What if the discomfort you feel isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you…
but a sign that you’ve outgrown the life you were told you should want?
In today’s episode I’m joined by Claudia Herasme, an Alignment Guide and Certified Life Coach, for a deeply grounding conversation about belonging—not fitting in, performing, or proving—but coming home to yourself.
Claudia works with high-achieving women who have done everything “right.” They’ve checked the boxes, built the career, earned the recognition—yet still feel a quiet (or not-so-quiet) sense that something is missing.
Through her own journey—from a 20-year career in urban planning in New York City and Chicago to reclaiming her vitality, authenticity, and inner truth—Claudia discovered a powerful truth:
You don’t have to choose between success and authenticity.
In this conversation, we explore what it means to stop living according to expectations and start creating a life that actually feels like yours.
In this episode, we talk about:
*The difference between fitting in and belonging
*Why so many accomplished women feel disconnected despite external success
*How “doing everything right” can still lead to inner depletion
*What it really means to feel safe being yourself
*Why authenticity isn’t about burning your life down—it’s about coming back home
*How to create the life you want, not the one you think you should have
This episode is an invitation to soften, listen inward, and question the stories you’ve inherited about success, worth, and who you’re allowed to be.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this it?”
If you’ve felt the quiet ache of disconnection beneath a polished life…
This conversation is for you.
About Claudia
Claudia is an Alignment Guide and Certified Life Coach who helps high-achieving women safely express their authentic, untamed selves—without sacrificing the success they’ve worked so hard to build.
After a thriving 20-year career in urban planning, Claudia’s own turning point led her to coaching and alignment work. Today, she runs Peak Bloom Coaching and Guidance, maintains a boutique international consulting practice, and creates spaces where women can stop performing and start belonging—to themselves and their lives.
Her mission is simple and powerful:
To help you feel safe being exactly who you are, so you can create the life you actually want—not just the one you think you should have
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