Inspired By Design With Katie Ruppert
Welcome to Inspired by Design with Katie Ruppert—a podcast for women ready to stop overthinking, trust themselves more, and take action on the life they actually want (without blowing it all up to get there).If you’ve ever felt like you should be further along, like you’re juggling all the things but still unsure what’s next—or how to actually do it—you’re in the right place.Each episode is here to inspire and empower you to take the action you've been holding back on, using practical tools you can try this week—not someday when things calm...
#78 You Know Your Human Design…Now What? Human Design Isn't Just Information—It's an Experiment!
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You Know Your Human Design…Now What?
You've had the reading. You know your Type, Authority, Profile, maybe you've even highlighted your...
#77: I Couldn’t Have Planned This: A Real-Life Example of Living by Your Human Design
What If You Stopped Trying to Make Life Happen?
What if you stopped trying so hard to make your life happen—and instead learned how to recognize what already has energy?
This week is a little different. It's story time.
I had a completely unplanned Friday night, followed my curiosity, and somehow ended up singing with a musician I'd been trying to see for almost a year, meeting someone I'd previously worked with, discovering a potential new singing opportunity, going to karaoke alone, reconnecting with a past Pampered Chef client, di...
#76: The Hidden Weight We Carry: Emotion Code, Belief Code & Energy Healing
What if your body has been trying to tell you something?
What if anxiety, tension, chronic stress, or even physical discomfort aren't just things to push through—but messages inviting you to slow down and listen?
In this episode, I sit down with Jackie King, founder of Yana Healing and Balance, to explore the fascinating world of energy healing. Jackie shares how her journey began in traditional healthcare before a deeper curiosity led her into modalities like The Emotion Code®, Body Code™, Belief Code®, Reiki, sound healing, and more.
Together, we explore how trappe...
#75 Bonus Episode: Step into the Role You were meant to play
Have you ever wondered why life sometimes feels like you're working so much harder than everyone else?
What if the problem isn't that you're doing too little...
What if you're simply trying to live a role that was never yours to carry?
In this special replay of my recent masterclass, we're exploring one of my favorite parts of Human Design—the Profile Lines. Your profile is made up of two numbers in your Human Design chart and reveals the unique role you're naturally designed to play in the world.
Wh...
#74 What If Life Wasn't Supposed to Feel This Heavy? Lighten Your Load: Part 3
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Knowing isn't the same as becoming.
Have you ever known exactly what you needed to do…
…and still found yourself doing the opposite?
If so, you're not lazy.
You're not broken.
And you probably don't need more discipline.
In the final episode of the Lighten Your Load series, Katie explores one of the bigges...
#73 What If Life Wasn't Supposed to Feel This Heavy? Lighten Your Load: Part 2
You weren't born to play every role.
Have you ever felt like you're working so hard to become the person you think you're supposed to be...yet it still feels exhausting?
In Part 2 of this three-part Lighten Your Load series, Katie explores one of the most powerful (and often overlooked) parts of Human Design: your Profile.
Think of your profile as the role you were cast to play in the movie of your life. When you stop trying to perform someone else's part and begin embracing your own, life starts to...
#72 Rising Once Again: The Astrology of the Rest of 2026 with Eric Rosen
What if astrology wasn't about predicting your future—but helping you navigate it?
In this week's episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with Boardroom Astrologer, Shamanic Guide, and Spiritual Advisor Eric Rosen to explore the energetic themes shaping the rest of 2026.
Together they unpack why astrology isn't about giving away your power—it's about understanding timing, recognizing opportunities, and making aligned decisions from a place of awareness instead of fear.
Whether you're completely new to astrology or already love understanding cosmic cycles, this conversation will help you see current chal...
#71 What If Life Wasn't Supposed to Feel This Heavy? Lighten Your Load: Part 1
Have you ever looked around and wondered...
"Why does everyone else seem to know how to do life except me?"
What if the problem isn't that you're broken?
What if you've simply spent years carrying expectations, roles, beliefs, and responsibilities that were never truly yours?
In this episode, Katie shares one of her favorite wisdom stories—the Parable of the Raft—and explores why the very tools, habits, and identities that once helped us survive can eventually become the weight that's holding us back.
You'll hear:
• Why overwh...
#70: Why So Serious? 🃏 Reconnecting with Joy Through Your Body with Amanda Marie
What if you stopped trying to fix yourself and started reconnecting with your joy?
