Mid-Year Check-In: Have You Lost Yourself? We're halfway through the year, and if part of you just wondered whether you're really halfway to where you wanted to be, this episode is for you. So many of us are standing right in the middle, of the year, of our lives, of some big transition, moving through our days on autopilot and quietly losing touch with who we are.

In this mid-year check-in, Rachel shares the practice she keeps coming back to, the power of the pause, plus a simple letter-to-your-future-self exercise you can do this week to start feeling like yourself again.

Key takeaways: The messy middle is human and not your fault. The power of the pause helps you stop reacting and hear your own voice again. A letter to your future self becomes a compass for the rest of the year.

Resources:
Free gift, Daily Pause Points: https://rachelhupp.myflodesk.com/pause
Radiantly Rooted, doors close June 30: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/course
Work with Rachel 1:1: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/coaching
Weekly newsletter: https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/newsletter

About Rachel: Rachel Hupp Cline is a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for women who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace, taking yoga off the mat and into real life.

What if the one thing you do thousands of times a day without thinking could become the doorway back to yourself? In this episode, Dr. Colleen Quinn shares how conscious breath and breathwork changed everything for her after two near-death experiences brought her to the end of her own strength.

We talk about the subtle energy body in a way that finally clicks, why energy was your first language, how the words "I am" shape the life you're living, and why filling your own cup first is the thing that lets you pour into everyone you love.

Key takeaways: Conscious breath is the gateway to presence, available any moment with no extra time required. The words "I am" are creating your reality, so become conscious of your thoughts and words. And fill your own cup first, because when you nourish yourself first, everything else still fits.

Resources:
Essence Merging by Dr. Colleen Quinn (book): https://a.co/d/0dGfjuWP
Colleen's website + free download, 9 Simple Steps to Presence: https://www.essencemerging.com
Colleen's step-by-step breathwork videos: https://youtu.be/HiHkw_9UiVo
Colleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/essence_merging

About Rachel: I'm a yoga teacher, life coach, and guide for those who want to live with more presence, purpose, and peace. Through yoga, mindfulness, and simple daily rituals, I help you take your practice off the mat and into real life. Free classes and tools at https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/resources and weekly guidance at https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com/newsletter.

Ready to take this work deeper? I offer 1:1 coaching for those of us ready to come home to ourselves. Learn more: ⁠https://radiantlyrootedyoga.com

Have you ever woken up in a life that looks right on paper and realized you can't find yourself in it? You did everything you were supposed to do, and somewhere along the way the woman in the mirror stopped feeling like you.

In this episode I sit down with Natasha Ramlall, an embodied integration coach who works with high-functioning women moving through what she calls an identity rupture, the disorienting space between who you were and who you're becoming. We talk about the messy middle, why pushing harder makes it worse, and what actually helps you find your way through.

What we cover:

What identity rupture really feels like in the body. Why the question that matters in the messy middle is "what am I willing to let go of?" How somatic and nervous-system work reach what talk therapy can't. The difference between self-confidence and self-trust, and why you can have one without the other.

Resource mentioned: Natasha's free guided audio, the Safety Pulse, a ~21-minute practice for finding a felt sense of safety in your body. Get the free audio here. Learn more about Natasha's work at Humanist Coaching.

About Rachel: I'm a yoga teacher and life coach helping women live with more presence, purpose, and peace. Free classes and tools at rachelhupp.com/resources. Weekly guidance at rachelhupp.com/newsletter.