Clarity On Fire

Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.   This month we answered questions from:   Sabrina, who wants to have a better, more trusting relationship with the Universe, but who’s struggling with a lot of anxiety. What happens if it’s “divine will” that she loses her job or that her relationship ends?   Erin, a woman in her mid-30s who’s been single her entire life. She knows she wants a healthy relationship and marriage one day, but she can’t bring herself to date. How can she identify – and get over – the mental block she has around dating?   To Bail or Not to Bail, who works at a company that’s recently undergone several rounds of layoffs. Should she take this is a sign to focus on finding her dream job, or is it a better idea to get a bridge job for now?   Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share

Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up?   Then today’s your day, because we’re back with another Message from the Universe episode … the first in 8 months!   We pulled a few cards from The Enchanted Map deck by Colette Baron-Reid. One or all has a message for you — come find out what it is!    As usual, by the end of this episode we were laughing and a little dumbstruck by what happened as we read the cards.    After you listen, leave a comment to share how this one spoke to you!   LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR COACHING!   If you’re burned out and need a change but can’t imagine how you’d find the energy or know-how to make it happen on your own … well, that’s what 1:1 coaching is for!   It takes you from doubt, confusion, and burnout to confidence, clarity, and fulfillment in a matter of months. And the best part? You don’t have to think about how to get from Point A to Point B – we already know how.    If that sounds like a massive relief, then let’s chat!    We’re accepting applications for new

When I first met Mary, she was at a near-breaking point.    She’d pivoted from one industry to the next, over and over again, and was no closer to career satisfaction.    She was incredibly burned out from a job that expected her to handle more than one person’s workload in a day (and where she never, EVER took a lunch break).    And she was scared of everything, even reasonable things––taking her daily lunch, asking for a work-from-home day (at a company where other people worked remotely), setting boundaries around her time.   In this month’s brand-new interview with a normal person, Mary and I get into …     Why she ended up so terrified of literally everything How things started to make sense once I told her she was suffering from “vulnerability intolerance” The small shifts she made that helped her go from petrified 24/7 to living a life of ease, peace, and creativity Our shared thoughts about how fear shows up in dating, in particular, and how we both overcome that And SO much more!   Come leave a com

Surprise! After a 7-month hiatus, we’re back today with a brand-new episode of the podcast!

In case you missed it, last week we announced that we’re taking a podcasting hiatus!    If you’re new-ish to Clarity on Fire – or have been around for a while but want to introduce new people to us – that gives you an excellent opportunity to catch up on our almost-400 episodes.    Buuuut we also know that’s a LOT of content and you might be overwhelmed!

Yep, you read that subject line right — starting today, we’re taking another hiatus from the podcast.

For most of her life, Amanda Johnson excelled at being “the good girl.”    She was a stellar student who knew how to play by the rules, whether that was in school, at church, or with friends or family.    She implicitly understood what was acceptable, and what wasn’t, so she followed the prescription for a successful life: Go to college, major in something respectable and useful, get a good job, get married, have 2 children, get an MBA, move up the career ladder.   Until one day, almost like coming out of a coma, she said she “woke up in the middle of a life.” She’d built an entire life, and wasn’t sure how she’d done it, or whether she’d truly chosen any of it consciously.   And then the real work began.   Listen in as Amanda and Rachel get into…   What it means to be living a “good girl” kind of life, and what happened when Amanda decided to be “bad,” instead How she started to access her true feelings and opinions again, after a live lived mostly on autopilot Amanda’s 180-degree career pivot, and how she

Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.   This month we answered questions from:   Carley, who’s tried several jobs that promise the Thriver lifestyle, but don’t fulfill her or allow her to work on her terms. How can she tell if she’s turning into a trailblazer who could manage self-employment, or if she’s just surpassed her tolerance to work for “self-absorbed nincompoomps?!”    Courntey, who recently took a huge risk by leaving her (very well paid) job for a new opportunity, but now she’s 3 months in and has huge regrets. She absolutely cannot go back, so how can she stay focused on her new path despite the fact that she can’t stop thinking about her old job?     Eva, whose major ambition is to have a job where she can finish what’s expected of her in a couple hours, then have plenty of time left for a lif

Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up?   Then today’s your day, because we’re back with another Message from the Universe episode! ✨

Back in March we hit you with a major episode about our new favorite book, Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy.   On the surface, the book is about parenting. But as we were reading, we couldn’t help but notice just how much what we were learning applied to WORK, too.    So, in this brand-new Side Chat we sat down to talk about one pattern, in particular – something that’s probably affecting every single person who will hear this episode:   How your childhood wounds, blueprints, and unhealthy patterns play out in your career in adulthood.   Listen in as we chat about…   A refresher on what Attachment Theory is, and why it’s super relevant to your career The patterns and connections that most people are missing between childhood history and present-day career issues MANY examples of how our clients have seen their unhealthy patterns play out at work, and how we helped them heal, up-level, and move on   Come leave a comment after you’ve listened to share how this one resonated with you!   APPLY TO WORK WITH US 1

A couple of years ago, my client (who we’re very mysteriously dubbing) “V” felt quite literally trapped.   The pandemic was still raging and she was working for a company whose workload and hours were so demanding that the only time she went outside every day was for her dog. Otherwise, it was a wake up/work/eat sometimes/work until midnight or later/repeat kind of situation.   She dreamed of a life somewhere abroad – maybe in Europe or Latin America – where she could wake up slowly, meditate for 30 minutes, make a leisurely breakfast, and maybe even take a walk! Where she could take her time on her work, rather than juggling too many projects at once and being hounded by constant meetings.   Maybe after work she’d go to dinner with friends, go take a ceramics class, or have time to date some beautiful men!   It sounds like something out of a movie, and it did to V, too … back then. Except now, V lives in Spain and that daydream is her life. She made it happen in less than a year! And it wasn’t nearly as hard

Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.   This month we answered questions from:   Supportive but Struggling, who’s been struggling with her mental health while watching close friends move on to new phases of life. How can she be a good friend and support their milestones without bringing more loneliness and sadness on herself?   Priya, a self-admitted over-thinker who’s worried that she might be in denial about why she re-downloaded dating apps. Is there an uncomfortable truth she’s refusing to see? And how do we even begin to untangle the difference between fearful thoughts and our intuition?   We also got a very interesting update from Ready to Rebel, who wrote to us back in June of 2022 to ask if it was possible to have both freedom and stability in our careers!

If there’s one thing literally everyone has in common, it’s the desire for something in your life (maybe many things) to be different.    Humans aren’t satisfied (cue Hamilton: I will never be satisfied!!

A few weeks ago I was on a call with one of my current clients, Danielle, who’s actively looking for new jobs so that she can finally get out of a job that’s been draining her for a long time.   Like a lot of people in her situation, Danielle is a little worried that she’s going to lose sight of what matters – that she’ll be perusing job postings and get confused about what makes sense for her and what doesn’t, or that she’ll end up in an interview and get dazzled by talk, but won’t recognize a truly bad fit.   So, to help her stay calm, confident, and focused on what she wants – a job that’s going to be a great fit for her Passion Profile, which is Thriver – we came up with a few filter questions she can ask herself as she considers any new possibility.    It was so helpful for her that I decided everyone could use a list like hers … so, that’s what Kristen and I came up with!   In this month’s brand-new Side Chat, we share the top 3 questions you should ask yourself, according to your Passion Profile, when

Just a couple years ago, Austin was working in a job that he always thought he wanted, but turned out to be all wrong for him. Even though he’d been preparing for this job for years, he trusted his gut and ultimately quit.   Since then, Austin’s life has been like a choose-your-own-adventure novel: he’s lived in a Buddhist monastery, worked as a ranch-hand with cowboys in South Dakota, dug up dinosaur bones in Montana, taken care of stray dogs in Costa Rica, property-sat a retreat center in Wyoming, lived on a farm in Ireland… and that’s just a few of his many adventures!   As you might imagine, he’s learned a ton about himself through all of these experiences, and they’ve helped him redefine what an ideal job means for him.    And if you’re thinking, “Wow, that sounds so cool! But there’s no way I could do that…,” Austin will be the first to tell you that his lifestyle is far more accessible than you ever thought possible.   Listen in as we get into…   How he knew when it was time to quit his job, and the f

Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, our monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.   This month we answered questions from:   Corina, who’s struggling at the moment to make enough money to cover her basic needs. What’s our advice for how someone can focus on getting clarity when they’re also in survival mode?   Brittany, who’s torn between whether to pursue career advancement right now, or a job that’s not as demanding so that she won’t be so overwhelmed by the challenges of balancing work and parenting. She has two interviews coming up — one job is more about career advancement, the other would be more balanced but involve less growth. How can she know for sure which path to pursue?    Slippage in the System, who gets really close to what she wants, then gets excited about how it’s FINALLY happening … only for the thing to slip through her fingers.

Calling all fellow bookworms, library nerds, and general lovers of literature — it’s time for another book club episode of the podcast!    Whenever there are five Fridays in a month, we devote the extra Friday to a book that we can’t get enough of.   And wow, we REALLY cannot get enough of Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy.   This book is incredibly popular for the best of reasons — there’s a rapidly growing group of smart, conscious, compassionate people who want to parent their children in a way that helps them develop into confident, emotionally intelligent, authentic, successful adults.   But before you assume this book isn’t for you — because you aren’t a parent yet, or don’t want kids, or because your kids are long grown — know this: We’ve been telling ALL of our clients to read this book because it’s SO good at helping you learn to parent yourself.    All of things we struggle with in adulthood — people pleasing, perfectionism, procrastination, anxiety, depression, difficulty feeling your feelings — ste

Need a little clarity, guidance, or just a fun pick-me-up?   Then today’s your day, because we’re back with another Message from the Universe episode! ✨

If you’ve heard us say it once, you’ve probably heard us say it a million times:   Your career doesn’t have to be linear.   It doesn’t even have to make logical sense!    When you think of your career more like life — something that unfolds in a winding, often mysterious, hopefully joyful, but sometimes difficult path — then it’s easier to make peace with the journey.   The two of us walk our talk, which is why in this month’s Side Chat we’re talking about two BIG changes we just made to our own careers.   Here’s a sneak peek!

My former client Kara is one of those women who was good at doing what she was “supposed” to do.    She went to college, studied engineering (just like her dad), and became an engineer. She also got married and had kids, all while progressing in a very demanding field.    But eventually, as life tend to do when it isn’t built on the sturdiest, most authentic foundation, things started to fall apart. Kara went through a divorce, became a single working mom, and was faced with a whole new reality.   She’d spent 20 years checking a lot of boxes, only to realize that she wasn’t satisfied and desperately needed a change (and a break).   In this month’s interview with a normal person, Kara and I talk about what it’s like to leave a career after so long and start something entirely new.   Listen in as we talk about…   How she realized it was time to move on Her advice for women who are in more traditional, heavily-masculine-energy-type fields like engineering Taking an 8-month sabbatical from working, and what she