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The Confident Woman Podcast

The Confident Woman Podcast

By Rachel Brooks

Welcome to The Confident Woman Podcast! We're here to keep it real, raw, and relatable and what it means to be The Confident Woman.

Join award-winning author and founder of The Confident Woman, Rachel Brooks, as she talks with friends, cohosts, and guests about everything, including confidence, body image, love, relationships, business, finances, health, fitness, freedom, and fun in the most authentic, transparent, and vulnerable ways. If you want to become your best and most confident self, this podcast is for you!
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104: What is Normal? Overcoming Comparison and Shame

The Confident Woman PodcastMar 03, 2021

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182: From Victim to Victor: Mastering Your Mindset & Health with Dr. Tabatha Barber

182: From Victim to Victor: Mastering Your Mindset & Health with Dr. Tabatha Barber

Have you been struggling with chronic fatigue, heavy and painful periods, or feeling stuck in negative thought loops? Did you know that our hormones have a huge impact on our mood, energy, and mindset...and that there are simple diet and lifestyle changes you can make to keep your hormones balanced, so you can feel your most vibrant, healthy, happy self..no matter your age? 

Dr. Tabatha Barber, known as The Gutsy Gynecologist, is a triple board-certified Functional OB/GYN who helps women balance their hormones naturally and holistically. After being in the broken healthcare system herself for the first time as a teen mom, and again as a physician, she found her true passion and purpose to help women REALLY heal the ROOT cause of their issues.

We discuss:

  • How Dr. Tabatha's traumatic pregnancy and birth as a teenager led her to become an OB/GYN
  • Taking back control of your thoughts and overcome the "victim" mindset
  • Her experience being a physician in the broken health care system and how it led her to create her own path as a functional gynecologist
  • Creating the vision you want for your life and stepping into your new identity
  • Are you manifesting physical disease by not living your most purposeful life?
  • Why birth control and surgeries only temporarily "fix" your symptoms
  • What is hormonal imbalance and common habits that cause it
  • Simple steps to truly treat the root cause so symptoms don't come back

Connect with Dr. Tabatha:

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Aug 31, 202249:09
181: How to Show Up Confidently on Video and Build Your Personal Brand with Dana Bowling

181: How to Show Up Confidently on Video and Build Your Personal Brand with Dana Bowling

Are you at a fork in the road where you have multiple passions and multiple business ideas and aren't sure which direction to go in? Are you also wondering how to show up confidently on video via social media so you can build your personal brand and successful business? If so, this one is for you! Our guest, Dana Bowling, has helped women to grow their businesses on social media by branding themselves and showing up on video and today she's letting you in on how you can do the same!

Rachel and Dana discuss:

  • Dana's pivot from working as a casting agent for 15 years to now coaching female entrepreneurs
  • Knowing if you should do what you're good at or what you're passionate about
  • Picking one thing when you've got shiny object syndrome and want to try and learn all the things
  • How exactly does Dana show up on social media to convert followers and commenters to buying customers
  • Standing out in a saturated market
  • How do you choose which social media platform to commit to
  • Practical social media tips: Posting frequency? How to grow? How to repurpose content? 
  • Understanding the Tik Tok vs. Instagram algorithms and how to leverage them for your business
  • And more!

Connect with Dana:

Website

Tik Tok

Instagram

Workshops & Offers

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Aug 24, 202245:51
180: Why Self Sabotaging is a Good Thing with Heather Chauvin

180: Why Self Sabotaging is a Good Thing with Heather Chauvin

Be honest, are you always getting in your own way of achieving what you say you want to? Do you feel like you're living out of alignment, unsure where you should focus your time and energy, and self-sabotaging right when things start to get good? Heather Chauvin is a Leadership Coach who helps successful women courageously and authentically live, work, and parent on their own terms. 

Heather and Rachel discuss:

  • How a stage 4 cancer diagnosis revealed to Heather that she was literally "dying to be a good mother."
  • Why you're not getting to the goals, you say you want to achieve
  • How to get better at diving into the unknown and taking risks
  • Moving past the mindset of "I can't afford it." 
  • Loosening the grip on your need to control everything
  • Why self-sabotaging is a good thing
  • Ditching the need to show up a certain way on social media
  • And more!

Connect with Heather:

http://heatherchauvin.com/

Podcast: Emotionally Uncomfortable

Book: Dying to Be a Good Mother

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Aug 17, 202251:59
179: Getting Back To Your True Self with Kamini Wood

179: Getting Back To Your True Self with Kamini Wood

Have you struggled with finding your way back to your true self, especially as a people pleaser, overachiever, or perfectionist? Kamini Wood is a Certified Life Coach who is all about helping others heal their relationship with themselves so they can shine, and she shares how you can do the same!

Kamini and Rachel talk about:

  • Kamini's two awakening moments led her to totally transform her life
  • How to navigate your identity shift when others aren't used to the "new you"
  • A powerful mindset shift for people pleasers struggling to hold boundaries
  • How Kamini helps people get crystal clear on who they truly are
  • The importance of a gratitude practice when struggling with your inner critic
  • How you can grow self-compassion
  • How to strengthen your boundaries and manage relationships
  • And more!

Connect with Kamini:

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Aug 10, 202244:26
178 Let Your Light Shine with Tiffany Wynn

178 Let Your Light Shine with Tiffany Wynn

Have you ever been told you're "too much"? Tiffany Wynn struggled with the limiting belief that she is "too much" and needs to "tone it down" since she was a young girl, which led her to play small in so many areas of her life. Finally, she began to recognize this limiting belief and re-write it to become the successful, confident mom, business coach, and mentor she is today. Now, she leads a team of 3,500 women and helps women around the world grow and scale their businesses with confidence and how you can do the same!

We discuss:

  • The story of how Tiffany developed the belief that she is "too much"
  • How to flip limiting beliefs around
  • Tiffany's unique definition of confidence
  • Using gratitude as a business strategy
  • How "acting as if" can help grow your confidence
  • Other powerful mindset shifts for growing your confidence
  • And more!


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Aug 03, 202244:33
177: Can You Rock a Paper Bag? with Fashion Designer Braisha Owens

177: Can You Rock a Paper Bag? with Fashion Designer Braisha Owens

Braisha Owens is an endorser of individuality and a lover of confidence, designer of the luxury denim brand Kissed By BO and fashion stylist. Braisha set out to instill those principles in every acquaintance, by specializing in exclusive handcrafted wear. Braisha's first stop was Chicago, Illinois, where she received training as an assistant stylist. She returned home to Akron, Ohio in 2016, with inspiration for her fashion wellness brand, the Paper Bag Chronicles. The Paper Bag Chronicles takes her vision of confidence and all it has to a step further by posing the question, "Can you rock a paper bag?" The model represents the idea that everyone should understand confidence to the point that it shines through any outfit, even if it were a paper bag.

Today we discuss:

  • Braisha's story of how she got into fashion design
  • Being raised by a long line of confident women
  • How she struggled with her weight and found strength in her faith
  • The inspiration behind the Paper Bag Chronicles
  • Advice she'd give to someone struggling with confidence
  • Exciting things happening within her business
  • What it mean to be a confident woman
  • And more!


Connect with Braisha:

Can You Rock a Paper Bag Podcast

Paper Bag Chronicles Instagram

Kissed By BO Instagram


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Jul 27, 202243:35
176: Uncovering Your Transformation Story with Janelle Lynnae

176: Uncovering Your Transformation Story with Janelle Lynnae

Janelle Lynnae was trying to think of her “fitness transformation” story to post on her social media account as a budding online personal trainer when she realized..she didn’t have one, and that’s not where her TRUE transformation was.

When she dug deeper, she wrote her real story, bawling over a pen and paper for the first time ever. She’d never admitted to anyone, or even herself really, that she’d been suicidal for years and had overcome the limiting beliefs that led her to those dark thoughts.

Janelle shares her heart-wrenching, super relatable story with us, and we talk about how we all can dig to find our true transformation stories and overcome our limiting beliefs, so we can step into the most confident woman we’re meant to be.

We cover:

  • Janelle’s personal transformation story from suicidal to thriving
  • How Janelle maintained calm and composure while having technical issues during a presentation with her biggest corporate client
  • Breathwork practices for calming the fight or flight response
  • How Janelle helps her clients uncover their limiting beliefs and rewire their brains for confidence
  • Becoming aware of how we numb ourselves out to avoid dark thoughts
  • You don’t have to find ONE purpose and it’s always evolving

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Jul 20, 202201:00:56
175: Fit for Life: Confidence for Your Body and Mind with Angelica Ventrice

175: Fit for Life: Confidence for Your Body and Mind with Angelica Ventrice

Angelica Ventrice is a high-performance mentor and health coach to female entrepreneurs and executives who desire to level up their health and wealth. She has been featured in Entrepreneur, Authority Magazine, and My Fitness Pal.

She is obsessed with guiding driven women to shift their mindset and bank accounts while shedding those unwanted pounds along the way, without ridiculous fad diets or crazy restrictions! To this date, she has helped over 700 women to transform their bodies and minds while finding a true alignment in their personal and professional lives.

Today, we talk about:

  • Angelica's own childhood struggle with her weight and her transformation working with a health coach
  • Quitting her comfortable sales job, and moving cross country to pursue her passion in health and fitness
  • How her philosophy stands out from others (hint: it's not just about the physical!)
  • Attracting more abundance into your live
  • How she manifested her dream cottage in Maui
  • Why you should remove the word "hustle" from your vocabulary
  • And more!

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Jul 13, 202240:53
174: A New Way to Shop for the Perfect Pair of Jeans with JoAnna Hartzmark

174: A New Way to Shop for the Perfect Pair of Jeans with JoAnna Hartzmark

Are you tired of the impossible quest to find jeans that fit? Sick of the size charts and how every brand has a different way of sizing? JoAnna Hartzmark, Founder of Revelle, understands all too well the struggle for women to find jeans that actually fit their unique body shape. That's why, with her background in tech and start-ups, JoAnna decided to found her own start-up called Revelle, with the mission to make women feel beautiful in their bodies every day by helping them find clothes that actually fit, NOT by making them shop more.

We discuss:

  • Why JoAnna started Revelle 
  • How size charts harm our mental health and body image
  • The STRUGGLE of finding jeans that actually fit
  • Helping women find pants that fit without all the dressing room drama (FOR FREE!)
  • How JoAnna plans to expand Revelle
  • And so much more!

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Follow JoAnna on Instagram: @joannahartzmark

Revelle website: https://revellenation.com/

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Quotes:

  • "There are millions of brands out there. There are so many options yet, for some reason, it's so hard to find one that really fits us and makes us feel great."
  • "Our bodies aren't meant to conform to these crazy linear lines or society standards of beauty, these clothes should be fitting us." 
Jul 06, 202233:38
173: Turning Pain into Purpose with Sophie McLean

173: Turning Pain into Purpose with Sophie McLean

Sophie McLean was born in Algeria, educated in Morocco and France, and with a professional career in the USA and UK. Sophie has led an eventful life. She has been a helicopter pilot, a teacher, a designer, a relief worker, a war refugee, a CEO, and served as the United Nations representative on the commission on the status of the women's hunger project. She has been shot at, shipwrecked and widowed. She has lived on a farm, a boat, a penthouse, and in an ashram as a wisdom teacher. Sophie has spent decades leading transformational seminars to over 80,000 people around the world of all ethnicities, ages, religions, and social backgrounds. All engaged with the universal existential questions of who and what am I, and what is life all about?

