{"id":11387,"date":"2025-08-22T11:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/?p=11387"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:59:25","slug":"hi-im-sara-rae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/hi-im-sara-rae\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi, I&#8217;m Sara Rae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Hi, I&#8217;m Sara Rae. And there&#8217;s nothing else remarkable to add (what a relief).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It\u2019s not a rebrand, it\u2019s personal growth.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Good morning, friends. I hope all is well with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re not exactly strangers\u2014we\u2019ve been chatting for some years now. But things are changing all around us, and within us. Today is the day we talk about some of those changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the absolute basics. I\u2019m Sara Rae, a working mom and wife living an ordinary life in the midwestern United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been blogging and podcasting online for a decade. That was my \u201cside hustle,\u201d if you will. I created hundreds of hours\u2019 worth of audio and video content. I\u2019ve written thousands of words and published them online. I\u2019ve taken and edited hundreds of photos and shared them everywhere I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s how you and I met each other! The Universe converged in such a way that our wifi signals crossed. Probably because you were interested in aspects of spirituality, New Age manifesting, and all things related to <em>vibrations.<\/em> <em>That\u2019s the good shit, right there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes are unfolding now, and I don\u2019t want to leave you in the dark. You\u2019ve probably noticed that no new podcasts have come out in a while. And the uploading scheduled before that was inconsistent, to put it mildly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything I had built became <em>so<\/em> unaligned that I simply could not move forward. I put out one last heartfelt episode in mid-June 2025 before going on a soul-searching hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/54a7L1yZKCp7HM4Z4dwZRg?si=X1ctRoKJQsmWcBZLkPBHyA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">225: Manifesting Burnout | The Future of Spiritually Inspired (Part 1)<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>I also made the choice to disband my donation-based membership platform. Where kind souls choose to donate monthly to patronize the Spiritually Inspired podcast and keep it running. Those members also had access to a butt-load of bonus content. Nearly 100 guided reiki meditations and personalized monthly tarot card readings <em>for each individual member<\/em> for over two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>That was a tough decision, not just because it meant cutting off a \u201cstream of income,\u201d but also because it meant going back on promises I made to some of my most loyal listeners and clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, that\u2019s how we ended up <em>here,<\/em> on a blog like it&#8217;s 2012. <strong><em>*angelic choir harmonizing*<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"image-link image2\" href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@sararaeh\/note\/c-140547015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!5Iif!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf0281f2-07e9-4486-a782-3f45c9208073_529x262.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>It may have been a hard decision and messy to execute, but it was the right decision. And now, this is my latest piece of <em>brand-new original content<\/em> since this transformation has taken place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And it\u2019s serving a few specific purposes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Update those who want to know but may have missed it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reintroduce myself as a writer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make my intentions clear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spirituallyinspired.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spiritually Inspired<\/span><\/strong><\/a> is\/was a labor of love. I intend to continue to share the messages of manifesting, mindfulness, and magic here on this new platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll be honest, friends\u2014if you\u2019ve been with me for a while, some of it may be repeat content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you can understand how much effort I\u2019ve put into all that content, and forgive my choice to simply reshare it in a new light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Every single episode of <a href=\"http:\/\/spirituallyinspired.co\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Spiritually Inspired podcast<\/span><\/a> (of which there are nearly 300 in total) was lovingly scripted, recorded, and edited before being deemed worthy of upload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>And most of the content itself is \u201cevergreen,\u201d meaning it won\u2019t go out of date any time soon. So consider going back and re-listening to your favorite episodes. I mean, we all rewatch the same TV shows and movies, right? Is a podcast any different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s something I\u2019ve been working on for the last few months, personally. Intentionally consuming less media by revisiting media I\u2019ve once loved. Re-reading books, re-watching shows, re-downloading podcasts. I don\u2019t want the overconsumption culture to seep into what I consume for entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, I simply cannot keep up the production schedule demanded by the algorithms. And I know for a fact I am not the only creator who feels this way. It\u2019s a civil service to go back and re-consume your favorite media. That way, the artists finally get a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>When I pick up the podcasting microphone again, it will be mind-blowing. I can feel it cooking just beneath the surface, but it\u2019s not done yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, everything I share from the<a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@sararaeh\"> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spiritually Inspired archives on Substack<\/span><\/a> is intended to teach you how to manifest your goals, practice mindfulness, and explore things more deeply. Including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The truth about manifesting &#8211; how to achieve goals with the help of the Universe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paying closer attention to everything going on around you &#8211; and within you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting with something greater than yourself in the most loving and magical way possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you for being here, for giving me the space to grow, and I hope you\u2019ll stick around to see what unfolds.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sara Rae \ud83c\udf3b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLOG-FEATURED-IMAGES.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLOG-FEATURED-IMAGES.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLOG-FEATURED-IMAGES-500x750.png 500w, https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLOG-FEATURED-IMAGES-800x1200.png 800w, https:\/\/www.spirituallyinspired.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLOG-FEATURED-IMAGES-600x900.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Spiritually Inspired is member-supported! <\/em>\ud83d\udc96Subscribe for free &#8211; never miss a post \ud83e\udd70 Upgrade to paid &#8211; get bonus reiki meditations \ud83d\ude4f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sararaeh.substack.com\/subscribe\" class=\"custom-button\">Click Here!<\/a>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n  .custom-button {\r\n    display: inline-block;\r\n    background-color: #c9e4e2;\r\n    color: white !important;\r\n    font-weight: bold;\r\n    padding: 12px 24px;\r\n    text-decoration: none;\r\n    border-radius: 8px;\r\n    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .custom-button:hover {\r\n    background-color: #ff7c81;\r\n    color: white !important; \/* Force white text *\/\r\n    text-decoration: none;   \/* Ensure no underline appears *\/\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Sara Rae. 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