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Hi there!
I’m so glad you’re here.
If you know me today, you may not believe I used to be painfully shy — the kind of kid who hid behind her mom when someone asked her name.
I spent years trying to disappear… to blend in… to be unseen.
Maybe you can relate.
Maybe you've felt invisible, insecure, or stuck. Maybe you love Jesus, but still wrestle with fear and shame.
I get it. I've been there.
But God had different plans.
After getting married at 21, I was forced to come face-to-face with the pain and shame I had been carrying for years. Just like many of you reading this, I had experienced trauma that left a deep mark on my heart. Through Jesus and therapy, He healed the pain and shaped me into the confident woman I am today.
Much like Moses, I felt God calling me to help others walk free, but I was overwhelmed with fear. Who was I, the shy girl, to use her voice? I felt in over my head. Until God led me to 2 Timothy 1:7:
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but power, love, and a sound mind."
Today, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has spent thousands of hours sitting with women just like you — women who love God but still battle insecurity, fear, and shame. I've spoken at conferences across the country, written a book called Image Restored, and host The Rachael Joy Show (formerly Real Talk with Rachael), where I help women tend to their hearts so they can live secure, confident, and free.
My approach is simple: I’m not here to preach at you. I’m here to walk with you — to have the real, messy, joy-filled conversations that bring hearts back to life. The kind of conversations you never want to end. The kind that make you think, “I love this conversation.”
Everything I share is biblically grounded, Spirit-led, trauma-informed, and always honest.
When I'm not recording, writing, or counseling, you’ll find me with my husband, our three teenage kids, and our growing herd of backyard animals. I'm still learning every day what it means to tend to my own heart.
This journey? We're on it together. I'm cheering for you,
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Professional Bio
Rachael Joy Gilbert is a Licensed Professional Counselor, wife, mom, author of Image Restored, owner of BBC Health, and adjunct professor at The King’s University. She earned her BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma and her MA in Marriage & Family Therapy from The King’s University. Rachael Joy is trained in EMDR trauma therapy, Gottman Therapy for Couples, and Prepare-Enrich.
She hosted the popular podcast Real Talk with Rachael for seven years before launching The Rachael Joy Show. With over 20 years of marriage and raising three teenagers, Rachael Joy blends clinical expertise, biblical truth, and real-life experience to help women walk in freedom while discovering lasting peace and joy in Jesus.