Who We Are with Rachel Lim

We are back with another episode with our in-house guest expert, our #WorkBestie Crystal! This time, we will be answering some of the burning questions you have around work such as: How do I continue growing in my current role if my responsibilities remain the same? Should I move on to a new job? How should I manage an indecisive boss? How do I manage someone who’s underperforming, supposedly has more experience, and also has a huge ego? What happens if I’ve accepted a job, I'm really enjoying it, but the long term prospects are meh? How to remain sane in a toxic environment? How can I be seen and heard more as an introvert at work? Crystal is the CEO and Co-founder of Forest Wolf, a global leader in future-ready skills, leadership, and corporate learning and development. In this episode, she answers some of the challenges and issues we face at work, and provides us with advice and frameworks on how we should overcome them. Let’s dive right in! Find RachReflects on :⁠http://rachreflects.com ⁠http://instagram.com/ms_rach

In this episode of RachReflects, I had the pleasure of chatting with the dynamic and inspiring Carla Harris about all things leadership. What does it mean to be a great leader today? What are the misconceptions? Why is being authentic, decisive and resourceful more valued in a leader today than being the expert? How can we be more authentic then, and embrace our multi-faceted selves in every room we walk into so that we may connect more powerfully with others? Carla also shares brilliant insights on the importance of recognising the unique strengths in each team member and where they shine best in order to inspire leadership in them and build a dream team you can trust. Not least of all, she also drops pearls of wisdom on overcoming the Imposter Syndrome. Carla is a renowned international public speaker, a senior client advisor at Morgan Stanley, and the author of best-selling books, such as her most recent title, “Lead to Win”. She was appointed in 2013 by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council, and has been named “Top 40 Female Speakers in the World” and Fortune Magazine’s list of “The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America”. This is a conversation not only for leaders of organisations, but there are also so many lessons, takeaways and quotable quotes here for all of us leaders of our own lives, as Carla asks some hard questions like “Who am I now?” and “What does success look like today?” that will motivate leaders of all kinds to tune deeper in and level up. I have personally benefitted so much from Carla’s content and books both in my professional and personal life. She is truly a gem for leaders and women of our generation. I am so excited for you to find inspiration, ideas, aha moments and the courage to win, to fail and win again through this episode. Let’s dive right in. Find RachReflects on : ⁠http://rachreflects.com⁠ http://⁠instagram.com/ms_rach⁠

This week’s special guest, Leo, my husband joins me as we share our journey, struggles and challenges as a married couple, young parents and entrepreneurs.We also address some of your questions for us as a couple. From the ups and downs of trying to conceive, we chat honestly about my near death experience enduring an ectopic pregnancy, the key lessons it taught us, and how we learnt to repair our relationship when we we drifted apart. We hope that through this episode, you will takeaway something useful, or at least feel seen and heard to know that you are not alone whenever you face challenges in your relationship Find RachReflects on : ⁠ http://rachreflects.com⁠ http://⁠instagram.com/ms_rach⁠

Join us for an engaging conversation full of insights and tips on how to convey what you want to say professionally and effectively with our Season 1 in-house guest/#workbestie, Crystal Lim-Lange. Crystal is the CEO and Co-founder of Forest Wolf, a global leader in future-ready skills, leadership, and corporate learning and development. In this episode, Crystal shares the importance, framework, and examples of effective workplace communication. It’s not just about what you say, but also how you say it. Communication is key in all areas and relationships in our lives. It’s no exception in the professional world. Finding the right words and conveying them in the right manner can be challenging. Join us in this episode as Crystal guides us through communication strategies and techniques, navigating various workplace scenarios from delivering constructive feedback to handling difficult conversations with grace. Without further ado, let’s dive in and glean all the tools necessary to express ourselves professionally with confidence and impact. Find RachReflects on : ⁠http://rachreflects.com⁠ http://⁠instagram.com/ms_rach⁠

We are back this week with Part Two of my conversation with Dr Nicole LePera, whom you may know as The Holistic Psychologist, or as The Wall Street Journal calls her, “Instagram’s Favourite Therapist”. Dr Nicole is a trained clinical psychologist and the author of bestselling self-help books, “How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self” and “How to Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-Discovery”. Today, we are going to deep-dive into the impact that our upbringing and early conditioning by caregivers and society have on the way we see and treat ourselves now as adults and parents. Are we repeating and recycling the same old unexamined stories and habits that aren’t serving us? In what ways does our unhealed “inner child wounds” keep us from showing up intentionally, from making new and better choices for ourselves every day in order to become the person we wish to be? And how do these outdated beliefs affect our sense of self-worth and relationships? “We are conditioned until we awaken,” says Dr Nicole. Without further ado, let’s get right into it and find out how we can take the first step towards becoming aware, and begin to re-parent our inner child, heal and create a new reality for ourselves. Find RachReflects on :⁠ http://rachreflects.com⁠ http://⁠instagram.com/ms_rach⁠

In my first conversation on RachReflects, I am honoured to be joined by Dr Nicole LePera, whom you may know as The Holistic Psychologist, or as The Wall Street Journal calls her, “Instagram’s Favourite Therapist”. Dr Nicole is a trained clinical psychologist and the author of bestselling self- help books, “How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self” and “How to Meet Your Self: The Workbook for Self-Discovery”. Ever since she decided to venture outside of traditional psychotherapy to pursue a more holistic approach to healing, Dr Nicole’s teachings have helped and empowered many to recognise and free themselves from trauma cycles to re-create the person they truly want to be and the life they wish to live.  This episode is the first of two parts of a conversation that is packed with insights, wisdom and tools from Dr Nicole who sheds light on how everything from our mental and physical health to our relationship with our selves, our emotions, our children, parents and partner, and how we respond to stress especially in the “Urgency Culture” many of us live in, begins in our body, specifically, our nervous system. The conversation on mental health then, says Dr Nicole, is one that must include the body. What does it mean to listen to our body and what it needs? How can we regulate our nervous system, teach the body to rest and feel safe in our stillness so that we can feel safe enough to be ourselves in the world? Why is it important to challenge our “mind stories” in order to make new choices with intention each day that serve us?  I’m so excited for you to join us as we dive into this mind- and heart-opening episode. And I cannot wait to return in Part Two, where we delve even deeper as Dr Nicole talks about the impact that our upbringing and early conditioning by caregivers and society have on the way we see ourselves currently and how “worthy” we feel we are, how we show up in our lives as adults and parents, and how we can begin to heal and re-parent our inner child.  “Every moment offers an opportunity to show up to make a new choice.” Let’s go. Find RachReflects on : rachreflects.com instagram.com/ms_rach youtube.com/@rachreflects

Welcome! It's our very first episode on RachReflects Podcast & Show. I'm so excited to finally be doing this on a wider podcasting platform. RachReflects started as a way of sharing and documenting my learning journey as an entrepreneur, wife, friend, daughter and mom. What started as a way to hold myself accountable to personal growth and development has grown into a community of like-hearted individuals who journey together in our quest to live better, do better and be better.  The RachReflects Podcast & Show marks a new chapter as we invite you along to enjoy the journey of collective reflection and growth. To learn from our diverse group of guests and experts, but also to be encouraged by our shared struggles and victories. Let this space be a sheltered cove for vulnerability, healing, belonging, learning and ultimately, growth.  Stay tuned for a new episode every week, Tuesday, 9am. We've got amazing content and rich conversations coming your way. Find RachReflects on : rachreflects.com instagram.com/ms_rach instagram.com/rachreflects youtube.com/@rachreflects