We discuss:

  • The tragedies in Sophie's life led to her enlightenment and understanding of her purpose and life
  • The insights about the life she discovered at just 12 years old
  • Her struggle with suicide and how she overcame it by "saying yes to life" and traveling around the world
  • How to re-frame the bad things that happen in life
  • Your thoughts create your reality
  • A powerful question to ask yourself when you've hit rock bottom
  • You are a soul having a human experience

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Quotes:

  • "One needs to be open. I call it a "yes to life". It's as if the Universe is asking you to dance with the moment in front of you. And some of those moments are really fun and great, and some are horrible. Still, you need to dance."
Jun 29, 202244:03
172: How to Thrive on Social Media with Shannon McKinstrie

172: How to Thrive on Social Media with Shannon McKinstrie

If you're a business owner these days, it's likely that maintaining a social media presence has been a pain point. The algorithm, the trends, the constant comparison...some days you just want to throw in the towel and quit, right?

Our guest, Shannon McKinstrie, has been a social media manager since 2014. Through years of trial and error, working with clients, and on her own social media page, which has 48k+ followers at the time of this recording, she's figured out what works and what doesn't! And we love how above all, she encourages people to put their mental health first and do what works for them.

We discuss:

  • Shannon's career journey from working for CNN to getting into social media for business when it was just starting out
  • Shannon's personal content creation process that doesn't leave her burnt out
  • What Shannon does when she doesn't have time to make new content or doesn't feel like it
  • Do you really have to make a reel a day to grow a following?
  • What REALLY works on Instagram? We need to bring back storytelling and original content.
  • If you've totally pivoted, do you need to start a new account?
  • And more!

Connect with Shannon:

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Instagram

LinkedIn

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Jun 22, 202249:37
171: Erin's Life Updates
Jun 15, 202214:12
170: Living the Freedom Lifestyle with Carrie Veatch

170: Living the Freedom Lifestyle with Carrie Veatch

Ever look at those people on Instagram who seem to have it all...freedom, traveling, money, living on their own terms...and wonder how the heck they made it to that point? It doesn't just happen overnight, and there are lots of messy middles, despite what the perfectly curated Instagram feed may tell you. That's why we brought on Carrie Veatch, a Mindset Coach who quit her safe, well-paying career without any plan, and now lives the freedom lifestyle and helping ambitious female entrepreneurs bust through self-limitations to build wildly profitable online businesses.

We talk about:

  • Carrie's story of coming to a breaking point in her career, and quitting her job without a plan
  • The small, messy steps she took in the middle to get where she is today
  • How she reframes sales and selling so that it feels less icky

Quotes:

  • "Sales is service because if you have a way to help someone, it's your duty and obligation to show up and help them." -Carrie
  • "We have to decide what is possible for us because if you're waiting for permission, you're going to be waiting a long, long time." -Carrie
  • "It was seeing people that were like 25, for example, making millions. And I was like, wait a minute. Okay. Like they have no master's degree. They don't have half the experience that I do. If they can do this, certainly I can do this." -Carrie


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Quotes:

  • "Sales is service because if you have a way to help someone, it's your duty and obligation to show up and help them." -Carrie
  • "We have to decide what is possible for us, because if you're waiting for permission, you're going to be waiting a long, long time." -Carrie
  •  "It was seeing people that were like 25, for example, making millions. And I was like, wait a minute. Okay. Like they have no master's degree. They don't have half the experience that I do. If they can do this, certainly I can do this." -Carrie
Jun 08, 202231:59
169: From Homeless to Self-Made Multi-Millionaire with Yassin Hall

169: From Homeless to Self-Made Multi-Millionaire with Yassin Hall

In 2009, after a divorce that left her with a drained bank account and no child support, Yassin Hall drove to a Walmart parking lot with the only gas she had left and posted up there with her four children - two who had autism and two who had mental health illnesses. With nothing but a prayer, she started selling on Amazon 17 years ago when the company was just starting out. Now, she's a self-made millionaire, and she's helped thousands of other students in her program (including her autistic daughter, who was told she’d never learn anything!) become financially free.

Curious how people are making millions selling items on Amazon? We talk about:

  • Yassin's incredible rags to riches story (seriously, this is the most inspiring story you'll ever hear)
  • How she helped her daughter, who was non-verbal autistic, make enough money on Amazon to purchase her own 5 bedroom house at age 17
  • How helping her daughter inspired her to help others by creating a course
  • The most common fears people have getting into the Amazon selling a business and how Yassin addresses them
  • Breaking down the different ways you can easily get started with Amazon selling
  • Pitfalls and lessons Yassin had to learn the hard way that she now shares with her students so they can avoid it
  • How hard is it to get started when you see other people's stores have 30k positive reviews

Connect with Yassin:

Website: thebossclass.com

Instagram: @yassinhall

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Quotes:

  • "I told my kids that we going to have to sacrifice light just for a moment. So mommy could try this. And I bought some leggings that were 50 cents, and I sent them in to Amazon and lo and behold they sold for $12.99. Within 2 weeks I made $450." -Yassin
  • "I teach them everything I learned in 17 years, in one year." - Yassin
  • "My oldest son is living with bipolar. My second son was going through depression because of the divorce. I have an autistic son and an autistic daughter. My son got shot in the back five times. I had to learn the hard way how to keep on breathing." -Yassin
Jun 01, 202242:46
168: Doing Shadow Work to Unlock Your Greatest Potential with Lira Kay

168: Doing Shadow Work to Unlock Your Greatest Potential with Lira Kay

Lira Kay is the world leading expert in innovative therapeutic methodologies. At just 17 she started counseling famous spiritual gurus, artists and therapists on a daily basis. Now, three decades later, she has been known as the secret weapon behind powerful social and creative enterprises and their CEOs. 

