I've loved every minute of every interview with a normal person I've ever had the pleasure to do – there's something so gratifying about getting to share the trials and tribulations that everyday people have overcome, as well as the revelations and breakthroughs they've had (that can hopefully help inspire other people on a similar journey).

But every once in a while a normal person interview comes along that I'm practically itching for you to hear … and that's this one, with my client Kayla!

Kayla and I had a conversation that you're going to deeply relate to AND I predict will give you hope.

Listen in as Kayla and I talk about …

• Getting to the bottom of a decade-long pattern of terrible burnout and even more terrible bosses
• Why understanding her attachment style helped her heal her unhealthy relationship to her career
• Being convinced that things were never going to work out … and how nice it was to be proven wrong about that, in the end

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how Kayla's journey resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT KAYLA

Kayla is a Thriver through and through (five Passion Profile Quizzes taken over the last 7 years have confirmed this). She's also an INFJ, Highly Sensitive Person, Enneagram Type 2, and a Pisces - she's got a lot going on. Professionally, she works in Human Resources, helping people make informed decisions about important aspects of their lives. She spends her very precious free time either with her husband and their little circus of animals, or out hiking in the Mt. Hood Wilderness and Columbia River Gorge.

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Bonus Book Club! Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver (November 2018)

Overcoming fear of literally everything with Mary Cardenas (January 2024)

From totally shut down to feeling your feelings again with Amanda Johnson (June 2023)

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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.

This month we answered questions from:

• Sabrina, who wants to have a better, more trusting relationship with the Universe, but who's struggling with a lot of anxiety. What happens if it's "divine will" that she loses her job or that her relationship ends?

• Erin, a woman in her mid-30s who's been single her entire life. She knows she wants a healthy relationship and marriage one day, but she can't bring herself to date. How can she identify – and get over – the mental block she has around dating?

• To Bail or Not to Bail, who works at a company that's recently undergone several rounds of layoffs. Should she take this is a sign to focus on finding her dream job, or is it a better idea to get a bridge job for now?

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with you!

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Bonus Book Club! Outrageous Openness by Tosha Silver (November 2018)

Overcoming fear of literally everything with Mary Cardenas (January 2024)

Dear Krachel: I quit my job and have huge regrets! I can't go back, so now what? (June 2023)

WHITE STORK COFFEE!

As you you've heard by now, Kristen started another business! It's called White Stork Coffee, and it's a coffee & wellness company for women who are pregnant, trying to conceive, or generally wanting to balance their hormones for optimal health.

She still has a few samples of her soon-to-be-released Fertility Spice Blend available! If you'd like to try it, fill out this form and she'll send you a totally free (shipping also free!) sample.

Plus, get 25% off your first order of coffee here!

And be sure to follow White Stork Coffee on Instagram @whitestorkcoffeeco.

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Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up?

Then today's your day, because we're back with another Message from the Universe episode … the first in 8 months!

We pulled a few cards from The Enchanted Map deck by Colette Baron-Reid. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is!

As usual, by the end of this episode we were laughing and a little dumbstruck by what happened as we read the cards.

After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!

LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR COACHING!

If you're burned out and need a change but can't imagine how you'd find the energy or know-how to make it happen on your own … well, that's what 1:1 coaching is for!

It takes you from doubt, confusion, and burnout to confidence, clarity, and fulfillment in a matter of months. And the best part? You don't have to think about how to get from Point A to Point B – we already know how.

If that sounds like a massive relief, then let's chat!

We're accepting applications for new 1:1 coaching clients –– something we only do a few times per year –– until the end of TODAY, Friday, January 26!

• We have very limited space, so apply ASAP if you don't want to get wait-listed.

• This is for people interested in getting started in the next 4-6 weeks.

• We're offering both 3-month & 6-month options. You can explore the difference here.

• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.

Fill out the application here and one of us will be in touch ASAP to schedule a chat with you!

Found us after January 26? Fill out the form above and we'll add you to our waitlist and let you know when we have availability. 😄

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When I first met Mary, she was at a near-breaking point.

She'd pivoted from one industry to the next, over and over again, and was no closer to career satisfaction.

She was incredibly burned out from a job that expected her to handle more than one person's workload in a day (and where she never, EVER took a lunch break).

And she was scared of everything, even reasonable things––taking her daily lunch, asking for a work-from-home day (at a company where other people worked remotely), setting boundaries around her time.

In this month's brand-new interview with a normal person, Mary and I get into …

• Why she ended up so terrified of literally everything
• How things started to make sense once I told her she was suffering from "vulnerability intolerance"
• The small shifts she made that helped her go from petrified 24/7 to living a life of ease, peace, and creativity
• Our shared thoughts about how fear shows up in dating, in particular, and how we both overcome that
• And SO much more!

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how Mary's journey resonated with you!

APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1:1!

If Mary's journey resonated with you – If you find yourself fearful, stuck, overwhelmed and are SO ready for things to change – then we've got good news:

We're CURRENTLY accepting applications for new coaching clients!

We officially open doors for new clients just a few times per year, so if now feels like the right time, let's talk.

• We have space for maybe 10 clients (and some of those spots are already gone!), so act quickly if you think this could be for you.

• This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (in January/February).

• We have both smaller and larger options for 1:1 coaching, and can talk through which one is best for you.

• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.

Ready to talk about it? Fill out the form on this page to apply, and one of us will schedule an info session with you!

MORE ABOUT MARY

Mary Cardenas is a writer, Thriver, and recovering people pleaser. Between turns as a makeup artist and an assistant in LA's film and television industry, Major League Baseball, and higher education philanthropy… Mary continued to find herself at odds with how she wanted to feel- and actually felt in each new role. A few months in, regardless of how different each landscape or location was- she was inevitably frustrated by each new job. Tired of not feeling like her most-favorite-version of herself all of the time, Mary enrolled in coaching. With Rachel's guidance, her work-life balance, creative flow, and her authentic self all finally fell into alignment.

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Surprise! After a 7-month hiatus, we're back today with a brand-new episode of the podcast! 🤩

And wow … a lot can happen in 7 months. So much so that we took almost 90 minutes just to update you on everything that's happened since June of last year.

So, listen in as we get into:

• How Rachel's foray into change management went
• Rachel's major shift in relationship status (!!!)
• Kristen starting a new business (?!)
• And plenty of other life updates

And it's not just the podcast that's back. As of today, we're also opening the doors for a handful of new coaching clients … read on for more info!

APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1:1!

If you're …

✅ Very clear about what you don't want out of your life and career, but know you need to dive a whole lot deeper into what you do want …

✅ A little nervous about the prospect of massive change (but at this point in your life, you also deeply understand that the only real risk is not changing) … ✅ Looking for individual attention – someone to hold you accountable – and the benefit of substantial coaching expertise focused solely on you, then we've got good news …

We're CURRENTLY accepting applications for new coaching clients!

We officially open doors for new clients just a few times per year, so if now feels like the right time, let's talk.

• We have space for maybe 10 clients, so act quickly if you think this could be for you.

• This is for people interested in getting started in January or February.

• We have both smaller and larger options for 1:1 coaching, and can talk through which one is best for you.

• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.

Ready to talk about it? Fill out the form on this page to apply, and one of us will schedule an info session with you!

WHITE STORK COFFEE!

As you heard if you listened to this episode, Kristen started another business! It's called White Stork Coffee, and it's a coffee & wellness company for women who are pregnant, trying to conceive, or generally wanting to balance their hormones for optimal health.

She's offering the first 100 people who fill out this form a totally free (shipping also free!) sample of her soon-to-be-released Fertility Spice Blend.

Plus, get 25% off your first order of coffee here!

And be sure to follow White Stork Coffee on Instagram @whitestorkcoffeeco.

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In case you missed it, last week we announced that we're taking a podcasting hiatus!

If you're new-ish to Clarity on Fire – or have been around for a while but want to introduce new people to us – that gives you an excellent opportunity to catch up on our almost-400 episodes.

Buuuut we also know that's a LOT of content and you might be overwhelmed! 😅 So, we're making it easy for you (or your friends) to know where to start.

