Send us Fan Mail Hey there! Welcome back to the Do What You Want Podcast. I realize it's been a little while since I've uploaded an episode... and the reason for that is inside this episode! ---------------- Here are 3 ways you can work with me, Rachael, your host! 👉 Just need some freaking guidance and an action plan because you're sick of throwing spaghetti at the wall? Grab a BrAND Soundcheck. 👉 This package is for you if you're sick of using ChatGPT... and you sense your sales are...
May 11
8 min
Send us Fan Mail "Everyone thought I was crazy for walking away. But for the first time in my life, I wasn't abandoning myself." Oooh... powerful words! Do you ever feel like you're abandoning yourself so you can just... survive? Maybe you're barely surviving because you're not ABLE to truly be yourself. And if you could follow the path that is meant for you, it will help you break free. That's what this week's episode is all about, where Karina Pontiles shares her R.I.S.E. method with us and...
Jul 31, 2025
43 min
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes, it's hard to know if fear is actually protecting you... or keeping you small. In this episode, I sit down with Jenn T. Peterson, an Equus coach, Shamanic Reiki Master, and former award-winning marketer who uses horses with her clients to help mirror their truth in ways that most humans can't. We talk about: How to decode false fear vs. real fear (and why you get stuck in the fake kind)What a horse can tell you about your marketing plan (yes, really)Why your body al...
Jul 16, 2025
1 hr 7 min
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you go from CEO of an ed-tech company to a stay-at-home mom to launching a business that helps teachers leave the classroom? Lisa Harding joins Rachael to talk about her unexpected leap into entrepreneurship—and how she went from supporting teachers inside the system to empowering them to find freedom outside of it. In this conversation, Lisa shares how she overcame the fear of judgment, the ethical questions she wrestled with, and why she felt morally oblig...
Jun 25, 2025
33 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Do What You Want, we explore life, death, and everything in between with certified death doula Jill McClennen, host of the Seeing Death Clearly podcast. We talk about: Why preparing for death doesn’t make it arrive sooner—and how that superstition can create chaos later on.Jill’s powerful “aha moment” that led her from bakery owner to death doula after caring for her grandmother.What it’s like to start a business in a niche most people avoid thinking about—...
Jun 11, 2025
57 min
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Do What You Want, I’m joined by Maria Gabriela Guevara, a former pharmacist turned Ayurvedic practitioner who helps women navigate perimenopause, burnout, and midlife transitions with compassion, clarity, and ancient wisdom. We dive into what happens when your body starts sending signals you can’t ignore—and how those whispers (or full-on screams) can become your greatest guides in life and business. Whether you’re a health coach, holistic practiti...
May 28, 2025
58 min
Send us Fan Mail When Meg Kendall had a five-day-old baby and a job she dreaded, she knew something had to change. Fast-forward to today: she's co-founder of a thriving climate tech agency, building her dream business while raising a family—and challenging the way we talk about sustainability. In this episode, we talk about finding your niche, navigating imposter syndrome, and how one "random" coffee chat changed the trajectory of Meg's business 6 months later. Plus: what greenwashing r...
May 14, 2025
44 min
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you've been fired from over half your jobs—and you're tired of pretending to be someone you’re not? You reinvent yourself. Again. And again. And again! Until it clicks. In this episode of the Do What You Want podcast, I sit down with Kat Fleming, a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur whose journey from retail jobs and Hollywood screenwriting to healing, wellness, and coaching is nothing short of inspiring. Kat shares how her marathon injury became a turning point...
Apr 23, 2025
1 hr 1 min
Send us Fan Mail Rachael follows up with Amanda from Episode #7, where they discuss how her labor and birth went from the surrogacy pregnancy, how she's feeling now, and her family's rad plans for the next year. Rachael and Amanda also bond over best copywriting practices and their shared experience of career switching from school teacher to copywriter. In this episode, you'll learn about: Little ways to spread more joyHow non-profit organizations can strategize and write better copy to ra...
Mar 12, 2025
1 hr 4 min
Send us Fan Mail Rachael, your host of the Do What You Want! podcast, shares the Cliff Notes version of her journey through her 30s and most importantly, why she wanted to start this podcast. Listen to learn what forced Rachael to step outside her comfort zone and make choices that changed her life in the best way possible. All because she decided she was going to do what she wanted to do. Tune in to hear a relatable, all-too-familiar scenario that women find themselves in... and how one woma...
Feb 28, 2025
9 min
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