Adult friendship feels like a part-time job with no onboarding, no manager, and everyone waiting for someone else to send the first text.

This episode is us grabbing you by the shoulders (lovingly) and saying: BE THE SOMEONE.

We're getting into why so many adults feel lonely, disconnected, and stuck on the sidelines of their own lives — and exactly how to become the person who creates connection wherever you go, instead of hoping it finds you.

In this episode:

- Why your environment is quietly shaping who you're becoming, whether you've clocked it or not

- The one skill that's going to matter more than AI (yes, really)

- How to stop passively consuming your life and start participating in it

- What it actually takes to build friendships that make you feel more alive, not just less alone

- The science behind joy, play, and thriving — it's not just vibes, it's biology

Meet Jacques: what started as one guy's mission to build a sober, joy-first life somehow turned into a full-blown internet movement— earning Jacques a reputation (and a very real nickname) as **The Sober Rave Guy**. That mission has since helped over 10,000 people learn to embody their inner Joy Maker. No, we're not exaggerating. Yes, you should probably know who he is by the end of this episode.

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Follow Jacques: https://joymakerrebellion.com

Follow Amy:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/theamydickens⁠⁠⁠⁠http://amydickens.org/⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.livejoyfullyyou.com/⁠⁠

Follow Angela:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/howtobespiritual⁠⁠⁠⁠https://angelahutchinson.com/⁠⁠

Join us at Joy Camp! The sober adult summer camp for people who are done waiting for permission to have fun:

https://joymaker.prof/products/joycamp-sober-adult-summer-camp

Have you ever caught yourself becoming a smaller version of yourself just to keep someone around?

We've been there.

This week, we sat down with relationship coach Emily Gough, featured on Forbes and ThriveGlobal, for a conversation that challenged the way we think about trust, boundaries, intuition, and the subtle ways we lose ourselves while trying to love other people.

We talk about the habits that seem harmless—being "easygoing," avoiding conflict, second-guessing your gut—but slowly chip away at your self-trust. And how learning to choose yourself isn't selfish... it's the foundation for every healthy relationship you'll ever have.

Emily shares her own journey through heartbreak, betrayal, and rebuilding, along with the lessons she wishes she'd learned sooner.

Inside the episode, we explore:

• How to tell the difference between intuition and fear
• Why boundaries actually create deeper connection
• The sneaky ways self-abandonment shows up in everyday life
• What it really looks like to build trust with yourself

Whether you're single, dating, married, healing, or simply becoming more yourself, this conversation is full of the kind of reminders we all need.

Emily is the host of the Room to Grow podcast and a relationship coach who brings honesty, warmth, and real-life wisdom to every conversation. This one felt like sitting down with a friend who tells you exactly what you need to hear—with a lot of laughs along the way.

Stay Connected with Emily:

Website: https://emilygoughcoaching.com/

Room to Grow Podcast: Https://roomtogrowpodcast.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/emilygoughcoach/

Book: You Grow Me
https://a.co/d/07tyBY2L

Loved our vibe? Questions? Stay Connected with us!

Angela:

https://www.instagram.com/howtobespiritual
https://angelahutchinson.com/

Amy:

https://www.instagram.com/theamydickens
http://amydickens.org/
https://www.livejoyfullyyou.com/

Join us at Joy Camp! https://joycamp.camp/

This isn't an episode — it's a behind-the-scenes peek to our VERY CANDID actual planning of our unfiltered show... We honestly just wanted you there from the very beginning.

Besties in Your Back Pocket

What happens when a Joymaker and a mental health comedian walk into a podcast? You get the two best friends you didn’t know you needed — always within reach, always keeping it real.

Amy brings the sunshine. As a Joymaker and speaker, she’s spent her career helping people find the courage to choose joy in the everyday — and she’s bringing that same energy straight to your earbuds.

Angela brings the laughs and the truth. As a mental health comedian, she’s mastered the art of making you cackle about the very things that keep you up at 3am. Healing has never been this funny.

Together, Amy and Angela are the besties who fit right in your back pocket — ready to hype you up, crack you up, and remind you that joy and mental health aren’t opposites. They’re basically the same thing with different playlists.

Loved our vibe? Questions? Stay connected with us!

Angela:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/howtobespiritual/⁠

⁠https://angelahutchinson.com/⁠

Amy:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/theamydickens⁠

⁠https://amydickens.org/⁠

⁠https://www.livejoyfullyyou.com/⁠