The Empowered Self Podcast with Krystal Long

Welcome back to The Empowered Self Podcast and to this week’s Sunday Reset Ritual.

Today’s episode is a special grounding practice shared by Lucy Bourke, yoga teacher and founder of Lotus with Lucy. Following on from Wednesday’s conversation with Lucy around yoga, grounding, wellbeing, and coming back to the body, Lucy has kindly shared a beautiful meditation in her own voice for th...

In this grounding and thoughtful episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, Krystal Long is joined by Lucy Bourke, a yoga teacher from Cork, currently living in Barcelona.

Lucy shares her personal journey into yoga and meditation, from being introduced to yoga by her mum at a young age, to later reconnecting with the practice during a period of emotional overwhelm while living in London. What began as a weekly meditation class at a loc...

In this Sunday Reset Ritual, Krystal Long invites you into a calming and deeply reflective pause to honour the path that has brought you here.

This episode is a gentle reminder that you are not starting from scratch. You are starting from lived experience, resilience, wisdom, and everything you have learned along the way.

Through mindful breathing, self-compassion, and reflective prompts, Krystal explores what it means to meet your...

In this insightful episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, Krystal Long is joined by executive and life coach, trainer, speaker and author James Sweetman for a rich and grounding conversation on heart-based goals, fulfilment, wellbeing and coming back to yourself.

James shares his perspective on the difference between achievement and fulfilment, and why traditional goal-setting does not always support our deeper sense of alignment o...

In this episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, Krystal speaks with Kate MacDonald, an executive functioning coach with almost 15 years of experience in education. Together, they explore executive functioning, neurodiversity, self-advocacy, learning strategies, and the importance of creating supportive systems that help people feel capable, confident and understood.

• What executive functioning is and...

In this week’s Sunday Reset Ritual on The Empowered Self Podcast, I’m sharing a beautiful, compassionate body scan guided by Laura Brodie from Wednesday’s full episode.

This gentle practice is an invitation to slow down, step out of the busy mind, and reconnect with your body with more compassion and presence. Through breath, awareness, and gratitude, Laura guides us to notice what is happening within, soften tension, and return to...

A powerful conversation on albinism, low vision, inclusion, self-acceptance, resilience, and returning to yourself through mindfulness.

In this episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, I’m joined by Laura Brodie for a deeply thoughtful conversation on identity, belonging, confidence, and what it truly means to feel seen when your experience of the world may be different from those around you.

Laura shares her personal journey of grow...

In this Sunday Reset Rituals episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, Krystal invites you to pause and reflect on a simple but powerful question:

What do you actually reach for when you need support?

Following on from the idea of the wellness toolbox, this episode explores the difference between knowing what helps and using those tools in the moments you need them most.

Krystal gently walks through three common inner states m...

In this deeply compassionate and insightful episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, I’m joined by therapist, author, and founder of Counsel Me, Jen Jackson.

Together, we explore what it truly means to rebuild self-trust after difficult or high-conflict relationships, and why healing can sometimes feel unfamiliar even when life begins to improve.

Jen shares her personal journey, including her experience as an autistic and highly sens...

A gentle introduction to the idea of a wellness toolbox, the small personal supports that help us return to steadiness when life feels busy, emotionally full, uncertain, or heavy.

In this Sunday Reset Ritual, I reflect on the value of recognising what supports wellbeing, inspired by the work of Mary Ellen Copeland and the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), while also sharing my own personal experience of how simple daily practic...

Have you ever quietly thought about writing a book… and then immediately talked yourself out of it?

In Episode 22 of The Empowered Self Podcast, I’m joined by Orla Kelly, founder of Orla Kelly Publishing, for a powerful conversation about writing, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to share your story.

We explore:

• Why so many books never get finished • The myths around traditional vs self-publishing • Imposter syndrome and t...

In this Sunday Reset Rituals episode, I’m joined by Gaye Moore, Reiki practitioner and creator of the Inner Balance Program. Together, we explore the gentle practice of Reiki as a supportive way to regulate the nervous system and ease stress.

Gaye shares her calming three-minute Reiki Reset experience and reminds us that healing does not require force; it begins with allowing and receiving. We reflect on how small, consistent momen...

In this gentle and grounding episode of The Empowered Self Podcast, host Krystal Long is joined by Gaye Moore, Reiki practitioner and self-described Reiki Reset Master, for a powerful conversation about emotional balance, self-worth, and the importance of slowing down.

Gaye shares her journey from fashion designer and business mentor to energy healer and how a traumatic car accident brought her back to Reiki in a deeply personal wa...

Welcome to the very first Sunday Reset Rituals, a gentle, guided pause designed to help you slow down, reconnect with your body, and reset your nervous system before the week ahead.

In this episode, I share the real moment that brought these rituals into being: a quiet collapse at work that became a loud wake-up call. What followed wasn’t just rest, but a deeper realisation that self-care can’t be something we reach for onl...

In this episode, Krystal unpacks self-care through a scientific and deeply human lens. Instead of bubble baths and scented candles (though those are welcome), she explores self-care as energy management, nervous system regulation, and emotional hygiene. These practices actually keep us functioning in a world that constantly demands more.

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and real-life experience, Krystal explains:

• why the ...

In this opening episode of Season Two, we return to the mic with grounded January energy, a gentle middle ground between ambition and rest. Krystal reflects on the unexpected lessons of Season One, the intimacy of podcasting, and why presence often matters more than perfection. She introduces a new two-day rhythm for the season, balancing conversation with embodied practice, and extends an open invitation to storytellers and wellne...

Welcome to Episode 18, the final chapter of Season 1.

In this heartfelt reflection, Krystal takes listeners behind the scenes of the first five months of The Empowered Self Podcast. What began with uncertainty soon became a soulful space for connection, storytelling, and emotional growth.

Krystal shares what each guest taught her, how her listening has changed, and why silence and vulnerability became some of her greatest teachers...

Christmas can be magical — but it can also be emotionally overwhelming. In this gentle and heartfelt episode, Krystal offers a compassionate check-in for anyone navigating mixed feelings during the festive season. Whether you're feeling joyful, lonely, grateful, exhausted, or quietly struggling, this episode reminds you that your emotions are valid.

Krystal explores why Christmas often brings up memories, grief, expectations, and e...