Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey

In this episode, Rachel asks a few previous guests to love on you in the craziness and uncertainty of COVID-19. From scripture to encouraging words, to stories and practical ways to get through this season, guests share a lot of what we could use more of. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/91 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, with Kelly Minter, we talk all things “community.” From Kelly’s new cookbook, "A Place at the Table” and her gatherings through Cultivate Events, she’s learned a lot about what it looks like to gather women, why it’s necessary and where “community” originated. Maybe you don’t know where to start, or you have a great community but you still feel lonely, we discuss all of this in today’s episode. Community isn’t just about companionship and company it’s about challenging conversations and growing with and around one another. So, if you feel that community is something you’re curious about, maybe you feel like you do it well or you may need some encouragement, this episode is made just for you. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/90
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This week will make you grin ear to ear. Georgia Brown is joining Rachel for conversation all about what to do when you feel stuck in your relationship with Jesus. What are some practical ways you can set in place to learn from Him and hear Him. We also hear from this college student what it looks like to find community in a new place and why it’s needed in any walk of life. She is a amazing example of what abundant life looks like when we seek Jesus every day. Georgia shares all about her prayer closet covered in notecard prayers, how Jesus has changed her life and encourages listeners, of every age, to seek that fullness of joy we often hear about. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/89 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Georgia on Instagram: instagram.com/iamgeorgiabrown Become a patron at patreon.com/behindtheblisspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, founder of socially conscious fashion brand, Noonday Collection and author of “Imperfect Courage” Jessica Honegger joins us for a conversation about courage. What does it look like to rely on others in partnership to get you to your goal? What does it look like to move forward but you’re scared? If you want some encouragement and to find courage through someone else’s journey, this episode will bless you! Jessica shares her journey to Noonday Collections, her heart for the nations, how she stewards her next steps but sprinkles a lot of golden nuggets for entrepreneurs throughout today’s episode. If the fear of something has kept you away from doing something you’re called to anyways, press play! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/88 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Jessica on Instagram: instagram.com/jessicahonegger/ Helix Sleep Mattress: http://helix-sleep.tkjf.net/qjE7N Helix Sleep has a quiz that takes just two minutes to complete and matches your body type and sleep preferences to the perfect mattress for you. Whether you’re a side sleeper, hot sleeper, like a plush or firm bed, with Helix, there’s no more confusion and no more compromising on an average mattress. The good news is, there’s no risk! They have a 10-year warranty and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This topic is extremely requested: dreaming big dreams. How do we dream big with God? What if we don’t even have a dream? Or, what do we do if we have so many, we don’t even know what to do next. This week’s guest, Merrit Onsa, has her own podcast, “Devoted Dreamers Podcast” which hosts conversations about dreams every week. She is filled with knowledge about dreaming big dreams. It’s a great marriage of the “boss babe” + “surrendering my future to Jesus" perspective! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/87 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindthebliss Merritt on Instagram: instagram.com/merrittjo Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a lot of us online, like a lot of us. Each of us with a story and those of us who love Jesus love to share our stories online. Gretchen Saffles from Well-Watered Women speaks to those of us who want to take a look at our calling, online and offline. Is what we’re sharing “too much” is it “enough”? It’s not all that we’re called to actually, evangelism shouldn’t stay online. Gretchen encourages us to get out of our comfort zone, share Jesus with people in real life. She also encourages us to cut the comparison of our callings that we so often fall into online. I mean, today’s convo will really rock your world. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/86 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As hard as it is to admit, healing doesn’t always happen in one moment. What do we do when we wait for the breakthrough? How do we wait well? Today’s episode is all about “the journey” to healing and wholeness. Photographer a new friend, Meshali Mitchell shares her process of finding healing, what are waiting seasons have looks like and nuggets that she’s found in past and present seasons. Meshali talks through the difference of self-help and dying to self and which one of the two we're actually called to. If you’re in an “in-between” season, a transition or in a time of waiting, this episode is for you! Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/85 Become a BTB Patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you look back, it’s hard to not beat yourself up - “I should have done,” “I could have done,” “I shouldn’t have done”… But really, what we really need to here is that all along we were blooming. Artist, poet and encourager, Morgan Harper Nichols, shares the ups and downs that she fought when jumping on board with the vision she was given. From one creator to another, she pulls back the screen to see the uncertainty, the fear and the “I’m not sure about this” moments that may have kept her back from her incredible online mission had she not tuned into the voice of truth and vision. If you’re in between dreams, have an idea, calling or vision, and you need a little encouragement and want to get up close and personal to someone else’s story, this episode is for you. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/84 BTB Instagram: instagram.com/behindthebliss Morgan on Instagram: instagram.com/morganharpernichols Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life's not always fun - in fact, it sometimes it feels painful. You might know it well. Katelyn James, photographer, mom and wife, shares her moment(s) of pain in today's episode and how losing a child and standing in the tension of grief and goodness showed her God's goodness. In a culture that emphasizes comfort, we often hop over pain when there are golden nuggets hidden inside of dark seasons that sometimes we can only find there. Katelyn encourages us with this: "if you allow yourself to lean into the uncomfortable, to let yourself feel pain and let God do work from the foundational place of where the problem started - that's how you feel." Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/83 Spotify Playlist "When Life Hurts": https://spoti.fi/2tab2LS Katelyn on Instagram: instagram.com/katelynjames BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you lost something that you were counting on? Maybe a promotion slipped through your fingers, or maybe you’re grieving the loss of a friend or a family member, maybe you’re in the midst of an infertility journey and it wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Family and marriage therapist and author of “From Lost to Found,” Nicole Zasowski, walks us through her heart transparently when her life seemed to be far from her expectations. We talk all about choosing “I’m a victor” instead of the “woe is me,” going through it instead of “getting through it,” and grieving while still knowing the goodness of God. Show notes: behindtheblisspodcast.com/shownotes/82 BTB on Instagram: instagram.com/behindtheblisspodcast Nicole on Instagram: instagram.com/nicolezasowski Become a patron: patreon.com/behindthebliss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices