From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

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Ask Rachel: Recovering from Veganism and Finding the Love of Your Life Feb 07, 2025

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Today’s episode is another segment of Ask Rachel, where listeners call in and receive answers from the heart. But before she dives into your questions, Rachel shares a little bit about her difficulties over the past week - with the state of the world, inside her own family, and her struggle to be vulnerable and tell the truth.

Your questions brought out two clear themes of the day. The first theme is about quitting veganism, how to ethically transition to eating animal proteins, and the best way to have that conversation with your kids. Second, a theme surrounding long-term relationships emerged. How do you forgive someone and move on when they caused you a lot of hurt? And how do you know when the one is really the one? Rachel dives into her own storytelling, sharing about her past relationships and how she knew it was always Dennis. Tune in for a conversational episode that feels like you’re grabbing coffee with a good friend.

The Circle of Life (and how three roosters changed my life) Jan 31, 2025

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Today’s episode is a sensitive topic and Rachel has a big story to tell. It is time to talk about how she culled three roosters and ate them on the farm. Beginning the episode with a discussion on nourishment, veganism, postpartum, and losing and gaining weight, Rachel shares where she was before and how she feels in her body now.

She then shares how she came to this place - from being vegan to finding a deep urge within her to live off the land the way her ancestors did before her. And finally, she comes to her roosters and shares the entire story, from hatching them, to culling them, and eating them. Tune in for a vulnerable episode on learning, reverence, and life and death.

The Astrology Forecast of 2025 with Debra Silverman Jan 24, 2025

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What do the stars have in store for us in 2025? In today’s episode, Rachel is joined by our favorite astrologer, Debra Silverman, to share the astrology forecast for the year ahead. Together they discuss your soul versus your ego, how to slow down and live a life grounded in self-acceptance, using astrology to find fulfillment as we age, and Rachel’s own chart and the big shifts she has seen recently. Then of course, Debra shares her predictions for what is ahead and how to prepare, for each sun sign from Aries to Pisces. Tune in as Debra offers a message of hope and helps you peel back the layers of 2025 and find the tools you need to embrace your true, authentic self. Astrology can teach you how you love, how you act, what motivates you and… it gives you a permission slip to come home to yourself.

If you would like to study astrology with Debra, you can join her Applied Astrology school (use code YOGAGIRL10 for a 10% discount!) here: https://debrasilverman.samcart.com/referral/appliedastrology/VxgSNqEx5FUDvqgL

The Mundane Magic of Life Jan 17, 2025

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Welcome back to From the Heart. This week on the show, Rachel is finally home after a winter ski vacation, and she is settling into her usual routine. She shares about her time on the slopes with her family, the big overhaul she has done when it comes to her diet and counting her macros, and also what it felt like returning home after a long time away.

While vacations are special, it’s ultimately the little everyday moments that make life completely worthwhile. Taking your first sip of coffee in the morning. Laughing with your children. Sitting on the couch with your husband. At the end of your life, these are the times you will remember. Maybe we don’t always need to reach for the stars, but sometimes just appreciate the small, slow moments that make you feel alive. Tune in for the inspiration to slow down and find meaning in the little things.

Becoming Your Future Self with Mimi Bouchard Jan 10, 2025

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Are you feeling stuck in a rut? Is everyday life getting you down but you don’t know how to change it? Can you imagine the life of your dreams but you’re not sure exactly how to get there? In today’s episode, Rachel is joined by Mimi Bouchard, the creator of Activations. Mimi transformed her life from one of self-hate and drug use to living her fullest potential, and she is here to share how you can do it too.

Together Rachel and Mimi discuss the science behind manifestation, the importance of getting to know yourself, how to embody the feeling of your future self, and Mimi’s simple two-step formula to transformation. Ultimately, it comes down to shaping your self-image to align with your core beliefs, training your brain to notice opportunities, and living your future now. You don’t have to wait one more minute. Tune in for an insightful episode that will help you design the life of your dreams.

If you want to try Activations, now is the perfect time. Visit activations.com/rachel for more.

And Just Like That, It’s 2025 Jan 03, 2025

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Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of From the Heart in 2025. In today’s show, Rachel shares how she celebrated the new year with her family - and how she has grown in the past year. All of us are sitting here stronger and wiser than we were at the beginning of 2024.

How have you changed? Can you take an inventory of the skills you’ve learned in the past year? In what areas have you grown? And how can you use those skills to align your intentions with your actions? Rachel shares personal examples from her own life and will inspire you to trust in your ability to create magic. You do it every single day. Tune in to get started.

2025 Intention Setting Practice: Calling In Your Heart’s Longing Dec 27, 2024

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It is time for the most important practice we will do to prepare for 2025. In today’s episode, Rachel shares her Intention Setting Ceremony, where you will sit with your journal and call in your heart’s longing for 2025. Rachel will guide you through the entire practice, from setting up an altar, to shaking off any feelings with a dance party, sitting down to quietly ground - and then begin.

Focusing on the four main areas of your life - your home, body, mind, and soul - you will close a chapter and define what comes next. What feeling do you want to embody by the end of the coming year? What is the most beautiful version of 2025 that you can imagine if you had all resources at hand? With actionable journaling prompts, what may have seemed unclear will be brought into full focus. At the end of this practice, you will have 12 goals to work toward, as well as a clear intention, affirmation, and word of the year to guide you toward something new. Tune in to call all your longings into existence. The universe listens.

Reflecting on 2024: A Ritual to Feel, Heal, and Move Forward Dec 20, 2024

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Welcome to our end of year reflection that will help you close the chapter of what was 2024 and move on to something new. In this episode, Rachel will guide you through a full practice, working your way through everything the year brought your way.

What was magical in 2024? What was really hard? What were the big epiphanies you discovered? What are you most grateful for? And what are you leaving behind? This is one of our favorite and most popular practices that we do every single year on the show, so grab some tea, your journal and a pen, and let’s dive in. (And don’t forget, next week on the show we will sit down for our big intention setting ceremony for 2025!).

Christmas Season Updates, From the Heart Dec 13, 2024

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We are just a few weeks away from 2025, and in today’s episode, Rachel gives you her last update from the heart before we begin our highly anticipated end of year episodes. Rachel shares what’s been going on in her family life, her personal life, and her work life before she turns to the future. You will get a glimpse into her plans for the podcast in the new year and what’s coming next.

Now get ready as we prepare for 2025. Next week we have the Processing 2024 episode, followed by the Intention Setting Practice for 2025. In the meantime, wishing you a peaceful and intentional Christmas and thank you for being part of our listenership this past year!

Fight the Patriarchy, Get Rich with Tori Dunlap Dec 06, 2024

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Today is a very exciting day on From the Heart because we are joined by none other than Tori Dunlap (you know her as @herfirst100K on Instagram). She is a money expert, badass businesswoman, bestselling author, podcast host, and THE Financial Feminist. By the time Tori was 25, she had saved up her first 100K, and now she empowers other women to fight the patriarchy - and get rich!

In this episode, her and Rachel dive into all things from how to save (with a step by step plan!), investing and ethical investing, and crypto currency. They also take a look at much deeper issues, such as why the system is the way it is, SHAME and why women feel is so much more than men, and how financial literacy really is the best form of protest. If you are looking for the path to financial freedom, it’s time to tune in.

You can find Tori’s offerings here: Her First 100K: https://herfirst100k.com/ NYT Bestselling Financial Feminist Book: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-book #1 Podcast on Money, Financial Feminist: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-podcast/

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