She Rises with Rachel Clare

When Emilee Pearson was born with cystic fibrosis, her parents were told she likely wouldn't live into her teenage years. Today, she's 46 years old, celebrating 24 years of marriage, preparing to become a grandmother, and living a life filled with miracles she never imagined possible. In this deeply moving conversation, Emilee shares how she learned to place God's promises above medical prediction...

In this uplifting and honest conversation, Rachel sits down with religious educator, speaker, and digital missionary Sonrisa Hasselbach to explore joy, confidence, faith, and the courage to keep showing up—even when life feels hard. Known for blending gospel truth with humor, Sonrisa shares how her love of making funny videos eventually merged with her testimony of Jesus Christ, creating a unique...

What does it look like to find God in the middle of ordinary life? In this heartfelt conversation, Rachel sits down with Institute teacher Kathryn Davis to discuss faith, relationships, young adults, and the life-changing practice of recognizing God's hand in our daily lives. Kathryn shares what she's learned from teaching thousands of young adults, why today's rising generation gives her tremendo...

Today's episode is not only inspiring, but sacred. Rachel is joined by her dear friend Amelia Lyon for a deeply honest conversation about grief, gratitude, motherhood, faith, and learning to recognize God’s hand in every season of life. Amelia shares her experiences with multiple miscarriages, losing her father to ALS, the sudden death of her brother, and the recent loss of her stepfather to cance...

In this episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with Sheila Layton to talk about grief, faith, divine timing, and the quiet ways God carries us through unimaginable loss. Sheila shares what it was like growing up in a small LDS town in Canada with a faithful mother and a father who struggled with alcoholism. At just 21 years old, Sheila lost three immediate family members within five weeks—her fath...

In this tender episode of She Rises Podcast, Rachel sits down with Amber Jackson for a conversation about grief, motherhood, faith, and choosing joy in the middle of a life that didn’t unfold the way she imagined. Amber shares her journey through postpartum depression, raising children with special needs, divorce, remarriage, caregiving through terminal brain cancer, and ultimately losing her husb...

"Perhaps we are not exhausted because we are doing too much—but because we are doing too many things out of alignment with who we are meant to be." In this personal solo episode, Rachel shares a message that has been stirring in her heart for years:   you were created to create.   Whether you’re building a family, a business, a home, relationships, healing, beauty, or faith—you are a cre...

What if you could carry more, become more, and rise higher… without feeling more overwhelmed? In this inspiring episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with health and wellness educator Tanna Fox for a conversation that beautifully bridges physical health and spiritual power. Together they explore how caring for the body can increase the capacity of the spirit—and why more peace doesn’t always come...

In this powerful episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with Heidi Lyn Campbell—speaker, leadership mentor, and coach—to talk about confidence, calling, and trusting God when life doesn’t unfold the way you planned. Heidi shares her personal journey as a self-described “late bloomer”—navigating years of unexpected waiting, building a career she never planned, and wrestling with questions during so...

In today’s deeply honest and vulernable episode, Rachel sits down with her dear friend Molly Collings for a conversation about faith, suffering, and what happens when God feels silent. After walking through one of the hardest years of her life—filled with physical challenges, emotional strain, and unexpected trials—Molly found herself in a place she never anticipated: unable to feel the Spirit in...

In this powerful conversation on She Rises, Rachel sits down with artist, entrepreneur, and founder of Juniper Print Shop and The Rooted Home, Jenny Komenda. What began as a small creative outlet while raising young children eventually grew into a thriving creative business—but Jenny’s story is about much more than entrepreneurship. It’s about learning to recognize God’s voice, trusting divine pro...

In today’s episode of She Rises, Rachel is joined by health and fitness coach Megan Millecam for a powerful conversation about strength, surrender, and faith in seasons of waiting. Megan has spent nearly two decades helping women build physical strength—but behind that strength is a deeply personal story of patience, heartbreak, and unwavering faith. Together, Rachel and Megan explore the connecti...

What do you do when you feel prompted to do something that makes absolutely no sense? In this honest conversation, Rachel sits down with life coach, author, and mother of seven Christi Davis to talk about the sacred wrestle of trusting God when the path feels unclear. Christi shares the surprising story of being prompted to move her family across the country—only to feel called to move back just a...

In this heartfelt episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with Jenny Evans—beloved cook, teacher, mother, grandmother, and woman of deep faith—for a conversation about hospitality, discipleship, resilience, and choosing love in a divided world. Jenny shares how her desire to cook began long before she knew how, how opening her table shaped her children, and how deep relationships can form when...

What if your questions aren’t signs of weak faith… but invitations to a quest? In this dynamic and deeply moving episode of She Rises, Rachel sits down with artist, author, and American Ninja Warrior competitor Jenedy Paige to explore how God uses creativity, discipline, grief, and growth to shape who we are becoming. Jenedy shares the inspired realization she had at 17 years old when she saw the...

In a world that glorifies busy and rewards distraction, what if the most powerful thing a woman can do is be still? In this sacred and counter-cultural conversation, Rachel sits down with meditation coach and mother of five, Jesika Harmon, to explore the spiritual discipline of stillness — and why it may be the missing key to personal revelation, confident motherhood, and accessing the powers of h...

What do you do when your child makes choices you wouldn’t choose for them? How do you hold onto faith without letting fear take over your motherhood? In this episode, Rachel shares a powerful conversation with her friend and fellow life coach Christi Davis, originally recorded last summer on Christi’s podcast Liking the People You Love. Together, they explore what it really means to guide children...

Cali Black is widely known for helping thousands fall in love with the scriptures through Come, Follow Me—but in this episode of She Rises, we go deeper than scripture study. We talk about agency, trust, humility, and what it really looks like to let God guide our lives without controlling every outcome. Cali shares her personal story of becoming a teacher, stepping away from a career she loved af...

In this solo episode of She Rises, Rachel invites listeners into a sacred and deeply personal conversation about believing in yourself—not in a shallow, motivational way, but through the lens of divine identity, divine potential, and spiritual gifts. Drawing from scripture, prophetic teachings, lived experience, and the quiet whisperings of the Spirit, Rachel explores why self-doubt is so dangerou...

In today’s episode of She Rises , Rachel sits down with Carrian Cheney- a woman whose work may center around food, but whose calling clearly centers around people, presence, and sacred connection. Raised in a place where faith wasn’t the norm, she shares how God began preparing her while she was young to stand as a beacon to others. She was also blessed with an unexpected creative gift which was a...

In today’s episode, I sit down with my dear friend and extraordinary mother, Carie Skinner, for a sacred and honest conversation about divine weakness and divine becoming. As an empty nester who has raised four remarkable children, her journey reflects both deep faith and real-life complexity. We talk about what it means to honor weakness without shame, how God meets us in our limitations, and our...

The beginning of a new year often comes with some pressure — to set goals, make resolutions, and overhaul our lives overnight. But what if God is inviting us into something gentler? In this solo episode, Rachel explores the idea of wintering — a season of intentional slowing, rest, and reflection — and how it can shape a more peaceful, purpose-filled approach to the new year. Rather than rushing a...

In this tender and faith-filled episode, I sat down with Kelsey Oldroyd, whose life has been shaped by profound loss—and unmistakable miracles. After losing her husband to cancer, she found herself, just one year later, spending an entire month in an intensive burn unit with her oldest son after a tragic accident. Now a single mother raising four boys, she shares how her relationship with Jesus Ch...