Inspired By Design With Katie Ruppert

Have you ever had a feeling that something wasn't right, even when everything looked perfectly fine on paper? Or stayed in a relationship, job, or situation longer than you wanted to simply because it felt familiar? What if your body has been giving you information that your mind keeps trying to explain away? In this episode of Inspired by Design , Katie Ruppert continues the Human Design Cen...

Have you ever said yes to something you didn't really want to do, just because you wanted to prove you could? Maybe you're the dependable one. The one who follows through, gets things done, and doesn't want to let anyone down. Even when you're exhausted, there's that little voice saying, Come on, you can do it. Just push through. But just because you can doesn't mean...

What if finding yourself isn't actually the goal? What if it's about learning how to stop abandoning yourself? Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, Who even am I anymore? Maybe you've changed careers, navigated a relationship shift, outgrown an old role, or realized that the person you've spent years trying to be doesn't quite fit anymore. In this episode of Ins...

Have you ever caught yourself over-explaining, talking just to fill the silence, or feeling like you have to prove yourself to be heard? What if you didn't have to work so hard to get your message across? In this episode of Inspired by Design , we're exploring the Throat Center in Human Design —the center of communication, expression, and manifestation into action. Whether your Throat Ce...

What If You Don’t Need Pressure to Get Things Done? Have you ever told yourself… “I work best under pressure.” “I just need a deadline.” “I can’t relax until everything is done.” “I should have gotten that done yesterday.” Or maybe you’ve had a perfectly reasonable day planned, only to suddenly feel like you have to do something—anything—because sitting still feels impossible. What if that pressur...

What If Overthinking Isn't the Problem? Your Mind Wasn't Meant to Run Your Life What if you don't actually need to figure everything out before you can move forward? In this episode, we're kicking off a new series exploring the nine centers of the Human Design body graph —not so you can memorize your chart, but so you can start noticing what's yours, what's not yours,...

What If That’s Not Actually You?  Can you tell the difference between what you’re experiencing and who you actually are?  For me, home is the feeling of being grounded in who I am, without performing or trying to become someone I think I’m supposed to be. This isn't about fixing yourself. It isn't about passing a Human Design test. It isn't even about becoming someone new. It’s abou...

As August comes to a close, I'm thinking about what we're carrying simply because we've gotten used to carrying it. Old patterns. Expectations. Overworking. Relationships. Things we've outgrown. Sometimes the invitation isn't to fix something. It's simply to notice that you're ready to let it go. In this episode, we explore the Full Moon in Pisces and the Human D...

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What If You Stopped Trying to Make Life Happen? What if you stopped trying so hard to make your life happen—and instead learned how to recognize what already has energy? This week is a little different. It's story time. I had a completely unplanned Friday night, followed my curiosity, and somehow ended up singing with a musician I'd been trying to see for almost a year, meeting someone I...

What if your body has been trying to tell you something? What if anxiety, tension, chronic stress, or even physical discomfort aren't just things to push through—but messages inviting you to slow down and listen? In this episode, I sit down with Jackie King, founder of Yana Healing and Balance, to explore the fascinating world of energy healing. Jackie shares how her journey began in traditio...

Have you ever wondered why life sometimes feels like you're working so much harder than everyone else? What if the problem isn't that you're doing too little... What if you're simply trying to live a role that was never yours to carry? In this special replay of my recent masterclass, we're exploring one of my favorite parts of Human Design—the Profile Lines . Your profile...

have you registered for my upcoming [FREE] Masterclass? The Role of Your Lifetime How Your Human Design Profile Creates More Flow, Confidence & Success   📅 Friday, July 24 🕐 1:00 PM Central Knowing isn't the same as becoming. Have you ever known exactly what you needed to do… …and still found yourself doing the opposite? If so, you're not lazy.  You're not broken.  And you pro...

You weren't born to play every role. Have you ever felt like you're working so hard to become the person you think you're supposed to be...yet it still feels exhausting? In Part 2 of this three-part Lighten Your Load series, Katie explores one of the most powerful (and often overlooked) parts of Human Design: your Profile. Think of your profile as the role you were cast to play in t...

What if astrology wasn't about predicting your future—but helping you navigate it? In this week's episode of Inspired by Design , Katie sits down with Boardroom Astrologer, Shamanic Guide, and Spiritual Advisor Eric Rosen to explore the energetic themes shaping the rest of 2026. Together they unpack why astrology isn't about giving away your power—it's about understanding timin...

Have you ever looked around and wondered... "Why does everyone else seem to know how to do life except me?" What if the problem isn't that you're broken? What if you've simply spent years carrying expectations, roles, beliefs, and responsibilities that were never truly yours? In this episode, Katie shares one of her favorite wisdom stories—the Parable of the Raft—and explo...

What if you stopped trying to fix yourself and started reconnecting with your joy? In today's episode, Katie sits down with Amanda—a personal trainer, life coach, and spiritual embodiment mentor whose approach to fitness goes far beyond workouts, weight loss, and physical transformation. Amanda shares her personal journey through diet culture, bodybuilding, divorce, burnout, nervous system dy...

What if the biggest shift you could make isn't changing your circumstances... but changing what you're facing? In this episode of Inspired by Design, Katie shares an unexpected insight from a recent palm reading that sparked a powerful reminder about abundance, scarcity, trust, and the direction of our energy. Most of us spend so much time focused on what we're trying to avoid: • Ru...

What if you didn’t need permission to become who you already are? In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Katie sits down with creative entrepreneur, retreat facilitator, musician, educator, and alignment coach Katy Fry to talk about reinvention, nervous system healing, feminine energy, authenticity, and learning to trust yourself again. Katy shares how the shutdown of the theater world...

Circumstances Don’t Create Your Reality—Your Response Does What happens when everything seems to go wrong in the span of one hour? In this deeply personal episode, Katie shares a real-time story of a chaotic afternoon that included a hit-and-run accident, a heartbreaking family loss, a boil order, nervous system overwhelm, and an unexpected spiritual message through tarot. Instead of powering thro...

What if your children aren’t meant to be parented the same way? In this special Mother’s Day episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with photographer, mother of four, and Serenity Now Float Spa team member Kelly for a deeply honest conversation about grief, motherhood, nervous system regulation, marriage, and Human Design connection charts. Together, they explore how each child brings a co...

Vulnerable. Personal. And maybe… a little unexplainable. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story I’ve never fully unpacked like this before—one that completely shifted how I see life, death, and everything in between. It starts with a memory from high school…  A sudden loss.  A moment frozen in time. And it leads to an experience 20 years later that I still can’t logically explain—but also can’t d...

What if the reason you feel exhausted… isn’t because you’re doing too much—but because you’re doing things your body is quietly saying no to? In this episode, Katie shares a real, unfiltered story from her first day back after vacation—one that perfectly illustrates how Human Design isn’t just something you learn… it’s something you live. From hitting a wall in a yoga class to feeling completely e...

It’s a New Moon in Aries—and instead of pushing harder, we’re flipping the script on how you create, decide, and move forward. Katie walks through:  A fresh, non-hustle approach to goal setting using moon cycles   Why clarity doesn’t come from pressure (and what to do instead)   The real reason you’re overthinking everything—and how to stop   Burnout vs. “laziness” (and why you’re probably asking...

Ever feel like you’re doing all the “right” things… but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure? In this episode, Katie shares a real-life reflection after teaching a Human Design workshop—where one surprising pattern sparked a powerful reminder: the answers you’re searching for aren’t outside of you. We explore why decision-making feels so hard, how your body is already guiding you (whether you...