How do you teach your children structure and resilience—while also recognizing when your own life needs to change?

In this episode of the Sendy Mom Podcast, host Becky Brouwer sits down with Rachel Lark, a former ICU and ER nurse turned medical aesthetics entrepreneur, to talk about parenting, courage, identity, and choosing growth even when the path isn’t clear. Rachel shares how structure and empathy shape her parenting, how she knew it was time to pivot professionally, and why medical aesthetics can enhance natural beauty without compromising who you are.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, unsure, or quietly longing for more—this conversation will help normalize the risk of making a change.

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Episode Trailer: What Is a Sendy Mom?
Episode #028: The Truth About Parenting Neurodivergent Kids (And Why You’re Not Alone)
Episode #036: Normalize the Risk: 7 Lessons from Jenn Drummond on Setting Impossible Goals

About the Podcast:
Sendy Mom helps women build courage, resilience, and connection by learning from women who do hard things. If she can do this, so can you. It’s not too late.

Meet the Guest: Rachel Lark
Rachel Lark grew up learning the value of hard work and high standards. Alongside her husband, James Lark (former BYU quarterback), she focuses on teaching her children structure, empathy, and joy. After years working in the ICU and Emergency Room, Rachel courageously pivoted into aesthetic nursing and now runs a successful medical spa from her home. Her story is a reminder that change is often “figuroutable”—even when you don’t know where to start.

Key Takeaways:

Teaching children structure prepares them for real life
Empathy grows when kids interact with diverse and neurodivergent peers
Recognizing dissatisfaction is the first step toward change
Courage often comes after action
Medical aesthetics can enhance beauty without erasing identity
Self-love matters in a culture of comparison

Chapters:

00:00 Introducing Rachel Lark

03:14 Creating Family Values

08:07 Love and Marriage: Building 1 from 2

16:54 Teaching Resilience and Problem-Solving

22:06 Career Path as a Nurse Identified at HXP

24:02 Soccer Dreams Derailed

30:58 Working in a Mental Hospital

34:09 Teaching Empathy

38:21 Midway

40:33 Working in the ICU and Emergency Room

47:05 COVID for Nurses

48:37 Opening a Med Spa

54:09 Botox Stigma

55:25 Collagen Filler Benefits

01:00:37 Rheumatic Fever

01:02:39 Rapid Fire Questions

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