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You can check every box, make everyone proud, and still wonder, “When does this start feeling like MY life?” The career. The responsibilities. The expectations. Somewhere along the way, your own voice gets buried beneath everyone else’s opinions. This week on Raw & Unscripted, host Christopher Rausch is joined by life and executive coach Kirsten Breidenbruch, founder of Wellth by Kirsten and former BlackRock VP, for an honest conversation about trusting yourself—and taking responsibility for the life you actually want. We’re digging into: • How to rebuild self-trust when you constantly second-guess yourself. • How to recognize the rules you’ve inherited—and decide which ones to change. • How to create more peace without waiting for everyone around you to change. • When you need a push, when you need a pause, and how to tell the difference. Kirsten and Christopher met at a coaching networking event, and their follow-up conversation made one thing clear: we have plenty to explore together. Different personalities. Different perspectives. A shared commitment to helping people move forward. What’s one rule you’ve been living by that you never actually chose? Join us LIVE Tuesday, October 20, at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern. Bring your questions. Let’s get RAW & UNSCRIPTED. Connect with Kirsten: https://www.wellthbykirsten.com/ #RawAndUnscripted #NoExcusesCoach #SelfTrust #PersonalGrowth #LiveYourLife

WHY DOES CRITICISM HURT SO DAMN MUCH? Ever had someone say something negative about you that stuck with you for YEARS? A parent. A spouse. A teacher. A boss. Even a complete stranger. And here's the kicker... How often do YOU become your own worst critic? We can hear ten compliments and somehow obsess over that ONE negative comment. WHY? Host Christopher Rausch of Raw & Unscripted is going deep into THE CRITICISM TRAP: How to Handle Self-Criticism and Criticism From Others. 🔥 Where does our inner critic come from? 🔥 Why do other people's opinions affect us so deeply? 🔥 How do childhood experiences shape our self-worth? 🔥 How do we distinguish helpful feedback from destructive criticism? 🔥 And most importantly, how do we STOP allowing criticism to control our confidence, happiness, and decisions? This isn't about ignoring criticism or avoiding accountability. It's about learning how to grow from feedback without destroying ourselves in the process. 🎙️ LIVE TUESDAY | 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern 🌐 www.RawAndUnscripted.com LET ME ASK YOU: What's harder for you—dealing with criticism from others or the criticism you give yourself? Let's have a RAW conversation! #RawAndUnscripted #NoExcusesCoach #SelfCriticism #PersonalGrowth #SelfWorth

How do you imagine a future after losing the person you planned to share it with? In this episode of Raw & Unscripted, Christopher Rausch welcomes speaker, author, and visualization coach Steve Gamlin for an honest conversation about grief, healing, and finding your way forward. After losing his wife about a year ago, Steve brings a deeply personal perspective to the ideas he teaches: knowing where you are today, creating a meaningful vision for the future, and embracing gratitude, self-talk, and momentum. We’ll explore: • The emotions and unanswered questions that can accompany loss. • What helps—and what can hurt—when supporting someone who is grieving. • Imagining a future while honoring someone you love. • Practicing gratitude without denying difficult feelings. • Using realistic self-talk and small actions on hard days. • Creating a one-year vision that connects to your everyday life. Whether you’re grieving someone, navigating a major transition, or asking “What now?”, join us for a thoughtful conversation about hope and meaningful next steps. What’s one thing you wish more people understood about grief or beginning again? Share it in the comments. Connect with Steve: https://stevegamlin.com Connect with Christopher: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbrausch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherrausch/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noexcusescoach Coaching and resources: https://linktr.ee/NoExcusesCoach Raw & Unscripted — Live Tuesdays at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET.

