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Have you ever reached the end of a busy day, looked at your unfinished list, and thought, “I didn’t get anything done”—even though you spent the entire day solving problems, helping people, and managing things that were never part of the plan?

That’s where this conversation begins.

After volunteering to help a family member with a time-sensitive project, Rho expected to spend about an hour. Four hours later, her work had been pushed back, the episode hadn’t been recorded, and her own needs had been placed on pause.

She didn’t regret helping. But she did have to acknowledge the cost.

In this personal solo episode of Hold My Purse, Rho talks about why capable women often overlook invisible work, how exhaustion can become normal without looking dramatic, and why functioning is not the same as feeling well.

You’ll also hear:

• Why an unexpected change doesn’t automatically mean you’re behind
• How invisible work and mental load consume real energy
• The difference between what you’re tired from and what you’re tired of
• How constantly overriding your needs can weaken self-trust
• Three practical ways to adjust when your time or capacity changes
• When ongoing fatigue may deserve a conversation with a healthcare professional

This isn’t a conversation about becoming less caring or refusing to help the people you love. It’s about learning how to show up for others without disappearing from your own life.

Because functioning doesn’t always mean you’re well—and helping with love doesn’t mean it cost you nothing.

Journal prompt:
What signal has my body been sending that I keep explaining away?

Grounding affirmation:
My body is worthy of my attention. I listen without judgment, respond with care, and give myself permission to need what I need.

Hold My Purse is a bi-weekly podcast that centers healing, wholeness, and the sacred act of putting yourself first. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review if this episode made you feel a little more seen today.

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What if the changes happening in your body aren’t a sign that you’re failing, but an invitation to listen more closely?

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho is joined by registered dietitian nutritionist Maya Hickman for a grounded and deeply personal conversation about menopause, nutrition, gut health, medical advocacy, stress, and self-trust.

Maya explains why women’s bodies often need different support during midlife and why individualized nutrition matters more than chasing the latest diet trend. Together, she and Rho explore the confusion women face when trying to make sense of conflicting health advice, the importance of advocating for yourself with medical providers, and why wellness cannot be reduced to a single number or diagnosis.

The conversation takes a deeper turn as Maya shares her breast cancer experience and the emotional impact of wondering how illness could happen when she had spent years doing so many things “right.” She opens up about losing trust in herself, reclaiming her intuition, and learning to live from what she calls soft power.

At the heart of the episode is a question many women rarely stop long enough to ask:

What do I need?

Not what does everyone expect from me. Not what would make me more productive. But what does my body, mind, and spirit need from me now?

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Remember:  Until next time, my fabulous friends and self-care warriors… stay aligned, stay unbothered, and hold your own damn purse.

And I’ll meet you right back here in two weeks — same space, same heart, new ways to choose you. 💖

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Your morning routine isn't broken. Your nervous system is. And no amount of green juice or 5 a.m. wake-up calls is gonna fix that if you never dealt with what happened the night before.

We've all got the Pinterest board. The stretching, the journaling, the cold plunge. You try it for three days, and you're right back to snoozing your alarm and cursing yourself out for not being disciplined enough. Here's the truth: it was never a discipline problem. It's a nervous system problem.

In this episode, Rho unpacks what's actually happening in your body when you go to bed wired and wake up already bracing for the day, and walks through three simple things you can do tonight to start breaking the cycle:

1. The specific brain dump. Not "write down your thoughts." Write down the one thing your mind keeps circling. Close the notebook. Tell it you'll deal with it tomorrow.
2. Body before brain. Calm your body first, and your mind will follow. Four count in, four count hold, six count out.
3. Name the unresolved thing. Nighttime anxiety usually isn't random. Ask yourself what's actually underneath it, and just name it. You don't have to fix it at 11 pm.

And of course, Aria Speaks, because our resident Gen Alpha always has something to say. And she's usually right.

New episodes drop every other Thursday. Subscribe, share this with the friend who needed it today, and leave a review if it moved you. It genuinely helps this show reach the people who need it.

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What happens when your body tells a story the world keeps getting wrong?

Charlene Modeste has fibroids. And for years, she watched herself expand while the medical system looked the other way — no insurance, no access, no options. Strangers assumed she was pregnant. Doctors pushed a hysterectomy. And through all of it, she kept advocating for herself when nobody else would.

