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  You’re Not Stuck. You’re Solving the Wrong Problem - Kevin St. Clergy 17.09.2026 34min

  What if the thing you’ve been working so hard to fix… isn’t actually the problem?This week on COACHED, I sit down with Kevin St. Clergy, author, business coach, and creator of the Beyond Blind Blaming™ Framework, to explore why smart, capable people can spend years solving the wrong problem - and wondering why nothing changes.Spoiler alert -it’s because they are asking the wrong questions.In this epic conversation. we talk about the personal experiences that led Kevin to this work, the cognitive biases that keep us attached to the wrong diagnosis, why business owners so often assume they have a marketing problem when something else is broken, and Kevin’s simple RCD Method: Reflect. Connect. Decide.We also get into sales, coachability, the importance of outside perspective, and why insight means very little unless you are willing to make a decision and do something differently.If you’re working ever harder and still not getting the result, this episode offers one powerful possibility:Maybe you’re not stuck. Maybe you’re solving the wrong problem.IN THIS EPISODE:What Blind Blaming™ is - and how to recognize itAvailability bias and confirmation biasKevin’s Reflect. Connect. Decide. frameworkWhy outside perspective mattersSales, listening, and the power of silenceCoachability and humilityMFD: Make Fucking DecisionsWhy different results require different action🔗 CONNECT WITH COACH KEREN Website: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/ Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/ 📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95w GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb
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  Why Self-Awareness Isn’t Enough — Stefanos Sifandos Joins the COACHED Podcast 10.09.2026 50min

  Have you noticed that you can understand your wounds, know your patterns, talk beautifully about healing - and still keep living exactly the same life?In this episode, we are about to change that, as Coach Keren sits down with Stefanos Sifandos, whose work lives at the intersection of healing, intimacy, relationships and embodiment, for an extraordinarily honest conversation about what it actually takes to change.Stefanos shares his journey through childhood pain, addiction, destructive relationships and relentless overachievement - and why so much of our striving is really an attempt to earn the love, safety and validation we once lacked.We talk about why high achievers often keep intimacy at a distance, the difference between insight and embodiment, why real transformation happens relationally, and how compassion, consistency and action can finally make us whole.Because awareness is not the finish line.The way you live is.IN THIS EPISODE:Why overachievement can become an addiction to validationThe childhood wounds underneath adult patternsWhy intimacy can feel unsafe for high performersAwareness vs. actual embodimentThe power of compassion and non-judgmentWhy transformation requires consistency and actionWhat it really means to become whole🔗 CONNECT WITH STEFANOS SIFANDOSWebsite: https://stefanossifandos.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanossifandos/Book: Tuned In And Turned On - https://stefanossifandos.com/single-book-order/🔗 CONNECT WITH COACH KEREN Website: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95wGILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb
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  How to Know If You Have Outgrown Your Ideal Client | Julie Solomon Joins the COACHED Podcast 03.09.2026 41min

  What happens when your business evolves - but your message does not?In this episode of COACHED, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with messaging strategist, brand advisor, bestselling author and eight-figure entrepreneur Julie Solomon for a conversation about visibility, identity, reinvention and the messaging mistakes that can quietly keep even highly accomplished entrepreneurs stuck.Julie shares the deeply personal story behind her own reinvention: leaving the traditional PR world, becoming a new mother, accumulating $30,000 in credit-card debt, confronting the impact it was having on her marriage, and ultimately rebuilding her career and business on very different terms.But the heart of this conversation is what happened after Julie became successful.She began to realize that the conventional advice to “serve an earlier version of yourself” had stopped working.Her expertise had evolved.Her clients had evolved.She had evolved.But parts of her messaging were still speaking to a version of herself she had long since outgrown.Julie introduces her framework of the Former Self, Working Self and Highest Self and explains why each responds to radically different messaging.The Former Self responds to pain and struggle.The Working Self consumes information, tips and endless education - often mistaking learning for actual progress.The Highest Self is ready to make decisions and move toward transformation.And therein lies the shift: in knowing that the promise matters more than the pain.Together, Keren and Julie explore what this means not only for marketing, but for leadership: knowing when you are helping versus rescuing, recognizing when over-teaching is actually keeping prospective clients from making decisions, allowing your message to evolve with your mastery, and becoming willing to release strategies, clients and ways of working that no longer fit who you have become.IN THIS EPISODE:Julie’s journey from burned-out publicist to eight-figure entrepreneurThe financial rock bottom that forced her to take stock of her lifeWhy Julie believes we should not always rescue people from their rock bottomsWhy your ideal client may not be an earlier version of youThe difference between the Former Self, Working Self and Highest SelfWhy pain-point marketing can attract clients who are not ready for your workHow over-educating your audience creates consumers instead of decision-makersWhy sophisticated entrepreneurs often have a clarity problem, not a capability problemHow to market toward desire and transformation rather than painWhy your personal story matters — but your “mess” should not become your messageAuthentic alignment versus performing the version of yourself you think will sellWhy your body can tell you when a strategy no longer fitsThe power of creating space instead of continually adding moreJulie’s next chapter and the surprising power she is finding in doing lessCONNECT WITH JULIEWebsite: juliesolomon.netInstagram: @julssolomonPodcast: Woman of InfluenceBook: Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstoppable
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  Who Are You Without the Pressure? with Kate Northrup 27.08.2026 42min

