If you're doing all the right things and still feel wired, exhausted, and like something is just off, this episode is for you.

Managing stress and actually resetting your nervous system are not the same thing. In this episode, Rachel breaks down why so many women stay stuck in survival mode even when they're doing everything right, what chronic stress is actually doing to your body and your relationship with rest, and what it means to work at the level of the whole self instead of just coping.

She also shares her own burnout story, including the procrastination nobody talks about after leaving a high-stress career, and guides you through a simple extended exhale breathing practice you can use right now to start to shift your state.

Key takeaways:

• Coping is reactive. Resetting works at the source.
• Your nervous system knows when your life doesn't fit you, even when your mind says it's fine.
• Burnout rewires your relationship with rest itself.
• Whole body reset means body, mind, heart, and soul in conversation with each other.
• Extended exhale breathing: inhale four counts, exhale eight. Do three rounds and notice the shift.

Resources mentioned:

Breathe Again: A Stress Course for Women — save 25% through April 30 with code STRESSLESS at rachelhupp.com/stressless

So many women have spent years being dismissed by doctors, told their symptoms are in their head, or left feeling like their body is broken. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.

I'm sitting down with Jen Tullo, a bioregional herbalist and clinical nutrition master's student, to talk about self-empowered healing after chronic illness and how to rebuild trust in your own intuition while still partnering with healthcare providers.

Jen shares her experience with POTS and dysautonomia, years of being dismissed and misdiagnosed from age 15 until finally receiving a diagnosis in 2021. We explore how to reframe "wrong turns" as learning experiences, remove moral judgment from health decisions, and align your choices with your values.

Whether you're navigating chronic illness, feeling disconnected from your body's wisdom, or struggling to advocate for yourself in the medical system, you'll walk away with a practical framework for values-based health decisions.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Healthcare should be collaborative, not outsourced. Treat your relationship with practitioners as a partnership where you bring lived experience and they bring expertise.

There are no "wrong" decisions, only informative ones. Remove moral judgment from health choices and see each decision as data about what works for your body.

The values-based framework: Identify your core values, define what they mean, anticipate obstacles, communicate needs, and implement small changes in your space, practices, and schedule.

ABOUT JEN TULLO:

Jen is a Bioregional Herbalist and Master's Student of Clinical Nutrition, Therapeutic Yoga Trainer & Guide. After 25 years of self-empowered healing, she now encourages others to discover their own healing power through natural plant medicines, local foods, and reconnection with ecosystems and community.

Work with Jen: https://www.theblackberryherbarium.com/

Email: [email protected]

Cyanwood Community: https://cyanwood.group.app/pages/cyanwood-community-membership

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_blackberry_herbarium/

ABOUT RACHEL:

I'm a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace.

Resources: rachelhupp.com/resources

Newsletter: rachelhupp.com/newsletter

Instagram: instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

Instagram: instagram.com/radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Facebook: facebook.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Ep. 24 - Radiantly Rooted with Rachel

What if the answers you've been searching for aren't out there at all? What if they've been quietly waiting inside you, beneath all the noise, comparison, and "shoulds" that drown them out?

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Dina Berrin, a certified life coach, intuitive guide, and author of The Way Within: Igniting Your Intuition with Sacred Tools. Dina has a beautiful way of helping women understand exactly where they are emotionally and energetically so they can set healthy boundaries, trust themselves, and move forward with clarity instead of overwhelm.

We talk about what it takes to reconnect with your intuition, how to distinguish between anxiety and intuition (they feel so different in the body), and why slowing down is the only way to hear yourself again.

Whether you've lost touch with your inner voice or you're just starting to hear those quiet nudges, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ Intuition is a muscle and like any muscle, it gets stronger with practice. You don't have to trust it for the big decisions right away. Start small. Which grocery line feels faster? What does your gut say before a meeting? The more you practice listening, the clearer it gets.

2️⃣ Anxiety feels urgent and repetitive. Intuition feels steady and body-based. Learn to tell the difference by slowing down enough to notice what's happening in your body, not just what's spinning in your head. Intuition doesn't shout. It whispers.

3️⃣ You never fail, you either win or you learn. Stop waiting to feel "ready." Your future self isn't more qualified than you are right now. She just started taking the next small step, and then the one after that. What if you're already ready?

