The Confident Woman Podcast

<p>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.</p><p>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 it actually looks like to start creating again before you feel ready. This is not a conversation about motivation. It is a conversation about permission, and why the only person who can give it to you is you.</p><p><strong>What You'll Learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Why healing and building are not two separate seasons, you live back to back, and what you lose every day you treat them like they are</li><li>The "graduation day" lie that keeps driven, faith-fueled founders stuck in the in-between longer than they need to be</li><li>How to tell the difference between creating from surrender and creating from striving, and why that distinction changes everything about what you build</li><li>What it actually means to simplify your business from a place of discernment, not defeat or burnout</li><li>Why the business built in the rebuilding season is often the truest, most sustainable thing a founder ever creates</li></ul><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>"Healing doesn't have a graduation day. And if I waited until I felt fully healed before I allowed myself to create again, I would be waiting for the rest of my life."</p><p>"You don't have to be finished to start. You just have to be honest about where you are and be willing to build from that place."</p><p>"Creation is not the opposite of rest. When it comes from surrender instead of striving, it is the rest."</p><p><strong>Ready to Keep Going?</strong></p><p>If this episode met you where you are, here is where to go next.</p><p>If your business feels as scattered as your life has been and you need one clear, simple foundation to build from, start with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/freedom"><strong>The Freedom Framework</strong>.</a> It is the step-by-step system for the faith-fueled founder who is done overcomplicating and ready to build something that actually holds.</p><p>If you are doing the identity work and the business work at the same time and realizing they have always been the same thing, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/iam-becoming"><strong>I Am Becoming</strong></a> meets you there.</p><p>If you are done waiting and need someone to look at the full picture, tell you the truth about what is broken, and hand you a blueprint to fix it, a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/strategic-clarity-session"><strong>Strategic Clarity Session</strong></a> is 90 minutes that changes the next 90 days.</p><p>And if you want to go deeper every Thursday, real talk on building a simple, sustainable business rooted in faith and freedom, subscribe to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe"><strong>The Confident Woman Weekly</strong></a>. It lands in your inbox every Thursday at 8:00 AM.</p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com"><strong>Website</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/instagram"><strong>Instagram</strong></a> | <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe"><strong>Subscribe to the Newsletter</strong></a></p>