In recent years Lira has also become a much sought-after producer of educational trainings and certifications on healing and creativity. She also founded a 111 Healers Conference sharing her global platform with traditional doctors, therapists and alternative healers on the mission to heal and transform lives.

With Lira we talk about:

  • How she became a spiritual teacher at just 17 years old
  • How we can we get over caring what others think
  • What is your "white shadow" and why it's necessary for your healing and evolution
  • How she helps celebrities and artists grow their confidence
  • Can you ever go down the wrong path in your life?
  • How can you know you're on the right path
  • How Lira worked through her own money mindset issues
  • How you can learn from Lira for free

Connect with Lira

Blog: School of Inspired Life (free resources!)

111HealersConference


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Quotes

  • "Anybody can do what I do if they become courageous enough and let go of the fear of not being good enough." -Lira
  • "Artists are the bridge between what is happening in reality and what is yet to come. When we collaborate, some real leaps in the collective consciousness can be made." -Lira
  • "If you really truly want to be spiritual, always check what's happening in your real life. If you live in a mess, it doesn't matter that you want bliss. Sort out the mess, you'll be much better off." -Lira
May 25, 202249:58
167: How to Thrive in Health and Life After 40 with Linda Stephens

167: How to Thrive in Health and Life After 40 with Linda Stephens

Linda Stephens is helping midlife women exude confidence, and feel sexy in their skin again while living authentically. She doesn't just put you through an unsustainable diet that's going to "change your life in 8 weeks"- rather, she helps you optimize your lifestyle and eating habits so you can still enjoy life and have fun while also feeling your absolute best. 

In this episode we talk about:

  • How Linda went from professional bodybuilding to coaching midlife women 
  • Why it suddenly becomes harder to lose weight as you age
  • How Linda coaches her clients to change their lifestyles rather than going on restrictive diets
  • Reframing nutrition as part of self-care
  • Why it's so important to be proactive rather than reactive and invest in your health now
  • Example of how to prioritize your health when you're "too busy"
  • Why quick fixes like juice cleanses, detoxes, and restrictive diets don't work
  • Why strength training is so important- yes, even for women!

Links from Today’s Episode:

Learn more about Linda Stephen

Website: https://lindamstephens.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindastephensfit

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Rachel Brooks

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May 18, 202236:39
166: Heal Your Trauma to Thrive in Life & Business with Autumn Bensette

166: Heal Your Trauma to Thrive in Life & Business with Autumn Bensette

Are you someone who constantly finds yourself in a cycle of self-sabotage? Or maybe you identify as a workaholic or perfectionist, constantly on the edge of burnout. While pregnant, Autumn Bensette scaled her business to six figures and kept working up until she gave birth. To many, this seemed like an achievement to admire.

It was later Autumn realized that this actually wasn't a very nourishing thing to do. After noticing that she continued to get caught in this overwork-burnout cycle, she found her way to a trauma therapy certification that gave her the space to heal and process her traumas.

Now, she is a trauma specialist, safe space facilitator, and sovereign leadership coach who uses somatic trauma healing, nervous system regulation, and embodiment work to support her clients and students to build a life anchored in self-belonging.


With Autumn, we discuss:

  • Her story of experiencing trauma with a business coach and working through the anger and grief that came from it
  • Her experience of overworking while pregnant which led her to seek out support in unraveling her patterns and traumas
  • How she burned her old business coaching business to the ground and built it back up to be more in integrity and in alignment with her values and ethics
  • The “both and”: allowing yourself to evolve but not treating yourself like a project constantly needing to be fixed and “worked on”
  • What Autumn means when she says she takes a “trauma-informed” approach to business coaching and what it’s like to work with her


Links from Today's Episode:

Learn more about Autumn Bensette at www.bossybabecoaching.com

Follow Autumn on Instagram @autumnbensette


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Quotes:

  • “Taking a trauma informed approach is where you're equipping your clients and your students to be able to live far beyond your time together and still feel able to show up for themselves. Where we're not creating a codependent relationship.”- Autumn Bensette
  • “We’re not projects, we don’t always need to be fixed. We’re human beings, always evolving, and we can have more compassion and grace for ourselves in that.” -Autumn Bensette
  • “You can recreate and reinvent yourself as many times as you want to, but if you haven’t gone back to the foundational pieces, we’re just going to keep carrying around a bunch of heavy stuff that isn’t really ours.”- Rachel Brooks
May 11, 202241:24
165: How to Keep Your Skin Looking Young, Vibrant, and Energized with Age Reversal Expert, Larisa Petrini

165: How to Keep Your Skin Looking Young, Vibrant, and Energized with Age Reversal Expert, Larisa Petrini

Ever wonder how some people get that “glow” on their face? Do you feel like you’ve tried every single cream, lotion, and potion out there to get that glow and you still haven’t found anything that gets rid of the wrinkles, saggy skin, and bags under your eyes? Luckily, we’ve got another solution for you and one that’s going to help you heal and reverse the look of your skin from the inside out. On this episode of The Confident Woman podcast, Rachel and Erin chat with age reversal expert and epigenetic specialist, Larisa Petrini.

