When You Don’t Know What’s Next: Learning to Trust the Pause
Life’s Next Lesson Plan Podcast · Rachel Rauch
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Show Notes
What do you do when you're standing at the edge of something new... but you have no idea what comes next?
In this heartfelt solo episode, Rachel gets honest about the scary, foggy space between letting go and beginning again. Building on her transition out of a 29-year teaching career (as shared in Episode 35), she explores what it means to sit with the unknown—and why rushing toward answers may cost us clarity.
You’ll hear:
- Why “the five-year plan” is a myth that often adds pressure, not peace
- How Rachel navigated a very real season of uncertainty after resigning
- Wisdom from authors and thought leaders like Emily P. Freeman, William Bridges, Bruce Feiler, and Glennon Doyle
- Practical tools to help you reflect, journal, and take the next small, courageous step
This episode is for anyone who’s in-between chapters—grieving the old, unsure about the new, and learning to trust the process.
📌 Resources Mentioned:
- The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman
- Transitions by William Bridges
- Life Is in the Transitions by Bruce Feiler
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
- Rachel’s Free Identity Journal → lifesnextlessonplan.com/freebies
💬 Listener Reflection Prompts:
- What if you stopped trying to "figure it out" and just tuned into what’s tugging at your heart?
- What’s one small step you can take today?
- It’s one year from now and you’re thriving—what do you wish you’d started today?
✨ “If you’re in the in-between, you are not broken. You are becoming.”