Perfectly Imperfect Me 365

In this episode, Rachel discusses (and challenges the voice in her head that she hears doubting her ability to create a video podcast) how it's necessary to listen to the voices in your head, and don't let them control you. We all have our own inner dialogue, and it's important to recognize and understand it. The voices in our head are actually our own voices. People tend to listen to the voices that are negative, puts them down and judges them rather than listen to the voice that may lead them to doing what's effective. Remember that you are in control, and you have the power to choose which voice to listen to. Trust your intuition, be kind to yourself, and more importantly, embrace your perfectly imperfect self. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode Rachel discusses the reasons for being consistently inconsistent and some skills she has used to break the cycle of being consistently inconsistent!

In this episode, Rachel shares how she challenges herself when wanting to stop feeling some sort of pain (emotional or physical) and asks herself and her clients an important question that generally helps one evaluate their effort and is this the place they really want to quit at.

In Episode 20, Rachel returns after much time away from the mic and shares how since October 7, 2023, she's felt a lot of negative emotions, particularly sadness and anger and has also experienced many joyful and happy times at the same time. Rachel gets vulnerable by sharing how she experienced many joyful moments and celebrations while a war was going on in Israel and the emotions she felt. Rachel also talks about how it's ok for happiness and sadness to exist at the same time.

In today's Episode, Rachel shares her perfectly imperfect journey through a loss that changed her life 17 years ago to the day. September 20th will always b a day that Rachel experiences sadness and is also a day she brings joy to by using skills and not sitting in her sadness. Grief is something everyone has or will experience at some point in their life and isn't something that can be avoided.

In this episode, Rachel shares how she did something that was challenging for her over the weekend. Rachel discusses how building mastery by doing things that are challenging and not impossible increases her confidence and competency within herself and this can help you too! Want to increase your joy and happiness and feel more confident and competent? Do something challenging today!

In this episode, Rachel shares how her day started and quickly took a turn and how she observed her judgments and used skills to find the causes of the events.

In this episode, Rachel touches on a skill, Radical Acceptance, that helps people get unstuck. Are there situations in your life you wish were different? Do you wish that you had done something different in the past and can't move on from trying to change "it"? Are you holding grudges or resentments towards someone because they hurt you? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this episode is for you! Enjoy and if you weren't so thrilled with it, then you can radically accept that you listened to something for 12 minutes and 13 seconds....either way, you might take something away from it!

In this episode Rachel talks about how difficult it is to be a woman in todays society and gets personal about how Barbie impacted her as a child and as an adult!

In this episode Rachel gets real about being an empty nester and talks about her experience with being overwhelmed the past few weeks. As always, the episode is raw, unedited and perfectly imperfect.

In Episode 13, Rachel talks about a decision she made after reflecting inwards and observing how she was living by other people’s morals and values and found peace within by choosing to live by her own….and ultimately made a decision many might be shocked by and that’s perfectly ok!

In Episode 12, Rachel talks about what self compassion looks like and how it leads to a happier and safe place even when we don’t like something we’ve done or something about our own self!

In this episode Rachel gets vulnerable and talks about her struggles with body image and the darkness she observed and how she didn’t get stuck there. Warning: this episode can be triggering if you struggle with any type of disordered eating or body dysmorphia and is not to be used in lieu of getting help or treatment.

In this episode you’ll hear Rachel share how she was willful to feeling and accepting an emotion and ultimately how she chose ride the wave with an emotion of sadness that overcame her!

I’m todays episode, Rachel shares how changing your interpretation of a situation can change your emotions and reactions and in her case, not get a speeding ticket!

In this episode, Rachel talks about her first experience seeking out therapy for herself and all the thoughts she observed leading up to the appointment. Rachel is real, raw, unedited and perfectly imperfect all year long!

In this episode Rachel talks about how thoughts can nourish our souls or hinder our souls! Once again it’s perfectly imperfectly and offers some insight. You can take something from it or not.

In this episode, Rachel shares which word resonates with her as she enters 2023 all the while not making resolutions! This episode has some bad language🤷🏻‍♀️

In this episode of Perfectly Imperfect Me365, Rachel talks about death by suicide and how things might not be as they appear when looking at other people's lives, especially through social media. Rachel shares her experience with pain and not wanting to be alive during the darkest and most painful time in her life and appeared put together to the outside world. This episode is a difficult topic for many and might be triggering for some so please be mindful of your limits and space that you are currently in.  

In Episode 4 of Perfectly Imperfect Me365, Rachel discusses why hurt people, hurt people at times and ways to deal with this from both sides. Whether you’re the one who’s hurt and hurts others or someone else gets hurt and reacts by hurting others, you can learn how to deal with it. In this episode you’ll also get to hear ways Rachel built mastery while speaking to her listeners.