Clarity on Fire Rachel East and Kristen Walker

A few weeks ago, one of Rachel’s clients asked a GREAT question (well, series of questions) that was immediately deserving of its own podcast episode. We love when that happens.
 
When is it okay to NOT have goals? Is it ever acceptable? If so, under what circumstances??
 
So, listen in as we chat about…
 
How to figure out if feeling aimless/directionless is actually a problem, or maybe something you should be letting happen (for now) When it’s best to set goals and when it’s okay to let them slide The difference between goals and intentions How goal-setting ties into masculine/feminine energy …and a lot more!  
We also spent a very solid chunk of this episode giving you some major life updates about what’s been happening behind the scenes for both of us. 👀
 
And read on for one more major alert!
 
APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1:1!
 
If this episode hits home – maybe you’re feeling aimless and need a vision for your life, OR maybe you’ve got too many goals and no idea which to pursue – then we’ve got good news for you:
 
We’re CURRENTLY accepting applications for new coaching clients!
 
We officially open doors for new clients just a few times per year, so if now feels like the right time, let’s talk.
 
We have space for maybe 10 clients this time, and some of those spots are already gone!  
This is for people interested in getting started in April or May.  
We have two tiers of options when it comes to 1:1 coaching (3 or 6 months), and we can discuss which is best for you in an intro conversation.  
You don’t have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.  
Ready to talk about it? Fill out the form on this page, and one of us will schedule an info session with you!
 
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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly 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:
 
Guilty Thriver, who’s 4 months pregnant with her first baby and wants to be a stay at home mom. Her husband makes plenty of money and is happy to support her desire, but she can’t get over her guilt for “only” contributing to the family on the domestic front. How can she embrace this decision and fully enjoy a new phase of life?   
Sensational Quitter, who had a very traumatic “break up” with a job a couple of years ago. Since then she’s had two other jobs and has quit both of them, too! She lives with regret of how she handled herself at the first job, and wonders if she ruined her chance at something great. How can she leave the past behind, break the cycle of crappy jobs, and secure a role that finally feels right?  
Skyler, a woman in her 30s who’s recently gone through the process of freezing her eggs. She knows her true desire is to meet a man, fall in love, get married, and have biological kids together. But if that doesn’t happen, should she plan on becoming a single mother? Or is planning for that somehow going to block her from getting what she truly desires?  
Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how our advice for these listeners resonated with you!
 
LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
 
Dear Krachel: I quit my job and have huge regrets! I can’t go back, so now what? (June 2023)
 
Bonus! Let’s talk about quiet quitting (September 2022)
 
From quitting with no plan to dream job with Sonya Shen (May 2022)
 
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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.
 
It was WAY overdue for us to dedicate a book club episode to attachment theory, considering how much we’ve talked about it on the podcast in the last year. 
 
So, this month, we’re cracking open Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment And How It Can Help You Find––And Keep––Love.
 
But wait, there’s more!! 😂
 
We love this topic, but our friend (and fellow coach, and former podcast guest!) Amanda Johnson is OBSESSED with it. She’s become our go-to expert on not just the book Attached, but all things attachment theory. So, naturally, we invited her to lead our book club discussion this month!
 
So, join us for an incredibly education, fascinating, important episode of the podcast! You’ll hear us get into …
 
What attachment theory is, and how it connects to your nervous system––this is so overlooked by a lot of “experts” and couldn’t be more important! A thorough breakdown of each of the 4 main attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized) Plenty of stats and examples (both from the book and our personal lives) of how our attachment style impacts our relationships and day-to-day lives How to heal an insecure attachment style, having healthier relationships, and become more secure  
And stayed tuned until the end of the episode for TWO incredibly generous offers from Amanda. 👀
 
Leave a comment after you’ve listened to let us know what resonated most from this conversation.
 
JOIN AMANDA’S ATTACHED GROUP COACHING EXPERIENCE!
 
 As you’ll hear if you listen to the end of the episode, Amanda has paired her talent as a coach and energy healer with her passion for healing attachment trauma and created a brand-new group coaching experience!
 
Join her for an 8-week journey where you’ll gather together over Zoom to learn about attachment theory and get curious about how your individual attachment style is impacting your life. Part information sharing, part open discussion & coaching, and part energy work, think of this as a supportive group discovery experience.

In each session 1.5 hour long session, you will deeply explore the many facets of attachment and its connection to your energy so you walk away feeling confident in understanding your style and knowing how to recognize when it shows up. You can expect to work with your body, energy and mind to understand and heal how attachment affects your relationships and life.
 
The group coaching experience begins on April 22! And for all listeners of Clarity on Fire, enjoy a 20% discount (applied automatically) on this page: Heartspark Group Experience: Attachment Theory
 
LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
 
Bonus Book Club! Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy (March 2023)
 
Side Chat: How attachment theory plays out at work (May 2023)
 
From totally shut down to feeling your feelings again with Amanda Johnson (June 2023)
 
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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 another Message from the Universe episode! 
 
We pulled a few cards from The Enchanted Map deck by Colette Baron-Reid. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is!
 
Annnd we also took a little tangent at the end to discuss Rachel’s new obsession with Love Is Blind. 👀
 
After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!
 
LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
 
Message from the Universe: Trust … and all will be revealed (January 2024)
 
Message from the Universe: You’re free to be yourself (May 2023)
 
Message from the Universe: Success is yours if you follow the signs (March 2023)
 
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A 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!
 
LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
 
Side Chat: How to actually DO feminine energy (June 2021)
 
Side Chat: What to do when you’re tired of being tired (July 2022)
 
Side Chat: Please care a little less about your career (February 2024)
 
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I was on the phone recently with my and Kristen’s friend Joanna (who’s appeared on the podcast a time or two before!), who was telling me about exhausted and demoralized she’s been about her career lately. 
 
Joanna’s Passion Profile is Collaborator, which means the thing she values above everything else is connection and, well, collaboration. Except she’s been trying for 5 years to run a business … by herself. 
 
It became clear as we were talking that her career woes are almost certainly a result of working out of alignment with her Passion Profile for so long.
 
Before we hung up she said, “If you ever want me to come on the podcast to talk about this, I totally would!” And hey, I’m not one to turn down a good guest! 
 
So, listen in to this month’s brand-new episode with a normal person, where Joanna and I get into: 
 
How she got tunnel vision around her career, and blocked out signs that the path she was going down might not be right for her Why having the freedom to whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted day after day – a dream come true for some people – actually made her miserable The difference between career problems and “alignment problems,” and how to recognize when you’re out of alignment   
Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how this conversation resonated with you!
 
MORE ABOUT JOANNA
 
Joanna Platt is the creator of The Joy of Enough Method, a system that helps high-achievers break out of the cycle of burnout so they can have more “life’s good” moments.

Joanna coaches high-achievers who are on a never-ending treadmill of obligations and to-dos and burn themselves out again and again. She helps her clients create and implement a Burnout to Balance Blueprint so that they can be present with their people, take care of their health and wellbeing, and be an A-player at work.

You can further connect with Joanna through her podcast, The Joy of Enough, available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or on Instagram @joanna_platt.
 
LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT
 
Emotional Constipation with Joanna Platt (April 2018)
 
A best friend’s roundtable on people pleasing with Stacy Campesi & Joanna Platt (August 2019)
 
The top questions to ask yourself when job searching, according to Passion Profile (April 2023)
 
Dear Krachel: Will I regret pursuing a career that’s not aligned with my Passion Profile? (December 2020)
 
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