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Finding Peace In the Unknown | Sadie Robertson Huff | Rachael Lampa

September 16, 2026

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Finding Peace In the Unknown

When Sadie Robertson Huff learned she was pregnant with her son Leo, the doctor called with a statistic that stopped her cold: a 99% risk of Down syndrome. Standing outside a rehearsal in the dark, she felt two things at once—fear flooding in, and something else. "I felt like a full bubble of something around me," she recalls. "I think ultimately what that was was peace." That image—a bubble of peace holding fear without canceling it—became a thread running through her conversation with Rachael Lampa, a conversation about pain that isn't wasted, decisions made in the dark, and the slow work of learning to hope again.

Two Pieces of Advice That Shaped a Life

Lampa carries two pieces of counsel close. The first came from her mother during her parents' divorce, when Lampa was seventeen and touring as a young singer. Her mother told her: "God won't waste your pain." That sentence reframed something she had assumed—that pain meant she was on the wrong path. "You just think that pain equals wrong," Lampa says. Instead, she learned that suffering doesn't mean the trajectory has derailed; it can be part of the route itself.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **Episode Open & Advertisements** - Sadie introduces the episode, shares a personal update about the LO Sister Conference, and reads ads for Hungry Root, Element, and Nutrafol.
  • 2 (22:22) **Introducing Rachael Lampa & The Backstory** - Sadie welcomes Rachael Lampa virtually after a travel mishap, and shares the story of how a mutual mentor prompted them to connect.
  • 3 (07:18) **Best Advice: "God Won't Waste Your Pain" & A Powerful Prayer** - Rachael shares the two best pieces of advice she has ever received, one from her mom and one from Amy Grant.
  • 4 (15:03) **Early Beginnings: Singing Before Talking** - Rachael describes her earliest memories of singing, from a karaoke machine to performing Mariah Carey in church.
  • 5 (19:39) **A Simple Encounter & A Record Deal** - Rachael details the pivotal, quiet moment with God that preceded her getting signed to a major record label at age 14.
  • 6 (26:45) **The Cost of Early Fame & Invisibility** - Rachael describes the painful social fallout of her record deal, from school graffiti to the confusing pressure of being visible while wanting to be invisible.
  • 7 (31:18) **Walking Away from Music to Find Peace** - At 21, Rachael walked away from her record deal because she felt disconnected from God and could only find peace in the idea of leaving.

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Guests on this episode

Sadie Robertson Huff

Show Notes

Singer, songwriter, and mom Rachael Lampa opens up about letting go of the career she thought she wanted and trusting God to lead her into something even better. She and Sadie talk about finding peace in hard decisions, discovering new purpose through serving others, and returning to music with open hands instead of pressure. Rachael shares the beautiful story of her son Leo, who was born with Down syndrome, and how he completely reshaped the way her family sees joy, hope, and what the world calls limitations. 


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