Orchid Story: Healing Through Personal Narrative

I want all of us women to play bigger. What would open up for you if you staked your claim? What would happen inside of yourself if you did? How might you inspire yourself and other women? Listen this week as I stake my own claim for myself and encourage you to do this too. You have gems within yourself, ready and waiting to be polished and shined! Join me for my free, live, and interactive workshop on Friday July 30th from noon-1pm EST. The link will go out to everyone signed up to receive my emails, so sign up here (orchidstory.com/selfcare) before Friday!

In this casual, fun conversation with my dear friend Shannon Aimone, we discuss the book "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle" by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. We dive into the definition of Human Giver Syndrome and how it shows up for us, how we each complete the stress cycle and why what works for Shannon does not work for me (and vice versa). We talk through self-compassion and how we use it to help us combat perfectionism and comparison. One of the things I love most about this convo is that it's an example of two women deeply connecting, which is one of the antidotes of burnout! If you're ready to finally stop your own burnout cycle and prioritize your needs, join me LIVE on Fri July 30th from noon-1pm EST for a FREE workshop! Just sign up for my newsletter and you'll get the link in your inbox: orchidstory.com/selfcare

It's summer and the best time of year to dive into our reading and writing practices! I know you are always on the hunt for your next book. In this episode I quickly describe the nine books I've read in recent weeks (both fiction and non-fiction) so you can choose what to put in your bag as you head to the pool! Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan Blessings by Anna Quindlen Still Alice by Lisa Genova We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience edited by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown Set Boundaries, Find Peace: a guide to reclaiming yourself by Nedra Glover Tawwab Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

I'm sharing one of my favorite self-connection practices - find a quiet spot, take a deep breath and join me! Creating a ritual that feels energizing and free takes practice, so we start small by planting seeds (and weeding out the thoughts that don't serve us). Let me take you step by step through this simple practice so that you can start seeing your seeds bloom in ways like being more patient, feeling centered, and unhooking from overwhelm. Get my on-demand coaching session to help create your own self-care ritual: orchidstory.com/selfcare Get free coloring sheets for this practice from Oh Yay Studio: ohyaystudio.com

Today's episode is the follow-up to my blog post A Postcard From the Bunkers of Grief. I'm sharing the actions and ideas that have helped me in the eight months since my mom's death. This is not a “how-to” for grief (I don't believe one exists) and I am not in a place to be expounding wisdom about losing your mom, but it is an honest and raw reflection of where I am. I hope it helps to hear from someone walking the walk, rather than reflecting back years later. I also reveal an epiphany I had after publishing A Postcard. In my Sanctuary framework, we start by making space for our stories. This is an attempt to make space for my grief. xo, Rachel

When the voices you trust tell you how to feel, what to believe and even what's happening inside of your own body, you start to question everything. This is the story of my guest today, Vanessa Marie Miller, and the events she experienced as a teenager that resulted in the loss of her identity, but eventually led her on a path to finding her inner compass and treasuring her intuition. If you're in a season of feeling a little lost or not quite yourself, Vanessa's story will be the inspiration you need to keep going. Vanessa is a Holistic Nutrition Counsellor, Personal Trainer and former nurse who is passionate about helping women and girls expand into their greatness. You can find Vanessa at vanessamariemiller.com or on Instagram @wildrosespiritual and @chvrchfitness. Make sure you are signed up for my newsletter to get the link for the live, free, and interactive workshop on June 30th from noon-1pm EST. Join me to gain the energy and sense of freedom you're craving this summer! Go here to sign up: orchidstory.com/selfcare

Guess who's back!? When I was thinking about how to teach about creating white space, my friend and client, Kaira Boston, immediately came to mind. On this replay of a fan favorite episode, you'll hear Kaira talk about how she learned to find white space on the path to answering the question, “What brings you joy?” There are so many gems in this convo (finding presence, signs from the universe, listening to your heart) that if you heard it when it first came out you will definitely pick up on something new this time! And I am cooking up something special for you to help you uncover that expansive white space in your own life - a free, live workshop on June 30th from noon-1pm EST! Just make sure you sign up for my newsletter so you get the workshop link straight to your inbox. Sign up at orchidstory.com/selfcare Follow Kaira on Instagram: @studio_kaira Go buy her original art (how cool is that!?): studiokaira.com

