The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Grab your fav pen ladies, because it’s time to write the story of how your life goes! The Write Your Own Story podcast is here to encourage women to live the life they dream about by sitting with women business owners, game changers, community leaders and friends in the most honest, no perfect allowed, just girls gabbin way, about all things life and womanhood. Stories are rooted in meaning, connection, and understanding and so often are the clues for our future selves. It’s so important for all of us to hear what other women are doing with their lives. Their successes, their struggles, their perseverance, what failure has taught them, how they show up in this world, and what sets their heart on fire. It’s these stories that make us realize we’re not alone and motivate us to take a closer look at our own dreams. I promise it will be down to earth, super real and honest, funny, and feel like we’re all just gabbin over a cup of coffee or a glass (glasses) of wine. At the end of each show, my hope ist women are inspired to block out the societal “should’s” and the inner voices of “Why me?” and “Am I enough?” so they can pick up the pen with confidence and write their own stories of their lives.
The Write Your Own Story Podcast
Gratitude Is the Path: Resilience, Purpose & Leading with Heart with Rachel DesRochers
In this radiant and raw episode of Write Your Own Story, Betsy sits down with the remarkable Rachel DesRochers—serial entrepreneur, speaker, community builder, and founder of Power to Pursue—to explore what it really means to lead with gratitude, embody resilience, and live a purpose-driven life.
From launching food ventures and a nonprofit Kitchen Collective to empowering thousands of women through one of the Midwest’s largest women’s movements, Rachel’s journey is anything but ordinary. But beneath the achievements lies the deeper story: one of grief, reinvention, and the unwavering power of returning to self.
You’ll hear:
💗 Why gratitude is the practice, not the performance
💞 How to hold both joy and pain at the same time
🌸 The real meaning of resilience (and why it’s not just about toughness)
🌷 How to lead from your heart without burning out
✨ The myth of “doing it all” and why surrendering can create space for true impact
💌 Plus: Rachel reads a stunning passage from her upcoming book that will leave you breathless
This episode is a love letter to every woman navigating transitions, reinventing herself, or wondering how to keep showing up when life keeps lifing.
It’s not about being perfect. It’s about being present.
🎧 Tune in now. Let your shoulders drop. Let your heart soften. You were planted, not buried. 🌱
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