Miss Indigenous Canada, Vulnerability as Medicine & Mental Health Awareness w/ Jessica McKenzie
On this week's episode, we have a very special guest. Jessica McKenzie is a proud member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation, living in Toronto, ON. She is a sister, auntie, beadwork artist, and this years Miss Indigenous Canada. With her love for community, she encourages cultural revitalization through traditional beading workshops. Jessica has been recognized on APTN, Women of Influence, and in the Globe and Mail, where she champions the importance of Indigenous art to community and culture. Beyond her professional endeavours, she mentors Indigenous Youth in her Mentorship Program, Wīcih Kītisān (Help Your Sibling) and donates to various Indigenous initiatives across Turtle Island. In this episode, we discuss: how to confront mental health in an empowering way how to use vulnerability as a pathway to connection the journey to being titled Miss Indigenous Canada tips on turning the doubts into dreams words of wisdom for the younger Indigenous generations LINKS Jessica's Instagram Jessica's Facebook Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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When You're Feeling "Off" Listen to This
If you’re having a “bad” day or feeling off, this one’s for you. I almost didn’t record today because I couldn’t fake the high-vibe energy. So instead, I got real - because masking our emotions only takes us further from the medicine we need. This is a permission slip to pause, feel deeply, and connect with your Spiritual Counsel for guidance. Your bounce-back rate is your superpower. Let’s explore how to hold the duality and move through the funk with compassion and curiosity. In this convo, Rach riffs on: How a sudden shift in frequency can be a sign you’re meeting your next level How to honour and alchemize negative emotions, instead of shaming them Simple but powerful practices to move through heavy energy How I use my signature method to come back home to myself LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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Integrity + Indigenous Leadership
In this episode, we’re diving deep into what it really means to lead with integrity - especially as Indigenous women reclaiming our power, our voice, and our value in business. Inspired by a recent experience that challenged me to hold my boundaries and reflect on what I truly stand for, this conversation explores the sacred responsibility we carry as leaders. We’ll walk through the teachable moments that emerged - not from blame, but from embodiment. This is a heart-led reminder that leadership isn’t just about what you do - it’s about how you do it. And when we lead from a place of truth, courage, and love, even the hardest moments become medicine. We’re talking: → the energetic power of honouring your word → why integrity is the foundation of heart-centered leadership → how the Seven Sacred Teachings guide us in business → the importance of protecting your medicine and your boundaries LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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Closing the Gap to Your Desired Reality
In this solo episode, I’m unpacking the truth about the “gap” so many of us feel between our current reality and the life we know we’re meant for. Whether it’s in your relationships, career, or money - the problem isn’t that you’re not doing enough. It’s that your subconscious, nervous system, and energetic setpoint might still be aligned with the old you. I share how we bridge that gap from the inside out using my science-based, Indigenous-led method rooted in deep inner rewiring and sacred self-reclamation. In this episode, I riff on: Why this "gap" exists and what to do about it How subconscious beliefs and nervous system dysregulation create repeating patterns in relationships, career, and money Examples of how your current programming keeps you from what you desire How to stop sabotaging and start creating your dream life LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders (apply here) Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program
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Proof Your Ancestors Are Always Guiding You + This Story Is Wild
Chi-Miigwetch for helping us break a biggest monthly downloads record for the month of April! Please keep listening, sharing and subscribing! This week's episode is a slightly different format and Rach is sharing a recent magical, mystical series of events that unfolded for her in the form of ancestral communication. As she recounts this story, she offers insight into how to foster a stronger relationship with your Spiritual Counsel to guide and support you along your journey. DM her on Instagram to share your favourite mystical, magical story! In this episode, Rach riffs on: the wisdom uncovered about her life purpose through her lineage the mystical, magical message she received through a psychic the reveal of the big project she has been secretly working on the most insane spiritual encounter with my ancestors LINKS Rachael's Website Rachael's Instagram Rachael's LinkedIn Private Mentorship for Indigenous Leaders Indigenous Employee Empowerment Program Episode 2: How Eagle Clan Came to Me Episode 61: Kegedonce-Jones Genealogy w/ Dr. John Borrows
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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