Rachel and Erin chat with Larisa about:

  • The negative stigma around aging. . . (like it’s a bad thing. . .)
  • How aging backwards starts with what we are feeding our bodies
  • How you can tell how healthy your gut is by the way your skin looks
  • 4 types of “food” faces: what each one looks like and what they mean for your skin
  • Foods that are more damaging to our skin and foods that nourish our skin
  • How sleep is vital to our skin (and overall health!)
  • What you can do today to start glowing from the inside out
  • And so much more!


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Quotes:

  • “The way our skin looks is, in fact, 70% related to what we eat. And only 30% is related to our skincare routines.” - Larisa Petrini
  • “We don’t need 50 products for our face, body, and hair. We only need a few high-quality products that are good for us.” - Larisa Petrini
  • “50% of the population suffer from a reaction to one or more of the foods they eat in general and they have no idea it’s happening.” -Larisa Petrini
  • “We try to tackle the symptom without actually solving the root cause. And from my perspective, when you apply a cream without having a look at your plate, this is what you do. You just tackle a symptom, hoping that things will actually change.” - Larisa Petrini
May 04, 202201:01:21
164: The Non-Fad, Scientific Way to Fuel Your Body and Lose Weight with Christine Hronec

164: The Non-Fad, Scientific Way to Fuel Your Body and Lose Weight with Christine Hronec

Desperately wish you could figure out how to lose weight and become obsessed with the skin you’re in? So did Christine Hronec. Her frustration with trying to figure out why certain diets and exercise regimens weren’t giving her the results she was looking for, drove her to use her background as an award-winning chemical engineer, to figure it out on a biological level. And she did. In this episode, Christine chats with Rachel about how she discovered that the key to fat loss is to eat the optimum ratio of protein, carbs, and fat (macronutrients) for YOUR specific body.

Rachel and Christine more about:

  • Christine’s fitness journey: Getting curious and being fueled by determination
  • Why many people actually need to be eating more calories to lose weight - not less
  • The secret about eating fat and why it’s so important for your overall health
  • Why drastic carb-cutting almost always backfires and why water weight is so deceiving
  • One important nutrient that most people don’t get enough of in a day
  • The single biggest factor that dictates how to eat for your Macro Type
  • And so much more!


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Christine’s Book: Unlock Your Macro Type: • Identify Your True Body Type • Understand Your Carb Tolerance • Accelerate Fat Loss

Christine’s Website: https://gaugelife.com

Christine’s Instagram: @gaugegirltraining

Christine’s YouTube Channel: Gauge Girl Training

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Quotes:

  • “A lot of people bring emotion to fat loss and weight loss and we start thinking that there's something wrong with us. But we're just trying stuff so arbitrarily.” - Christine Hronec
  • “So many people come into this with the mindset that like they're going to be missing out on joy.” - Christine Hronec
  • “It feels good to feel good and food is not the enemy. Food is your greatest advocate.” - Christine Hronec
  • “It really opens the door for so many other areas of your life to improve.” - Christine Hronec
Apr 26, 202253:32
163: Living a Peaceful and Stress-Free Life with Roberta Whitney Hughes

163: Living a Peaceful and Stress-Free Life with Roberta Whitney Hughes

What if all you had to do to live a peaceful and stress-free life, was learn how to better take care of yourself? Would you do it? In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel chats with Roberta Whitney Hughes, the founder and lead instructor at PeaceFull Living, a boutique pilates, mediation, and yoga studio that helps people find a way to filter out the pressures and stressors of life from the comfort of your own home.

Rachel and Roberta talk more about:

  • Being brave enough to start, even when it isn’t perfect
  • How relatable our imperfections really are
  • The magic that happens when you set your intentions for the day and celebrate your successes at night
  • How to be thorough about your self-care
  • How self-care improves your self-love
  • What happens when we are overwhelmed by other people’s self-care routines and how to develop one that works for you
  • Why it can be intimidating to start new practices, such as meditation, and how to overcome it
  • And so much more!


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www.peacefullliving.com!

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Apr 20, 202253:41
162: Dealing With Overwhelm: How Do We Fix It and Keep It from Happening Again?

162: Dealing With Overwhelm: How Do We Fix It and Keep It from Happening Again?

We’ve all been there. We all know how debilitating being overwhelmed can be. But the truth is, we’re all humans. We all have flaws. This means being overwhelmed is just a part of life sometimes. Even though you may not be able to ever keep it from happening, you can learn how to better manage overwhelm and stay stress-free more often than not.

In this episode Rachel and Erin talk more about:

  • How being overwhelmed can affect your day to day life
  • How that feeling can unknowingly build overtime
  • Recognizing what makes us feel overwhelmed in the first place
  • How to keep yourself grounded
  • And knowing that you are never alone


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Quotes:

  • “Our brains are designed to keep us alive, not happy or satisfied.” - Erin
  • “A lot of times we’ll do things to make us feel good in that short term moment without addressing how we got to that overwhelm in the beginning, or just seeing it for what it is.” - Erin
  • “When that trigger happens, take a deep breath before you react, have that pause so that you can choose to respond in a more proactive, healthier way.” - Rachel
Apr 13, 202221:34
161: How to Show Up For The Life That You Want with Vanessa Simpkins

161: How to Show Up For The Life That You Want with Vanessa Simpkins

Are you satisfied with your life? Is there something missing? In this episode of the Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel and Erin chat with Vanessa Simpkins, founder of Take Your Power Back Now, a 7-figure women’s empowerment and coaching company as well as the name of her #1 selling book that launched a global movement. If you’re looking for inspiration and insights on self-discovery and owning your self-worth, this is the transformation story for you.

