14: Falling in Love, Blending Families, and The Journey to Finding God & Ourselves (Kate & Joey’s Story)

Joey Sorts is a former accountant turned health-focused content creator known for promoting a holistic lifestyle and faith-based living.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how quitting alcohol, leaving a 9-5 job, and rebuilding from the ground up created a new path rooted in health, faith, and intentional living that completely changed Joey’s life. You’ll also hear the real story behind his viral Instagram journey and sudden career pivot, how he met his girlfriend, Kate, and integrated into her life as a single mom, and why they’ve chosen to wait until marriage and build their relationship around traditional values and shared faith.

Timestamps:

[00:00] Introduction

[01:10] How Kate and Joey first connected through Instagram

[05:10] Kate’s fear of dating as a single mom

[07:14] Starting therapy and healing together

[09:00] Joey’s lifestyle before getting “sorted”

[11:00] Quitting alcohol and changing everything

[13:37] Leaving his accounting job

[15:30] How his Instagram career began

[17:14] Quitting their jobs on the same day

[18:02] Why Kate wasn’t ready to date

[20:05] The low histamine link and emotional crashes

[22:00] The prayer that changed everything

[24:00] When they officially started dating

[25:03] The upfront values conversation

[27:05] Their views on balance and clean eating

[31:00] Joey’s shift on dating a single mom

[33:01] Their favorite and least favorite things about each other

[35:00] Why their relationship feels effortless

[37:04] When Joey knew she was the one

[40:00] Feeling emotionally safe for the first time

[42:00] Taking on more traditional roles

[44:00] How Joey came to faith

[46:02] Faith as the foundation of their relationship

[49:00] Trusting God through uncertainty

[51:04] Joey’s past as a gamer

[52:00] Choosing to wait until marriage



Follow Joey on Instagram @joeysorts

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