Welcome back to The Joy Ride Podcast! This is my final episode of 2025 and it’s an honest one.

In this episode, I reflect on a year that looked nothing like I initially thought it would. This year really took me by surprise! I share what had to be deconstructed after making the decision to move out of Austin, how I slowly reclaimed my life force energy and what it required to be radically honest with myself, my family and my friends about where I truly was - emotionally, financially, spiritually, all the ways.

We talk about the temptation to skip steps, the humility of working with an uncomfortable season instead of fighting it and what it meant to make North Carolina work for me instead of seeing it as something to escape. I open up about the grief, the clarity, the fear, the anxiety and the unexpected blessings this year has brought me. I also explore what it actually means to "clear space" and why a longer season can feel like you're moving backwards in life, but in actuality, everything is working in your favor behind the scenes.

If you’re in a season where nothing is taking shape yet, where you're doing so much self reflection work that only you can see, you feel like you're so close yet still so far behind, but you know something is aligning for you, this episode is for you. Sometimes the quiet years where we let ourselves quietly realign are the ones that change everything moving forward.

I love you and am so proud of you!

xo, Rebekah Joy

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Welcome back to The Joy Ride Podcast! This episode is a raw, honest conversation about a season many people in their late 20s and early 30s find themselves in, but rarely talk about openly: moving back in with your parents as an adult while you’re still figuring out what’s next.

I’m joined by my friend Jordyn, who I met here in Raleigh, North Carolina during a deeply transitional moment for the both of us. We crossed paths just weeks before she was preparing to leave Raleigh for her move to Austin, Texas (how ironic!) while I was coming to terms with being rooted here, for the time being.

We talk about what comes up when you return "home" to live with your parents but with newfound adult awareness — igniting old family dynamics, understanding familial patterns, confronting old identities you thought you had outgrown and what it means to build peace in a place and season that doesn't really suit you. We explore the emotional tension of knowing what you want next for yourself in life but not yet seeing the how — and how being in a holding stage can bring up resistance, grief, humility, inner clarity and unexpected growth.

This conversation is about learning how to honor where you are without forcing it to be permanent. About making the most of a season you didn’t plan, finding meaning in the pause and trusting that sometimes the in-between is doing far more for your next destination that you could ever see.

If you’re navigating career or financial uncertainty, living somewhere that doesn’t quite reflect who you are anymore or learning how to make peace with a transitional chapter before the next big leap, this episode will speak directly to you.

xo, Rebekah Joy

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between my parents’ relationship to money and mine and being back in Florida for Thanksgiving made all of it crystal clear. When I’m around my family, I can feel the programming I grew up with. I can see exactly where I absorbed their belief and exactly where I’m meant to evolve beyond them. I can use their knowledge as power, while also choosing where I want to be different.

Their generation was built on responsibility: doing what you had to do, stretching every dollar, prioritizing safety, security and practicality. My relationship with money is built on freedom and choice. If I want something, I instinctively move toward it — not out of recklessness, but out of pure desire. Out of the belief that money is meant to circulate, support and elevate my life.

My therapist reframed this for me so clearly: My parents weren’t wrong for being responsible and I’m not wrong for wanting more. They have taught me so much about the power of being disciplined and what sacrifice is. We were shaped by different worlds. They learned to survive. I’m learning to thrive.

The work now is choosing which parts of their programming I honor and which parts I release, so I can build a reality rooted in desire, security, expansion and freedom. This trip made me realize: I get to take what supports me and rewrite everything that doesn’t.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what it looks like to evolve your financial identity, rewrite inherited beliefs and consciously choose a life that reflects who you are now, not who you were raised to be.

xo, Rebekah Joy

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