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Are you assuming… or expecting? mini episode with Claudia Noriega-Bernstein

  1. Are you assuming… or expecting? mini episode with Claudia Noriega-Bernstein 8:00

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This week’s episode of Don’t Shrink to Fit is a little different—more personal, more raw, and deeply universal.

It’s about something we all experience: expectations, assumptions… and how easily they can hurt when we take them personally.

I shared a moment that stopped me in my tracks: planning a dream trip to Tuscany with my daughters… and feeling unexpectedly rejected when my joy-filled idea didn’t land the way I imagined. 

What unfolded from that moment was a lesson about expectations, assumptions, and the invisible stories we all carry and how they shape our Relationships and our pain. Go listen to it, it is short and sweet.

Here are a few takeaways I hope will speak to your heart:

* Expectations are rooted in past experiences.

* Assumptions are stories we create without proof—often influenced by fear, history, or insecurity.

* We assign meaning before checking facts… and that meaning can hurt us.

* The difference lies in awareness. Awareness is the first step to healing.

* Your worth isn’t defined by someone else’s reaction or silence. You always have the power to take your power back.

If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, disappointed, or caught off guard by someone’s reaction, you’re not alone and you don’t have to carry that pain with you.

Listen to the episode now and take a few minutes to reflect on where your assumptions might be coloring your experience.

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Claudia is an artist, writer,  philanthropist, Abundance Coach, mentor, mother, and wife. During her career as a journalist, she has worked for magazines and television in South America and the US, touching subjects from parenting, forgiveness, and growth to political issues. 

Her first book BRIGHTER DAYS 88 Most important lessons learned in live for women that wants to increase their confidence, resilience and courage, was a work of loved dedicated to her three daughter after the third time she had cancer; she has also published a journal for kids, currently in some magnet schools: I AM - My Gratitude Journal; an abundance Journal for women, I DON'T SHRINK TO FIT available in English snd Spanish and a journal for men, MY ABUNDANCE JOURNAL, Mind, Set, Go. All her books and journals are available on Amazon and in her website CLAUDIANORIEGABERNSTEIN.COM

She also has published a series of children’s book where she gives tools to parents, teachers, and caregivers, on how to speak to children about difficult subjects like, death, divorce and secrets. "Valentina and her white Elephant" is available on Amazon and her website as well in English and Spanish as well. Claudia is in the process of creating an online training for Abundance and Manifesting.
 
She lives in Las Vegas Nevada with her family and her three dogs, Moo, Boyfriend and Bianca. In her free time, she enjoys painting and sculpting as much as traveling.