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Grounded and Aligned™

Grounded and Aligned™ is a podcast for people in senior roles who carry real responsibility - budgets, teams, visibility, and pressure that doesn’t switch off at the end of the day. If your role has grown faster than your comfort zone… If you’re managing up, setting boundaries, delegating, and absorbing more than you used to… If you care about being effective and human (without being inauthentic or pushing yourself past your limits), this show is for you. I’m Karen Gombault. I’ve spent decades

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#30: Navigating Change

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2024/04/17

In this episode I dive into 5 ways that can help you navigate change with more resilience and less overwhelm. Reflecting on my past year of personal transformation, I share insights and practical advice for anyone facing significant shifts in their lives. From leaving a secure corporate job to becoming an entrepreneur, to relocating to Southern France, my journey (and how I think about it), illustrates the benefits of changing with intention and desire.The episode covers these 5 topics:The

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#29: Coffee Chat with Beeta Hashempour – Be Adaptable...

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2024/04/03

In this episode, Karen Gombault welcomes Beeta Hashempour. After a trip to Paris in 2010, Beeta became a self-proclaimed Francophile, falling in love with France and French culture. After several visits, she eventually made the move to Paris and lived out her dream as a local among the Parisians. Today, she runs one of the leading French lifestyle sites MonPetitFour.com, is host of the podcast show The Life of a Bon Vivant, and enjoys hosting luxury retreats for other female Francophiles in

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#28: Mindset Makeover for Healthy Living & Weight Loss

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2024/03/20

In this episode, I reflect on my transformative journey over the past 10 years, emphasizing the importance of mindset work in achieving health and wellness goals.Initially, I was overwhelmed with stress due to my high-profile career, family responsibilities, and societal pressures, leading to emotional eating and dissatisfaction with my weight.Through mindset work, I learned to distinguish between facts and thoughts, recognizing the power to consciously change my thoughts.By shifting the energy

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#27: Spring Glow-Up: Embarking on My 30 Day Personal...

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2024/03/06

In this episode Karen shares her personal "spring glow-up" challenge, focusing on implementing changes to her health and wellness routine over the next 30 days.Karen discusses her motivation behind the challenge, emphasizing the importance of trying new strategies for sustainable weight loss and addressing mindset issues.Karen outlines the strategies she plans to implement, including fasting lengths and different eating styles based on Dr. Mindy Peltz's book, "Fast Like a Girl." She emphasizes the

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#26: My Secrets to Maintaining a Healthy Weight

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2024/02/28

In this episode, Karen reflects on her journey of maintaining a healthy weight for over five years, offering practical tips and mindset shifts that have contributed to her success.Karen discusses key strategies she started implementing, such as prioritizing consistent actions aligned with her body's needs, finding motivational hacks to stay on track, simplifying meal preparation, and adopting a mindful approach to planning. Additionally, she highlights three crucial habits she stopped, including

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#25: Coffee Chat with Judith Keys

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2024/02/21

In this informal discussion, Judith (who is Irish) & I talk about what brought her to France 12 years ago, what she loves about France, French culture, French food, and why she stayed. She shares what it is like managing meals and cooking for her family and children, and how she is transmitting her love of cooking to them.Living in Provence, we also talk about the region and her favorite foods.You can contact her here:Email: judith@myfoodinfrance.com Linkedin:

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#24: How I Shop, Cook, Meal Plan & Eat in France

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2024/02/14

I encourage my listeners to cook as much as possible at home, there are huge benefits, and it can be very simple. In this episode, I take you deep into my world and talk about how I choose my food, shop for food, cook and eat.Meal planning, leftovers, the Farmer’s market (& my regular vendors), processed food, restaurant frequency, meal services… I detail it all.I also talk about what I don’t eat!Bon appetit!Want more insight into the French Way of Life regarding health & wellness? Download

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#23: Navigating Negative Emotion Without Turning to Food

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2024/02/07

In the past, with feeling some sort of negative emotion (frustration, anger), I would have turned to food for comfort.In this episode I walk you through how I processed a recent disappointment, and the steps I used.Not turning to food when you are upset is a skill that can be learned, and I outline how to do this. This skill is the number one reason I have not regained weight.Want more insight into the French Way of Life regarding health & wellness? Download my free guide “The French Art of

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#22: What Travelling to France and Weight Loss Have...

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2024/01/31

2024 is going to be the biggest year for tourism EVER in France (80th DDay anniversary, Summer Olympics & Para-Olympics, re-opening of Notre Dame). The experience when you travel to France can be OK but not really what you expected…or it can be simply amazing. And both are fine, you get to choose how you want to travel.Just like losing weight, and deciding on the support you get.This episode makes the case for investing in you, individual support and why private personalized attention is worth

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#21: French Friends & Food Freedom

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2024/01/24

Recently I spent the weekend away on the French coast with new friends. The weekend could have been about social anxiety and people pleasing, which would have led to overeating and / or overdrinking. The weekend was not about that at all. Instead, the weekend was about connection, great discussion, fun, time in nature, games and food, of course! (we are in France!).This episode illustrates my before and after story when it comes to food freedom.Want more insight into the French Way of Life regarding

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#20: Nothing is Forever – I’m leaving Paris!

