
Hi Felicia Podcast Ep. 388 - The Courage to Be Fully Seen Without Numbing with Rachel McElreath
In this powerful episode of the Hi Felicia Podcast, Felicia sits down with Rachel McElreath, a breakthrough coach, speaker, and host of the BFFR Unfiltered Podcast. Rachel shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming alcoholism, autoimmune disease, a cancer scare, brain lesions, and some of life's most humbling seasons.
As a single mom who walked away from the corporate world, Rachel chose to turn her pain into purpose. Today she helps purpose-driven women stop hiding, stop numbing, and start owning the rooms they walk into without needing alcohol to feel confident.
This conversation dives into identity, healing, self-trust, and what it really takes to rebuild your life when everything you thought defined you falls away.
If you've ever felt like you were shrinking, numbing, or playing small in your life… this episode will feel like permission to reclaim your power.
In This Episode We Talk About:The hidden cost of "socially acceptable" drinking Why high-achieving women often use alcohol to cope Rebuilding self-trust after difficult seasons How health challenges can become powerful wake-up calls What it means to truly live authentically Why women deserve spaces for deeper connection and truth
About Rachel McElreathRachel McElreath is a Breakthrough Coach, speaker, and host of the BFFR Unfiltered Podcast. She helps purpose-driven women stop hiding and turn their pain into purpose.
After navigating multiple autoimmune diagnoses, a cancer scare, brain lesions, alcoholism, and life as a single mother, Rachel left the corporate world to build a coaching practice devoted to helping women reclaim their voice and power.
Through her coaching and community, she guides women to stop numbing, take up space, build self-trust, and form real soul-led connections.
Connect with RachelFollow Rachel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelmcelreath__
Listen to her podcast: BFFR: Pain To Purpose
Connect with FeliciaFollow Felicia: https://www.instagram.com/feliciaromero/
Follow the podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thehifeliciapodcast/
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