Joystarters with Rachel Baribeau: Nurturing Faith, Finding Purpose, and Pursuing Joyful Living
Find what brings you joy and live a life that is full of purpose and passion. Host, Rachel Joy Baribeau, is a former national sportscaster who travels the US speaking on mental health, joy, courage, and discovering purpose and passion. She knows firsthand how important it is to find what makes you happy and go for it. Whether you're just starting on your journey or you're looking for ways to make your current path more joyful, the Joystarters podcast is for you. Tune in today and start living your best life
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July 13, 2025 • 32 mins
We are visiting the archives for a bit this summer as Rachel travels, writes and spends time with family. In this episode, she takes us back to the moment she chose to leave behind her 17-year career in sportscasting to pursue what truly set her soul on fire. With honesty, humor, and heart, she shares the story of her emotional leap of faith—including the retirement letter she wrote mid-flight, the healing journey that followed, an...
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July 6, 2025 • 28 mins
In this episode from the vault, Rachel challenges us to stop waiting for "someday" and start living with full authenticity today. She shares what it means to be nostalgic for the present moment, to embrace our imperfections while staying in a state of healing, and to show up boldly—even when it’s messy.
You'll hear the behind-the-scenes of building her movement, launching her mastermind, and learning how to play her “weird flute ...
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June 29, 2025 • 27 mins
For the next few weeks, we are going into the vault to share past episodes. This week takes us back to January of 2024 where Rachel reflects on what it means to be seen while we’re growing—messy, honest, and beautifully unfinished. From calling out the “disappear and come back different” culture to unpacking the difference between solitude and isolation, Rachel urges us to stop hiding and start showing up—just as we are.
What Y...
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June 26, 2025 • 35 mins
This episode is a collection of moments—from Rachel’s recent prison ministry experience to her reflections after speaking at the Next Level Speakers Conference, plus highlights from this past season.
You’ll hear coaching breakthroughs, sacred conversations, vulnerable stories of grief, marriage healing, addiction recovery, and deep soul work. It’s unfiltered. It’s emotional. And it’s packed with the kind of truth that transforms.
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June 15, 2025 • 35 mins
Trigger Warning: This episode contains deeply personal reflections and discussions around financial trauma, mental health struggles, and loss. Listener discretion is advised, especially for young listeners.
In this unfiltered, unscripted finale to the season, Rachel shares a raw account of a recent emotional spiral that began with a bank visit—and turned into a powerful moment of healing, humility, and growth.
Rachel also pays t...
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June 8, 2025 • 30 mins
This week’s episode is a patchwork of Rachel’s life on the road, recorded in the moment, with all the emotion, joy, exhaustion, and divine timing she’s known for.
You’ll hear Rachel share voice notes from her travels: from a bookstore surprise in San Francisco to a full-circle speaking moment with the 49ers, a serendipitous return to Ohio State on her birthday, and all the beautiful, messy, sacred moments in between.
It’s a remin...
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June 1, 2025 • 36 mins
We’re doing something different—and deeply special—this week. We’re celebrating the birthday of a woman who doesn’t just speak… she shifts rooms. A woman who has turned pain into purpose, setbacks into soul work, and who has helped thousands find their voice, their fight, and their joy.
This episode is a birthday tribute to Rachel Joy Baribeau, the heart behind I’m Changing the Narrative and the Joystarters Podcast. You’ll hear s...
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May 25, 2025 • 50 mins
Rachel welcomes her friend Karen McCord, mother of beloved sportscaster Carly McCord, who tragically died in a 2019 plane crash. Together, they explore themes of grief, faith, signs from the afterlife, and a mother’s journey to healing.
Karen shares the powerful inspiration behind her book Only Rainbows: A Mother’s Memoir of Courage, Loss, and Grace, which began as a journal of pain and became a testament of love. She opens up abo...
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May 18, 2025 • 49 mins
Rachel sits down with Shannon and Shirley Austin—the couple she credits with saving her marriage. What starts as a conversation about marriage coaching unfolds into a heart-deep exploration of personal accountability, emotional maturity, and the power of radical self-reflection.
They unpack the hidden dynamics that erode intimacy, the courage it takes to change ourselves (not our partners), and the urgency of cherishing the ones w...
