Self Talk with Rachel Astarte

About Self Talk with Rachel Astarte

Self Talk takes a conversational look at how we can show up in the world—for the world. If you're on a journey to your true self, this is your next stop.

Publisher

Rachel Astarte, LMFT

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2019

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

150 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Living the Foundation of Self—Practicing Death: Making Peace with Mortality Through Nonduality

   Send Rachel a text message. What if thinking about death could help you live more fully? In this episode of Self Talk, Rachel Astarte explores death, mortality, death anxiety, and the practice of remembering that life is temporary. Drawing from nature, memento mori traditions, Buddhism, and non-dual philosophy, Rachel invites us to look beneath our fear of death and ask a deeper question: What are we actually afraid of losing? Through the lens of the Foundation of Self, death becomes an oppor...

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Living the Foundation of Self—When Inner Work Feels Pointless

   Send Rachel a text message. Feeling burned out by healing, self-improvement, or spiritual growth? You may be trying too hard. In this episode of Self Talk, Rachel Astarte explores inner work burnout and the exhaustion that can arise when personal growth becomes another project to manage, master, or perfect. Sometimes the underdeveloped ego that once resisted our growth simply turns healing into another form of striving. Rachel offers a gentler path through the Foundation of Self, exploring w...

3. 

   7 Jul 2026

   Living the Foundation of Self—Give Yourself Grace (How Change Happens)

   Send Rachel a text message. In this episode, Rachel explores the three natural phases of transformation: understanding, experience, and integration. Learn why real change isn’t measured by perfection, but by the gradual embodiment of new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding. You’ll discover how the three pillars of the Foundation of Self—Nonjudgment, Awareness, and Gentleness—help new habits become second nature, why triggers remain part of being human, and how lasting transformation unf...

Who has been a guest on Self Talk with Rachel Astarte

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Shelly Starks
• Dr Natalie Marr
• Isabelle Fortin
• Jason Medlock

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

7,022

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

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Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

51

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