Rachel Joy Baribeau often gets asked if her middle name, Joy, is her birth name or one she has chosen for herself. It is both. Joy is her birthright, her purpose, and her message. She knows, however, that joy is hard-won. Joy can be reached only by digging through what she calls “funky junk,” through deep-diving into soul care, through radical vulnerability, and through choice.
Baribeau is a former college football sportscaster; a retired radio host; a founder of a non-profit promoting positive mental health; a public speaker; and, now, an author. Her book, “Relentless Joy” (June 2023), is part-memoir, part-story, part-devotional, and part-journal, and its intended audience is anyone who wants to receive encouragement and support along the road to choosing joy.
