From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

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  Ask Rachel: How to Be Kind To Your Body 11.09.2026 50мин

  It’s time for another episode of Ask Rachel! Today Rachel takes a beautiful and very relatable question from a listener on how to speak more kindly to your body. She shares her history of struggling to speak kindly to herself, and a moment when she was nine years old where she first felt like her body wasn’t good enough. Ultimately, this is a practice! Rachel gives some little things she does in her day to bring out the voice of her inner best friend and quiet the inner critic. There are always resources we can use to find more self-love. And that is especially important when it comes to our children! Rachel talks about things we can teach our kids so they speak kindly to themselves, and gives examples of conversations she is having with Lea right now. On top of that, she takes a question on how to pick up new skills and start new projects, and relatedly, some advice she has for learning new languages. Your body can do incredible things! Tune in for a reminder to be kind so it can work its magic.
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  Play Is A Basic Human Need 04.09.2026 41мин

  Happy September! Fall has officially arrived in the north of Sweden where Rachel lives. The seasons change quickly here, and Rachel is already finding herself in darker days, wearing heavier clothes (and having wild animal encounters outside!). Things in nature may be slowing down, but are you? In this episode, Rachel shares how important it is to set a fall intention: something to serve as a guiding light, to align you with nature, and help you find a purposeful daily rhythm. For her, that intention is to sit at the pottery wheel each and every day.Does play feel frivolous to you? Usually, when we have free time from our children, we do the things we are “supposed” to do. But what if play is actually a basic human need? Do you have your own version of pottery? And can you make more time for something in your life that is just for you? This episode will help you see why it’s one of the most important things you can do.
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  May You Heal So Hard You Do Arts and Crafts Again 28.08.2026 46мин

  So many of us want to live a slower and more deliberate life. But how do we get there? In today’s episode, Rachel shares her path - it’s to practice it! The life she is living right now was once a dream. It involved a lot of learning, trying new things, and making mistakes along the way. But now, quite a few years in, she is noticing that the things that were once hard are coming more naturally. She can tend to her garden, care for her bees and animals, do pottery, and even knit.You have to start somewhere! Practicing your longing is the way to embody and actually live that longing. Whatever you are dabbling in right now, this episode will inspire you to keep creating pockets of time for it, keep trying, and keep dipping your toes in. Before you know it, you will be swimming.
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  Is It Possible To Keep An Entire Family Organized? 21.08.2026 42мин

  After a long summer, it is finally time to get back to school, back to basics, and back to routine. Rachel has some time now to tackle the chaos and mess that has accumulated over the past couple months, and she shares honestly what the state of her house was like. Her family definitely didn’t start the new school year off on the best foot!How do the perfect Instagram moms keep their houses clean all the time? Is there some secret trick some of us are missing? Is it possible to keep an entire family organized? Today’s episode is a relatable one - sometimes we fail, sometimes things get chaotic, and sometimes things are just flat out messy. But maybe that means you’re enjoying life. Tune in to let yourself off the hook. 
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  We Were Never Meant To Do This Alone 14.08.2026 50мин

  In today’s episode, Rachel is fresh off hosting her first-ever retreat in her hometown in Sweden — 58 people from all over the world who came together for a week of yoga, hiking, sauna, campfires, and deep sharing. It felt like a full circle moment: welcoming people into the exact place that shaped her, and stepping fully into what she feels she’s truly meant to do.Underneath all the beautiful moments, one thing kept surfacing again and again — the reminder that none of us are meant to carry things alone. Community isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s medicine. Whether you’ve been on a retreat or not, this episode will remind you of the people around you, and nudge you to lean into connection instead of isolation. If you’ve been feeling like you’re doing it all solo, this one’s for you.
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  Everything Happening In My Kitchen Right Now (and some recipes!) 07.08.2026 41мин