Thrilled to share my conversation with Sharon Burton of Spark Your Creative. Sharon and I talk about how art can help us heal AND be an avenue for self-understanding and exploration. We talk about Sharon's journey to art and how it took a health crisis for her to realize it was time for her to shift focus. Finally, we get into the intersection of mindfulness and creativity, which aligns beautifully with my own work on mindfulness and finding your story. Sharon is a gem! Connect with Sharon: Website: sparkyourcreative.com Art website and portfolio: sjbcreativeart.com @sparkyourcreative or @sjbcreative on Instagram @spark_create on Twitter

Writer and mental health advocate, Ashleigh Owens, joins us this week for an unflinching look inside her mental health journey. The biggest takeaway from my conversation with Ashleigh and her beautiful smile is to give yourself permission to feel, to love yourself, to be who you are. We talk about how she's intentionally shifted the way she shares online about her mental health, seeking out people who she can look to for support, and how her relationship with her body has evolved over time to a place of self-love. Don't miss this conversation with Ashleigh and then go follow her: Instagram: @ashvaughn Website: myhappyjourneigh.com Other resources we mention: Founder of Depressed While Black, Imadé Nibokun Borha - on Twitter @DepressedWBlack Writer and workshop facilitator GG Renee Hill - allthemanylayers.com

Get ready to bask in the sparkle of light that is Keah Brown! Keah is an author, actress, journalist, screenwriter and creator of the viral hashtag #DisabledAndCute. Keah has a special way of inviting you to look at an idea in a completely new way - this happened to me when I first read her book and it's changed my entire perspective! We talk about: - Embracing being Black because she saw it modeled for her in the media growing up, but that nothing existed in a similar way for people with disabilities and how her work is changing that - Joy being revolutionary. Keah shares how it was a hard-won belief that took serious dedication to examining her old stories that weren't working for her. - Belief in happy endings and how that gives us the opportunity to flourish and reach for new levels. I believe Keah will help you re-examine your long-held beliefs of how you see race, disability, and feminism. She’s done it for me! I am a Keah fan forever and I know you will be too - listen and share with your bestie!

We are sold sooo many magic pills. Diets and Pelotons and eyebrow enhancers and wrinkle cream and slimming bathing suits and on and on. And believe me, I get it. There is value to these things, I’m not denying that. What I’m saying in this episode is that the trauma work is your foundation. Without it, the house of you can’t stand tall and proud. in this episode I give you a real life example of how the trauma work I’ve done helps me to be brave, audacious and adaptable in my everyday life. It's a quick, direct, honest and action-oriented episode. If you don’t get started today, healing is just that much further away. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get started on your healing journey, this episode is it! Click Book a Call at orchidstory.com to get a free Time and Energy Expansion coaching session with me.

Lisa Weinert, creator of Narrative Healing™️, works with people at the intersection of writing, publishing, teaching, and yoga. Lisa believes there is powerful life-changing medicine in our stories that can heal us personally and as a society. Lisa shares with us her personal story of losing her voice and then finding it again through connection with her body. We talk about the paradox of feeling both relief and a flood of emotional pain after the traumatic event and how certain types of yoga can help us to slow down and learn to be where we are. I encourage you to find 10 quiet minutes to try Lisa's narrative healing practice that she generously shares with us at the end of the interview. Join Lisa for one of her Narrative Healing labs and follow along with her work at narrativehealing.com and lisaweinert.com. Follow her on Instagram @narrativehealing and @lisaweinert.

In this BONUS episode, the finale of our series on trauma, I am sharing some of what I have learned so far about healing. This entire podcast is devoted to healing journeys, so every single episode holds a nugget of healing, but in this episode I pull together all I’ve learned from personal experience, clients, and the research into four major takeaways. If this series on trauma spoke to you and you’re ready to start finding the stories you’re meant to tell, book a free Time and Energy Expansion session with me, where I will help you create a ritual for self-connection as a bridge to your story. Visit orchidstory.com and click Book a Call.

