421. Healing from Lyme disease, Building Pvolve & Doing the Inner Work with Rachel Katzman

The Balanced Blonde // Soul On Fire

Dear Media

Balancedblondespiritualitywellness, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the radiant Rachel Katzman—founder of the innovative functional fitness method, Pvolve, and a fellow chronic illness warrior who has walked the Lyme healing path. This is a fun and empowering conversation about listening to your body, moving with intention, and finding strength through softness. If you've ever felt like traditional fitness didn't work for your body, or that healing requires a more nuanced, feminine approach—this one's for you.

Rachel shares the story behind Pvolve’s creation, how it was born out of her own desire for a smarter, more functional form of movement, and how it ultimately helped her rebuild trust with her body after being knocked down by chronic illness. We talk about the power of intuitive movement, nervous system regulation through fitness, and the importance of honoring the season your body is in—especially when you’re recovering from something as life-altering as Lyme disease. Spoiler: You don’t have to push harder to feel better. Sometimes, healing means doing less—but doing it with deep, loving presence.

We also dive into lifestyle shifts, morning rituals, and how Rachel is redefining what success and wellness look like on the other side of illness. Whether you’re navigating your own health journey, rethinking your relationship to exercise, this one is for you!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:09.1	Hey guys, it's Jordan Younger, your host of the Balance Blonde Soul on Fire podcast.
0:14.4	Here we go deep on all things, astrology, awakening, wellness, motherhood, channeling, aliens, and so much more. We have deep conversations.
0:23.6	We go to other realms. It's a lot of fun. So stick around. Let's dive on in. I cannot wait to connect.
0:34.7	Hello, my favorite people. Welcome back to the show. I'm so happy that you're here. Today, we have the
0:41.9	amazing Rachel Katzman on the show. She's the founder of Peeval and we've been trying to make
0:48.7	this conversation happen for years. And I'm so glad that it finally came to fruition. We have so much in common from
0:57.4	Lyme disease to having sensitive bodies to being functional fitness lovers and beyond.
1:05.9	And Rachel's just a powerhouse of a human. This conversation is different than the other
1:13.0	conversations you've probably heard her have if you've heard her do other podcasts because I
1:18.7	really wanted to go there. I wanted to go deep on things like healing from Lyme disease and,
1:25.3	of course, having Jennifer Aniston partner in their company how it was
1:30.9	healing from the challenges of divorcing her co-founder. And also we do Rachel's birth chart,
1:38.4	her astrology, which was super fun. I loved meeting her. I'm so inspired by her. She's a powerhouse in every way. And we also
1:47.8	do a P-Volve giveaway at the end of this episode. So make sure that you enter. I feel like people
1:54.1	don't enter giveaways as much as they used to. So if you're interested in winning,
1:59.3	you might as well enter because you might seriously
2:02.1	probably win. So with that, let's get into this episode with Rachel Katzman. Come to Instagram
2:08.5	and tell us your favorite parts. And I cannot wait to hear all of your thoughts. Love you guys.
2:20.3	All my best best girlfriends live here already.
2:23.5	And like studio and work and a lot of things are here.
2:27.4	I know I've never been to the studio.
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