In This Season

Dear Simply Rae podcast family… I would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Join us this episode to find out about crazy Christmas traditions from around the world; from roller skating to Mass, wine drinking witches, mischievous trolls that leave rotting potatoes for badly behaved children and the legend that started tree decorating with cobwebs in Ukraine. Included in this episode is al...

We all had this incredible imagination as a child. We brought dolls to life and had HUGE hopes for our futures. But I can bet you that those dreams have become more realistic, more financially driven. The practical side of your life has perhaps doused a part (if not all) of your passion. What happened to all that creativity? Where did that fearless dreamer part of you go? And can we get it back? T...

Ideas from childhood: Tag, monkey bars, going for a bike ride, eating ice cream, baking biscuits, dancing, decorating cupcakes, doing cartwheels and handstands, reading, watching cartoons, eating cereal, drawing, painting, drawing with chalk on the road, playing frisbee, swimming (playing mermaid), sleeping in, climbing trees, telling the people close to you you love them.

December is a fine time to review and reflect. And this year is one to reflect on! Join me as we chat about that which I’ve come to realize about achieving (and not achieving) goals and how to manage the voices of the world telling you you are either a failure or success based on your accomplishments. Included in this episode is an extract from my journal which I quite personal but I want to share...

Everyone wants to get married young. Not me. As women we have our “biological clocks” and society encourages us to rush into things - marriage, having kids (so you can be young parents). And if that’s you: AWESOME! I hope you find someone super special to love, and who will love you, for the rest of your life. For me personally, I want to build myself a bit first. I want to travel, collect memorie...

Twas the night before the Economics exam and roommates Gia and Rae began the recording of the "Room 3014" episode... Hey beautiful family! I'm so glad you are joining us today - wherever you are - because you guys finally get to meet my incredible roommate! For those of you who have followed my story for a while, you'll know that I am currently ending my first year of university and I have had the...

Hey guys its Rae! It's so good to be back! I really, really enjoyed recording this episode because I think I needed to talk my way through this topic. Comparison is something I'm currently struggling with so talking about it was a bit daunting, but I really want this to be a space where we get raw and real with our struggles and emotions to remind us that life is not a highlight reel. And...

Would you choose to relive this moment? If you were given the choice to return to any day, any time, of your life (after you’ve since died) would today be a consideration? If your answer is “no” then I challenge you to change it. Not your choice, but your day. Start treating these moments differently. Start romanticizing the boring moments, the simple activities. Become proud of yourself for each...

Suffering is inevitable. If you have never suffered in your life (which I'm sure you have) you will suffer someday in the future. Suffering is simply a part of life. But how can we ensure that suffering does not hinder our ability to have and live a full life? Is it possible to turn suffering into a good thing, and how, the heck, does someone do that? These are the questions Rae dives into with he...

Last week we focused on our mindset and how we think about living simply. That is the first step in any lifestyle change - get your mind right. This week we explore practice ways to improve our lives so we can live a more simple, peaceful, intentional life. You do not need to do them all, drastic life changes are not the answer, rather choose a few to include in your daily routine and see if you c...

Who is responsible for your peace? When I think of living simply…leading a simple life I think of myself living slowly, living intentionally, living peacefully. This week on Simply Rae we look at the mindset behind peace and simple life. This is episode 1 of a 2 part series all about how we can incorporate little habits to practice simple living. This episode focuses on getting our mindset aligned...

Hey fam! We’re picking up right where we left off with the quote “we can do hard things.” Last week we explored the possibility that we can do things that challenge us that are difficult in the moment, we concluded that we have so much potential that we need to prove to ourselves. This week we’re looking at the former segment of that quote with the focus on the word “we.” It doesn’t say “I can do...

“We can do hard things.” That’s a quote that came to mind after I had run up a treacherous hill during one of my solo runs this last week. And I started crying - say what you want, “women are so emotional,” but I think from an overflow of emotions and stress coupled by the worst burn my quads have ever felt, the tears poured. I came to realize that I need to do hard things, like running hills, to...

Hey fam! Welcome back to The Simply Rae podcast. This is a late night thought that I reckoned would be cool to discuss on the podcast. It’s a podcast full of insight (as insightful as a 19 year old university student can be), let’s compile a short road map…First the thought kicks off from a devotion I read about strongholds in our lives, it then wanders through the street of having not figured lif...

Three months ago I decided to delete my instagram account. I did not know when i was going to redownload the app, if i was ever going to. I did not know what to expect, nor did I have a single reason as to why I chose to leave Instagram. I just felt I needed to set back. Three months later, I have redownloaded the app and I am quite active on the platform. It was never about having no social media...

"The nice thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way is up." What this quote fails to mention is it is your job to get yourself "up." This week Rae unpacks her recent experience of going (her version) of broke while being in university. She reflects on the lseeons she's learnt and how she's come to think about money. Rae: Normally I would steer clear of conversations around money because I ju...

Rae embarks on a non-scripted episode regarding her morning journal questions around “what fills Rae?” Although impromptu, this episode is packed with insight and thought-provoking questions. Here’s the podcast’s Instagram so you’re kept in the full loop: @ thesimplyraepodcast And here are the questions spoken about today; 1. What was my favourite thing to do growing up? 2. What did I dream of doi...

Today Rae sits down and chats about her realization about her small dreams. She talks about how we owe it to ourselves to enjoy the dreams we've achieved and how we can go about celebrating them.  "We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be?  - Nelson Mandela "I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed talki...

Welcome to Simply Rae podcast where host Rae chats everything about this crazy little life we live.  In this episode Rae sits down and introduces herself and why she started the Simply Rae podcast. She talks about her life's motto and how by starting a podcast she is moving from one fear to a much better fear. She states that "life is like the ocean; you cannot grab it, the only way to ex...