What if astrology wasn't about predicting your future—but helping you navigate it?

In this week's episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with Boardroom Astrologer, Shamanic Guide, and Spiritual Advisor Eric Rosen to explore the energetic themes shaping the rest of 2026.

Together they unpack why astrology isn't about giving away your power—it's about understanding timing, recognizing opportunities, and making aligned decisions from a place of awareness instead of fear.

Whether you're completely new to astrology or already love understanding cosmic cycles, this conversation will help you see current challenges through a much bigger lens.

In this episode you'll learn:

•  Why astrology is a map—not a script 
•  The biggest energetic themes for the remainder of 2026 
•  Why difficult seasons often become catalysts for growth 
•  How entrepreneurs can use astrology in business decisions 
•  The importance of cycles, timing, and surrender 
•  Why your chart doesn't determine your destiny—it reveals possibilities 
•  How spiritual practices can help you reconnect with your own inner wisdom 

Connect with Eric Rosen: Boardroom Astrologer, Shamanic Guide, Spiritual Advisor for Visionary Leaders

• Website: astrologybyericrosen.com  
  • Special Offer:
     Use code STARS for 30% off your first Astrology Reading.
• @Astrologer Eric Rosen on social media 
•  Mount Shasta Spiritual Retreat (September 14–18) 
• If you’re interested and / or want to drop this in the show notes as well:
   
  
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Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

Have you ever looked around and wondered...

"Why does everyone else seem to know how to do life except me?"

What if the problem isn't that you're broken?

What if you've simply spent years carrying expectations, roles, beliefs, and responsibilities that were never truly yours?

In this episode, Katie shares one of her favorite wisdom stories—the Parable of the Raft—and explores why the very tools, habits, and identities that once helped us survive can eventually become the weight that's holding us back.

You'll hear:

• Why overwhelm isn't just about having too much to do
• The surprising cost of high achievement and people pleasing
• How personal growth can accidentally become another burden
• Why learning to let go is often more powerful than trying harder
• The fresh perspective Human Design has given Katie for creating more ease and authenticity
• A simple journal prompt to help you discover what you're still carrying that no longer belongs on your back

This episode is the first in a three-part series leading up to Katie's free virtual masterclass:

Lighten Your Load with Human Design
📅 Friday, July 24
🕐 1:00 PM Central

If you've ever felt exhausted trying to become the person you think you're supposed to be, this conversation is for you.

Resources Mentioned

• Register for the FREE Human Design Masterclass
• Join the Lighten Your Load Journey Waitlist
• Inspired by Design Facebook Community

Journal Prompt

Where in your life are you working the hardest to be accepted?

If the expectations you're carrying were represented by heavy sticks on your back...

What are they?

Who put them there?

Do they still belong to you?

Come share your reflections inside our Inspired by Design Facebook Community.

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

What if you stopped trying to fix yourself and started reconnecting with your joy?

In today's episode, Katie sits down with Amanda—a personal trainer, life coach, and spiritual embodiment mentor whose approach to fitness goes far beyond workouts, weight loss, and physical transformation.

Amanda shares her personal journey through diet culture, bodybuilding, divorce, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and ultimately discovering that the answers she was searching for weren't found in working harder—they were found in slowing down, listening to herself, and healing from the inside out.

Together, Katie and Amanda explore:

• Why so many health and fitness goals are rooted in deeper emotional needs

• The hidden relationship between shame, self-judgment, and body image

• How burnout can become an invitation into healing

• What consistency actually means (and why it has nothing to do with perfection)

• The connection between nervous system regulation and physical health

• Why joy, play, and laughter are powerful healing tools

• Amanda's transformative experience reconnecting with her inner child

• What Human Design revealed about Amanda's Projector energy and business path

• Why "wholeness" feels more aligned than "wellness"

• How to stop trying to force change and start creating sustainable transformation

This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt trapped in the cycle of trying harder, doing more, fixing themselves, or believing that happiness exists on the other side of changing their body.

You are not broken.

You don't need fixing.

You may simply need to reconnect with yourself.