  What if the pressure you believe is responsible for your success… isn't?In this episode of COACHED, Coach Keren sits down with bestselling author and entrepreneur Kate Northrup, whose groundbreaking books Money: A Love Story and Do Less have challenged conventional thinking about money, productivity, ambition and what it actually means to prosper.At the center of the conversation is a deceptively simple question:Who are you without the pressure?Kate shares the intensely personal season that forced her to answer it. While supporting her husband through serious health challenges, raising two young daughters, carrying enormous financial responsibility and running a multi-seven-figure business, Kate discovered that stress wasn't merely something she was experiencing.It had become her fuel.When a therapist asked her to imagine that all of her financial pressure suddenly disappeared, Kate expected relief. Instead, she felt flat — almost dead inside. The realization was startling: she had become so accustomed to pressure, productivity and hypervigilance that ease itself felt unsafe.What followed was a radical 90-day experiment in doing less. No new offers. No unnecessary campaigns. No compulsive over-delivering. Kate simply fulfilled the commitments she had already made while learning not to turn every moment of fear into more activity.The result? She hit her financial goals anyway.Together, Kate and Keren explore what happens when high achievement becomes a socially celebrated stress response — and what becomes possible when we learn to create from safety, inspiration and genuine desire instead.In This Episode, We Explore:Why money is not only a mindset conversation — it's a body and nervous-system conversationHow financial, productivity and achievement pressure can masquerade as ambitionKate's realization that she had become addicted to stress and pressureWhy over-functioning can be a socially rewarded fight-or-flight responseThe 90-day experiment that taught Kate that pressure was not required for financial successWhy periods of rest and reduced output can function like allowing soil to lie fallowThe difference between doing less and doing nothingWhy high achievers can become frightened by ease, stability and "cruising altitude"How to distinguish healthy ambition from hypervigilanceThe difference between creating for approval and creating because something genuinely wants to be expressedProductivity versus worthinessHow scarcity and comparison affect the nervous systemWhy another person's success does not have to register as a threatWhat it means to cultivate an internal experience of safety, support and enoughnessConnect With KateWebsite: katenorthrup.comSocial: @KateNorthrupPodcast: PlentyBooks: Money: A Love Story and Do LessKate also recommends beginning with her free Money Reset - https://katenorthrup.com/reset/, an audio journey exploring financial pressure and nervous-system regulation.Connect With Coach KerenWebsite: KerenEldad.comSocial: @coachKerenConsultation: Calendly.com/KerenEldadBooks: Gilded, Gilt Free
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  When Success No Longer Fits: Lacey Newman on Reinvention, Boundaries & Raising Your Standards 20.08.2026 36min

  What happens when the thing you worked so hard to build… works — but you no longer want the life that comes with it?Lacey Newman knows.A former top 1% real estate team leader and host of an Emmy-nominated television show, Lacey built the kind of career most people would be terrified to walk away from. But behind the success was a business that required her to be constantly available, constantly reactive, and increasingly disconnected from the way she actually wanted to live.So she did something most people struggle to do: she left while it was still working.In this episode of COACHED, Lacey and I talk about what it really takes to outgrow a successful identity, why major pivots are rarely clean or comfortable, and how she learned to stop putting clients above herself and start building a business around her actual life.We also get into the particular reckoning that often happens in midlife, when the question changes from Can I succeed? to: Do I actually want the life my success has created?And perhaps most importantly, we talk about why the next level for highly capable women often requires subtraction, not addition.Because if you have spent your life being the woman who can handle everything, the answer may not be becoming even more capable.It may be finally deciding what you are no longer willing to carry.IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:Why walking away from something successful can be harder than walking away from failureThe hidden personal cost of being available to clients 24/7Why boundaries can actually make you better at what you doThe difference between serving your clients and putting yourself beneath themWhy you do not have to burn your old life to the ground in order to build a new oneWhat Lacey calls “the ick” — and why your body may recognize misalignment before your mind is ready to admit itThe messy reality of changing identities and careersWhy midlife is such a powerful period of individuation and reinventionWhy authenticity matters more, not less, in the age of AIThe danger of becoming addicted to being “the most capable woman in the room”Why overwhelmed women often need to remove responsibilities rather than add another strategyThe difference between changing your strategy and raising your standardsWhy Lacey believes creativity cannot be outsourcedThe deeper purpose behind the book she hopes to write nextConnect with Lacey Newman: https://laceynewman.com/Lacey’s free workshop, AI for Ambitious Women, is on August 25th. Registration link: https://go.laceynewman.com/ai-for-ambitio us-women-workshopLearn more about Coach Keren Eldad: www.kereneldad.comBook a consultation: https://calendly.com/kereneldad
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  What Actually Makes a Great Coach? with Carrie Fabris 13.08.2026 40min

