Episodes
We're back! Chatting all things life lately, what it was like to create a business together and our dreams and vision for this podcast moving forward. A lovely dose of business, life and humanity. 
Published 07/01/22
Published 01/27/22
Published 01/27/22
Join Alyssa in this episode as she shares about the importance of having things that are just for you, talks through the ways we allow ourselves to be held versus all the holding we do for other people/life and the importance of asking for and receiving support even when things are going well. 
Published 01/20/22
A not boring recap of what sucked ass from 2021 and what we're brewing up for 2022. 
Published 01/19/22
What was meant to be a 10 min episode turned into giving you some love notes to navigate the sometimes harder moments of the holidays, but of course in true Rachel and Alyssa fashion, it ended with hand job stories, and nostalgic young love. 
Published 12/25/21
Okay so everyone is talking at you about how your whole life experience is a trauma response...but is it? Let's get curious.
Published 12/16/21
This has got to be one of our most favorite episodes. That's the plot. Please listen for your mental health. 
Published 12/09/21
Today Rachel and Alyssa sit down for a life update!
Published 12/03/21
In today's episode Rachel and Alyssa talk about what is often over talked about ~boundaries~, we explore if you can have too many or too rigid boundaries, and share the stuff no one actually talks about behind this.
Published 11/19/21
Join us as we discuss selling your offers in the winter, and how the changes of the seasons express our identities in our business, and our personal lives. 
Published 11/11/21
Join us as we break down meeting each other IRL, and discuss secrets entrepreneurs are afraid to say out loud.
Published 11/02/21
Join Alyssa in this solo episode where she shares the parts of healing that people don’t always talk about. That it doesn’t always feel good, that it’s cyclical and not linear and that as we grow and heal, old things come up to be dealt with. That it’s a beautiful thing we have expanded capacity to navigate them and it’s also okay to feel frustrated by this. She shares about her own relationship with healing, experience of burn out and fears around true, deep rest.  Content Warning: Death,...
Published 10/27/21
When we sat down to record this episode we both decided we had no interest in following the plan we laid out—so we just sat down and talked, like no one was listening. Join us in this peeled back conversation.
Published 10/12/21
Join Rachel & Alyssa as they talk about sexuality, sitting with more questions than answers and the often confusing and not clear cut path to discovering this big piece of who we are. As Rachel says in this episode on sexuality, "It has nothing to do with business and maybe everything to do with business."  For more Alive and (Sometimes) Well, follow us on @aliveandsometimeswellpod Follow Rachel @rachelbturner_ Follow Alyssa @Alyssa.m.pressman Alive and (Sometimes) Well podcast is a...
Published 10/05/21
In this Episode of AASW, Rachel & Alyssa share some of their favorite and best advice (along with some of the not so helpful advice) they've gotten over the years. Covering business, life and all the things in between. As you should do with all things and especially advice, take what resonates and leave the rest. 
Published 09/28/21
In this solo episode, join Alyssa as she shares about the importance of having your own back, especially when you make a decision that other people don't like, agree with, understand or support.  How can we root deeply into a choice we are making that is the most supportive for us, even when other people don't like it? What does it mean to really sink into our own inner knowing and wisdom and live a life on our own terms?  Part rant but mostly pep talk. The invitation is to take what you...
Published 09/22/21
How do we navigate business when our life feels like it's burning down around us? Today Rachel and Alyssa explore what this can look like, and why.  CW: suicide
Published 09/14/21
On this episode Rachel and Alyssa talk about their sobriety, how they got there, and what it means to explore sober curiosity.  CW: Eating disorder
Published 08/31/21
In this episode we discuss a question often asked "can I be successful in my business while moving human first?". When we see the business world around us using bro marketing and watch it work, it can be really defeating to not use those practices and still wonder, 'can I make this work'. You can! Learn more in this episode. 
Published 08/23/21
Join Rachel and Alyssa as they explore loneliness, what it means, how it's felt and what to do when we experience it.  CW: Death and suicide
Published 08/16/21
Join Rachel and Alyssa as they walk through what it means to come home to yourself and your business, the things that stand in the way, and the nuance of 'home'.
Published 08/10/21
Join Alyssa and Rachel as they navigate the deep ache of covid grief, and how we're navigating as whole humans who've experienced a global pandemic.  CW: Suicide, ED, grief. 
Published 08/02/21
On today's episode Rachel and Alyssa dive into the world of burnout—how we get there, why we stay there, and how to hold the full scale of humanity in our businesses.  CW: suicide ideation
Published 07/26/21
Join Rachel and Alyssa as they navigate the realities of living with anxiety. Having both spent most of their life afraid, and experiencing the highs and lows of anxiety their whole life—they navigate the world of entrepreneurship from this lens. Sharing real life stories, and answering q's from the audience.  CW: suicide ideation, rape.
Published 07/19/21