Here's where we recommend starting if you're new to Clarity on Fire:

• Before you do anything else, take (or re-take!) the Passion Profile Quiz. It's designed to help you pinpoint the intersection between your career and passions in a way that LITERALLY NO ONE ELSE ever talks about.

• After that, if you want to dive in to Passion Profiles on a deeper level, sign up for our free on-demand workshop: 3 Steps to Take Your Career from Stuck to Clear, Using Your Passion Profile

• Listen to the 10 podcast episodes we list below, in that order!

If you're new, have fun diving in! And if you're a longtime fan, we'd love it if you forwarded this to someone who needs a little help getting unstuck and finding direction + fulfillment. ✨

TOP 10 EPISODES FOR MAXIMUM CLARITY

We've got SO MANY podcast episodes, it's hard to pick favorites. But if you're looking for life and career fulfillment and you need to learn the fundamentals of how to get there, in a way that most people aren't going to tell you, then look no further than these 10 episodes:

Side Chat: 6 ways to love (& keep) your job for years and years (May 2022)

Side Chat: 6 MORE ways to have a career you love (January 2023)

Side Chat: Why obsessing over your career doesn't work (March 2022)

Why career coaching has (almost) nothing to do with your career (October 2020)

Side Chat: A deep dive into emotional maturity (February 2023)

Side Chat: How attachment theory plays out at work (May 2023)

Side Chat: The top questions to ask yourself when job searching, according to Passion Profile (April 2023)

Side Chat: Honing your intuition (& knowing when it's really fear) (June 2019)

Side Chat: How to actually *do* feminine energy (June 2021)

Side Chat: How to work like a woman (in a world that doesn't want you to) (April 2018)

ONE MORE BIG THING

Even though we won't be podcasting for a while, we will still be coaching!

But we may or may not (we just don't know yet!) be back with another official coaching enrollment later this year.

So, if you're feeling the urge to work with us, you don't wait for us to give you a nudge!

Feel free to fill out the form on this page at any time, and we'll schedule an intro chat to talk about the possibility of coaching.

And if you want to try out a little coaching before making a big commitment, then grab yourself a Power Hour! It's a 75-minute coaching session where we'll laser-focus on whatever issue is keeping you most stuck. Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching!

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Yep, you read that subject line right — starting today, we're taking another hiatus from the podcast. 😲

We've been podcasting for 5 years now, with only one significant break (late last year) during that entire run! Honestly, we're impressed with our stamina.

There's a lot that went into our decision to take another hiatus — it's about soooo much more than just podcasting.

So, listen in as we get into:

• A magical series of events that led Rachel down a new and interesting path
• Our very honest feelings about what we want Clarity on Fire to be: A serious business or a fun hobby?
• Why all the conversations we've had on the podcast about masculine vs. feminine energy persuaded us to make some big changes
• And, of course, when we expect to return!

We'll still be posting on Instagram occasionally while we're away, so follow us there if you haven't yet!

ONE MORE BIG THING

Even though we won't be podcasting for a while, we will still be coaching!

But, as you'll hear in the episode, we may or may not (we just don't know yet!) be back with another official coaching enrollment later this year.

So, if you're feeling the urge to work with us, you don't wait for us to give you a nudge!

Feel free to fill out the form on this page at any time, and we'll schedule an intro chat to talk about the possibility of coaching.

And if you want to try out a little coaching before making a big commitment, then grab yourself a Power Hour! It's a 75-minute coaching session where we'll laser-focus on whatever issue is keeping you most stuck. Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching!

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Special Episode! The inside scoop on Kristen's full-time job (July 2022)

Special Episode! Why Kristen just got a JOB (July 2021)

Side Chat: Permission to do something crazy (August 2022)

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For most of her life, Amanda Johnson excelled at being "the good girl."

She was a stellar student who knew how to play by the rules, whether that was in school, at church, or with friends or family.

She implicitly understood what was acceptable, and what wasn't, so she followed the prescription for a successful life: Go to college, major in something respectable and useful, get a good job, get married, have 2 children, get an MBA, move up the career ladder.

Until one day, almost like coming out of a coma, she said she "woke up in the middle of a life." She'd built an entire life, and wasn't sure how she'd done it, or whether she'd truly chosen any of it consciously.