In today's episode, Katie sits down with Amanda—a personal trainer, life coach, and spiritual embodiment mentor whose approach to fitness goes far beyond workouts, weight loss, and physical transformation.
Amanda shares her personal journey through diet culture, bodybuilding, divorce, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and ultimately discovering that the answers she was searching for weren't found in working harder—they were found in slowing down, listening to herself, and healing from the inside out.
Together, Katie and Amanda explore:
#69 The Hidden Difference Between Scarcity and Abundance
What if the biggest shift you could make isn't changing your circumstances... but changing what you're facing?
In this episode of Inspired by Design, Katie shares an unexpected insight from a recent palm reading that sparked a powerful reminder about abundance, scarcity, trust, and the direction of our energy.
Most of us spend so much time focused on what we're trying to avoid:
• Running out of money
• Making the wrong decision
• Being judged
• Failing
• Not having enough
But what if you're spending so much energy looking at what you d...
#68: You Cannot Mess Your Life Up | Reinvention, Healing & Authenticity with Katy Fry
What if you didn’t need permission to become who you already are?
In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Katie sits down with creative entrepreneur, retreat facilitator, musician, educator, and alignment coach Katy Fry to talk about reinvention, nervous system healing, feminine energy, authenticity, and learning to trust yourself again.
Katy shares how the shutdown of the theater world during the pandemic became the catalyst that changed everything — leading her from performance and burnout into wellness retreats, sound healing, conscious living, emotional healing, and transformational mentorship.
Together, Katie and Katy explore:
Why h...#67: From Hit-and-Run to Higher Perspective: Finding Peace When Life Hits Reverse
Circumstances Don’t Create Your Reality—Your Response Does
What happens when everything seems to go wrong in the span of one hour?
In this deeply personal episode, Katie shares a real-time story of a chaotic afternoon that included a hit-and-run accident, a heartbreaking family loss, a boil order, nervous system overwhelm, and an unexpected spiritual message through tarot.
Instead of powering through, Katie chose to pause.
Through journaling, Human Design, tarot, and nervous system awareness, she uncovered a powerful reminder:
Your circumstances do not create your reality—your though...#66: The Mother’s Day Episode: Human Design, Grief & Raising Four Very Different Humans
What if your children aren’t meant to be parented the same way?
In this special Mother’s Day episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with photographer, mother of four, and Serenity Now Float Spa team member Kelly for a deeply honest conversation about grief, motherhood, nervous system regulation, marriage, and Human Design connection charts.
Together, they explore how each child brings a completely different energetic experience into a family dynamic — and why parenting from understanding instead of sameness can shift everything.
From emotional teenagers and fearless firecrackers to “electric storm” dynamics a...
#65: 20 Years Later… He Found Me Again: A Story That Took Me From Doubt to Deep Knowing
Vulnerable. Personal. And maybe… a little unexplainable.
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story I’ve never fully unpacked like this before—one that completely shifted how I see life, death, and everything in between.
It starts with a memory from high school…
A sudden loss.
A moment frozen in time.
And it leads to an experience 20 years later that I still can’t logically explain—but also can’t deny.
This episode is about:
Grief that stays with you in quiet ways The moments that don’t make...#64: Why You’re Exhausted (and How to Get Your Energy Back)
What if the reason you feel exhausted… isn’t because you’re doing too much—but because you’re doing things your body is quietly saying no to?
In this episode, Katie shares a real, unfiltered story from her first day back after vacation—one that perfectly illustrates how Human Design isn’t just something you learn… it’s something you live.
From hitting a wall in a yoga class to feeling completely energized just hours later, this episode walks you through what it actually looks like to follow your energy in real time—and why that might chang...
#63: You Don’t Need to Figure It All Out: Overthinking, Burnout & Trusting Your Body
It’s a New Moon in Aries—and instead of pushing harder, we’re flipping the script on how you create, decide, and move forward.
Katie walks through:
A fresh, non-hustle approach to goal setting using moon cycles Why clarity doesn’t come from pressure (and what to do instead) The real reason you’re overthinking everything—and how to stop Burnout vs. “laziness” (and why you’re probably asking the wrong question) How to start trusting your body instead of your mind A simple way to move through anxiety without forcing it away Why “shoulding” on yourself is keeping you stuck W...#62: The Answers Aren’t Out There—They Never Were
Ever feel like you’re doing all the “right” things… but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure?
In this episode, Katie shares a real-life reflection after teaching a Human Design workshop—where one surprising pattern sparked a powerful reminder: the answers you’re searching for aren’t outside of you.
