Ren: Behind the Practice

Ren Wellbeing

A peer-to-peer conversation series with holistic practitioners, coaches, and healers who are actively building and evolving their practices. Created as a space for the kinds of conversations many of us crave more of — authentic, thoughtful dialogue about what it actually looks like to grow something meaningful. Each episode captures a practitioner building in real time — exploring ambition, uncertainty, recalibration, and the lived experience of creating a sustainable practice. No hype. Just honest conversation — behind the practice.

  1. 1d ago

    074: Radha Dalal — The Truth Behind "You Can't Work Harder Than Your Clients"

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about burnout, over-functioning, and what it really takes to build a healing practice that supports both the practitioner and the client. In this episode, I’m joined by Radha Dalal, a therapist, coach, and meditation teacher who helps people build self-trust, regulate their nervous systems, and reconnect to the stories and relationships that matter most. What we explored: • Why so many practitioners burn out by working harder than their clients• The difference between classic therapy models and online coaching entrepreneurship• How over-functioning and invisible labor show up in healing professions• The growing craving for community, storytelling, and authentic human connection• Why trust and relational depth matter more than “fast-food” healing models When healing work becomes disconnected from sustainability, practitioners often start sacrificing their own wellbeing, relationships, and nervous systems in the name of helping others. Sustainable practices require boundaries, discernment, and remembering that we are human beings — not machines. Radha’s links: → Website: https://www.radhadalal.com/ → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radhathetherapist Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/🤍

    37 min
  2. 3d ago

    073: Kendra Lockhart — Why Endless Self-Fixing Isn't a Realistic Solution for Business Success

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about startup entrepreneurship, self-mastery, and the growing disconnect between real business strategy and endless self-fixing in the coaching industry. In this episode, I’m joined by Kendra Lockhart, founder of Know Yourself WELL, who helps unfulfilled achievers develop mental mastery through intuition, intention, and integration so they can move through life with more clarity, ease, and self-leadership. What we explored: • Why so many practitioners are investing in growth before validating the foundation• The difference between emotional transactions and actual skill transfer• How lockdown became the catalyst for Kendra finally stepping into her work publicly• The hidden challenges of startup entrepreneurship versus traditional employment• Why discernment, diagnosis, and structure matter more than hype or constant self-fixing When practitioners keep trying to “fix themselves” instead of diagnosing the actual business problem, they often stay stuck in exhausting loops that delay clarity, confidence, and sustainable growth. Kendra’s links:→ Website: https://www.knowyourselfwell.com/opt-in → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowyourselfwell → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KnowYourselfWell Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/🤍

    37 min
  3. 5d ago

    072: Jackie Golob — Building a Practice Without Bro Marketing or Burnout

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about rebuilding a business after burnout — and navigating the transition from a more traditional therapy practice model into a values-led coaching business. In this episode, I’m joined by Jackie Golob, a former certified sex therapist turned coach, psychic medium, and spiritual entrepreneur who helps people stay shameless in their sexuality and spirituality while building a business that feels more aligned, sustainable, and authentic. What we explored: • Why Jackie walked away from traditional therapy after severe burnout • The difference between passive therapy clients and action-oriented coaching clients • Rebuilding a business model around boundaries, sustainability, and nervous system capacity • The challenge of visibility, messaging, and redefining her brand after pivoting niches • Why “bro marketing” and aggressive sales tactics feel deeply misaligned for many practitioners When practitioners build businesses outside of rigid traditional models, clarity rarely arrives all at once. Often the real work becomes learning how to build in a way that stays connected to integrity, boundaries, and who they actually are. Jackie’s links: → Website: https://stayshameless.com/ → Astro Sex Page: https://stayshameless.com/astrosex → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shamelesslysexyjackie → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackie.golob/ Sophie’s links: 👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing 👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/ 👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

    35 min
  4. Jun 5

    071: Amanda Greening — Finding Your People (and Building From There)

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about niche clarity, trust-building, and why so many practitioners struggle when they try to help everyone instead of deeply understanding a specific group of people. In this episode, I’m joined by Amanda Greening, a nurse life coach who helps women create more time, energy, and fulfillment in the lives they’ve worked so hard to build. Together, we explore burnout in the nursing profession, the importance of knowing your people deeply, and how real conversations create the foundation for sustainable business growth. What we explored: • Why trying to help everyone often keeps practitioners stuck• The advantage of serving a community you already understand deeply• How trust is built through conversations, not content creation• Burnout, guilt, and work-life balance in the nursing profession• Reframing sales as an act of service rather than persuasion The more clearly you understand your people, the easier it becomes to build trust, create meaningful offers, and grow a business that genuinely helps the people you're here to serve. Amanda's links: → Website: https://www.greenhavencoaching.com/→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.perry.564→ Social Media: @amanda24lee Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/🤍

    37 min
  5. May 26

    067: Dawn Durocher — When Growth Advice Doesn’t Fit Your Business

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when an experienced practitioner tries to bring a deeply specialized in-person business into the online world — and realizes the rules are completely different. In this episode, I’m joined by Dawn Durocher, a functional holistic foot care technician who helps people better understand what their feet may be revealing about their overall wellness, while navigating her own transition from a long-standing service-based business into the online coaching space. What we explored:• Why transitioning from in-person service work to online business can feel like starting over• The damage generic “growth” advice can do when you’re still in startup mode• Why many practitioners are being given tactics before their actual problem is diagnosed• How real conversations create better business clarity than building in isolation• The shift from trying to reach everyone to identifying the pain point that actually gets attention The right business strategy depends on where you actually are — and many practitioners are being handed growth tactics before they’ve built the foundations that make growth possible. Clarity comes faster when you stop guessing and start building in real conversation with the people you’re here to help. Dawn’s links:→ Workshop: https://www.bodyandsolewellnessspa.com/nail-tech-smokies-workshops.html#/ Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/🤍

    41 min

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A peer-to-peer conversation series with holistic practitioners, coaches, and healers who are actively building and evolving their practices. Created as a space for the kinds of conversations many of us crave more of — authentic, thoughtful dialogue about what it actually looks like to grow something meaningful. Each episode captures a practitioner building in real time — exploring ambition, uncertainty, recalibration, and the lived experience of creating a sustainable practice. No hype. Just honest conversation — behind the practice.