  Ever heard someone say, “You give such good advice. You should be a coach”?Not so fast.Because coaching — real coaching — isn't about dispensing good advice. It is a discipline requiring training, practice, listening, discernment, and the ability to ask the right question rather than simply offer your opinion. And excellent coaching requires something considerably harder to put on a website:You have to do your own work.In this episode of The COACHED Podcast: Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with executive and leadership coach Carrie Fabris, founder of CareerFrame and author of ALL IN: A Working Mom’s Unapologetic Quest for a Juicy Life, to examine what actually makes a great coach.Carrie and Keren share analogous paths into the profession: substantial corporate careers, rigorous training and accreditation, and the eventual realization that credentials and experience alone are not enough.Carrie candidly shares why her first attempt at building CareerFrame failed, how ego, fear, imposter syndrome, inherited beliefs, and her own unexamined material followed her into her work, and why she ultimately had to go inward before she could successfully go outward again.Today, Carrie describes excellent coaching as learning how to “read the human” in front of you: listening carefully, noticing what changes in their face, hearing what they are saying and what they are avoiding, and asking the right question rather than the impressive-sounding one.Because you cannot take another human being somewhere you are unwilling to go yourself.In this conversation:Why giving great advice does not make someone a great coachWhy coaching is a discipline — not simply a personality traitWhat real corporate experience brings to executive coachingWhy Carrie's first attempt at CareerFrame didn't workThe difference between ego-driven ambition and genuine alignmentWhy Carrie returned to corporate — and eventually realized she couldn't stay there eitherFear, imposter syndrome, inherited beliefs, and the inner work that changed her trajectoryWhy credentials, frameworks, and assessments matter — but aren't enoughWhat it means to truly “read the human” you're coachingWhy great coaches listen instead of rushing to adviseThe difference between asking a question and asking the right questionWhy a coach's own unexamined material inevitably enters the roomThe essential truth at the heart of great coaching: you have to do your own workCONNECT WITH CARRIELearn more about Carrie and CareerFrame:CareerFrameRead ALL IN: A Working Mom’s Unapologetic Quest for a Juicy Life:Get ALL INFollow Carrie on Instagram:@cdfabrisABOUT COACHING MASTERSCoaching Masters is a series from The COACHED Podcast devoted to positioning coaching as the serious profession it is by examining what excellent coaching actually looks like, what qualifies someone to do this work, and what those entrusted with another person's growth owe to the human being sitting across from them.Listen to the full episode of The COACHED Podcast with Coach Keren Eldad.
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  Sneak Peek: Gilt Free — The Introduction 11.08.2026 34min

  What if everything you've worked so hard to build isn't freedom...but a beautifully decorated cage?In this special episode, Coach Keren Eldad shares the full introduction to her bestselling new book, Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good.If you've ever felt successful on paper yet strangely disconnected from yourself...If you've checked every box but still wondered, "Is this really it?"If you've built an impressive life while quietly sacrificing peace, joy, authenticity, or freedom...this episode was written for you.Inside this exclusive preview you'll discover:• Why success without freedom is still a cage• The hidden psychological trap high achievers rarely recognize• The fascinating story of Consuelo Vanderbilt and the original "gilded cage"• Carl Jung's concept of individuation—and why becoming yourself is the privilege (and fight) of a lifetime• The moment that changed Keren's own life forever• Why Gilt Free isn't about becoming more successful—it's about becoming more freeWhether you're an entrepreneur, executive, leader, creator, parent, or simply someone who's tired of performing your life instead of living it, this conversation will challenge the way you think about achievement.In This Episode✔ Why modern achievement often leaves us feeling empty✔ The surprising psychology behind overachievement✔ The invisible "performance" so many successful people are living✔ Why insight alone never creates transformation✔ Introducing the Anti-Rules—the counterintuitive principles that create genuine freedom✔ The difference between guilt and giltReady to Go Deeper?📖 Get your copy of Gilt Freehttps://www.amazon.com/Gilt-Free-Ditching-Your-Gilded/dp/B0GY5ZNHPK/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Uq_7tgTOv9fIqe_tOXuQJx5GHH9sJpou5R2e9abTCyvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.y5mfuMw55-XTNGNP0CaUexzwFG-bTjyqp7uHgmvSNiw&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilt+free+keren+eldad&qid=1784581218&sr=8-1🌐 Learn more about private coaching and eventshttps://www.kereneldad.com🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960📅 Book a Coaching Consultation with Coach Keren Eldad: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who's ready to stop performing success and start living it.
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  Annalie Howling: The Cure for Shame Is Self-Compassion 06.08.2026 46min