And then the real work began.

Listen in as Amanda and Rachel get into…

• What it means to be living a "good girl" kind of life, and what happened when Amanda decided to be "bad," instead
• How she started to access her true feelings and opinions again, after a live lived mostly on autopilot
• Amanda's 180-degree career pivot, and how she exited the corporate world
• The incredible gifts she quickly developed once she was free to be herself, and how she's using them to help herself and others

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how Amanda's journey resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Johnson is your typical high-energy, over-achieving, perfectionist, people pleaser type who, by all accounts, looked great on paper, but wasn't feeling a whole lot of anything for a long time. After years of building a successful career in the marketing world, Amanda had a wake up call in the form of a full blown spiritual awakening and started questioning pretty much every facet of her life. After coaching with Rachel, and working for the past several years toward calling in more authenticity and alignment, Amanda's gifts came online in a big way.

Recently, Amanda made some serious changes to her life, including pivoting away from her corporate life to launch Heartspark, an intuitively based energy work and life purpose coaching business. Amanda is trained in reiki, completed iPEC's coach training program and loves questioning the mysteries of the universe. When Amanda isn't working with clients or chasing her two little boys around, she loves to spend hours talking to her friends and family about signs, dreams and hopeless romantic things, traveling to far off places, reading 1,000 books all at the same time and dipping her toes in the ocean as much as possible (preferably in San Diego!) She's all about living her life with an open heart, and hopes she can inspire you to do the same.

You can find her at heartsparksoul.com and @heartsparksoul on Instagram.

And just for Clarity on Fire listeners, Amanda is offering the first 10 people who book a classic Heartspark Session 20% off (through the end of June, or until all spots are taken, whichever comes first) with code KRACHEL.

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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.

This month we answered questions from:

• Carley, who's tried several jobs that promise the Thriver lifestyle, but don't fulfill her or allow her to work on her terms. How can she tell if she's turning into a trailblazer who could manage self-employment, or if she's just surpassed her tolerance to work for "self-absorbed nincompoomps?!"

• Courntey, who recently took a huge risk by leaving her (very well paid) job for a new opportunity, but now she's 3 months in and has huge regrets. She absolutely cannot go back, so how can she stay focused on her new path despite the fact that she can't stop thinking about her old job?

• Eva, whose major ambition is to have a job where she can finish what's expected of her in a couple hours, then have plenty of time left for a life of leisure. Except she keeps self-sabotaging her dreams of ease by poking into new issues, volunteering herself for other people's projects, and generally staying busy when that's the last thing she actually wants! Why does she keep doing this to herself and how can she put a stop to it?

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with you!

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Dear Krachel: How can we get both freedom AND stability in our lives & careers? (June 2022)

A minor pivot into a major dream life with normal person V (May 2023)

Bonus Book Club! Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy (March 2023)

Side Chat: How attachment theory plays out at work (May 2023)

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Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up?

Then today's your day, because we're back with another Message from the Universe episode! ✨👀🔮

We pulled a few cards from The Enchanted Map deck by Colette Baron-Reid. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is!

And we started this episode with a little sermon from Rachel about a very hot, dare we say controversial topic, that you REALLY need to hear. 🔥

After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!

LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR COACHING!

If you're burned out and need a change but can't imagine how you'd find the energy or know-how to make it happen on your own … well, that's what 1:1 coaching is for!

It takes you from doubt, confusion, and burnout to confidence, clarity, and fulfillment in a matter of months. And the best part? You don't have to think about how to get from Point A to Point B – we already know how.

If that sounds like a massive relief, then let's chat!

We're accepting applications for new 1:1 coaching clients –– something we only do a few times per year –– until the end of TODAY, Friday, May 26!

• We have very limited space, so apply ASAP if you don't want to get wait-listed.

• This is for people interested in getting started in the next 4-6 weeks.

• We're offering both 3-month & 6-month options. You can explore the difference here.

• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.

Fill out the application here and one of us will be in touch ASAP to schedule a chat with you!

Found us after May 26? Fill out the form above and we'll add you to our waitlist and let you know when we have availability. 😄

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