Ask Rachel: The Biggest Love That Could Ever Exist

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

It’s time for another episode of Ask Rachel. Today’s show brings with it a beautiful mix of deep questions from listeners. How can we handle the intense anxiety, fear and intrusive thoughts that come with having a new child and thinking something bad may happen to them? Is there anything we can do to lessen the burden of losing our pets? In a world filled with so many horrible things, how can we regulate our nervous systems and make it through the day feeling somewhat whole? It’s an episode that will help you meet your dreams, live fully, and most of all: love as deeply as you can possibly love. Tune in to hear it. If you have a question for Rachel, call her at +1(720) 443-1771. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the podcast, it's time for Ask Rachel. It's been a little while and I got a
0:07.3	really beautiful mix of questions today. We talk about the fear of losing a child as a new mom and
0:16.6	those intrusive thoughts that I know many of you can relate with.
0:29.7	We talk about what it's like living through the day-to-day anxiety of knowing what is happening in this world and how can we actually regulate our nervous systems and make it through
0:34.9	the end of the day, every day feeling somewhat whole. I also talk about
0:40.5	feeling stagnant in life when you have identified a big dream that you have, but you're not
0:45.6	fully quiet ready to get to that place yet, how to actually find contentment where you are
0:54.1	and knowing when it's time to take action in a bigger
0:56.9	way. I also answer a question about losing your dog and a little question about fantasy books,
1:04.7	which was a fun one to answer.
1:09.4	Being an adult sucks. Adults, they have to work all day.
1:14.6	When adults get male, it's always bills and bills suck.
1:20.6	Sure, but we've got a driver's license.
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1:40.2	Let's jump in.
1:44.0	Okay, am I the only one who is obsessed with Biskopf cookies now?
1:50.5	I sense this stupid viral cheesecake yogurt thing that everybody was doing on Instagram.
1:58.7	I bought Biskopf cookies to try to make it myself.
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