CONNECT WITH AMANDA

Fitness Clarity Session ($35) https://forms.gle/GXjfrhQuJfYu7k7r8   

Email Amanda:  [email protected]

CONNECT WITH KATIE

Human Design Readings https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

What if the biggest shift you could make isn't changing your circumstances... but changing what you're facing?

In this episode of Inspired by Design, Katie shares an unexpected insight from a recent palm reading that sparked a powerful reminder about abundance, scarcity, trust, and the direction of our energy.

Most of us spend so much time focused on what we're trying to avoid:

• Running out of money
• Making the wrong decision
• Being judged
• Failing
• Not having enough

But what if you're spending so much energy looking at what you don't want that you've lost sight of what you're actually trying to create?

Katie explores the difference between moving away from fear and moving toward desire, how this shows up in business, health, relationships, and money, and how June's Human Design transits beautifully support this theme of trust, timing, and possibility.

Questions to Consider:

• Am I moving toward something I desire or away from something I fear?
• What am I currently focused on creating?
• Where am I giving too much attention to scarcity?
• What would change if I turned toward possibility instead?

Resources & Links Mentioned:

• The Magic by Rhonda Byrne
• June Human Design Transit Reflections

Gate 35 wants a new experience.
Gate 45 looks at leadership and resources.
Gate 12 asks us to trust timing before speaking.
Gate 15 reminds us to honor our natural rhythms.
Gate 52 brings us into stillness.

But underneath all of them is the same question: Can you trust yourself enough to move toward what you desire instead of reacting to what you fear?

June 2-7: Gate 35 asks:
Am I seeking change because I'm inspired, or because I'm uncomfortable?

June 8-13: Gate 45 asks:
Am I leading from trust or from scarcity?

June 14-19:Gate 12 asks:
Am I forcing expression or trusting timing?

June 20-25:Gate 15 asks:
Can I stop fighting my natural rhythm?

June 26-July 1:Gate 52 asks:
Can I trust that stillness is productive too?

• Inspired by Design Facebook Community
• Monthly Moon Workshops
• Human Design Readings with Katie
• Wellness Retreat at the Chakra Healing Room

Connect with Katie:

Share your thoughts, examples, and experiences inside the Inspired by Design community or send Katie a message on social media. She'd love to hear where you're choosing to turn toward possibility in your own life.

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

What if you didn’t need permission to become who you already are?

In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Katie sits down with creative entrepreneur, retreat facilitator, musician, educator, and alignment coach Katy Fry to talk about reinvention, nervous system healing, feminine energy, authenticity, and learning to trust yourself again.

Katy shares how the shutdown of the theater world during the pandemic became the catalyst that changed everything — leading her from performance and burnout into wellness retreats, sound healing, conscious living, emotional healing, and transformational mentorship.

Together, Katie and Katy explore:

•  Why healing is not linear 
•  The connection between nervous system regulation and feminine energy 
•  Learning to soften after survival mode 
•  Human Design, authenticity, and trusting your natural gifts 
•  Why “you cannot mess your life up” 
•  Romanticizing life and slowing down enough to actually feel it 
•  The difference between forcing and receiving 
•  Retreats as containers for reconnection and healing 
•  Rewriting your story after divorce, burnout, or major life transitions 
•  Self-love, intuition, and remembering who you really are 

This episode is full of validation, permission, and gentle reminders that the answers you’re searching for may already exist within you.

Join us for The Wellness Retreat June 27 & 28, 2026! 

Connect with Katy Fry

Instagram: @AqueousAlignment
Instagram: @VocallyOwned

Special Offers Mentioned

•  Mention this podcast interview for your first 60-minute Alignment Coaching session for $111 through Aqueous Alignment 
•  Mention this episode for $10 off your first voice, guitar, or acting lesson with Vocally Owned 

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

Circumstances Don’t Create Your Reality—Your Response Does

What happens when everything seems to go wrong in the span of one hour?