  What if the exhaustion, perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, and imposter syndrome you have spent years trying to fix are not actually the problem?What if they are symptoms of something deeper?In this deeply moving conversation, Coach Keren sits down with coach, speaker, and author Annalie Howling to explore the hidden force that drives so many high achievers: shame.Annalie shares her extraordinary personal journey from a violent childhood, chronic self-doubt, and self-harm to becoming one of the leading voices on shame, trauma, and healing. Together, they unpack why achievement can never heal unworthiness, why burnout is often a wake-up call rather than a failure, and how self-compassion becomes the antidote to the belief that we are somehow not enough.This episode is a powerful reminder that healing is not about becoming someone else. It is about finally coming home to yourself.In This EpisodeWhy high achievement often becomes a strategy for outrunning shameThe critical difference between guilt and shameHow childhood experiences shape adult identity and self-worthBurnout as a symptom of living out of alignmentWhy perfectionism and people-pleasing are survival mechanismsUnderstanding imposter syndrome through the lens of shameHow Annalie transformed her relationship with her inner criticThe role of EMDR and trauma healing in lasting transformationWhy receiving compliments feels uncomfortable for so many peopleThe connection between self-compassion and true freedomHow to begin healing shame one small act of self-kindness at a timeMemorable Quotes"I wasn't intolerant to gluten. I was intolerant to my life.""Shame is always an 'I am' statement.""The imposter's job is to police our shame from ever being discovered.""There is a cure for shame, and it is self-compassion.""Start by learning about yourself. Then liking yourself. Then loving yourself."Connect with Annalie📖 Book: Unapologetic: Unshackle Your Shame, Reclaim Your Power🌐 Website: Annalie Howling📸 Instagram: @annaliehowlingListener InvitationIf this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs it. You never know who may be carrying shame in silence.
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  Remembering Dr. Carolyn Elliott: Existential Kink and Shadow Work 30.07.2026 59min

  This episode has become far more meaningful than I could have imagined when we recorded it.Carolyn Elliott was one of the most original thinkers I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Brilliant, provocative, funny, and relentlessly committed to truth, she challenged thousands of people to question not only what they wanted from life- but why they remained attached to the very patterns they claimed to want to escape.Tragically, Carolyn passed away shortly after this conversation. I later learned that this was the last podcast interview she ever recorded.I cannot think of a more fitting way to honor her than to share her voice, her wisdom, and her extraordinary mind with all of you once again.In this profound and deeply philosophical conversation, Carolyn and I explore shadow work, suffering, individuation, spirituality, power, and the unconscious forces that quietly shape our lives.Carolyn—bestselling author of Existential Kink and founder of Immortal College—shares the personal experiences that led her to develop one of the most challenging and liberating frameworks in modern personal development: the possibility that some unconscious part of us may actually be invested in the very circumstances we consciously wish would disappear.Together, we discuss why high achievers become trapped in recurring cycles, why healing cannot be another performance, and how lasting transformation begins when we are finally willing to tell ourselves the truth.In this episode:What "Existential Kink" actually meansWhy the unconscious creates recurring life patternsThe hidden pleasure inside suffering, struggle, and martyrdomCarolyn's journey through addiction, recovery, and depth psychologyWhy spirituality can become another achievement identityThe difference between performative healing and genuine integrationThe role of humility, groundedness, and radical honestyCarl Jung's influence on Carolyn's workThe relationship between suffering, awakening, and individuationWhy freedom begins when we embrace the parts of ourselves we've spent our lives avoidingBooks Mentioned in this episode:Carolyn Elliott→ Existential Kink — Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-Unmask-Embrace-getting/dp/1578636477→ https://existentialkink.com/→ https://theimmortalcollege.com/If Carolyn's ideas move you as deeply as they moved me, I hope you'll read her books, share her work, and continue the conversations she devoted her life to having.Her voice may be gone, but her ideas—and the courage with which she shared them—will continue to change lives for many years to come. May her memory be a blessing.
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  Coaching Masters: Human Design, Inner Authority & Living by Design with Holly Corbett 23.07.2026 40min

  What if the problem isn't that you're doing too little—but that you're trying to succeed in a way that was never designed for you?In this episode of Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with longtime friend, former journalist, author, and Quantum Human Design Specialist Holly Corbett for an illuminating conversation about one of today's fastest-growing personal development modalities: Human Design.Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/vipday2026 Together they explore how understanding your energetic blueprint can help you make better decisions, trust yourself more deeply, and stop forcing a version of success that was never truly yours.Rather than treating Human Design as prediction or personality typing, this conversation focuses on what matters most: discernment, self-awareness, and personal agency.In this episode you'll learn:What Human Design actually is.The five Human Design energy types.Why "authority" is one of the most practical decision-making tools in the system.How Human Design complements coaching, therapy, and personal growth.Why honoring your natural way of working creates greater fulfillment and impact.How understanding yourself contributes to healthier leadership and stronger communities.Why living in alignment isn't selfish—it's essential.Memorable Quotes"When you know who you are, you can't be shaken the way you are when you're second-guessing yourself.""If you want to change the world, start with yourself.""Stop outsourcing knowing and start living from deeper wisdom—from the inside out."Connect with Holly CorbettHuman Design by Holly: https://www.humandesignbyholly.com/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/coachkeren/ Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/ Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/ 📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95w GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb
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  Legacy Over Speed: Building a Business That Lasts with Jody & Morgan Thelander 16.07.2026 45min

