Don't Shrink to Fit: Empowering and inspiring women one story at a time.

Claudia Noriega-Bernstein
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Don’t Shrink to Fit: The Podcast for women who refuse to play small. Empowering conversations. Inspiring transformations. Limitless possibilities. Are you ready to step into your power, break free from limitations, and create the life of abundance and joy you’ve always wanted? Don’t Shrink to Fit is more than a podcast—it’s a movement. Hosted by Claudia Noriega-Bernstein, an abundance coach, author, and speaker, Don't Shrink to Fit isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement. Each episode brings you powerful insights from incredible experts who share strategies and mindset shifts to help you break through limitations and step into your fullest potential. You’ll also hear from courageous, driven women who have faced life’s toughest challenges and transformed them into opportunities. Every episode is an invitation to grow, heal, and evolve as we navigate the ups and downs of life together. 

  1. 2D AGO

    Healing Generational Conditioning: Why It Stops With Me! with Kate Kripke

    This week on my podcast Don't Shrink to Fit, I dive into this very topic with the incredible Kate Kripke, a maternal and child mental health expert, therapist, and author of Reinventing Supermom. Kate has spent over two decades helping high-achieving moms navigate the emotional weight of motherhood, breaking through anxiety, guilt, and burnout to create a more authentic and fulfilling experience for themselves and their children. In our conversation, we explore: ✨ Why women feel conditioned t...

    1 hr

  2. MAR 25

    The power of trust – Building it in our kids and ourselves with Claudia Noriega-Bernstein

    In this heartfelt and powerful episode of Don’t Shrink to Fit, Claudia explores the essential role trust plays in our lives—especially in the way we raise our children and show up for ourselves. From building trust through consistency to understanding how secrets can form when trust is broken, this episode offers insight, tools, and a personal story that highlights how trust can shape confidence, self-worth, and lifelong emotional health. Claudia shares how she built a foundation of trust wit...

    12 min

  3. MAR 18

    The Power of Saying YES to Yourself with Lori Pappas

    This week on Don't Shrink to Fit, I had the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Lori Pappas—a woman who has shattered expectations, defied societal norms, and lived life entirely on her own terms. Lori’s story is a testament to resilience, choice, and the magic of saying YES—not just to opportunities, but to yourself. She shares her journey from overcoming a challenging childhood to building a successful business in a male-dominated industry, redefining success on her own terms, and...

    52 min

  4. MAR 11

    Loving yourself in one week and for the rest of your life with Rachel Madorsky

    In the latest episode of Don't Shrink to Fit, I had the pleasure of speaking with the incredible Rachel Madorsky about empowerment, self-love, and shifting the way we approach boundaries in our lives. Have you ever had one of those moments where a single conversation shifts something inside you? Where words resonate so deeply that you feel like you’re being seen, understood, and guided—all at the same time? That’s exactly what happened in today’s episode. My guest, Rachel, brought so much wis...

    51 min

  5. MAR 4

    Living between two worlds: The Immigrant Experience with Fabiola Noriega-Daneri

    What does it mean to belong? For many immigrants, the answer is complicated. In this episode of Don't Shrink to Fit, I sit down with Fabiola Noriega-Danera, who shares her powerful journey of immigrating to the U.S., moving back to Peru, and then returning once again—only to realize that a sense of home isn’t tied to a place, but to who we are. We dive into the emotional complexities of feeling torn between two cultures, the struggle of fitting in vs. belonging, and the resilience it takes to...

    36 min

  6. FEB 25

    Unbecoming for self-love with Vevian Vozmediano

    In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Award winning podcast Don't Shrink to Fit, I sit down with Vevian Vozmediano, a trauma-informed mental health coach who helps women release stored emotions tied to their past and reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve been too afraid to explore alone. Vevian shares her courageous journey of self-discovery, the emotional price she had to pay to distance herself from family due to religious beliefs, and the profound transformation that...

    54 min

  7. FEB 18

    Are you helping or enabling? with Claudia Noriega-Bernstein

    Have you ever found yourself trying to fix things for the people you love? Whether it’s your child, partner, or friend, we want to help. We want to make things easier. But what if, instead of helping, we’re actually holding them back? In this week’s episode of the Award winning Don't Shrink to Fit Podcast, I’m diving into a tough but necessary conversation: the difference between helping and enabling. For years, I thought I was supporting my daughters by stepping in, solving problems, and shi...

    19 min

  8. FEB 11

    Just ask Spirit with Sherianna Boyle

    What if your emotions were the key to unlocking messages from Spirit? When life feels frightening or uncertain… what if the answers are already within you? On this episode of the award-winning Don't Shrink to Fit podcast, I sit down with the brilliant Sherianna Boyle, author of 11 books, including the Emotional Detox series, Energy in Action, and her latest, Just Ask Spirit. Sherianna shares how our emotions and Spirit, working together, provide infinite resources for healing, clarity, love, ...

    56 min
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    Don’t Shrink to Fit: The Podcast for women who refuse to play small. Empowering conversations. Inspiring transformations. Limitless possibilities. Are you ready to step into your power, break free from limitations, and create the life of abundance and joy you’ve always wanted? Don’t Shrink to Fit is more than a podcast—it’s a movement. Hosted by Claudia Noriega-Bernstein, an abundance coach, author, and speaker, Don't Shrink to Fit isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement. Each episode brings you powerful insights from incredible experts who share strategies and mindset shifts to help you break through limitations and step into your fullest potential. You’ll also hear from courageous, driven women who have faced life’s toughest challenges and transformed them into opportunities. Every episode is an invitation to grow, heal, and evolve as we navigate the ups and downs of life together. 

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