We explore why decision-making feels so hard, how your body is already guiding you (whether you trust it or not), and two simple but powerful mindset shifts that can completely change how you move forward.
If you’ve been overthinking, second-guessing, or waiting for c...
#61: When Your Energy Leads the Way: Redefining Consistency
I missed my first Friday episode ever… and it turned out to be the perfect lesson in consistency.
After moving into my new apartment, I spent a full week unpacking, organizing, and following the burst of energy that came from a full-body “yes.”
Instead of beating myself up for stepping away from work, I watched my Human Design as a Manifesting Generator play out in real time.
In this episode, I’m sharing what the move taught me about:
Trusting your energy instead of forcing productivity Why consistency isn’t about...#60: Work With the Moon, Not Against Yourself
Have you ever had one of those days where everything feels harder than it should… and you assume something must be wrong with you?
What if nothing is wrong with you at all?
In this episode of Inspired by Design, Katie shares a preview of her upcoming workshop “Work With the Moon, Not Against Yourself.” She explains how understanding natural energy cycles—from the moon to Human Design transits—can help you stop fighting your energy and start working with it.
Rather than predicting the future, these tools can help you r...
#59: 3 Life-Changing Shifts People Experience After a Human Design Reading
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Many people discover Human Design and think, “That’s interesting.”
But what surprises most people is how practical it becomes when you actually use it.
In this episode, Katie shares the three biggest reasons people book Human Design readings with her—and the simple, real-life shifts they end up making that change how they use their energy, make decisions, and connect with the people they love.
Ins...
#58: Aligning Profit with Purpose: Priyanka Khandalkar’s Guide to Soulful, Sustainable Success
What if scaling your business didn’t require more hustle… but more alignment?
This week on Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with transformational business scaling coach Priyanka Khandalkar to explore what happens when success built on hustle stops working.
Priyanka shares her journey from high-achieving engineer in male-dominated manufacturing plants to coaching over 1,200 entrepreneurs and helping businesses scale sustainably.
Along the way she experienced something many ambitious leaders know all too well: burnout.
In this conversation, Priyanka opens up about the moment she realized the...
#57: Leadership Is Evolving—With or Without You with Dr. Lynnea Brumbaugh
Leadership Is Evolving—With or Without You
What if burnout isn’t a badge of honor—but a sign your leadership model is outdated?
In this powerful conversation, Katie sits down with Dr. Lynnea Brumbaugh founder of Executive OS and trusted advisor to executive teams navigating change without emotional chaos.
With experience working alongside organizations like MetLife and Gen X Consulting, Dr. Nne helps leaders move from artificial harmony to conscious clarity—without losing performance or profitability.
This episode is a masterclass in:
Why mentorship matters more than managementThe generational shift re...#56: Feeling Shaken Up Like a Snow Globe? When Overwhelm Is Your Nervous System Talking
This wasn’t the episode I planned — and that’s the point.
In this Season 2 kickoff, I share what it looked like to navigate overwhelm in real time instead of trying to “fix” it. From old achievement scripts resurfacing to feeling irritable and off, I walk you through how I used my Human Design strategy (respond + inform), nervous system awareness, and simple embodied tools to shift without blowing up my life.
If you’re high-capacity, high-achieving, and still sometimes feel behind, this one’s for you.
In This Episode We Talk About:
Why overwhelm...#55: Clarity Comes After Courage: One Year of Inspired by Design
One year ago, I pressed record — not because I had a strategy, but because I couldn’t not do it.
In this anniversary episode, I reflect on 54 episodes, unexpected themes, personal growth, business pivots, nervous system regulation in real time, and what it meant to record conversations about peace while actively rebuilding my own.
This year wasn’t just about launching a podcast.
It was about finding my voice.
Choosing myself.
And learning that clarity only comes after courage.
If you’ve ever wondered whether messy, imperfect action is enough — this one’s fo...
#54: What Connection Charts Reveal About Love, Work & Family Dynamics
Katie gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Human Design connection charts—and why understanding energy dynamics can completely change how you relate to the people you care about most.
Whether it’s a romantic partner, business collaborator, parent/child relationship, or close friendship, connection charts reveal how two people are designed to work together, where misunderstandings come from, and how to stop draining each other unintentionally.