  What does it actually take to build a company people trust for decades?In this episode, I sit down with Jody Thelander, Founder & CEO of J. Thelander Consulting, and her daughter and COO, Morgan Thelander, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, legacy, leadership, family business, and the discipline of building something that lasts.Jody shares how a difficult season of life—including divorce and raising two young children—became the catalyst for creating one of the most trusted compensation intelligence firms in private markets. Morgan discusses joining the company, modernizing the business, embracing media, AI, and technology, and preparing to become the fourth generation in a remarkable entrepreneurial family story.Together, we explore what happens when mastery, integrity, and long-term thinking become the foundation of everything you build.In this episode:Why the long game is still the only game worth playing.Turning adversity into entrepreneurial opportunity.Building trust as your greatest competitive advantage.Why shortcuts always cost more in the end.Creating a brand people recognize long before they see the logo.Navigating the unique challenges of working with family.Setting healthy boundaries between business and home.Why visibility matters even for highly technical businesses.Using AI to enhance—not replace—human expertise.Why showing up in person has become a competitive advantage.Building a business worthy of becoming a legacy.Memorable Quotes"Who better than me?""Mastery is rarely about doing more. It is about refusing to lower the standard.""The businesses that last aren't built fast. They're built right."Connect with Jody & Morgan ThelanderWebsite:https://jthelander.comCapThelander Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caplander/id1796492614Connect with Coach Keren Eldad🌐 Website:https://kereneldad.com📚 Gilt Free:https://giltfreebook.com📚 GILDED:https://gildedbook.com📅 Book a Free Coaching Consulthttps://calendly.com/kereneldad📸 Instagram:https://instagram.com/kereneldad
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  From Ranch Life to Reinvention: Building a Beautiful Life Without Compromise | Lee Evans 09.07.2026 37min

  What happens when the life you've built works perfectly—but no longer feels like you?This week on COACHED, I sit down with entrepreneur, designer, cancer survivor, and founder of Mrs. Momma Bear, Lee Evans, for one of the most inspiring conversations we've had about reinvention, identity, courage, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks.Reserve your spot for Coach Keren's VIP Day 2026 in Austin: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Raised on a West Texas ranch, Lee learned resilience before most children learned multiplication. She later built a successful career in healthcare before quietly walking away to create an entirely new business—one inspired by beauty, functionality, and removing unnecessary friction from women's lives.We explore what it means to protect a dream before sharing it with the world, why surviving breast cancer transformed the way she leads, mothers, and loves, and why true freedom comes not from abandoning who you are—but integrating every part of yourself.One of my favorite lessons from our conversation? "Wear life like a loose garment."This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of a career pivot, craving more alignment, or wondering whether it's too late to become who they were always meant to be.In this episode, we discuss:Growing up on a fifth-generation Texas ranch and how resilience is cultivatedWhy practical success isn't always personal fulfillmentLeaving healthcare to build an entirely new companyThe importance of protecting your dream before sharing itHow to know when an idea is truly "the one"Entrepreneurship, patience, and trusting divine timingWhat surviving breast cancer taught Lee about receiving loveMotherhood, vulnerability, and courageous conversationsWhy leadership requires more compassion than controlThe power of integrating every part of yourself instead of choosing between identitiesCreating beauty while reducing friction in everyday lifeMemorable Quotes"A life can work perfectly and still not feel like yours.""Some dreams need incubation before they need an audience.""Wear life like a loose garment.""Freedom isn't becoming someone else. It's allowing all of who you already are to exist."Connect with Lee Evans🌐 Website: Mrs. Momma BearFollow Lee:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeevansleeBrand Instagram: @mrsmommabear Resources MentionedGILT FRE by Coach Keren EldadGILDED by Coach Keren Eldad
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  Defying Gravity: Broadway Legend Mandy Gonzalez on Devotion, Mastery & Living Authentically 02.07.2026 38min

  What does it really take to sustain excellence for decades?According to Broadway legend Mandy Gonzalez, it isn't talent.It's devotion.In this inspiring conversation, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with one of Broadway's most celebrated performers to explore what mastery actually looks like behind the curtain.From starring in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard to performing through breast cancer treatment, Mandy shares the mindset that has allowed her to thrive through extraordinary highs and unimaginable challenges.Together, Keren and Mandy discuss:Why genuine passion—not external validation—is the foundation of mastery.The relationship between practice, curiosity, and long-term excellence.How saying "yes" before you're ready can change the trajectory of your life.Why sustaining success requires courage more than confidence.Motherhood, marriage, and building a career without abandoning your family.How cancer transformed Mandy's definition of success forever.Why authenticity creates longevity in both life and career.The importance of community, mentorship, and lifelong learning.Mandy's Fearless Squad and creating belonging for the next generation.Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, artist, parent, or simply someone trying to build a meaningful life, this episode is a beautiful reminder that success isn't about becoming someone else.It's about becoming more fully yourself.About Mandy GonzalezMandy Gonzalez is a Broadway actress, singer, and author best known for her acclaimed performances in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard. She is also the founder of Fearless Squad, a community dedicated to courage, kindness, and belonging.Connect with MandyWebsite: https://mandygonzalez.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandy.gonzalez/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: www.kereneldad.comBook a complimentary Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/kereneldadIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use it.
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  Courtney Johnson: The Career Advice No One Is Giving You (That Will Actually Get You Your Dream Career) 25.06.2026 47min

