Inner RAE Podcast

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie and Erin explore the fear of loneliness and its impact on relationships. They emphasize the importance of facing loneliness and cultivating a connection with oneself as the key to authentic and secure relationships. The episode touches on the cultural reasons behind our fear of loneliness, the role of intimacy in navigating loneliness, and practical...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie records despite being sick, highlighting the importance of vulnerability and self-acceptance. She invites listeners to create their own "permission slip," allowing them to embrace their emotions and actions fully. Throughout the episode, Katie discusses granting permission for various feelings, including anger, saying no, crying, and laughing. She en...

In this podcast episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie and Erin discuss the importance of boundaries and invitations in relationships. They highlight how boundaries are not about controlling others but about setting limits to create safety and protection. They use examples like setting boundaries around personal space and discussing uncomfortable situations. They emphasize that boundaries can evo...

In this episode of the Inner RAE Podcast, Katie and Erin celebrate their six months of podcasting. They reflect on their journey, the lessons they've learned, and the insights they've gained. They express gratitude for their listeners and share milestones, such as reaching a thousand downloads and being in the top 50 percent of podcasts for weekly downloads. They also discuss the inner critic voic...

In this episode, Erin & Katie welcome Jennifer Perlmutter, a renowned artist, to discuss the healing power of art. Jennifer shares her artistic journey, emphasizing how her creative process is a reflection of her inner world and a tool for personal growth. Jennifer explains how her art has helped her explore her own psyche and heal emotionally. The hosts draw parallels between Jennifer's artis...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, hosts Katie and Erin dive deep into the topic of love addiction. They discuss the various ways love addiction can manifest, its underlying causes rooted in attachment wounds, and the mischaracterizations often associated with it. Erin shares her personal journey of recovery from what she was told was love addiction and emphasizes the importance of developi...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, the hosts Katie and Erin discuss the concept of growing self-awareness. They introduce the Johari window, a diagram that helps individuals understand their self-awareness in relation to what is known by themselves and others. The Johari window has four quadrants: open free area (known by self and known by others), blind area (unknown by self, but known by...

This week, Erin & Katie discuss the shadow side of loyalty. Erin opens with a powerful question that came from a client, “Why is loyalty connected to anger in the emotions wheel?” They go on to unpack how loyalty, integrity, and dignity are intricately connected to leadership and authority, both in family systems and at work. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about...

This week, Erin & Katie discuss the important topic of resting and retreating. They start by discussing the ways in which our culture is set up to diminish the value of something that is completely natural and critical to functioning from our highest and most authentic selves. They share about the impact of resting and retreating on your health and many practical ways to begin immediately rest...

This week, Erin shares the struggle of choosing perfection over connection which started in childhood and progressed throughout her adult life. Erin shares her awareness of the cost of her perfectionism through an experience with equine therapy during a phase of her relational recovery she calls her “avoidant crisis.” In this phase,  she acknowledges that she learned about what not to do but...

This week, Katie and Erin discuss trusting the peace and building capacity in your nervous system to support it. Everyone has this universal experience of getting healthier and falling back into the traps of what’s familiar. Erin and Katie discuss tools and curriculum that bring awareness to chaos and conflict which will lead to the action steps needed to cultivate more peace. The trick is to not...

This week, Erin interviews Sarah Saturday about her personal recovery journey with workplace dysfunction. Sarah is a software developer by day and multimedia performing artist by night. She personally identifies as recovering from all the various shades of codependency and family dysfunction. She is a personal friend and fellow traveler of Erin’s and together they unpack what it was like for them...

This week, Erin and Katie discuss the importance of syncing up with yourself and your relationships. This topic arose after Katie returned from vacation and we realized that we were out of sync with each other. As we took time to align and sync up, it inspired this episode. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about how you relate! Support the Inner RAE podcast by rating,...

This week, Erin and Katie discuss the fine line between helping and enabling. Typically this topic is discussed in the addiction treatment world however we take a broader view at how enabling can show up in personal relationships, parenting, and even at work. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about how you relate! Support the Inner RAE podcast by rating, subscribing, a...

This week, Erin and Katie discuss the often difficult and vulnerable topic of asking for help. Erin opens the episode with a story about asking her higher power for a sign as an example of how help will come in many different ways. Erin and Katie go on to discuss how to get clarity when you need to ask for help and discernment about who to ask. There are many practical tools and tips about cultiva...

This week, Erin and Katie discuss the power of discovering and sharing your personal narrative through the ancient art of storytelling. Erin opens the episode by reading a short story she wrote about her life. Katie and Erin use this to illustrate the impact of the process of discovering, documenting and sharing your story.  We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about...

This week, Erin and Katie discuss what to do with heartbreak, grief and disappointment. Erin opens the discussion by reading the description of the 3 of Swords, known as the heartbreak card in tarot from The Light Seer’s Tarot by Chris-Anne. Katie and Erin both share several stories about moving through grief, the different forms it takes and practical ways to move through it. We hope you enjoy th...

This week, Erin interviews Robin Breckenridge about her journey of healing that ultimately led to her becoming a successful life and relationship coach. Robin is incredibly heart centered and inspiring. She personally identifies as recovering from and living with anxious attachment wounding that plays out as neglect, disread and rejection. Robin gives practical tools and advice for taking better c...

This week, Erin interviews Sarah Jane Chapman about connecting to her inner radiant, authentic energy. As a person in long term recovery from an eating disorder and a Type 1 diabetic, Sarah Jane has had to learn to cultivate a relationship with the divinity within through connection to her body. Sarah Jane’s story begins with an inner revolution of dismantling the messages given to her through die...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt discuss how intimacy is not a black and white thing but rather it's on a spectrum. The Intimacy Spectrum is a part of the Anatomy of Relationship module in the Inner RAE Coaching curriculum. Erin also shares about using this curriculum experientially while hosting a recent workshop. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt interview the special and talented soul, Delaney McBride. This episode is all about Delaney’s Inner RAE and how music, sound, vibration and embodiment are all keys to how she accesses, amplifies and shares her unique Inner RAE. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about how you relate! Support the Inne...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt dive into a personal story about moving stuck energy and getting out of their own way. Even the creation of this episode was a continuation of that theme and we let it be and released it anyway. When you get out of the process and into the feelings, and allow things to be messy and authentic, magic happens. We brought the episo...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt discuss the power of dating and relating authentically. Everyone gets triggered and activated by different things. When you get clear on who you are and what you have to offer, you can move through fear and into fun as you navigate meeting new people.   We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about h...

In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt discuss the topic of uncovering our values and how to live aligned with them. When you can identify and live by your values, at home, at work, in all of your relationships, you can attract more of what you want and shed what’s not working.. We hope you enjoy this episode and would love to hear from you about how you relate!&nbs...

Most of us are not taught how to welcome or work with shame. Most of us were taught about shame by being shamed. In this episode of the Inner RAE podcast, Katie Bruzzone and Erin Watt ask and answer the questions: What is shame here to teach you? What are some of the different ways shame shows up? What do you do when shame roars inside of you? How is shame the gateway to learning, understanding an...