HeyJaredFiguring It Out with Rachel Lee
Figuring It Out with Rachel Lee is a raw, unfiltered audio journal about grief, single motherhood, love, resilience, and learning to thrive in the messy middle of life.By the time she was 33, Rachel had already lost both her parents and her brother.
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Episode 51 | Maybe You’re Not the Problem. Maybe the Template Is Bullshit. (opens the original)
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I want discipline, meaningful connection, commitment, and partnership. I’m just not convinced they have to look the way I’ve been told. In this episode, I’m questioning three templates I keep measuring myself against: the perfectly productive daily schedule, the five-person inner circle, and the idea that a committed relationship only counts if two people share one address. Maybe adjusting the structure isn’t lowering the standard. Maybe it’s finally trusting yourself enough to build a life that
Episode 50| We Call Her a Single Mom. What Do We Call Him? (opens the original)
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I’ve been called a single mom for years. It’s accurate—but it’s incomplete. I raised my boys as a single mother. They were also raised in a fatherless home because their fathers chose not to parent them. Those two truths are not the same, and the language we use determines where we place the scrutiny. In this episode, I’m talking about why society examines the parent who stayed while barely questioning the one who left, why financial support isn’t the same as parenting, and why telling the truth
Episode 49 | There's Always A But (opens the original)
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Apparently I’ve been conducting performance reviews on my own existence. 😂 Did I do enough? Make enough? Accomplish enough? Shouldn’t I be further along by now? And the weird part is, I can completely skip over what I’ve already done because I’m so focused on what I want next. So this week, we’re talking about the difference between taking inventory and grading your life —and whether we can appreciate what’s here without giving up on everything we still fucking want.
Episode 48 | Do We Get Participation Awards? (opens the original)
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Turning 50 has me thinking about the years I’ve already lived—and whether I’ve actually been participating in them or just getting really good at surviving them. In this episode, I’m talking about losing people too young, the strange privilege of getting older, ordinary Tuesdays, Aruba, and why I don’t want to keep postponing my life until everything is finally handled. Because this is the life. The unfinished version. Right f*ing now. 💛
Episode 47 | What If I You Don’t Know Yet? (opens the original)
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Something feels uncomfortable—does that mean it’s wrong, or are you just doing something you’ve never done before? In this episode of Figuring It Out , we’re talking about intuition, fear, unfamiliarity, and why every feeling doesn’t have to become a decision. Sometimes the answer really is: “I don’t know yet.” And maybe self-trust is knowing you can make the best decision you can now—and f'ing adjust if you learn something new. 💛
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