What To Do When You Don’t Like Your Life Ft. Rachel Awtrey

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

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Christianity, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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I got to sit down with my sweet friend Rachel Awtrey to talk about what it really means to love your life—even when you don’t like it all the time. We went deep into the hard stuff: grief, spiritual warfare, motherhood, friendship, and how to CHOOSE joy as a daily practice. Rachel opens up about the loss of her father, writing her book through a miscarriage, and building joy as a skill, not just a feeling. We also chatted about the lies we believe about "balance," how to find friends in a new season, and why being present is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. This episode is for the girl who’s tired, overwhelmed, and maybe wondering if this is all life has to offer. Joy is available—and worth fighting for. In This Episode 02:31 – Rachel’s Story & Online Encouragement 04:50 – Ambition, Balance & Community as a Mom 09:00 – Grief, Tragedy & Learning to Love Your Life 13:44 – The Skill of Joy & Practical Mindset Shifts 19:00 – Toxic Positivity vs. Choosing Joy 28:00 – Small Habits That Shift Your Life 30:00 – How to Make Friends in a New Season 35:00 – Writing the Book in the Midst of Brokenness 40:00 – Spiritual Warfare & the Fight for Joy 46:00 – Final Encouragement: Choose Your Hard Guest Resources Follow Rachel Check out her website Buy Love Your Life Even if You Don't Like It. Check out her podcast OUR SPONSORS Function: Function gives you a near-360 view of your health, and my followers get a $100 credit toward membership. Just go to ⁠functionhealth.com/HAPPY⁠ or use gift code HAPPY100 at sign-up to start owning your health today. Our Place: Go to ⁠fromourplace.com/HEALTHY⁠ and use code HEALTHY for 10% off sitewide. Ritual: Get 25% off your first month at ⁠ritual.com/HEALTHY.⁠ NIV Bible App: You can save an extra 10% on any NIV Application Bible or NIV Application Commentary resource by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠faithgateway.com/ NIVAB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and using code HEALTHY at checkout. Boll & Branch: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BollAndBranch.com/HAPPYANDHEALTHY.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooklyn Bedding: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brooklynbedding.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use my promo code HEALTHY at checkout to get 30% off sitewide. Knowing God’s Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠It's available now⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ everywhere books are sold, so grab your copy today! Hosanna Revival: Use my code Jeanine15 for 15% off your entire order at checkout at ⁠⁠HosannaRevival.com⁠⁠! If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine and Kaleb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm going to say something on my step on people's toes, but I think I need to say it.
0:03.0	Choose your heart. If you're not fighting for joy, you're actually acting against it. It's so easy to just immediately go to, this is hard, this sucks, woe is me. We continually just say, this is hard and this sucks, and my life sucks. It's like, it's gonna keep sucking. I almost felt like a fraud. I was like, who am I to have written a book about loving my life even when I don't like it all the time?
0:23.0	It's so easy to be like's what you're gonna see. I almost felt like a fraud. I was like, who am I to have written a book about loving my life even when I don't like it all the time?
0:22.8	It's so easy to be like,
0:23.9	her life is so perfect.
0:25.2	What could she know?
0:26.0	She doesn't struggle. If I looked at you, I would never have known that you'd gone through such tragedy. There are some times we're like, Life just stinks.
0:33.4	You may not have chosen the cards,
0:35.3	but now you can kind of say,
0:36.4	okay, what am I gonna do with the cards that I was dealt?
0:38.4	It makes you question God, like God, where's your sovereignty? You may not have chosen the cards, but now you can kind of say, okay, what am I going to do with the cards that I was dealt?
0:38.3	It makes you question God. Like, God, where's your sovereignty? Where are all these good things you say I'm going to have?
0:44.1	I think I'm also going to step on some toes. Go, girl. Love it.
0:57.8	All right, what's up, everybody, and welcome back to happy and healthy.
1:04.0	I'm your host, Janine Amopola, and I am so excited to be back on the podcast because I have a special guest, and as you guys know, I moved to Oklahoma.
1:06.4	It's been a little difficult getting guests on, but I'm in Dallas, and I have Rachel Autry on the podcast. Let's go. Yes, I'm so excited. Welcome to happy and healthy. I'm glad to be here. Are you feeling happy and healthy? Beyond. Let's go. I'm really grateful to be here. I'm super excited to have you on because I was on your podcast. Yeah, we were talking about that in the car. It was during my book season, I think. A year and a half ago?
1:28.0	Yeah, it's been a minute.
1:28.8	A minute.
1:29.5	It's been a minute.
1:29.9	And I, honestly, your interview was one of my most favorite interviews.
1:35.0	I'm not even kidding.
1:35.8	Stop.
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