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The Confident Woman Podcast

The Confident Woman Podcast

by Rachel Brooks

Self-Improvement Christianity

Why We Stay Stuck In Versions Of Ourselves We've Outgrown

What if the version of you that got you here is the very version you've already outgrown? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks speaks to the woman who keeps reaching for old versions of herself when life feels uncertain — not because those versions were freer or more aligned, but because they were familiar. She may still be showing up, performing, producing, and carrying everything. But something underneath has started to shift. Something no longer fits the way it used to. And the version of herself she keeps trying to get back to may be the very one she's been called to release. Rachel shares what it looks like when the survival version of yourself becomes your default, why staying in that version can feel like strength when it's actually fear, and how the grief of outgrowing who you had to be is a real and holy part of becoming who God is forming you to become. This episode is a faith-rooted, honest conversation about identity, surrender, and what it means to let go of the version that got you here so the woman you're becoming can finally lead. This episode is not about rejecting your past or forcing instant clarity. It is about telling the truth about what that old version was actually built from, honoring how far she carried you, and asking the harder question: what is it costing you to keep obeying her? What you'll hear: Why we reach for old versions of ourselves when life feels uncertain, and what's really driving that pattern How the survival version of you can become your default autoresponder — and why she is not the same thing as strength What it means when the version of you that knows how to carry everything starts to feel like it no longer fits Why letting go of an old version of yourself is a real form of grief, even when that version was built from pain Three anchors for the woman who is ready to stop letting fear drive and start giving the woman she's becoming permission to lead How Isaiah 43:18-19 speaks to releasing what's familiar and trusting what God is forming now The question to ask when the old version still works but the cost of obeying her keeps growing Scripture for the Soul: "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing." — Isaiah 43:18-19 Key Quotes: "Survival is not the same as freedom." — Rachel Brooks "What if the version of me I keep trying to get back to is the very version I've outgrown?" — Rachel Brooks "The old version of you did her job. But she may not be the one who gets to lead what comes next." — Rachel Brooks "I have to let go to grow." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If this episode met you where you are, the I Am Enough Identity Reset is where the honest work begins. Not to fix your whole life. Not to force clarity. Just to pause long enough to name what you've been believing, come back to what's actually true, and remember who you are and whose you are. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/enough Curious about supporting your body, energy, metabolism, and stress response as you rebuild, explore Beneve: https://iamrachelbrooks.com/beneve Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe I Am Enough Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

When You’re Tired of Carrying It All with Annie Yatch

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel sits down with Annie Yatch for a raw conversation about over-functioning, burnout, reinvention, receiving, and what happens when the old way of carrying life no longer works. Annie is the CEO of Reinvention XO and creator of The Authority Shift. As a former counterterrorism analyst turned elite performance coach, Annie helps high-performing leaders stop carrying it all, release the internal patterns that cap their success, and lead from deeper alignment, authority, and truth. Together, Rachel and Annie talk about why so many high-capacity women feel exhausted even after trying all the strategies, routines, masterminds, and productivity hacks. This conversation goes deeper than surface-level burnout and into the patterns, beliefs, and identities that keep women carrying more than they were ever meant to hold. What You’ll Hear: Why burnout is often about more than working too hard How over-functioning can show up in leadership, relationships, business, and identity Why grief and life transitions can force a deeper reinvention What it means to stop building from pressure, performance, and survival How discernment helps you choose the right support, strategies, and next steps Scripture for the Soul "I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind." — Ecclesiastes 1:14 Key Quotes "Most of us think we're burned out because we work too hard. But we're actually burned out because we're leading from our trauma, not from our true authority." — Annie Yatch "Where there is suffering, there is a lie in your subconscious holding you back from your next great thing." — Annie Yatch "You can feel the feels. But you have to get up." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: The I Am… Enough Identity Reset is free. Ten minutes. For the woman who feels lost, exhausted, or disconnected from who she is. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/enough If this conversation made you curious about supporting your body, energy, metabolism, and stress response as you rebuild, explore Beneve: https://iamrachelbrooks.com/beneve Connect with Annie Yatch Resources: reinventionxo.com/resources Instagram: instagram.com/reinventionxo.annie LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annie-yatch Facebook: facebook.com/annie.yatch Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

