The Confident Woman Podcast

If you have been through a season that rewired you — grief, loss, collapse, or the quiet kind of breaking that nobody sees from the outside, and you can feel the pull to create again, but you keep talking yourself out of it, this episode is for you.

In this solo episode, Rachel Brooks gets honest about the tension between healing and building, why most faith-fueled founders keep waiting for a finish line that never comes, and what i...

Most women are not hiding because they don't want to be known. They're hiding because they've decided the real version of them, the full, unedited, messy, complicated version, would cost them their seat at the table.

Tommi Vincent spent decades believing that too. Then she realized the ingredients she was most ashamed of were the ones God intended to use all along.

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, host Rachel Brooks is...

You open your laptop, you've got your sticky notes and your plan of attack — and within minutes, you're overwhelmed. Not because you don't know what to do, but because you have too many things you could do and no idea what actually moves the needle.

That's not a motivation problem. It's a systems problem. And it's the most expensive one in your business — because it disguises itself as productivity.

In this solo episode, Rachel break...

What happens when you've rebuilt your identity—but your business no longer fits who you've become?

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, host Rachel Brooks tackles the question no one talks about after reinvention: "Now what do I build?"

After a year of deep identity work through grief and loss, we're turning a corner—from processing to building. And we'll be discovering that rebuilding your identity doesn't automatically t...

Someone asks you to take on something new—an opportunity, a project, a leadership moment—and before you even consider it, your brain shuts it down with two words: “I can’t.”

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel breaks down what limiting beliefs really are—not the loud, obvious ones, but the quiet, automatic stories and phrases you repeat so often they start to sound like truth.

She explains why limiting beliefs are ...

You can chase “success” for years and still feel empty, exhausted, and off on the inside. In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks breaks down why real success isn’t the boxes you check, the titles you collect, or the numbers you hit—it’s personal, values-based, and rooted in what actually matters to you.

Rachel talks about the cost of living by everyone else’s standards, why boundaries are self-respect (no...

Fear doesn’t usually stop people loudly. More often, it works quietly—shaping decisions, limiting confidence, and keeping capable leaders stuck in patterns that no longer fit.

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks sits down with Thea Wood, co-founder of Hive Fit Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, to talk about fear, faith, confidence, and what real transformation actually requires. Hive Fit Club is more than a gym—...

Starting over sounds simple in theory—a fresh page, a clean slate, a new beginning. But in real life, starting over is rarely neat or easy. It’s often messy, emotional, and uncertain, especially when you’re letting go of a version of yourself that once worked.

In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks speaks to the woman who feels caught between who she has been and who she knows God is calling her to become...

Have you ever reached the end of a season and realized you moved through it on autopilot—doing what you had to do to survive, but never stopping long enough to reflect on what it shaped in you?

In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks invites you to slow down and take honest inventory of your life. Not to relive the past or judge yourself for how you handled it, but to learn from it with clarity, compassion...

Have you been telling yourself you’ll have peace after you catch up, after the holidays, after the deadline, after life calms down? In this solo episode, Rachel Brooks flips the script on the pressure that keeps you performing and teaches you how to choose presence—right now—so peace stops feeling like a reward you have to earn.

If you’re a high-achieving, faith-led woman who feels “soul tired,” constantly rushing, multitasking, or ...

There are seasons in life when everything you knew about yourself begins to shift—not loudly, not all at once, but quietly beneath the surface. Nothing is obviously wrong, yet nothing feels quite right either. You’re still showing up. Still functioning. Still carrying responsibility. But inside, something feels unfamiliar.

In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks opens up about one of the most disorienting ...

There comes a moment when the life you worked so hard to build no longer feels sustainable. You’re successful, capable, and still showing up—but underneath it all, something feels off. The pace feels heavy. The pressure feels constant. And the version of success you’ve been chasing starts to cost more than you’re willing to pay.

In today’s episode, Rachel sits down with Alexandria Ott—founder and CEO of Chrome City Creative, creator...

In this week’s episode, Rachel Brooks opens up about the kind of transition most women walk through quietly—the moment when life shifts so deeply that the version of you the world recognizes no longer feels like the woman you are inside. You’re not who you were, but you’re not yet who you’re becoming. You’re somewhere in the middle, trying to understand a season that doesn’t make sense.

Rachel shares what it feels like to lose the i...

In this episode, Rachel Brooks is joined by entrepreneur and mentor Dr. Traci Lynn for a grounded conversation about what it takes to keep going when growth feels slow. They talk about the lessons that come from starting small, rebuilding after setbacks, and staying disciplined when results aren’t showing up yet.

Together they explore the “middle” of the journey—the place where doubt grows louder, confidence dips, and your vision i...

If you’ve been feeling “off” lately — not broken, not failing, just quietly disconnected from your own life — this episode is going to speak to you. Today, Rachel Brooks opens up about a season so many women silently walk through: the feeling of being stuck, even when everything looks fine on the outside.

This isn’t about laziness or lack of motivation. It’s about the internal shift that happens when who you’ve been no longer fits w...

We talk a lot about confidence here, but today we’re talking about the kind that often gets overlooked: financial confidence — the kind that helps you feel safe, supported, and steady no matter what life throws your way.

In this honest conversation, Rachel Brooks sits down with author, CPA, and wealth mentor Tanya Taylor to explore what it really means to steward your money well. From arriving in America at sixteen with $100 to bec...

Have you ever hit a season where everything goes quiet? You’re praying, showing up, doing “all the right things,” yet it feels like God has gone silent. In this week’s episode, Rachel opens up about what it looks like to sit in the stillness, trust the process, and find peace when nothing seems to be moving.

Timestamps:

[0:00–1:30] The quiet season: when you’re doing everything “right” and still can’t hear from God.

[1:30–3:30] Facing...

What happens when you stop living by old labels and start walking in the truth of who God says you are? In this powerful conversation, Rachel Brooks joins Carla Reeves and shares how faith became her foundation for confidence, how she learned to rebuild from the inside out, and what it really looks like to create your own story. If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, people-pleasing, or the pressure to have it all together, this...

Do you ever feel torn between where you are and what you know you’re called to do? Maybe you’ve hit success on paper, yet something deep down tells you—you’re made for more.

In this inspiring episode, Rachel Brooks sits down with Michelle Rupp, Emmy Award-winning journalist and founder of Memorable Results Media, to talk about what it really takes to step out of fear and into your calling with faith, clarity, and confidence.

Together...