Épisodes

  • Episode 10 - Wrap Up of Series 1
    Nov 19 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    This episode is the final episode (of series one). Its a wrap up of the key highlights as well as sharing some of the 'behind the scenes' thoughts on it. I also share some of my own personal growth as an individual and how people can work with me to build an authentic life.

    If your interested in knowing more about me or my services you can;

    Book an Alignment Call with me here: Alignment Call

    Email sue@blackstar-alchemy.com

    Website www.blackstar-alchemy.com

    Social Media platforms are here: Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstar-alchemy.com/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker
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    35 min
  • Special Episode - Equine Wellness
    Nov 12 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    This is my special episode and one I wanted to record from before I started the podcast. Depsite not having anyone in my family associated, I have loved horses from a very young age. From donkey rides in Blackpool, to watching horse racing on tv with my dad to visiting horse sanctuaries, sponsoring horses as a student and doing a horse experiences. So it was literally a dream come true 6 years ago when I was able to own a horse and learn more about being an owner as well as a rider.

    I am joined by a lovely person Sarah Williamson, through us both being on the same coaching programme and very much enjoyed listening to her years of experience with horses and now as she steps into her new chapter as a coach for horse owners and riders. For all you equestrians out there - saddle up and look forward to a great ride!

    Follow Sue Whitaker on;

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker Contact Sarah on; Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1FiMwQcCSb/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Episode 8 - Narrative Identity
    Nov 5 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    This episode is all about Narrative Identity - this is all about the stories we tell ourselves as well as how our past, present and future can have an impact on our own identities. The stories we tell ourselves are based on the experiences we have, the self-awareness of the current world around us and what our imagined future will be. Narrative Identity can have a fascinating impact on our mental health and I loo froward to sharing more about it.

    Follow Sue Whitaker on; Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker

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    31 min
  • Episode 7 - Psychological Identity
    Oct 29 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    In this episode we cover Psychological Identity and what this means from self-esteem, resilience, what coping mechanisms can look like and the importance of mental and emotional health. My guest this week is the lovely Kate Hoyle a Clinical Hynotherapist who is passionate about helping children and their parents.

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    Follow Sue Whitaker on;

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker Contact Kate on; Website - www.KateHoyleHypnotherapy.com Facebook - www.facebook.com/katehoylehypnotherapy/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/katehoylehypnotherapy/ Free Resources from Kate; The Recovering Perfectionist’s To Do List Teenage Anxiety Help Connecting With Your Teen Online Course Coaching Cards Parenting Teens 1:1 Coaching Call £150
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    47 min
  • Episode 6 - Digital Identity
    Oct 22 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    This episode is all about Digital Identity - I wanted to share what it was like for me personally growing up not having the internet or even a mobile telephone to the situation we find ourselves in today. With data being available online in multiple formats including social media, virtual communities and the information stored about us as people and our lives, it can be easy to forget how our online presence can have a large impact on our overall identity.

    Follow Sue Whitaker on; Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker
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    33 min
  • Episode 5 - Social Identity
    Oct 15 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    In this episode we talk about social identity or more specifically relationships with others as well as with ourselves. I am joined by Mila Smith, Founder of “From Single to Couple” Relationship & Dating Consultancy. Having honed her relationship management capabilities in the corporate world for 25 years, Mila now applies her skills to consult men and women in the field about which she is absolutely passionate to help them find the love they deserve and build a happy healthy relationship. Love doesn’t come with a manual, but Mila’s step-by-step coaching programme reveals all the secrets you need. Trained by one of the world’s leading relationship experts, she uses proven science and research-based methods.

    Follow Sue Whitaker on;

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker If you want to get in contact with Mila you can do so here: Email - mila@single-to-couple.com

    Website - www.single-to-couple.com

    Instagram - www.instagram.com/single.2.couple Facebook - www.facebook.com/single2couple LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/mila-s-851bb870
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    56 min
  • MINI Episode: When Life Doesn't Go to Plan...
    Oct 8 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    Today's episode is a little different, I had originallyplanned to record and publish an episode on another aspect of our identity, however, life has not gone to plan. Given I talk about living authenticially, I wanted to publish a mini episode just touching on my role as a long distance caregiver. It is deliberate that I do not go into a lot of detail as things are happening in real time, however, I know I will want to revisit this important topic at a later date.

    If the topic of this episode reasonates with you and you want to reach out then you can contact me on;

    Email - swhitaker@blackstarhr.com

    Website - www.blacktarhr.com

    Follow Sue Whitaker on; Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker

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    10 min
  • Episode 4 - Spiritual Identity
    Oct 1 2025

    Welcome to Living Authentically – Becoming Your True Self, the podcast where we explore what it really means to live, speak, and lead from your truth. I’m your host, Sue Whitaker, I’m a Life Transitions & Identity Coach I guide individuals through significant life changes, helping them rediscover their true selves and embrace new beginnings with confidence and clarity.

    This episode is all about Spiritual Identity – Taking a look into spiritual beliefs or practices, philosophical outlook, sense of purpose and the value of connecting to something greater. I am joined by Lea Vuga, Holistic Relationship Guide who wants to help spiritually-curious women who are done with surface-level dating advice break their unconscious patterns through Human Design, inner child reparenting and body-wisdom alchemy. Her mission is to support them toattract healthy love without spending years in therapy or settling for yet another emotionally unavailable partner.

    Follow Sue Whitaker on; Instagram - www.instagram.com/blackstarhr/ Facebook - www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572752343673 LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/susandawhitaker If you want to get in contact with Lea you can find her on; Instagram handle - https://www.instagram.com/healingmindsetshifts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/healingmindsetshifts
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    54 min