A Time of Pruning & Unexpected Seasons: a Yap Session | Blake Guichet | Episode 366

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this vulnerable solo episode, Blake shares an unplanned mid-year reflection after losing a recorded interview—an unexpected gap that turned into sacred space for recalibration. She dives deep into how her 2025 word, “Let there be fruit,” has shown up not in productivity or accolades, but in the painful, refining work of pruning identity idols—like hustle, performance, and external validation. From mourning a drop in Instagram engagement to laying down beloved roles and shifting from constant external processing to deeper intimacy with God, this season has been a crash course in obedience, slowness, and surrender. Blake talks about the beauty of letting go, the discomfort of facing what she’s built her worth on, and the surprising fruit of joy and gentleness that has begun to bloom in its place. If you’ve found yourself exhausted, overextended, or wondering why abiding feels so hard, this episode will meet you in that wilderness and remind you that the pruning always precedes the fruit. In this episode, you’ll be able to… Understand how unexpected pruning can reveal hidden identity idols like hustle, performance, and people-pleasing. Learn how slowing down created space for deeper intimacy with God, increased discernment, and healthier habits of processing. Be encouraged to embrace the discomfort of refinement as necessary for lasting spiritual growth and fruitfulness. To connect with Blake…Website: thegirlnamedblake.comInstagram: @thegirlnamedblake Thanks to our sponsors! AquaTru - Get 20% off any aqua purifier when you use code BLAKE on AquaTru.com. AirDoctor - Visit airdoctorpro.com and get up to $300 off an air purifier when you using the code BLAKE and get a FREE 3-year warranty! Fatty15 - Take charge of your health by visiting fatty15.com/BLAKE and using the code HEALTHY to get an extra 15% off your 90-day subscription Starter Kit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Welcome to this week's episode of the Speakeasy podcast. So I have bad news and I have good
0:04.1	news. The bad news is actually devastating. I, for the first time in a really long time,
0:10.0	lost the files of the interview that I did for this week's podcast. That hasn't happened to me
0:15.5	in maybe six years because I'm pretty diligent about it. But for some reason, only 15 minutes of
0:20.7	this absolutely
0:21.7	fantastic interview about rest and nature and how God teaches us saved. The good news is, I have a lot
0:30.2	to update you on. God has been showing me a lot. He's been refining and pruning and teaching and
0:36.3	revealing. So what better time than
0:38.7	halfway through the year to do a little update, a little check-in? I cry a couple times in this
0:43.7	episode. I couldn't help myself. We're going to cover pruning, what that means, what it feels
0:49.5	like, how that goes, but also the fruit that it produces. And this has been a season of immense pruning for me.
0:57.9	And while it has been very difficult, I wouldn't trade it for the world. And I'm excited to kind of
1:02.4	pull back the curtain and let you in on some of that. So let's dive in.
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1:51.7	Okay. Okay, we are moving on from the fact that I lost this week's episode.
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