A lot of women are not bad at self-care… they’re in survival mode.

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho gets honest about what happens when you’ve been carrying too much for too long and start calling scraps of rest “healing.” This conversation is for the woman who’s still showing up, still handling things, still getting it done… but knows deep down something feels off.

We’re talking about the difference between functioning and actually being okay, why rest can feel uncomfortable, how self-love starts with honesty, and the difference between escape and restoration.

Most importantly, this episode helps you begin shifting out of survival mode with real, grounded steps that support transformation — not just temporary relief.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, or like your version of self-care just isn’t touching the deeper issue, this one is for you.

Subscribe to Hold My Purse, turn on your notifications, and share this episode with a woman who needs the reminder that she deserves more than just surviving.

And if you’re ready for deeper restoration, join Rho for The Awakening: Return to Self — a sacred space to rest, release, realign, and reconnect with yourself.

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What does it mean to return to yourself when life has gotten loud, heavy, and disconnected?

In this episode of Hold My Purse, Rho sits down with Susan Kacvinsky and Devon Cunningham, her partners in the upcoming The Awakening: Return to Self Retreat, for a powerful conversation about healing, truth, grief, sound healing, silence, and the journey back to yourself.

Together, they talk about what it looks like to sleepwalk through life shaped by survival mode, trauma, overgiving, and constant noise... and what it takes to wake up and come back home to who you really are.

This conversation explores:

• How old stories and conditioning can keep us disconnected
• Why healing happens in both the mind and the body
• How sound healing can support peace, release, and nervous system regulation
• Why silence and self-inquiry can reveal deeper truth
• How grief, sobriety, and awakening can become part of your transformation
• Why community matters when the world feels overwhelming

If you’ve been feeling emotionally tired, spiritually disconnected, or like you’ve lost touch with yourself, this episode is for you.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• Devon Cunningham’s journey through sobriety, grief, and sound healing
• Susan Kacvinsky’s insight on truth, silence, and living beyond your story
• Why choosing yourself is not selfish
• The Heart Behind The Awakening: Return to Self Retreat
• Details about the retreat happening on April 25 in Sherman Oaks

Join us for The Awakening: Return to Self Day Retreat: Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Sherman Oaks, CA. Seats are limited | Lunch is included | Tickets $155 including bank fees Learn more

Connect with our guests:
Susan Kacvinsky on her Substack
Devon Cunningham on her website Sacred Sounds by Devon
Instagram: Devon's Instagram

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This is a marker-moment episode for anyone entering a new chapter. I recently stepped into a new decade, and with Lunar New Year approaching and the start of the Year of the Fire Horse, I’m using this season as a mirror, not a prediction, to reset my standards in dating, work, purpose, and time.

Key takeaways:

• If it costs your peace, it’s too expensive.
• Transformation isn’t pressure; it’s standards.
• The most powerful promise you can make is the one you keep with yourself: I don’t abandon me.

Journal prompt: Where have I been abandoning myself… and what would change if I stopped?

24-hour challenge: Pick one area (dating, work, purpose, or time). Write what you’re shedding, what you’re choosing, and take one step in the next 24 hours.

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Hold My Purse is a bi-weekly podcast that centers on healing, wholeness, and the sacred act of putting yourself first. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review if this episode made you feel a little more seen today.

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Remember: Until next time, my fabulous friends and self-care warriors… keep loving you, protect your peace, and hold your own damn purse.

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Want to lead your life like a CEO instead of reacting to everyone else’s priorities? In this episode, Rho breaks down a simple operating system you can use weekly to turn your goals into real follow-through, without burnout.

What you’ll learn / key takeaways:

• How to connect Vision (direction) + Boundaries (protection) + Systems (execution)
• The Weekly CEO Meeting (review, decide, protect) to run your week with clarity
• A 5-number Life Dashboard to track what matters without shame
• A 90-day focus plan that keeps you consistent instead of scattered
• A Stop List that makes your boundaries real in daily life
• Simple if-then plans for follow-through when life gets loud

Want the full series foundation? Start here:
Catch up on the series foundation:

• CEO of Your Life Overview:
• Vision Episode:
• HR + Boundaries Episode:

Want to go deeper in your self-care journey?

• ✍🏽 Love Yourself Journal — a 365-day self-care, self-love & reflection journey
• 📘 Mastering Self-Care — steps to a resilient and peaceful life
• 💌 Sign up for the newsletter — get grounded reflections, podcast updates, and community love, straight to your inbox
• Download my 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

🎙 Hold My Purse is a bi-weekly podcast that centers healing, wholeness, and the sacred act of putting yourself first. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review if this episode made you feel a little more seen today.

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This episode is brought to you by Self Care Shawty 🌿, your go-to for homemade skin products that keep you moisturized, healed, and at ease. Explore their amazing offerings at selfcareshawty.etsy.com.

💼 Remember: Until next time, my fabulous friends and self-care warriors… keep loving you, protect your peace, and hold your own damn purse.

And I’ll meet you right back here in two weeks — same space, same heart, new ways to choose you. 💖

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In this empowering episode of Hold My Purse, we’re stepping into a part of your life you may have never considered: the HR department of you. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, drained, overworked in relationships, or unsure how to protect your peace, this episode will change how you lead your life.

You’re the CEO of your life — and today you’ll learn how to oversee the internal systems that manage your boundaries, your energy, your relationships, and your emotional well-being.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to think like a CEO when managing your personal boundaries
• What your “inner HR department” actually is and why it protects your peace
• How to make decisions that align with your values, not guilt or obligation
• How to recognize “role creep” when you’re doing too much
• How to run performance reviews for your habits, relationships, and commitments
• Why listening to your intuition is an HR investigation you can trust
• How to reclaim your power, time, and emotional bandwidth with clarity and love

Whether you’re rebuilding your life, stepping into a new season, or learning to love yourself again, this episode gives you the tools to structure your peace like it matters — because it does.

