Dr. Raquel

Nothing Pretty Podcast with Dr. Raquel

Education EN ↓ 6 episodes

Nothing Pretty is an unfiltered, cinematic conversation series that takes listeners beyond the highlight reel and into the parts of becoming that rarely get witnessed — the messy middle, the pattern-breaking, the pivots, the valleys, and the emotional work it takes to build a life that actually feels like yours. This isn’t a podcast about success. It’s a podcast about what it costs. In a world obsessed with looking polished, Nothing Pretty is the flashlight into the dark corners we often avoid — the moments of doubt, the survival seasons, the rebuilding phases, and the inner work that doesn’t...

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Dr. Raquel

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Sleep Anxiety: The 1 Thing Everyone Gets Wrong 28.06.2026 21:31

Why does everything feel heavier at night? In Episode 6 of The Nothing Pretty Podcast, Dr. Raquel unpacks sleep anxiety, nighttime spiraling, and the one thing so many people get wrong when their mind starts racing: you are not meant to solve your whole life when your brain and body are exhausted. For anyone who can hold it together during the day, but falls apart once the lights go off, this...

The Process Is the Price: What It Really Costs to Live the Life You Prayed For 18.05.2026 41:07

What does it really cost to live the life you prayed for? In Episode 5 of The Nothing Pretty Podcast, Dr. Raquel sits down with Tobi Gadison: actor, performance coach, CEO, and above all, a servant-leader with a rare gift for seeing the greatness in people before they can fully see it in themselves. Tobi has helped artists, speakers, and visionaries step into rooms that demand more of them, no...

You Know Better… So Why Do You Keep Doing It? 06.04.2026 22:25

You know what to do… so why do you keep doing the same thing? If you’ve ever felt like you’re living the same lesson on repeat—same habits, same reactions, same outcomes—this episode is for you. Because breaking a pattern isn’t loud or dramatic. It’s quiet. It’s uncomfortable. And it happens in the moments no one sees. In this episode of Nothing Pretty, I’m sharing 3 simple habits that help you in...

5 Things to Tell Yourself When You Feel Behind 11.03.2026 27:20

Feeling behind can sound like a fact, but most of the time it’s just pressure in a very convincing outfit. In this episode of Nothing Pretty, Dr. Raquel unpacks the quiet panic of watching everyone else seem to move faster, achieve more, and figure life out while you’re still trying to make sense of your own next step. From career and money to relationships, clarity, and purpose, this is a conve...

I Got Sober on Accident with Rachel LaForce 15.02.2026 41:56

We talk a lot about reinvention — but we don’t talk enough about the patterns we carry into every new beginning. In this episode of Nothing Pretty, Dr. Raquel Hammonds is joined by Rachel LaForce for a vulnerable, witty, and grounded conversation about accidental sobriety, self-defeating loops, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Together, they unpack humor as armor, intuition in the l...

If You Feel Stuck, Start Here 26.01.2026 23:02

In Episode 1 of Nothing Pretty, I sit down with listeners to introduce myself, the rebrand, and the heart of this podcast, but more importantly, we talk about what it actually means to be IN PROCESS. We unpack why nothing is wasted, why every season of digging and rebuilding is shaping something greater, and why the messy middle isn’t a flaw in the story, it is the story. This conversation refra...