Live Your RAW Life

In this episode of the Live Your Raw Life Podcast, Rachel Watkins welcomes Jose Torres, founder of Aztlan Herbal Remedies and Indigenous Herbalist . Jose shares his powerful healing journey from severe gut and skin issues to becoming a community healer who bridges Mexican ancestral plant medicine with modern wellness technology through the Menla Scan. Together, they explore how true healing begins...

In this episode of the Live Your R.A.W. Life Podcast, Rachel sits down with Nidhi Bhardwaj - pharmaceutical professional, holistic health practitioner, and author of Regeneration and Vitality - to explore how we can move beyond symptom management into true regeneration and vitality. Nidhi shares how her experience in oncology drug development, a family cancer diagnosis, and years of naturopathic s...

Rachel talks with Dr. Milien, a board-certified family and obesity medicine physician and founder of Precision Primary Care & Wellness in Fishers, Indiana. They explore shifting from reactive, insurance-driven medicine to a preventive, data-driven, holistic model using tools like the Mela Scan and IV therapy to support the body before crisis. Key Topics Covered From Hospitalist to Prevention-F...

In this episode, Rachel sits down with Dr. Jesse Ross, a chiropractic physician and wellness advocate in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, to explore a radically empowering view of the human body. Drawing from his father’s near-fatal heart condition and his own 30+ years in practice, Dr. Jesse explains why symptoms are signs of adaptation , not failure, and how stress, belief, and behavior shape our...

In this episode of Live Your RAW Life, Rachel Anne Watkins shares her own personal story ~ one that begins with a synchronistic, almost cosmic encounter and leads her to becoming the Director of Customer Experience and Sales at MenlaTechnologies.  Rachel introduces listeners to the MenlaScan, a cutting-edge general wellness device that measures up to 128 physiological markers in real time, and pul...

In this episode of Live Your Raw Life, Rachel sits down with Katie Hess – author of Flower Revolution , founder of Lotuswei and the Self-Arising Nature Center in Phoenix, AZ. They explore how flower essences support emotional and spiritual growth, Katie’s origin story in Mexico and Nepal, and how simple plant-based remedies can help us navigate an increasingly chaotic world with more trust, harmon...

Rachel sits down with Kim Rogers, the “Worm Queen” and co-founder of Rogers Hood Apothecary. After 20+ years deep in Western medicine and a near-death health collapse, Kim discovered that parasites, mold, Lyme, and toxic water were at the root of her mysterious symptoms. If you’ve been told “your labs are fine” but you still feel awful, this conversation will blow your mind. What We Cover From ins...

In this week’s episode, Rachel returns after a long and unexpected pause, opening up about where life has taken her over the past few years and why the podcast went quiet. From downsizing and living in a camper with her family, to stepping into a new chapter in Missouri that brought her deeper into the world of wellness, yoga, and energy work, this episode is a raw and honest reflection on growth,...

In this week’s episode, Rachel shares from the heart what it means to be an Alignment Guide, how to tell if you are living in alignment, and personal shares about when she has been out of alignment. This conversation leads to the sharing of various success stories of past clients and how their lives have drastically changed due to discovering the feeling of harmony, balance, and alignment. She als...

