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Burn Beautiful

Burn Beautiful

Written by: Nicole Whitaker
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Burn Beautiful is the podcast for ambitious, mission-driven women who are done self-abandoning for success. Host Nicole Whitaker, founder of Lead Up Health and creator of the H.E.R.S.™ method, explores how healing stress, reclaiming your energy, and leading from your whole self unlocks both a fulfilling life and transformational leadership.
We were told to sacrifice ourselves to lead — but the future belongs to women who lead from their full, intuitive brilliance.

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  • What Do You Really Want? Soul-Aligned Goal Setting (Without Burnout or Hustle)
    Dec 30 2025

    If you want this year to be different — both inspiring and successful — it starts with getting clear on what you truly want.

    In Part 2 of this 3-part series, we’re redefining goal setting for women who want to follow through on their goals without relying on hustle, pressure, or burnout.

    Because goals don’t fail due to a lack of discipline or motivation.
    They fail when they’re built on expectations, roles, or outdated definitions of success — instead of what actually matters to you.

    In this episode of Burn Beautiful, we focus on clarity as the foundation of goals that actually work — especially when stress, busyness, and external expectations have made it hard to hear your own voice.

    We zoom out to help you think beyond what feels immediately practical or expected, and reconnect with the bigger picture of what you want your life and leadership to look like.

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    • Why clarity matters more than motivation when setting goals
    • How stress and busyness blur what you really want
    • Why starting with a 5-year vision leads to better decisions this year
    • A practical way to identify goals across your health, relationships, work, and life
    • How choosing the right direction makes follow-through easier

    You’ll leave feeling inspired and ready to dream bigger, choose from alignment, and move into this year clear on what you’re building — and why it matters to you.

    ✨ In the next episode, we’ll turn this clarity into simple systems that support you in meeting your goals with consistency and ease.

    Ready to end chronic stress & lead whole? Schedule your free consult with Nicole here: https://www.leaduphealth.com/coaching-client-page

    For all services, check out www.leaduphealth.com

    Are there topics or questions you'd like me to cover on Burn Beautiful? Email them to me and I'll incorporate them: nicole@leaduphealth.com

    🎧 Music Credit:
    “Seize the Day” by Andrey Rossi
    Licensed via Uppbeat (free for creators)
    🔗 uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day
    🎟 License Code: Q2SDHQ6PBNCDBXUE


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    32 mins
  • Don't Set Your 2026 Goals Until You Do This
    Dec 9 2025

    If you’re heading into the end of the year feeling behind, disappointed, or hard on yourself — this episode is for you.

    Before you set a single 2026 goal, I want to help you gently, honestly, and compassionately reflect on your 2025… in a way that actually heals you so you're set up for a powerful new year.

    Every excellent forward plan begins with an honest look back — and throughout this episode, you’ll take back any power you lost so you can step into next year feeling clear, empowered, and with the breathing room you need for your best year yet.

    We’ll walk through a guided reflection designed to help ambitious women in leadership rewrite the stories they’ve been telling themselves — the ones tinted by perfectionism, survival mode, and old conditioning.

    You’ll learn how to:

    • Shift from self-judgment to self-compassion
    • Separate facts from the stories your stress has been telling
    Reclaim your power from old narratives
    • Evaluate your year across four key areas: health, work, love, and play
    • Recognize the growth and evolution you may have overlooked
    • Rewrite a truer, kinder, more empowering version of your year

    Because when you change the story you’re telling about 2025 — you change the energy you’re carrying into 2026.

    You’re not behind.
    You’re becoming.

    If you want personalized support creating a healthier, more aligned 2026, book your FREE Release the Mom Guilt, Get Out of Survival & Feel Energized Again Breakthrough Planning Call at www.leaduphealth.com.

    Ready to end chronic stress & lead whole? Schedule your free consult with Nicole here: https://www.leaduphealth.com/coaching-client-page

    For all services, check out www.leaduphealth.com

    Are there topics or questions you'd like me to cover on Burn Beautiful? Email them to me and I'll incorporate them: nicole@leaduphealth.com

    🎧 Music Credit:
    “Seize the Day” by Andrey Rossi
    Licensed via Uppbeat (free for creators)
    🔗 uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day
    🎟 License Code: Q2SDHQ6PBNCDBXUE


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    36 mins
  • Why Presence Feels Impossible for Women Who Carry Everything
    Nov 25 2025

    Presence is a critical leadership and parenting skill no one taught us — and the one most women are secretly struggling with.
    If your mind is always somewhere else — even when you’re with your kids or leading your team — you’re not alone.
    In this episode, we unpack why presence feels impossible… and how to finally reclaim it.

    In today’s Burn Beautiful episode, we’re diving into one of the biggest pain points women in leadership shared with me:
    “I want to be more present — with my kids, my partner, my team… and with myself.”

    But presence isn’t a moral virtue. It’s not something you “should” be able to do.
    Presence is a skill — and a nervous-system state — and most women have never been taught how to build it.

    We’ll explore:

    • Why high-functioning, high-achieving women struggle most with presence
    • How stress, overstimulation, perfectionism, and childhood survival patterns pull us out of the moment
    • Why presence matters so deeply for parenting, emotional safety, and attunement
    • How deep listening becomes a leadership superpower
    • The truth that presence begins with self — not with others
    • Practical, science-backed tools to redirect your attention, regulate your nervous system, and come home to yourself again

    You’ll walk away with simple, doable practices that help you feel grounded, connected, and fully here — even in a busy, demanding life.

    If you’re craving more time, more calm, and more connection with the people who matter most… this episode is your roadmap back to presence.

    And if you’re ready for real-time support, you can book your free session,
    “Create More Time, Energy & Presence — Without Sacrificing Success” at www.leaduphealth.com

    Ready to end chronic stress & lead whole? Schedule your free consult with Nicole here: https://www.leaduphealth.com/coaching-client-page

    For all services, check out www.leaduphealth.com

    Are there topics or questions you'd like me to cover on Burn Beautiful? Email them to me and I'll incorporate them: nicole@leaduphealth.com

    🎧 Music Credit:
    “Seize the Day” by Andrey Rossi
    Licensed via Uppbeat (free for creators)
    🔗 uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day
    🎟 License Code: Q2SDHQ6PBNCDBXUE


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    43 mins
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