Episode 40: Who Are You Beyond Your Identities?
Who are you when the roles you've built your life around begin to fall away? In this deeply personal conversation, astrologer and longtime friend Darryl Gaines joins Alyson to explore identity, belonging, spirituality, career, and the quiet process of coming home to yourself. They dig into why the most meaningful transformations often begin when we're willing to let go of who we thought we had to be.
Why identity is always evolving throughout our lives
Growing up in a strict Jehovah's Witness household
Finding purpose through astrology without becoming defined by it
Leaving successful careers behind and beginning again
The rise and fall of boutique fitness and SoulCycle
Why true power is quiet
The difference between belonging and fitting in
How discernment helps us navigate life's transitions
Why service is often the path back to ourselves
Learning to embrace uncertainty instead of fearing it
"True power is always quiet."
Mentioned in this episode
Spin Wars (Tribeca Film Festival)
https://tribecafilm.com/films/spin-wars-2026
Connect with Darryl Gaines
https://www.instagram.com/guidingplanet/
Website
Connect with The Space Between
Website
Show Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tsb_alysonrixner/
Alyson's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/alysonrixner/
Substack
https://substack.com/@alysonrixner
YouTube: https://youtu.be/mIxLht5F0JU