Need more money? You're not alone. But instead of spending another hour talking about how expensive everything has become, let's talk about what we can actually DO about it. In this episode of Raw & Unscripted, Christopher Rausch, the No Excuses Coach, shares 10 practical ways to attack financial pressure from BOTH directions—spending less and creating additional income. We'll explore ways to audit and renegotiate expenses, challenge costly conveniences, rethink major expenses, turn unused possessions into cash, identify skills people may pay you for, create a simple side hustle, monetize resources you already have, and think differently about how you use your time. We'll also go beyond the obvious money-saving advice and explore one bigger question: Are you really out of options—or have you rejected some options because they're uncomfortable or inconvenient? You don't need to use every idea in this episode. You need ONE idea that gets you moving. Then take the challenge: Can you FIND $100 in the next seven days? Save it. Earn it. Negotiate it. Sell something. Or combine all four. It's time to stop focusing exclusively on what you can't control and start asking: What CAN I do about it? Become the ROCKSTAR of YOUR life. No Excuses – Only Results. Connect with Christopher: LinkedIn: Christopher Rausch on LinkedIn Instagram: Christopher Rausch on Instagram TikTok: No Excuses Coach on TikTok Christopher's Linktree

You KNOW what you should do. So why can it sometimes feel almost impossible to actually do it? This week on Raw & Unscripted, #NoExcusesCoach and host Christopher Rausch sits down with Kelsey Dunbar for a powerful conversation about what really creates lasting transformation—and why simply knowing the answer isn't enough. Kelsey's life has included extraordinary highs, devastating lows, and moments that forced him to decide what came next. From growing up at 300 pounds to reaching a point where he no longer wanted to live, and later experiencing a terrifying encounter on black ice that changed the choices he was making, his story raises a bigger question: What actually makes a human being change? Together, Christopher and Kelsey explore overwhelm, identity, resilience, habits, personal responsibility, the hidden struggles people carry, and why meaningful transformation requires more than another motivational quote or piece of advice. You'll also hear some unexpected turns involving fitness coaching, pet CPR, the strange ways our lives become interconnected—and even Brandon Lee. This isn't a conversation about waiting until life gets easier. It's about learning how to move forward when it doesn't. 🎙️ Raw & Unscripted Live Tuesdays at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET 🌐 www.RawAndUnscripted.com Connect with Christopher: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbrausch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherrausch/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noexcusescoach

What if some of the most important questions in life don't have easy answers? This week on Raw & Unscripted, host Christopher Rausch — the No Excuses Coach — concludes his three-part Questions series by going bigger than ever. Part I explored the questions we need to ask ourselves. Part II tackled the questions people commonly ask a life coach. For Part III, we're taking on some of the questions human beings across generations, backgrounds and circumstances continue to wrestle with. 🔥 Why is life so hard? 🔥 How do I cope with getting older? 🔥 How do I know who or what to believe anymore? 🔥 Will my children have a better life than I did? 🔥 And one of humanity's oldest questions...what happens when I die? And those are only five of the ten. Christopher isn't pretending to have all the answers. That's not the point. This conversation is about exploring the questions, challenging some of our assumptions and getting honest about how we choose to live when certainty simply isn't available. Videocast Replay Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EbnX85v9rY Expect raw perspectives, personal stories, uncomfortable questions and three practical exercises designed to get you out of your head and into ACTION. Because maybe living an extraordinary life isn't about having all the answers. Maybe it's about having the courage to ask better questions—and then doing something with what you discover. 🎙️ RAW & UNSCRIPTED with Christopher Rausch 🔥 No Excuses. No Regrets. ▶️ Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: www.Youtube.com/ChristopherRausch 🎧 Listen to Raw & Unscripted: www.RawAndUnscripted.com 📲 CONNECT WITH CHRISTOPHER: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbrausch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christopherrausch/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noexcusescoach 📚 Christopher's upcoming memoir: www.ItsJustYouAndMeKid.com If this conversation makes you think of someone who needs to hear it, please SHARE IT. And ask yourself: What question about LIFE are you still trying to answer?