Social media and Hallmark want us to believe that Mother's Day is made only of roses and rainbows, but in real life, Mother's Day is a complicated holiday for many women. As I walk through the first Mother's Day without my mom, I invite my best friend from childhood, Christy Lilley, on to the show for some real talk. With enormous courage and compassion, Christy shares vulnerably about what it was like to lose her mom at a young age. She offers a window into what it looks like to carry traumatic loss with you into adulthood and how it shapes your life. If you are feeling conflicting emotions about Mother's Day - this is the episode for you. I am doing a special Mother's Day promo this week (open to all women; not just moms in the traditional sense). If you book one-on-one Sanctuary VIP Coaching with me by May 9, 2021, I will send you a bouquet of spring flowers! I have two spaces available so if the timing feels right, I'd love to hear from you. Go to: orchidstory.com/coaching

Our bodies are the MOST amazing and they help us stay safe in the face of danger by igniting the fight, flight or freeze response. But what happens when we go into a stress response too often because of memories or some stimulus that reminds us of a big thing that we went through? When our minds and bodies are hyperactive to our environments and when we have trouble coming back to our baseline it can have a significant impact on our health. We are walking through all of this today - the idea is not to become neuroscience experts, but to arm ourselves with knowledge about what is happening right inside our own bodies. Remember, we aren't just a brain walking around on a stick! If we want to be well, we have to consider mind and body. I have space for a couple of free 20 minute Time and Energy Expansion Sessions where I will show you how just a little time for yourself can help you get out of the stress response and reset your body into a relaxation response instead. Go to orchidstory.com and click Book A Call.

Two people may experience the same event and one might develop post-traumatic stress disorder whereas the other person might function normally after a few days. Join me this week as we examine the spectrum of response to trauma and I ask you to get curious and explore your own experience. Recognizing what's going on inside of you is critical as you move toward the path of healing. Plus - I share a personal example of how I've experienced residual trauma. *If you need professional help, make sure you seek it from a medical provider. I'd love to hear how this series on trauma is sitting with you. Connect with me on Instagram and sign up for my newsletter. If you want to explore your own reaction to the big thing you went through but aren't sure where to start, I'll tell you that it's with self-care. Head to orchidstory.com and click Book a Call for a free coaching session with me where I'll help you create a 5 minute self-connection practice that will get you in the right headspace to explore your story.

We hear ALOT about trauma these days. And that’s a good thing, because we are getting better talking about mental health. But it can be a little confusing too - is there a strict definition of trauma? If you aren’t a combat war veteran, can you experience trauma? The conversation is very nuanced and I am walking through some of that here. If you've ever wondered whether that experience in your life "counts" as trauma, this is the episode for you. Links! Find Your ACE score Book a FREE call with me: orchidstory.com Get on my newsletter: orchidstory.com/selfcare

Give yourself a holiday treat and listen to my interview with local (to me in VA) artist, Jill Perla. Jill will help you see the beauty that surrounds you and inspire you to bring more joy into your everyday life. Jill came to painting later in life after leaving a successful corporate career. She's a reminder that we don't have to stay stuck and that there is always room to grow and change - even after being dealt tough circumstances early in life. Check out Jill's amazing original art: jillperlaart.com/ Connect with Jill on Instagram: @jillperlaart Sign up for the FREE Reconnect With Yourself Challenge - Comfort Edition: orchidstory.com/reconnect

Time feels more twisted than ever right now, but it's something that busy women have forever felt constrained by. This week I offer a gentle challenge to your belief of "I have no time". Since time is a valuable resource and we all have the same amount of it in a day, wouldn't it help to do some re-framing around your time beliefs? I offer up some examples in my own life of how I'm in a constant self-coaching loop around time. This episode is for you if you're tired of complaining how busy you are and ready to start looking at time differently. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I'm talking with Brianne Kirkpatrick about how she's grown, changed, and pivoted during the pandemic. Brianne is a genetic counselor, entrepreneur and mom of three kids, including a toddler, who has made hard decisions since covid-19 hit. This episode is for all of you who feel like life has become one big swirl of work, parenting, partnering, and schooling and you wonder if you will ever find yourself inside of it. Brianne is a big thinker, a creative, and she is not afraid to share the messy middle with us. Find out more about Brianne and her business Watershed DNA: https://www.watersheddna.com/ Follow Brianne on Instagram @watershedDNAofficial and Twitter @GCBrianne Enrollment for my Sanctuary: Write To Heal program is OPEN!! Details here: https://www.orchidstory.com/sanctuary --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

