Episode 14

How To Get Unstuck In Your Creative Biz

Published on: 19th April, 2019

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive, our guest is Rachel Leachman. She’s the owner of Rachel Keppeler Designs, a jewelry maker and designer based out of San Diego, Ca. If you are a handmade artist and feel stuck but and frustrated with being in creative rut this episode is for you. Rachel shares her very real look at what it feels to be stuck in her creative business and how she's working through it. This conversation a raw look into what it means to be a creative entrepreneur. It’s not always Instagram sparkles, if you know what I mean. Rachel and I met on Instagram actually where she shared her feeling stuck in a live conversation with Jasmine Star. Things get real when what you do is your livelihood, we can feel like we can’t afford to be stuck. But here's the thing being creative requires maintenance on ourselves, so there might be some down time. Rachel shares how to work through it while still maintaining her business, and embracing the “STUCK”.  We also jump into what it takes to serve as a creative business. You’ll  learn steps on how to get unstuck, how to approach boutiques with your creative goods and tools that may help you run a business that get you featured in Etsy, like I our friend her Mrs Rachel. To create and thrive means working from within outward and we explore this on this episode. 

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Business With Chronic Illness: Simple Sustainable Growth and Burnout Healing For CEO Women
A podcast for entrepreneurs who want success while keeping their health first in business.
Running a business while living with chronic illness is not easy, and most business advice ignores the reality of burnout, living with autoimmune disorders, unpredictable energy, and navigating everyday health and wellness while starting and growing a business. That’s why this podcast is designed to help you build a business that works with your body, not against it.

If you’re a woman entrepreneur, creative, or CEO navigating chronic illness, burnout, or healing and recovering from hustle culture, this show is for you.

Every week, host Nikita Williams brings you simple, sustainable business strategies rooted in her four core content pillars:
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Welcome to Business with Chronic Illness — the podcast for women who are building big dreams with limited energy.
I’m Nikita Williams, and I know what it’s like to be living in pain, carrying a diagnosis (or several), and still wanting more — more purpose, more income, more alignment, more ease. After leaving behind a traditional path and navigating the emotional rollercoaster of chronic illness, I decided to rewrite the rules of success. And now? I help other women do the same.
Here, we have honest conversations about what it really takes to build a sustainable, profitable business when your health is unpredictable. No hustle culture. No toxic positivity. Just powerful stories, practical strategies, and mindset shifts that work — even on flare days.
You’ll hear from guests who get it, solo episodes from my heart to yours, and insights I’ve learned coaching dozens of women through launching and growing their dream businesses — on their terms.
Because business is personal. And when you build it that way, it not only becomes easier… it becomes life-giving.
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