Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey

Today, we’re spilling the tea on womanhood! There’s a lot of opinions about what a woman should be, coming from all angles: the church, the world, and everything in between. Today, author, Lauren Crews sits with us to break these stereotypes given by both the church and the media and busts myths based on biblical principles. What does God have to say about womanhood? Specifically, what can we find out about the Proverbs 31 woman that we may not already know? It’s time to take this old version of the Proverbs 31 woman, get to the good stuff, and find your true identity as a woman in Christ. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/111 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business coach and genius, Jennifer Allwood, points out that one thing that’s holding you back from seeing your greatest success in business: fear. If we’ve learned anything about business these past few months, it’s that online business is where it’s at. Jennifer shares her 3 tips to getting started with your next best idea, busts some myths that you may be believing about business, and give you a good kick in the booty and high five along the way! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/103 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Jennifer on Instagram: instagram.com/jenniferallwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Angie Smith, author of one of Rachel’s favorite devotionals shares her story of falling in love with the Bible and how you can lean in and get more out of your time in the Word. Rachel and Angie talk through why it’s important to read scripture, how it all intertwines together, and is actually one big story and how it all tells us one big truth about who God is from Genesis to Revelation. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/109 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Pre-order Angie's new study, "Matchless": https://glnk.io/nkxj/rachelawtrey Today's sponsor: I have something for you! It’s called Faithful Counseling and they happen to be today’s podcast sponsor. Faithful Counseling is a solution for people seeking traditional mental health counseling who would prefer hearing from the perspective of a Christian. If you are seeking a mental health professional who is a practicing Christian, Faithful Counseling may be a great option for you The service is available for clients worldwide, you can log in to your account anytime and send a message to your counselor. You’ll get timely and thoughtful responses plus you can schedule weekly video or phone sessions. Right now, more than ever, I pray you’re investing in your emotional health, growing and learning and counseling is an amazing resource for this growth process. You can’t do life alone! Visit GetFaithful.com/btb - join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Special offer for Behind the Bliss listeners get 10% off your first month at GetFaithful.com/btb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’ve survived sorrow, have felt the pain of grief and know what it’s like to lose something: a dream, a loved one, etc, this episode is for you. Kim Erickson joins us in today’s episode to chat through practical ways to survive sorrow, seek God in the middle of it and move urgently in obedience through the grieving process. Kim speaks to the one that wants to share their story of sorrow, how to share it well, and what her process looked like to share her grief and story. Shownotes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/108 BTB on Instagram: www.instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Today's sponsor: I have something for you! It’s called Faithful Counseling and they happen to be today’s podcast sponsor. Faithful Counseling is a solution for people seeking traditional mental health counseling who would prefer hearing from the perspective of a Christian. If you are seeking a mental health professional who is a practicing Christian, Faithful Counseling may be a great option for you The service is available for clients worldwide, you can log in to your account anytime and send a message to your counselor. You’ll get timely and thoughtful responses plus you can schedule weekly video or phone sessions. Right now, more than ever, I pray you’re investing in your emotional health, growing and learning and counseling is an amazing resource for this growth process. You can’t do life alone! Visit GetFaithful.com/btb - join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Special offer for Behind the Bliss listeners get 10% off your first month at GetFaithful.com/btb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I cannot wait for you to dive into today’s conversation with Diane Jago! She’s written a book called “A Holy Pursuit: How the Gospel Frees us to Follow and Lay Down Our Dreams” I don’t know about you but I feel like the world has thrown so many messages at me through Pinterest and Facebook and random jargon in the media. “Follow your heart.” “Follow your dreams.” While, yes, I want to agree with the message, I also have to know that my heart is fleeting. These desires of my heart have been given to me by the Lord first before I could have thought them up. What does the Bible have to say about this? Dianne Jago knows lots about this topic, has written a book about this topic, and has had a few dreams shifted in her own heart as well that’s lead her to be a chief editor of a magazine, Deeply Rooted Magazine. She shares her journey of how she got to this destination. She was okay with the Lord doing something different with her life than what she would have planned for herself. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/107 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Dianne on Instagram: instagram.com/aholypursuit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is for someone that has a passion and wants to make a profit but ditch the Pinterest mentality and really get after it. We can dream with God, really get after it and see some incredible things come to fruition. Today’s guest, Stefanie Gass talks through this idea and shares how she shifted her mindset, got real with God (and herself) about her goals and ambitions and how she champions women today to do the same. If you have a passion and want to figure out how to profit from it, this episode is for you! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/106 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve all faced that moment: feeling called to something, have a desire for something, and thinking “nah, that can’t be for me it’s too _____.” We’ve been there. The crazy difficult or different calling. “Why would God choose me to do that?” “What would people think?” Today, Angela Braniff joins us to chat through her calling, how it’s crazy different, unique and beautiful all at the same time and how her bold “yes” changed everything. It’s easy to opt out, say “ehh” or pass it off to someone else. But, what could happen, what would you learn, how much goodness would you see if you said “yes?” Angela Braniff is the founder of the popular YouTube channel, This Gathered Nest. She is an adoption advocate, home school mom, content creator, podcast host, and adventure seeker. Angela is married to her high-school sweetheart and together they have a full house: Kennedy (12) - their biological daughter, Shelby (10) - their 2nd biological daughter, Rosie (7) - adopted from China, Noah (7) - adopted from Congo, Jonah (5) - adopted domestically, and finally, Ivy + Amelia (18-month old twins) - adopted as embryos—Angela gave birth to them! Adding to their family of seven kids, after the book was finished, Angela and CR welcomed their eighth child, Benjamin, through adoption. Angela lives in North Carolina and has been featured in People, Today, UPTV, BuzzFeed, etc. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/105 This episode is sponsored by Helix Sleep. To get up to $200 your Helix mattress and to take the free customizing quiz, head to helixsleep.com/bliss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever been surrounded by people but still feel lonely? Maybe you've had a hard time making friends that last that you could count on during a hard time. Or, you can easily convince yourself that you can do this life thing alone. In this episode, we chat all through these thoughts. What is a "healthy community," how do we find belonging and why is it important to be a part of something bigger than you? We're confronting this idea of isolation and combating loneliness. Ready?! LET'S GO! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/104 50% off Honeybook: http://share.honeybook.com/h9ZHfhon Natalie on Instagram: instagram.com/nataliefranke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m sure with recent events your heart may be heavy. Mine is. It’s heavy from receiving feedback, instruction, conviction, a pandemic, loneliness, pivoting, all the things. I invited my new friend, Brittney Moses to join me for a conversation to answer the question “what do we do with all of this heaviness” and she has some beautiful answers! Brittney is a mental health professional and loves to find the intersection between faith and mental and emotional health and it’s something you need to hear if you’re feeling a heaviness in your spirit today. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/103 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Brittney on Instagram: instagram.com/brittneymoses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Rachel sits down with Dani Coke and they have a conversation about race, where to start when taking action and how to posture your heart before starting the work. If you struggle to know what to say, what not to say, not quite sure what move to make, today's episode is for you! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/102 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Dani on Instagram: instagram.com/ohhappydani Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices