Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

How do you know when it’s time to fill your cup? What does that sensation feel like in your body? Can you catch yourself before you overdo it? Do you listen to what your body is telling you? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will help you discover how your body feels in this exact moment. It’s a practice you can come to anytime to close your eyes and sense your energy levels. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2026

When you are feeling drained, what fills you back up again? What do you do when you need a real energy boost? What fills your soul? In today’s episode, you will answer this question, looking at whether you are using this activity to its fullest potential in your life. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026

Gemini season tends to be a really social time of year. There are so many celebrations and graduations. The weather is nicer and we are outside more with our loved ones. But through it all, are you balancing your energy levels? Do you know when you are ready to rest versus when you are ready to pick up the pace? Do you know when you are feeling extroverted and social and when you need more silence in your life? This week on Self-Care Daily we will learn how to ride those waves. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2026

For today’s self-care practice, we are going to take the gratitude we feel inside and turn it into a physical experience that can be noticed and seen by its intended recipients. Rachel will share some great ways you can do this, from writing a thank you card, to picking up trash when you’re outside. It’s a practice that will get you creative and allow you to have some fun. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2026

Yesterday we focused on how gratitude makes us feel on the inside. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through an open-ended journaling practice that will do the opposite. When you are anchored into gratitude, what changes externally in your life? Do you feel you have less hurdles in your day to day? Can you navigate difficulty easier? Does it change the dynamic between you and other people? Tune in to find the impact. 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

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2026

How does gratitude show up in your body? What fleeting feelings pass through you and where? Can you really linger in this embodiment of thankfulness? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will allow you to feel gratitude in your body in the here and now. This isn’t a feeling we have to wait for - we just have to let it in. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

You can probably feel it; our energy shifts as soon as we turn our attention toward gratitude. Things feel easier, our blessings become obvious, and we can sense the flow in our lives. It can turn an entire day around! Today we will be focusing on our most obvious and biggest sources of gratitude. What are you most grateful for in this moment? And how does that show up in your body? Take it in and tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2026

Gratitude is an anchor in our lives. It’s a place we can return when we feel lost in the mundane and stuck in the trials of life. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to focus on gratitude. We will learn to redirect our focus toward the magic that’s already present - and the things that really matter. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2026

We’ve been working up to this all week: today we are going to get messy on purpose. Rachel shares some great ways you can get your hands dirty, from cooking with your kids to finger painting or making some kind of art. Sometimes when you embrace the mess, your perfectionism fades away and you can just live in the moment. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2026

Is there an issue in your life that you are fighting so hard to control? Are you constantly trying to sort out the mess but it seems like it’s not doing anything? In today’s episode, you are going to consider an area of your life that just feels like a huge mess. Maybe this area doesn’t need more control or effort, maybe it just needs a little bit of acceptance. Sometimes by letting go, the trash will take itself out. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2026

Are you judgemental toward your body? Almost all of us are. This is an area where we tend to get overly controlling and nitpick. In today’s episode, you are going to hold space for a part of your body that you are never satisfied with. Rachel will guide you through a meditation to place your hands on yourself, shift toward acceptance, and allow this body part to be exactly as it is. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

Today’s episode offers you a journaling practice with a very important question: in what area of your life are you trying to be perfect? Where are you fighting for control? It may be in your job, your relationships, or even your body. But - trying to control ourselves, or outcomes, or the world is a losing battle. It can feel really good to take a deep breath and allow mistakes and imperfections. Tune in to see how this shows up in your life and if there’s anything you want to change. 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

Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026

The majority of us try to avoid messes in our lives - whether that’s physical mess, conflicts with others, or our own inner turmoil. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to take a good hard look at the parts of life that aren’t all rainbows and butterflies. What would it be like to fully embrace them? Can you allow yourself to get your hands dirty, to let go of perfection, and to dig into that mess? Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2026

We have reached our final reading practice of the week. The practice Rachel shares today will help you continue reading into the future. It’s a little way to plant the seed of reading in your life and keep it going. Will you read with a friend? Will you join a book club? Tune in to figure it out. 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

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2026

In today’s episode, you are going to take a walk down memory lane and reflect on any book that changed your life. How did it change your life? Did it shift your perspective? Did it make you live differently? Rachel will share some books that shifted things for her and remind you of something so beautiful: there are books out there you haven’t read yet that can change everything. Tune in for inspiration. 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

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2026

Have you read yet today? The truth about reading is that the more you read, the easier it is to read even more. In today’s episode, Rachel shares tips on how to add more reading to your already busy life. It’s probably easier than you think! Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

