From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

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Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch Mar 23, 2026

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Are you standing at a crossroads? Today, we’re sharing Becoming You, hosted by the brilliant Suzy Welch. Known for her wildly popular self-discovery class at NYU, Suzy is the guide we all need when the "big life questions" start feeling heavy. Find Becoming You with Suzy Welch everywhere you get your podcasts.

Spring Equinox: A Ritual to Find Balance, Air Things Out, and Set Your Intention Mar 20, 2026

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Happy Spring Equinox! Today marks the balancing of night and day, the halfway point between winter and summer solstice, a new astrological year, and of course, the first day of spring. With this untapped potential, this episode offers you a full practice and ritual. It’s an opportunity to grab your journal and pen, reflect on what happened to you over the winter, and manifest what you want to invite into the new season.

It’s time to metaphorically air things out and plant new seeds. Spring brings things to life, it allows for new opportunities, and it holds the potential for so much change. Let’s not waste it! By the end of the practice you will have journaled with Rachel, set a clear intention, and planted a prayer to mark this fresh new season.

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The Arrival of Spring: What Unfinished Business Do You Have? Mar 13, 2026

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As spring inches closer, Rachel has a personal realization about this time of year: it is always filled with a mixture of grief and celebration. With her daughter’s birthday and the anniversary of her best friend’s passing both taking place, there are always many conflicting feelings being felt at the same time. This week brought its share of challenges - but did the universe do that on purpose so all the feelings could be felt?

Rachel shares the entire story. From losing her beloved chicken Lotta, to taking care of Ringo after his surgery, and Finn experiencing a burst ear drum, Rachel’s attention has been on the care of those that she loves. What is demanding your attention right now? What unfinished business do you have as spring approaches? If you’re holding a lot of everything right now, this episode will help you know where to shift your energy - and what deserves your love and attention.

Making Joy a Priority: The Farm Store, Garden Updates, and Working Towards A Dream Mar 06, 2026

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Welcome to another episode of From the Heart. Today Rachel begins with a meditation - something all our hearts need - to settle into the moment and open ourselves up to receive. When the world feels dark, when our days feel like a never-ending to-do list, we have to make sure that we are making joy a priority in the small moments we have for ourselves. There is no other way to carry on.

Rachel talks about how she is leaning into joy as her life accelerates. Spring is getting closer, she’s preparing to open her farm store, lead a retreat and fulfill her own garden projects, and all these activities are keeping her anchored in joy. You have full permission to appreciate the beauty you have in your life. It’s the only way you can exist alongside the darkness of the world and be part of the change. At the end of the show, Rachel gives an update on Ringo after his recent surgery. Tune in for a fun episode filled with life updates, dreams, and joy as rebellion.

Are We Living The Apocalypse? And How to Survive the Patriarchy Feb 27, 2026

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Maybe the apocalypse isn’t what you see in the movies. It’s not power grids collapsing, fires burning everywhere, and zombies coming for us all. Instead, it looks like society being okay with abuse and asking us all to move on. In today’s episode, Rachel has entered a new level of feminine RAGE. She talks more about the abuse women and children suffer at the hands of men and the micro-aggressions from non abusers that keep us all from holding the bad men accountable.

It’s time for the men to step up. Rachel’s shares hard conversations she’s had with her own husband and how you can speak to your partner about what a just and equitable world looks like. If we are going to survive the patriarchy, we need our men to listen. Tune in for an emotional and fiery episode that may be the spark we need.

The Epstein Files, Feminine Rage, and Toppling the Patriarchy Feb 20, 2026

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With the Epstein files and all the atrocities that they hold coming to light, we can no longer be silent and complacent in a world built on patriarchy, pedophilia, and women as second class citizens. In today’s episode, Rachel unpacks her own experience diving into the realities of the files. As a mother, as a woman, and as a business owner, she shares stories of people she almost worked with that were in the files, and experiences from when she was young that shaped her.

If you are not feeling the rage then you are not listening. Tune in for an episode that will inspire you to look closely at the fabric of the society we live in and know in your heart: it’s time to burn it all to the ground.

Intuitive Parenting: When to Set Boundaries, Ask for Advice, and Lead with Love Feb 13, 2026

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If you’re a parent, you may have heard a million different theories on how to best raise children. But here’s the thing: none of those people have ever been in your shoes and they’ve never raised your kids. In today’s episode, Rachel talks about parenting from intuition and from your own lived experience.

Do we really need advice from experts, ChatGPT, or a hundred parenting books telling us what to do, or is this something we just innately know? Is it okay to lecture other people’s kids? Can we be friends with our kids or do we always have to be that authoritarian figure?

Maybe parents don’t need more boxes to check on the parenting checklist. Maybe they just need more support so they can do what they already know how to do. Tune in for an episode that will guide you on your own journey in parenthood and remind you to always lead with love and compassion.

Ask Rachel: The Biggest Love That Could Ever Exist Feb 06, 2026

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It’s time for another episode of Ask Rachel. Today’s show brings with it a beautiful mix of deep questions from listeners. How can we handle the intense anxiety, fear and intrusive thoughts that come with having a new child and thinking something bad may happen to them? Is there anything we can do to lessen the burden of losing our pets? In a world filled with so many horrible things, how can we regulate our nervous systems and make it through the day feeling somewhat whole?

It’s an episode that will help you meet your dreams, live fully, and most of all: love as deeply as you can possibly love. Tune in to hear it. If you have a question for Rachel, call her at +1(720) 443-1771.

Healthy Anger, Ugly Dances, and Embodying Feminine Energy Jan 30, 2026

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In today’s episode, Rachel is talking to you from the first day of her moon, feeling very vulnerable and sad. She begins by sharing her views on the injustices occurring in every corner of the planet. When we are separated geographically, but still feeling these intense emotions for others, what can we do? One answer is to connect deeply to our feminine.

Rachel gains some momentum and shares a practice she has to really express her feminine energy - the ugly dance. If you ever feel the need to embody your emotions through movement, to act out and rage against the insanity of the world, or to step into your fullest expression of self, the ugly dance is the answer. Maybe no one has taught us what healthy anger looks like - and maybe no one has given us permission to touch the ugliest parts of ourselves - but this episode will. Tune in to go there.

Separation Anxiety, The Energetic Body, and Closing This Chapter Of Aruba Jan 23, 2026

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Rachel’s stay in Aruba has come to a close. With her husband and son spending an extra week, she discusses the impending sense of separation anxiety she feels leaving them behind. At the same time, she is experiencing a rare migraine, which leaves her wondering - how many of the ailments we feel in our body are purely emotional and energetic? What if the mind is responsible for a lot more than we really know?

With all of this happening, Rachel shares some final stories from her time in Aruba, including what has changed on the island since her last time visiting and how family gatherings go with Dennis’ side. She then shares about her plans for Sweden as she returns home. It’s a lighthearted episode that will leave you uplifted and thoughtful.

In the spirit of throwing it back to 2016, Rachel has a new yoga class out on Patreon with a playlist and poses from a class she taught way back in the day. Take the class here.