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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
Mastering the Inner Critic and Embodying Joy with Tasha Wilson
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In this episode of Joy Unfiltered, I sit down with Tasha Wilson for a powerful conversation about inner healing, boundaries, purpose, and what it really means to embody joy.
Tasha shares her journey as a speaker, author, educator, and community leader, and how life experiences, grief, and personal transformation led her to help other women find their voice and strength. We talk about the inner critic, how to respond when that voice gets loud, and why giving ourselves grace is such an important part of growth.
We also explore boundaries, rest, listening to our bodies, and the courage it takes to live a fulfilling life that feels aligned. Tasha’s wisdom is both grounding and uplifting, and her reminder that joy is something we embody, not chase, is one I’ll be holding onto.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What the inner critic is and how to quiet it
- Why grace and self-awareness matter in healing
- The importance of boundaries and rest
- How to listen to your body and honor what you need
- Tasha’s work as an author, speaker, and community leader
- Why joy is something we embody, not something we chase
Connect with Tasha
Website: www.lifewithtashaw.com
Connect with Rachel
