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22nd Jul 2025

Breaking Free from Overachieving and People-Pleasing with Kimberly Benjamin

What if everything you've been taught about success is actually keeping you trapped? What if the very traits that make you a high achiever are the same ones stealing your joy and creativity?

Today we sit down with Kimberly Benjamin, emotional intelligence coach and founder of the Alchemy Room, who's building a revolution one woman at a time. Kim combines human design with somatic healing to support women break free from the exhausting cycle of overachieving and people-pleasing.

We're diving into why your nervous system might be keeping you stuck in old patterns even when you think you're healing, how understanding your unique energetic blueprint through human design can support you to attract the right people and opportunities, and why self-love isn't just feel-good fluff - it's the foundation for everything else.

This conversation will show you how to build a legacy rooted in joy, tap into your body's incredible wisdom, and finally create the meaningful impact you've always wanted without sacrificing yourself in the process.

In This Episode

  • Welcome Kimberly. Her story and how she started with this work.
  • The role of joy in creating the life you desire.
  • Switching the focus from "How do I make them happy?" to "How do I make myself happy?" and why it's a game-changer for your relationships.
  • Kimberly is a relationship coach and she's been divorced twice. How does that impact the work she does?
  • The secret strategy to having difficult conversations with people who hurt you - without either of you exploding.
  • How to take your power back when you've feel you've been badly hurt.
  • How knowing your unique Human Design reveals the key to creating the romantic relationship you've always dreamed of.
  • Kim's methodology: What's it like working with her.
  • Kim shares one powerful way to unleash freedom into your life.
  • Kim's parting words and how to get in touch with her.

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About the Podcast

Unleash Your Freedom: Mindset Strategies For High Achievers
Unleash Your Freedom gives trailblazers, rebels, dreamers and creators who are done playing small the mindset, strategies, and insights that will set you free.
Unleash Your Freedom delivers mindset strategies for high achievers who want to create success in every area of their life without sacrificing their freedom.

If you’re looking for a personal development podcast from two leadership coaches who believe you shouldn’t have to choose between being wildly ambitious and having a life you actually love, you’re in the right place.

This podcast is for entrepreneurs, founders, business owners, executives, leaders, and ambitious professionals who want more from both their success and their life.

If you want to grow your business or career, develop a success mindset, and master emotional intelligence, so you can achieve more, have better relationships, and thrive in your health, you’re in the right place.

This show provides answers to questions like:

- How do I create more freedom in my life?
- How can I achieve more without burning out?
- How do I achieve my goals and still enjoy my life?
- How do I create success in every area of my life?
- How can I become a better leader?
- How do I build better relationships?

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Giorgia & Dawn

We are leadership coaches who met on our journey to becoming free while coaching together. Now we're coaching high-achieving people into breaking through their inner barriers, achieving those goals they once thought impossible, and truly unleashing their freedom.