Clarity on Fire

Do you ever feel a little bit crazy? Like you're alone in a crowd of people who don't FEEL things as deeply as you do? Maybe sometimes you find yourself wondering, "Am I broken? Why is life so much easier for these people?" If so, you're likely a Highly Sensitive Person. Being highly sensitive is an awesome gift. It means you're probably extra creative, intuitive, and capable of being deeply moved...

You know how it goes … you see someone's incredible vacation photos on social media, while you watch the rain pour down outside your tiny office window (or, worse, as you stare at the windowless grey walls of your cube). Or you hear about an old friend who just got an amazing promotion at a company you'd kill to work at. Or your coworker gushes about how sweet her husband was for surprising her wi...

When Kyle Ramsvig was a teenager she found out that nearly all of the girls in the senior class of her small, private high school were either in therapy or on anti-depressants—all of them had thought they were broken, but none of them were talking about it with each other because they were ashamed. In this inaugural interview with a "normal person," Rachel talks to Kyle (one of her clients) about...

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Dear Krachel, a monthly advice segment where we answer audience questions about life, career, relationships, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself. On this episode we're answering questions from: Jen, who wants to find a mentor in a field where women (and particularly women of color) are scarce. Matt, who's taking the roa...

Making friends in college was easy. How could you NOT, when you're in a bubble with people your own age that you have so much in common with? But eventually that bubble bursts. We enter the "real world" and find that it's HARD to make authentic, genuine connections as an adult. We live in a world that's as connected as we've ever been, while simultaneously feeling as lonely and DISCONNECTED as we'...

Women didn't have the right to vote in America until 1920. We couldn't apply for a credit card on our own, without the permission of a father or husband, until 1974. And in 2018, we're STILL waiting for a guarantee of equal pay. We've come a long way, but there's a lot further to go. When women entered the workforce en masse in the first half of the 20 th century, the system had already been built...

I believe that every person is actually two people: The person you really are (deep down, on the inside, where you think no one can see). And the person you think you should be in order to be liked, loved, and accepted. Glennon Doyle (who wrote one of my favorite books of 2016, and maybe my favorite memoir ever, "Love Warrior") calls that second person "the representative." Your representative is...

Welcome to Clarity on Fire, a podcast for people who know what they DON'T want out of their life and career, but aren't sure what they'd RATHER be doing. In this inaugural episode you'll meet us, Kristen and Rachel (two best friends from college and certified life coaches), and get a taste of what we're here to do. Namely, help you cut through the information overload, get unstuck, and focus not J...