Joystarters with Rachel Baribeau: Nurturing Faith, Finding Purpose, and Pursuing Joyful Living

In this installment of the Italy Series, Rachel sits down with Isobel Tesch — a Scottish-born woman whose life bridges cultures, continents, and generations of courage. From her own years in military counterintelligence to her mother’s heroic role in the Italian Resistance during World War II, this is a story about the courage to do what’s right — even when it costs everything.

Together, they explore the dualities that define us: past and present, comfort and conviction, home and heritage. You’ll hear tales of bravery, resilience, and a daughter’s discovery of her mother’s secret wartime mission — complete with forged papers, near captures, and an unbreakable spirit.

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EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

Resources

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In this episode of the Joy Starters Podcast, Rachel reflects on the heart of her Rome adventures—not just the sights, but the surprising moments of belonging and connection that make travel unforgettable. From chance encounters to unexpected reminders of God’s goodness, this episode is all about the power of slowing down, being present, and letting people become the best part of your story.

Whether you’re planning a trip to Rome or simply craving more community and joy in your everyday life, these lessons will inspire you to notice the beauty around you and open your heart to connection anywhere.

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EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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Happy fall, y’all! In this heartfelt installment of the JoyStarters Podcast, Rachel takes you back to Italy for more stories and lessons from her time in Sicily, Rome, and—finally—Pompeii. This episode is about more than sightseeing. It’s about secret dreams, full-circle moments, and how God weaves our stories together.

Whether you’re a traveler, a dreamer, or someone longing for your own full-circle moment, this episode will inspire you to write down your secret dreams, play your “weird flute music,” and find the people who will hold you up when big emotions hit.

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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A soul-call to every healer, noticer, helper, and joy starter to love boldly, guard your mind, and step into your assignment—today.

Content Warning: Mentions of political violence, murder, mental health crises, and spiritual warfare. Listener discretion advised—especially for children. Please preview before sharing with minors.

Context for listeners: news this week includes the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail. Both events have widely circulated videos; this episode urges listeners not to consume graphic footage.

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This week, Rachel pauses the Italy series to make a soul-level call to the healers, noticers, helpers, and joy starters. In a moment when violent videos flood our feeds and strangers argue like enemies, Rachel asks us to choose a different way: radical love with wise boundaries.

She reads the I’m Changing the Narrative Pledge, and invites us to reclaim civil disagreement and sacred listening. This is not politics; it’s about human dignity and mental health. 

If you’re tired but hopeful, grieving but willing, this episode is your bugle call. Print the pledge, make your Mental Health Battle Plan, and step into your assignment as a Joy Starter—right where you are.

Print & Share: I’m Changing the Narrative Pledge (free)

Conversation Starter: Talk to teens about not watching graphic videos; teach reporting/muting.

If you’re struggling: In the U.S., call/text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. If in immediate danger, call 911.

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This week on the Joy Starters Podcast, we’re back in Italy—this time in the seaside town of Cefalù, Sicily. What began as a birthday trip gifted by my beloved Aunt Kay became a life-changing journey about dreams, openness, and the courage to notice the beauty (and people) right in front of us.

In this episode, I share:

How my aunt gave me the gift of travel and sparked a lifetime of dreaming.

The story of a simple blue Sicilian tile that became the centerpiece of my dream kitchen.

Why saying your dreams out loud rewires your brain and brings them closer to reality.

The importance of being a noticer—open to people, moments, and opportunities.

How encounters in Sicily reminded me to shoot your shot and take risks in life, love, and faith.

Whether you’re dreaming of Italy, a new chapter in your life, or simply wanting to live with more joy and openness, this episode will inspire you to write your dreams down, speak them out loud, and notice the opportunities God places in your path.

🎧 Tune in and let’s dream big together.

