Women Say YES to YOU (and why you don’t)

Friend hello! Giving yourself permission to have fun? Or are you getting caught up in: lists, things to do, people who need you, goings on in the world, you have to keep track of? Because when I first start working with clients I notice it’s frequently thrown out the window for “the more important things they’re getting done’. But they’re also reporting how low their joy is:(- if this’s you too, I...

How to Have Peace Every Day (Without a Vacation or a Desert Island) Claudia Braun welcomes viewers to “Say Yes to You and Why You Don’t,” sharing her background as a mindset, lifestyle, and EFT coach for women who often say yes to others but want to start saying yes to themselves. What would it take to experience real daily peace without needing a vacation, retreat, or time away from everyone, how...

Self-care, your self-love practice, would it be non-existent Why that matters? Because if you're operating with a feeling of: stress, anxiety, worry, overwhelm That practice can absolutely turn this around and bring you back to peace. Download your: Get your 3 Strategies to Say YES to YOU: https://bit.ly/SayYEStoYOU 00:00 What Counts as Self Care 00:55 Welcome and Free Guide 01:50 Why Scrolling Fe...

Perfectionism from Running Your Life: The Simple 80/20 Rule Discover how perfectionism can rob you of: joy, peace of mind, and success by keeping you stuck in stress, anxiety, procrastination, and constant “shoulds” never feeling good enough. Learn how your mind’s “stickler” insists everything must be perfect, leading you to: overcommit, lose sleep, neglecting your own priorities, while projects p...

Stop Saying Yes Just Because You Can: Is It Really Yours to Do? Join me for a 1:1 https://bit.ly/SayYEStoYOU and get back on your calendar without the guilt. Today’s conversation is influenced form my morning conversation. Reminded me of how essential it is to ask yourself this question! Especially when you’re so very capable, the YES can be visceral before you know it, you’ve said it. Have you no...

Step 3: Taking Action That Actually Creates Lasting Change (Awareness + Acceptance + Action) Claudia Braun wraps up her three-step process for creating change—awareness, acceptance, and action—explaining that many people struggle with action because they skip the first two steps and end up taking reactive steps that fizzle or lead to unwanted results. She contrasts reactivity with responding, emph...

Acceptance (Without Giving Up) We continue to explore the 3 step process to change, today is step two: acceptance. Last week, we were about step one: awareness, if you missed it, check it out, super helpful in arriving at acceptance! Acceptance is often misunderstood: it doesn't mean: liking, condoning, or wanting things to stay the same, instead: it stops the internal fight and resisting of what...

Awareness: The First Step to Real Change (and Finally Saying Yes to You) Know that the first of step to lasting change is awareness, because without clearly seeing what you're doing and why, you can't course-correct or create a vision for where you want to go. You can stop blaming others and yourself and instead look inward with curiosity and compassion to identify the thoughts and “scripts” drivi...

Comparison Is the Thief of Joy: How to Stop the Sneaky Spiral of Self-Judgment Claudia Braun explores how comparison quietly steals joy by triggering self-judgment and a ripple effect of eroded confidence, worthiness, and trust in yourself. Using examples like weight loss, creativity, procrastination, and feeling behind at work, she explains how comparing yourself to others—or even to who you used...

Feeling Stuck? Going It Alone? Time to Upgrade Your Operating System? In this episode, I talk about that frustrating place where you want to change but keep repeating the same patterns, and why trying to “figure it out” alone can actually keep you stuck. I share how self-judgment and shame build a cycle that limits your ability to see new solutions, and why asking for help isn’t defeat—it’s how yo...

Love Is All You Need (When You Start Loving You) | Say Yes to You In this episode of Say Yes to You and Why You Don’t, I talk about why “love is all we need” starts with the love you give yourself, not the love you’re waiting to receive from others. Sharing a moment with a client who wanted to return to dating sites for attention, and how that pointed us back to what was missing—self-attention and...

Slow Down: Stop the Rush, Tune In, and Say Yes to You Claudia Braun encourages women who habitually say yes to others to slow down and notice the internal “rev” fueling your rushing, overwhelm, and the feeling of never doing enough. See how this pace fuels habits like constant caffeine and unwinding in front of fast-moving TV, contrasting it with Spain’s slower, nature-centered culture.  You're in...