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>In this episode of <em>The Confident Woman Podcast</em>, host Rachel Brooks is joined by Tommi Vincent, author of The Table of Life: Nourishing the Soul with Food, Love, and Faith. Part memoir, part cookbook, entirely soul-stirring. Tommi is a classically trained chef, a domestic violence survivor, and a sought-after speaker who has stood on stages for the NFL, JP Morgan Chase, and TED Sports. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Savoy Magazine. But what makes this conversation powerful is not her resume. It is what she has had to confront privately to get there, and what she has built on the other side of it.</p><p>This episode is for the woman who has been showing up as a curated version of herself so no one sees what is really going on inside. The woman who has been carrying something she has never said out loud. The woman who is tired of performing and ready to find out what God can actually do with her whole, unfiltered story.</p><p><strong>Talking Points and Takeaways</strong></p><ul><li>Why the things you think disqualify you are actually your greatest qualifiers</li><li>How healing anchors, whether cooking, fitness, or faith, reveal your true state of wellbeing</li><li>What it means to build your own table one dish at a time using all the ingredients of your life</li><li>Why naming your pain is how you turn the light on it</li><li>How to feel the hard things without letting them consume who you are becoming</li><li>Why belonging begins when you stop hiding the parts of yourself you are most ashamed of</li></ul><p><strong>Quotes </strong></p><p>"The things I thought were my disqualifiers were actually my greatest qualifiers. I brought those ingredients to the table." </p><p>"God was not turning the light out. He was turning the light on so I could finally see me." </p><p>"Feel it, but don't allow those feelings to prosper." </p><p>"When you name it, that's turning the light on it. And the moment you turn the light on, the darkness can't exist."</p><p><strong>Next Steps </strong></p><p>Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly — where Rachel goes deeper every Thursday on identity, faith, and building a life and business rooted in freedom. Subscribe: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Tommi Vincent</strong></p><p>Book: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://amzn.to/4aU9CHg">The Table of Life</a> (Amazon) </p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://tommiv.com">tommiv.com</a> </p><p>Social: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/ChefTommiV">@ChefTommiV </a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks</strong></p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a> </p><p>The Freedom Framework: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com">https://freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com</a> </p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com">https://iamrachelbrooks.com</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin">Rachel Brooks</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>In this solo episode, Rachel breaks down why your business feels chaotic, walks you through three diagnostic questions to find the source, and shares her simplification framework for building a business that actually converts — without the burnout.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why caring too much leads to overcomplication — and how "doing more" is actually keeping you stuck</li><li>Three honest questions that reveal whether your business is chaotic or just busy</li><li>The "hallway vs. maze" framework for simplifying your customer journey</li><li>Why selling from a past version of yourself creates misalignment (and what to do instead)</li><li>A simple exercise to find your ONE offer and realign everything around it</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p>"For God is not a God of confusion but of peace." — 1 Corinthians 14:33</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>"You're not failing because you're lazy. You're failing because you're doing too much without a clear path."</p><p>"Your business should feel like a hallway, not a maze. One door in. One path forward. One destination."</p><p>"Simplification isn't shrinking. It's stewardship."</p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong></p><p>Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly — where Rachel goes deeper every Thursday on building a simple, sustainable business rooted in faith and freedom. → Subscribe: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>Resources + Links:</strong></p><ul><li>The Confident Woman Weekly (newsletter): <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></li><li>The Freedom Framework: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com">freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com</a></li><li>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com">www.iamrachelbrooks.com</a></li></ul><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong></p><ul><li>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin">Rachel Brooks</a></li><li>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com">www.iamrachelbrooks.com</a></li><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/instagram">@iamrachelbrooks</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>What happens when you've rebuilt your identity—but your business no longer fits who you've become?</strong></p><p>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?"</p><p>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 tell you how to rebuild your business.</p><p><strong>In this episode, Rachel shares:</strong></p><ul><li>Why you can't rebuild the old business with a new identity—and what to do instead</li><li>How simplification became a necessity (not just a strategy) when life stripped everything down to essentials</li><li>The uncomfortable truth about letting go of who you were building for—and why your audience might change when you do</li><li>The 3 questions every woman in reinvention needs to ask about her business</li><li>What to build now: one core message, one core offer, and a business rooted in faith instead of hustle</li></ul><p><strong>This episode is for you if:</strong></p><ul><li>You've done the inner work but don't know how to translate that into your business</li><li>You're carrying offers, content, or structures that no longer align with who you're becoming</li><li>You're burned out from trying to be everything to everyone</li><li>You're ready to simplify and build something sustainable</li></ul><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>"Reinvention isn't about becoming someone new. It's about building from who you've become."</p><p>"You can't serve everyone. And trying to will kill you."</p><p>"God doesn't waste your wilderness. He uses it to prepare you for what's coming."</p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><p><strong>I Am... Becoming</strong> - Rachel's identity-level program for women ready to stop rebuilding the same life with a different label and start building from wisdom instead of wounds. → Start here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/i-am-becoming">www.iamrachelbrooks.com/i-am-becoming</a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to The Confident Woman Newsletter</strong> - Weekly strategies for building a simple, sustainable business delivered every Thursday at 8 AM. → Subscribe: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">www.iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/instagram">@iamrachelbrooks</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin">Rachel Brooks </a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.iamrachelbrooks.com">www.iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p><p><strong>Questions for Reflection:</strong></p><ol><li>What am I carrying from the old version of my business that no longer fits who I'm becoming?</li><li>Who am I actually called to serve—and am I trying to serve too many people?</li><li>What would simplification look like if I applied it ruthlessly to my business?</li></ol>

<p>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: <strong>“I can’t.”</strong></p><p>In this episode of <em>The Confident Woman Podcast</em>, 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.</p><p>She explains why limiting beliefs are dangerous, how they quietly shape your identity, and how to change the internal conversation that keeps you stuck—so you stop speaking death over your potential and start speaking life.</p><p>This conversation is grounded in Scripture and practical application, giving you a simple framework to identify one belief that’s been costing you momentum and replace it with truth and action.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>What limiting beliefs actually sound like in everyday life</li><li>Why “that’s just how I am” is one of the most dangerous phrases we say</li><li>How your words shape your identity and future</li><li>Why awareness is the first step to real change</li><li>A simple assignment to challenge one belief this week with action</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><ul><li>Proverbs 18:21</li><li>2 Corinthians 10:5</li><li>James 1:19</li></ul><p><strong>Action Step:</strong></p><p>Identify one limiting belief you’ve been repeating—out loud or internally. Ask yourself: <em>Is this actually true, or just familiar?</em> Then take one small action this week that contradicts that belief.</p><p>Because new evidence creates new beliefs—and new beliefs create new identities.</p><p><strong>Next steps:</strong></p><p>Subscribe to <strong>The Confident Woman Weekly</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p>Start with <strong>I Am Enough (10-Minute Reset)</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">https://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com">https://iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/instagram">@iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin">iamrachelbrooks.com/linkedin</a></p>