Talk Therapy: Process & Pray 2025 - Prophetic Vision for Your Future
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
Welcome to Real Talk with Rachael Gilbert! We’re continuing our annual Process & Pray series. Last week, we looked back at 2025 and processed both the hard and the good. If you missed that episode, you’ll want to start there. Today, we turn our hearts toward the future. While there is a time to look back, looking back with longing can keep us stuck. Remember Lot’s wife (Luke 17:32). God invites us to let go so we can move forward in faith. A powerful way to move forward is to ask Him for vision. We may not get the whole picture, but He always gives the next step. Process & Pray...
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Talk Therapy: Process & Pray 2025 - The Power of a Faith Timeline
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
Welcome to Real Talk with Rachael Gilbert! I’ve missed you. My last episode was in May, and I’m excited to say God has been speaking about this show. I have some fun updates coming in 2026! Today we’re kicking off our two-part Process & Pray series. Every December, we slow down and reflect so we can enter the new year with clarity and peace. This week, we’re focusing on processing 2025, both the hard and the good. Process: the Hard + the Good Good: Create a faith timeline of the ways God showed up this year. Hard: Give yourself space to grieve disappointments, setbacks, rejections,...
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When God is Silent
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
This week on Real Talk with Rachael, I’m sharing a quick, honest episode about something I’ve been wrestling with - what do you do when God doesn’t seem to be speaking? I’ve been questioning the future of the podcast and feeling that silence - maybe you can relate. Is there an area where God feels distant right now? I’m encouraging you to think back to the last thing He asked us to do, even if it felt small or insignificant. Did you follow through? Maybe He’s still speaking in ways we didn’t expect. I don’t know exactly what’s next for Real Talk with Rachael, but I do...
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Top 10: #1 - Decluttering at the Speed of Life with Dana K. White
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #1 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, Dana K. White from A Slob Comes Clean kicked off the first episode of 2019 with practical and hilarious wisdom on decluttering. As an author, podcaster, and self-proclaimed "hopelessly messy" person turned decluttering expert, Dana shares her journey of tackling her own home and helping others do the same. She offers realistic tips on managing clutter, from her container concept to simple laundry strategies, and explains how clutter struggles can impact women’s sense of identity. Dana also opens up about how letting others...
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Top 10: #2 - 5 Things We've Learned in Our Parents' 50 Years of Marriage
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #2 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, I celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary with my four older siblings. Together, we reflect on the powerful lessons we’ve learned from our mom and dad—one from each kid. From the importance of building a foundation of faith to the power of unconditional love, we share heartfelt (and often humorous) memories of growing up in a family of seven. With plenty of sibling banter, including tales of family vacations, this episode is a sweet tribute to a lasting legacy of love, teamwork, and unwavering faith.
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Top 10: #3 - Growing in Marriage & Mentorship with Sandy Jobe
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #3 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, Sandy Jobe shares heartfelt wisdom on marriage, family, and the power of prayer. As a homemaker, author, and Women’s Ministries Care Pastor, Sandy encourages us to embrace gratitude in every season and bring everything—even the little things—to God in prayer. She reminds us that healthy marriages require both partners doing their part, while trusting God to work on the other. Sandy also highlights the importance of vulnerability in community, warning against the trap of comparison fueled by social media. She encourages...
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Top 10: #4 - Growing Season with Sarah Philpott
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #4 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, author Sarah Philpott shares wisdom from her book, The Growing Season: A Year of Down-on-the-Farm Devotions. Using farming as a powerful metaphor, Sarah explains the importance of spiritual rest—just as fallow ground needs time to replenish its nutrients, we need seasons of stillness to restore our souls. She encourages pruning commitments that no longer fit your priorities, even if they’re “good” things, and reminds us that no one is doing it all. Sarah also highlights the beauty of spiritual growth—when the fruit of the...
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Top 10: #5 - Joy Dealer with Heather Johnson
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #5 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, Heather Johnson from Revelation Wellness shares powerful insights on finding joy, walking in intimacy with God, and living with intention. She reminds us that loving others starts with being loved by the Father—when we run dry, it’s His love that refills us. Heather encourages us to slow down, sit with God, and let Him minister to us, even when it feels vulnerable. She also highlights that joy isn’t based on circumstances—it’s the atmosphere of God’s kingdom, learned through both sorrow and celebration. Living well...
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Top 10: #6 - Wilderness Seasons with Lauren Chandler
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #6 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, author Lauren Chandler shares insights from her Bible study, With Us in the Wilderness: A Study of the Book of Numbers. She reminds us that God’s plan has always included women and that even the difficult passages in Scripture reveal His heart for justice and restoration. Lauren encourages us to approach the Bible with prayer and patience, trusting that God’s voice will always align with His character. She also dives into how wilderness seasons—though challenging—are where God recenters our lives around Him. Community is...
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Top 10: #7 - Breaking Down Barriers in Marriage with Dr. Juli Slattery
Real Talk with Rachael Podcast
In the #7 spot on Real Talk with Rachael's top 10 countdown, Dr. Juli Slattery joins the conversation to share wisdom on marriage, intimacy, and the power dynamics at play in relationships. As a clinical psychologist and co-founder of Authentic Intimacy, Juli helps women understand how to use their influence in marriage in a way that builds up rather than controls. She explains that men thrive when they feel believed in, supported, and encouraged rather than micromanaged. She also dives into how sex is a spiritual battleground—designed by God for deep intimacy but often attacked by...
info_outlineIf you’ve been around the show long, you might remember that God asked me to lay down the Talk Therapy episodes at the beginning of 2024. However, as I was out for a run the day after my 40th birthday, He dropped a word about finishing with excellence so strongly on my heart that I knew I had to share it with you in this episode.
How do we achieve excellence? To put it into simple words, do the right thing. Excellence is the result of caring about what we do, and of putting our very best effort into what we care about.
Key Verses:
Colossian 3:22-25 (MSG), "Servants, do what you’re told by your earthly masters. And don’t just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you’ll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you’re serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn’t cover up bad work."
2 Timothy 4:7, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
Process:
God, what are you asking me to finish with excellence?
Resource:
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