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Healthy By Heather Brown

Joy Isn't Accidental: Love Your Life With Rachel Awtrey EP 144

Healthy By Heather Brown

Heather Brown

Education, Christianity, How To, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, Heather Brown welcomes Rachel Awtrey, a fellow Birmingham native, wife, mother, and author of the book 'Love Your Life, Even When You Don't Like It All the Time.' The conversation explores Rachel's journey from social media to writing a book, the challenges of hustle culture, and the importance of finding joy amidst chaos. Rachel shares her personal experiences with hardships, the significance of community support, and practical strategies for cultivating joy in motherhood. The episode emphasizes the power of prayer, setting boundaries, and the small habits that can lead to a more fulfilling life.

00:00 Introduction to Rachel Awtrey and Her Journey
02:57 The Transition from Social Media to Authorship
05:48 Challenging the Hustle Culture
08:32 Finding Joy Amidst Chaos
11:36 Navigating Hardships and Building Resilience
14:18 Practical Strategies for Joy in Motherhood
17:11 Community Support and Its Importance
20:29 The Power of Prayer and Encouragement
23:08 Creating Boundaries and Family Meetings
26:21 Guilty Pleasures and Life Hacks
29:05 Conclusion and Resources for Further Support

This show is made possible with generous donations from listeners who believe in our mission to heal a sick culture. You can support our show via: 
  • Paypal: MyLifeWellLoved@gmail.com
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Links from this episode:
  • Rachel Awtrey’s website: https://rachelawtrey.com/
  • Rachel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.awtrey/?hl=en
  • Rachel’s new book (Love your Life Even When You Don’t Like it All of the Time): https://amzn.to/4l588gN
  • Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-talk-with-rachel-awtrey/id1386475315
  • Rachel Awtrey episode on Healthy by Heather Brown: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-by-heather-brown/id1638763905?i=1000613195802


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey y'all and welcome to the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, where I encourage you in healthy, mind, body, and spirit through my Sunday reset.

0:08.8

Let's get into it.

0:14.3

Y'all, today I have got such a treat for you on The Healthy by Heather Brown show.

0:18.2

My dear friend Rachel Autry fellow Beham girl is here.

0:21.4

She is a wife, mama, podcast host, also a boy mom. You probably know her from Real Talk

0:26.5

with Rachel Autry community. And now she's added author to her name with her brand new book,

0:32.1

Love Your Life, even when you don't like it all the time. This isn't just another self-help book

0:36.6

that tells you to hustle harder or be someone you're not.

0:39.6

Rachel is pulling back the curtain on what it actually looks like to enjoy your real everyday life.

0:44.9

The messy, chaotic, beautiful one that God has already given you.

0:48.4

And we're going to talk about lies.

0:49.5

Culture feeds us the little rhythms to help us fight for joy and how to step into the freedom of

0:54.2

truly loving your life right where you are. Get ready for a conversation that feels like sitting down with your bestie who tells it like it is, but always points you back to the truth. So hey, Rachel Autry, welcome back to the show. Heather, thank you for having me. This is so fun. It is so fun. Y'all, I have to tell you a quick backstory on Rachel. So

1:11.5

Rachel and I, like I said, are both from Birmingham, were both boy moms, all the things, but pre-either one of us having children, when no one really even knew what a podcast was, Rachel was like, hey, Heather, well, you come to my house and we can record this podcast that I'm doing at the time I think it was called Behind the Bliss

1:28.1

and I was like yeah

1:29.6

I've never been on my podcast before but I felt my house and we can record this podcast that I'm doing at the time I think it was called Behind

1:27.5

the Bliss and I was like yeah I've never been on my podcast before but I felt so cool and so

1:32.8

honored that she invited me then fast forward to today Rachel literally helped basically

1:38.2

mentor me into starting healthy healthy by the other round podcast so honestly Rachel to get to

1:43.4

have you back here, I've been on

1:45.2

your show multiple times. It just feels like such a complete circle you being back with your book launch.

1:51.3

What? That's right. A full circle for sure. I love this so much. I know. Me too. The best. Okay.

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