Rooted Exchange

Send a text It feels like two people stood up in the room: the mother you want to be, and the child you once were. If you’ve ever felt hijacked by your own reaction to a toddler meltdown, or paralyzed by the fear that you are "messing up" your kids, this episode is a breath of fresh air. Rachael is joined by Jenni Smith, LCSW, to talk about the gritty reality of reparenting ourselves alo...

Send a text What if the real breakthrough in your relationship isn’t the perfect answer…but the moment you stop pretending you have one? In this episode of Rooted Exchange, I sit down with Noah Thomas (@BigNoKnow) to unpack the invisible weight so many of us carry—women holding emotional labor and mental load, men feeling pressure to provide while staying silent—and how those roles quietly shape t...

Send a text Parenthood can be the happiest thing—and still put your relationship into survival mode. In this episode, I sit down with my husband to tell the truth about our first year: what we took for granted, what got heavy, and the tiny moments that helped us come back.  You’ll leave with:  A name for the disconnection that can happen after baby Why “help” isn’t always doing more, and One small...

Send a text After birth, so many of us walk out of the hospital changed…and somehow expected to figure it out alone. The pain, the leaking, the heaviness, the quiet fear of “is this my new normal?”—and the part that hits hardest: the silence.   Postpartum pelvic floor therapy can be the difference between guessing and having a real roadmap . In this Rooted Exchange episode, Dr. Jessica Hund (The F...

Send a text We live in a world that encourages us to disassociate, to distract ourselves with phones, products, and noise to avoid feeling the heavy stuff. But what if the peace you are looking for requires you to stop running and finally come home to your own body? In this episode of Rooted Exchange, Rachael sits down with  @kellyniewellness , an intuitive, ceremonialist, and embodiment facilitat...

Send a text Common doesn’t mean normal. If you’re navigating postpartum recovery— leaking, pain, pressure, or feeling disconnected from your body —this episode is for you. Rachael talks with Dr. Jessica Hund (pelvic floor PT, founder of The Floor PDX ) about why the 6-week clearance isn’t a real healing plan, why Kegels aren’t always the answer , and how to advocate for pelvic floor care that feel...

Send a text So much of motherhood isn’t loud. It doesn’t show up on to-do lists. And it rarely gets named out loud. In this episode of Rooted Exchange , Rachael sits down with Whitney Mayer for a candid, lived-experience conversation about the invisible load — the constant mental tracking, anticipating, remembering, and emotional labor that so many women carry quietly every day. Together, they unp...

Send a text We are taught to seek healing in products and distractions, but true peace may require stripping everything away to face the silence we fear most. We are exploring the difference between "faking it" and the deep alchemy required to actually become it. Find out what happens when you stop running from the discomfort and realize that you are your own medicine. If any part of thi...

Send a text It starts with the small things: remembering the toothpaste, anticipating the snack request, and constantly scanning the room for what could go wrong. It is the work that has no job description, but it shapes our entire lives. In this upcoming episode of Rooted Exchange , Rachael sits down with Whitney Mayer,  a veteran turned stay-at-home mom, to unpack the weight of the Invisible Loa...

Send a text What if you didn’t need to have it all figured out to belong? This is the beginning of Rooted Exchange, not a polished origin story, but a quiet one. Recorded in a lived-in home with laundry humming and toys on the floor, this episode is an invitation to slow down, breathe, and remember yourself. In this opening conversation, Rachael shares the seed of why Rooted Exchange exists: a lif...