After a brief pause at the end of the year, Dr. Rachaele Carver returns with a powerful solo episode to open 2026, inviting listeners to rethink the way we approach change, healing, and personal growth.

Instead of setting New Year’s resolutions that often fade by February, this episode explores a deeper and more sustainable framework: living in alignment with your values.

Dr. Carver unpacks why so many goals fail when they are driven by “shoulds” rather than meaning, and how shifting toward values-based living can transform not only oral health, but energy, confidence, relationships, and overall well-being.

This conversation blends personal stories, clinical insight, and reflective questions to help listeners begin the year with clarity, compassion, and intention.

In this episode, Dr. Carver discusses:

• Why traditional New Year’s resolutions rarely stick
• The difference between goals and values, and why values matter more
• How living out of alignment drains energy and fuels burnout
• The connection between values, nervous system regulation, and health
• How thoughts become beliefs, and beliefs shape reality
• Parenting, anxiety, and helping children live in their own values
• Recognizing physical and emotional signals from the body as guidance
• Questions to help identify your core values
• Signs you may be living out of alignment
• How values-based living improves decision-making, boundaries, and fulfillment
• Why integrity and empowered teaching are central themes in Dr. Carver’s life and practice
• Setting intentions for the year ahead through alignment rather than pressure

Resources mentioned:

• Firefly Therapy Austin
• Dr. John Demartini’s Values Assessment (drdemartini.com/values)
• Podcast: Energized with Dr. Mariza

Closing reflection:

Healing doesn’t come from pushing harder or chasing outcomes. It comes from slowing down, listening deeply, and allowing our actions to flow from what truly matters.

When we live in our values, the body responds.
 And everything we want begins to unfold naturally.

Thank you for being part of The Root of the Matter.
Here’s to a grounded, aligned, and nourishing year ahead. 🌿

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