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May 11, 2025 • 41 mins
This week, Rachel sits down with top global speaker Jeremy Anderson to discuss transformation, transparency, and truth. From drug addiction and nightclub hustling to global stages and life-changing mentorship, Jeremy shares how surrendering to God’s plan unlocked a bold new chapter of purpose. Together, Rachel and Jeremy explore what it means to lead with obedience, live in radical authenticity, and use your past as a platform for ...
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May 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Rachel pulls back the curtain on the NFL Draft and shares the raw, human stories behind the headlines. These young men are more than numbers on a stat sheet—they are sons, brothers, dreamers, and warriors battling far more than just opponents on the field.
She also recounts an unexpected moment during a routine trip to buy pond rocks—a reminder that meaning often finds us in the middle of the ordinary. This is an episode about pur...
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April 27, 2025 • 28 mins
Rachel catches us up on her life, her work, and the beautiful mess of pursuing healing, joy, and purpose. She shares lessons learned about being curious about your health, grace-filled toward yourself, and bold in your relationships and dreams. From reflections on losing loved ones to celebrating resilience and new beginnings, Rachel reminds us: your life matters, your story matters, and your willingness to show up real might just ...
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April 20, 2025 • 28 mins
This episode was recorded live at The Lovelady Center in Birmingham, Alabama. It is PART TWO of Rachel's talk.
Rachel brings a raw, spirit-led word to women in the thick of it—those still waiting, still hurting, still hoping. She’s not sharing a tidy little testimony. She’s bleeding truth and beauty all over the mic. This message begs you to stop hiding your story. Start telling it. Your healing is someone else’s hope.
This mess...
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April 13, 2025 • 38 mins
This episode was recorded live at The Lovelady Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Rachel delivers a raw, spirit-led message forged in the middle of her own storm—just days after a slew of personal situations nearly derailed her visit. She showed up anyway, with a word straight from heaven for the women in the room—and now, for you. This isn’t a polished sermon—it’s radical vulnerability, real-life faith, and a reminder that even when l...
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April 6, 2025 • 36 mins
In this compilation episode, Rachel brings together powerful moments from multiple podcasts and Joystarters Club meetings, all centered around one big idea: transformation.
The world might feel a bit scary and chaotic right now, especially when it comes to our economy and personal stability—so our hope with this episode is to give you encouragement and some practical tools to take action where you can.
You’ll hear from special gue...
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March 30, 2025 • 32 mins
This week, we are going back into the vault and sharing excepts from our Table Talk Thursday Series that launched when Rachel's book, Relentless Joy, launched. In this episode, Rachel and Natasha talk about using your pain for purpose, radical vulnerability, and the importance of having a battle plan for your mental health.
TRIGGER WARNING: She shares personal stories of addiction, domestic violence, self-harm, and profound loss...
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March 23, 2025 • 33 mins
This week we are going into the vault. You’ll hear portions of two interviews from the past. The first one is with Darren O’Neal of the Darren O’Neal Show. The second is with Brian Covey of Finding Your Competitive Edge.
Rachel holds nothing back as she talks about legacy, radical vulnerability, and the relentless pursuit of purpose. From addiction and loss to mountaintop moments and redefining success, Rachel shares the real stor...
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March 16, 2025 • 32 mins
In this throwback episode from SundaySoul, Rachel sits down with her longtime mentor and friend, Dr. Kevin Elko—one of the most sought-after motivational speakers for elite athletes, Fortune 500 companies, and leaders across the world.
Dr. Elko shares powerful wisdom on why what you call yourself matters, how faith and boldness unlock success, and why we should seek to be a blessing rather than wait for one. He and Rachel dive int...
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March 9, 2025 • 28 mins
Rachel is fired up in this episode, and she’s bringing you the motivation you need to stop waiting and start moving toward the dreams God has placed on your heart. What have you been putting off? What dream, goal, or calling have you let sit on the shelf? It’s time to dust it off and GO.
Rachel also shares a deeply personal story about praying over a tie for years, only to watch her husband wear it on their wedding day. It’s a pow...
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March 2, 2025 • 35 mins
Rachel reflects on her recent experience at the NFL Annual Meetings, where she was one of just a few speakers invited to address all 32 heads of player engagement.
In this episode, she unpacks the power of authenticity, boldness, and true connection—reminding us that opportunities aren’t just given, they’re created when we step up, pitch ourselves with confidence, and build real relationships instead of chasing transactions.
She...
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