  It’s peak harvest season over in Rachel’s life at the moment. In today’s episode, she discusses everything happening in her kitchen thanks to all the deliciousness coming from nature. It’s a long list: kefir, shrubs, fire cider, kombucha, elderberry syrup, elder flower champagne, and St. John’s Wort oil! Rachel shares a funny story about how she learned to make kefir, the delicious drinks and mocktails that come from the shrubs, and the benefits of a daily fire cider shot (with a kid-friendly version, too!). Living in this way helps you to be present, connect with nature, and bring aliveness and vitality to your home. Tune in for a fun episode that will inspire you to connect with that kitchen witch that lives within of us.
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  What If Pleasure Is Your Birthright? 31.07.2026 41мин

  In today’s episode, Rachel is just coming out of two days of indulgent alone time. Her husband took both the kids to Stockholm, and Rachel got to bask in a clean, quiet house for the first time since she can remember. She spent the time walking, reading, going inward, doing retreat prep, and simply allowing herself to enjoy things.Oftentimes, we feel like we have to earn pleasure, joy, rest, and play. We think we have to work so hard until we deplete ourselves - and then we can take time to slow down. But what if that’s not true? What if we should reach for those things just because? What if pleasure is our birthright? Today’s episode will help you shift the narrative and enjoy your life more.
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  Welcome to For the Love with Jen Hatmaker 27.07.2026 1ч 6мин

  Joy isn't the reward you earn after all the work is done. Joy is the work. That's what a new series on For the Love with Jen Hatmaker is all about, the Sacred Yes. It's choosing delight, rest, and pleasure on purpose because saying yes to yourself, that's the thing that finally lets you fill your table with everybody else. Come find your Sacred Yes with Jen. Follow and listen to For the Love with Jen Hatmaker wherever you get your podcasts.
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  Ask Rachel: Meet Yourself Where You Are 24.07.2026 1ч

  This episode brings us another segment of Ask Rachel, where Rachel takes calls from listeners and answers any questions they have. The inquiries today were so beautiful, and all were connected to the theme of returning home to yourself. How can we navigate heartbreak? When life is incredibly overwhelming, how do we settle down and find peace within ourselves? How do we know we are making decisions for us and not for family or friends?There are also some pregnancy related questions where Rachel shares helpful tips for first trimester exhaustion and how to convince your husband to have more babies if they aren’t too keen on the idea. Tune in for a thoughtful episode that will help you trust in your body and live according to your own timeline. If you have a question for Rachel, call her at 1-(720) 443-1771.
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  How to Exist in the Good Enough 17.07.2026 47мин

  For the past few weeks, Rachel has found herself in a depleted slump. But now, she has slowly crawled out to see the light again. Feeling more rested and energized, she shares the tweaks and changes she made in her life that brought about this change (Hint: one of them may have been Bad Bunny).Sometimes we can get so caught up in trying to make things magical and extraordinary, that we turn something that is already good into something that brings us unneeded work, stress, and exhaustion. And then we lose the ability to enjoy it - even if we managed to turn it into something amazing. This episode will remind you how important it is to linger in the good. Sometimes that is exactly what’s needed.
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  Are Moms and Dads Just Built Differently? 10.07.2026 55мин

  Do 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.
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  The Ancestral, Collective Tiredness of Women 03.07.2026 54мин

  In 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.
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  Trauma and Codependency: What Shapes Our Personalities? 26.06.2026 55мин

  When 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.
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  Getting Older, Celebrating Midsummer, and Harnessing the Energy of The Summer 19.06.2026 49мин

  There’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.
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  Creating Community, Honoring the Land, and Full Circle Moments 12.06.2026 41мин

  Today’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.
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  Artificial Intelligence and How to Live in the Real World 05.06.2026 52мин

  This 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. 
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  Human Design and Nature: How to Harness Your Energy and Do What You Love 29.05.2026 47мин

  In 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.
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  Story Time: Surgery, Fear of Death, and a Dysregulated Nervous System 22.05.2026 1ч

  If 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 20.05.2026 3мин

  Family 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
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  Ask Rachel: How to (really) Build Confidence in Your Kids 15.05.2026 50мин

  Can 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.