Rachel, Erin, and Vanessa talk more about:

  • Being brave enough to go deep and get vulnerable with yourself (because that’s where true transformation begins)
  • Recognizing when to let go of the things that are no longer serving you so that you can move forward and make room for something new
  • How life is a reflection of your inner self
  • Masculine and feminine energy and the problem with always operating in your masculine energy
  • Creating new beliefs for yourself and healing old wounds
  • Learning to figure out what you want and then asking for it
  • Excavating shame and guilt and embracing your worth


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The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

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Quotes:

  • “Human beings are creatures of change and we usually don't make a change unless the fear of staying the same becomes more painful than the fear of the unknown.” - Vanessa Simpkins
  • “That’s where the magic is. Trusting the process of new beginnings but not losing your real self and what you really want.” - Vanessa Simpkins
  • “90% of success is showing up and that’s the damn truth.” - Vanessa Simpkins
  • “You’re going to get what you tolerate. What you accept in your life.” - Vanessa Simpkins
Apr 06, 202243:56
160: Breaking Free of Limiting Beliefs to Create the Life of Your Dreams with Jade Se Tho

160: Breaking Free of Limiting Beliefs to Create the Life of Your Dreams with Jade Se Tho

How often do you say to yourself: If only I could do "this" (be more motivated, disciplined, etc.) then I'd be happy. . . So often we are looking for external solutions to fix internal problems but the truth is, the root of all our inactions and actions come directly from our beliefs. And sometimes those beliefs can go so deep within us that we may not even know what it is that we are believing about ourselves. In this episode, Rachel talks with Jade Se Tho, a life coach, multi-dimensional energy worker, and conscious creation expert, about uncovering the deeply rooted beliefs that may be holding us back from becoming our most authentic and true selves.

Rachel and Jade talk more about:

  • Identifying recurring patterns in your life
  • Being curious about those patterns and really questioning why you keep finding yourself in these same situations
  • Realizing the spiritual side of your being and figuring out what it is that your soul is trying to guide you to or through
  • The 4 different levels of consciousness and how there may be beliefs in these different levels that may be holding you back
  • Breaking generational patterns and healing past traumas so that you can consciously create the life you want
  • Reprogramming your beliefs
  • And so much more!


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Jade’s Podcast: Your Soul is Calling

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The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

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Quotes:

  • “There’s more to us than we think. There are layers. There’s complexity. We’re multi-dimensional. Our soul is multi-dimensional. So sometimes you think you’ve worked through something but the pattern shows up again because you haven’t got to the root of it.” - Jade Se tho
  • “We can work on the mind. We can work on the behavior. If it's procrastination, if it's sabotage, if it's relationships, whatever it is, it normally comes down to the fact that we don't think we're good enough.” - Jade Se tho
  • “If you want to create a life that's really going to serve you and make you happy, it's good to get rid of negative patterns.” - Jade Se tho
  • “It’s just so important to remember that sometimes we just need to take that first step.” - Jade Se tho
Mar 30, 202243:40
159: How to Build Foundational Wealth So That You Can Have Financial Freedom with Amanda Kinderman

159: How to Build Foundational Wealth So That You Can Have Financial Freedom with Amanda Kinderman

You don’t know what you don’t know. . . and knowledge is power. Many of us manage our finances based on what our parents taught us, and unfortunately, many of those lessons were learned the hard way. But Amanda Kinderman is on a mission to help eliminate the “taboo” that surrounds money by helping women take charge of their wealth potential so that we can achieve financial freedom and become better teachers for the next generation.

Rachel, Erin, and Amanda cover:

  • How Amanda went from clinical researcher in public health to financial advisor and financial education advocate
  • How lack of financial education contributes to the gender pay gap
  • Basic money management tips that not everyone may be aware of
  • Tips for managing money with a spouse or partner
  • How to find credible resources for education in money management
  • The “red flags” to look out for in the financial industry
  • Whether or not you should be using credit cards
  • And so much more!


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Amanda’s Website: www.financiallysuccessfulandsavvy.com

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Quotes:

  • “The first thing I recommend to every client - I don't care if their net worth is 250,000 or zero - The most important first thing to do is make sure you have an emergency fund.” - Amanda Kinderman
  • “We're not taught in school about credit, about retirement, about savings or any of that.” - Amanda Kinderman
  • “I wish I would’ve known how important it was, as early as possible, to start investing in a retirement of some sort.” - Amanda Kinderman
  • “A lot of people think that financial planning is not available to them. They think you have to have a minimum amount of money to invest. They think you have to have a certain net worth. They think it's going to cost so much to meet with an advisor and thankfully advising is becoming more and more accessible to everyone.” - Amanda Kinderman
Mar 23, 202253:30
158: How to Use Your Monthly Cycle to Your Advantage: Cycle Syncing with Megan Rempel

158: How to Use Your Monthly Cycle to Your Advantage: Cycle Syncing with Megan Rempel

Feel like you keep getting caught in a vicious cycle of being a productive rock star to feeling like a failure and wondering why you can’t stick to a weekly routine or schedule? You’re not alone. So many women struggle with staying disciplined and accomplishing all the things throughout the month. But it’s because of our regularly changing hormones, not because we aren't rock stars (because we are!) Rachel and Erin talk with registered nurse and health coach, Megan Rempel, about how the different phases of a woman’s cycle affect how we think and feel and how we can use this knowledge to live a happier and more balanced life.