  What if the biggest obstacle to your next chapter isn't your résumé... but your identity?As in, who you believe you are?In this extraordinary conversation, Coach Keren sits down with personal branding strategist, entrepreneur, and Career Cheat Codes author Courtney Johnson to unpack what really creates extraordinary careers and why so many brilliant people stay invisible.Together, they explore why strategy is rarely the problem, why authenticity has become the greatest competitive advantage in the age of AI, and why the future belongs to people willing to build lives around purpose instead of permission.This is a conversation about courage.About going all in on visibility.About building within yourself the nervous system safety to be all that you can be.And about becoming the person your future is waiting for.👉 Check out my new book Gilt Free : https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodIn This Episode• Why personal brands consistently outperform company brands• The hidden emotional barriers behind visibility and self-promotion• Why you must claim your identity before the world validates it• The difference between dreaming and devotion• How to create nervous system safety while pursuing ambitious goals• Why your first $100 matters more than your first million• The power of bridge jobs, side hustles, and building leverage before taking the leap• A simple exercise to uncover exactly who you're afraid of disappointing• Why your niche often finds you, not the other way around• How authenticity is becoming the antidote to AIMemorable Quotes"People aren't blocked by strategy. They're blocked by feeling unsafe.""The hardest leap isn't from $100 to $10,000. It's from zero to one.""Authenticity is the antidote to AI.""The perfect path isn't the safe path. The perfect path is your dream."If you've ever felt like you're capable of more but can't quite seem to make the leap, this episode is for you.Listen now. Then send it to someone standing at a career crossroads.Because sometimes the career advice we need most has nothing to do with careers at all.Follow CourtneyCourtney's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylynnjohnson/Courtney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtlynnjohnson/Courtney's Podcast, Built in Public:https://open.spotify.com/show/7oaV8L7rOBd878nlwydJrjCourtney's Book, Career Cheat Codes: The Unspoken, Unconventional, and Unfiltered Rules of Career Success:https://www.amazon.com/Career-Cheat-Codes-Unconventional-Unfiltered-ebook/dp/B0FHJZ1PJMConnect with Coach KerenLearn more: https://kereneldad.com/Join VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Schedule a Free Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/
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  Jenna Zoe: Human Design, Self-Trust, and the Courage to Become Who You Are 18.06.2026 46min

  This week on COACHED, Keren sits down with Jenna Zoe, creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices responsible for bringing Human Design into the mainstream conversation.What follows is not simply a discussion about Human Design.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-good It is a conversation about authenticity, intuition, self-trust, and the hidden cost of spending years trying to become someone you were never meant to be.Together, Keren and Jenna explore why so many ambitious people find themselves successful on paper yet disconnected in practice, why force is often mistaken for discipline, and why true fulfillment begins when we stop trying to fix ourselves and start learning who we actually are.Jenna shares the story of her own journey—from atheist science student to spiritual seeker, from Kabbalah student to Human Design pioneer—and explains why understanding your energetic blueprint can become a practical roadmap for making decisions, navigating uncertainty, and creating a life that feels deeply aligned.Whether Human Design is completely new to you or already part of your vocabulary, this episode offers a powerful reminder that the goal of personal growth may not be becoming more.It may be becoming truer.In This EpisodeJenna's journey from science-minded skeptic to spiritual teacherThe Kabbalah teachings that transformed her understanding of lifeThe Human Design reading that changed everythingWhy obsession is often a clue to purposeThe difference between success and alivenessThe five Human Design energy types and what they revealHow conditioning pulls us away from our authentic natureWhy self-understanding is the foundation of self-loveThe hidden danger of forcing outcomesHow to navigate uncertainty without panicThe paradigm shift Jenna believes humanity is currently experiencingWhy intuition is often more trustworthy than logicThe ultimate manifestation: becoming someone you love beingMemorable Moments"There are things you do because they are successful, and there are things you do because they give you life.""When you really understand yourself, you stop arguing with who you are.""The work isn't about becoming more. It's about becoming truer.""The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."About Jenna ZoeJenna Zoe is the creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author of Human Design, and host of the Align Podcast. She has helped millions of people better understand themselves through the lens of Human Design and is widely recognized as one of the foremost voices in the field.Learn more:• https://www.jennazoe.com• https://www.myhumandesign.com• https://www.alignapp.com• Instagram: @jennazoeContinue the ConversationContinue the ConversationIf this conversation resonated with you, you may enjoy my books:GILDED: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreGILT FREE: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodLearn more about my coaching programs at: www.KerenEldad.comInterested in exploring whether coaching is right for you?Book a complimentary Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadEnjoyed This Episode?Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who may be tired of forcing their way through life and ready to begin trusting themselves instead.
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  Natalie Ellis: The Truth About Building a Freedom-Based Business 11.06.2026 40min

