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This podcast series explores the lives of your favorite story book characters, their secrets, their specialties and advice on how they live life to the fullest. Tune in and enjoy these fun and sometimes silly recordings.
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Rachel Brathen is a bestselling author, podcast host, and serial entrepreneur who inspires millions every day. Now – Rachel offers an even more intimate look into her life and the inspiring journey. Weekly episodes of storytelling and talks from Rachel (sometimes alongside special guests!) dive into topics such as love, trust, finding balance, overcoming adversity and well-being. The light you are seeking is within your own heart. Join Rachel as she helps you uncover it, from her heart to yours.
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From Overwhelm to Ease: How to Calm Yourself In A Few Simple Moments
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We all face daily frustrations; those little moments that throw us off balance and make us feel like nothing is going our way. If it feels like life is working against you, today’s episode will share one of the most important self-care practices that can calm you in just a few moments. Rachel is on her third straight day of parenting a poor, feveri…
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Money, Shame, and The Journey Toward Financial Freedom
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Get your ticket for the Wealthy Woman Live Virtual Event (Rachel will be doing a talk too!) here: https://www.matriarch.love/a/2147924906/Cu3EHkjJ Are you wondering how to make smart decisions when it comes to your finances? This episode of From the Heart is all about money. Rachel discusses the inherent shame and guilt that so many women feel when…
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Ask Rachel: Navigating Grief, Conscious Parenting, and Finding Home
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Welcome to another segment of Ask Rachel! In today’s episode, Rachel takes some truly beautiful questions from listeners on heartfelt subjects ranging from grief, to parenting, and how to find home. Is there ever an end to grief? How can we navigate the waves of sadness that hit us over time? And is there a way to release anger and resentment that …
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A lot of us live very full lives. But are they too full that they are depleting? Is it possible to create a life for ourselves that doesn’t burn us out? Where taking care of ourselves is second nature? Where we’re not forced to reach for big moments of self-care just to be able to manage? In today’s episode, Rachel weaves a discussion on bringing s…
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Navigating Transition: Baby Chicks and Mom Life
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When you define yourself, what roles come to mind? From mother, to partner, farmer, yogi and more - we often wear many hats. Today’s episode talks about being in transition and what to do in that space between seasons. It’s okay to not know who you are at every moment of your life. And especially if you identify as “mom”, it’s okay to long for more…
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Baby Chicks, Social Media, and the Comparison Trap
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In today’s episode, Rachel is busy hatching baby chicks! She shares about this exciting and nerve wracking experience completely, from how she has fertilized eggs, to her procedure with the incubator, and the sheer anxiety that comes with it all. From there Rachel dives into social media and the comparison trap. Nobody’s life is as perfect as what …
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Ask Rachel: You Feel Out Of Place For A Reason
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Today we have a fun episode of Ask Rachel that touches many different topics. First Rachel discusses how to find home - and what to do when you’re feeling out of place, whether that’s in your town, country, or even in your own skin. Next Rachel takes a question about motherhood, what to do when you’re feeling triggered by your children - and what t…
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Homesteading and Sleep: Where We Are and Where We’re Going
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It’s story time today on From the Heart and Rachel has some hilarious ones. Tune in as she talks about homesteading, the work behind the scenes, and some epic fails that have resulted in quite a few messes to clean up. Homesteading may look like a dream life online, but in reality it comes with a lot of dedication, learning as you go, and picking y…
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From Veganism to Chickens and Farm Fresh Eggs
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Today’s episode is all about… chickens! The farm gained 6 new friends this week as a flock of hens moved into their coop. Rachel shares all about it, from the types of chickens they got, to how they brought them home, the fancy features of her coop, and the first 24 hours. It also includes a hilarious story about tucking the chickens in for the fir…
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In today’s episode, Rachel takes you on a journey through the farm and the exciting new happenings occurring there. In short, it’s an episode about the lake, the bees, and the newly added chickens! Rachel shares a fear she overcame while swimming, how she went from novice beekeeper to her first honey harvest, and the next new undertaking: the farm’…
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Ask Rachel: All About Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy Fears, and Purpose