In this deeply personal episode, Katie shares a real-time story of a chaotic afternoon that included a hit-and-run accident, a heartbreaking family loss, a boil order, nervous system overwhelm, and an unexpected spiritual message through tarot.

Instead of powering through, Katie chose to pause.

Through journaling, Human Design, tarot, and nervous system awareness, she uncovered a powerful reminder:

If you've ever felt trapped by life’s unexpected twists, this episode offers a grounded and compassionate perspective on how to return to your mission, your peace, and your inner sovereignty.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

•  Why circumstances often feel more powerful than they actually are 
•  How to regulate your nervous system in the middle of overwhelm 
•  What the Eight of Swords can teach us about old stories and self-imposed limitations 
•  How Human Design helps identify your personal “red flags” and “green flags” 
•  Why reconnecting with your mission helps you find peace in chaos 
•  How journaling and reflection can reveal unexpected gifts 

Key Takeaway

You may not control what happens to you, but you are never powerless.

When life feels messy, overwhelming, or unfair, you can return to your values, your purpose, and the tools that help you remember who you are.

Mentioned in This Episode

• Tess'  Creative Writing With Your Spirit Muse class through Lily Dale Assembly
•  Tarot cards: 
  •  Seven of Pentacles 
  •  Knight of Cups 
  •  Eight of Swords 
  •  Four of Cups 
  •  King of Wands 
•  Human Design Manifesting Generator strategy and signature themes 
•  Nervous system regulation practices 
•  Journaling as a tool for self-awareness 
•  Katie’s May discounted Human Design Connection Charts and Personal Readings 

Resources & Links

•  ✨ Join Katie’s free Facebook community: Inspired by Design with Katie Rupert
•  🧬 Book a Human Design Personal Reading or Connection Chart
•  ✍️ Explore Tess Whitehurst’s Creative Writing class through Lily Dale 
•  🎙️ Listen to last week’s episode with Kelly and the mantra: “I never fail, I only learn.”

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

What if your children aren’t meant to be parented the same way?

In this special Mother’s Day episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with photographer, mother of four, and Serenity Now Float Spa team member Kelly for a deeply honest conversation about grief, motherhood, nervous system regulation, marriage, and Human Design connection charts.

Together, they explore how each child brings a completely different energetic experience into a family dynamic — and why parenting from understanding instead of sameness can shift everything.

From emotional teenagers and fearless firecrackers to “electric storm” dynamics and deeply bonded connections, this episode offers practical insights, emotional validation, and a fresh perspective for moms navigating the messy middle of raising humans.

You’ll also hear:

•  Kelly’s powerful story of losing her father unexpectedly 
•  How grief changed the way she photographs families and newborns 
•  Why nervous system regulation became life-changing for her family 
•  Human Design insights for parenting different personalities 
•  The difference between connection, tension, and energetic compatibility 
•  Why “I never fail, I only learn” became the family mantra 

This conversation is emotional, funny, validating, and full of reminders that you’re not doing motherhood wrong just because each child needs something different.

Mentioned in This Episode

•  Mother’s Day Human Design Connection Chart Special (May only) 
•  Mother’s Day Spa Event — May 31 
•  Serenity Now Float Spa 
•  Nervous system regulation tools 
•  Human Design connection charts for parents + children 
•  Kelly’s photography work specializing in babies, families, and grief photography 

Memorable Quotes

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

Vulnerable. Personal. And maybe… a little unexplainable.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story I’ve never fully unpacked like this before—one that completely shifted how I see life, death, and everything in between.

It starts with a memory from high school…
 A sudden loss.
 A moment frozen in time.

And it leads to an experience 20 years later that I still can’t logically explain—but also can’t deny.

This episode is about:

•  Grief that stays with you in quiet ways 
•  The moments that don’t make sense—but feel deeply true 
•  Letting go of needing to have all the answers 
•  Opening yourself to possibility, even when it challenges what you were taught 
•  And what happens when you allow mystery instead of resisting it 

I also share how this experience:

•  Shifted my relationship with faith and spirituality 
•  Helped me find peace in a season of questioning 
•  Opened me up to signs, synchronicities, and deeper connection 

If you’ve ever:

•  Felt a presence you couldn’t explain 
•  Noticed “coincidences” that felt too perfect 
•  Questioned what happens after we die 
•  Or wondered if your loved ones are still somehow with you… 

This conversation will meet you there.

