Clarity on Fire

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:

• Corina, who's struggling at the moment to make enough money to cover her basic needs. What's our advice for how someone can focus on getting clarity when they're also in survival mode?

• Brittany, who's torn between whether to pursue career advancement right now, or a job that's not as demanding so that she won't be so overwhelmed by the challenges of balancing work and parenting. She has two interviews coming up — one job is more about career advancement, the other would be more balanced but involve less growth. How can she know for sure which path to pursue?

• Slippage in the System, who gets really close to what she wants, then gets excited about how it's FINALLY happening … only for the thing to slip through her fingers. This pattern keeps repeating! So, what is she doing wrong?!

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

POWER HOURS ARE BACK!

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Sound good? Sign up for your Power Hour here.

A Power Hour is ideal for you right now if:

• You're overwhelmed and don't know where to start when it comes to untangling your various issues
• You'd like to experience some relief ASAP
• You want to ignite new momentum quickly
• You like the idea of working with a coach and want to try a little coaching in a low-risk way before making a commitment

Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching and sign up for coaching in between official client enrollment periods. 🙌

Get your concentrated shot of clarity here. 🔥

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

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

How to negotiate anything (even if you're a people pleaser) with Devon Smiley (May 2019)

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Calling all fellow bookworms, library nerds, and general lovers of literature — it's time for another book club episode of the podcast!

Whenever there are five Fridays in a month, we devote the extra Friday to a book that we can't get enough of.

And wow, we REALLY cannot get enough of Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy.

This book is incredibly popular for the best of reasons — there's a rapidly growing group of smart, conscious, compassionate people who want to parent their children in a way that helps them develop into confident, emotionally intelligent, authentic, successful adults.

But before you assume this book isn't for you — because you aren't a parent yet, or don't want kids, or because your kids are long grown — know this: We've been telling ALL of our clients to read this book because it's SO good at helping you learn to parent yourself.

All of things we struggle with in adulthood — people pleasing, perfectionism, procrastination, anxiety, depression, difficulty feeling your feelings — stem back to childhood. And it's 100% possible (and necessary) to give yourself what you might not have received as a kid.

So, buckle up for a very in-depth, incredibly valuable episode of the podcast! You'll hear us get into …

• How you can genuinely have the best of both worlds — be a kind, emotionally intelligent parent and have kids who love you and respect your authority,
• Why trying to control behavior never works, and what major shift to make for kids who actually listen to you,
• The best strategies to ensure your kids grow up resilient and happy, rather than anxious and fearful,
• Word-for-word scripts about how to handle and speak to your kids in so many different situations,
• And how ALL of the above can apply to your relationship with yourself, too.

This book is one of the most important personal development books we've read in a LONG time. We can't wait for your mind to be blown by much of what we talked about in this episode!

Leave a comment after you've listened to let us know what resonated most from this conversation.

POWER HOURS ARE BACK!

One session, 75 minutes, and a LOT of clarity around whatever is keeping you most stuck.

Sound good? Sign up for your Power Hour here.

A Power Hour is ideal for you right now if:

• You're overwhelmed and don't know where to start when it comes to untangling your various issues.
• You'd like to experience some relief ASAP.
• You want to ignite new momentum quickly.
• You like the idea of working with a coach and want to try a little coaching in a low-risk way before making a commitment.

Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching and sign up for coaching in between official client enrollment periods. 🙌

Get your concentrated shot of clarity here. 🔥

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Bonus Book Club! Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagaski (September 2022)

Bonus Book Club! Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown (April 2022)

Bonus Book Club! The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (January 2021)

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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 (plus some bonus cards from our new Tosha Silver deck!). One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is!

We started this episode with a little ~dream interpretation.~ Back in January we asked you to share your dreams, and you stepped up! Not only does Rachel interpret a couple, but one of them leads to a top-tier, mic-drop-worthy sermon that you're NOT going to forget any time soon.

Check out the cards and written descriptions here. And after you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!

POWER HOURS ARE BACK!

One session, 75 minutes, and a LOT of clarity around whatever is keeping you most stuck.

Sound good? Sign up for your Power Hour here.

A Power Hour is ideal for you right now if:

• You're overwhelmed and don't know where to start when it comes to untangling your various issues
• You'd like to experience some relief ASAP
• You want to ignite new momentum quickly
• You like the idea of working with a coach and want to try a little coaching in a low-risk way before making a commitment

Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching and sign up for coaching in between official client enrollment periods. 🙌

Get your concentrated shot of clarity here. 🔥

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Message from the Universe: You have everything you believe you lack (January 2023)

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

Renovating every area of your life in a year with Rachel (August 2022)

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If you've heard us say it once, you've probably heard us say it a million times:

Your career doesn't have to be linear.