In this week’s episode, you are in for a real treat. Alex from episode #100 is your host. She has put the founder of this platform, Rachel in the hot seat as this week’s guest. Alex had planted the seed months ago to interview Rachel and it germinated in this beautiful episode. Rachel and Alex talk about Rachel’s recent journey with the plant medicine Mother Ayahuasca. As they discuss the wide ran...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Tia Fernandinho. Tia is the founder of Ease and Grace Counseling and is a Professional Conscious Counselor. Tia takes a self-love approach to help her clients heal.  Tia shares her story about how moving to Colorado at the age of 13 really shaped and formed her and allowed her to be given her “Holy Medicine” in order for her healing journey to begin.  Sh...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Justin Frandson. Justin is an Athleticism Performance Coach who has made it his life's mission to help make people happier and healthier. He does that, not only through his coaching but also by providing various products that help combat the negative health effects of EMF. Just shares his personal story about the effects EMF had on him physically an...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Matthew Nelson. Matthew is the founder of BMV Farm which is an urban farm that produces microgreens located in Las Vegas Nevada. Matthew was a Logistic Professional for the United States Marine Corps before beginning his journey as a plant-medicine entrepreneur. The conversation begins with Matthew sharing how his relationship with plants began and how t...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Jim Gale founder of Food Forest Abundance. Jim’s mission with this is to build a free, healthy, and abundant society for generations to come. With the vision of food forests growing in every community and in every yard around the world he and his team design that freedom into every landscape.  Jim takes us through the path that has brought him to this po...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by the founder and CEO of Living Market, Jessica Brannan. Living Market Company offers a variety of basic Apothecary Wellness Goods that is present weekly while rotating highlighted Seasonal Goodies. Products include Compresses, Hair Rinses, Teas, Salves, or lip balms. This company has been built upon the belief that plants are here to help all of us with o...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Ayurvedic Practitioner and yoga teacher Lily Russo. Lily shares the path of fascination with Ayurveda and yoga and how that has brought her to live in alignment with what brings her joy. Lily does a beautiful job of explaining what Ayurveda is along with the Element Theory. She goes into detail talking about the doshas and how they not only make up every...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Jamie PK, a Licensed Counselor, Motivational Speaker, Retreat Facilitator, Life Coach, Shadow Guide, and Integration Practitioner. She was brought to do this work through many years of study, work with mother Ayahuasca and other plant medicines, as well as her deep connection to veterans. Jamie tells her story about how she was introduced to Ayahuasca an...

In this week’s episode, Rachel was inspired to offer you, listeners, a Tao Healing Hands Blessing for your 7 Soul Houses, also known as your Chakras. Today, Rachel is also including the Wai Jiao, all the spaces in between your Soul Houses, into the blessing as well.  Tao Healing Hands is a light healing modality that has the power to transform any negative Shen Qi Jing (information, energy, and ma...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Jonathan de Potter who is the founder and CEO of Behold Retreats which is a wellness service that facilitates journeys of self-discovery and transformation, supported by the scientifically proven benefits of plant medicine therapy.  Johnathan shares his journey of making his way through the corporate world and climbing that ladder until one day he realiz...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Licensed Paramedic, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Board Certified Doctorate of Pastoral Medical Sciences Tiffany Riley. Tiffany’s extensive background has allowed her to step into true alignment as one of the medical professionals on staff at Soul Quest in Orlando, FL.  Tiffany shares how she became a holistic medical practitioner and how her journey c...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by returning guest Josiah Ruiz Prieto aka “The Ganja Guru.” Not only is Josiah like family to Rachel and her family he is a walking encyclopedia about the healing plant of cannabis.  Josiah shares a brief introduction about his beginning journey with cannabis and where it has landed him today. He then dives into some extremely wild and fun facts about this...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Ida Hallidri. Ida had a career in marketing, and business before taking the brave step of diving feet first into her real love of psychology. Ida is native to Albania but moved to Canada after her parents wanted a better life for her and her siblings. She shares how after experiencing some deep trauma and loss at a very young age she began the search for...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Thalia Devi. Devi begins our conversation by sharing a bit about her background, how she landed in Mexico, and how she landed into the work that she does today. Her work really is about using pleasure, specifically sexuality, as a way of healing. She shares how our sexual energy is our life force energy. With her understanding of the ancient Tantric ways...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Kelsey Stevens. Kelsey begins by taking us through her journey of discovering Kundalini yoga and how her scoliosis really brought her into the practice of yoga. This practice evolved from Hatha yoga to incorporating more breathwork until it brought her to the healing and transformational practice of Kundalini. Kelsey shares what Kundalini is as well as h...

In this week’s episode, Rachel is joined by Linda Brown. Linda is a Soul Mind Body Alignment and Empowerment coach. The numerous modalities that she uses to assist her clients to transform blockages, mindsets, and limiting beliefs so they are able to connect more deeply with their soul’s calling. After being diagnosed with a life-threatening ailment Linda’s journey took a beautiful turn as she was...