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It’s time for an episode of Ask Rachel, and this one is all about motherhood! Every caller this week had parenting on their mind, from book recommendations, to questions on parenting style, and how to handle pregnancy fears. Rachel shares how her and her husband differ in their approach, as well as some vulnerable stories, including one where she m…
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Summer Solstice Rituals and Aligning Your Heart with Nature
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Happy Summer Solstice! This week’s episode is a time of celebration and Rachel’s family is deep in it: it’s Swedish Midsommar and Bear turned one! Rachel talks about celebrating this time of year in a way that aligns with nature. She shares the meaning behind Midsommar and rituals you can do (especially a beautiful ritual to dream about your soulma…
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Limiting Screen Time and Why Boredom Is The Seed of Creativity
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Think about the time before iPads, smart phones, and other devices. You came home from school and played outside. You went on a road trip and sang songs with your family. You did arts, crafts and other activities when you were bored. Today’s episode discusses the sensitive topic of smart devices, the internet, and how excessive screen time can affe…
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An Unlearning: Limiting Beliefs, Generational Trauma, and Everything That Holds You Back
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So many of us live our lives burnt out. We work, we provide for our families, and we spend the rest of the time managing our never ending to-do lists. Or is that just an old story we tell ourselves? If this sounds like you, today’s episode ponders a very big question: is it possible to change who we are at our core? Rachel has always been someone w…
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How to Stop Obsessing Over What You Look Like
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How often does your inner critic tell you that you’re not good enough? How often do you feel the urge to poke, prod, fix, and change yourself? In today’s episode, Rachel is coming out of a few hard weeks with bad body image. She unpacks that negative voice within and how to walk the fine line between authentic self-love and obsessing over what you …
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A New Era of Morning Routines, Sleep, and Self-Care
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Do you have a morning routine? This practice can be absolutely life changing - but can also feel so impossible when we have little kids. Rachel has been having such a hard time with sleep and parenthood lately that a morning routine - and a lot of self-care activities in general - have been absolutely impossible. In today’s episode, she discusses h…
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Ask Rachel: You Can Choose What To Allow In Your Life
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It’s time for Ask Rachel! Today’s show features a fun mix of questions from various callers. If you’ve been wondering how to deal with drama taking the joy out of beautiful moments, or struggling with mom burnout and the overwhelm that comes from spending all day with your kids, or if you’re interested in different modalities of healing - today’s e…
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Lice, Mice, and How to Keep Yourself Sane in A Crazy World
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f you’re having a difficult week, today’s episode will help you make it through - in any way that you can. After having a low week herself, Rachel sits down and opens up about everything unfolding at the farm. She talks lice, mice, and through some twists and turns she discusses more serious issues, from the environmental crisis to the genocide in …
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Spring, Sleep, and a Day in the Life of Bear
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For all mothers out there, today’s episode offers comfort, solidarity, and a true chance to build a village. Rachel and her family are celebrating spring after a long Swedish winter. Bear is taking in all the new things, the weather is beautiful, and the days are magical. However, nights are a different story. Rachel shares a day in the life of Bea…
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Becoming a Gym Person: Purpose, Strength, and a Shift In Perspective
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Whether you’re a gym person or not, today’s episode holds a beautiful message and some funny stories along the way. Rachel shares the surprising news that she has become… a gym person? She discusses the complicated relationship she has had with the gym in the past - stemming from serious body image issues, the gym used to be a place where she felt …
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Ask Rachel: If You Think You’re Enlightened, Spend Time With Family
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It’s time for Ask Rachel on the show! In this episode, Rachel takes four very heartfelt and passionate questions from listeners. How can we change bad family dynamics to invite more vulnerability and closeness into our relationships? What is the best way to repair a relationship after we have made a mistake and are filled with shame? Is it possible…
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This past week brought with it the solar eclipse - and a lot of chaos! But that’s exactly what a solar eclipse is meant to do. It shakes things up and breaks down old structures that are ready to crumble. In today’s episode, Rachel unpacks the craziness of it all. After a bit of story telling, she then dives into the patriarchal idea of success. Is…
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Family Chaos: What If The Most Beautiful Time Of Our Life Is Happening Right Now?
