What does “wellbeing” look like when it involves walking across hot coals, standing on broken glass, snapping wooden boards and bending metal with your throat? In this episode, Rachel returns from a retreat that was equal parts personal development and mild health & safety incident.

Joined by Susan, the pair explore the rise of extreme wellbeing experiences — from fire walking and glass walking to fear-based empowerment rituals. Are these powerful breakthroughs that help rewire the nervous system and shift limiting beliefs? Or are they just very well-marketed spectacles with great Instagram content?

This episode dives into fear, courage, mindset, and why sometimes stepping outside your comfort zone can genuinely change how you see yourself — even if it looks a little unhinged from the outside.

Honest, funny and refreshingly grounded, this is a conversation about the modern wellbeing industry, the psychology of fear, and the strange places we go in search of personal growth.

⚠️ Listener advisory: Please don’t try this at home.

Stay tuned — new episodes every week.

It’s midlife, unfiltered — with a side of laughter, mocktails, and mild oversharing.

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This week on Well, That’s Awkward, Susan Osman and Rachel Branson explore the voice — how it changes as we age, how stress and hormones affect it, and why finding your voice in midlife can feel both empowering and uncomfortable.

From vocal coaching and communication styles to the age-old question of whether men and women really speak different emotional languages, this episode looks at how we express ourselves — and why so many women stop sugarcoating as they get older.

An honest, funny conversation about speaking your truth… even when your voice shakes.

New episodes every Monday at 6pm for Mocktail Monday 🍸

Stay tuned — new episodes every week.

It’s midlife, unfiltered — with a side of laughter, mocktails, and mild oversharing.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Well, That’s Awkward, Susan Osman and Rachel Branson explore the world of Ayurveda — the 5,000-year-old holistic health system built around balance, energy and individual constitution.

Rachel has just returned from an Ayurvedic retreat in the Dolomites, and together they unpack what really happens at an Ayurvedic retreat, the three doshas (Pitta, Vata and Kapha), and why so many women turn to alternative health approaches in midlife.

They discuss oil massages, pulse diagnosis, herbal remedies, digestion, lifestyle balance — and the reality of trying to live Ayurvedically once you’re back home, juggling work and everyday life.

A thoughtful, funny conversation about ancient wisdom, modern wellbeing and finding balance without perfection.

New episodes every Monday at 6pm for Mocktail Monday 🍸

Stay tuned — new episodes every week.

It’s midlife, unfiltered — with a side of laughter, mocktails, and mild oversharing.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.