<p>What do you do when the thing God called you to build becomes the very thing He uses to rebuild you?</p><p>In this solo episode of <em>The Confident Woman Podcast</em>, 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.</p><p>Rachel shares the origin story of <em>The Confident Woman</em>, 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.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>What you’ll hear:</strong></p><ul><li>Why the story behind <em>The Confident Woman Podcast</em> still matters seven years later</li><li>How Rachel’s healing journey became the foundation for the message she now shares</li><li>The moment one woman’s honesty confirmed why these conversations were needed</li><li>How <em>The Confident Woman</em> came through journaling, prayer, and a God-led moment of clarity</li><li>Why closed doors, changed plans, and people walking away can still be part of God’s protection</li><li>How the podcast evolved through friendship, transition, solo episodes, grief, and deeper faith</li><li>Lessons about confidence, calling, obedience, and consistency</li><li>Why confidence is not something you simply teach, but something you live, practice, and demonstrate</li></ul><p><strong>Scripture for the Soul:</strong></p><p>“Faith without works is dead.” — James 2:26</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>“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.” </p><p>“You can’t teach confidence just like you can’t teach love. It has to be shown. It has to be lived.” </p><p>“God doesn’t need you to have it all together before He can use what you’re building. He just needs your yes.” </p><p>“Consistency compounded over time yields results.” </p><p>“Delay is disobedience when God has already called you to take the first next step.” </p><p><strong>Your Next Step:</strong></p><p>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.</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><strong>The Confident Woman Weekly: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe">iamrachelbrooks.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>LinkedIn:</strong> <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks">linkedin.com/in/iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p><strong>Instagram</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks">instagram.com/iamrachelbrooks</a></p><p><strong>Website</strong>: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://iamrachelbrooks.com">iamrachelbrooks.com</a></p>