🎉 It’s Our 9th Birthday! 🎉

For nine years, I’m Changing the Narrative has been speaking life, purpose, and hope into teams, campuses, and communities across the country. From the Minnesota Gophers to NFL locker rooms, this movement has sparked conversations that change lives. If ICTN has touched you or someone you love, would you consider making a gift today? Every dollar helps us keep showing up, year after year. 💛 DONATE: 👉🏽 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

 ❤️ Super Patch Company: https://racheljoybaribeau.superpatch.com

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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What does it take to leave behind the ordinary and live your dream life? In this episode of the Joystarters Podcast, Rachel sits down with her dear friends Bob and Phyllis Brugh—two retired flight attendants who turned their dream of living in Italy into reality.

From flipping houses in the U.S. to buying and restoring property in Sicily (even appearing on House Hunters along the way!), Bob and Phyllis share what it’s really like to embrace expat life. You’ll hear stories about:

The moment they knew Sicily was “the one”

Renovating a home with views of a Norman castle

Building deep community with Sicilian neighbors and expats

Why Sicily is “Italy on steroids” when it comes to food, culture, and kindness

The faith and courage it takes to chase your dreams—no matter your age

If you’ve ever dreamed of moving abroad—or simply want encouragement to follow the dream God placed on your heart—this conversation will inspire you to take that first step.

🎉 It’s Our 9th Birthday! 🎉

For nine years, I’m Changing the Narrative has been speaking life, purpose, and hope into teams, campuses, and communities across the country. From the Minnesota Gophers to NFL locker rooms, this movement has sparked conversations that change lives. If ICTN has touched you or someone you love, would you consider making a gift today? Every dollar helps us keep showing up, year after year. 💛 DONATE: 👉🏽 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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What does it mean to lead with soul—even when it costs you everything? In this episode, Rachel takes us on a journey from Sicily to Nazi Germany to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, telling the story of Luz Long, the German athlete who defied Hitler to help Jesse Owens. Their friendship, sacrifice, and courage have shaped how Rachel speaks in prisons, NFL locker rooms, and healthcare conferences. From visiting Luz Long’s grave in Sicily to preparing her second book, Rachel shares why his legacy matters today more than ever—and how you can embody the same kind of bravery in your own life.

🎉 It’s Our 9th Birthday! 🎉

For nine years, I’m Changing the Narrative has been speaking life, purpose, and hope into teams, campuses, and communities across the country. From the Minnesota Gophers to NFL locker rooms, this movement has sparked conversations that change lives. If ICTN has touched you or someone you love, would you consider making a gift today? Every dollar helps us keep showing up, year after year. 💛 DONATE: 👉🏽 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

 ❤️ Super Patch Company: https://racheljoybaribeau.superpatch.com

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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In this season opener, Rachel Joy Baribeau welcomes you into an unforgettable journey through Italy — a season filled with history, divine encounters, and the beauty of living like a local.

From standing in awe at Pompeii to chasing down a shop owner in Rome and ending up at dinner with his family, Rachel shares the serendipitous moments that only happen when you release control and open yourself to the magic of possibility.

Along the way, she unpacks life lessons from Sicily, the story of Olympic athlete Luz Long, and the joy of seeing long-held dreams come to life — even in a kitchen backsplash. This is your invitation to travel with her, learn the history, and be inspired to experience the awe in your own life.

🎉 It’s Our 9th Birthday! 🎉

For nine years, I’m Changing the Narrative has been speaking life, purpose, and hope into teams, campuses, and communities across the country. From the Minnesota Gophers to NFL locker rooms, this movement has sparked conversations that change lives. If ICTN has touched you or someone you love, would you consider making a gift today? Every dollar helps us keep showing up, year after year. 💛 DONATE: 👉🏽 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

 ❤️ Super Patch Company: https://racheljoybaribeau.superpatch.com

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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In this replay of an Instagram Live from her Minneapolis hotel room, Rachel reflects before speaking to the Minnesota Gophers football team for the ninth year in a row. From NFL meeting notes to God-given middle-of-the-night inspiration, she shares the importance of caring for yourself before you pour into others, discovering your “soul’s superpower,” and never dying with your flowers. You’ll hear stories of small acts that lit up strangers, miracles that defy explanation, and why being a person of your word can change lives—including your own. This episode is part pep talk, part heart check, and 100% encouragement to use your gifts right where you are.

