Claudia the Podcaster
Stories, Coffee, Culture
Based on her bestselling book, ‘The Good Italian Girl’, Claudia Callisto gathers fellow
daughters of Italian immigrant parents for an Italian style coffee catch-up, sharing heartfelt and humorous stories of their life growing up between two cultures.
Each episode feels like sitting around the kitchen table, laughing at cultural quirks, reflecting on challenges and celebrating the joys and struggles of growing up in a multicultural world. From hilarious highs to relatable lows, Claudia and her guests explore how their culture has shaped them into strong resilient and fabulous ethnic women.
Born in Adelaide to Italian immigrant parents, Claudia is an Amazon International Bestselling Author whose work inspires readers and listeners to embrace their cultural roots, traditions and identity – while making space to live life on their own terms.
A champion of multi-generational storytelling, Claudia creates spaces where voices are heard. She doesn’t just share her own story - she invites others into a circle of shared experiences, fostering connections, understanding and celebration of culture.
Claudia the Cultural Storyteller & Speaker
Claudia Callisto is an Italian-Australian cultural storyteller preserving the untold stories of migrant daughters, womanhood, grief, identity and the generation caught between two worlds.
Claudia the Author
From a daughter of Italian immigrant parents to a widow finding her way.
A memoir The Good Italian Girl in 2021. The book became a number one Amazon bestseller across 16 categories in Australia, the USA and Canada.
Claudia the Performer
Based on her bestselling book "The Good Italian Girl" Claudia Callisto presents a culturally orientated comedy performance infused with 80s music on the battles ethnic females faced with their immigrant parents to...
Shining Light
Shining Light promotes the message of gratitude, positivity and resilience through the offering of a range of gratitude journals and affirmation cards and motivational products & gifts for adults, youth and children.
Our mantra is to show gratitude, be kind to yourself and others and accept yourself just the way you are.
Products on Sale
CHANGE MAKERS - OUT NOW!
Claudia is so grateful and very excited to have her story published in a chapter in this amazing book - Change Makers Volume 4. So honoured to have worked with the publisher Emma Hamlin from Change Makers Press on this inspiring project.
FREE Download - 'Live Your Best Life' Journal
Let’s take action now, my fellow ethnic soul sisters, and start embracing a new
chapter in our lives!
Claudia's Achievements
SA business named as a finalist for National Awards: Read more
Featured Articles
Aus Mumpreneur Awards - Finalist
Adelaide Author Shines Light on Dark IVF Journey
Mother of One Child - Featured on How Dare She
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