It is an absolute joy and honor to share my conversation with GG Renee Hill. GG is a writer, author, facilitator and teacher. She is someone I adore and look up - I am a real GG fangirl. GG talks to us about holistic self-care and bringing your highest and truest self to everything you do. She is soothing and honest and a calming presence - you need this conversation in your life! GG shares an exercise from her new book The Self-Care Check-In Guided Journal that you can do today. Connect with GG and buy her book: https://www.allthemanylayers.com/ Find GG on all social media: @ggreneewrites Join the Reconnect With Yourself Challenge: https://www.orchidstory.com/reconnect Doors are opening soon for my signature program, Sanctuary: https://www.orchidstory.com/sanctuary --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

"What brings you joy?" This is the question that led our guest today, artist and fellow creative Kaira Boston, down the path of self-discovery to finding her very own method of uncovering whitespace. Kaira and I talk about getting out of our own way, using our pets to be mindful, and embracing the "both/and". Kaira also dishes about her time with me during my last round of Sanctuary: Write to Heal, which is coming back soon.  The Reconnect With Yourself Challenge is happening Sept 14-18! Enroll here: https://www.orchidstory.com/reconnect Find Kaira here (https://www.studiokaira.com/) and on Instagram @Studio_Kaira and Facebook: Studio Kaira Video of Kaira's process that you can try at home: https://www.facebook.com/1056110227812861/videos/1777965138960696 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I have not made a sourdough starter. I have not started a new exercise regimen. What I have started doing? Watching tv. This episode is all about asking yourself what you need right now and then... giving it yourself. Which for many women, is revolutionary. Need a little help figuring out self care? Check out my free coaching session here: https://www.orchidstory.com/selfcare --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

It's the summer of 2020 and as we continue to deal with the fallout of the covid-19 pandemic many white people are starting to realize the role they have played in systemic racism in the US. I am here today as a white woman sharing a story about uncovering my own privileged thoughts in the days following the killing of George Floyd. This story is also about the role of self care in doing anti-racist work. If self care is a way to access our inner thoughts, it offers an opportunity to critically examine and change them. Ready to start your own self care practice? Go to https://www.orchidstory.com/selfcare. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Donna Washington is an internationally known, multiple award winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist, and author. Donna is a master of her craft and brings a critically important personal narrative to the podcast today. I may not know the right way to talk about race, but I do know that stories connect us and bring us closer together. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had this opportunity to speak with Donna about the racial divide in our country and the impact it has on her as a mother. Share Donna's story and find more of her work at: http://donnawashington.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

This week we are fortunate to have storyteller Jessica Robinson with us to share a poignant story about the relationship with her father and to talk about storytelling from the stage in front a live audience. Jessica is a professional storyteller, presenter, host, educator, workshop leader, and story coach. She's the founder of Better Said Than Done (www.bettersaidthandone.com), a community of professional storytellers based in Fairfax, VA. The theme of "waiting" in the story Jessica shared will resonate as we are all stuck in a holding patterns with COVID-19 and waiting for what our new normal will look like. Jessica's story brings hope that things can and do change. You can find Jessica on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter at BetterSaidThanDone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

