Pilot - Finding Freedom: From Trapped to Transformed

From escaping into books as a child to becoming the self-proclaimed "Goddess of Growth" at 50, my path has been anything but straightforward. Born to a single mother in the 1970s, I grew up seeking refuge from reality through imagination, eventually leaving home at 17 – a surprising move for someone described as the quietest child with little confidence or ambition.

Marriage at 19, followed by divorce, became the catalyst for returning to education and earning a business degree. Yet academic achievement alone couldn't free me from the mental loops that kept me trapped in regret and self-doubt. The real transformation began in my mid-30s when I discovered alternative therapies while training to become a counselor. In 2009, I trained in hypnotherapy, EMDR, and most significantly, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), which became my daily practice and the key to mental freedom I never thought possible.

The Empowerment Diaries podcast combines my expertise in life coaching, EFT, and spiritual practices (including 25 years studying astrology) to create a space where we can explore growth together. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, limiting beliefs, or feeling stuck in patterns from your past, I'm here to share practical tools that transformed my life and can transform yours too. Join our community where we support each other through challenges, celebrate breakthroughs, and recognize that every small st

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Empowerment Diaries
• 1:17 My Early Life Struggles
• 3:34 Discovering Healing Through Alternative Therapies
• 5:25 Building a Community of Growth
• 7:54 Next Episode Preview and Sign-off

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:01

Welcome to the Empowerment Diaries, my journey to becoming the Goddess of Growth. I am Carlita. I prefer to be called Lita. Welcome. I have introduced this podcast. I've been waiting to do it for such a long time. My intention is to have a space to help and inspire my listeners. A space to help and inspire my listeners. Empowerment is the focus, alongside spiritual growth, practical coaching and community support. Have you ever felt like life was just happening to you rather than for you, like you were stuck in a cycle of regret, fear or self-doubt? Well, that's exactly where I was for most of my life, until I discovered the tools that transformed me into the goddess of growth. Welcome to the Empowerment Diaries, into the goddess of growth. Welcome to the Empowerment Diaries.

Speaker 1: 1:17

Early life was interesting. I was born in the 70s to a single mother and our relationship was complicated. Like many children of that era, I grew up in a culture where discipline often meant corporal punishment. My childhood was marked by escape into books, fantasies and daydreams, because reality felt too heavy to bear. At 17, I left home Some would say ran away from home. Very interesting on my part, because I was the quietest child of four and seemed to have little self-esteem, little confidence, in fact, no ambition. But I left At 19, I married and by the time I divorced I knew I needed to change my life. I went back to school, earned a degree in business and started to rebuild myself. But even with a degree, I was still trapped in a cycle of repetitive thoughts and regret. It wasn't until I discovered alternative therapies that I began to truly heal. It was around my mid-30s, actually, that I took a course, initially to become a counsellor, a therapist, and within the first year, one of the courses was that of consultant hypnotherapist. And within that course I was introduced to EFT, emotional freedom techniques. Along with other alternative therapies hypnotherapy, emdr. They became the tools of a few used to see clients, one-on-one, helping myself and others deal with anxiety. It was in 2009, naturally, that I trained in hypnotherapy, eft, emdr and counselling skills. Eft in particular became my daily practice. I still practice it. It helped me break free from the mental loops that held me captive for decades. For the first time, I felt a sense of mental freedom. I didn't even know was possible. Know was possible Roll forward to post 2020.

Speaker 1: 4:20

Having purchased a second home, acquired a second mortgage, second divorce, I decided to commit my time through Life Changes and the Move to build my practice so it could be more of a full-time focus, as up until now, I often combined it with office work. Combined it with office work 2022,. I joined social media in a different way to what I have done in the past and started promoting myself on TikTok, and my intention was to create a community of people that would use emotional freedom techniques to get to the stage where I am from, where I was to be in a position to tap in and release all those repetitive thoughts, our belief systems, that keep us trapped in yesteryear or even with the thoughts of tomorrow. Emotional freedom techniques became one of the tools that I would use whilst I would live stream and life coaching. My intention with this podcast is to continue in a similar vein. I'll be combining my knowledge of life coaching, eft and spiritual practices to help others find the same freedom I have discovered.

Speaker 1: 6:16

This podcast is a space for us to explore growth together. We're using practical tools, spiritual insights and the power of community. An additional tool that has helped me greatly really helped me understand that my own life has a purpose, a reason for being is that over the last 25 years, I have studied astrology. It has helped my spiritual journey, deepened my understanding of life. It has helped me see that my struggles weren't just random. I was not a mistake and I understand that all the steps for my life have been part of the bigger picture, all part of my personal growth journey and connects me to the collective of this space and place that we call life. It's helped me to transform, sometimes with a few steps back and often with many steps forward.

Speaker 1: 7:31

Now, at 50, I am going through a rebirthing process and I want to share this journey with you. So If you're one that's going through transformation, I would love for you to connect. I'd love to hear your stories, what challenges you have faced, what challenges you are facing. Let me know how you have grown through past challenges and what tools you're using for the ones that you're going through now. I'd love you to share your experiences in the comments or you can send me a voice message if the platform allows. I'd love for us to build a community together where we can support and uplift each other in good and bad times.

Speaker 1: 8:33

So this is the introduction to the podcast. I hope I've set the context so you know what to expect In the next episode that I am planning to put together. I will be delving more into the power of EFT Emotional Freedom Techniques. You'll hear me often refer to it as EFT and illustrate how you can use it to break free from limiting beliefs. Trust me, it is a game changer and I don't think you'll want to miss it.

Speaker 1: 9:18

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Speaker 1: 10:02

Just a quick note if you decide to purchase through my link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the podcast, so thank you. If you choose to use it, I only intend on ever recommending products I'm genuinely excited about, excited to explore and believe in whether to add value to my life and, of course, to add value to your own. Well, thank you so much for tuning in today. Remember, growth is a journey and every small step counts. I'll keep you updated on my experience with Mojo. I'll probably share the information on social media and I'll see you in the next episode. Until then, stay empowered, thank you.