Let Go and Let God - Navigating Fear, Death, and the Uncertainty of Parenthood

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Today’s episode is a tender one that was difficult to record. Rachel opens up about her fear of death. She discusses how this fear has shaped her throughout her life, from her childhood when it was formed, through motherhood, up until this very moment. And after a traumatic experience in her home and losing her entire flock of chickens - it seems death has been surrounding her a lot lately. But there is a truth that exists: there is no life without death. How can we navigate the uncertainty of life and still let go enough to enjoy it? How do we know when to listen to our intuition and act versus when to accept that we have no real control? Tune in for an episode that will break your heart open and remind you that while everyone dies - not everyone truly lives. 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, I talk about death or fear of death, rather, and how that
0:08.7	deep fear has shaped me throughout my life from when I was a young child throughout motherhood
0:15.7	all the way up until this moment. I talk about the uncertainty of life and how we can't fully allow life to happen
0:26.3	without accepting the uncertainty of it, without holding just a little bit of space for the fact that
0:34.5	when life happens, so eventually does death.
0:39.6	So how do we navigate that and how do we move through life both knowing and not knowing?
0:47.1	This is a very tender topic for me and a difficult episode to record.
0:52.6	So thank you for being here.
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1:28.8	Let's dive in.
1:33.0	Hi, friends.
1:34.6	Hi, hi, hi, hi.
1:38.0	Welcome to a brand new episode of From the Heart.
1:46.3	It's the end of day, almost for me, or it's late afternoon.
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