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Rita Palumbo Coaching, Bristol (2026)

21/03/2026

This program was born from my own journey + 15 years in high-performing contexts observing women make themselves small.

The world needs women to step up in their leadership like never before.

Stop shrinking.

Stop hiding in rooms you’ve earned the right to be in.

The Self-Led Woman is not just a program. It’s a container you step into and don’t come back from the same.

Doors close March 31st. Link in bio or comment INFO ✨

18/02/2026

Have you ever experienced your own version of the “leadership hangover”?
Where externally everything went well…
but internally you keep replaying it?

This isn’t about being less capable.
It’s about your nervous system learning that visibility is safe.

This is exactly the work we do inside The Self Led Woman — building calm authority from the inside out.

Tell me in the comments if you can relate:
Have you ever experienced the leadership hangover?

Love&Light,
Rita ✨

07/02/2026

The Universe has a funny way of bringing me back to myself and to what matters most on my birthday. Every year.
Whether it’s bringing me on a sudden work trip, or celebrating among friends, or with my family, it always disrupts my plans of what I thought I wanted and brings me what I actually need.

This year I was planning a lovely party with my dearest friends. An unexpected cold virus that caught both Gaetano and Aurora forced us to change our plans. But I realised it’s brought me exactly where I was meant to be.
My purpose, my dharma in this phase of my life, is THEM.
It is being the best mum and wife I can possibly be.
It is caring for them, and being the anchor of this home.
It is enjoying our family life to the fullest.
And spending this day with them, making every single moment with them a ritual, has been so special.

This past year has been the most transformational of my life so far, it has made me a wife and a mother, has changed me on a cellular level and materialised my lifetime dreams. It has also brought clarity on what my mission looks like - clarity which I had been seeking and asking for for a long time. And I know that next year is going to be super exciting and will bring us lots of renewal and of change. I’m so excited to find out what’s coming, to create our future, and to do it alongside my angel family 🤍✨

I feel like the luckiest woman in the world, already living my dream life 💫

04/02/2026

There’s a moment many capable women know well.

You’re not unprepared.
And you’re not lacking confidence.

And yet, you don’t speak up.

What tightens in those moments isn’t your thinking -
it’s your nervous system responding to visibility.

Leadership doesn’t break down because you don’t know what to say.
It breaks down when your body doesn’t feel safe being seen, heard, or decisive.

This is why pushing yourself to be “more confident” rarely works for long.

The shift isn’t about becoming louder or more assertive.
It’s about becoming steadier.

When authority is embodied, you don’t need to manage yourself as much.
Your words land with fewer explanations.
Your presence does the work before your words do.

If this feels familiar, you’re not behind.
You may simply be ready for a different way of leading.

The waitlist for The Self-Led Woman is open.
You’re welcome to join - no commitment, just to stay close and see if it feels right.

🤍 Link in bio

31/01/2026

You don’t hesitate because you lack confidence.
You hesitate because your nervous system hasn’t been taught how to feel safe in authority.

Most high-performing women I work with are already capable, intelligent, and prepared.
Yet in meetings, visibility moments, or decisions that matter, they freeze or tighten.

So they wait.
They soften their words.
They don’t speak up.
They over-explain.

Not because they don’t know -
but because they’re trying to push from the mind, instead of being supported by the body.

What if the work isn’t about gaining more confidence…
but about less internal friction?

When your body feels regulated, your leadership becomes quieter - and stronger.
You speak with fewer words.
You decide without revisiting.
You take up space without bracing.

This is what embodied self-leadership looks like.
Not performance. Not fixing.
Just coming home to the authority that’s already yours.

If this resonates, you’re not behind - you’re ready. 🤍

✨

16/01/2026

2016 was the year I:
✨ got my Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering
✨ ended a relationship with my ex living in the US
✨ travelled in Scotland and UK
✨ went to Farnborough Airshow (hello nerd Rita)
✨ started my PhD in Bristol
✨ detoxed every area of my life and left Italy with a very small (emotional+physical) baggage to start my new life in the UK
✨ met Gaetano on day 1 of my arrival (I had an immediate crush, but we wouldn’t get together for another 1.5 years!)

