Meet Nicolle Rappe of Nic’s Simple Living in West Hollywood

Today we’d like to introduce you to Nicolle Rappe.

So, before we jump into specific questions, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
Growing up, I always had an interest in all things “woo woo.” My father taught me how to meditate as a kid and my mom always supported me learning about astrology, lucid dreaming, and the stars. Leading a healthy lifestyle was the foundation of our family thanks to my dad being a Functional Medicine Doctor and my mom a Functional Medicine Health Coach. I was always side by side with my mom in the kitchen absorbing all of her tips, tricks, and skills. To this day, I attribute my love for cooking to her.

Things seemed to come “easy” for me when I was younger until real life caught up to me. I found myself in an isolated, abusive and toxic relationship, I had stopped focusing on my core health values, and completely lost who I was for a couple of years. It got to the point that I didn’t recognize myself in photos anymore or want to be around anyone that cared about me.

But then one day I woke up….

I left the abusive relationship, I moved in with my best friend, I finished college, I started a big girl job, found myself an incredible, supportive, loving partner, and started re-focusing on health by shifting my eating and exercising. But even after all that change, I still didn’t feel better or “see results.” That’s because all these were OUTSIDE changes, I had still not started the very important inner work that needed to happen.

Quitting my corporate job at the end of 2017 was the first important step in transforming my life. For the next six months I started to go inward, re-focus on my health, reconnect with my spiritual side and for the first time, I actually started to see CHANGE! I started cooking all my meals, educating myself on using food as medicine, started leading a non-toxic life and I started to feel like MYSELF again. But I was struggling to find a job. So I ended up volunteering at a local meditation studio, The DEN Meditation, to help me ease my mind. The universe knew I was in the right place and a job opportunity opened up and I’ve been working side by side with the founder ever since.

Now you might be thinking, wow that sounds easy. But let me tell you since 2018 it has been a rollercoaster of a journey which I only recently feel like I’ve gotten a hold of. I was feeling the best that I’ve felt in years in 2018, but then, everything that worked for me stopped working. I started getting bloated every time I ate, I started to gain weight even though I worked out everyday and ate super clean, and I started to develop adult acne. No matter what I tried, nothing that “should work” worked for me. However, through this time something beautiful happened – I started Nic’s Simple Living.

As I moved through my health journey, I decided to make my own little corner of the internet where I could share my simple food and simple living practices with the world. What started as just a fun idea has now turned into a full on business, where I share my Intuitive Healings, Meditations, Simple Recipes, and my “Simple Living” philosophy of making healthy living SIMPLE and accessible to all. Nic’s Simple Living has given me a place to share all the ups and downs I have gone through and slowly but surely build a community who are also going through their own health journey.

Back to my healing journey… It wasn’t until I stopped looking for bandaids and did deep inner work that I started to heal. I started to get Intuitive Healings, which opened my eyes to the fact that a lot of the issues I was struggling with were associated with the trauma I went through in my past and my negative mindset. This realization began to shift my life. I found this work when I felt like giving up and it has and continues to change my life. So to now be able to bring it to other people is truly the greatest gift. I feel honored to help others heal.

Through healing myself, I discovered my ability to help others heal. I am trained in Reiki 1 & 2 but knew there was more for me so I quickly dove into Intuitive Healing training. What started off as just donation-based practice has turned into a full on business all based around helping people HEAL from the inside out. Fusing together my foundation of health and wellness, I am able to meet people on many levels of their journey – helping you transform your life on a mind, body, and spirit level.

I am a certified Intuitive Healer, Energy Worker, and Spiritual Adviser. I work one on one with clients daily doing Intuitive Healings and Readings, am a meditation guide and have some exciting deeper 1:1 healing and group programs coming in 2021. This work showed me the light when I needed it and I am honored to help others see their own light too.

Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
It hasn’t been smooth, but the Universe has always had my back.

Looking in the mirror one day and not recognizing the person looking back at you is a very low but powerful moment – it was pivotal for me on my journey. I think the biggest struggles I have faced along my health journey and finding my way to this work was wishing I was “normal” or wondering why things “work for everyone else but not me” and having to pick myself up and keep working, keep trying, and keep trusting even when I felt like what was the point.

Starting Nic’s Simple Living was a healthy outlet for me to share my struggles and my simple solutions I found along the way which has helped me tremendously. I have found that coming back to community and connecting with others who are going through similar things is so healing.

It wasn’t until quarantine that I really decided to give Nic’s Simple Living my all and dive into working as an Intuitive Healer and Spiritual Adviser. COVID-19 has presented it’s fair share of issues, but for me it has been the catalyst to making real strides in building my own business and helping others heal. I really believe right now is a powerful time to look within and really commit to yourself and your dreams. I am excited for the future and the programs I am building out for 2021.

Please tell us about Nic’s Simple Living.
Nic’s Simple Living was born from wanting to share my simple heathy recipes with friends and family. Since then it has grown into a community of beautiful health conscious individuals whom which I share simple recipes, simple practices, and simple healing techniques with. I am an Intuitive Healer, Reader, Spiritual Adviser, and Simple Healthy Living Advocate. I work with clients 1:1 in Intuitive Healings and Readings and also have some exciting new deeper 1:1 healing programs and live group courses launching next year. Aside from my client’s work, I am all about Simplifying Healthy Living and Spirituality for all. I do this through educational posts on my blog, Instagram, and YouTube (coming soon), where I try and share all kinds of health hacks and simple recipes.

I am really known for my simple approach to all things health, wellness, and spirituality. I try and break things down for people as simply as possible so that no one is ever intimidated by “healthy living.” I find there can be a lot of elitism in the wellness world, but I try to combat that by posting simple recipes that don’t need a laundry list of ingredients, simple health hacks that you can do from the comfort of your home, and simple and affordable nontoxic swaps for your home.

My Intuitive work has also brought me a lot of attention. My clients experience HUGE transformation from working together and it has been so rewarding to help people live their most fulfilled life. I am very proud of the work I do 1:1 with clients. To hear the words “you’ve changed my life” is the best experience in the world.

In my Intuitive Readings and Healings, I work with people on an energetic level to release anything that is holding them back. We release emotions, energy, trauma, limiting beliefs, old programming, and more from the body. There is so much that can happen in a session from visiting with loved ones who have passed, to guidance from spirit guides, to specific tools that person needs to implement into their life… the list goes on and on. My sessions are all about helping my client’s RELEASE so they can feel lighter and more clear-minded as they move through life.

I also teach meditation and incorporate meditation and breathing techniques into my sessions. I love sharing simple meditations with my community to help them find a sense of ease throughout their day.

If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
Honestly, I wouldn’t do anything different. I believe we go through certain experiences in life to teach us formative lessons that will come in handy down the road. Do I wish I didn’t have to suffer for so many years? Yes of course. But would I change it? No. Because through that suffering, I found myself, through the confusion with my health I found Intuitive Healing – there are always gifts to be found in hardships. The key is to be open. As for my business, since it is still fairly new I don’t have anything so far that I would have done differently. I am so proud of how it’s been growing organically and I trust that the Universe is guiding me.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.Nicollerappe.com
• Email: Nicssimpleliving@gmail.com

Image Credit:
Images by @Jordantarver

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