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2024/01/16

Even if you love your life, you have the right to change. In this episode I talk a bit about how and why I moved to France from the US, how happy I’ve been for the past 30 years in Paris, and why I am moving!Want more insight into the French Way of Life regarding health & wellness? Download my free guide “The French Art of Sustainable Weight Loss” at https://www.karengombault.com/thefrenchweighfreeguideOr follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thefrenchweigh/

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#19: 2024: Goals & Intentions

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2024/01/09

I believe that life doesn’t happen to you. You have the ability to create the life you want. Setting a goal and putting a specific intention behind it has been a key reason for me personally reaching my professional and personal objectives over the years.In this episode, I explain my reasoning and the process I use to do that. I also talk about my WOTY (Word Of The Year) for 2024.Want more insight into the French Way of Life? Download my free guide “The French Art of Sustainable Weight Loss” at

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#18: 2023: Gifts & Opportunities

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2024/01/02

As I reflect back on 2023, there are things that happened, choices I made or life events that could have been perceived as hard, a source of fear, frustrating or discouraging. I choose to look back and with hindsight, see these events as a gift or an opportunity. Listen in to today’s episode, it will help you to think of this past year in a different light.Want more insight into the French Way of Life? Download my free guide “The French Art of Sustainable Weight Loss” at

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#17: A French Perspective with Karen Viesta from the...

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2023/12/26

Karen is a Certified Lifestyle & Health Coach, who works with women in their 40s & 50s wanting to transform their bodies and their lives, age powerfully and create extraordinary health & vitality.Karen is a Francophile and, in this episode, shares her experience with France, how it has inspired her to incorporate elements into her every day life…whether that be the pace of life, work life balance boundaries, the attitude of French women when it comes to ageing or the general attention to

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#16: Why You Overeat - Primary Causes and Solutions

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2023/12/19

In this episode I look at the 3 main reasons women generally overeat, specifically habit, physical and emotional reasons. I also provide some solutions, ideas and strategies to think about and try if you suffer from overeating.Overeating is not that widespread here in France, and as a compliment to this episode, I suggest listening to episode 2 where I talk about why French women don’t overeat.Interested in deep diving even further into the topic with me? I have a masterclass from Jan. 7 to the 11th

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#15: Navigating Hormonal Change as We Age, Interview...

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2023/12/12

Ali is a wife, mother to two sweet little boys, a hormone expert, licensed acupuncturist, and a certified personal trainer. She has a virtual practice where she helps women balance their hormones and have better moods, sleep, periods and energy.In our discussion Ali talks about hormonal changes in women’s bodies as we start peri menopause, how those changes affect your health and what you can do to be proactive through menopause and post menopause. We touch upon hormonal effects and changes on

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#14: Strategies for Simplifying Cooking

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2023/12/05

In this episode I share my secrets for keeping cooking as simple as possible. I had to learn to cook when I moved to France, so I share the ways that make it easy for me. Learning to cook has had such a huge impact on my health, and I promise, it doesn’t need to be difficult.Bon appétit!Want more insight into the French Way of Life? Download my free guide “The French Art of Sustainable Weight Loss” at https://www.karengombault.com/thefrenchweighfreeguide

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#13: Inspiration from France: How the French Eat

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2023/11/28

I deep dive into the structure of French meals (throughout the day and the meal itself), specifically what French people eat, and how. I provide some very concrete examples, and many ideas that you can adapt to your lifestyle, no matter where you live.Bon appétit!Want more tips? Download my free guide “The French Art of Sustainable Weight Loss” at https://www.karengombault.com/thefrenchweighfreeguide

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#12: Loving Life in France with fellow American,...

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2023/11/21

Liisa is a Health Psychologist, food and lifestyle are her passion. She moved to France end of 2022, and in this episode, we talk about her reasons for moving as well as her discoveries and experiences over the past year. Whether it is the quality of the food or the way French people “do life”, this episode is filled with invaluable insights.Liisa's own personal battle with cancer five years ago served as a pivotal moment and she transitioned her life coaching expertise into a specialized niche,

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#11 – Navigating the Holidays, Learnings from France

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2023/11/14

Today’s episode is all about the French holiday season, and key lessons I have taken away over the years of living here and spending the time with my big French family. I share my top tips for feeling fabulous January 1st… specifically how to navigate parties, how to manage food pushers and how to put your needs first.The holiday season can be crazy if we let it take over our life. Be intentional about your choices and putting you first.Want more tips? Download my free guide “The French Art of

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