If you need an uplifting story to carry you outside of what's going on in the world right now for a little bit, this is it! I have the lovely LaPonda Kersey-Salisbury on the show today. LaPonda shares a story about her grandmother, which I promise will invite you to reconnect with loving memories and sounds and smells from your own childhood. LaPonda is a creative soul, a writer, and owner of a boutique publishing company. She is trained as a doula and is passionate about holistic birthing methods to empower at risk mothers of color. You can find LaPonda on instagram: @maatmama81 and @obsidianpen7. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Elena Kyrgos, psychotherapist, coach and nutrition expert is back on the podcast this week. We are talking about the tangible ways you can help build your resilience. Elena's tips help get our bodies out of fight, flight and freeze so we can come back to baseline and not stay in a stressed state. If you haven't listened to Episode 23 start there first because we jump right in today. I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this time of immense uncertainty, week 5 of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Find more about Elena here: http://elenakyrgos.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I am thrilled to bring you a two-part series with Elena Kyrgos on how trauma impacts our nervous system. Elena is a psychotherapist, coach, and nutritional therapy practitioner. Today for Part One, Elena talks gives us some background on our nervous systems' response to stress and what happens inside our bodies during fight, flight or freeze. This is fascinating and incredibly applicable as we navigate the effects the COVID-19 crisis is having on our collective selves. Find out more about Elena: http://elenakyrgos.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I'm talking self care and uncertainty this week. Interested in starting an intentional, simple self care practice? Join me March 30 - April 3 for Plant a Self Care Seed, a free mini course I'm offering. Get signed up here: https://www.orchidstory.com. I'll be giving you all the grace you need to do it messy and figure it out as you go during these unpredictable times.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Author and editor, Rachel Thompson, joins us this week to share an incredibly poignant piece of her writing that has never been shared before (sneak peek!). Rachel gives tons of insider tips for writing your personal story, especially if it's a painful and personal one. Let this week's episode be your sanctuary away from the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. Connect with Rachel Thompson Mary Karr's book The Art of Memoir 100 Rejections Letters Article Tiffany Han 100 Rejection Letters --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

"This was not what I desired. This was not what I was attempting to attract. This was in fact, the opposite of what I wanted to attract." Listen to find out whether things have turned around so far for me in 2020. Sign up to be on the first to know list for Sanctuary here: https://www.orchidstory.com/sanctuary --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Really? Writing can help you avoid the flu? Most of the work I do here has an underpinning in the research of social science or psychology. Because science is one of my superpowers, I can understand the nuance of all the stuff out there. Narrative identity and expressive writing are the two subject areas I focus on to help you understand what our stories can do for our health. Today I give you a little peek into what exactly those things even mean and the amazing health benefits that can come from simply getting our stories out of our heads and onto the page. Dan McAdams - Narrative Identity: https://www.sesp.northwestern.edu/foley/ James Pennebaker - Expressive Writing Book: "Opening Up by Writing It Down" Check out Sanctuary: https://www.orchidstory.com/sanctuary/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Lou-Ann Wattley Belk is here to talk about the work of dismantling the roots of the deep injustice that exists for black women’s maternal health. Lou-Ann tells us that we can't ignore the narrative; we have to uplift as many stories of success as we do stories of sorrow. Join us to listen and hold space for Lou-Ann's story "First Fruit". Check out Lou-Ann's blog Well Worth Watering, where she seeks to elevate the voices of black mother’s unique stories: https://www.wellworthwatering.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

If we accepted that other people's actions were out of our control and that the power to change everything in our own lives lies within our thoughts, where would we be? Using The Model from Brooke Castillo as a guide, I take you behind the scenes to show you how I changed some really negative thoughts about a recent challenging circumstance in my life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

In times of crisis emotions, tensions, and expectations run high. We have to let go of some of our usual responsibilities and tasks. If we don't, our minds and bodies will suffer for it. But how? In this week's episode I walk you through two questions to ask yourself when an big challenge has showed up in your life that takes a lot of your time and energy.  Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.orchidstory.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

This podcast is for all of you who show up, time and again, and do what has to be done. You step up to the plate, reliably and always. But what is the cost of doing so? How do you serve the people you love and also focus on your own needs? We explore self-compassion as a starting place to answer these tough questions. Armed with self-compassion, you can start to write a new ending to your story. Sign up for the Orchid Story newsletter: https://www.orchidstory.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I am joined by the beautiful, articulate and, just wow, her VOICE, Lottie Joiner. Lottie and I talk life choices, writing, motherhood, spirituality and more. This conversation is for you if you have questioned the choices you've made about big life decisions: major, career, children, family. Lottie's story is absolutely captivating and she has so much wisdom for us to sink into. You can connect with Lottie on Twitter and Instagram: @LottieJoiner --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

