The Soft Way

Rachael Ebanks-Gold
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Release the pressure. You're doing enough.  The big things calling you don't require force.  Your power is in your peace.

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Making Space for Who You’re Becoming

    Have you ever caught yourself thinking *“That’s just who I am”…*and it didn’t feel good? In this episode, we explore the identity stories we internalise, and how anxiety, self-doubt, and early experiences can shape the way we see ourselves. Sometimes what we call personality is actually adaptation. A pattern formed in a particular environment. And when safety shifts, internally and externally, identity can shift too. In this episode, we explore: ✨ How early experiences shape the way we see ourselves ✨ The difference between personality and context ✨ How feeling safer can soften rigid identities ✨ How replacing a full stop with an ellipsis opens space for growth This episode includes a short reflective pause to help you notice the conclusions you may be carrying, and create a bit of breathing room around them. 🌀 REFLECTION PROMPT What’s a defining sentence you’ve been saying about yourself? Is it truly fixed, or could there be more to the story…? 🤍 REMEMBER You don’t need to force yourself into a new identity. When you build inner safety through compassion and supportive environments, you will naturally begin to unfold. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    20 min

  2. MAR 4

    The Power in How You Respond

    When life pushes your buttons, it can feel automatic to spiral, justify, or resist.  But what if the very moments that feel like blocks are actually invitations to reclaim your authority? In this episode, we explore: ✨ Why daily irritations aren't in the way — they are the way ✨ The “secret satisfaction” of getting swept up in reactivity ✨ The choice that’s available in moments of contraction ✨ How steady presence shifts the tone of your day We conclude with a gentle guided practice to help you experience the shift into centered awareness in real time. 🌀 REFLECT Where in your life do you feel pulled into reactivity? What would choosing your response look like? 🤍 REMEMBER Your power isn’t in controlling everything. It’s in how you internally meet what’s in front of you. Conflict is connected to harmony. Overwhelm is connected to calm. Powerlessness is connected to power. Centering is the doorway. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    17 min

  3. FEB 24

    How to Let Life Love You (& Build Resilience At The Same Time)

    This episode explores the art of consciously letting life love you (also known as ‘savouring’). The mind naturally clings to what feels wrong, so it’s easy to end up feeling like it's all an uphill battle. Savouring helps bring balance back to our emotional life, widening the lens so we can experience the gems of our existence more deeply. In this episode, we explore: ✨ The 3 core steps of savouring: Have, Enrich, Absorb ✨ The feelings you’re really seeking, and how to experience them now ✨ How building energy through savouring makes action feel more natural ✨ The optional step of Linking — using positive moments to steady yourself during difficulty This episode also includes a brief guided moment so you can practice in real time. 🌀 REFLECTION PROMPT What feelings are you hoping a current goal will give you? Where are small moments of those feelings already present in your life? 🤍 REMEMBER When you fully take in micro-moments of Safety, Satisfaction, or Connection, you are: Building energyTraining your attentionStrengthening resilienceLetting life love youANOTHER RESOURCE If you’d like to explore this practice more deeply, I created a short video series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESMxST7GMUNEgS0NfqpTe97RA-0ae2Ga THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    28 min

  4. FEB 17

    Learning To Trust When Things Aren't Clear

    This episode is for anyone who feels like they’re ‘in-between’ chapters, lost or finding it hard to make peace with uncertainty. If you’ve been caught in the pressure of “I should know by now,” this is a gentle reminder that uncertainty isn’t failure. . . . . . REFLECTION PROMPT 🌀  What would it feel like to listen to the deepest part of me instead of the ‘shoulds’? REMEMBER 🤍 Not knowing doesn’t mean something is wrong. You are not behind. You are becoming. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    21 min

  5. FEB 10

    When You Feel Stuck

    This episode is for anyone who’s feeling stuck or trapped in a job (or another situation) that isn’t easy to change right now. WE EXPLORE ✨ Five gentle perspective shifts to help you protect your energy and stay empowered. REFLECTION QUESTION 🌀 What inner strength could I embody to make this feel almost like a non-issue? A NOTE TO REMEMBER 🤍 You don't have to figure out how to fix this right now. Just keep choosing peace again and again. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    30 min

