From the Heart with Rachel Brathen
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.
Episodes
May 3, 2024 • 46 mins
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 Bear; his sleep schedule, his nap schedule - and where things just keep falling apart.
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April 26, 2024 • 63 mins
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 inadequate, awkward, and driven by her inner critic.
After a spiritual experience wh...
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April 19, 2024 • 62 mins
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 to set boundaries in the workplace? How do we know when to follow our hearts versus ...
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April 12, 2024 • 50 mins
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 it possible to quit the hustle and create from a more feminine, soft perspective? C...
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April 5, 2024 • 49 mins
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 deeper into the topic of navigating parenthood as your children get older. She opens up...
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March 29, 2024 • 50 mins
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 seemingly endless list of things she’s worrying about in this moment.
While it may feel...
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March 22, 2024 • 75 mins
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 and change by sharing the most chaotic experience of her life and what got her throu...
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March 15, 2024 • 47 mins
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 she tried to run away from home) and more.
One of the most bittersweet moments of pa...
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March 8, 2024 • 62 mins
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 grown older and had babies.
If you are looking to get more in tune with your cycle, ...
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March 1, 2024 • 47 mins
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 us into action, but life actually works the other way around. We have to show up for ...
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February 23, 2024 • 54 mins
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 the foods on her plate, the plant medicine in her apothecary, and the practices in he...
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February 16, 2024 • 64 mins
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-term strategies to employ if this is something you struggle with. Finally, Rachel dis...
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February 9, 2024 • 55 mins
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 lately, there is nothing more soothing to your nervous system than a creative outlet....
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February 2, 2024 • 49 mins
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 her day looked like while letting sadness linger. Humans have a need to fix when some...
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January 26, 2024 • 44 mins
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 and ways in which she nourishes herself and her family with the benefits of bone bro...
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January 19, 2024 • 48 mins
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 longing for a village of other families to build community with.
When we work together in ...
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January 12, 2024 • 79 mins
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 important element to prepare for when expecting a baby, what Rachel’s yoga practice looks...
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January 5, 2024 • 62 mins
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 sleep in several weeks. They’ve tried everything from sleep coaching, acupressure points,...
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December 29, 2023 • 83 mins
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 areas of your life - your mind, body, soul and home - to define what comes next.
Wha...
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December 22, 2023 • 68 mins
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 a journey into the hard, the beautiful, the takeaways, the blessings, the friendship...
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