🎉 It’s Our 9th Birthday! 🎉

For nine years, I’m Changing the Narrative has been speaking life, purpose, and hope into teams, campuses, and communities across the country. From the Minnesota Gophers to NFL locker rooms, this movement has sparked conversations that change lives. If ICTN has touched you or someone you love, would you consider making a gift today? Every dollar helps us keep showing up, year after year. 💛

DONATE: 👉🏽 https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

Are you ready to discover your passion, uncover your purpose, and live a life filled with 🌟 Ready to Find Your Purpose, Own Your Story, and Live with Bold Joy?

The Joystarters Blueprint is a 5-week program designed to help you get unstuck, rediscover what lights you up, and start living with intention.

Through live weekly sessions, downloadable life guides, personal growth challenges, and an active community, you’ll learn how to:✨ Let go of the emotional baggage that’s been weighing you down✨ Build healthier boundaries and more meaningful relationships✨ Use your voice and story to make an impact✨ Wake up each day feeling clear, confident, and excited about life

If you’ve been waiting for the “right time” to make a change—this is it.

🎯 Don’t just dream about a better life—start building it.

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/course

 ❤️ Super Patch Company: https://racheljoybaribeau.superpatch.com

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

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We’re bringing you a powerful episode from the Boy Man King podcast—because this conversation was too good not to share with our community. 

🎧 You’ve got to meet these guys.

Rachel recently appeared on  the Boy Man King podcast, and we knew we had to share this conversation with our Joystarters community. Not only did the hosts create a powerful and safe space for real talk, but the conversation covered so much of what matters most—healing, legacy, relationships, and the emotional safety of men.

Rachel Joy Baribeau  joins Coach Crump and Chizzy for a deep and raw conversation on what it means to truly show up in relationships—with honesty, humility, healing, and heart.

💥 Topics covered::

Why anger is often a mask for grief—and how to respond with compassion.

The emotional needs of men and how women can create safe spaces for them.

What it means to walk away from success and pursue purpose.

Blended families, bonus motherhood, and choosing love that stretches you.

Why Rachel left sports broadcasting to become a sacred space holder.

The healing power of saying “I’m sorry” (and meaning it).

Vulnerability as strength, soul care vs. self-care, and breaking generational patterns.

Divine masculine and divine feminine energies—and how to find balance.

🧡 Don’t forget to stick around until the end for Rachel’s take on what men are really longing for—and how we all benefit when we stop performing and start connecting.

🎧 Listen now. Share with someone who needs to hear it.

Links and Resources:

Follow Boy Man King:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boymankingpodcast

Website: https://www.boymankingpodcast.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boymankingtalk/

EARLY BIRD Registration for the I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat - February 20-22, 2026 in Amelia Island, Florida: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat

DONATE TO I’M CHANGING THE NARRATIVE  in honor of Rachel’s Birthday:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ctnfoundation

Links and Resources:

NEVER MET A HAPPY BULLY:

Bullying isn’t just a childhood issue—it impacts schools, workplaces, and communities. Never Met a Happy Bully is a powerful resource designed to help parents, educators, and leaders recognize the root causes of bullying, take action, and create environments where kindness thrives. This guide provides real strategies to empower kids and adults alike, fostering confidence, empathy, and accountability.

https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/9fb60f72a3

👕 Our Joystarters Etsy Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyStarters

DOWNLOAD THE EBOOK: “I’ve Never Met a Happy Bully,” designed to address bullying in various facets of life, from schools to sports to workplaces. This comprehensive resource features expert insights and practical advice aimed at fostering healthier communities and saving lives. https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.ck.page/9fb60f72a3

Mental Health Battle Plan: https://i-m-changing-the-narrative.kit.com/7288bda82f

The Mental Health Battle Plan is designed as a powerful resource to support you in taking control of your mental well-being. This guide is packed with practical steps, compassionate insights, and proven strategies that can help you build resilience, find peace, and restore joy in your life. 

The Joystarters Club:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/joystartersclub

Get info on the mastermind and coaching:

https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/coaching

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