Alexis is another instagram friend that I'm bringing on to the podcast because we've built a friendship that I want to share with my listeners. She's a women's rights activist and uses art as self-care when she needs to release her inner child. She walks us through other forms of self-care for her that she turns to as a "solo" mom of 2 (she's married to the most wonderful husband who coaches college football) and as she's navigating politicial seasons. We're also diving into:

• Shadow work we've done
• How we've learned to face ourselves and find peace in our own company
• Five Minute Journaling
• What Alexis does to pursue "her favorite version of herself" (love that wording!!!)
• Losing friendships: the good, bad, and necessary
• How to get involved in your local elections and advocate for change

Keep the conversation going with Alexis on instagram: @alexismvoss and @alexisvosscreations

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This is such a fun and unique episode. I'm sitting down with Phoebe who is a plant educator, herbalist, and just overall woo woo babe which y'all know I LOVE. She is the co-founder of Fungtion, a functional mushroom wellness brand. Fungtion exists to create subtle transformations in people's lives through functional ingredients derived from earth.

For a funny rabbit hole because Grace has been on the podcast a few times now, Phoebe is Fungtion's co-founder alongside George who is Grace's best friend's cousin.

This episode is fun because I am coming out of the psychedilics closet and we are talking all about shroomies. We're diving into functional and medicinal mushrooms and then we answer some of my listener's questions about the ~fun mushroom. 

I took away so much from this conversation about listening to your body and allowing nature to heal you from the inside out.

Link to The Five Minute Journal that we talk about: https://amzn.to/4c5IaF4

Shop their mushroom and kanna elixer at letsfungtion.com with my discount code and save 25% on your first order (which is SUCH a great deal). Code: rosewithrae

Keep the conversation going with Phoebe + Fungtion:

• Instagram + TikTok: @letsfungtion and @_phoebe_mcpherson
• Text her for mushroom + wellness advice: 213-538-8075
• Follow Fungtion's co-founder George: g_moultn

• Visit the website: www.rachelsymonegilliam.com
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Grace needs NO introduction as I welcome her back to the podcast. This is a continuation of a conversation we had 3 years ago about consistency as our superpower. In today's episode we are catching all the way up and we're getting a very vulnerable and soft Grace. Her life looks nothing like it did the last time she was on the podcast and she's sharing her journey through the fire and how she's picked up the pieces of what tried to break her. 

The hardest truth from our convo: no one is going to save you, no one can do the work for you, the only way out is through.

Let's get in. to. it.

Keep the conversation going with the lovely Grace Allen on Instagram: grace.e.allen

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It's been a little too long since I caught you guys up on life and lessons its teaching me. In today's episode we're diving right in and chatting about the following topics:

• Acceptance that I cause most of the stress in my life by taking on too much + how I'm fixing it
• Getting out of the never ending cycle of burnout and recovery
• Keeping the conversation on balance going from episode 59 with Ciji from Balanced Not Busy

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Season 3 is winding down, but I knew I could not close out this season without sitting down with my boo, Ciji. I call her the queen of balance + pivots and you'll see why on this podcast episode. I love Ciji because she keeps it real. Her life is her content and as she's navigating being a mom of 2, solo-parenting while her husband has business travel, or picking up Chick-fil-A dinner for the second (or third) time this week, she's bringing her Balanced Not Busy community along with her. In today's episode we are diving into:

• Not going into energy debt by giving more than you have
• What balance IS (pivoting + prioritizing) and what it is NOT (trying to do all the things and calling it balance)
• Club 40 - she's 40, fabulous, and sharing some key life learnings along the way
• Saying no isn't always an option, here's how to prioritize and accept life in its current state
• What it looks like to find comfortability in the chaos and how to be your own peace

Keep the conversation going with Ciji:

• Follow her entire life on instagram: @balancednotbusy
• Listen to the Being Balanced Podcast
• Shoot her over an email: [email protected]

• Visit the website: www.rachelsymonegilliam.com
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In today's episode I'm discussing what it looks like to step out your comfort zone and into your purpose, what to expect every step of the way, and how we can only grow when we push ourselves.