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In this week’s episode, Rachel is talking to you from the mountains of Sweden where she is on ski trip with her family and best friends. With adults being outnumbered by children on this trip, it’s safe to say it has been the most chaotic, intense, crazy, but also beautiful, week of their lives. Rachel shares some hilarious stories before diving de…
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The home, the children, the entire world - everywhere you look, you will see women holding things. Inspired by Maira Salman, today’s episode is a dedication to the mental load that we carry day in and day out as women and as mothers. It begins with a moment to check in and breathe before Rachel dives in, giving you a snippet of her brain and the se…
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Ask Rachel: 7 Years of Speaking From the Heart
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This episode marks the 7 year podcast anniversary! Rachel commemorates it with a segment of Ask Rachel. She takes a look back on some of her favorite episodes over the years and shares her thoughts on how this podcast journey has shaped her life. Then she dives into some really heartfelt questions from YOU! She discusses how to navigate uncertainty…
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The Days Are Long But the Years Are Short
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This week Lea Luna (and the podcast!) turned seven years old. Since these years of life are the most formative, this feels like a big milestone. In this episode, Rachel takes a trip down memory lane and reflects on Lea’s life, from her birth to present day. She shares hilarious stories that highlight her daughter’s feisty personality (like the time…
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Freebleeding and Sacred Periods: How to Connect with Your Womb
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This episode is a deep dive on health, birth control, stigma, and how to take care of yourself while on your moon. Rachel begins the episode by sharing some bittersweet news: she has started her period again for the first time postpartum. She opens up about stories from her past and how her views on this very natural process have changed as she has…
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Yoga, Discipline, and How to Stay Committed to Self-Care
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With spring on the way, Rachel has some exciting news to share. She is hosting a 12 day yoga challenge! After finding herself in a bit of a rut in her physical practice, she is committing to movement in the best way possible: with her community. This podcast episode is all about discipline. We often wait for motivation to take the lead and inspire …
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10 Things You Can Do For Your Health Right Now
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True wellbeing is so much more than just the food you eat. It’s a mindset! It’s the practices you incorporate into your everyday, the supplements you take, the quality time spent with loved ones, and the content you allow in your space. In this episode, Rachel shares all her non-negotiables that she does every day to optimize her health, including …
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Ask Rachel: The Wolf Mother and Why You Need to Trust Your Intuition
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Welcome to another segment of Ask Rachel. In this episode, Rachel takes three very important questions from listeners and answers them from the heart. First, you will hear her take on how to nourish and sustain real friendship - and how to know which friendships are worth sustaining in the first place. The next question dives into anxiety and long-…
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In this week’s episode, Rachel is talking to you from the sunny south of Spain, where she is enjoying a much needed reawakening of her creative and fun self. After a 15-minute meditation and a reminiscing of her past trips to Spain, this episode offers the chance to get in touch with your own imaginative self. If you have been feeling disconnected …
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Sitting with Sadness and Holding Space for Past Versions of You
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When you feel sad, what do you do? Do you immediately search for reasons and explanations? Do you instantly look for “cures” that will bring you back to happy? Today’s episode dives into a practice that Rachel has been working on for many years now: the practice of sitting with discomfort. After waking up feeling incredibly sad, Rachel shares what …
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The Art Of Making Bone Broth - Where Nourishment Meets Self-Care
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This week’s episode is a truly grounding episode both physically and collectively! Rachel begins with the healing properties of bone broth, how to prepare it and even a delicious recipe for baby bone broth. It turns out, bone broth is truly one of the most nourishing and versatile foods to incorporate into our diet! Rachel shares the entire process…
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When In Doubt, Take Your Supplements and Find Your Community
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In this week’s episode, Rachel tries so hard not to talk about her and Bear’s sleep schedule, but in the end, it’s not really an option! Lack of sleep affects the body, mind and spirit so much. Rather than fake it, Rachel shares openly, from the heart on how she’s coping, what supplements are helping to sustain her energy, and her deep seated longi…
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Ask Rachel: Navigating Big Life Changes With Ease
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Welcome to another episode of From the Heart and another segment of Ask Rachel! In today’s show Rachel gives a brief and tender life/sleep/work update from the heart, then takes random questions from various callers around the world. Each question covers an important area of life; how to stay authentic while marketing yourself, what’s the most impo…
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Dark Night of The Soul - How to Give Yourself a Grace Period During Hard Times
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This week’s episode is coming to you from a sleep-deprived, exhausted Mama, who has gone through a dark night of the soul (or several) with a beautiful baby boy who refuses to sleep for more than 30 minutes a night! With Bear unwilling to sleep, or sleeping so lightly that the slightest move wakes him again, Rachel has not had a proper night's slee…