When Success Stopped Feeling Like Freedom

What happens when the thing that once felt freeing slowly starts feeling like pressure? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks reflects on the season after Chasing Perfection, her fitness competitions, and the visible transformation people could see from the outside. What looked like confidence, discipline, healing, and success to everyone else was also a season where Rachel was still trying to understand who she had become underneath it all. When people kept asking, “What’s next?” the question slowly became pressure to turn her story into something clear, explainable, and easy for others to understand. Since fitness was the part people could see, it seemed like the obvious next step. But deep down, Rachel knew the visible transformation was only part of the testimony, not the whole assignment. This episode is a reflection on identity, success, pressure, purpose, and what happens when the path that makes sense to everyone else does not fully align with what God is doing inside of you. What you’ll hear: Why something that once felt freeing can slowly start to feel like pressure How “what’s next?” can become a trigger for proving, producing, and performing Why visible transformation does not always reveal the deeper healing underneath How fitness became part of Rachel’s testimony, but not the whole assignment What it means to mistake someone else’s clarity for your own Scripture for the Soul: “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?” — Galatians 1:10 Key Quotes: “You can become someone new and still not fully know how to live as her yet.” “I didn’t want the very thing that helped me heal to become another box I had to perform inside of.” “No amount of workouts or morning routines can heal the belief that you’re not enough.” “Sometimes the next step people see for you is only the part of the story they can understand.” Mentioned in this episode: Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love Fit From Within: 60 Days to Finding Freedom I Am… Enough — Rachel’s 10-minute identity reset Your Next Step: If this episode met you in a place where success has started feeling more like pressure than freedom, I Am… Enough is a simple place to begin. Not to force the whole vision. Not to figure out your entire next chapter. Just to pause, get honest about what you have been believing, and come back to what is actually true before the pressure gets too loud. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/enough Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

What 7 Years Taught Me About Confidence and Calling

What do you do when the thing God called you to build becomes the very thing He uses to rebuild you? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks reflects on seven years, 375 episodes, and the story behind how the podcast began. What started as a quiet idea in a journal became a space for real conversations about identity, confidence, faith, healing, purpose, obedience, and becoming. Rachel shares the origin story of The Confident Woman, from her first public speaking experience in Los Angeles to the God-orchestrated moments that led to the podcast’s launch in 2019. She opens up about the doors that closed, the plans that changed, the people who were only meant for a season, and the way God kept bringing the right pieces together at the right time. This episode is a reflection on calling, consistency, surrender, and what it means to keep showing up before you have the full blueprint. It is also an invitation for the woman who knows God has placed something in her heart, but keeps waiting until she feels more confident, more prepared, or more certain. Sometimes the first step is not polished. Sometimes it is simply obedient. What you’ll hear: Why the story behind The Confident Woman Podcast still matters seven years later How Rachel’s healing journey became the foundation for the message she now shares The moment one woman’s honesty confirmed why these conversations were needed How The Confident Woman came through journaling, prayer, and a God-led moment of clarity Why closed doors, changed plans, and people walking away can still be part of God’s protection How the podcast evolved through friendship, transition, solo episodes, grief, and deeper faith Lessons about confidence, calling, obedience, and consistency Why confidence is not something you simply teach, but something you live, practice, and demonstrate Scripture for the Soul: “Faith without works is dead.” — James 2:26 Key Quotes: “The part that’s supposed to fall apart will. And what was actually meant to be will come together in ways you could never have scripted.” “You can’t teach confidence just like you can’t teach love. It has to be shown. It has to be lived.” “God doesn’t need you to have it all together before He can use what you’re building. He just needs your yes.” “Consistency compounded over time yields results.” “Delay is disobedience when God has already called you to take the first next step.” Your Next Step: If this episode met you in a place where you are questioning what God is calling you into, the I Am Enough Identity Reset is a simple place to begin. Not to force the whole vision. Not to figure out the entire next chapter. Just to pause, get honest about what you have been believing, and come back to what is actually true. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

Giving Yourself Permission to Dream Bigger with Mitch Matthews

What would it look like to stop defining yourself by your titles, roles, and the labels this world assigns you — and start living from the identity God actually placed in you? In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks sits down with success coach and keynote speaker Mitch Matthews — creator of the top 0.5% globally ranked DREAM THINK DO podcast — to talk about identity, permission, and what it looks like to dream bigger than your current circumstances, trust God's design for your life, and build your next chapter without burning down what you've already built. This conversation goes deep on faith, identity, and why giving yourself permission to start the conversation with God changes everything. In this episode, you'll hear: Why your identity can never be anchored in a title, role, or label — and what to ground it in instead What 200+ interviews about dream jobs revealed: 70% of people end up creating something that didn't even exist when they started their career The Latin origin of "persona" and why wearing a mask is literally exhausting your body, soul, and business How to give yourself permission to build your next chapter without burning down what you've already built Why you don't have to wait for a mountaintop moment to hear from God — He'll meet you on the dog walk Scripture for the Soul: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." — John 10:10 Key Quotes: "God created us to live on purpose. He created us for a purpose." — Mitch Matthews "You can't hustle your way to your worth." — Rachel Brooks "When you tie your identity anchored into faith, that identity plus faith gives you purpose." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If today's conversation stirred something in you, the I Am Enough Identity Reset is your first step. Ten minutes to pause, name what you've been believing, and come back to what's actually true. Download your free reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Connect with Mitch Matthews: Website: MitchMatthews.com Free Guide — 11 Prayers for Building a Business You Love: mitchmatthews.com/11prayers DREAM THINK DO Podcast: mitchmatthews.com/podcast Instagram: @mitch.matthews LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mitchmatthews Connect with Rachel Brooks: Get the Free Identity Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset The Confidence Reset: offers.iamrachelbrooks.com/get/confidence-reset The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

