Joy Unfiltered is the podcast where joy gets real, grounded, and useful.

Hosted by Rachel Bents, author of Joy Is the Strategy, this show explores joy not as a reward you earn, but as a practical strategy for living, leading, and feeling better in real life.

Each week, you’ll hear honest conversations, solo reflections, and guest episodes that unpack how joy impacts leadership, wellbeing, resilience, mindset, and connection without bypassing hard things or pretending life is perfect.

This podcast is also the heartbeat of two growing movements:

📘 Joy Is the Strategy (the book)
A deeper exploration of how joy works, why it matters, and how choosing it can change your life and leadership.
 

✨ The Joy Project
A global, joy-first community built on connection, conversation, and collective momentum.
 

If you’re tired of hustle culture, burned out on forced positivity, or curious what changes when joy becomes the way forward, you’re in the right place.

Joy isn’t the reward.
It’s the strategy.