It doesn't even have to make logical sense!

When you think of your career more like life — something that unfolds in a winding, often mysterious, hopefully joyful, but sometimes difficult path — then it's easier to make peace with the journey.

The two of us walk our talk, which is why in this month's Side Chat we're talking about two BIG changes we just made to our own careers.

Here's a sneak peek! 👀

• Big Change #1: Literally NINE years since we last offered them, we're bringing back Power Hours — AKA, a 75-minute single coaching session that you can sign up for any time, even if you've never worked with us before.

• Big Change #2: People keep coming to Rachel asking her to help them bring their creative projects to life — businesses, podcasts, courses, books, websites — you name it, she's done it. So, she decided to open her talents to everyone who needs some of her magic directed on their project. You can explore her new site, here!

Listen in (episode 378) wherever you get your podcasts to hear the rest of the story, and come leave a comment after you've listened to share how this episode resonated with you!

AFTER THE MOST DRAMATIC PAUSE EVER … POWER HOURS ARE BACK!

One session, 75 minutes, and a LOT of clarity around whatever is keeping you most stuck.

Sound good? Sign up for your Power Hour here.

A Power Hour is ideal for you right now if:

• You're overwhelmed and don't know where to start when it comes to untangling your various issues
• You'd like to experience some relief ASAP
• You want to ignite new momentum quickly
• You like the idea of working with a coach and want to try a little coaching in a low-risk way before making a commitment

Bonus, you can apply the cost of your Power Hour toward future 1:1 coaching and sign up for coaching in between official client enrollment periods. 🙌

Get your concentrated shot of clarity here. 🔥

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My former client Kara is one of those women who was good at doing what she was "supposed" to do.

She went to college, studied engineering (just like her dad), and became an engineer. She also got married and had kids, all while progressing in a very demanding field.

But eventually, as life tend to do when it isn't built on the sturdiest, most authentic foundation, things started to fall apart. Kara went through a divorce, became a single working mom, and was faced with a whole new reality.

She'd spent 20 years checking a lot of boxes, only to realize that she wasn't satisfied and desperately needed a change (and a break).

In this month's interview with a normal person, Kara and I talk about what it's like to leave a career after so long and start something entirely new.

Listen in as we talk about…

• How she realized it was time to move on
• Her advice for women who are in more traditional, heavily-masculine-energy-type fields like engineering
• Taking an 8-month sabbatical from working, and what she did with all of her free time
• Processing her fears around moving in an entirely new career direction

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

MORE ABOUT KARA HEASLEY

Kara is an ISTJ, a Thriver, and an Enneagram Type 9. She's also a civil engineer, a single mom of two, and an amateur gardener, chef, and chicken collector who left her full-time job as an engineering manager almost two years ago to embark on an 8-month sabbatical and rediscover her purpose.

She discovered her passion for financial coaching after going through her own journey to pay off debt, and helping several friends get their own finances in order. She's now on a mission to help women build healthy money habits so they can eliminate debt, build wealth, and start living The Good Life – whatever that may mean for them!

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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:

• Anonymous, a sensitive and empathic person who people at work often pick on (sometimes very publicly) because she's an easy target. What's the best way to handle bullies in the workplace?

• Unfulfilled in Ohio, a highly credentialed professional whose job is literally and figuratively killing him. He's never been an entrepreneur but has two potential opportunities he could explore. If both would be equally fulfilling, but one makes some use of his credentials and the other doesn't, how does he decide which to do? Is it possible to start two businesses at once?

• Marina, who is thinking of re-entering the workforce after staying home with her kids (and getting a Master's degree, NBD) for the last few years. How can she let her gifts and talents take center stage and avoid justifying her chosen path?

We also got a VERY interesting update from Bummed Entrepreneur, who wrote to us back in August of last year asking for help figuring out why she still felt so unfulfilled after getting what she wanted. You've got to hear what happened next! 👀

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

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Dear Krachel: Should I feel guilty if I quit my job with no notice? (August 2022)

Bonus Book Club! Effortless by Greg McKeown (October 2021)

Blog: How to break up with toxic people (with as little guilt as possible) (July 2018)

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Did you know that the median age of a woman being diagnosed with ADHD is 38 years old? Wild, right?!

Not only are so many girls with ADHD overlooked as kids and teenagers, but the boys who get a diagnosis at a young age are expected to "grow out of it" once they become adults.

There are countless misinterpretations about this disorder. So it's no wonder that most adults with ADHD feel confused, overwhelmed, and worst of all, ashamed that doing this whole "adulting" thing is so much harder for them than other people.

