Musings from Greece: Honeymoon Memories, the Goddess Hera, and Slowing Down Summer

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In today’s episode, Rachel is talking to you from Greece as she visits on a family vacation. Greece holds a special place in Rachel’s heart, as this was a country she visited with her mom when she was little, but also on her first solo trips without parents, and even on her honeymoon. Reminiscing on all the trips in the past leads Rachel to today - now on a trip with her little family. She talks about the magic of summer, of playing in the water with her children, of visiting ancient temples and legendary trees, and of really good food and really good wine. But even surrounded by all this beauty, it can be hard to slow down if life back home is still busy. Do you have trouble slowing down in the summer? Are you savoring these moments as much as you could be? And how can you support yourself and your nervous system so you can take it all in and enjoy exactly where you are? Today’s episode is full of storytelling, pondering, and a beautiful reminder to appreciate this moment - it’s all you’ve got. 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'm talking to you from Greece, where I am on a family vacation
0:06.7	right now. I talk about, of course, the magic of this time of summer, of having time to spend
0:14.3	with your children and your loved ones, the beach, the sea, the food, the wine. I mean, so much is so beautiful in this part of the world.
0:24.6	And I also talk about just how challenging it can be to actually slow down once you find
0:31.5	yourself with an abundance of time. That transition from having moved very quickly to getting to enjoy your vacation. Are we actually
0:40.9	savoring these moments as much as we can? And how can we support ourselves into that soft and gentle
0:49.2	settling of our nervous system that we are all craving at this time of year.
0:58.5	I hope you are listening to this episode from a hammock or a beach somewhere.
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1:33.9	Let's dive in.
1:38.0	Hi, friends.
1:39.3	Hi, everyone.
1:42.9	Welcome to a brand new episode of the show.
1:46.3	How are we doing?
1:48.0	How is everybody?
1:56.4	It is, I want to say it's the middle of summer, but honestly, we are getting really close to the end of July.
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