This week I'm chatting with Rachel Barber, health coach and holistic healing expert. She struggled with chronic illness for over 6 years and was finally able to heal through the power of the mind. She now teaches others to harness the power of their own minds to heal their bodies and take their lives back through her program, Total Healing. In this episode, Rachel shares more about how she became interested in spirituality, what it was like growing up in an abusive environment, and her experience growing up without a lot of money. We discuss whether or not people can truly change, what makes someone good or bad, and problems with a victim mindset. Rachel also discusses being in an open marriage, the difference between love and monogamy, and finding your soulmate. We also talk about using labels for the way you eat or what you believe, why you can't lose that last five pounds, the problem with heavy lifting for some women, and more. You can find more from Rachel on Instagram (@therachelbarber), and head here to learn more about her Total Healing Program. Make sure you let her know you heard about it through the podcast! You can also listen to her on episode 167. For more from Christina, head to her website, christinaricewellness.com, to find her services, blog, programs, and ebooks. If there's a question you'd like answered or a topic you'd like discussed on the podcast, send it in to podcast@christinaricewellness.com! Don’t forget to join the Facebook group, Wellness Realness Podcast Tribe, to meet other podcast listeners! This podcast episode is sponsored by Beekeeper's Naturals, a wellness company specializing in innovative nutraceuticals made from healing hive compounds and plant-based ingredients. At Beekeeper's Naturals, they're harnessing the power of the beehive to share a line of effective supplements and remedies to solve modern health challenges. Make sure you check out their Propolis Throat Spray (nature's antibiotic), B.Powered Superfood Complex, B.LXR Brain Fuel, and more! Head to beekeepersnaturals.com/CRW and use my code "CRW" for 15% off! Want in on all of the health benefits of mushrooms?! Functional mushrooms like Reishi, Chaga, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. With Four Sigmatic products, we can now easily take advantage of mushrooms' many health benefits for immunity, energy, longevity, and more. Four Sigmatic makes drinking mushrooms and superfoods delicious and easy with their Mushroom Coffees, Mushroom Superfood Blends, and Mushroom Elixirs! Head to foursigmatic.com/crw to check out all of their products, and use the code "CRW" for 15% off all purchases on their site! If you love desserts but want to avoid the sugar and sweeteners, pick up a copy of Christina's new ebook, #NoSugarNoProblems Part 2! This ebook contains over 30 paleo dessert recipes (most are also vegan) that contain absolutely no sugar or sweeteners - no stevia, xylitol, erythritol, maple syrup, honey, dates, bananas, or other sugar substitutes. Perfect if you're keto, low-carb, on a gut-healing diet, looking to balance your hormones, or trying to break your sugar addiction! Grab your copy at bit.ly/nsnp2 and use the code "wellnessrealness" for 20% off! If you're a woman looking to learn everything about using the Paleo lifestyle to reach your health goals , sign up for Christina's online course, The Paleo Women Lifestyle Program! This course has hours of video lectures, audio lectures, and PDFs that cover nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management, balancing hormones, self love, cooking and grocery shopping, and more. You can sign up at bit.ly/paleowomenlifestyle. If you're finally ready to reach your fitness goals, check out the MAPS programs from Mind Pump Media at www.mindpumpmedia.com/christinaricewellness. You can use the code "WELLNESS" for 10% off! I recommend MAPS Anabolic to anyone who goes to the gym and wants something that will increase their strength and fitness levels while a