And, Aria steps in with her Gen Alpha energy; she has a new makeup kit.

✨ Go deeper:
• Check out the Love Yourself Journal 365, just in time for 2026

• Free 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual, daily rituals for yourself

• Monthly Newsletter full of resources and support

Until next time my fabulous friends and self-care warriors… keep loving you, protect your peace, and hold your own damn purse.

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In this deeply heartfelt episode of Hold My Purse, Rho sits down with author, coach, and “lighthouse creator” Laylani Colibri Jack to talk about healing, purpose, and how loss can become the light that leads you home to yourself.

Laylani opens up about the sudden passing of her mother and how that tragedy became the beginning of her own hero’s journey — a journey that inspired her to help others love life after loss. Together, Rho and Leilani unpack what it means to do the inner work, lead with compassion, and shine without apology.

They also explore her powerful Lighthouse Method — a framework that teaches you to clean your own windows before you try to guide anyone else. The conversation moves from personal healing to emotional intelligence, grief, and leadership — reminding us that we can hold our pain and our power at the same time.

And just when you think it couldn’t get any more real, Aria pops in with her Gen Alpha wisdom to talk about confidence, intuition, and why her generation refuses to carry emotional baggage that isn’t theirs.

This episode is a full-circle moment — soulful, healing, and packed with light.

Key Takeaways

• Healing is a journey, not a destination. You don’t have to be “healed” — you just have to keep healing.
• Grief is another form of growth. It’s what happens when your soul outgrows an old chapter.
• Be the lighthouse. Your job isn’t to chase or fix — it’s to stand tall, shine bright, and trust your light.
• Inner work changes everything. When you shift, the energy around you shifts too.
• Self-care is sacred. Small, intentional moments are the foundation of real healing.

About Laylani:

Laylani Colibri Jack is a transformational coach, speaker, and best-selling author of The Compassion Code: How to Say the Right Thing When the Wrong Thing Happens.

Connect with Laylani

www.laylanicolibri.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laylanicolibrijack/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovenotesfromyourmom

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaylaniColibriJack

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laylani_light

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• Download my 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

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In this episode of Hold My Purse: A Self-Care Journey Through Life, Rho explores what it really means to have a vision for your life — to see the future you’re meant to live and start walking toward it with faith, clarity, and peace.

After her boyfriend said, “Babe, you’re on to something — what if you went deeper?” she launched this new CEO of Your Life series to help you lead your life with intention, not autopilot.

This week, Rho introduces The Dual Vision Exercise — a simple yet powerful way to clarify what you’re chasing and what you’re ready to leave behind. You’ll learn how to turn dreams into direction, create alignment between your habits and your higher self, and trust your path even when the fog rolls in.

💛 Journal Prompt:
If nothing and no one could stop me, what would I want my life to look like five years from now?

🎙️ Affirmation:
My vision leads me. My actions align with who I’m becoming. I trust what I can’t yet see.

And, Aria shares her recent experience with a friend and how she deals with her emotions.

🌿 Want to go deeper in your self-care journey?

• ✍🏽 Love Yourself Journal — a 365-day self-care, self-love & reflection journey
• 📘 Mastering Self-Care — steps to a resilient and peaceful life
• 💌 Sign up for the newsletter — get grounded reflections, podcast updates, and community love, straight to your inbox
• Download my free 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

🎙 Hold My Purse is a bi-weekly podcast that centers healing, wholeness, and the sacred act of putting yourself first. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review if this episode made you feel a little more seen today.

✨ Sponsor Shout-out:
This episode is brought to you by Self Care Shawty 🌿, your go-to for homemade skin products that keep you moisturized, healed, and at ease. Explore their amazing offerings at selfcareshawty.etsy.com.

💼 Remember: Hold your own purse, and hold your peace.
And I’ll meet you right back here in two weeks — same space, same heart, new ways to choose you. 💖

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In this powerful episode of Hold My Purse: A Self-Care Journey Through Life, host Rho sits down with Kristine Ovsepian, MA., CHt—a certified hypnotherapist and intuitive healer whose journey from burnout to spiritual awakening shows us what it truly means to surrender and heal from within.

After years in a stressful career and a body that began to shut down, Kristine took a leap of faith, leaving accounting to follow her calling in hypnotherapy, energy healing, and inner child work. Rho and Kristine dive deep into the connection between mind, body, and soul—exploring how unhealed emotions manifest physically, why empaths absorb so much energy, and how true transformation begins when we finally let go of control.

This conversation is equal parts healing and awakening—a reminder that peace isn’t something you chase; it’s something you choose, one surrendered moment at a time.

You’ll Discover:

• How emotional pain becomes physical when the soul is out of alignment
• Why hypnotherapy works by healing the subconscious mind
• Daily grounding tools for empaths and highly sensitive people
• The power of surrender as the ultimate act of self-care
• How to reprogram limiting beliefs and reconnect with your joy

Connect with Kristine on Instagram and Facebook.

✨ Journal Prompt: “Where am I trying to control it all—and what would surrender look like today?”
💬 Affirmation: “I release control. I receive guidance. I am safe, supported, and filled with light.”

🎧 Listen now and start your own journey of healing, alignment, and self-love.

💫 Continue Your Self-Care Journey

Go deeper with Rho’s Mastering Self-Care eBook, explore your daily growth with the 360-Day Self-Love & Self-Care Journal, and sign up for her weekly newsletter for affirmations, journal prompts, and healing tools. Also, download my free 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

👉 Visit www.hold-my-purse.com for more information.
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