In this episode, Charlene sits down with Rho to talk about what it really feels like to live in a body that gets misread every single day. The heavy bleeding that flattened her for days at a time. The surgical removal that didn't stick. The alternative remedies she tried out of pure necessity. And the moment she stumbled across research that changed everything — and sent her to Northern California chasing plant medicine and a way out that didn't involve losing her uterus.

She also gets into apoptosis — the biological process where mutated cells essentially check themselves out of the body. And how cannabis triggered exactly that for her tumors.

But here's the thing. This episode isn't heavy. Charlene is hilarious. She's warm. And she's turned this whole wild journey into a one-woman show called She's About to Pop: An Immaculate Misconception — because if you can't laugh at the woman who grabbed your fibroid belly at a barbecue and said "five boys, you poor thing" — what are you even doing?

This one is for every woman who has been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told to just push through the pain.

You are not alone. And you are allowed to heal on your own terms.

In this episode we cover:

• What fibroids actually are and why 80% of women will have them by 50
• The difference between a myomectomy and a hysterectomy — and why it matters
• Why Charlene said no to surgery and what she did instead
• Cannabis, apoptosis, and shrinking tumors with plant medicine
• Living in a body the world keeps misreading
• Advocating for yourself when doctors aren't listening
• How a painful private journey became a public one-woman show

Connect with Charlene Modeste:

Website: charlenemoedste.com

Instagram: @charlenemodeste

She's About to Pop: An Immaculate Misconception
July 11th | Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center | Leimert Park, Los Angeles

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You've been fixing everything around you. But when did you last really look at yourself?

Rho uses the release of the Michael Jackson biopic and the message of "Man in the Mirror" to break down why real change starts inside — not with a grand gesture, not with a perfect plan, and definitely not with waiting for someone else to finally get it together.

This one is for the woman who has been so strong for so long that she forgot to check in with herself.

WHAT WE COVER:

• Why we reflect on everyone except ourselves
• You can't change what you won't acknowledge
• The mirror doesn't shame you — it shows you who survived
• Real change starts with one honest decision

JOURNAL PROMPT: "What have I been avoiding seeing in myself — and what do I think will happen if I finally look?"

PUT IT DOWN PRACTICE: Five minutes. Real mirror. Say it out loud: "I see you. I'm not running from you anymore."

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Until next time — be gentle with yourself. Put down what's heavy. Stay aligned. Stay unbothered.

And hold your own damn purse.

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What happens when your mind won’t slow down... and you can’t hear yourself clearly anymore?

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho sits down with Terrie Huberman — intuition specialist, author, decision clarity mentor, emotional mastery expert, and creator of the Heart Hug Method — to talk about overthinking, anxiety, intuition, and how women can return to calm, clarity, and self-trust. Terrie’s work blends heart coherence, intuitive intelligence, and nervous system regulation to help deeply feeling, high-performing women stop spiraling and start trusting themselves again. 

This conversation is honest, grounding, and full of practical wisdom for the woman who is tired of second-guessing herself, carrying too much, and living with a mind that never seems to rest. It’s the kind of episode that feels like sitting on the couch with a wise friend and finally exhaling.

In this episode, we talk about:

•  Why overthinking is often a signal, not a character flaw 
•  How anxiety, overwhelm, and old stories can cloud self-trust 
•  Why intuition gets clearer when you get calmer 
•  The difference between fear, instinct, and intuition 
•  How heart-centered practices can help you return to yourself 

Key takeaways:

•  Overthinking is often a nervous-system response, not a personal failure 
•  You do not have to believe every thought you think 
•  Intuition doesn’t usually rise out of chaos — it rises out of calm 
•  Coming back to yourself is not a one-time event... it’s a daily practice 

If this episode resonates with you, be sure to subscribe/follow so you don’t miss an episode. And if you want more encouragement, tools, and updates from the Hold My Purse community, sign up for the newsletter.

If you’re ready to go deeper, join us for The Awakening: Return to Self retreat on April 25 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Terrie will be part of the experience and will offer a pranic healing session during the retreat. 

Want to connect with Terrie?
Head to her website to learn more about her work, book a session, grab free resources, and check out her book Overcome Overthinking. You can also keep up with her on Instagram at @intuitiveterriehuberman and on Facebook at IntuitiveCoachTerrie.

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What does it really take to come back to yourself?

In this powerful episode of Hold My Purse, Rho sits down with Jasmine Raven for an inspiring conversation about healing, prayer, yoga, meditation, surrender, and spiritual awakening. Jasmine shares how she moved through depression, emotional pain, unhealthy coping habits, and deep disconnection—and how prayer, radical honesty, detoxification, and yoga helped her reclaim her peace and purpose.

Inside this episode, we talk about:

•  returning to yourself after pain 
•  the truth about healing and the “healing crisis” 
•  prayer vs. meditation 
•  yoga as a tool for alignment and liberation 
•  surrender, self-love, and spiritual growth 
•  what it means to know: I am love

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, disconnected, inflamed, overwhelmed, or just not like yourself lately, this conversation will meet you right where you are. And if you’ve been craving a deeper way to pause, reflect, and reconnect with yourself, this episode also points to the heart of The Awakening: Return to Self Day Retreat — a sacred space created for women to step away from the noise and come back home to themselves. Jasmine will be leading yoga, meditation, and breathwork at the retreat, creating space for you to breathe, release, realign, and return to yourself.

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A lot of women are not bad at self-care… they’re in survival mode.

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho gets honest about what happens when you’ve been carrying too much for too long and start calling scraps of rest “healing.” This conversation is for the woman who’s still showing up, still handling things, still getting it done… but knows deep down something feels off.

We’re talking about the difference between functioning and actually being okay, why rest can feel uncomfortable, how self-love starts with honesty, and the difference between escape and restoration.

Most importantly, this episode helps you begin shifting out of survival mode with real, grounded steps that support transformation — not just temporary relief.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, or like your version of self-care just isn’t touching the deeper issue, this one is for you.

Subscribe to Hold My Purse, turn on your notifications, and share this episode with a woman who needs the reminder that she deserves more than just surviving.

And if you’re ready for deeper restoration, join Rho for The Awakening: Return to Self — a sacred space to rest, release, realign, and reconnect with yourself.

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What does it mean to return to yourself when life has gotten loud, heavy, and disconnected?

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho sits down with Susan Kacvinsky and Devon Cunningham, her partners in the upcoming The Awakening: Return to Self Retreat, for a powerful conversation about healing, truth, grief, sound healing, silence, and the journey back to yourself.

Together, they talk about what it looks like to sleepwalk through life shaped by survival mode, trauma, overgiving, and constant noise... and what it takes to wake up and come back home to who you really are.

This conversation explores:

• How old stories and conditioning can keep us disconnected
• Why healing happens in both the mind and the body
• How sound healing can support peace, release, and nervous system regulation
• Why silence and self-inquiry can reveal deeper truth
• How grief, sobriety, and awakening can become part of your transformation
• Why community matters when the world feels overwhelming

If you’ve been feeling emotionally tired, spiritually disconnected, or like you’ve lost touch with yourself, this episode is for you.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Devon Cunningham’s journey through sobriety, grief, and sound healing
• Susan Kacvinsky’s insight on truth, silence, and living beyond your story
• Why choosing yourself is not selfish
• The Heart Behind The Awakening: Return to Self Retreat
• Details about the retreat happening on April 25 in Sherman Oaks

Join us for The Awakening: Return to Self Day Retreat: Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Sherman Oaks, CA. Seats are limited | Lunch is included | Tickets $155 including bank fees Learn more 

Connect with our guests:
 Susan Kacvinsky on her Substack
Devon Cunningham on her website Sacred Sounds by Devon
Instagram: Devon's Instagram

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This is a marker-moment episode for anyone entering a new chapter. I recently stepped into a new decade, and with Lunar New Year approaching and the start of the Year of the Fire Horse, I’m using this season as a mirror, not a prediction, to reset my standards in dating, work, purpose, and time.

Key takeaways:

• If it costs your peace, it’s too expensive.
• Transformation isn’t pressure; it’s standards.
• The most powerful promise you can make is the one you keep with yourself: I don’t abandon me.

Journal prompt: Where have I been abandoning myself… and what would change if I stopped?

24-hour challenge: Pick one area (dating, work, purpose, or time). Write what you’re shedding, what you’re choosing, and take one step in the next 24 hours.

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Remember:  Until next time, my fabulous friends and self-care warriors… keep loving you, protect your peace, and hold your own damn purse.

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