Welcome to the Behind the Bliss podcast, where Mary Scott Mercer and Rachel Autry bring weekly conversations to encourage, inspire, storytell, and share.

Each episode is designed for you to feel met in your mess and balanced in your bliss.

Here's today's conversation.

Thank you. and balanced in your bliss. Here's today's conversation. Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of Behind the Bliss.

This episode is dedicated to those people that are entrepreneurs or creatives wanting to take

your next step in whatever goal or dream that you have.

But you're not quite sure how to do it, how to overcome the competition of your oversaturated

environment, and everything else that comes with chasing your dreams.

Sophie Lindler is one of my great friends, but also a super fabulous photographer based out

of Greenville, South Carolina.

And y'all, she spit some truth when it comes

to finding your purpose and following your calling and the world that can sometimes be overcompetitive.

So if you need a boost, a little pep in your step, or a push when it comes to finding your

purpose and chasing your dreams and calling, this is for you. And I can't wait to dive right in.

Hey, Sophie.

Hey, Rach. So excited to have you on.

I'm so excited to be here. Was that the first time I mean that? I did my Vaughn Quickweekly.

Yeah, you did. And I was like, I like this girl. Like, I really like this girl. I was like,

she's so funny. But you like had fear in your eyes when you first did it almost like oh I didn't mean to do that and then I like remember thinking she is so funny I want to be her friend wait when was this I need to know

at Panera um when we remember when jessie said oh my gosh jess set us up on a blind friendship date

yeah I love that about her and love that she did that feeling like jessie feel like, Jessie always told me she was like, you need to meet Rachel.

I just know y'all would connect.

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