As y'all know, we have the most amazing guests and I'm lucky to call most of them close friends so I get to experience the behind the scenes of some of these conversations. I'm also walking you guys through a few episodes that I've recorded in the past where my friends stepped out of their comfort zone and into their purpose. 10/10 recommend you go back and listen to these episodes:

• Episode 24: Lindsay Ayers walks us through her move from Chicago to DC. Sis just celebrated 3 years in DC and her life would look so different if she had listened to the people who told her not to move.
• Episode 28: Fabi Powell risked it all for love and her story will change you. She met the love of her life while on a girls trip and then found out he had terminal cancer shortly after. She moved from California to Nashville for love and has spent the last 6 years honoring her late husband's legacy.
• Episode 30: Our exclusive interview with THE Dr. Colby Adolph as she walks us through her post-divorce move from Indiana and the beautiful life that she is building in a city that was made for her.

And. So. Many. More. I got some brave ass friends. Love that for me.

I can't explain it, but this is my favorite solo episode I've recorded to date. Cheers!!!

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Spoiler Alert: The secret to staying motivated is that there is no secret. I am just as unmotivated as the next girl on most days, the difference is that over the years I have been consistently developing the muscle of discipline. See, motivation gets you started, but it's discipline that keeps you going. Here's what we are diving into in today's episode:

• Cutting through the social media noise and misguided information about health and fitness
• Showing up for yourself even on days that you don't feel like it
• Starting small and focusing on consistency over intensity
• My workout program + a few life updates

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For all the girlies (+ guys, gays, and theys) that want to eat healthier but don't know where to start, this episode with Valerie Agyeman, RD is SO good. Valerie is a women's health dietician and nutrition media expert who believes her God-given purpose is to help women build healthy habits for long-term, better health. 

As someone who has always had an ~interesting relationship with food and my body, I found this conversation really healing and freeing. We chat about body positivity vs body neutrality (I learned something new!!!), wellness trends and fad diets that we wish would go away, holistic nutrition, and more. 

Here's how you can keep the conversation going with Valerie:

• Follow her on instagram: @valerieagyeman and @flourishheights
• Listen to her podcast: The Flourish Heights Podcast on Apple and Spotify (or anywhere you listen to podcasts)
• Engage with all of her content by visiting linktr.ee/flourishheights

• Visit the website: www.rachelsymonegilliam.com
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• Text DAILYRAE to 22999 for daily encouragement, affirmations, and motivation to live your best life on purpose
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I'm so excited to be sitting down with Priscilla on the podcast today!!! Priscilla Agyeman, MPH is the creator and founder of Saddie Baddies - a virtual sanctuary for Black and multiracial people to destigmatize mental health and initiate collective healing. She is the queen of soft living and shares what choosing softness and ease looks like on her podcast - The Soft Life.

In today's conversation, Priscilla and I waste no time as we dive into this healing conversation. Some of the topics we dive into include:

• Soft living - what it is and why it is so much deeper than french manicures and massages
• Shadow work - it's not as woo woo as it sounds and we're talking through what it is and why it's the catalyst to healing
• Everybody and they mama is burnt out!!! We're talking about our personal signs of burnout and tips to recover
• We are unlearning what it means to be a strong Black woman and choosing softness
• Learning the art of delegation and asking for help - we can't be everything to everyone

As if that's not enough, Priscilla also drops her Korean skincare routine, how she keeps her negative self talk in check and we end the episode with some kind words for our inner child. Cheers!!!

Keep the conversation going with Priscilla:

• Listen to The Soft Life Podcast
• Connect with the Saddie Baddie Community
• Follow along on instagram: @priscilla.o.agyeman, @thesoftlifepod, @saddie_baddies

• Visit the website: www.rachelsymonegilliam.com
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My oh my how the tables have turned. In epsiode 44 I shared a few tips to avoid burnout. In today's epsiode I'm walking you guys through steps I'm taking to heal from burnout. Oops lol. I'm solo sipping this week and we're diving into:

• How my family and friends celebrated my 7 year wedding anniversary  
• Why I create new traditions around big grief days (birthdays, holidays, etc.) to ease some of the anxiety
• My alopeacia areata diagnosis (stress-related hair loss) and steps I'm taking to recover from a crazy season of life 
• The book Atomic Habits by James Clear, a life-changing book that has helped me build better habits and break bad ones

• Visit the website: www.rachelsymonegilliam.com
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