Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey

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Welcome to Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey (formerly Behind The Bliss), the podcast that feels like having a heart-to-heart with a friend. Mama, wife, and blogger Rachel Awtrey leads conversations around the ups and downs of life, from practical tips to relatable stories that'll leave you thinking, "oh, I'm not the only one?" With a witty sense of humor and a knack for bringing out the best in her guests, Rachel invites you to join her on a faith-based journey of growth and self-discovery. Listen in each week for a peek behind the curtain of life with Real Talk with Rachel Awtrey!

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  • AllieMcDade
    Favorite to pop an AirPod in for
    I’ve been loving Real Talk with Rachel… og behind the bliss fan. It’s like listening to a friend who’s not afraid to go there… but still makes you feel seen and encouraged. She somehow balances honesty, truth, and humor so well. I always walk away thinking about something deeper, but also smiling. Highly recommend if you want something real, refreshing, and just easy to listen to.
  • MommyToBeMTN
    Real and Relatable!
    Love when a new Real Talk episode drops each week! It feels like I’m just listening to a conversation in my living room in the best way. Rachel and her guests are encouraging in parenting, in faith and in life and I finish every episode with a little more energy than when I started! A must listen!
  • shelbsgirl
    Simply the best
    Ever wanted a podcast that felt like a hug, an inside joke, and an accountability partner all in one? Look no further. Rachel is the best and she has the best guests. Real Talk is the real deal! 🫶🏻
  • Alexandra H. K.
    Fast Favorite!
    This podcast, yall! 😍 Rachel, her guests, the topics she covers… so good. I’ve listened from the very beginning 🥹Real Talk will be a fast favorite and you’ll find it regularly at the top of your podcast list. The stories & conversations shared spark so much JOY ✨ We love you Rachel and thank you for creating one of the most fun and meaningful podcasts out there! 🫶
  • JShockC5387
    Love!!!
    Real talk is the best! Rachel is such a light and a joy to listen to! Love love love!
  • LeahIzzybell
    My go-to podcast 🌟
    I’ve been listening to Rachel since the “Behind the Bliss” days. When I started my first teaching job, I listened to her going to work and now I listen to her around the house as a SAHM, doing dishes, car rides, basically all the time! 🙃 Honestly, her podcast is what got me started on listening to podcasts! Real Talk is what I click on (or is it tap nowadays? Hehe) anyways - it’s what I listen to when I get a free minute! It’s authentic and fresh air compared to other podcasts. Give it a listen!
  • Uarayray
    Great authentic podcast
    Love how real she gets and doesn’t pretend to have life together. She has hard things and discussed them. Great encouragement when you’re going through hard too
  • Loganjade09
    Besties for the resties
    Listening in with Rachel has been so fun and life-giving for me. Sometimes in throws of motherhood it’s hard to sit down and have a good chat with a friend, but that’s the vibe this podcast is giving. Challenging, funny, bestie fr.
  • Jjjwakesurf
    Love you girl!
    Absolutely love this podcast Rachel is hands down the greatest human and love all her guests!
  • mrskayleewilliams
    Favorite podcast EVER!!
    This podcast is so so life giving. I look forward to listening each week. I feel like I’m besties with Rachel even though I’ve never met her🤣 Rachel is so real, wise, & encouraging & has helped strengthen my walk with Christ SO much!! Can’t recommend this podcast enough, I talk about it and reference it all the time!! 🩷
  • b nemec
    love
    so real and raw!! love listening each week and hearing truth!
  • Chan627
    Love!!!
    Rachel’s podcast is like listening to your best friend, who is also full of wit and wisdom. You can find me listening whenever I get a chance - in the car or on a walk - I love what Rachel brings to us! She also has the best guests to chat with. You need this podcast in your life!
  • chloegabrahamsen
    A girl’s girl!!
    I’ve been listening to Rachel for years and have been so blessed by her wisdom, authenticity, and spiritual gifts!! Her podcast feels like listening to advice from a big sister — I’ve learned such invaluable lessons from her, from friendship, to marriage, to joy in the Lord! Cannot recommend listening to RTWRA enough 💘
  • chloeabrahamsen
    A girl’s girl!!
    I’ve been listening to Rachel for years and have been so blessed by her wisdom, authenticity, and spiritual gifts!! Her podcast feels like listening to advice from a big sister — I’ve learned such invaluable lessons from her, from friendship, to marriage, to joy in the Lord! Cannot recommend listening to RTWRA enough 💘
  • mckvick
    Real Talk About Real Talk!
    This podcast feels like a convo with a friend. 10/10!
  • cwizau
    My favorite podcast!
    Rachel (and her friend Emily) are the best friends you wish you had in real life! This show is so fun and uplifting! Pointing you to Christ with everyday topics about life. I’ve been a listener since 2019 and seriously have loved watching this podcast grow!
  • Hannah Huber
    We cry, we laugh, and we love together on this podcast!