Mentioned in this episode:

•  Netflix series exploring near-death experiences & the unexplained 
•  Mediumship readings & intuitive connections 
•  Tarot (The Light Seer’s deck) 
•  Reiki & energy healing experiences 
•  Full Moon in Scorpio workshop 🌕 
•  Mother’s Day Human Design connection readings (special offer through May)

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

What if the reason you feel exhausted… isn’t because you’re doing too much—but because you’re doing things your body is quietly saying no to?

In this episode, Katie shares a real, unfiltered story from her first day back after vacation—one that perfectly illustrates how Human Design isn’t just something you learn… it’s something you live.

From hitting a wall in a yoga class to feeling completely energized just hours later, this episode walks you through what it actually looks like to follow your energy in real time—and why that might change everything for you.

Key Takeaways

•  Your body is always responding—even when you’re not listening 
•  Energy increases when you follow what feels right for you
•  You don’t need to understand everything—just start experimenting 
•  Small, in-the-moment decisions create big life shifts over time 

Mentioned in This Episode

•  Moon Workshops 
  •  May 1 @ Detox Yoga (movement + flow) 
  •  May 7 @ Chakra Healing Room (moon + Human Design transits) 
•  Lighten Your Load Journey (group coaching experience) 
•  Human Design Readings (foundational sessions) 
•  Katie’s Free Facebook Community 

Ways to Connect

•  Submit a question for an upcoming Q&A episode 
•  Book a Human Design reading or coaching session 
•  Join an upcoming workshop or event

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert

It’s a New Moon in Aries—and instead of pushing harder, we’re flipping the script on how you create, decide, and move forward.

Katie walks through:

•  A fresh, non-hustle approach to goal setting using moon cycles 
•  Why clarity doesn’t come from pressure (and what to do instead) 
•  The real reason you’re overthinking everything—and how to stop 
•  Burnout vs. “laziness” (and why you’re probably asking the wrong question) 
•  How to start trusting your body instead of your mind 
•  A simple way to move through anxiety without forcing it away 
•  Why “shoulding” on yourself is keeping you stuck 
•  Where to start with yoga, breathwork, or any self-care practice (without overwhelm) 

Key reminders you’ll want to take with you:

•  You don’t have to decide your whole life today 
•  A full-bodied yes is your best decision-making tool 
•  Resistance is information, not failure 
•  You’re allowed to let things end—even the good things 
•  Clarity comes from space, not pressure 

🌑 New Moon Reflection Prompt

What are you ready to create—and what needs to be released to make space for it?

🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

•  Human Design readings (mini sessions + foundational readings) 
•  Waitlist: Lighten Your Load Journey (6-week experiment with your design) 
•  Workshops: Work With the Moon (Not Against Yourself)
•  Upcoming Retreat: Pathway to Peace Retreat (April 24–26, Elsberry, MO) 
•  Local classes + 10-minute beginner-friendly yoga on YouTube 
•  Reiki sessions (local or with trusted practitioners)
• Submit your questions

Support the show

Katie Ruppert is a transformational coach who helps women trade overwhelm and striving for more peace, energy, and ease. Through a powerful blend of mind–body practices, coaching, and the self-discovery system of Human Design, she guides clients to lighten their load and take the next right step toward the life they want—without needing a total life overhaul.

She’s also the host of the Inspired by Design podcast, where she shares real stories, practical tools, and fresh perspectives on how to move through the messy middle of life with less resistance and more flow.

Katie believes transformation doesn’t have to come from doing more—it comes from reconnecting with who you are, calming the noise, and creating space for what matters most. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching, workshops, or her podcast, Katie’s work is about helping women feel seen, supported, and empowered to create a life that feels lighter.

The best place to connect, find free resources & book is https://linktr.ee/KatieRuppert