What does it really take to reinvent your life, not once, but twice?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Rachel Joy Baribeau, award-winning storyteller, former national sportscaster, and founder of the I’m Changing the Narrative movement, a program that’s reached athletes, prisons, corporations, police departments, and even the NFL.

Rachel opens up about the spiritual journey behind her success, the trauma she’s overcome, the courage it took to walk away from a 17-year sportscasting career, and the moment she realized she was meant for something deeper.

This episode is about healing, reinvention, identity, and the truth that the hardest moments in life often become the very things that shape us.

In this episode you’ll learn:

Why Rachel left a dream sportscasting career at its peak

The moment that forced her to confront her true purpose

What “changing the narrative” really means

The mental health habits that transformed her life

Why men struggle emotionally, and how to fix it

How trauma can become the foundation for your calling

Why gratitude and awe are superpowers

How to find your own purpose, spark, and alignment

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Welcome & Intro

01:40 – Rachel’s Roots: Raised by Strong Women

02:30 – Discovering Communication & Realizing Journalism Wasn’t for Her

03:15 – Auburn Beginnings & Becoming a Diamond Doll

04:00 – Finding Her Calling in Sports Media

05:10 – The Grind: 17 Years of Hustling in Sports

06:40 – Gratitude for the First Career & Transitioning to a Second Act

07:40 – Positivity, Mindset & The Physics of Possibility

08:20 – The Jaguars Story: Turning Distraction Into Purpose

10:50 – The Moment She Knew It Was Time to Leave Sportscasting

11:45 – The LSU Player Encounter That Changed Everything

13:55 – The Birth of “I’m Changing the Narrative”

14:40 – 10 Years of Impact: Colleges, NFL, Customs, LAPD, Prisons & More

15:50 – Purpose, Frequency & Becoming a Vessel

17:00 – Seeing the World With Awe: The “Alien Mindset”

17:30 – The Universal Human Thread

Follow Rachel: https://www.rachelbaribeau.com/ 

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