Trigger warning: this episode involves conversation around suicide.

Emily Susan Pack is funny. Truly, her humor and wit are a gift to the world. She is also an incredible musician, a wife and mother, and woman who lives her life with arms wide open.

In this episode, Emily shares with us the details of her unique faith journey, her experience witnessing a suicide and her subsequent suicidal ideation. She talks openly about how her faith evolved through this whole process, and what kept her grounded.

Emily's vulnerability and honesty are raw, but in the same breath, full of grace and hope. Emily can be found at @emilysusanpack on Instagram.

Rachel can be found on her website, rachelclare.com and Instagram @simplyrachelclare.

Rachel Romans is a mother of almost 10 children- 6 biological, 2 adopted, and 2 adoptions in process. She is drawn to children with special needs and service, and she talks about how she was prepared even as far back as her teenage years to step into the roles that she has as an adult.

Rachel has recently founded a nonprofit learning center for teenagers with special needs called the Exceptional Minds Learning Center and is finding immense joy in serving her community in this way.

Rachel talks about faith and about the power of saying "yes" and then watching as God takes your hand and performs miracles. Rachel's passion for her children and her learning center is sure to light a fire underneath all those who hear her story.

Find more information about the Exceptional Minds Learning Center on Instagram @emindslearningcenter, and their website, emindslc.org.

Kate Lee is a wife, mom of two, and an artist who has made it a practice to routinely take time to connect with God in nature. Kate has come into her own as a painter of religious art, and her style is uniquely hers. She is a hippie at heart, and feels most connected to God and to herself when she spends time alone in nature.

Kate talks about the importance of spending the time necessary to heal from things in your life, to become grounded in who you are as a person and as a child of God, and to breathe and be present.

Kate recently took a week-long adventure, embracing discomfort at an art residency in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In this episode, she discusses the importance of leaning into the discomfort of growth and saying yes to opportunities that scare and stretch us.

Kate can be found on Instagram @kate_lee_art and on her websites, katelee.art and kateleepaintings.com.

Rachel can be found on Instagram @simplyrachelclare and her website, rachelclare.com.

Stephanie Webb has done just about everything- from being a homeschooling mom to a podcaster to a Nutritionist with a Master's Degree to an author. She is an insatiable learner and truly grabs life by the horns. Stephanie is a mother of 3 and is currently finishing work on her first novel.

In this episode, we discuss the power of purpose, and jumping when it feels right. We talk about the importance of the many lessons learned in that process, and how in the end all of those things make us who we are. Stephanie tells us how she knows when it's time to close one chapter and start a new one, and how to trust the intuition that is innate in each of us.

While Stephanie isn't frequently on social media, she can be found on Instagram @heystephwebb.

Rachel can be found on Instagram @simplyrachelclare, and her website, rachelclare.com.

Ellery Pugmire is a Southern California mom of five who stays busy homeschooling her children, running them to various sporting events, teaching in church, and being involved in personal projects.

Ellery sat down with Rachel recently to discuss prayer- a topic she's been passionately focused on in recent weeks and months. Ellery talks about the strength that comes when we allow prayer to be our default in all situations, and the sweetness that comes from watching our children embrace and utilize this gift. She maintains that prayer is exactly what has helped her rise in her life.

Ellery can be found on Instagram @ellerypugmire.

As always, Rachel can be found on her website, rachelclare.com, and on Instagram @simplyrachelclare.

Scarlet Bushman, the face behind @sparkgoodness and @missionarymomco shares the ups and downs in the process of conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ, the sudden loss of her brother, and entering a new phase of life: empty nesting.

Scarlet immigrated to Boston from Guatemala when she was 10 and went on a deep faith journey as a teenager. Finding and accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ was transformational for her.

Scarlet's vulnerability is refreshing and I appreciate her personal mission so much. You can find Scarlet at @sparkgoodness and @missionarymomco.

As always, you can find Rachel @seekingdiligently and rachelclare.com. If you feel so inclined, it would totally make my day if you left a rating and review and subscripted to our podcast! You sharing the word about what we're doing here is the greatest form of advertisement, and we are grateful for you!

Emily Shay is a mother and artist who has spent the past few years letting the Lord shape her through her artwork. She has learned what it means to truly align her will with God's, to dig deep and feel her feelings, to understand the connection between the conscious and subconscious mind through early-morning journaling, and to embrace gospel symbolism.

Emily spent 8 weeks this past summer doing an art residency in nature, completely removed from social media and the digital world. She learned important truths about herself and her relationship to the Divine through focusing on the Savior and painting symbols of Him.

Emily has worked closely with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on various projects and is opening a show at the Havenlight Gallery in Orem Utah that will run through the entire month of November (2025).

You can find her at emilyshayfineart.com and on Instagram at @emilyshayfineart.

You can connect with Rachel on Instagram @simplyrachelclare, or through her website, rachelclare.com.

In this episode, Wendy Jones shares some of her experiences as a mission leader alongside her husband in the Brazil Porto Alegre South mission.

Wendy is a mom of four, the founder of the nonprofit organization The Sister Project in Arizona, a certified public speaker and certified faith-based life coach.

She loves DIY projects and is most comfortable with a power tool or can of paint in her hands. Wendy shares with us how all of those things have prepared her to serve in her current capacity. She also teaches powerful lessons about leaning into the callings God gives us with faith, believing that our meager offerings will be multiplied as we do so.

The Sister Project is an incredible nonprofit located in Arizona. You can learn more on Instagram @thesisterproject.us and on their website thesisterproject.us.

As always, you can find Rachel on Instagram @simplyrachelclare and her website rachelclare.com.

Jen Grover is a health nut and fitness guru, as well as a college professor who has, for decades, prioritized taking care of her health. It was shocking not only to her, but those who knew her well, when she was hit with a cancer diagnosis. Adding to that blow was a personal tragedy that came during her treatment. In this episode, Jen talks about all of the emotions that come through such experiences as these, and what she did to not only survive them, but grow and change in the midst of them. She vulnerably shares details that we can all learn from, and now stands as an example that many lean on. Jen is real and honest and doesn't hold back.

Jen has recently certified as a nutrition coach and can be found on Instagram @jengrovercoaching where she's beginning a new journey as a health and nutrition coach.

Rachel can be found on Instagram @simplyrachelclare and her website, rachelclare.com.

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Anna Connell is a wife and mother of 4, a health enthusiast, a business owner, and has spent the past two years working on the social media for the Farmington, NM temple open house. She loves Jesus, she follows promptings quickly, and those things have led to great blessings and miracles in her life.

In this episode, Anna shares with us what it was like to battle a severe illness while still running multiple businesses and being a full-time mom. She describes the gratitude she has everyday for the ability to be alive and the chance to seize opportunities when they come.

Anna can be found on Instagram @hey.itsannaconnell where she documents her life, and shares her love of Jesus, nutrition, and exercise.

Rachel can be found on Instagram @simplyrachelclare and her website, rachelclare.com.

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