Inspired By Design With Katie Ruppert

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...

I missed my first Friday episode ever… and it turned out to be the perfect lesson in consistency. After moving into my new apartment, I spent a full week unpacking, organizing, and following the burst of energy that came from a full-body “yes.” Instead of beating myself up for stepping away from work, I watched my Human Design as a Manifesting Generator play out in real time. In this episode, I’m...

Have you ever had one of those days where everything feels harder than it should… and you assume something must be wrong with you? What if nothing is wrong with you at all? In this episode of Inspired by Design , Katie shares a preview of her upcoming workshop “Work With the Moon, Not Against Yourself.” She explains how understanding natural energy cycles—from the moon to Human Design transits—can...

March 2026 "moving sale" https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5rHsl9Y8mEraoNmxkeq618N5pSyOmt7mAC8V_3Nu1o88qpA/viewform?usp=header Many people discover Human Design and think, “That’s interesting.” But what surprises most people is how practical it becomes when you actually use it. In this episode, Katie shares the three biggest reasons people book Human Design readings with her —an...

What if scaling your business didn’t require more hustle… but more alignment? This week on Inspired by Design , Katie sits down with transformational business scaling coach Priyanka Khandalkar to explore what happens when success built on hustle stops working. Priyanka shares her journey from high-achieving engineer in male-dominated manufacturing plants to coaching over 1,200 entrepreneurs and he...

Leadership Is Evolving—With or Without You What if burnout isn’t a badge of honor—but a sign your leadership model is outdated? In this powerful conversation, Katie sits down with Dr. Lynnea Brumbaugh founder of Executive OS and trusted advisor to executive teams navigating change without emotional chaos. With experience working alongside organizations like MetLife and Gen X Consulting, Dr. Nne he...

This wasn’t the episode I planned — and that’s the point. In this Season 2 kickoff, I share what it looked like to navigate overwhelm in real time instead of trying to “fix” it. From old achievement scripts resurfacing to feeling irritable and off, I walk you through how I used my Human Design strategy (respond + inform), nervous system awareness, and simple embodied tools to shift without blowing...

One year ago, I pressed record — not because I had a strategy, but because I couldn’t not do it. In this anniversary episode, I reflect on 54 episodes, unexpected themes, personal growth, business pivots, nervous system regulation in real time, and what it meant to record conversations about peace while actively rebuilding my own. This year wasn’t just about launching a podcast.  It was about find...

Katie gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Human Design connection charts —and why understanding energy dynamics can completely change how you relate to the people you care about most. Whether it’s a romantic partner, business collaborator, parent/child relationship, or close friendship, connection charts reveal how two people are designed to work together , where misunderstandings come from, and...

This week’s episode is part personal reflection, part practical permission slip. After a snow-day slowdown and a quick spiral into “what day is it?” energy, Katie explores how weekly transits, moon phases, and Human Design can be used in a grounded, useful way—without needing to understand all the jargon or believe any of it. She shares: How she uses Human Design & astrology transits as weekly...

In this episode, Katie wraps up the Starting 2026 Differently series with her favorite anchor for the year: a Bingo Card intention-setting practice inspired by the podcast Demystifying Magic . Instead of pressure, hustle, or perfection, this approach invites curiosity, responsiveness, and ease. She also celebrates the one-year anniversary of Inspired by Design with a Valentine’s Day giveaway and s...

If you’ve felt pressure to “get it together,” overhaul your life, or make 2026 your best year ever … this conversation is your permission slip to slow down. In this episode of Inspired by Design , Katie sits down with Jaimee Dixon , intuitive and founder of Intuitive Wisdom Apothecary , for a deeply grounding conversation about intuition, feminine energy, rest, and moving into the new year with fl...

What if starting fresh didn’t require pressure, perfection, or pushing harder? In this episode, Katie is joined by Matt Dickson , certified hypnotherapist, 500-hour yoga teacher, and known as The Hypnotic Yogi , for a grounded, non-traditional conversation about change, habit-breaking, and nervous system support — without the all-or-nothing mindset. Matt shares why most New Year’s resolutions fail...

The pressure to “fix your whole life” in January is real — and exhausting. In this first episode of 2026, Katie offers a refreshing alternative to traditional goal setting that honors your energy, your nervous system, and the season of life you’re actually in. Instead of resolutions, hustle, or rigid SMART goals, she shares a simple, practical ritual she’s used consistently for over a year: checki...