When You Don’t Know Who You Are Anymore

What do you do when the life you’re still living doesn’t feel like the life you can keep carrying? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks speaks to the woman walking through a quiet identity shift she may not even know how to explain. Nothing may be falling apart on the outside. She may still be showing up, doing the work, taking care of everyone, keeping commitments, and being the strong one everyone has come to know. But inside, something feels different. Something feels heavier. Something no longer fits the way it used to. Rachel shares what it means when strength stops feeling like healing and starts feeling like survival, why the old way of carrying everything may no longer have grace for this season, and how Romans 12:2 reminds us that transformation begins with the renewing of our minds. This episode is an honest, faith-rooted conversation about identity, surrender, and what happens when God begins forming something new in you before anything on the outside looks different. This episode is not about abandoning responsibility or forcing instant clarity. It is about telling the truth, loosening your grip on who you thought you had to be, and asking the deeper question: Who is God inviting me to become now? What you’ll hear: Why the life you’re still living may no longer feel like the life you can keep carrying How strength can quietly become survival, control, or self-abandonment The difference between faithful stewardship and carrying what fear made you pick up Why feeling unfamiliar to yourself does not mean something is wrong with you How Romans 12:2 speaks to identity, surrender, and transformation Why God may be renewing something in you before anything changes on the outside The question to ask when the old way still works but no longer feels aligned Scripture for the Soul: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2 Key Quotes: “The strongest part of you isn’t always the healed part of you.” — Rachel Brooks “Being able to carry everything doesn’t mean you were called to carry everything.” — Rachel Brooks “God restores us by making us new, not by making us the same.” — Rachel Brooks “Your identity is deeper than the labels, roles, titles, and the way people introduce you.” — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If this episode met you where you are, the I Am Enough Identity Reset is where the honest work begins. Not to fix your whole life. Not to force clarity. Just to pause long enough to name what you’ve been believing, come back to truth, and remember who you are and whose you are. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe I Am Enough Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

When Burnout Is Actually Grief

What if the exhaustion you're carrying has nothing to do with how much you've been working? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks gets honest about the burnout nobody talks about in the online space — not the calendar-full, boundary-lacking, too-many-obligations kind, but the kind that comes from grief. From loss. From a year that changes you so completely on the inside that you look the same on the outside and feel like a stranger in your own life. Rachel shares what it has actually cost her to keep going through a season she is still processing, why she no longer hears the hustle message the way she once did, and what it means to stop demanding old energy from a woman who has been fundamentally changed. This episode is not a quick fix. It is an honest conversation about what it looks like to still be called, still believe in the work, and still not be able to go back to who you were before everything shifted. What you'll hear: Why burnout is not a productivity problem and cannot be solved with better habits, better sleep, or a better routine The difference between the burnout the online world talks about and the soul-deep burnout that comes from grief, loss, and caregiving at capacity What it actually costs to keep functioning when life has rearranged you completely on the inside How to tell the difference between losing your ambition and having your ambition refined and redirected by God Why vulnerability without discernment can become another form of self-abandonment The one question to ask yourself about where you're still demanding old energy from a changed woman Scripture for the Soul: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." — Romans 8:28 Key Quotes: "Burnout is not a productivity problem that you can fix with a better routine." — Rachel Brooks "Changed doesn't mean finished." — Rachel Brooks "You are allowed to be changed and still be called. You are allowed to be tired and still becoming." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If this episode met you where you are, the I Am Enough Identity Reset is where the honest work begins. Not to fix your whole life — just to pause long enough to name what you've been believing and what truth you need to come back to. Start here: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe I Am Enough Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Instagram: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