BUT MOSTLY… how blonde can you get?! 🤣

#2016

16/08/2025

Today I had my “Closing the Bones” ceremony — also known as the Cerrada.

The Cerrada is a traditional postpartum ritual that honors the mother’s journey through pregnancy and birth. It acknowledges the physical and emotional shifts she has undergone, and facilitates a sense of closure and renewal. The ritual includes an energetic and physical “closing” of the body, using techniques such as massage, body wrapping with rebozos, and a warm bath.

For me, it felt like a profound rite of passage — a fundamental ceremony that allowed me to reflect deeply on these past few months.

So much has come up. So much has happened.

Giving birth and becoming a mother has been the catharsis I didn’t know I needed — to finally release so many things that no longer served me. Things I had set the intention to let go of so many times before… but that could not be cleared by intention alone. They needed to be released at an energetic and cellular level.

I let go of the part of me that felt small, insecure, doubtful.
There is no room for that in motherhood.

I let go of the old stories where I saw myself as a victim — just so I could feel “right,” even at the cost of my peace.

I let go of the belief that I must simply accept life as it comes, and instead embraced the knowing that limitless possibilities exist — and that I can create the life I dream of.

Motherhood has called me to rise into a greater version of myself.
But not through force.
It simply made it happen — when I couldn’t do it on my own.

And I am so deeply grateful for that.

So excited for what’s yet to come.

No longer for me as an individual.
But as a part of a greater entity - my family. ✨

✨✨✨ infinite gratitude to my fairy doula for supporting me and us through this journey, during the most powerful time of our lives 🤍

05/06/2025

To my husband,
Thank you for being by my side every step of the way in these past 9 months.
For the countless massage/acupressure/rebozo sessions :)
For prioritising taking care of my aching body even when you were tired and needed rest.
For taking me out for strolls, when I could barely walk anymore.
For giving me reassurance and emotional support in the moments of need.
For helping me out with chores and doing anything I needed or asked for.
For educating yourself and taking courses just to make sure you knew how to best support me.
For having been such an active participant in the whole process of bringing Aurora to us.

Thank you for being my anchor and our protector during the birth.
For praying, meditating, chanting and even drumming for us!
For creating and holding the space so that I could channel this beautiful Soul Earthside in a calm and peaceful environment.

Thank you for showing up so fully during postpartum.
For taking care of our home, as well as this recovering mama and our baby.
For each single time you get up at night to soothe Aurora. For singing to her, for rocking her, for providing strong loving arms that hold her.
For every nappy change session :)
For showing up for us and protecting us when upsetting unexpected events have come up.

Thank you for bringing so much light and joy in my life.

We love you and thank you. Forever.
🤍✨

28/05/2025

Aurora Arena - 25/05/25, 8:58AM. 🌸
Aurora was born at home, in the comfort of our space, through an unmedicated, peaceful, natural birth, with just us and our incredible midwife.

Active labour began around 11PM on the 24th and lasted for 10 hours. I won’t lie — there were moments I wondered how on earth I’d make it to the end. But then I realised: there was no way out. The only way out was through.
Surrendering fully to the overwhelming sensations, instead of resisting them, was the turning point. When I stopped trying to escape and started to truly be there, that’s when I felt real progress. In the end, everything unfolded perfectly: no complications, no stitches, a truly textbook birth.

Gaetano, you were the best birth partner I could have ever wished for. Thank you for being my anchor and our protector— calm, strong, steady. You held space for me so beautifully, never interfering, just being. (And yes, doing all the mantras, drumming, prayers etc etc 😂). I love you so much. ❤️

Aurora is an angel. We’re completely in love and so deeply grateful to be her parents. 🩷🌸

22/05/2025

[🇮🇹👇🏻] Carrying you has been the greatest honour and privilege — but I can’t say it’s always been easy. The body goes through so much, and at every stage I’ve had to meet new versions of discomfort and let go of control.
I thought I would love being pregnant — and I have — but there were times when the reverence for this cosmic, sacred state was clouded by physical pain and the frustration of not being able to do what I used to.