Have you ever known EXACTLY what you needed to do...and still didn't do it? This week on Raw & Unscripted, host Christopher Rausch — the No Excuses Coach — tackles 10 of the questions people ask life coaches...and themselves. Why do I keep sabotaging myself? How do I stop caring what other people think? How do I know when it's time to walk away? And can people REALLY change? Those are just a few. Last week, Christopher turned the questions on YOU. This week, we're flipping the script. No textbook answers. No pretending life is easy or that Christopher has it all figured out. Instead, expect real stories, coaching insights, mistakes, lessons learned, and some uncomfortable truths about why we stay stuck even when we already know what needs to change. Because sometimes knowing the answer isn't the problem. The harder question is: Why aren't you acting on what you already know? 🎸 Become the ROCKSTAR of YOUR Life. No Excuses. Only Results. Raw & Unscripted with Christopher Rausch Tuesdays LIVE — 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET RawAndUnscripted.com #RawAndUnscripted #ChristopherRausch #NoExcusesCoach #PersonalGrowth #LifeCoach #SelfImprovement #Mindset

What if the answers you're looking for aren't the problem? What if you've simply been avoiding the right questions? In this episode of Raw & Unscripted, Christopher Rausch — the No Excuses Coach — challenges you with 10 questions designed to expose what you're tolerating, what you're avoiding, whose approval you're chasing, and whether the life you're living actually matches what you say matters most. This isn't about beating yourself up for your past. It's about getting honest about your present so you can take responsibility for your future. Grab a notebook. Pause when you need to. And most importantly — answer honestly. Because awareness without action changes nothing. Which of these 10 questions hit you the hardest? Drop the NUMBER in the comments and tell me why. Subscribe for more raw conversations about personal growth, accountability, relationships, leadership, purpose, and creating a life without regrets. www.RawAndUnscripted.com or www.Youtube.com/ChristopherRausch #RawAndUnscripted #NoExcusesCoach #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #Motivation #LifeCoaching #Mindset #Accountability

Every move matters. Every decision has a consequence. But here's the good news... One bad move DOES NOT have to define the rest of your life. This week on Raw & Unscripted, host Christopher Rausch is welcoming back Dr. Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson, founder of Be Someone, Inc., former Alabama State Trooper, U.S. Air Force veteran, and a man who has dedicated his life to teaching young people how to THINK before they react. Since founding Be Someone, Orrin has used the principles of chess to reach more than 120,000 young people—teaching critical thinking, character, courage, personal responsibility, and the power of making better decisions. His mission? 🧠 Brains Before Bullets. His philosophy? “Think it out, don't shoot it out. The only way to fight is to use your head.” And one of the messages we're digging into hits ALL OF US: Your last move might have been a mistake... BUT YOUR NEXT MOVE CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING. 🔥 How do we teach ourselves to pause instead of react? 🔥 Why can one impulsive decision change the trajectory of a life? 🔥 How do we recover after making a terrible move? 🔥 Are we teaching our kids enough about consequences—or simply telling them what NOT to do? 🔥 What happens when ONE adult believes in a child who doesn't yet believe in themselves? 🔥 And how can the principles of chess help ALL OF US make better moves in relationships, careers, leadership, parenting, conflict, and LIFE? Orrin first joined me back in May 2023 for episode #209, and I'm excited to have CHECKMATE back at the table. Learn more about Orrin at https://besomeone.org/ This isn't really a conversation about chess. It's a conversation about CHOICES. Because yesterday's move is already on the board. The only question now is... ♟️ WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR NEXT ONE? 🎙️ Raw & Unscripted Real conversations. Real growth. No excuses. 👉 www.RawAndUnscripted.com #RawAndUnscripted #OrrinHudson #CheckmateHudson #BrainsBeforeBullets #MakeYourNextMoveYourBestMove #PersonalGrowth #DecisionMaking #YouthLeadership #Mentorship #CriticalThinking #LifeLessons #NoExcuses #BeSomeone