  6. FEB 3

    Forward, Gently

    A reflection on shedding old layers, trusting what’s unfolding, and moving forward without forcing clarity or certainty. In this episode, we explore: How noticing what felt heavy last year can lead to lightnessTrusting yourself in decision-making without needing guarantees or “right answers”The sense of a new energy this year; one that invites trust, openness, and gentle forward movementReflection Questions What feels lighter or clearer for me now?What’s my personal intention for this year?Note to Remember You don’t need to know all the steps to move forward gently. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    20 min

  7. JAN 27

    Remembering Who You Are

    Beyond The Scrunched-Up Self - In this episode, we explore who we are beneath the habits, beliefs, and identities we’ve picked up over time. This is a gentle invitation to soften, loosen identification with the reactive parts, and reconnect with the spacious, steady awareness that’s been here all along. Key Points When we forget who we are, we tend to live from a contracted, fear-based identity that makes change feel harder than it needs to beYou don’t need to fix or eliminate any part of yourself — freedom comes from noticing what you are beyond habits, thoughts, and emotionsSoftening and presence help us dis-identify from old stories and reconnect with clarity, trust, and inner stabilityNote to Remember If a thought makes you feel hard and contracted, it’s not truth. Let it go. Come into stillness. That’s where you the true you lies. THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    28 min

  8. JAN 23

    Softening the Need to Control

    In this episode of The Soft Way, we explore the subtle but powerful shift that happens when we soften our inner world. So much of modern life is lived from effort, control, and resistance. In this episode, we begin to notice the quality of the energy we’re living from, and how tension and overdoing can be invitations to let go. Key Points How overdoing and inner rigidity often arise from resistance rather than inspirationWhy softness and presence can restore clarity, energy, and inner balanceExperiencing a quieter form of power that comes from being rather than forcingReflection Questions What happens in my mind when I let my body be soft?What happens in my body when I release the need to control?Note to Remember Presence and peace, and any actions that come from that place, is true power. (Intro music: Butterflies in my head by Mountaineer - Source: Uppbeat) THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    26 min

  9. JAN 13

    Being a Friend to Yourself

    How Self-Compassion Changes Everything -  In this episode, we explore what it really means to be on our own side. Key Points Why self-criticism is often a learned form of protectionHow kindness and self-compassion create inner safety and strengthSimple ways to offer yourself support when things feel overwhelmingReflection Question How can I best support myself today? Note to Remember Being a true friend to yourself increases your capacity to thrive. (Intro music: Butterflies in my head by Mountaineer - Source: Uppbeat) THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    27 min

  10. JAN 6

    Permission to Pause

    Stepping Off the Hamster Wheel - In this first episode of The Soft Way, we begin by slowing down. We reflect on what it feels like to live in constant motion, and why so many of us feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in a loop of busyness. Rather than adding another task or strategy, this episode invites us to let go. Key Points Why pausing is not avoidance, but a powerful act of self-connectionHow presence helps soothe overwhelm and gently reveal clarityLearning to trust stillness as fertile ground, rather than something to fearReflection Question What can I give myself permission to release right now, so that I can make room for whatever wants to naturally unfold for me? Note to Remember Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. (Intro music: Butterflies in my head by Mountaineer - Source: Uppbeat) THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    24 min

  11. TRAILER

    Welcome to The Soft Way

    A brief introduction to The Soft Way, and to me, Rachael. This is a space for women who are tired of pressure and ready for a gentler, more authentic way of living. Welcome.  THANKS FOR LISTENING! If this episode resonated with you, a quick rating will help more people discover The Soft Way. How to do it? ⭐ On Apple Podcasts (iPhone/iPad): open the show page, scroll to the bottom, where it says Ratings & Reviews, and tap the stars. ⭐ On Spotify: open the show page and tap the ⭐ rating under the title. Thank you for helping the podcast grow! 🌿 OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT Join my email list: https://rachaelebanksgold.myflodesk.com/newsletter Listen to my audio tracks on Insight Timer.

    6 min

Trailer

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Release the pressure. You're doing enough.  The big things calling you don't require force.  Your power is in your peace.

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  • Creator
    Rachael Ebanks-Gold
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Soft Way
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