The Confident Woman Podcast

<p>What do you do when the life you’re still living doesn’t feel like the life you can keep carrying?</p><p>In this solo episode of <em>The Confident Woman Podcast</em>, 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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?</p><p><strong>What you’ll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the life you’re still living may no longer feel like the life you can keep carrying</li><li>How strength can quietly become survival, control, or self-abandonment</li><li>The difference between faithful stewardship and carrying what fear made you pick up</li><li>Why feeling unfamiliar to yourself does not mean something is wrong with you</li><li>How Romans 12:2 speaks to identity, surrender, and transformation</li><li>Why God may be renewing something in you before anything changes on the outside</li><li>The question to ask when the old way still works but no longer feels aligned</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p>“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>“The strongest part of you isn’t always the healed part of you.” — Rachel Brooks</p><p>“Being able to carry everything doesn’t mean you were called to carry everything.” — Rachel Brooks</p><p>“God restores us by making us new, not by making us the same.” — Rachel Brooks</p><p>“Your identity is deeper than the labels, roles, titles, and the way people introduce you.” — Rachel Brooks</p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Start here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong></p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p>I Am Enough Reset: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks">instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>

<p>What if the exhaustion you're carrying has nothing to do with how much you've been working?</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What you'll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why burnout is not a productivity problem and cannot be solved with better habits, better sleep, or a better routine</li><li>The difference between the burnout the online world talks about and the soul-deep burnout that comes from grief, loss, and caregiving at capacity</li><li>What it actually costs to keep functioning when life has rearranged you completely on the inside</li><li>How to tell the difference between losing your ambition and having your ambition refined and redirected by God</li><li>Why vulnerability without discernment can become another form of self-abandonment</li><li>The one question to ask yourself about where you're still demanding old energy from a changed woman</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong> </p><p><em>"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."</em> — Romans 8:28</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong> </p><p>"Burnout is not a productivity problem that you can fix with a better routine." — Rachel Brooks</p><p>"Changed doesn't mean finished." — Rachel Brooks </p><p>"You are allowed to be changed and still be called. You are allowed to be tired and still becoming." — Rachel Brooks</p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong> </p><p>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.</p><p>Start here: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong> </p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a> </p><p>I Am Enough Reset: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a> </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks </a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>

<p>What happens when you stop waiting for the perfect moment and just start? </p><p>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.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>How a lost phone and a family financial crisis led to a multi-million dollar business idea</li><li>Why you need to start before you are ready—and why waiting for perfection will kill your dream</li><li>The reality of running a business with your family and how it can actually bring you closer</li><li>How to navigate massive business setbacks (like losing $150,000 of product in a tsunami) with faith and grace</li><li>Why the most successful businesses are built on solving real problems and giving back</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p> "A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps." — Proverbs 16:9</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong> </p><p>"Start before you're ready. If you end up sitting on an idea for too long, it's going to fizzle out." — Elizabeth Lange </p><p>"When God is leading, it's amazing the doors that will open." — Elizabeth Lange </p><p>"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</p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong> </p><p>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: <strong>I Am… Enough:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p>Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Tami &amp; Elizabeth Lange:</strong> </p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://savethegirls.com">savethegirls.com</a> (Use code CONFIDENT20 for 20% off) </p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/savethegirls_stg">@savethegirls_stg </a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/savethegirlsSTG">Save the Girls Touchscreen Purses</a></p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong> </p><p>Get the Free Identity Reset: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a> </p><p>The Confidence Reset: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://offers.iamrachelbrooks.com/get/confidence-reset">offers.iamrachelbrooks.com/get/confidence-reset</a></p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a> </p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>

<p>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? </p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What you'll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the disorientation you're feeling is not a character flaw but a sign that you've outgrown something significant</li><li>The difference between operating from your calling versus operating from survival and scarcity</li><li>How the identities we build to protect ourselves in one season can quietly become the very thing keeping us stuck in the next</li><li>What it means to carry an outdated identity inside a life that has already moved on without it</li><li>Why true confidence is not boldness or polish but honesty, self-trust, and the willingness to stop arguing with what you already know</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p>"But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead." — Philippians 3:13</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>"So much of what we call strength is just endurance without examination." — Rachel Brooks</p><p>"You cannot become if you are still tethered to a past version of yourself." — Rachel Brooks</p><p>"A lot of becoming happens before we have the language for it." — Rachel Brooks</p><p><strong>Your Next Step: </strong></p><p>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: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a></p><p>Subscribe to The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p>Connect with Rachel Brooks: </p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a> </p><p>I Am Enough Reset: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/reset">iamrachelbrooks.com/reset</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a> </p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>

<p>What if you have been doing everything right and your body just stops cooperating anyway?</p><p>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.</p><p>If you have ever said yes to everything and ended up with nothing left, this episode is exactly where you need to start.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you'll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why high-performing women are often the last ones to recognize when they have gone too far off path</li><li>The difference between being tired and having your entire operating system shut down</li><li>What the pruning season in John 15 actually feels like when you are living it — and why it does not feel like grace</li><li>The "Does it serve my five?" filter Rachel uses before any opportunity gets a yes</li><li>Why the answer is not a better system — it is getting honest about what actually deserves your energy in the first place</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p>"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</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>"You can't water everything and wonder why nothing's growing." — Rachel Brooks</p><p>"Capable is not the same thing as called." — Rachel Brooks</p><p>"Not everything that lands in your life is yours to carry." — Rachel Brooks</p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong></p><p>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:</p><p>Subscribe to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe"><strong>The Confident Woman Weekly</strong></a>:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="ck-link" href="https://preview.kit-mail3.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly9pYW1yYWNoZWxicm9va3MuY29tL3Jlc2V0"><strong>The Identity Reset</strong></a> — 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.</p><p>​<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="ck-link" href="https://preview.kit-mail3.com/click/dpheh0hzhm/aHR0cHM6Ly9vZmZlcnMuaWFtcmFjaGVsYnJvb2tzLmNvbS90aGUtYmVjb21pbmc="><strong>The Becoming</strong></a> — 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.</p><p><strong>Connect with Rachel Brooks:</strong></p><p>The Confident Woman Weekly: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p>The Freedom Framework: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com">freedom.iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>