We are reading for the sake of reading this week. We aren’t doing this to finish a book or prove a point - we are doing it to simply enjoy reading. In today’s episode, you are going to pick what you would like to read. Choose a book that resonates; a book that your heart wants to read. Maybe it’s already on your bookshelf or maybe it’s at the book store. Once you decide on your book, it’s time to dive in. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026

This week on Self-Care Daily, we have a very specific topic. We are going to read! There are so many great benefits to reading - a major one being it takes us away from social media. How does a week of reading feel to you? Does it feel hard? Or is that what you do anyways? Contemplate it and tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 2026

It’s really the mundane moments that make up the majority of our lives. That’s why it’s so important to savor those moments - to slow down and enjoy them as much as we can. For today’s self-care practice, you are going to take a regular moment in your life and turn it into something special. Rachel will share some examples, from your morning coffee, to lunch in the afternoon, or that walk you take in the evening. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2026

We are surrounded by so much beauty, but we don’t always notice it. What is blocking you from the magic in your life? Are you too busy? Do you have an internal obstacle? Today’s episode will help you take a moment to notice, acknowledge and find some clarity on what keeps you from noticing everything wonderful around you. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 7 May 2026

How much time do you spend searching for happiness? How often do you long for the future, thinking contentment is only found there? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation to find these feelings in the here and now. There is a place of peace within you. All you have to do is learn to tap into it. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

Our daily lives are full of so many different moments, from the mundane to the important, and the mindless to the thoughtful. In today’s episode, you will break down different moments in your life. What is your favorite moment in a day? And what is a moment that happens often that you wish you could savor more? Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2026

Does time feel like it’s speeding up for you right now? We are approaching the end of the school year, the weather is getting warmer - and our lives tend to get busier. This week on the show you will be invited to not spin too far off into that busy-ness, but instead, to pay attention to the magic unfolding all around you. It really is fleeting, and you don’t want to miss it. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2026

We are all looking to claim our own space and set healthy boundaries in our lives. We want to create a life where we feel held, nourished, and whole. Today’s episode offers you a simple practice that will help you claim your own space and spend some time getting to know it. Rachel shares an old ritual she does to feel protected and know exactly where she is. Tune in to try it. 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

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2026

Today Sweden celebrates Valborgsmässoafton, where bonfires are lit all over the country to mark the end of the cold season, the return of the light, and protection from evil spirits. In line with this, today’s practice will help you protect yourself from bad energy or toxic people that may be imposing on your peace. Where do you need to set a boundary? How can you offer yourself some space from negative situations? Tune in to figure it out. 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

Transcribed - Published: 30 April 2026

It’s easy to focus on the parts of life where we feel stuck or stagnant. But change happens in small steps. In today’s episode, you are going to really turn your attention toward an area of your life where you are growing, expanding and evolving. If it feels like you’re not making enough progress, this episode will help you see that you absolutely are. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

Hopefully you are experiencing some warm, sunny weather wherever you are - and hopefully it is inspiring you to come alive. In this episode, you will focus on the things you do in life that give you energy, that make you feel excited, that make it all worthwhile. What is that for you? Rachel will share her own personal experiences, then it’s your turn to reflect and do more of the important things. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 28 April 2026

Over the course of this week there are many holidays or traditions taking place that all mark the same thing: the end of the dark and the return of the light. The colder seasons are over and somehow we are already entering May! This week on the show, we are going to honor these celebrations and reflect on how they relate to our own lives. Where do you feel a return of vitality? What is abundant and fertile in your life right now? Tune in to bask in the growth.  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

Transcribed - Published: 27 April 2026

Today’s self-care episode offers you a simple practice, but with profound possibility. Rachel will guide you to go out in nature and do two things - get yourself fired up, and then find stillness. It is a beautiful way to connect with everything happening in nature on the outside, and feel what it brings you on the inside. By the end, you will have a quieter mind and a deeper connection to your place on this earth. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2026

Every single time you connect with nature, you get something out of it. Today’s episode will help you notice and identify what this relationship brings you. How do you feel after spending time outside? What is it that you receive? After a free journaling session, it will be so much easier to reach for nature as a resource when you need to be picked up. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2026

Nature has been your home since the very beginning. But oftentimes as you grow, it can be lost a little along the way. Today’s episode will offer you a reminder of the connection you’ve always had with nature. You will reflect on a memory of something special you did outside when you were young. Rachel will share her own inspiration and memories. Hopefully by the end, you will feel a little more connected with our world - because it’s just as available to us now as it was back then. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

Nature is not a place we go - it’s who we are. Today’s episode will share an easy way you can deepen your connection with nature, no matter what your relationship to it looks like right now. You will identify a natural moment outside that you already have in your life, then Rachel will walk you through the steps to make this moment more present and purposeful. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 21 April 2026

