As we close Season 1 of The Cycle Breakers Podcast, Rachael reflects on what it truly means to live and lead from a place of being Creator-guided - trusting in divine timing, surrendering control, and walking in alignment with Spirit. This episode is a gentle reminder that even when the path feels unclear, Creator is always showing us the way. Stayed tuned for Season 2, coming early 2026! In this finale, Rachael shares: What it means to live Creator-guided from an Indigenous worldview How to recognize the calling from Creator What to do when you feel disconnected or unsure of the path How Creator-guidance transforms the way we lead, create, and build legacy LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn The Freedom Method™️ Certification Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
Darion Ducharme is the founder and Owner of Teqare, a proudly Indigenous-owned education company based in Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Through Teqare, Darion empowers communities across Canada with engaging workshops on cyber safety, financial literacy, and city life skills, bridging the digital divide for youth, adults, and elders in both urban and remote communities. A recognized national speaker and Mastercard Game Changer Award recipient, his work has been featured by Global News, CBC, The Globe and Mail, and SAY Magazine. With over 70 First Nations and hundreds of schools trained in the 2024–2025 school year alone, Darion continues to inspire digital confidence, safety, and opportunity for the next generation of Indigenous leaders. In this episode, we discuss: Darion's journey to entrepreneurship from making to stewarding money 2 key financial literacy tips we all need why cyber security for First Nations communities is needed the latest scams to watch out for the future of tech & AI LINKS Darion's Instagram Darion's LinkedIn Teqare's Instagram Teqare's YouTube Teqare's TikTok Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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What it looks like to build a movement
This week's episode is inspired by a recent conversation with a client who is in the thick of building her movement - she feels like she's not just growing her business but changing an industry. This is legacy work, and I know this season she is in all too well. As I shared with her my business pivot and the journey of building the Cycle Breakers Movement, I knew that there was medicine in it for others as well. This is what I wish I had heard 2.5 years ago when I was starting over from scratch. If you take anything away from this episode, let it be to stay persistent & consistent. In this episode, I riff on: how to reframe setbacks as setups overcoming victimhood to stand in your power what the gestation period in business growth looks like why remembering the challenges will serve you holding the vision through low moments LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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An Empowering Way to Look at Lateral Violence
In this episode, I'm diving into a topic that can feel heavy, painful, and all too familiar for many of us - lateral violence. We'll talk about the deep roots of this cycle in colonization, residential schools, and intergenerational trauma - and why understanding this helps us see it's not about you, but about the wounds others carry. Most importantly, I'll share how to hold yourself powerfully, protect your energy, and keep showing up in your truth and authentic expression. If you've ever been on the receiving end of judgment, criticism, or sideways energy from your own community, this episode will give you the perspective and tools to rise above it with grace, strength, and clarity. In this episode, I riff on: what lateral violence is why it's so prevalent examples of how it shows up how to navigate without perpetuating more harm a solutions-forward approach to lateral violence LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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The Role Your Nervous System Plays in Your Success
Join the fall cohort of the Freedom Method™️ Certification - a science-backed, trauma-informed and Indigenous-led program. Get 6 certifications in 3 months. Enrol here. This week, I'm diving into a truth I've been sitting with: success has less to do with hustle or strategy, and everything to do with how safe we feel in our bodies. Success lives in the nervous system. In this episode, I share my own journey with nervous system healing and why it's not just about breathing or meditating more - especially when you're carrying complex, intergenerational, or early developmental trauma. In this episode, I riff on: Why safety shapes your capacity for success How old patterns keep us looping in survival The window of tolerance & holding more with ease The vagus nerve as a key to regulation + resilience How the Freedom Method Certification helps you embody and share this work LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn The Freedom Method™️ Certification (we start October 1st) Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
The Cycle Breakers Podcast is for those of us who have been chosen to be the ONE in our lineage to transmute pain into power & wounds into wisdom. Hosted by Rachael Hunt, First Nations Chippewas of Nawash, Intuitive Indigenous Mentor & founder of Freedom School & The Freedom Method™️. This is an homage to her roots as an Aniishnaabe Kwe (translated from Ojibwe, meaning indigenous woman)
This podcast weaves in personal storytelling, amplifies Indigenous voices, and features the inspiring journeys of those who have been passed the torch by their ancestors to build legacies.
Conversations range from finding & pursuing your purpose to overcoming adversity to divine & spiritual connection to walking the red road to manifesting your dreams to subconscious & energetic healing, and most importantly building relations with our kin.
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