  What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted - and discover you're still not free?This week on Coached, I sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, bestselling author, and BossBabe founder Natalie Ellis for one of the most honest conversations I've had about ambition, success, motherhood, and the very, very high cost so many of us pay in pursuit of them all.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodNatalie built one of the largest communities for female entrepreneurs in the world. From the outside, she had everything: a thriving business, millions of followers, financial success, a beautiful family, and a life many people dream about.Then she found herself sitting on her bathroom floor at 2 a.m., exhausted, anxious, and questioning everything.In this conversation, Natalie shares the moment that changed the trajectory of her life and business, the painful process of stepping away from what she had built, and how she ultimately returned to create something far more aligned.We discuss:Why success without freedom eventually becomes a trapThe hidden cost of building a business around other people's definitions of achievementHow postpartum anxiety and burnout became an unexpected catalyst for transformationWhy defining your personal "enough number" changes everythingThe danger of lifestyle creepFreedom versus financial securityThe role motherhood played in reshaping Natalie's prioritiesHow to stop making decisions from FOMOThe systems every entrepreneur needs to create a freedom-based businessWhy one offer often beats many offersWhat alignment actually looks like in practiceHow to identify the part of your business you should never delegateNatalie offers us a powerful reminder: Freedom isn't something you earn after success. Freedom is something you must build into success from the beginning.Connect with NatalieWebsite: https://www.bossbabe.com/Instagram: @iamnataliehttps://www.instagram.com/bossbabe.inc/?hl=enPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bossbabe-podcast/id1453389736Book: The Freedom-Based Business MethodConnect with Coach KerenWebsite: Coach Keren EldadInstagram: @coachkerenBook: Gilt Free = Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodBook a Clarity Call with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad
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  Derek Gaunt: The Negotiation Secrets That Transform Relationships, Leadership, and Life 04.06.2026 50min

  "Everything makes sense when you have enough data." Former FBI hostage negotiator Derek Gaunt explains why the best negotiators aren't persuasive—they're curious. Learn the five levels of listening, the power of dynamic silence, and how to uncover the hidden information that changes everything.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodWhat if the secret to influence wasn't persuasion?What if it was understanding?In this fascinating episode of Coached, Keren sits down with Derek Gaunt—former hostage negotiator, senior coach at The Black Swan Group, and co-author of Fight Less, Win More—to explore the psychology of communication, negotiation, and human connection.Drawing on nearly three decades in law enforcement and years training leaders around the world alongside Chris Voss and The Black Swan Group, Derek reveals why the best negotiators aren't the most persuasive people in the room—they're the most curious.Together, Keren and Derek discuss:How Derek went from street cop to hostage negotiatorThe lessons he learned negotiating with people in crisisWhy every conversation is a negotiationThe biggest mistake people make in difficult conversationsThe Five Levels of ListeningWhy most people aren't actually listeningThe power of labels and mirrorsHow to use Dynamic Silence to transform communicationThe hidden psychology behind conflictWhat a "Black Swan" is and how it can completely change an outcomeWhy curiosity beats certaintyHow great negotiators build trust without sacrificing resultsThe myth of win-win negotiationWhy empathy is one of the most powerful leadership skills in the worldThis conversation is packed with practical tools you can immediately use in your business, relationships, leadership, parenting, coaching, and everyday life.Connect with Derek GauntWebsite:https://www.blackswanltd.comThe Black Swan Group:https://www.blackswanltd.comBook:Fight Less, Win Morehttps://www.amazon.com/Fight-Less-Win-MoreLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekgauntOther Resources MentionedNever Split the Difference by Chris VossConnect with Keren EldadWebsite:https://www.coachkeren.comBook:GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreBook:GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For GoodBook a Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldadInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/coachkerenEnjoying the Coached Podcast?Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who wants to become a better communicator, leader, coach, negotiator, spouse, parent, or human being.
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  Fear Is Not an Option. Neither Is Playing Small: Featuring Monica Berg 28.05.2026 50min