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:56 Dina's Intuition Journey

02:26 Guiding Women Back

05:06 Intuition Is a Muscle

09:59 Fear vs Love Choices

13:13 Breathwork and Embodiment

15:59 Future Self and Readiness

18:42 Slowing Down Practice

27:25 Book and Sacred Tools

30:05 Anxiety vs Intuition

30:53 Self Care Commitments

31:39 Final Nugget and Goodbye

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Dina's Book: The Way Within: Igniting Your Intuition with Sacred Tools - A beginner-friendly guide to reconnecting with your inner wisdom using tarot, numerology, and charm casting

https://a.co/d/0gvD67mR

Work with Dina:

• The Alignment Experience (year-long program) - https://dinaberrin.com/the-alignment-experience-2026/

• One-on-One Tarot & Numerology Sessions - https://dinaberrin.com/product/one-on-one-2/

• Website: www.dinaberrin.com

Connect with Dina:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinaberrin/

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DinaBerrinTarot/

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dinaberrin5975

• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dina-perlmutter-berrin-cpcc-pcc-5b812022

👋 HI, I'M RACHEL HUPP CLINE

I'm a yoga teacher, life coach, and host of Radiantly Rooted with Rachel. I help women who built the right life but can't find themselves in it come home to themselves through yoga wisdom, mindfulness, and embodied coaching.

🌟 Start your journey here

✨ Free classes and mindful tools - rachelhupp.com/resources

📬 Get grounded guidance each week

Reflections, tools, and gentle practices to help you live your yoga on and off the mat - rachelhupp.com/newsletter

📱 Stay connected

Instagram - instagram.com/radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Instagram - instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

Facebook - facebook.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

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✨ One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Ep. 24 - Radiantly Rooted with Rachel

Have you ever felt like no matter how much you rest, you still wake up exhausted? Like you’re doing all the “right” things and still can’t seem to get out of survival mode?

If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I’m joined by Tabatha DeBruyn, Transformational Breath Master and one of only a few certified 9D Somatic Breathwork Practitioners worldwide. Tabatha has guided thousands of people through deeply immersive breathwork journeys that awaken, heal, and transform, and today she’s sharing how the power of a single conscious breath can shift everything.

Tabatha’s story is real and raw: after losing her mother and experiencing her own functional depression and panic attacks, she discovered healing through breathwork. Now she uses a powerful fusion of neuroscience, energetics, sound therapy, and subconscious reprogramming to help people stop living in burnout loops and start living in brilliance.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, burnout, or simply the desire to feel more at home in your body, this episode will give you practical tools you can use right now, starting with your very next breath.

🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ The physiological sigh is the fastest way to reset your nervous system and Tabatha walks you through it live. (Spoiler: you already have this tool with you 24/7.)

2️⃣ Most of us are unknowingly breathing in a way that keeps us stuck in fight-or-flight all day. Learn the simple shift that brings your body back to safety.

3️⃣ Your brain has a filter called the reticular activating system and you’re programming it every single day. Tabatha’s eye-opening experiment (red vs. blue) shows exactly how to reprogram it toward hope, clarity, and possibility.

Whether you’re new to breathwork or a seasoned practitioner, you’ll walk away feeling more hopeful, more grounded, and more empowered to choose how you feel.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction

00:00 Tabatha’s story: from teacher to transformational breath master

00:00 What is 9D Somatic Breathwork?

00:00 Breathwork demo: downregulation breath (try it now)

00:00 Breathwork demo: energizing breath

00:00 The physiological sigh — the fastest nervous system reset

00:00 What shifts first when people work with their breath?

00:00 The TAB Method: Transform, Align, Breathe

00:00 Breaking burnout loops + the reticular activating system experiment

00:00 Closing message from Tabatha

🔗 CONNECT WITH TABATHA DEBRUYN:

Website (+ free 30-min discovery call): https://www.tabatha.online

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabatha_debruyn/

TAB Collective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabcollective/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabatha.debruyn/

Newsletter: https://tabatha.myflodesk.com/?

👋 HI, I’M RACHEL HUPP

I’m a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace. Through yoga, mindfulness, and simple daily rituals, I help you take your practice off the mat and into real life so you can trust yourself, feel grounded, and live in deeper alignment.

