The Clarity Shift

The Season of Shedding: Collapse, Clarity, and Becoming More Human In this episode, Raquel and Sarah explore the quiet, powerful season of shedding — the moment when old identities, inherited expectations, and survival‑based versions of ourselves begin to fall away. What emerges is a deeper conversation about capacity, clarity, and the emotional, spiritual, and cultural shifts shaping millennial life today. Together, they unpack: Why everything feels like it’s collapsing — personally and collectively The identity unraveling that happens when the old self stops working How the nervous system signals truth long before the mind catches up Rewilding vs. becoming feral — and why instinct matters more than performance The emotional cost of being first‑gen, high‑capacity, and endlessly adaptable The grief and liberation of shedding roles, expectations, and survival patterns What it means to build capacity from humanity, not productivity How to trust your pace, your body, and your inner timing Why this moment is less about reinvention and more about remembering This episode is a grounded, nonlinear exploration of what it means to stay human in a world that keeps demanding more than we can give — and how shedding becomes a path back to clarity, instinct, and self‑trust. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raquelsands.substack.com/subscribe