Find what brings you joy and live a life that is full of purpose and passion. Host, Rachel Joy Baribeau, is a former national sportscaster who travels the US speaking on mental health, joy, courage, and discovering purpose and passion. She knows firsthand how important it is to find what makes you happy and go for it. Whether you're just starting on your journey or you're looking for ways to make your current path more joyful, the Joystarters podcast is for you. Tune in today and start living your best life
Joystarters with Rachel Joy Baribeau
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Find what brings you joy and live a life that is full of purpose and passion. Host, Rachel Joy Baribeau, is a former national sportscaster who travels the US speaking on mental health, joy, courage, and discovering purpose and passion. She knows firsthand how important it is to find what makes you happy and go for it. Whether you're just starting on your journey or you're looking for ways to make your current path more joyful, the Joystarters podcast is for you. Tune in today and start living your best life
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February 1, 2026
JR Harvey on The Power of Being Seen: Creating Spaces Where Men Heal
<p>In Part 2 of Rachel’s conversation with JR Harvey, the dialogue goes even deeper — into communication, emotional safety, grief, and what it truly takes to heal.</p><p>They explore the complementary strengths of men and women, discussing how men often lead through doing while women bring depth through being, feeling, and nurturing connection. Together, they talk about why so many men struggle to communicate because vulnerability has often been met with shame or punishment.</p><p>This episode also tackles:</p><ul><li>Why emotional safety is essential for real intimacy</li><li>How small practices (like writing things down) can change relationships</li><li>The lifelong impact of unprocessed grief and loss</li><li>Why acceptance is the turning point that allows life to move forward again</li><li>How pain, when shared, becomes purpose and leadership</li></ul><p>Rachel shares powerful stories from her own journey and from working with athletes and leaders, highlighting the importance of sacred spaces — places where people can take off the mask, be seen, and begin to heal. JR Harvey reinforces that community is not optional; it is essential for growth, especially for men who were taught to carry everything alone.</p><p>This episode is a moving reminder that healing doesn’t happen in isolation — it happens in relationship.</p><p>✨ This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation.<br />If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, be sure to start there — then come back to this episode to continue the journey.</p><p>JR Harvey is the founder and leader of <i>Kings Community</i>, a thriving online brotherhood dedicated to helping men rebuild their confidence, leadership, and emotional resilience after life’s toughest challenges. Through mentorship, community support, and candid discussions about mental health, authentic masculinity, relationships, and personal growth, he has created a space where men can move past survival strategies and step into purposeful, values-driven lives.</p><p>Under his leadership, Kings Community has grown into a meaningful network of tens of thousands of men who seek to break free from outdated coping patterns, embrace accountability, and support one another in becoming stronger, more confident, and emotionally grounded versions of themselves. </p><p>He shares personal insights and lessons publicly through social platforms like Instagram (@kings__community) and in interviews and podcasts, where he speaks openly about overcoming adversity, redefining strength, and helping men lead with integrity both in their relationships and in their own lives.</p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p>We would love to see you at the Joy Ball and I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat! If you can’t attend in person, would you consider a $5 donation to help the nonprofit:</p><ul><li>provide mental health resources</li><li>sponsor talks and live events</li><li>send people to get counseling and support</li><li>distribute bracelets, books, and resources to those in need</li></ul><p>👉 JOY BALL TICKET AND DONATION LINK:</p><p><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball</a></p><p>RETREAT: <a href="https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat">https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
January 25, 2026
JR Harvey on Raising Kings: Masculinity, Mental Health, and the Power of Community
<p>Rachel sits down with JR Harvey, who shares how Kings Community was born out of his own pain and insecurity. Throughout the conversation, they reflect on how much confusion and pain comes from never being shown what healthy purpose, love, or leadership looks like in real life.</p><p>Together, Rachel and JR unpack how doubt slowly becomes identity, how shame takes root, and why real healing begins at the roots rather than by trying to fix surface behavior.</p><p>This conversation also explores:</p><ul><li>Why purpose is often found through pain</li><li>The danger of tying identity to roles, careers, or relationships</li><li>How community interrupts isolation</li><li>Why healing men also lifts women</li><li>And why men and women need each other</li></ul><p>This episode is especially meaningful for anyone who cares about mental health, leadership, relationships, and breaking generational patterns.</p><p>✨ This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation.<br />Be sure to come back next week for the continuation of this honest, healing dialogue.</p><p>JR Harvey is the founder and leader of <i>Kings Community</i>, a thriving online brotherhood dedicated to helping men rebuild their confidence, leadership, and emotional resilience after life’s toughest challenges. Through mentorship, community support, and candid discussions about mental health, authentic masculinity, relationships, and personal growth, he has created a space where men can move past survival strategies and step into purposeful, values-driven lives.</p><p>Under his leadership, Kings Community has grown into a meaningful network of tens of thousands of men who seek to break free from outdated coping patterns, embrace accountability, and support one another in becoming stronger, more confident, and emotionally grounded versions of themselves. </p><p>He shares personal insights and lessons publicly through social platforms like Instagram (@kings__community) and in interviews and podcasts, where he speaks openly about overcoming adversity, redefining strength, and helping men lead with integrity both in their relationships and in their own lives.</p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p>We would love to see you at the Joy Ball and I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat! If you can’t attend in person, would you consider a $5 donation to help the nonprofit:</p><ul><li>provide mental health resources</li><li>sponsor talks and live events</li><li>send people to get counseling and support</li><li>distribute bracelets, books, and resources to those in need</li></ul><p>👉 JOY BALL TICKET AND DONATION LINK:</p><p><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball</a></p><p>RETREAT: <a href="https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat">https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
January 18, 2026
If You Build It: Community, Impact, and Hope
<p>This week’s episode is real life, recorded in pockets of time, stitched together with honesty, faith, and that unmistakable Joystarters energy.</p><p>Rachel starts with what’s been sitting on her heart, including a sports moment that sparked a whole internet firestorm: Lynn Jones (Associate Editor, Jacksonville Free Press) taking a few seconds to speak life into Liam Coen after a gutting game.</p><p>From there, the episode turns toward the deeper heartbeat behind I’m Changing the Narrative—what the nonprofit actually does beyond speeches and stage moments. </p><p>Rachel reads a letter from an athlete the I’m Changing the Narrative foundation helped during a hard patch for the player: job loss, housing instability, real-life crisis. The letter is a tearjerker, and it puts words to the mission in the clearest way possible: this is what support looks like when it’s real, relational, and rooted in faith.</p><p><strong>LINK FROM THIS EPISODE:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.kulturecity.org">Kulture City</a>, the world’s leading nonprofit on sensory accessibility and acceptance.</p><p> </p><p><strong>RESOURCES:</strong></p><p>We would love to see you at the Joy Ball and I’m Changing the Narrative Retreat! If you can’t attend in person, would you consider a $5 donation to help the nonprofit:</p><ul><li>provide mental health resources</li><li>sponsor talks and live events</li><li>send people to get counseling and support</li><li>distribute bracelets, books, and resources to those in need</li></ul><p>👉 JOY BALL TICKET AND DONATION LINK:</p><p><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/im-changing-the-narrative-joy-ball</a></p><p>RETREAT: <a href="https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat">https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ictn-retreat</a></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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