🌟 Start your journey here

✨ Free classes and mindful tools — rachelhupp.com/resources

📬 Get grounded guidance each week — rachelhupp.com/newsletter

🌿 Join Radiantly Rooted - Your Journey Home to You — rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

📱 Stay connected — Instagram: instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

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✨ One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Ep 23 | Inner Spring Cleaning #5

🌿 Grab your free Spring Reset Guide: rachelhupp.com/spring

What if the secret to lasting change isn't more discipline, it's more soul?

In this final episode of the Inner Spring Cleaning series, we're talking about the one thing that actually keeps you grounded when life gets loud again: rituals.

Not a 10-step morning routine. Not another productivity system. Just a few intentional anchor points throughout your day that remind you who you are before the world starts demanding things from you.

In this episode, I share:

-The difference between a routine and a ritual (and why it matters)

-My personal "zen morning ritual" that takes just a few minutes but changes everything about how my day unfolds

-How to choose your one anchor habit from Step 4 of the Spring Reset Guide

-What the N in my A.L.I.G.N. framework is really about

If you've been following along for the last five episodes, this one ties it all together. And if you're ready to take this work deeper, I'm sharing details about Radiantly Rooted, a self-paced program built to help you rebuild trust with yourself using yoga wisdom, the chakra system, and the A.L.I.G.N. framework.

Grab the free Spring Reset Guide: rachelhupp.com/spring

(Head to page 9, Step 4: Anchor One Gentle Shift)

Learn more about Radiantly Rooted: rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

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Hi, I’m Rachel Hupp, a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace.

Through yoga, mindfulness, and simple daily rituals, I help you take your practice off the mat and into real life so you can trust yourself, feel grounded, and live in alignment.

🌟 Start your journey here

✨ Free classes and mindful tools → rachelhupp.com/resources

📬 Get grounded guidance each week

Receive reflections, tools, and gentle practices to help you live your yoga on and off the mat.

👉 rachelhupp.com/newsletter

📱 Stay connected

Instagram → instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

Facebook → facebook.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

If this video brought you a little more calm or clarity, please like, comment, and subscribe. Your support helps this work reach more people, and I’m so grateful you’re here.

✨ One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Inner Spring Cleaning #4 🌿 Grab your free Spring Reset Guide: rachelhupp.com/springWhat if the thing you think is holding everything together is actually the thing keeping you stuck? In this episode, Rachel explores why unclenching is one of the most powerful things you can do, and how the yoga concept of Aparigraha (non-grasping) can help you release the guilt, the over-functioning, and the belief that your worth depends on your productivity.This is Part 4 of the Inner Spring Cleaning for High-Achieving Women series. If you missed the earlier episodes, start here: https://youtu.be/L6Bdll1Tk8Y🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:1️⃣ There's a difference between grounding and bracing. When your jaw is tight, your shoulders are tense, and your breath is shallow, that's not being responsible. That's survival mode disguised as strength. Learning to tell the difference is where real awareness begins.2️⃣ Aparigraha (non-grasping) isn't about not caring. It's about loosening your grip on outcomes, expectations, and identities you've outgrown. You can let go and still be someone who shows up fully. Those two things aren't in conflict.3️⃣ Letting go is not a failure. It's actually how you reclaim the space you've been craving. When you practice loosening your grip, even just a little, you build the self-trust muscle that proves things don't fall apart just because you stopped holding everything together.⏱️ Timestamps:0:00 Welcome & recap of last week's three-minute reset0:12 The guilt voice that keeps us gripping0:46 Liberation: the next step in the LINE framework1:01 The difference between bracing and grounding1:50 Aparigraha: non-grasping in real life2:34 How letting go actually builds self-trust3:10 Spring Reset Guide prompt: Release With Compassion3:38 What are you gripping so tightly right now?4:07 What's coming in next week's series finale🔗 Connect & Practice with Rachel:Hi, I’m Rachel Hupp, a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace.Through yoga, mindfulness, and simple daily rituals, I help you take your practice off the mat and into real life so you can trust yourself, feel grounded, and live in alignment.🌟 Start your journey here✨ Free classes and mindful tools → rachelhupp.com/resources📬 Get grounded guidance each weekReceive reflections, tools, and gentle practices to help you live your yoga on and off the mat.👉 rachelhupp.com/newsletter📱 Stay connectedInstagram → instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyogaFacebook → facebook.com/radiantlyrootedyogaIf this video brought you a little more calm or clarity, please like, comment, and subscribe. Your support helps this work reach more people, and I’m so grateful you’re here.✨ One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Inner Spring Cleaning #3

The 3-Minute Practice That Brings You Back to Yourself

If you've been doing the inner work of noticing here your energy has been leaking, the strong one mask, the productivity loop, the automatic yes, you might be wondering: okay, but what do I actually do with that awareness? In this episode, I'm giving you something practical you can use right in the middle of your day: a simple three-minute grounding practice that doesn't require a quiet room, a candle, or a perfect moment.