Save the Girls: From a Prayer to Profits with Tami & Elizabeth Lange

What happens when you stop waiting for the perfect moment and just start? In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks sits down with Tami and Elizabeth Lange, the mother-daughter duo behind Save the Girls, a touchscreen purse company that went from a prayer, a problem, and a one-way ticket to China to a massive success in just six weeks. They share the raw, real story of risking their college savings, navigating literal storms (like a shipping container lost at sea), and why starting before you are ready is the only way to build something real. If you have been sitting on a God-given idea waiting for a blueprint, this conversation will give you the courage to take the first step. In this episode, you'll hear: How a lost phone and a family financial crisis led to a multi-million dollar business idea Why you need to start before you are ready—and why waiting for perfection will kill your dream The reality of running a business with your family and how it can actually bring you closer How to navigate massive business setbacks (like losing $150,000 of product in a tsunami) with faith and grace Why the most successful businesses are built on solving real problems and giving back Scripture for the Soul: "A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." — Proverbs 16:9 Key Quotes: "Start before you're ready. If you end up sitting on an idea for too long, it's going to fizzle out." — Elizabeth Lange "When God is leading, it's amazing the doors that will open." — Elizabeth Lange "You have to be pretty solid mentally because it can crush you... but if you work hard enough and stay in God's will, you'll get back up." — Tami Lange Your Next Step: If you’ve been feeling lost, exhausted, or unsure of who you are anymore, it’s time to pause and remember. Download the free 10-minute identity reset: I Am… Enough: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe Connect with Tami & Elizabeth Lange: Website: savethegirls.com (Use code CONFIDENT20 for 20% off) Instagram: @savethegirls_stg Facebook: Save the Girls Touchscreen Purses Connect with Rachel Brooks: Get the Free Identity Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset The Confidence Reset: offers.iamrachelbrooks.com/get/confidence-reset The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

When the Life You Built No Longer Fits the Woman You’re Becoming

What do you do when the life you worked hard for, prayed for, and built from the ground up no longer feels like it actually fits? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks speaks directly to the woman who is living in the tension between the life that still looks familiar from the outside and the woman who is quietly, undeniably shifting on the inside. This is not about burning everything down or making a dramatic move. This is about what it means to finally get honest about where you are, what you're still forcing, and what it might look like to stop carrying an outdated version of yourself into a season that is asking something entirely different of you. What you'll hear: Why the disorientation you're feeling is not a character flaw but a sign that you've outgrown something significant The difference between operating from your calling versus operating from survival and scarcity How the identities we build to protect ourselves in one season can quietly become the very thing keeping us stuck in the next What it means to carry an outdated identity inside a life that has already moved on without it Why true confidence is not boldness or polish but honesty, self-trust, and the willingness to stop arguing with what you already know Scripture for the Soul: "But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead." — Philippians 3:13 Key Quotes: "So much of what we call strength is just endurance without examination." — Rachel Brooks "You cannot become if you are still tethered to a past version of yourself." — Rachel Brooks "A lot of becoming happens before we have the language for it." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If this episode met you right where you are, and you want a simple place to begin, start with the I Am Enough Reset Guide. Ten minutes. That's where it starts. → Start your reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe I Am Enough Reset: iamrachelbrooks.com/reset LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

The Burnout Nobody Warns You About

What if you have been doing everything right and your body just stops cooperating anyway? This is not the burnout that gets celebrated online. This is not the sleep-deprived, hustle-harder version people wear like a badge of honor. In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks gets honest about the kind of burnout nobody talks about — the one where your entire nervous system crashes, your body starts making decisions for you, and no amount of willpower, prayer, or positive thinking can pull you out of it. She shares what that season actually felt like from the inside, what it cost her, and the one question she now asks before anything gets a yes from her. If you have ever said yes to everything and ended up with nothing left, this episode is exactly where you need to start. In this episode, you'll hear: Why high-performing women are often the last ones to recognize when they have gone too far off path The difference between being tired and having your entire operating system shut down What the pruning season in John 15 actually feels like when you are living it — and why it does not feel like grace The "Does it serve my five?" filter Rachel uses before any opportunity gets a yes Why the answer is not a better system — it is getting honest about what actually deserves your energy in the first place Scripture for the Soul: "Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit." — John 15:2 Key Quotes: "You can't water everything and wonder why nothing's growing." — Rachel Brooks "Capable is not the same thing as called." — Rachel Brooks "Not everything that lands in your life is yours to carry." — Rachel Brooks Your Next Step: If this episode landed for you, the next step is simple. Every Thursday at 8 am, Rachel goes deeper into building a simple, sustainable business rooted in faith and freedom. Join the conversation: Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly: The Identity Reset — For the woman who has been carrying so much for so long she's lost touch with who she actually is underneath all of it. Ten minutes to stop, tell the truth, and come back to what God says about you. The Becoming — For the woman who is ready to go all the way in. The deeper work. The full rebuild of identity, confidence, and freedom. When you're ready, this is where it goes next. Connect with Rachel Brooks: The Confident Woman Weekly: iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe The Freedom Framework: freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks Website: iamrachelbrooks.com

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