  In this profound and deeply personal episode of Coached, Coach Keren sits down with Monica Berg - bestselling author, spiritual teacher, speaker, podcaster, and Chief Communications Officer of The Kabbalah Centre International - for a conversation on emotional mastery, certainty, fear, desire, soul growth, surrender, and the deeper meaning behind life’s greatest challenges.Together, they unpack how ancient spiritual wisdom can radically transform modern life, relationships, business, ambition, healing, and personal growth.In this episode, we discuss:Monica’s introduction to Kabbalah at 17 years oldWhy spirituality is about dissolving the ego, not escaping lifeThe hidden meaning behind pain, process, and adversityCause and effect through the lens of the soul’s journeyWhat “certainty beyond logic” actually meansThe difference between surrender and giving upMonica’s experience raising a son with Down syndromeThe story behind “Fear Is Not an Option”The three categories of fear: healthy, real, and illogicalWhy most fears are completely illogicalDesire as a sacred spiritual forceThe difference between egoic ambition and soul-aligned ambitionHow appreciation transforms relationshipsConscious love and soulmate partnershipPractical tools to shift perspective instantlyKey Quotes“Fear is not an option.”“The process is the purpose.”“You are not here to suppress desire. You are here to refine it.”“The ego creates shells. Spirituality removes them.”“You do not need to find something externally to improve you. You need to remove the parts that cover who you already are.”Resources + LinksMonica BergMonica Berg Official SiteThe Kabbalah Centre InternationalSpiritually Hungry PodcastBooks MentionedFear Is Not an OptionRethink LoveThe Gift of Being DifferentSatan: An AutobiographyListen + SubscribeCoached with Coach Keren on Apple PodcastsCoach Keren Official WebsiteBook a Free Clarity Call with Coach Kerenhttps://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Coach Keren Eldad's BooksGildedGilt Free
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  Sneak Peek: Gilt Free, Chapter 1 - "Debunking the Great Folly" 21.05.2026 28min

  In this very special episode of Coached, host Coach Keren Eldad shares something she's never done before: the complete first chapter of her brand new book, Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good.This isn't a summary. This isn't a teaser clip. This is the real beginning.Chapter 1, "Debunking the Great Folly," is the moment where everything starts to shift - where we finally tell the truth about what isn't working and begin to understand why. If you've ever felt the quiet friction of a life that looks successful on paper but doesn't quite feel like yours, this chapter was written for you.In This EpisodeThe Gilded Cage revisited - Keren's first book, GILDED, named the phenomenon: a life that looks good but doesn't feel good – and was about breaking free of that “gilded cage” resulting from a life of Ambition, Perfectionism and a Relentless Pursuit. Gilt Free answers the harder question: how do you actually STAY out?Chapter 1 in full - "Debunking the Great Folly," read by Coach Keren, unedited and unabridgedThe questions at the heart of this work:Why do I stop circling the same patterns, even when I "know better"?How do I begin to identify what is happening – so I can stop rebuilding shinier versions of the same cage?Why should I aim at building a life that not only looks good - but feels genuine? What’s the payoff?About the BookGilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good is Coach Keren Eldad's second book - and a direct answer to the question her highest-performing clients have been asking for years.It's not about insight alone. It's about transformation: releasing the patterns, identities, and attachments that keep you circling — and stepping into a way of operating that is grounded, open, alive, and deeply self-trusting.📖 Available now on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Find it here → Gilt Free: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for Good. Book a Free Consult With Coach KerenReady to take this work even further? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation — just you, just Keren.📅 Book your session → calendly.com/KerenEldadDon't Miss an EpisodeSubscribe to Coached on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review if today's episode resonated with you.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/770Q1dwdX3CsTvTEziX3AlCoached is hosted by Coach Keren Eldad. New episodes drop each week.
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  Introducing GILT FREE - The Missing Half of the Story 21.05.2026 20min

  If you’ve ever done all the inner work, read all the books, hired the coaches, and still foundyourself repeating the same old patterns… this episode is for you.In this deeply personal and highly anticipated conversation, I sit down with my Director ofSocial Media, Rain Garcia, to introduce my new book, GILT FREE: Ditching Your Gilded Cagefor Good.This is the sequel I swore I would never write.And yet, after watching brilliant, self-aware clients continue to circle the runway without fullylanding their lives, I realized that GILDED had told only half the story.Breaking free is one thing. Staying free is another.That is what GILT FREE is about.📖 Available now on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Find it here →https://www.amazon.com/Gilt-Free-Ditching-Your-Gilded/dp/B0GY5ZNHPK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3CMVEU61MMU95&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O8lznFRgSVPGPq0ECJz4zun5BsfHCEFaTuoRaiyatFpvFU34v0eIFyL_YOOyTXgr.94FqKntWfsk2BMS0w93GQ5b661aq4XT6qPwb5y3-JwQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=gilt+free+keren+eldad&qid=1779317315&sprefix=gilt+free%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-1Book a Free Consult With Coach KerenReady to take this work even further? Book a complimentary 30-minute consultation — just you, just Keren.📅 Book your session → calendly.com/KerenEldadDon't Miss an EpisodeSubscribe to Coached on your favorite podcast platform and leave a review if today's episode resonated with you.Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coached-with-coach-keren/id1467079024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kereneldad2960Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/770Q1dwdX3CsTvTEziX3AlCoached is hosted by Coach Keren Eldad. New episodes drop each week.