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Breathing Room with Clordene

Breathing Room with Clordene

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Faith-driven entrepreneurs are told to hustle harder and trust God more, often in the same breath. This show holds space for both.

Breathing Room with Clordene is for builders, leaders, and creatives who are tired of choosing between their calling and their capacity. Each week I sit down with guests who have hit the wall and rebuilt, alongside honest solo reflections, to talk about what it really takes to grow something meaningful without running yourself empty.

Expect real conversations about purpose, identity, and the practical work of building a business or a calling, paired with the kind of encouragement that gives you permission to slow down before you break down.

This show grew out of my devotional, Breathing Room for My Soul, written for women running on empty. This is where that conversation keeps going, for everyone building something that matters.

Faith, work, and room to breathe. New episodes weekly.

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  • Why Building Something You Believe in Still Leaves You Empty

    Why Building Something You Believe in Still Leaves You Empty
    Jun 15 2026

    When everything looked like it was working, I was running on empty.

    In this episode I share the story behind the show, and behind a season when the work was good, the calling was real, and I still found myself completely depleted. I had been pouring out of a cup that nobody was filling, including me, and calling it faithfulness.

    I unpack the lie so many of us absorb without ever being taught it directly: that rest is something you earn once the work is finished. The trouble is the work is never finished, so the rest never comes. We keep building, holier and emptier at the same time, mistaking exhaustion for devotion. But being empty is not a spiritual achievement.

    This episode is about noticing that pattern before it breaks you, and about the truth that quietly sets you free. You don't have to sacrifice your faith to succeed, and you don't have to sacrifice yourself to build something that matters. Sustainable work needs both ambition and rest.

    This week's breathing room: notice one place where you're running on fumes, and doing it anyway. Don't fix it yet. Just name it. Awareness is where breathing room begins.

    The devotional that started it all, Breathing Room for My Soul, is linked below.

    Faith, work, and room to breathe.

    In this episode: 00:00 Introduction to Breathing Room 02:59 The struggle of balancing work and well-being 05:53 Understanding burnout and the need for rest

    Resources: Breathing Room for My Soul (the devotional): Breathing Room for My Soul

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  • Trailer

    Trailer
    Jun 15 2026

    What Breathing Room is and Who it is for.
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