Katie walks through real, anonymous chart examples to show:
Why some people need time to decide—and others just knowHow energy types like Manifesting Genera...#53: When You Feel “Off,” Try This Instead of Fixing Yourself
This week’s episode is part personal reflection, part practical permission slip.
After a snow-day slowdown and a quick spiral into “what day is it?” energy, Katie explores how weekly transits, moon phases, and Human Design can be used in a grounded, useful way—without needing to understand all the jargon or believe any of it.
She shares:
How she uses Human Design & astrology transits as weekly journaling promptsWhy it doesn’t matter if it’s “real” or a placebo—if it helps, it helpsA Leo Full Moon reflection for releasing what no...#52: Your 2026 Bingo Card & The Energy of Receiving
In this episode, Katie wraps up the Starting 2026 Differently series with her favorite anchor for the year: a Bingo Card intention-setting practice inspired by the podcast Demystifying Magic. Instead of pressure, hustle, or perfection, this approach invites curiosity, responsiveness, and ease.
She also celebrates the one-year anniversary of Inspired by Design with a Valentine’s Day giveaway and shares multiple ways to enter, plus a full rundown of upcoming events, workshops, and collaborations.
This episode is an invitation to stop waiting, stop overhauling your life, and start making small, me...
#51: Reclaiming Feminine Energy: Intuition, Timing & Trust with Jaimee Dixon
If you’ve felt pressure to “get it together,” overhaul your life, or make 2026 your best year ever… this conversation is your permission slip to slow down.
In this episode of Inspired by Design, Katie sits down with Jaimee Dixon, intuitive and founder of Intuitive Wisdom Apothecary, for a deeply grounding conversation about intuition, feminine energy, rest, and moving into the new year with flow instead of force.
Jamie shares how her journey through intuition, herbs, dreamwork, and Human Design led her back to peace — and why she believes 2026 is calling women to p...
#50: What If Change Could Be Easy? Breaking the All-or-Nothing Trap with The Hypnotic Yogi
What if starting fresh didn’t require pressure, perfection, or pushing harder?
In this episode, Katie is joined by Matt Dickson, certified hypnotherapist, 500-hour yoga teacher, and known as The Hypnotic Yogi, for a grounded, non-traditional conversation about change, habit-breaking, and nervous system support — without the all-or-nothing mindset.
Matt shares why most New Year’s resolutions fail, how willpower alone drains our energy, and why true change often happens when we stop forcing it. Together, they explore stability and ease (sirisukham), subconscious reprogramming, and simple tools you can use in real life — not just on...
#49: Why January Isn’t the Time to Fix Your Life (And What to Do Instead)
The pressure to “fix your whole life” in January is real — and exhausting.
In this first episode of 2026, Katie offers a refreshing alternative to traditional goal setting that honors your energy, your nervous system, and the season of life you’re actually in. Instead of resolutions, hustle, or rigid SMART goals, she shares a simple, practical ritual she’s used consistently for over a year: checking in with herself at the New Moon and Full Moon.
Inspired by faith-based rhythms, seasonal living, astrology, and Human Design, this practice isn’t about doing more — it’s about tuning in...
#48: Before the Next Chapter: Making Peace with the Messy Middle & Trusting Your Becoming (with Adrienne Swanson)
As 2025 comes to a close and the next chapter begins, this episode is an invitation to pause—right in the middle of the becoming.
In this honest, grounded conversation, Katie sits down with fellow coach Adrienne Swanson to explore what it really looks like to navigate seasons of change that don’t feel clear, clean, or comfortable. From business evolution to motherhood, identity shifts, and those in-between moments where certainty is nowhere to be found, this is a conversation for anyone who has wondered:
“Am I lost… or am I just in trans...
#47: I Won’t Be Rushed - Reflections on Time, Trust & the Courage to Slow Down
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What if the thing you’re rushing toward doesn’t need you to hurry at all?
In this deeply personal year-end episode of Inspired by Design, Katie reflects on the lessons of 2025 through the lens of the New Moon in Sagittarius, Human Design, and a single phrase that kept showing up again and again: I won’t be rushed.
From journaling on a hotel hallway floor during a family vacation in the midst of sep...
#46: The Season of Rest: What Your Energy Needs Before 2026
In this transition episode, we’re taking a breath between seasons. I’m sharing reflections from 2025, a preview of what’s coming in 2026, and a Q&A segment focused on where to start with your Human Design in the new year — especially if you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or craving direction with less force.
If you’ve been listening and feeling like Human Design is calling your name… this episode is your nudge.