We have entered Taurus season. This sign is all about stability, grounding, and returning to the earthly pleasures in life. So, in honor of this season, we are dedicating this week on Self-Care Daily to our love for nature. Rachel will guide you through practices every day that will help you feel connected to the earth, or reignite a relationship with nature if you’ve lost it. After all, nature is part of us - and being connected to it means being connected to who we are. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 20 April 2026

Today’s self-care practice is one that Rachel does every single spring. It’s a way to step into the energy of this fresh season, to release everything that is built up inside, and to feel open and ready to invite in all the new things coming your way. We are going to do a spring scream. Rachel will share the most cathartic, sacred way to let this out. You’ll feel so much lighter once you do. Tune in to begin.  The book Rachel mentions in this episode is Ronja Rövardotter by Astrid Lindgren. 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

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2026

It is such a wonderful feeling to acknowledge parts of your life that are spacious, that flow, that are nothing but easy and a joy. In today’s episode, you are going to determine where you have been able to let go - where you have actually healed. Rachel will share a personal example from her own life. We have such an amazing power to be able to put things down and unburden ourselves - where have you done that lately? Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2026

Holding in what needs to be said can weigh you down more than anything else. In today’s episode, you will contemplate something you haven’t said or haven’t communicated properly. There is a place inside that wants to speak the truth - and it’s important to honor that part of you. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

This week we are doing an energetic spring clean. In today’s episode, you will contemplate something that weighs you down more than a messy closet ever could. What issue in your life has lots of tension right now? What is distracting you? Where are you having a hard time letting go? This episode will help you reflect on it and find one thing in your control that you can change. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026

Throughout the winter things tend to build up and can make us feel heavy and stuck. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to take our spring cleaning from the physical and turn it inward. What is dirty and dusty when it comes to your relationship with yourself and with others? It’s time to air it all out and create space within. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2026

We’ve spent the week purging and decluttering. Today we are getting into the final steps of spring cleaning - the actual deep cleaning! Rachel shares the steps she does to air her house out. By the end, your home will have a new freshness to it. It’s one of the best feelings. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2026

We are spring cleaning this week on the show and today it is time to tackle the most daunting area of your house. What is that for you? What is the most challenging area? The place that feels almost impossible to clean? The area that you have been avoiding? It’s time to get to it and clean it out. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2026

Today’s practice is not only a physical cleanse, but an energetic one as well. We are going to purge! It’s time to let things go and move on. Rachel shares some tips on how to do it. You will feel so much lighter by the end. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

Every practice this week on the show comes with action. We are actively cleaning our houses so that by the end, we feel at ease in our own lives. Today we are starting with something manageable, but still daunting: the junk drawer. Rachel shares her tips to tackle it. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 7 April 2026

Spring is all about renewal. As nature shows us, nothing new can grow if we don’t clean out the old. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to spring clean our home. This is something we do every year on the show, and one of Rachel’s favorite practices. It’s not a chore - it’s a gift you give yourself. You’ll breathe easier by the end of it. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2026

We’ve been planning all week - now it’s time to take action. In today’s episode, you are going to do the thing. Take a big step. Dare to take a risk. Commit to a new project. You may just realize afterward that you’re already doing it, and you can do hard things. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2026

Since you are starting a new project this week, there are going to be different things you need depending on what it is. Do you need some undisturbed time alone? Do you need some help? Or some particular items from the store? Figure out everything you need today and you may be surprised that you can make it happen. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2026

What is holding you back from your goals? What barrier stands in your way? In today’s episode, you will take some time on your own to meditate on the greatest obstacle you face when initiating a new project. Feel the energy of it - it’s shifting. It’s not set in stone anymore, and maybe you can move it out of the way. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

Today is the day to discover what you want to bring into your life. Do you have a big project you’ve been itching to start? Is there a change in behavior or routine you are trying to implement? Today’s practice will help you lay it all out and come to a conclusion. Tune in to begin.  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

Transcribed - Published: 31 March 2026

We are deep into Aries season now, and you may be feeling like you want to start something new. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to begin a new project. What is something you want to take out of the dream stage and turn into reality? Rachel will give you some prep to make it happen. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 30 March 2026

Today’s episode will help you bring your intentions for spring to life. Rachel will guide you through a beautiful ritual. It involves writing your intention down on paper, taking a walk outside, meditating, and then offering your intention to the earth. Speak it out loud, let the wind carry it off, and wait for the universe to do its thing. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2026

Today’s episode brings you a journaling practice that will help you align your intentions with your longings for spring. What was the intention you set for 2026? And what are you yearning for in your life right now? How do these two things align? Rachel shares an example from her own life, then it’s your turn to do the inner work. Tune in to begin. 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

Transcribed - Published: 26 March 2026