    I know that in every season I need this podcast! Whether I need some extra joy or someone to remind me of His faithfulness during painful seasons, it’s always uplifting. The guests are always in alignment with the mission of joy and christianity. Rachel has a way of making you feel apart of a sisterhood, I’ll always recommend 🫶🏻
  • EmMoore6
    Great Listen!
    I love Rachel’s joy and pep she brings to everything she does! She interviews top notch people and her podcasts are always encouraging and fun!
  • HJWSpig
    Variety of topics! So much to learn!
    So grateful for Rachel’s podcast and the authentic conversations with her guests
  • MK Smith
    Welcoming, Encouraging, So Great
    Real Talk brings joy to my day and encouragement to my life. I love the honest conversations and the Christian perspective on the hard and beautiful things in life!
  • Alanna Robinson
    A cup of sunshine show!
    Rachel is so genuine and authentic. She isn’t afraid to break the ice on hard topics and speak the truth, but she is also so fun. Rachel tackles real topics on motherhood, friendships, faith, marriage, loss and so much more and is sure to point it all back to our Lord and bring encouragement. As a weekly listener, it feels like a cup of sunshine and a talk with a friend.
  • Alyhhamilton
    My favorite podcast!!!
    I have consistently listened to this podcast since the very beginning, and it has only gotten better with time! I have two boys now, just like Rachel, and nothing has ever been more relatable!
  • EcCruz
    Great podcast for the girls! 🩷
    I really love Rachel’s podcast. Some episodes go deep and over are light and easy. It’s fun to learn amazing things to apply to your own life and also relate to fun little things like mom life or a fun new outfit. I look forward to each episode!
  • Rachel Adomat
    Always so much fun!
    Every time I see a new episode from Rachel, I listen immediately! Time is never wasted when hearing what the Holy Spirit has put on her heart. She combines authentic, Biblical truths with pure joy. After listening, there’s almost always at least 1 practical takeaway that I had never thought about before. Rachel has encouraged me to live authentically as who God has called me to be.
  • Kristin393001
    My favorite podcast!
    Real Talk is hands down my favorite podcast! Rachael is so down to earth and I feel like she’s a big sister to me! Whether it’s an eposide with a comforting message or just a fun chat, this podcast is always my go to!
  • aporch15
    Love this podcast!
    The “Oh and Also” episodes are my fave! Feels like chatting with a friend!
  • brandyrosita
    Ad content 😔
    I enjoyed listening to this podcast, but was disappointed to hear the content of the ads on a Christian show/network. There was an ad that was advertising LGBQT vacations. This is not written in judgment, but in Christian love and fraternal correction - and in hopes that this network will stop promoting sin. Please reevaluate your advertisements from a Biblical view and care more for the souls of your listeners than ad dollars 🤍
  • beth2222333
    Miss the OG version of this
    Been listening to Rachel’s show for a hot minute now. Always appreciated her authentic take on topics and interviews but in the more recent year/ with recent refreshes the topics aren’t as deeply faith based as they used to be and feel very surface level and froo frooish.
  • Nicole Killingsworth
    Growing Up with Rachel
    I’ve been listening to Rachel for years now and sometimes I forget I don’t actually know her in real life. She’s relatable in every area of life. It truly feels like I’ve grown up with her through young adulthood and into motherhood. She is pure joy.
  • lyndonmerritt
    The biggest encourager !
    So grateful for Rachel! Always encouraging and so real. Feel so seen and known by her, even from afar! Cheering you on girl!!
  • Cooper412
    Love!
    A podcast full of energy, positivity and honesty! This podcast is a positive energy boost each week and always leaves me with a few nuggets to use in my day to day life-as well the convos encourage my walk with Christ!
  • clking5
    Real life convos that change you for the better
    Feels like I’m talking to a real life friend! It’s funny, lighthearted, deep and all the things in between. You won’t regret listening to this! You’ll walk away a better human because of it 🤍 @courtneykblum
  • Chris + Summer
    Like having coffee with your friends
    If I could describe Real Talk, I would say it’s like sitting & having coffee with a friend or whatever you like to do with your friends, but it’s truly like sitting down + talking with your people, talking about the hard stuff, the fun stuff, all of it! Been here since Behind the Bliss days & I love & believe in Rachel’s message! This podcast is honest, full of truth, sprinkling in laughs along the way! @summerfaithc04
  • RVAallday
    Worth every minute!!
    I’ve been listening to Rachel for a couple years now and there’s a reason I come back week after week. She is honest, joyful, fully herself, funny, loving, forgiving, and glorifies God. I love the guests she brings on and the topics she discusses because they’re raw and real. With two littles at home, 1 of whom is medically complex, her podcast is my favorite “me time”- it’s something I look forward to!! 5 stars are not enough for a podcast that reaches so many. Thank you for creating this, Rachel! It’s life-giving!! ❤️ @kswisniewski
  • Emmie Gracie
    Love
    I love this podcast so much! It keeps me entertained while I’m driving and doing house chores. Rachel is so relatable and feels like my bff in my AirPods!! Thankful I found this podcast!! Instagram: @emmie_nic
  • SYDNEY S.
