Soul care is more than a good shower, favorite coffee and time to yourself - it’s intentional, finding a connection with things in your day to day life and it creates an overflow to serve and love others well. Author, Manda Carpenter, gives us some wisdom on this today and you’ll leave inspired to tell the truth, be honest with yourself and love authentically! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/196 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GIRLIES!!! We did a thing! A BIG thing!! One million downloads on BTB in all 50 states and all over the WORLD! To say thanks, we’re doing a few things this August so stay tuned as we announce all the things! UGH TEAM BTB LOVES YOU AND IS SO OBSESSED WITH YA and all of your millions of plays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s conversation with Alexandra Hoover dives into an idea a lot of us face but struggle to find hope in: doubting God. We walk through what to do with our uncertainties about Him because of what we see in the world and ways to believe in the truth He says when life feels too complicated for us to trust Him. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/193 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey hey! It’s CRAZY to think that summer is coming to an end and that this is the finale of our summer series! Rachel is going solo on the mic today to talk to you all about her favorite summer things, what’s going on in life and just catching up in this girl chat with you! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/193 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Motherhood is one of the greatest joys of life and can also bring some of the biggest challenges we face as women. Postpartum Therapist Rachael Elmore is on the show today to talk all about how to get through those messy days of postpartum. She’s sharing her best tips, tools, and resources to help you embrace God’s vision of what motherhood is in world we live in. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/192 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Loss is really hard, especially when you might be mourning a loss of someone you never even knew. Jamie Dorr is on the show today opening up about her journey miscarriage, loss, and infertility. This is a road so many women walk silently, and we are bringing it to the light today so you know you’re not alone. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/190 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about sex! This was THE most requested topic when we announced our summer series “Well, That’s Awkward!” and today we are going there! Rachel’s real life gal pal. Gracen Warren is on the mic discussing how to even talk about sex with your partner and other people! We get it, just saying the word “sex” out loud can be cringey. Tune in for an honest conversation on expectation, reality, how to make sex fun and find intimacy with your spouse. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/189 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you date well in 2022? For real. This is the question we are all asking! If you’re in the dating game, this episode is for you! Dating Coach and owner of Heart of Dating, Kait Warman is joining Rachel today to talk all about what dating looks like in 2022! This conversation tackles everything from dating in apps, escaping the friendzone, and addressing temptation within a dating relationship. Press play to hear all of the juicy details from the one of the most trusted voices on dating in the online world! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/188 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let’s talk about money! Finances are an easy place to feel alone in life because we don’t talk about it enough. Emily, our marketing gal, is joining me today as we continue our Summer Series for a candid girl chat about how we’ve dealt with the ups and downs of money over the years and answer your money questions! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/187 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever struggled to make friends as an adult? Yeah, us too! It's hard, friend, and the truth is we don't talk about the importance of adult friendships enough. Our summer series "Well, That's Awkward!" continues today in Episode 186 with one of my real life besties, Leah Thompson! We chat through what it looks like to organically make friendships as an adult, how to get brave and put yourself out there, and how to embrace friendships in the season you're in! Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/186 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Rachel on Instagram: instagram.com/rachel.awtrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices