Girls Night #229: How to Find Joy When You’re Feeling Stressed and Anxious

IN THIS PODCAST EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

How to embrace your path and stop trying to measure up to everyone else
How to manage your stress and anxiety in practical ways
How to experience just a little more joy in your life, even when everything else feels crazy

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ABOUT THIS EPISODE

Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!

I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to find joy when you’re feeling stressed and anxious.

I don’t think it’s any secret that there’s a lot happening in our world right now. There are heartbreaking things and scary things and heavy things happening in other people’s lives and our own lives. And on top of that, there are pressures each of us face on a daily basis at work and at home. It’s a lot to carry. And it really doesn’t help when we are scrolling through social media and seeing hundreds of people who seem to be doing it better than us.

So, where is the hope in this? How do we find peace and joy even when life seems a bit crazy? And is that even possible?

Today’s guest is going to help with this!

Our guest for today’s episode is Raquelle Stevens. Raquelle is an author, producer, and host based in Los Angeles, California. You might recognize her from starring in the Apple documentary called, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, and the HBO Max series Selena + Chef. This year she released a book called, The Sunshine Mind: 100 Days to Finding the Hope and Joy You Want. I love the word “sunshine” because that’s what this conversation felt like to me.

In this episode, we learn how to embrace our path and stop trying to measure up to everyone else, how to manage our stress and anxiety in practical ways, and how to experience just a little more joy in our lives, even when everything else feels crazy.

Friends, I left this conversation feeling lighter and so encouraged and I hope you feel the same.

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LINKS FROM THE SHOW

Read the transcript here

Steph’s book, The Lipstick Gospel (here’s a paperback copy and here’s a free digital download!)

Steph’s prayer journals, Every Single Moment and The Between Places

Faithful Counseling Link

Raquelle & Tanya’s book: The Sunshine Mind: 100 Days to Finding the Hope and Joy You Want

Documentary: Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

Cooking show: Selena + Chef

Scripture mentioned:

“Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

- Nehemiah 8:10