Rooted Exchange
Rooted Exchange is a reflective storytelling podcast for women navigating identity, motherhood, partnership, ambition, healing, and the quiet inner work of becoming. Hosted by communications strategist and mother Rachael Adair, the show creates space for the conversations many women carry privately — the ones that live beneath the roles, expectations, and mental load of everyday life.
Each episode invites listeners into honest, living-room-style dialogue with women, practitioners, and thoughtful advocates who are exploring what it means to live awake in their bodies, relationships, and choices. Through intimate interviews and solo reflections, Rooted Exchange examines topics like reparenting ourselves while raising children, embodiment and mental health, body autonomy, grief and transition, career shifts, partnership, and the invisible labor women perform every day.
This is not a podcast about fixing yourself. It’s a place to name what feels heavy, to set down what you’ve been carrying, and to remember that you are not alone.
Rooted Exchange is rooted in the belief that healing and clarity grow through shared language and mutual care, that when women speak honestly, something opens. Listeners are invited not just to consume stories, but to participate in a growing community grounded in reflection, compassion, and collective support.
Whether you’re in a season of transition, questioning who you’re becoming, or simply craving deeper conversation, Rooted Exchange offers a steady place to pause, listen, and return to yourself.
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Coming Up: The Invisible Load and Why Motherhood Feels Like "Eating Soup with a Fork"
It starts with the small things: remembering the toothpaste, anticipating the snack request, and constantly scanning the room for what could go wrong. It is the work that has no job description, but it shapes our entire lives.
In this upcoming episode of Rooted Exchange, Rachael sits down with Whitney Mayer, a veteran turned stay-at-home mom, to unpack the weight of the Invisible Load.
Here is a peek at what we are discussing:
• The Chaos: Why trying to stay productive with a toddler feels like "eating soup with a fork".
• The Identity Shift: The jarring moment of looking in the mirror and asking, "Who is she?".
• The Control Trap: Why it feels physically impossible to trust anyone else with our children.
• The CEO Mindset: Treating the home like a business where you never get to clock out.
This is a conversation for any mother who feels like she is doing everything and nothing all at the same time.
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