From understanding why grounding is the foundation of real change to walking through the practice together in real time, we'll explore how coming back into your body is how you begin to rebuild self-trust, even if your day feels completely full and far from peaceful.

Whether you're brand new to this kind of inner work or you've been practicing for years, you'll walk away with something you can return to again and again, a way to feel just a little more like yourself, right where you are.

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🎯 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ Grounding is how you plug the energy leaks in real time.

When we're living from the neck up, stuck in overthinking and bracing for the next thing, grounding brings awareness back down into the body and the earth beneath us. It's not a luxury. It's a return.

2️⃣ You don't need the perfect conditions to feel steady.

This practice can be done at your desk, standing in your kitchen, or finally sitting down for a moment. The point isn't the setting, it's the act of returning to yourself, without an external checklist.

3️⃣ Even a five or ten percent shift matters.

Noticing your feet, softening your jaw, letting your shoulders drop, these small acts of returning to your body are how you begin to rebuild the foundation of self-trust that makes lasting change possible.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Recap

00:53 Why Grounding Matters

01:23 Safety Note for Drivers

01:50 Three-Minute Grounding Practice

03:54 Check In and Reflect

04:32 Staying Rooted: Next Steps

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👋 HI, I'M RACHEL HUPP

I'm a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace. Through yoga, mindfulness, and simple daily rituals, I help you take your practice off the mat and into real life, so you can trust yourself, feel grounded, and live in alignment.

🌟 Start your journey here

✨ Free classes and mindful tools → rachelhupp.com/resources

📬 Get grounded guidance each week

Reflections, tools, and gentle practices to help you live your yoga on and off the mat → rachelhupp.com/newsletter

🌿 Join the Radiantly Rooted program → rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

📱 Stay connected

Instagram → instagram.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

Facebook → facebook.com/radiantlyrootedyoga

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✨ One breath, one moment at a time, we return to ourselves.

Inner Spring Cleaning #2

Why You're Still Exhausted After a Productive Day (3 Hidden Energy Leaks)

If you've been ending your days completely fried, even after checking everything off your list, I'm here to tell you it's not a time management problem. In this episode, I'm diving into the hidden energy leaks that drain high-achieving women without them even realizing it, using the yoga concept of brahmacharya as our guide.

From the "strong one" identity to the productivity-worth loop to the automatic yes, we'll talk through exactly how your sacred energy is slipping, and what to do about it, even if you feel like you're holding it all together just fine.

You'll walk away with a name for what's been draining you and a simple tool to start plugging the leaks.

🎯 HERE ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ The Strong One Identity — That "I've got it, I'll handle it" mode feels like strength, but it's one of the biggest leaks there is. You are allowed to rest, ask for help, and let things wait until tomorrow.

2️⃣ The Productivity-Worth Loop — When your worth is tied to your to-do list, rest will always feel like something you have to earn first. Sound familiar? You're not alone—and there's a way out.

3️⃣ The Automatic Yes — People-pleasing in the moment means disappointing yourself later. The "power of the pause", taking a breath and checking in with your energy before answering, is a game-changer.

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Get Your Free Spring Reset Guide → rachelhupp.com/spring

Episode 1: The Lint Trap Effect → https://youtu.be/L6Bdll1Tk8Y

🕐 TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Welcome and Recap

01:02 Brahmacharya and Sacred Energy

01:52 Energy Leaks Overview

02:33 Leak One: The Strong One

03:45 Leak Two: The Productivity-Worth Loop

04:52 Leak Three: The Automatic Yes

06:04 Plugging the Leaks + Spring Reset Guide

07:18 Preview: Next Week's Grounding Practice

👋 MORE FROM ME:

Instagram: @radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Website: rachelhupp.com

Join the email list: rachelhupp.com/newsletter

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🎙 Thanks for being here. See you next week!

