The Absurdity of the World, Prepping, and Why You Need To Rely On Yourself

From the Heart with Rachel Brathen

Rachel Brathen

Society & Culture

4.7 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Rachel shares many opposing thoughts that we are all thinking right now: the world is absurd, crazy and scary - but the world is also full of so many beautiful things. Everywhere we look there is war, genocide, starvation, and terrifying men in positions of power. But there are also children laughing, flowers blooming, and ducks in Rachel’s house! How can these polarities exist at once? And even more so, how can we find happiness and joy amidst the chaos and uncertainty? Whatever you are doing to take care of yourself right now is beautiful. Whether that looks like small self-care practices or prepping a bunker for the apocalypse (Rachel shares a bit more of her journey here, too!), it all counts. At the end of the day, the only one coming to save you is you. Tune in for an episode that will empower you to remember that you are the one you have been waiting for. 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 the absurdity of how crazy and scary and unstable
0:08.1	the world is right now and how at the same time there is so much beauty and magic in our
0:14.2	everyday lives. I talk about how beautiful it is that you are doing what you can to take care
0:19.8	of yourself right now.
0:21.4	I share where I'm at in my journey of feeling safer every day through getting a little bit
0:27.3	more prepared for potential crisis and how actually at the end of the day, the one who's
0:34.3	responsible for keeping us safe is us. And that might feel scary, but it's actually
0:39.8	really empowering. So yeah, I'm in a fun mood today.
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1:22.6	Okay, everybody. Hi. Hello.
1:31.6	Do you know how often I feel like a little bit awkward about how to start this podcast? Like the very first sentence. You know, some people with podcasts have this very elaborate
1:39.4	intro kind of, you know, something happening and there's like a pre-recorded here finally joining us,
1:46.7	you know, like this big, as if you're like an MMA fighter entering the ring or something.
1:52.5	You know, I just have my little jingle and then it's me.
1:57.1	And when I sit down to talk to you, I feel very similarly to how I feel when I send off
2:04.2	of like a nine-minute voice note to one of my best friends. Do you guys do that? I know,
2:10.7	you do that. Everybody, everybody are our age. I almost said, I don't think like Gen Z and
2:17.3	younger are voice noters so much. I feel like I
2:20.8	annoy them when I send them voice notes because I never get them back. But I'm a sucker for a voice
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