The girls talk more about:

  • How Megan went from wearing insane busyness as a badge of honor (and constantly burning out) to adapting to a lifestyle around cycle syncing
  • One huge misconception about cycle syncing
  • The 4 stages make up a woman’s monthly cycle
  • What to do during each stage of the cycle
  • How women can still follow a cycle even if they take hormonal birth control, have had a hysterectomy, or have gone through menopause
  • And so much more!


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3 Tips to Getting Started with Cycle Syncing

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Quotes:

  • “We are going through a 28-day clock, not a 24-hour clock. We are evolving week to week and we are completely different, which means that we need to be doing different things week to week.” - Megan Rempel
  • “PMS is not normal. We are not supposed to experience PMS. It is not normal but it has become normal for women.” - Megan Rempel
  • “Our body is going through this intense process of shedding a layer of tissue and then we think that we should be keeping up a 5 A.M. and doing a HIT workout and tackling our to-list.” - Megan Rempel
  • “If you start to live more in alignment with your cycle, you won’t be feeling like this crazy hormonal woman anymore. You’ll feel like this beautiful, centered, aligned hormonal woman.” - Megan Rempel
Mar 16, 202249:44
157: Parenting: From Before Pregnancy and Beyond with Dr. Kristen Cook

157: Parenting: From Before Pregnancy and Beyond with Dr. Kristen Cook

Looking for a truly unfiltered conversation about pregnancy, becoming a mom, and beyond? Kristen Cook, MD is a pediatrician and mama of two strong-willed kids and on her own journey through motherhood, she realized that there was A LOT of stuff that happens that no one really talks about and prepares you for. Rachel and Erin talk with Dr. Cook about how she is pursuing her mission of helping parents create more peaceful and effective parenting journeys, from before pregnancy and beyond.

Together they talk more about:

  • All the things we DON’T think about until it’s actually happening
  • Being overloaded with information as an expecting or new parent (and a pregnancy myth)
  • The pressure we feel to be the perfect parent who never makes any mistakes
  • Mom guilt
  • Peaceful parenting and how it can make parenting easier
  • Setting realistic expectations about parenthood and what that looks like even before pregnancy
  • 1st pregnancy vs. 2nd pregnancy
  • Understanding your birth options
  • Advocating for yourself
  • Why toddlers are difficult sometimes
  • And so much more!


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Dr. Kristen Cook’s Facebook Group: I Got You Mama

Dr. Kristen Cook’s Instagram: @msdockristenc

Dr. Kristen Cook’s Website: www.igotyoumama.com

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

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Quotes:

  • “The one thing that I want moms to understand is that most of the medical advice that we give are guidelines. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to parenting.” - Dr. Kristen Cook
  • “It’s the stuff that you need to know but that no one seems to talk about.” - Dr. Kristen Cook
  • “It’s about normalizing the fact that being a parent can be really, really hard, and we don't have to do this by ourselves. We can be messy and still be great parents.” - Dr. Kristen Cook
Mar 09, 202240:20
156: Creating a Joy-Filled Life with Inspirational Stories About Business, Getting out of Debt, and Relationships with Simone Milasas

156: Creating a Joy-Filled Life with Inspirational Stories About Business, Getting out of Debt, and Relationships with Simone Milasas

If you could do anything, what would you want to do? It’s the ultimate question for a “dreamer’s” mindset but what’s the difference between a “dreamer” and a “doer?” A doer pursues a dream without knowing exactly “how” to do it. A dreamer fixates on figuring out the how first and quickly gets overwhelmed, making their dreams feel less and less like an actual possibility. Today’s guest, Simone Milasas, is an international serial entrepreneur, speaker, and author who is full of inspirational life experiences with an incredibly important message to share.

Rachel and Erin soak up all of Simone’s wisdom as they talk more about:

  • How Simone got her start as an entrepreneur
  • How observing and experiencing life outside of your comfort zone is awe-inspiring, humbling, and incredible for personal growth
  • Being multi-passionate and exploring all that comes with it
  • How to pay off debt and still honor yourself in the process
  • The art of letting go and being open-minded to new opportunities and possibilities
  • How to embrace the inevitable hurdles and setbacks of life
  • And so much more!

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Simone’s Website: https://www.simonemilasas.com/

Relationships Done Different Website: https://www.relationshipsdonedifferent.com/

Relationships Done Different Instagram: @relationshipsdonedifferent

Relationships Done Different Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/relationshipsdonedifferent/

Relationship. Are You Sure You Want One? Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAzYT9c2cAs&ab_channel=AccessConsciousness

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Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

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Quotes:

“Create your own reality rather than duplicating other people’s realities.” - Simone Milasas

“To me owning a business was like a playground. Like even now, I've been in business for quite some time and I don't look at it as though I have an answer or this is the result that I'm looking for. To me, it's something that you always get to discover.” - Simone Milasas



Mar 02, 202247:20
155: How to Close More Sales with Clare Cui

155: How to Close More Sales with Clare Cui

It’s not that people don’t like being sold to. . . it’s that people don’t like to be pushed and pushed and pushed until they eventually give in! They don’t like feeling like they are making a mistake if they don’t buy! This is why you see people visibly cringe when they hear the word “sales.” Everyone is selling something, whether you are in a sales position or not, which is why it is so important that we change the narrative around sales. So if you are someone who hates feeling like you’re trying to convince people to buy your product or service, hit that play button because this is a powerful episode that you don’t want to miss! Rachel and Erin chat with international sales expert, trainer, and speaker, Clare Cui, all about the art of selling.

