How To Just Do the Damn Thing with Rachel Molenda AKA DJ RAE
Release Date: 09/23/2025
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How To Just Do the Damn Thing with Rachel Molenda AKA DJ RAE
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What would happen if you stopped waiting for the “perfect” moment and just… did the damn thing? In this energizing conversation, I sit down with Rachel Molenda — mindset coach, motivational speaker, DJ, and founder of Reunion, the alcohol-free women’s dance party designed to help you remember who you are. Rachel shares her winding journey from holistic nutritionist to intuitive eating coach to mindset mentor and now DJ — and how every pivot was fueled by one thing: listening to her intuition and acting on it, even when it was terrifying. We talk about the courage it takes to...
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Rewrite the Rules: How to Ask Advocate, Ask Better Questions & Flip the Script on Midlife Health with Shirley Weir of Menopause Chicks
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👉 Shirley’s joining us live at WOMAN UP this October! Add your name to the waitlist and be the first to get your ticket: This episode is one I could not wait to share with you — I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Shirley Weir, founder of Menopause Chicks, who is changing the narrative around midlife and menopause in the most empowering way. Shirley shares her journey of hitting a breaking point in her early 40s and realizing the information and support women were receiving just wasn’t enough — or accurate. She took matters into her own hands and has since built one of...
info_outlineWhat would happen if you stopped waiting for the “perfect” moment and just… did the damn thing?
In this energizing conversation, I sit down with Rachel Molenda — mindset coach, motivational speaker, DJ, and founder of Reunion, the alcohol-free women’s dance party designed to help you remember who you are.
Rachel shares her winding journey from holistic nutritionist to intuitive eating coach to mindset mentor and now DJ — and how every pivot was fueled by one thing: listening to her intuition and acting on it, even when it was terrifying.
We talk about the courage it takes to walk away from “perfectly fine” jobs and relationships, how to rebuild self-trust, and why following your aliveness always leads somewhere better. Rachel opens up about her own cycle health journey, how she plans her events around her menstrual phases, and why she believes menstrual health is mental health.
You’ll learn:
- Why perfection is the enemy of progress (and how to reframe worst-case scenarios).
- The truth about pivots: why you don’t need to be “special” to start over.
- How to rebuild your connection with intuition when you’ve been ignoring it.
- The most powerful, life-changing moments she’s witnessed on the dance floor.
Rachel is DJ'ing at WOMAN UP! Grab your spot at www.womanupuxbridge.com and join us.
Resources & Links:
- Follow Rachel on Instagram: @rachelmelenda
- Follow Reunion Dance Party on Instagram: @reuniondanceparty
- Learn more: thereuniondanceparty.com
- Join us at Woman Up (Oct 26, Uxbridge, ON) www.womanupuxbridge.com