlings plus three angels and the oldest of 10 kids! She is a powerful and vibrant woman who is focused on healing and transformational...
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Episode 91- 3 Ways to Think About Food Less
How much time each day do you spend thinking about food? For a lot of people, it's a LOT! So much mental and emotional energy can go toward thinking about food. It can be draining, exhausting and frustrating especially if you are an emotional eater. In this episode, I share three ways to stop...
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Episode 90- Confident Parenting Series #5: Getting Rid of Mom Guilt With Vibha Arora
Conscious Parenting and Positive Discipline Parenting Coach Vibha Arora is back on the show for the 5th installment of the Confident Parenting Summer Series!!! Join us as we discuss how mom guilt holds us back and how to move past it so you can enjoy your life and parenting more fully!
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Episode 89- Leaving the Space of Scarcity with Maddy Moon
Madelyn Moon is a walking permission slip, soul igniter and devoted teacher. Her mission is to help you unify all the pieces that make you you including your Feminine with your Masculine, Light with your Dark, Introvert with your Extrovert and your Doing with your Being. Through transformational...
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Episode 88- The Philosophy of Motherhood with Danielle LaSusa
Dr Danielle LaSusa has a Ph.D in Philosophy and has been a passionate teacher and coach for the past thirteen years. She loves helping people use their philosophical thinking to transform their lives. In this episode, we talk about her amazing journey with postpartum psychosis helped her move…
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Episode 87- Breathing in Self-Compassion with Tressa Yonekawa- Bundren
Tressa is a former neurocognitive pathologist specializing in the psychology and neuroscience of interdependent function and communication. She is a published author of developmental cognition and language books for children, Mom of 5 daughters, Hemp CBD CEO, international speaker, mentor and...
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Episode 86- Confident Parenting Series #4: Using OATMEAL for Mistakes
Helping your kids move beyond saying just "sorry" is what OATMEAL is all about!! Join me as I team up with Life and Parent Coach, Vibha Arora, for our fourth installment of the Confident Parenting Summer Series! I am thrilled to have her on the show sharing her expertise with Conscious Parenting...
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Episode 85- Bear Poop, Glaciers and Letting Go of Guilt
You may be wondering what bear poop, glaciers and guilt all have in common. In this episode, I share my harrowing near-death story (ok, not exactly near-death, but it felt like it) of overcoming anxiety, fear and shame. We talk about: -Having boundaries around your energy and letting go of...
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Episode 84- Fertility: The Connection Between Trusting & Knowing Yourself with Tara McCann
In this episode, Tara McCann, Fertility Coach, shares with us not only her own moving story of struggling to get pregnant for two years, but also her incredible insights into what it means to trust your body. There is SO much good stuff in this episode, so make sure you tune in!
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Episode 83- Confident Parenting Series #3: How to Handle Lying & Tattling
Vibha Arora is back on the show for the third episode in our Confident Parenting Summer Series!! She is an amazing Life and Parenting Coach who utilizes Positive Discipline and Conscious Parenting to help you be the kind of parent/child role model you want to be . In this episode, we talk about…
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As a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner and Coach, Kim Ludeman doesn't just help people feel good. With more than 10 years of health & fitness coaching experience, she's passionate about helping people create lasting change. Kim holds space for her clients stop hiding and live the life they WANT rather than one they think they SHOULD. Kim found a passion for helping people to stop hiding after losing her mom to cancer when Kim was 19. Her message of body and self-acceptance has moved thousands into taking a more loving approach to their bodies and hearts.She brings a fresh perspective on body image, self-acceptance, and mindset. She helps you uncover what dulls your sparkle so you can SHINE! You can find out more at www.kimludeman.com.
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