Returning to Aruba: We’re On The Same Team

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the first episode of 2026 where Rachel is talking to you from Aruba. This is her first time here since 2022 - which was a very complicated trip. She talks about her feelings from the last trip, the difficulties her and Dennis faced, and the feeling of rejection she had. This time around, things are different - but not uncomplicated. Rachel has realized there are still emotions that need feeling, chapters that need closing, and business that needs to be finished once and for all. Can she repair things that were once broken? Can your heart truly recover from such a loss? Take a trip down memory lane in this episode and you may realize - sometimes all it takes is a little bit of time. 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	For the first episode of 2026, I'm talking to you from Aruba. It's been a long time since we
0:07.0	were back in the place we once called home, and it's not entirely uncomplicated. Being back here
0:14.1	has brought up a lot of emotions and made me realize that I still have wounds that need healing,
0:22.4	chapters that need closing,
0:29.7	and it feels so serendipitous to both get to end the 2025 here and open 2026.
0:36.2	I hope wherever you are, you are on that journey toward healing and wholeness too.
0:41.3	Let's jump in.
0:45.5	Hi, everybody.
0:47.6	Hi, hi, hi, hi.
0:50.2	Welcome back to the show.
0:52.2	Happy New Year, everyone.
0:59.8	It's 2026 and we are back, baby. I feel like it really is being back.
1:03.9	It's been a little while since we had ourselves a regular from the heart episode.
1:13.5	And here we are and I have, I don't know, I have so much to talk about and I also feel just a little bit mushy inside, if that makes sense. Feeling a lot of feelings. We are in Aruba right now,
1:21.8	which I have felt overwhelmed by just over the past couple of weeks to the point of I haven't really
1:30.2	wanted to talk about it.
1:31.9	Like in, it's normally on the show, like if I have a vacation planned or we're going
1:35.2	somewhere like I would tell you.
1:36.8	I'll let you know.
1:37.8	Like, hey, heads up.
1:39.0	I'm going somewhere.
1:41.1	But I haven't.
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