The Pressure Advantage: Why Stress Doesn't Have to Break You 🔥 WHAT IF PRESSURE ISN'T THE PROBLEM? We spend so much of our lives trying to eliminate stress, avoid uncertainty, and escape pressure. But what if we've been looking at it all wrong? This week on Raw & Unscripted, I'm joined by award-winning Executive Coach & International Speaker Shairose Gulamani, someone I had the pleasure of meeting through the Women of Inspiration Awards, where we're both honored to be nominees. And we're going somewhere EVERYONE can relate to: 🔥 PRESSURE. Because pressure doesn't just happen in the boardroom. It happens when the relationship is struggling. When the money gets tight. When the plan falls apart. When you lose something—or someone. When you're responsible for everyone else. When life simply refuses to cooperate. Shairose's philosophy stopped me in my tracks: **"Pressure doesn't break us. It reveals us."** So what does pressure reveal about YOU? And more importantly... Can you actually train yourself to remain calmer, think clearer, make better decisions, and become STRONGER when life turns up the heat? We're talking: 🔥 Why trying to eliminate pressure may be the wrong goal 🔥 What actually happens to us under pressure 🔥 Why some people appear naturally "good under pressure" 🔥 How we can TRAIN our ability to respond differently 🔥 Reacting vs. intentionally responding 🔥 Turning disappointment, loss & uncertainty into growth 🔥 What adversity reveals about who we really are 🔥 Practical tools you can use when life feels overwhelming And because this is **Raw & Unscripted**, we're going beyond the research and into the REAL stories behind it. No scripts. No fluff. Just two coaches having an authentic conversation about what happens when life turns up the pressure. 👉 Learn more about Shairose at PressurePoint.coach

Who are you still allowing to live rent-free in your mind? Maybe it's an ex. A parent. A former boss. A friend who betrayed your trust. Or maybe... The hardest person to forgive is the one staring back at you in the mirror. Forgiveness isn't about saying what happened was okay. It isn't about forgetting. And it certainly doesn't mean allowing someone to hurt you again. Forgiveness is about taking back your peace. In this week's episode of Raw & Unscripted, host Christopher Rausch shares 10 powerful truths about forgiveness that can help you release resentment, stop carrying emotional baggage, forgive yourself, create healthier boundaries, and finally move forward with greater freedom. If you're tired of living in the past...this conversation is for you. 🎧 Listen now wherever you enjoy podcasts. 🌐 www.RawAndUnscripted.com #RawAndUnscripted #Forgiveness #PersonalGrowth #SelfHealing #EmotionalHealing #Mindset #MentalHealth #HealingJourney #SelfImprovement #SelfWorth #Leadership #LifeCoach #NoExcusesCoach #ChristopherRausch #GrowthMindset

How much of your life is being controlled by RESISTANCE... and you don't even realize it? Most people believe they procrastinate because they're lazy. I don't. I believe procrastination is simply a symptom. The real problem? **Resistance.** Resistance to failure. Resistance to judgment. Resistance to success. Resistance to change. Resistance to becoming the person you're capable of becoming. And the longer we resist... the more we convince ourselves that "tomorrow" is when our life will finally begin. In this week's episode of **Raw & Unscripted**, we're digging into the hidden psychology behind why we stay stuck—even when we desperately want change. You'll discover: 🔥 Why motivation isn't your problem. 🔥 Why your brain is trying to "protect" you. 🔥 The surprising connection between fear and procrastination. 🔥 How perfectionism quietly steals your dreams. 🔥 Practical tools to break through resistance and finally create momentum. If you've ever looked back at the end of the day wondering... *"Why didn't I just do it?"* This conversation is for you. Because the life you want isn't waiting on motivation. It's waiting on your decision to move through resistance. 🎙️ Listen to **Raw & Unscripted** and let's stop waiting for someday. www.RawAndUnscripted.com to catch previous shows!!! 👇 After listening, tell me: **What resistance have you finally decided you're done letting control your life?** #NoExcuses #RawAndUnscripted #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #SelfLeadership #BreakTheCycle #TakeAction #OvercomeFear #StopProcrastinating #LiveWithPurpose