    Love this podcast!
    I’ve been listening to behind the bliss since college, and now I’m married with my first baby and I can truly say behind the bliss has met me in the mess of every season of my life during the span of these 4 years or so. Rachel is so loving and her conversations are so honest and full of Jesus. I love having her voice fill my headphones or car speakers. Thank you Rachel for all you do!!! It is a joy to listen every week! Instagram: @sydney_s_brock 🥰
  • ab_nash
    6/5 stars always!!
    It always feels like you’re talking to your big sis for practical advice!! It’s such a quick and easy listen and always leaves me feeling confident + with a new skill or tip learned! Couldn’t recommend enough! @ab_nash
  • walter5
    Joy in the journey
    My heart needed this podcast! Such a sweet little pick me up to look forward to each week. As a mom in the trenches, I relate to Rachel so much and love the solidarity. OH, AND ALSO— she has the best voice memos. 🤪 @mrs.akppugh
  • JeananneS
    Great podcast!
    Rachel is so down to earth, I love listening to her podcast! Always sending episodes out to friends @jeananneseagraves
  • Aedwards26_
    Like talking to a friend
    Life lately has just been life-ing. When I need some encouragement, Real Talk with Rachel is a podcast I immediately want to listen to. It’s like sitting down and talking with a friend. Definitely give this podcast a listen ☺️ it’s so good! (Instagram andrea_edwards26)
  • abbycronan
    1,000,000/10
    My go to podcast! I love everything Rachel does! This podcast is a light for this new momma in this new chapter of life! Makes me feel simply sane and like I don’t have to have it all together! Little joys! Highly recommend Real Talk and all things Rachel Awtrey! 🩷 @abbypcronan
  • Kaimac94
    Looooove this Show!
    we really can't even describe how much I love this podcast! I have listened to her for years, and she has transformed my views with Jesus, my relationship and being able to find joy everywhere I look. I recommend this podcast to everyone I know. It is such a joy to listen to. It's like listening to a friend chatting with you. Look forward to Wednesday every week just for this podcast lol. So glad they added a Friday! Don't even think about it. Just push play! You won't regret it. @ourlittlepeas_ is my Instagram!
  • Bhallie
    Superlative: Most Relatable
    I love this podcast so much and I’m so grateful for how relatable Rachel is. Her voice through this podcast is encouraging, entertaining and all full of goodness! One of my favorite things to listen to in the car or while I’m doing things around the house. @brookefhall
  • Bdorris
    Feels like good soul chat with your bestie!
    Real Talk is hands down my fav podcast!! As a busy mama, a joy seeker, and a gal who’s just trying to figure out how love Jesus & love the people in my world…every episode resonates! Rachel has such a warmth about her & she is uniquely gifted to disarm and welcome both her guests & her listeners. It creates a beautiful space for authenticity, joy, encouragement, and creativity to flourish! I finish each episode feeling like I just got some much needed time with my bestie and my outlook is lifted! Grateful that Rachel has continued to pursue the God-given dream in her heart for His glory and the benefit of so many! 💖
  • honestreviewer34
    I LOVE THIS
    This podcast is AMAZING. truly so truth-filled, fun, practical, relatable, and encouraging. i am 15 years old and have been listening for over a year. it has encouraged me in so many ways even though a lot of the episodes don’t directly apply to me lol (marriage, infertility, motherhood, etc). thank you so much rachel (and mary scott) for all the amazing episodes!! it is so clear that y’all are seeking to grow the kingdom and encourage women right where they are! KEEP GOING!! -abby 💕 p.s. PLEASE MAKE MORE VOICE MEMO DIARY EPISODES
  • C Wachter
    Love this podcast!
    I have been listening to this podcast for several years now. It has been so inspiring and encouraging and I look for the newest episode every week! Thank you, Rachel, for being such a bright and positive light in this sometimes crazy world!
  • Bethcolt
    My go to podcast!! 🤩
    This is the most real and most fun podcast! I’m not your typical podcast girly, but this is the show I always want to listen to and never miss an episode! Like a single girl that’s almost 30 and happily listening to an all about motherhood episode and living my best life! Your podcast brings joy, fun, humor, and tears. 💛 Your heart is gold and your love for Jesus SHINES ✨ Rachel feels like your hype girl and the sister you always wanted! Cheering you on !!
  • WhitNeSmith
    Sooooo much wisdom!
    I have been loving digging into brew and old episodes of Real Talk!!! Love hearing all the things the Lord knows my heart needs through Rachel!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
  • briplove
    Obsessed!
    Thank you for everything you do! This podcast is amazing and I feel like we’re best friends and I have known you forever just by listening to it! You love others so well! Thank you for always sharing 💛
  • Emotionally Healthy Legacy
    Ep 255! With Alli W!
    Rachel, thank you for a wonderful show and covering topics that are so needed! I just finished listening to your interview with Alli Worthington and what a great conversation you have about not losing yourself in motherhood and remaining an emotionally healthy mom. -Elizabeth
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