JOY Unfiltered: no burpees. no bs. just FUN!

About JOY Unfiltered: no burpees. no bs. just FUN!

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.

Publisher

Rachel

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

83 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Season 2, Episode 1: Unchoreographed: Dance Like Nobody Asked You To

   When was the last time you danced, just because? Season 2 kicks off with Body and Presence, ten weeks through Rachel's book Be With, and we're starting by getting your body moving. Rachel dives into the science of why humans are born to dance and how to get your groove back. In this episode: Why babies dance before anyone teaches them Snowball, the cockatoo who invented his own dance moves How your brain releases dopamine before the beat even drops What dancing does for your memory, balance, mood, and relationships The spotlight effect, and why nobody is watching as closely as you think This week's challenge: Dance to one full song every day this week. "You don't have to wait to feel good to start dancing. Dancing is how you start to feel good." Season 2 is sponsored by Salt and Light Therapy Solutions: saltandlightmn.com (http://saltandlightmn.com) Connect with Rachel on Instagram (https://instagram.com/rachel_bents), where a copy of Be With (https://joycollectivehq.com/products/be-with-39-habits-for-a-joy-filled-life-signed-copy) is given every day for 39 days. Loved it? Follow, share with the friend who used to own the dance floor, and leave a review. Every five-star review gets a happy dance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Season 2 Trailer: Welcome to Season 2, Body & Presence

   Season 2 is here! For the next 10 weeks, Rachel walks through chapters 1 to 10 of her new book, Be With: 39 Habits for a Joy-Filled Life, with one goal: coming home to your body, this moment, and the people in front of you. The new weekly rhythm: Monday deep dives, Wednesday Joy Rewire, Thursday Joy Words (new!), and Friday guest conversations. Season 2 guests: Sheryl Raphael Whitaker (season opener), Jaques the Party Scientist, Sandy Nichols, Sass Schafer of Team Positive, Ryan Kuehn, Nancy Ward, and a few surprises. Episode 1 drops Monday, October 5. Win a copy of Be With: Follow @rachel_bents. Winners drawn live nightly at 7:39pm Central. Season 2 sponsor: Salt and Light Therapy Solutions. Salt therapy, red light therapy, sauna, and cold plunge. saltandlightmn.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Episode 8, 2026 Fall Mini Season: The Joy Rewire: The Joy Stack

   The final Joy Rewire of the mini-season turns Monday's science into a practice you can start today. Rachel walks you through the Joy Stack, a three-layer habit (Anchor, Tiny Joy, Celebrate) that hooks joy onto something you already do every day. You'll build your own Joy Stack in real time, practice your first rep together, and leave with a simple seven-day challenge. In this episode: The "After I…, I will…" formula (BJ Fogg, Tiny Habits) Why tiny beats motivated Taking in the good for 10 to 20 seconds (Rick Hanson) Why celebration helps wire a habit in What to do when you miss a day This week's challenge: Do your Joy Stack for seven days. Share your Joy Stack sentence on Instagram and tag @rachel_bents. Giveaway: One copy of Be With every day. Follow @rachel_bents to enter. Live drawing daily at 7:39pm CT. Sponsor: RK Design. rkdesignmn.com | @RKDesignMN Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Who has been a guest on JOY Unfiltered: no burpees. no bs. just FUN!

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joe Wyrwas
• Kurt Bush
• Andrew Brummer
• Cynthia Changyit Levin
• Dr Katie McIntyre

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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