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JOY Unfiltered: Joy is the strategy
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.
JOY Unfiltered: Joy is the strategy
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Just Tired
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If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, “What is wrong with me?” - this episode is for you.
This week on Joy Unfiltered, we’re busting one of the biggest lies in wellness:
That your lack of motivation is laziness. Spoiler alert: It’s not. You’re not lazy. You’re tired.
Join Rachel as she breaks down the 5 types of tired that high-achieving women often overlook—and how to tell the difference between needing rest and needing a reboot. With her signature mix of sass, science, and real-life truth bombs, you’ll learn simple, sustainable ways to reclaim your energy without burnout, guilt, or green juice obsession.
💥 What You’ll Learn:
- Why calling yourself lazy is not only wrong—it’s harmful
- The 5 types of tired (mental, emotional, physical, sensory, spiritual)
- How hormonal shifts (hello perimenopause) might be draining your energy
- A 5-step framework to feel more energized, focused, and vibrant
- Rachel’s #1 mindset reframe to change everything: from lazy to listening
🛠️ Links + Resources:
- 💬 Join the FREE ENJOY Community – daily joy, workouts, plant-based recipes, and real support
🎯 Ready to go deeper? Check out ENJOY90 – Rachel’s 90-day coaching program with 3 levels of support - 🛒 Browse ENJOY Supplements – plant-based protein, creatine, collagen & more
- 💌 Get Rachel’s Weekly Dose of ENJOY Newsletter
🧠 Quotable Moments:
“You don’t solve emotional tiredness with more coffee.”
“Lazy isn’t a personality trait—it’s a misdiagnosed cry for rest.”
“Movement isn’t punishment. It’s permission.”
“You’re not broken. You’re just burned out—and we can fix that.”
💬 Let’s Connect:
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