When Food Becomes Your Love Language: How to Stop Emotional Eating and Take Your Power Back As a mindset, lifestyle, and EFT coach for women, let’s explore how food can become confused with love and comfort, especially for women who habitually say yes to others instead of themselves. My client Mary grew up as the “good girl” in a stressed family, using food was a safe, reliable source of comfort w...

Feel Like You’re Living Someone Else’s Life? How to Find Clarity and Come Back to You In this episode of Say Yes to You and Why You Don’t, I talk about that crushing feeling of living somebody else’s life—when what you’ve built doesn’t reflect you and you’re left exhausted, overwhelmed, and pushing through dread day after day. I share a conversation with Sarah, who realized that saying yes to one...

Unravel the 3 Self sabotage patterns stopping you! Stay with me to discover your patterns and maybe one that you didn’t know was operating! To start bringing back the joy and peace you really want! With my 3 strategies to own your yes it’ll assist you in getting underneath some of these long held patterns and gain greater clarity your key to ultimate change! Get them HERE: https://bit.ly/OWNYOURYE...

The “I Don’t Know What I Want” Lie (and How to Start Trusting Yourself Again) Are you telling yourself this lie too? My client realized she often said “I don’t know what I want” and through our work together came to discover what that line really meant! If you often hear yourself saying: “I don’t know” join me so we can help you too get underneath what this “lie” is really saying! Get your healthy...

How Guilt Manipulates You (and How to Stop Letting It Run Your Life) | Let’s explore how guilt often may be motivating you to say yes to others even when you want to say no, leading to: resentment, exhaustion, and losing connection with what they truly want. What if guilt is an internalized program with manipulation rooted in old beliefs—often learned in childhood—that prioritizes pleasing others...

Caught in the not good enough trap? If you’ve been believing the inner lie: something's wrong with you because you’ve not gotten “it yet” this is for you friend. You know that voice in your head that shows you how far you are from where you “should be” or where you want to go… and you keep believing what it's saying is the truth? Join me as I walk you through a powerful exercise to dismantling it...

Push Through the Wobble: Ready to Stay Centered When Life Gets Hard? Todays’ about “pushing through the wobble” for staying centered and keeping your peace when life and you feel unstable. Where does “the wobble” show up for you: Fear, worry, control, expectations, futurizing—especially in work, family, and relationship dynamics—have you noticed how reacting can lead to collapse? I invite you to n...

Letting Go: The Cost of Holding On (Say Yes to You with Claudia Braun) We explore why letting go matters by focusing on the cost of holding on—how repeated thoughts and attachments can trap us in anger, fear, worry, and exhaustion. My client’s story of an intense workplace anger led her to burnout and a “small” life, and how recognizing what she was holding onto helped her begin to change. Your mi...

Your Walk for Peace: The 80/20 Rule That Changes Everything I was inspired to speak about the Buddhist monks’ “Walking for Peace” movement with the 80/20 rule as a practical framework for creating personal peace. Because peace's an internal practice—not dependent on external circumstances—we can use everyday triggers like traffic, relationships, politics, and life stressors as “teachers” that reve...

Your Frequency is your Currency Let’s explore how 'Your Frequency is Your Currency.' In this episode of 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't,’ Do join me to tap in and upgrade your frequency! Let’s do this together! https://bit.ly/SayYEStoYOU For maintaining your internal frequency can lead to greater inner strength, peace, and overall wellbeing. Learn practical tips to shift your mindset, navigate s...

Staying Focused: Say Yes to You, Not the Noise Get your 3 Strategies to stay focused and support today’s session here: https://bit.ly/OWNYOURYES In this episode of 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't,' Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach, helps women refocus on their true desires amidst daily distractions. Claudia offers practical strategies to remain aligned with personal goals, emphasizin...

Unlocking the Power of Celebration: Why Small Wins Matter Welcome to the 52nd episode of 'Say Yes to You'! I'm Claudia Braun, your mindset lifestyle coach, and today we're diving into the transformative power of celebrating small wins. Whether in your personal life, work, health, or wellness, acknowledging even minor achievements can significantly impact your success. We'll unpack the psychologica...

Finding Certainty in Uncertain Times: Embracing Internal Strength allow this guided experience to transform you Are you feeling overwhelmed by change, uncertainty, and fear in today's world? Join Claudia Braun, a mindset and lifestyle coach, and EFT practitioner, as she guides you through finding certainty amidst the chaos in this episode of 'Say Yes to You and Why You Don't.' Claudia emphasizes t...