🤖 AI is changing the world... But here's the bigger question... **What makes YOU irreplaceable?** This week on the the Raw & Unscripted podcast, host Christopher Rausch is excited to welcome special guest Yvonne E.L. Silver—Confidence Catalyst, bestselling author, speaker, executive coach, and expert in confident conversations. For more than 30 years, Yvonne has helped leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals discover their voice, strengthen their confidence, and create meaningful success—not by becoming someone else, but by becoming more authentically themselves. Together, they're diving into three powerful topics that affect every one of us—whether you're a business owner, employee, leader, parent, or simply someone committed to personal growth. 🔥 **Choosing Yourself** – What if the next chapter of your life isn't about fixing yourself... but finally choosing yourself? 🔥 **The Most Important Conversations You'll Ever Have** – The conversations with yourself, your family, your coworkers, and the difficult discussions you've been avoiding. 🔥 **Becoming IRREPLACEABLE in the Age of AI** – As technology rapidly evolves, what uniquely human qualities will become more valuable than ever? This isn't just a conversation about careers or artificial intelligence. It's about confidence. It's about communication. It's about knowing your worth. It's about developing the qualities no algorithm can duplicate. Just honest conversation designed to help you think differently about who you're becoming. Join us live or catch the replay on your favorite podcast platform. Because your greatest competitive advantage... ...might just be YOU. www.RawAndUnscripted.com

Life has a way of reminding us that tomorrow isn't guaranteed. This week's episode wasn't planned. No script. No outline. No agenda. Just an honest conversation about what truly matters. We talk about... • Why waiting for "someday" steals today's joy. • The lessons mortality quietly teaches us. • Creating a life you're proud of... one day at a time. • The importance of boundaries, values and intentional living. • Why gratitude isn't something you find—it's something you practice. • How I've changed over the years and why personal growth never ends. • The question I ask myself every night before my head hits the pillow: "Am I proud of how I showed up today?" Because in the end... Your legacy isn't something people read after you're gone. It's something you create every single day through the choices you make. Videocast Replay Link: https://youtube.com/live/OmYBzPm98Vg If you've been feeling stuck... Waiting... Overwhelmed... Or simply needing a reminder of what really matters... I hope this conversation speaks to your heart. I'd also love to hear from YOU. What topics would you like me to cover on future episodes? Send me your thoughts, questions, feedback, or simply say hello: 📧 [email protected] As always... Be intentional. Keep your promises. And become the Rockstar of Your Life. 🎙️ Raw & Unscripted with Christopher Rausch Live Tuesdays • 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern

There comes a moment in life that no one truly prepares us for... The people who once held our hands... begin reaching for ours. The parents who protected us... suddenly need protecting. The people we once leaned on... now lean on us. How do we navigate the emotional roller coaster of watching our parents age? How do we balance being a spouse, parent, professional, and now caregiver? What happens to our identity when the people who brought us into this world are no longer here? And perhaps the toughest question of all... How do our parents' aging and mortality force us to confront our own? This week's Raw & Unscripted is one of the most personal and heartfelt conversations we've ever had. Host Christopher Rausch will share: 🎸 Becoming the caregiver after spending a lifetime being cared for. 🎸 The guilt, grief, frustration, and gratitude that often exist at the same time. 🎸 How to preserve your parents' dignity while helping keep them safe. 🎸 Caring for parents when the relationship wasn't always easy. 🎸 Navigating the "sandwich generation" while raising children and supporting aging parents. 🎸 What happens emotionally after both parents are gone. 🎸 How to embrace getting older without giving up on living fully. 🎸 The exciting future of AI, longevity, and medical technology—and what it could mean for all of us over the next five years. Most importantly...We'll talk about how to have the conversations we often avoid until it's too late. If your parents are aging...If you've already walked this road...If you're currently caring for someone you love...Or if you simply want to prepare for one of life's most profound transitions...