In this episode, we cover:
Why this season naturally asks us to rest — not hustleThe Human Design basics th...#45: When Spirit Speaks: How Grief, Guidance & Reiki Opened a New Path with Stacie Smith
Guest: Stacie Smith — Reiki Master Teacher, Co-owner of The Chakra Healing Room
In today’s episode, Stacie opens up about the synchronicities that pulled her onto a spiritual path, the Hawaiian practice that changed her life, and how learning to trust her sacral response reshaped everything from healing her grief to building a soul-led business.
We talk about:
The moment she realized her brother was communicating with herHow unexpected signs guided her toward ReikiThe power of Ho’oponopono to dissolve emotional heavinessWhy Manifesting Generators often stumble into their purpose by “accident”What inner peac...#44: The Body Remembers: Healing, Detox & Divine Resilience with Courtney Garrett
This week, Katie sits down with holistic healer and Manifesting Generator Courtney Garrett, founder of Healing Begins Within Sanctuary. Her story is raw and real—a journey from chronic illness, seizures, hypothyroidism, precancerous cells, depression, and total physical collapse… to a thriving, vibrant body she rebuilt through natural healing.
Together, they explore:
Why symptoms aren’t “mistakes”—they’re your body’s cleanup crewWhat really happens during colonics, electro-lymphatic drainage & detoxHow parasites influence mood, cravings, and even personality shiftsThe shift from dependency on the medical matrix → sovereignty & self-healingThe power of returning home, rooting into community & cultiv...#43: Trusting your Inner Wisdom when Logic Says "No" with Carol Baker
In this interview, Katie sits down with Carol Baker for a vulnerable and energizing conversation about leaving the corporate world, navigating spiritual nudges, and learning to trust the body’s wisdom even when the mind resists.
Carol shares how she went from a high-powered tech job to following a path marked by dreams, synchronicities, tarot cards, feng shui, and intuition — all while questioning whether she was “making it up.”
Together, Katie and Carol explore:
What happens when your body fires you before you fire your jobWhy intuitive gifts often show up quietly, long before we’re re...#42: When Everything Feels Off: Nothing Has Gone Wrong...Keep Choosing YOU in the Messy Middle
This week on Inspired by Design, I’m pulling back the curtain on a deeply emotional season — one filled with reflection, unexpected waves, and the kind of inner questioning that can make you wonder if something’s “wrong.” Spoiler: nothing’s wrong. You’re simply human. And you’re not alone.
Inside this episode, you’ll hear:
Why so many people feel “off” during emotionally charged seasons — and why reflection is not failureThe surprising truth about choosing yourself without abandoning othersHow self-care becomes service (especially for manifesting generators and helpers)The two song lyrics from...#41: From Corporate Life to Intuitive Healer: Leslie Morgan on Following the Pull of Your Purpose
This week on Inspired by Design, we continue our series on supportive tools for your inner growth, spiritual awakening, and real-life “next right steps.” Katie sits down with intuitive healer, artist, and Reiki Master Teacher Leslie Morgan, co-owner of The Chakra Healing Room in Wentzville, Missouri.
Leslie blends intuition, Reiki, oracle cards, crystals, tuning forks, aromatherapy, and her stunning intuitive artwork to help people reconnect with their energy, their gifts, and the deeper truth inside them. She also shares a Human Design connection with Katie: both are Manifesting Generators with sacral authority and a 5/2 profile.
#40: Curiosity Over Fear: A Halloween Q&A Episode with Katie Ruppert
This week’s short and soulful Halloween episode is all about curiosity, intuition, and staying open while exploring your spiritual journey.
Katie answers listener questions inspired by recent guest interviews — from feng shui and energy work to reconnecting with your intuition and faith. You’ll hear about simple ways to shift your space and your energy, even on a budget, and how curiosity (not fear) can open the door to a deeper, more grounded connection with yourself and with God.
In this episode:
✨ How to make simple feng shui shifts under $50 — even in a rental
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#39: The Design Behind Inspired by Design: A Conversation with Katie
This week, the tables turn — Its me [Katie] in the guest seat! Originally recorded for the Mystically Morphed podcast, this conversation dives deep into the world of Human Design — what it is, why it matters, and how understanding your unique energetic blueprint can help you live, work, and create with more flow and less force.
It's a fresh look on my personal journey with Human Design, how it changed approach to life and business, and what it means to truly follow your body’s wisdom instead of your mind’s pressure.
You’ll hear stories, insights, a...
