ABOUT US
our business journey
Rachael Hunt is a member of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nations and the Founder & CEO of, Freedom School Co., creator of The Freedom Method™️ and the host of The Cycle Breakers Podcast. She is an Intuitive Indigenous Mentor & Healer helping Indigenous women who are reconnecting to their cultural roots and those who are navigating two worlds professionally - the modern & the medicine - with greater ease and confidence. She is also an Indigenous Employee Empowerment Consultant, specializing in helping organizations retain, empower, and elevate Indigenous talent. She is leading the Cycle Breakers Movement, moving towards greater Indigenous sovereignty across Turtle Island through subconscious, somatic and energetic reprogramming, ancestral healing and quantum identity work. She is an award-winning certified master NLP practitioner, specializing in NLP, EFT, Hypnosis, Somatic Therapy, and Holy Fire® Reiki.
Freedom School Co. was created in 2019 about a year after Rachael quit her full-time job to pursue her own dreams of being an entrepreneur. When she initially left her job, she had aspirations of becoming internationally recognized for her gluten-free directory, GlutenFreedom, the first business she successfully built after being diagnosed with celiac disease in 2013. While her valuable resource propelled her career as a content creator, wellness expert, and digital marketing specialist, she was feeling the pull to create a bigger impact.
She became sought after for mentorship from women who wanted to growing their personal brands as influencers while monetizing their online presence. After hearing the common struggles many women face with Imposter Syndrome, confidence & self-worth, as well as being met with her own limiting beliefs, she became passionate about doing deep inner work so she (and her clients) could succeed in a bigger way. This lead her to become a Master NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) practitioner.
Rachael was running her business virtually when the pandemic hit, so her daily operations weren't impacted, but her mental & emotional well-being were. She was living in a small condo in downtown Toronto when she felt the pull to relocate to Tulum, Mexico - unbeknownst to her, living on Indigenous Mayan land. It was during her time here that she received the calling from Creator to reconnect to the land, culture, and roots of her own Indigenous lineage - bringing her back to her home community, Neyaashiinigmiing (Cape Croker), Ontario. The message came to her during a ceremony in the middle of the Mayan jungle - no doubt a conspiratorial connection between the Mayan & Anishinaabe ancestors taking place.
Her personal homecoming journey humbled her deeply as she learned to decolonize her mind and business. She felt the urge to essential start from scratch and restructuring the way she was leading herself and her clients. Through reconnecting with relatives, attending ceremony, taking Anishinaabemowin classes (still very much a work-in-progress), learning sacred teachings & the Original Ways, Rachael was immersed in an accelerated spiritual classroom.
About 9 months since embarking upon her reclamation journey as an Indigenous woman, she received another vision & clear message from Creator. This time it was urging her that it was time to bring the work home - to support Indigenous women, entrepreneurs, communities, and initiatives in a bigger way. This became the catalyst for what is now known as The Cycle Breakers Movement.
ABOUT THE CYCLE BREAKERS MOVEMENT
The Cycle Breakers Movement was created to make our science-backed, trauma-informed framework — The Freedom Method — accessible to Indigenous women, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Our mission is to empower sovereign Cycle Breakers who spark ripple effects of healing, success, and prosperity within their families, networks, and communities.
As a second-generation residential school survivor, I carry a deep awareness of the ongoing impacts of colonization. This work is rooted in the knowing that true generational wealth, joy, and well-being begin with inner healing.
Through The Freedom Method™️, we help transform the unique barriers Indigenous peoples face — reclaiming our medicine, our identities, and our core beliefs. Our vision is bold yet simple: Indigenous Success and Prosperity will no longer be a distant dream or conversation, but a lived reality. Our five pillars are:
🪶 Spirit (connection within and above)
🪶 Body (nervous system regulation)
🪶 Divine Shadow Alchemy (subconscious reprogramming)
🪶 Quantum Identity (embodiment of the authentic self)
🪶 Community & Connection (the ripple effect)
At Freedom School Co., we believe that when one Indigenous person heals, entire communities rise. Through mentorship, workshops, and our certification program, we equip Indigenous women, leaders, and organizations with the tools to break cycles of colonization and reclaim their power, identity, and prosperity.
Giving back is at the heart of everything we do. The Cycle Breakers Movement is not only about individual transformation — it’s about strengthening cultural sovereignty, fostering self-determination, and planting seeds of healing for the next 7 generations.
