Bonus Book Club! All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert
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Calling all fellow bookworms, library nerds, and general lovers of literature — it’s time for another book club episode of the podcast! Whenever there are five Fridays in a month, we devote the extra Friday to a book that we can’t get enough of. And wow, we REALLY cannot get enough — and can’t stop thinking about — All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert. This book is both incredibly popular and intriguingly divisive. People either love it or hate it, which made us all too curious to dive in. All the Way to the River is a memoir about...
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Message from the Universe: Change doesn’t happen in places that don’t exist
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Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up? Then today’s your day, because we’re with another Message from the Universe episode. ✨🔮 As usual, we pulled a few cards from one of our favorite decks. But this time, the message ended up applying to ALL of 2026—come find out what this year has in store for you! After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you and . APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1:1! If you’re … ✅ Very clear about what you don’t want out of your life and career, but know you need to dive a whole...
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Dear Krachel: Help! I accidentally catfished my employer!
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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself. This month we answered questions from three listeners, two of which are in what you might call a complete doozy of a situation: Ledger Impostress, who was desperate for a job and applied for a bookkeeping position, thinking she’d never get it. She may have (significantly) exaggerated her experience in the interview, too. And now… oops, she...
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Side Chat: Sharing our most cringeworthy career stories
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Happy holidays from Krachel! In the spirit of the season—and to bring you a little extra joy and levity—we’re gifting you this very cringeworthy (for us) and hilarious (for you) episode. Listen in as, like the Ghosts of Careers Past, we take you back in time and share some of the top moments we gave ourselves “the ick” in our careers. Stories where one of us... Accidentally created scandal as a substitute teacher Was thrown a themed going-away party after lying about why she was leaving her job Got fired from a part-time job for a very dumb reason Joined...
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Manifesting your ideal life after 40 with Dana Smith
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Want to know one of the fears we’ve heard repeated the most in our 13+ years as coaches? “It’s too late for me to make a change.” Sometimes that sounds like, “I’m too old,” or, “I’m afraid I’ve wasted my life,” or, “I’ve invested too much to start over. I have to keep going even though I’m miserable.” One of our favorite parts about coaching is getting to prove those fears wrong, over and over again. Which is why we had to ask Rachel’s client Dana to be our latest “normal person” interviewee. Dana is the living...
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Message from the Universe: You are always protected and divinely directed
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Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up? Then today’s your day, because we’re with another Message from the Universe episode. ✨🔮 As usual, we pulled a few cards from one of our favorite decks. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is! Today’s message was exactly what a lot of us need to hear in the lead up to the holiday season. 👀 After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you and ! NEED A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON? Like we talked about at the end...
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A cautionary tale about using AI as your therapist with Amanda Johnson & Chelsea Jewel
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A curious pattern emerged within the last year: People — usually friends or coaching clients — keep coming to us, almost sheepishly, and “confessing” that they sometimes use AI (particularly ChatGPT) for emotional support. The thing is … we’ve used it for emotional support, too! AI has a lot of qualities that make it less messy than your average human. It’s a great listener, it’s endlessly patient, and it has access to an infinite amount of knowledge and potential solutions. Plus, using it is (sadly) a LOT cheaper than what you’d pay your average therapist or coach. But...
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Dear Krachel: How do I believe in a better future when I keep getting rejected and disappointed?
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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel (our first since June of 2024!), our advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself. This month we answered questions from two listeners who are both questioning what went “wrong” in their lives, how to recover from deep disappointment, and how the future can be better: Bottledottle, a medical school student who doesn’t know if she wants to be a doctor anymore, and who is deeply afraid that she wasted...
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What if productivity could feel feminine? With Jamie Knight
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“If I didn’t love you, I would hate you.” That’s a direct quote that escaped my mouth while recording this episode with my former client, Jamie Knight. 😆 Jamie inspires such intensity because she’s recovering from being that girl. You know, the cheer captain and valedictorian of her high school class. Got a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the same time, and had a 4.0 in both. Had a top-tier job offer before she even started her last semester of college. Ran half marathons, for fun! Excelled in her career and made absurdly good money by anyone’s...
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Message from the Universe: Something beautiful is being born in your life
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Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up? Then today’s your day, because we’re back with the first Message from the Universe episode in over a year! ✨🔮 If you’re new to this kind of episode, every once in a while, we sit down and pull a few cards from one of our favorite oracle decks and share the messages — and our interpretations — with you. And every time, we end up with a message that feels spot-on and super timely. So, ! After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you! ...
info_outlineA while back I was scrolling on Instagram and came across a post by a well-known personal development guru. What I read ENRAGED me.
So much so, in fact, that my ensuing rant lasted for almost an hour – and now you get to hear it on the podcast. 👀😅
Buckle up for this month’s brand-new Side Chat, where Kristen and I break down (and take down!) this post, and allllll of the reasons why advice like this—be it well-meaning or not—ends up being incredibly harmful to most people reading it.
We get into…
- What the “8+8+8 Rule” is and why it makes NO SENSE for 99.9% of people
- The difference between advice that’s coming from a place of masculine energy vs. feminine energy
- How to go about finding balance in your daily life that doesn’t feel unrealistic and impossible to achieve
You may be expecting a lot of rage (and you’ll get it!), but you’re probably not expecting to hear how much we CRACKED UP while tearing this terrible advice to pieces. I don’t think Kristen and I have ever laughed so hard on any episode, ever!
Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how this one resonated with you!
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