Download your copy at https://www.rachelhupp.com/spring

Inner Spring Cleaning: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reclaiming Your Peace

If you’ve been feeling "Febru-weary" and exhausted, I’m here to tell you that a new planner isn't the fix. In this bonus episode, I’m walking you through my Spring Reset guide, a gentle, 4-step process designed to help you clear the mental load and burnout that so many women carry.

From identifying the "clutter within" to anchoring a tiny shift that actually lasts, we’ll talk through exactly how to build self-trust and regulate your nervous system—even if you feel like you don't have a single minute to spare.

Whether you're navigating high-functioning anxiety or just feel "full," you’ll walk away with a clear roadmap to feeling like yourself again.

🎯 HERE ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ Awareness: Naming What is "Full"

Transformation starts with the courage to stop gaslighting your exhaustion. We look at the tension in your body and the habits that are draining you.

2️⃣ Compassionate Release

How to let go of roles and beliefs that no longer serve you—without the guilt.

3️⃣ Soul-Aligned Alignment

Instead of a "to-do" list, we design a "to-be" list. What does your soul actually crave in this season?

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Get Your Free Spring Reset Guide (Follow along with this episode!) → rachelhupp.com/spring

Radiantly Rooted: The Foundation of Self-Trust (Take the 12-week deep dive) → rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Welcome + Get your Guide here!

0:58 Why Inner Spring Cleaning is the priority

1:48 Step 1: Notice what feels "weighty" (Awareness)

3:26 Step 2: Release without the guilt (Aparigraha)

4:58 Step 3: Designing a soul-aligned day

6:12 Step 4: The power of one tiny, gentle shift

7:24 You don't need to earn your peace.

👋 MORE FROM ME:

Instagram: @radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Website: rachelhupp.com

Join Radiantly Rooted → rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

⭐️ SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

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Inner Spring Cleaning #1

Feeling overwhelmed shouldn't be your "normal." If you’re a high-achieving woman navigating burnout, this inner spring cleaning series is designed to help you clear the mental load and stress that a better planner simply can’t solve.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on The Lint Trap Effect, including why life feels so weighty right now and how to start clearing that invisible buildup from your nervous system.

From identifying "Febru-weary" survival mode to understanding why your New Year's goals might have stalled, we’ll talk through exactly how to create space for the life you actually desire, even if you feel like you have too much on your plate to slow down.

Whether you’re a high-achieving woman, a busy professional, or simply feeling "unanchored," you’ll walk away with a sense of relief and a practical path back to yourself.

🎯 HERE ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1️⃣ Understand "The Lint Trap Effect" Just like a dryer, we accumulate invisible buildup from old habits and unvoiced expectations that eventually become a "fire hazard" for our well-being.

2️⃣ Stop Gaslighting Your Exhaustion Self-trust begins when we stop telling ourselves we "shouldn't" be tired and finally admit that we are simply "full" of roles that no longer fit.

3️⃣ Shift from "Makeover" to "Return" Inner spring cleaning isn't about fixing yourself or doing more; it’s about returning to the version of you that isn't buried under everyone else's demands.

⏰ TIME STAMPS

00:00 Welcome + A Different Kind of Spring Cleaning (Inner Clutter)

00:52 Meet “Febru-weary” & the Lint Trap Effect

01:11 The Lint Trap Story: The Hidden Buildup We Miss

01:59 How Outdated Roles Quietly Overwhelm You

03:40 Self-Trust Starts When You Admit You’re Full

03:59 A Gentle Inner Spring Clean (Not a Makeover—A Return)

04:23 Grab the Spring Reset Guide + A Grounding Breath Practice

05:14 You Don’t Need to Earn Peace + What’s Next Episode

🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Spring Reset Guide (Name what is heavy and start clearing space) → rachelhupp.com/spring

Radiantly Rooted: The Foundation of Self-Trust (Join the 12-week self-paced journey) → rachelhupp.com/radiantlyrooted

👋 MORE FROM ME:

Instagram: @radiantlyrootedwithrachel

Website: rachelhupp.com

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Thanks for tuning in! See you next time for Episode 2 of our Inner Spring Cleaning series!