But God: What to Do When Life Keeps Piling On

What do you do when it feels like one thing after another keeps going wrong? In this episode of Joy Starters, Rachel gets real about a season that has required what she calls “fingernail faith”: those moments when you’re hanging on, life feels heavy, and your nose is barely above water. She shares an update from the final days of writing her new book, the unexpected setbacks that threw her carefully planned timeline out the window, and what she’s learning about trusting her gut, receiving correction, and asking for help. Rachel also talks about something we don’t discuss enough: being thoughtful about the emotional weight we ask other people to carry. From giving trigger warnings to asking, “Do you have the headspace for this?” she shares simple ways we can care for the people who are caring for us. If you’re walking through a heavy season, this episode is a reminder that joy doesn’t require everything to be going well. Sometimes joy looks like holding grief in one hand, gratitude in the other, and finding enough faith to keep going. Subscribe to the newsletter via this link or by texting JOY to 33777 Get on the wait list for the Analog-ish Gang! Learn when we open up this free group!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.