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The Empower Create Encourage Podcast

The Empower Create Encourage Podcast

Written by: Alessandra Charlesworth
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My dream with my podcast is to create an authentically connected community where we empower and encourage each other to create the versions of ourselves we desire and to be supported in our own healing process, personal progress, and fulfillment.


My intention with this podcast is to be able to empower individuals with tools and strategies to improve the quality of their daily experiences and encourage individuals to create the life, the love, the reality, and world they desire. I believe cognitive consonance is the key to internal peace and happiness. My invitation for you, as a listener, is to act in harmony with what you believe in, and experiment with the prompts that resonate with you.

Alessandra Charlesworth
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Episodes
  • The Anxious & Dismissive Avoidant Cycle
    Aug 11 2025

    S5E06 – The Anxious & Avoidant Cycle

    with guest Malisa Hepner, therapist, author, and host of “Emotionally Unavailable”

    Why do anxious and avoidant partners seem irresistibly drawn to each other—yet often end up in cycles of push, pull, and misunderstanding?

    In this episode of the Empower Create Encourage Podcast, I sit down with Malisa Hepner to unpack the magnetic (and sometimes messy) connection between these two attachment styles.

    After we explore:

    • The simple truth about what drives anxious and avoidant attraction
    • The recurring patterns in decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict
    • How emotional safety can be cultivated for both partners
    • Common intimacy and bedroom dynamics in anxious/avoidant relationships
    • The impact of dissociation and “performative desire” on connection
    • How avoidance of pain affects emotional intimacy
    • Grounding and regulation techniques for individuals and couples
    • One small but powerful step couples can take toward secure love—even if they’ve never experienced it before


    If you’ve ever felt stuck in this loop—or love someone who has—this conversation will help you see the cycle clearly and give you tools to change it.

    🎧 Tune in and remember: You are empowered to create the love, life, and reality you desire.

    Connect with Malisa Hepner, on her instagram | @malisa.hepner

    Connect with Alessandra Charlesworth | https://linktr.ee/empower.create.encourage


    Transform from the Inside Out

    At Authentic Transformation, we help individuals and organizations overcome emotional, mental, and operational barriers using a powerful blend of inner child healing, neuroscience, quantum physics, and spirituality.

    We support:

    • Individuals by identifying and reprogramming trauma-rooted patterns that block confidence, clarity, and self-leadership.
    • Organizations by removing operational obstacles, aligning systems with purpose, and optimizing teams for sustainable growth and lasting impact.


    If you're a growth-minded leader ready to remove what's holding you back—personally or organizationally—we'd love to support you.

    Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation and let's identify exactly how we can help you meet your strategic and operational objectives.

    Learn more | https://authentictransformation.ca/

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    39 mins
  • Rewrite Your Generational Story
    Aug 10 2025

    Are you living your own life—or the one you inherited?

    In this episode of Empower Create Encourage, I sit down with Simon Luthi, author of Becoming the Rocket Shaman, to explore how cultural conditioning, family patterns, and unconscious stories shape who we think we are.

    We talk about:

    • The subtle signs you might be living an inherited identity
    • How to recognize and release the roles you never chose
    • Simon’s “Once Upon a Time” method for uncovering unconscious stories
    • Why “Is this mine?” is the question that can realign your life
    • The first steps to rewriting your story as a sacred act


    Connect with Simon Luthi, on his website | www.therocketshaman.com

    Connect with Alessandra Charlesworth | https://linktr.ee/empower.create.encourage


    Transform from the Inside Out

    At Authentic Transformation, we help individuals and organizations overcome emotional, mental, and operational barriers using a powerful blend of inner child healing, neuroscience, quantum physics, and spirituality.

    We support:

    • Individuals by identifying and reprogramming trauma-rooted patterns that block confidence, clarity, and self-leadership.
    • Organizations by removing operational obstacles, aligning systems with purpose, and optimizing teams for sustainable growth and lasting impact.


    If you're a growth-minded leader ready to remove what's holding you back—personally or organizationally—we'd love to support you.

    Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation and let's identify exactly how we can help you meet your strategic and operational objectives.

    Learn more | https://authentictransformation.ca/

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    30 mins
  • People Pleasing & Self-Sabotage Grenades
    Jul 31 2025

    I sit down with Heidi Blackie, former healthcare professional, trauma-informed coach, and founder of UnshakableMe, to talk about the hidden cost of people-pleasing and the self-sabotage “grenades” we carry without even realizing it.

    In this episode, we explore:

    • Why people-pleasing is not kindness—and how to tell the difference
    • What “self-sabotage grenades” are and how to spot them in your life
    • How trauma and nervous system dysregulation fuel burnout cycles
    • The difference between setting a boundary and building a wall
    • What Micro-Boldness is—and how small truth-telling moments change everything


    Heidi’s 3 Tools to Start Reclaiming Your Power:

    1. Label your patterns without judgment – Awareness interrupts autopilot
    2. One daily act of self-compassion – Small shifts rewrite big stories
    3. Practice Micro-Boldness – Speak, rest, or ask for what you need


    Connect with Heidi Blackie on her website | https://www.unshakableme.com

    Connect with Alessandra Charlesworth | https://linktr.ee/empower.create.encourage


    Transform from the Inside Out

    At Authentic Transformation, we help individuals and organizations overcome emotional, mental, and operational barriers using a powerful blend of inner child healing, neuroscience, quantum physics, and spirituality.

    We support:

    • Individuals by identifying and reprogramming trauma-rooted patterns that block confidence, clarity, and self-leadership.
    • Organizations by removing operational obstacles, aligning systems with purpose, and optimizing teams for sustainable growth and lasting impact.


    If you're a growth-minded leader ready to remove what's holding you back—personally or organizationally—we'd love to support you.

    Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation and let's identify exactly how we can help you meet your strategic and operational objectives.

    Learn more | https://authentictransformation.ca/

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    27 mins
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