Still, this journey has been deeply spiritual: a practice of surrender and radical acceptance — of what is, exactly as it is. And of learning to see beauty and find joy even and especially when things are imperfect.
I’m so grateful to you, to my body, to this perfect dance between our souls.

And now… I just can’t wait to walk through the birth portal with you. Let’s do this together. 🌸💕

~~~ 🇮🇹 ~~~

Portarti dentro di me è stato il più grande onore e privilegio — anche se non sempre è stato facile. Il corpo attraversa così tante trasformazioni, e a ogni fase ho dovuto incontrare nuove forme di disagio e lasciar andare il controllo.
Pensavo che avrei adorato essere incinta — e in parte è stato così — ma ci sono stati momenti in cui la sacralità di questo stato cosmico era oscurata dal dolore fisico e dalla frustrazione di non poter fare ciò che facevo prima.

Eppure, questo viaggio è stato profondamente spirituale: una pratica di resa e accettazione radicale — di ciò che è, esattamente com’è. E di imparare a vedere la bellezza e trovare la gioia anche e soprattutto quando le cose non sono perfette.
Sono così grata a te, al mio corpo, a questa danza perfetta tra le nostre anime.

E ora… non vedo l’ora di attraversare il portale della nascita. Facciamolo insieme. 🌸💕

~~~

📸 39+ weeks pregnant captured by 🌹

05/05/2025

[🇮🇹👇🏻] One of the greatest teachings of pregnancy has been this: there’s no such thing as “bouncing back.”
Pregnancy, birth, and motherhood are deeply transformative—body, mind, lifestyle, identity. Everything shifts.
This in-between space, suspended between who we were and who we’re becoming, can feel disorienting. And because of that, many long to “go back” to how things were. But here’s the truth: there’s no going back. There’s only going forward.

And this isn’t just about pregnancy.
We often cling to past versions of ourselves during times of change, unable to accept the passing of time or the person we are now. But holding on keeps us stuck.

One of the most liberating things we can do—for our happiness, for our peace—is to embrace life’s seasons, fully embody who we are now and let ourselves grow and evolve.

Fully embracing who we are in the present moment creates the space to welcome what the future hold for us ✨

Love & Light,
Rita🤍

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🇮🇹 Una delle più grandi lezioni che questa gravidanza mi ha insegnato è che non esiste il “tornare come prima”.
Gravidanza, parto, maternità… sono esperienze profondamente trasformative: il corpo, la mente, lo stile di vita, l’identità – tutto cambia.
Questo spazio di mezzo, sospeso tra chi eravamo e chi stiamo diventando, può farci sentire spaesate. Ed è anche per questo che tante donne non vedono l’ora che la gravidanza finisca, per “tornare indietro”.
Ma la verità è che non si torna. Si va avanti.

E questo vale per ogni fase di cambiamento.
Spesso ci aggrappiamo a versioni passate di noi stesse, incapaci di accettare il tempo che passa e la persona che siamo ora. Ma restare attaccate al passato ci tiene bloccate.

Accettare che la vita ha stagioni diverse e che tutto si trasforma è una delle cose più liberanti che possiamo fare – per la nostra serenità, per la nostra felicità.

Love&Light
Rita 🤍✨

01/05/2025

Today is what you prayed for years ago.
The peace you’re living, the strength you carry, the opportunities you have now- they were once distant dreams, whispered into the stars. ✨

🇮🇹 Oggi è ciò per cui pregavi anni fa.
La pace che vivi, la forza che porti dentro, le opportunità che hai ora — un tempo erano sogni lontani, sussurrati alle stelle. ✨

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