That's why we're so grateful that Kristen Carder has made it her mission to help adults with ADHD learn the truth about how their brain works, accept themselves, and get access to the resources and community they need to build a life that works for them.

Listen in as we get into…

• The most common misconceptions about ADHD vs. what's really true
• An overview of the symptoms of ADHD, and how they show up in adulthood (some of these will surprise you!)
• Why you don't need to be consistent in order to be successful, and what you need instead of consistency (this applies to everyone, not just adults with ADHD)
• How someone who doesn't have ADHD can best support the people in their life who do

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how this episode resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT KRISTEN CARDER

Kristen Carder is an ADHD expert, a top podcast host, and an internationally-recognized life coach for adults with ADHD.

Kristen's extensive experience supporting people with ADHD began in 2012, and for the last four years she has provided coaching and consulting to thousands of ADHD adults.

She started studying ADHD and its effect on adults long before it was trending on TikTok, and has had the privilege of learning directly from the leading psychiatrists and psychologists in the ADHD industry.

Kristen's life's purpose is to help adults with ADHD accept themselves and move from Point A to Point B. She does this through the I Have ADHD Podcast and her group coaching program, FOCUSED.

Website: ihaveadhd.com

Instagram: @i.have.adhd.podcast

Further reading: Kristen Carder: From Rock Bottom to Global ADHD Mentor

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Blog: What to do when you feel like you're behind in life (July 2019)

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Last month we did an episode many of you told us you really liked where we dove into our newest thoughts on some big ways to have a career you love.

One of the tough-but-true points we made in that episode was that your ability to have a healthy career (or relationship, or anything) that you love hinges upon your emotional maturity … or lack thereof.

We promised we'd be back with a full-length episode about emotional maturity, and here it is. This one is SO jam-packed with helpful info you can put into practice immediately!

Listen in as we get into…

• Why you might struggle with fear or conflict, or become extremely emotional or shut down when things go wrong
• How we end up in relationships (including ones at work!) with emotionally unavailable or dismissive people
• Why you struggle to trust yourself and your intuition
• How you can develop more emotional maturity and resilience, including how to not freak out when things go wrong, trust yourself more, have great boundaries, and create a really strong sense of self

This episode was inspired by Dr. Nicole LePera, a fantastic psychologist you can follow on Instagram @the.holistic.psychologist. The posts we reference are this one and this one!

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how this episode resonated with you!

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

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

Side Chat: The 4 attachment styles (October 2020)

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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:

• Allie with the ADHD, who recently got an ADHD diagnosis and is wondering … how much of the things that stress her out are "real" stressors, and which are "just me trying to function" stressors?

• Juliette, who's reluctantly ready to go back to the working world after a sabbatical, but is freaked out by how many high-profile companies seem to want you to sacrifice everything and make work your top priority. Is there any way to go back to the working world and not end up in a toxic hellhole?!

• Nihilistic Nelly, who's realizing that her worldview is actually kind of depressing, and doesn't want it to be that way. How can she go from automatically thinking, "What's the point, the world is terrible?" to actually having hope and feeling better about life without being fake or nauseatingly positive?

Come leave a comment after you've listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with 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, February 3rd.

• 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 February 3rd? Fill out the form and we'll add you to our waitlist and let you know when we have availability. 😄

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Side Chat: What to do when you're tired of being tired (July 2022)

Bonus! Let's talk about quiet quitting (September 2022)

Side Chat: How to tell if you have career trauma (November 2021)

Bonus Book Club! Atlas of the Hearts by Brené Brown (April 2022)

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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! And oooh, it's a good one. ✨👀🔮

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, mini spoiler (but not really): We ended the episode by talking about how good Rachel is at dream interpretation (not to brag but, VERY good), and how fun it would be to interpret a few listener dreams on the next Message from the Universe episode.

So, if you've got a good one to share, email [email protected], subject line "Dream," and maybe you'll hear us unpack it in a future episode!

Check out the cards and written descriptions here. And after you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!

APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1:1!

If you need more guidance than one little message from the universe episode can give you, then you're in luck because…

One-on-one coaching is open for enrollment NOW through Friday, February 3! A few pointers to keep in mind:

• Instead of taking on clients whenever, we accept applications a few times per year, in waves.

• We're only taking on about 10 people this time, and some of those spots are already taken! If you're seriously considering 1:1 coaching, fill out the "sign me up" form on this page and one of us will be in touch to talk about it.

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

• We're offering both 3-month and 6-months options. We'll walk you through the difference when we have an intro call with you.

• You don't have to be 100% certain that this is right for you — but serious enough to want to discuss it.

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

We're excited to work with some of you more officially!

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