Empowered By Claudia
Welcome to the Empowered by Claudia Podcast.
I am Claudia, a registered nurse and certified coach with twenty years of experience supporting people through overwhelm, burnout, identity shifts and emotional fatigue. This podcast is a calm space for anyone who no longer feels like themselves and wants gentle guidance back to who they truly are.
Each episode offers grounded emotional support, compassionate truth telling and practical tools that help you feel clearer, steadier and more at home in your own life. We explore self compassion, identity, nervous system care and life beyond survival, all through a warm and human lens.
If you feel stretched thin, guilty for not coping better, or unsure who you are becoming, you are not alone. You deserve less guilt, less pressure and more of the real you.
What you will find here:
• Support that helps you understand you are not broken
• Gentle guidance that brings clarity and grounding
• Practical tools that reduce overwhelm and emotional pressure
• Conversations that help you reconnect with yourself
• A steady voice that reminds you that you deserve care too
If you are ready to feel more like yourself again, you can explore ways to work with me at www.claudiasabinawellness.com or through the links in the show notes.
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Empowered By Claudia
53. Beyond the Tick-Box: Meaningful Wellbeing Support at Work
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Introduction: In this episode, Claudia is joined by Lisa, a Band 7 leader and clinical research nurse, to discuss the findings of her Master’s research into the barriers to staff accessing wellbeing services. They explore the gap between organisational strategy and the practical realities of nursing, looking at why "resilience" is often the wrong word for a systemic problem.
What We Explore:
- The "Access" Gap: Why having a service hidden on an intranet isn't the same as having meaningful support.
- Structural Barriers: Lisa reveals the real reasons staff don't reach out... from fear of gossip to the weaponisation of unpaid breaks.
- The Autonomy Argument: A look at the decades-long research into self-rostering and how giving staff agency can prevent burnout.
- Just Culture & Safety: Moving from punishment to learning, featuring a discussion on drug errors and psychological safety.
- The PNA Approach: The role of the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) in providing a thinking space to process clinical and emotional pressures.
A Final Thought: If you are currently feeling burnt out or undervalued, please remember: it is not a personal lack of resilience, but the environment you are in. This episode is an invitation to stop apologising for systemic failings and to start prioritising your health and peace.
Resources & Links:
- Find more resources or book a quiet peer-to-peer chat at: claudiasabinawellness.com/call
- Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn
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