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Fear the Other Shoe Will Drop & What To Do About It

The Cycle Breakers Podcast

Release Date: 04/24/2025

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What if your biggest block to receiving joy isn’t what’s happening outside of you - but what’s lingering within? In this episode, Rachael unpacks the all-too-common fear that good things won’t last- the fear that the "other shoe will drop." From ancestral trauma to nervous system dysregulation, we explore where this fear originates, how it silently sabotages your success, and how to reclaim safety in joy using The Freedom Method™.

Whether you’re waiting for the sky to fall or feel like you're bracing through your blessings - this conversation will bring light to the shadow and power back to your path.

In this episode, Rach riffs on:

  • How this fear shows up as tension, doubt, and sabotage

  • The connection between ancestral trauma and hypervigilance

  • Why your brain resists unfamiliar safety and success

  • Common protection patterns like self-sabotage and shrinking

  • Tools to regulate, rewire, and reclaim joy

 

LINKS

Rachael's Website

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Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders 

Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program