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2024 Intention Setting Ceremony: Manifesting a Beautiful Year
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The time has come for the most anticipated From the Heart episode of the year! 2024 is upon us, and with that we are going to set our intentions for a beautiful new year. Join Rachel for a powerful intention setting ritual, where you will focus on your 2024 dreams, what you want to call in for the coming year, and then go deeper into the four main …
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Processing 2023: A Ritual to Make Space
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We have arrived at the end of another year. 2023 is almost behind us! Can you believe it? This week’s episode is the start of our New Year’s rituals. Grab your journal and pen, brew yourself some tea, and settle in for not just a regular podcast episode, but a beautiful practice that will prepare you for next week’s intention setting practice. Take…
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Ask Rachel: How to Find Hope Through Life’s Toughest Moments
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Welcome to another episode of From the Heart and another segment of Ask Rachel! In today’s show various listeners call in with a wide variety of questions, and Rachel answers them all from the heart. From lack of sleep, to temper tantrums, and how to navigate miscarriage and loss, a lot of the questions focus on family life and resources that can h…
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Winter Rituals and How to Embrace the Energy of the Season
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Today’s episode is all about winter! Growing up in Sweden, Rachel had a hard time dealing with the darkness and cold so far north. But now, winter has become one of her favorite times of the year. If winter just isn’t your season, this episode will help you embrace, love, and appreciate all that it has to offer. Especially if you suffer from bouts …
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Fatherhood, Career and Coffee with Dennis Schoneveld
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This week’s episode features the return of a very special guest after a long break, Dennis Schoneveld! He is here to update us on life in Sweden, his experience with freebirth, and what it’s like being a dad of two. After talking family it’s onto business, with Dennis sharing what he does for a living, the three exciting projects he’s been working …
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Today’s episode is another segment of Ask Rachel. Rachel takes three random questions from three different callers - but the questions are all essentially the same. How can you connect to a place of self-worth without all the doing? How can you still feel lovable when you are not productive? How can you find peace without having to prove yourself t…
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Today’s podcast episode may not be the uplifting, inspirational one you are looking for - but it’s one we all need. It’s a dose of connection, community, and how to pull yourself out of deep, dark holes. Rachel is pondering a big life question we may all be asking ourselves right now: is the world inherently good? Still in the Maldives, Rachel shar…
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The Maldives Episode: Family Dynamics, Celebrating Mothers, and Life on the Beach
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In today’s episode, Rachel is speaking to you directly from the Maldives! As the first family vacation with Bear, Rachel shares what the day to day life is like on a paradise island, how the baby has been adjusting, and whether she misses life on the beach. Being on vacation with 16 of your family members is always interesting, and she shares how h…
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Life with a newborn is beautiful and simple; tiring but gratifying - it is everything all at once! In this episode, Rachel gives an update on life with Bear, his little personality, what her normal day looks like, and her thoughts postpartum. These easygoing days have become one of the most healing times of Rachel’s life, but at the same time, the …
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Ask Rachel: Life Makes Sense When You Listen To Your Inner Voice
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On this episode of From the Heart, listeners call in with questions for another segment of Ask Rachel. After a little update on family life, Rachel dives in. She answers questions from how to handle shifts in your identity, how best to balance healthy living without becoming obsessive, and how to stay grounded in your purpose no matter what life th…
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Looking for An Adultier Adult to Save the Day
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In this episode, Rachel is speaking to you from her first week of being a lone parent in the house. Dennis now has a full-time job, so Rachel is on her own with the kids. With a big change in routine, things haven’t been going as smoothly as Rachel had hoped for. She shares about the challenging days she’s had as the lone parent, how she’s trying t…
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How To Stay Grounded During Times of Unrest
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The world as we know it was flipped on its head this week. In today’s episode, Rachel talks about the state of it all directly from her heart. In difficult times like this, not only should we keep up with our self-care practices - but it is crucial that we do. The world is asking something of you: ground yourself. Sometimes that may feel like you’r…
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Birthday Week: How To Know You’re In The Place You’re Meant To Be
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This week’s episode is a special one: it’s Rachel’s birthday week! With some big feelings in her heart, she reflects on the past couple of years and how her life has played out. Going from working non-stop in Aruba, to a pandemic, to illness and mold, and to finding her way to a farm in Sweden, it’s safe to say that things are very different now. A…
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Ask Rachel: Repairing Relationships, Quieting the Inner Critic, and Returning to Love
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Ask Rachel: Repairing Relationships, Quieting the Inner Critic, and Returning to Love Welcome to another segment of Ask Rachel. On today’s episode, Rachel takes a wide variety of heartfelt and vulnerable questions from different listeners. She talks about how to repair relationships with your loved ones (and how important of a skill this is!), her …
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