My 10 year old daughter, Carly, shares her experience living with both learning and emotional challenges. If you have a child who has a diagnosis of anxiety or ADHD you'll want to listen. If you are struggling in your parenting relationship this episode will give you some ideas and, more importantly, hope that things can change. This is not a parenting podcast, but Carly has been my absolute greatest teacher of self-discovery and self-reflection and I know you will learn something from her too. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I don't need you to lose ten pounds or start a new exercise regimen in 2020. But here's what I DO want you to do: ask yourself what you want in your life right now, make hard choices about obligations that are not serving you, and put yourself back on your priority list. How? Listen to get motivated to step away from what's not serving you and towards a sense of freedom and embracing life in the moment. Find out about 1:1 coaching with Rachel: https://www.orchidstory.com/coaching --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

I'm walking you through my top five books of 2019 and telling you exactly who should read them. These books have upleveled my life this year. Each book has a prescription (made up my me!) which will help you to figure out which one would be best for you right now. These books are medicine! Get links to the videos here (https://www.orchidstory.com/new-essay/best-books-2019) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Shifting out of scarcity and into an abundant mindset requires the acts of giving AND receiving. Tune in to hear eight strategies for making this shift in your life today. These are meant to introduce lightness and a sense of expansion - the tips are easily digestible and one of them takes less than 30 seconds to try! Get the Amplify Abundance Checklist that goes along with this episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

If you hold on tightly to your pain and then wonder why things aren't working, this episode is for you. Join me and I start unpacking the idea of abundance and the important role it plays in reframing our stories. *Hint* - it's just as much about the receiving as it is the giving. Sanctuary VIP Experience: Book a free consultation call with me Tosha Silver --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

If you have ever found yourself saying, “It can’t get any harder” or “I can’t possibly deal with anything else” this episode is for you. I'm sharing six strategies that you can start using today if you are in a season of life where a lot is being asked of you. Bonus: you get my new story with a mouse (eek!) as the antagonist. Thanks for spending your time with me! Sign up for my weekly newsletter! Written version of "All This And A Mouse, Too?" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Sometimes we need to say a grateful goodbye to a physical object we've been holding onto in order to shift our mindset. Letting go of the physical helps create change in the emotional. This week I have a brand new story, "Goodbye to the Red Coat" plus a worksheet designed to help you release and item that holding negative energy. Sign up for my newsletter to get the new worksheet! If you are listening to this episode after the publish date, connect with me on Instagram and let me know you'd like the Release to Rewrite worksheet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

People tell me, "My story is not worth telling" or "Nothing significant enough has happened to me to write about". I'm here this week to debunk these self-limiting beliefs and give you a super accessible writing tool to help get you going. Writing our stories is free, simple, and has been shown to improve well-being. Let's find some inspiration to get you going! Links: Morgan Harper Nichols Maya Angelou's "Still, I Rise" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Ever feel like a pair of glasses has been forced upon you and the entire world looks different? That's the Glasses Effect and I'm getting into it this week. Tune in to learn how you can transform the sadness and anger you might feel from the glasses into empowerment and a fulfilled outlook on life. Want to rewrite your own story? Connect with Rachel on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Join me as we explore the idea that the placebo effect is built on the narrative we create. What if our stories can heal us emotionally AND physically? Find out what you can do to harness your brain's expectation in an effort to heal yourself from the inside of your mind (science - it's so cool!). This episode is based on the book "Suggestible You" by Erik Vance Find out about working with Rachel 1:1 Connect with Rachel on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

Wanting to write your story and actually sitting down to do it are two different things. We need little tricks to help us get our stories onto the page. Join me this week as I share a brand new writing exercise to help you access your story. To get the brand new worksheet I mention, go to https://www.orchidstory.com/ and click Let's Start Healing. Leave me a voice message to tell me how you connected to this story! Connect with Rachel on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

"I'm not sure what makes me feel good." "My own needs don't even go on my to-do list." "I don't know how to say no." Did you nod your head in agreement to one of these? Then you need to hear this week's story all about two major events in my life that happened in the same month and finally cemented the idea of filling my own cup first before pouring into others. Find out more at: orchidstory.com Wanna re-write your story? Start here. Leave me a voice message to tell me how you connected to this story! Connect with Rachel on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message

This story, all about good girl conditioning and how it plays out in our lives and in raising our daughters, was inspired by the book "Bravery Over Perfection" by Reshma Saujani. Enjoy! Find out more at: orchidstory.com Connect with Rachel on Instagram Wanna re-write your story? Start here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rachel-nusbaum/message