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From the Heart with Rachel Brathen
Hosted by Rachel Brathen · EN
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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Are Moms and Dads Just Built Differently?
2w ago00:55:51Tap to summarizeDo mom brains just work differently than dad brains? This is obviously not the case in every family, but in a lot of families - the mother bears the brunt of the mental load. The mother is the one making sure the kids have everything for school, they do all the groceries and list making, they note the things that need fixing and mending and cleaning. So why is that? Do their brains just work differently? Are they just born able to hold everything and multitask endlessly? Or are these dynamics created by society and how family members behave and move throughout their day? In today’s episode, Rachel unpacks and tries to answer these questions using examples from her own life and family. It’s a big topic, and it can be a controversial one, but maybe there is a way we can share the mental load and rest more. What would happen if moms put it all down? Tune in to explore the intricacies and possibilities.
Transcribe →The Ancestral, Collective Tiredness of Women
3w ago00:54:44Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, Rachel is the type of tired that you feel in your soul, in your bones, and in your identity itself. It’s a feeling that stems from the roles and responsibilities she has in her life right now, but it goes even deeper and older than that - into the trauma she felt as a child and the burdens placed on her back then. Rachel attempts to unpack this experience by sharing specific examples from her own family. If you are a woman or a mother, you may understand exactly what she’s talking about. Everywhere you look, women are carrying things. And there is a collective and ancestral feeling of tiredness that comes with it. Is there some rest that needs to be taken now for what could not be rested back then? Rachel shares the one self-care practice she has in her life right now that is helping her through it. If you are feeling tired too, tune into this episode so we can all be in it together.
Transcribe →Trauma and Codependency: What Shapes Our Personalities?
4w ago00:55:44Tap to summarizeWhen you reflect on your personality, why do you think you are the way you are? Is it due to your nature or your experiences? In today’s episode, Rachel reflects on this question with her own personality - much of which she thinks is the result of her childhood. She opens up about codependency and a sense of internal stress and urgency that never seems to leave, no matter how little there is on her to-do list. On a journey of healing and upheaval, she talks about the therapy she is doing right now, the parenting style she has, and her dynamic with family that all play a role in her codependency and inner motivations. At the end of the day, this episode will remind you that there is time for you - no matter how long it takes you to put all the puzzle pieces of your life together. Tune in for a vulnerable share and open dialogue.
Transcribe →Getting Older, Celebrating Midsummer, and Harnessing the Energy of The Summer
Jun 1900:49:27Tap to summarizeThere’s a lot happening in Rachel’s life at the moment! You probably feel it too. This weekend has so much momentum and high energy. It’s the peak of the season, summer solstice, and the midsummer celebration in Sweden. All of the events happening sent Rachel into a sickness spiral where she realized something important: this was her first felt experience of aging. With the high highs of summer we can usually expect a crash at some point. Rachel shares the entire story, and how she is learning to harness the energy of this time of year to make magic happen - but to not overdo it. One person wearing too many hats is never a good thing. It’s important to find balance, delegate, and learn where you can make the most difference. Tune in for an episode that will remind you: it’s a beautiful time to be alive.
Transcribe →Creating Community, Honoring the Land, and Full Circle Moments
Jun 1200:41:45Tap to summarizeToday’s episode is about going back to basics, full circle moments, and a new chapter intertwining with the old. Rachel has just launched a summer retreat after some serendipitous circumstances. It has her reminiscing back to her twenties when her and Dennis first launched retreats together from their kitchen table. She shares some old stories and why she’s feeling so nostalgic: she now feels integrated back into a sense of community that she somehow lost along the way. Rachel has been great at creating community and then standing on the outside of it. She shares some reasons why she has felt this way, and why this new season of her life at the farm feels like something she can be included in as well. If you are longing for a shift in your life, or if you’ve felt stuck or stagnant, this episode will help you remember that there is an answer out there if you go looking for it.
Transcribe →Artificial Intelligence and How to Live in the Real World
Jun 500:52:39Tap to summarizeThis episode of From the Heart is all about AI and how it is infiltrating every corner of our lives. After a few upsetting encounters with AI, Rachel was left wondering: do the bad parts of the internet outweigh the good? Where are we headed as a society? And is it even our fault if there’s no way to stop it? It can be so hard to balance the desire to live without the internet while our lives have become so intertwined with it. But maybe there is something we can do. We can create spaces for real world experiences. We can spend more time in nature. (And we can throw our phones in the lake if we really want to). Rachel shares more about how she walks that difficult line through living life on her farm. It’s an episode that will leave you craving more of the things that actually matter.
Transcribe →Human Design and Nature: How to Harness Your Energy and Do What You Love
May 2900:47:20Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode, it’s the end of May, Rachel’s energy is buzzing, and things are happening all around! Rachel talks about the momentum that this month brings to the Scandinavians, and just how that momentum has met her: it’s come bearing so many ideas and epiphanies.Rachel has been initiating a million things lately, and she talks about different projects she has going on the farm, how her day looks juggling the store, podcast, garden, gym, and being a mom, and what her human design tells her about the way she works. It all culminated into a realization: she’s spent so much time in the garden lately that she hasn’t had any time for real work. But what if spending time in the garden is the real work? What if nature can provide everything that we are looking for? This is a positive episode filled with inspiration and the chance to cultivate a life that meets your needs and uplifts you.
Transcribe →Story Time: Surgery, Fear of Death, and a Dysregulated Nervous System
May 2201:00:19Tap to summarizeIf you are a mother, you probably know the feeling of fear well. In today’s episode, Rachel talks about the biggest trauma her nervous system is still experiencing today - the fear of something happening to her children. Lea had surgery this week which was a huge experience for their entire family. Rachel shares the entire story from start to finish, and beautifully puts the terror moms can feel into words. It’s a vulnerable episode about the root cause of our fears, a mother’s never-ending love, and how to regulate your nervous system when the ground beneath you feels shaky.
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Introducing Family Lore
May 2000:03:26Tap to summarizeFamily Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale. Available now: link.pscrb.fm/f0281/FLFD
Transcribe →Ask Rachel: How to (really) Build Confidence in Your Kids
May 1500:50:16Tap to summarizeCan we build confidence in our children? Or is confidence something they have to figure out for themselves? This episode brings us another segment of Ask Rachel, where Rachel answers questions from listeners that have called in. She shares her future vision and dreams for the store at Ala Farms and how to deal with roosters so they don’t ruin your life. Then she answers a really beautiful question on how to build confidence in our children- especially if they are very sensitive. The answer may not be in lifting them up and talking about how perfect they are, but instead being a safe place for them to lean into their insecurities and find their own footing. It’s a fun and open episode that will lift you up and inspire you to love hard and reach for your dreams.
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