#071  Today’s show feels like a deep exhale.  It revolves around this idea that self-development does not have to come from feeling that something is wrong with us.  Rather, it can be born from a remembrance of who we are.

Our guest today, Rachel Astarte, is a transpersonal psychotherapist and life coach.  Rachel is the author of Celebrating Solitude: How to Develop and Honor Your Highest Self.  She is also the host of the podcast “Self-Talk with Rachel Astarte.”

We cover a range of topics including:

• Transpersonal psychotherapy as a holistic approach to treat the mind, body and spirit
• The importance and benefits of having a solitude practice
• How the pandemic shifted our relationship with ourselves and others
• How the natural world can help connect and ground us

We end this episode with our Dose of Inspiration segment, where Rachel shares some of the things that are lighting her up these days. 

Links:

Braiding Sweetgrass – book

Rachel’s website

Rachel’s podcast

Rachel’s books

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