The girls talk more about:

  • How being an extrovert doesn’t mean that you CAN sell!
  • How huge accolades don’t always mean that your rollin’ in the dough
  • The biggest myth out there when it comes to closing sales
  • How to STILL close sales, even if you botch the script
  • Leading the conversation while also creating a safe and comfortable space
  • How you should feel empowered to sell! And not like you are doing something dirty


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Clare’s Instagram: @clare_cui 

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

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Quotes:

  • "Most people are not actually a hell yes. . . Most people have limiting beliefs." - Clare Cui
  • "When it comes to sales, it's not what you are saying . . . it's who you are being." - Clare Cui
  • "When you learn the skill of having a dialogue that is intentional, informed, and aware. . . that's where transformation happens."
Feb 23, 202225:51
154: How to Find Your Purpose in Life

154: How to Find Your Purpose in Life

How many nights have you spent lying awake trying to figure out what your purpose is in life? It seems like everyone else around you has found the answer to what they are supposed to be doing with their life, so why can’t you? In this episode, Rachel and Erin discuss what they think the true meaning of purpose is and how the journey to finding your purpose may be much simpler than you think.

The girls chat more about:

  • How overwhelming and frustrating it can be to be actively searching for your purpose
  • Feeling lost in life with no direction
  • How we often think that our purpose has to equate to money
  • How to dial in on what truly matters in life instead of trying to proactively search for your life’s purpose
  • How surrendering can be the quickest path to revelation
  • What it looks like to take a step back, loosen the reins, and do the inner work
  • How comparison makes us overcomplicate what our true purpose is in life
  • And so much more!


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Quotes:

  • "It's about using those gifts and talents and your uniqueness that only you possess to help transform and inspire and give meaning to other people." - Rachel
  • "Overall purpose equals fulfillment because when they are entwined you feel like you've lived a fulfilling purpose-driven life" - Rachel
  • "We're all trying to do the best we can with what we know. We haven't arrived. We haven't found our purpose and are like okay done! Box is checked. If that were the case we wouldn't be here. We wouldn't be gifted another day to go serve and love others and do what is good and called for on our hearts." - Rachel
  • "I think we have skewed what the definition is and what purpose means. We've made it seem like it has to be some grand, big, giant thing in life." - Erin
  • "I think in doing those small everyday acts of service for other people, you're going to stumble upon your purpose." - Erin
Feb 16, 202220:42
153: What it Takes to Become the Most Confident Version of Yourself

153: What it Takes to Become the Most Confident Version of Yourself

Life is full of tragedies and being confident doesn’t make you immune to feeling the struggle and pain of difficult times. It’s how you choose to acknowledge, deal with, and overcome the hard times that build your character, strengthen your mental and emotional skill set, and that ultimately helps you become the most confident version of yourself. In this episode, Rachel and Erin share the real and raw struggles that they’ve been going through over the last couple years and what they are doing to help them move forward.

Rachel and Erin talk more about:

+ Owning all facets of your life

+ The dangers of not processing mental and emotional trauma

+ The slippery slope of negative mindset

+ How challenging it is to accept that we are not in control and (more importantly) surrendering to it

+ Evaluating your “content diet” (What are you constantly consuming and feeding your mind?)

+ Creating a life that honors the integrity of who you are as a person

+ And so much more!


Grab Our Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Quotes:

  • "We're in the online space, we're easily influenced by something if we don't put our boundaries and guards up." - Rachel
  • "I actually feel more accomplished by doing less and focusing on the bigger things that matter versus racing to finish the never-ending to-do list." - Rachel
  • "I think there are some things that happen in our lives and it's like yeah you can move on, be resilient, and we can overcome them pretty easy but I feel like we need to take inventory of what those are because sometimes there are things that you maybe should seek help with so that it doesn't turn into something bigger later on down the road" - Erin
  • "Finding people you can talk to or strategize with or finding ways you can handle and work through emotion by emotion and dismantling how irrational some of them are because we always want to make it worse than it is, especially when we're in the moment." - Erin
Feb 09, 202231:09
152: What Should You Do if Imposter Syndrome is Holding You Back?

152: What Should You Do if Imposter Syndrome is Holding You Back?

Feel like you are stuck in a vicious cycle of self-doubt and lack of confidence? Are you getting frustrated with just trying to figure out how you can just get past the imposter syndrome? In today’s episode, Rachel and Erin explain how you can better identify when imposter syndrome shows up and how being able to better identify it can help you move past it.

Rachel and Erin chat more about:

+ The 5 different types of imposter syndrome

+ How we have natural tendency to want to make imposter syndrome mean something about who we are as people

+ How imposter syndrome can exacerbate limiting beliefs

+ Examples of how these different types of imposter syndrome may show up in your life or business

+ And so much more!


Grab Our Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Quotes:

  • "I'm so good at this, this, this - it comes naturally, it's easy and then when something else comes along I tend to want to shut down because I'm frustrated that it's not easy." - Erin
  • "It's not so much about being lazy, it's about being met with resistance." - Rachel
  • "If we believe and feed into this imposter syndrome, overall it will hold us back from creating and living and becoming all that we aspire and desire to achieve." - Rachel
Feb 02, 202219:09
151: Finding Your Way as a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur with Nikki Arensman

151: Finding Your Way as a Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur with Nikki Arensman

Building an online business is not easy. And it’s even more difficult when you really aren’t sure what you want to do or even like to do! And on top of that, you add in everything that there is to invest in for your business, like your brand! Nikki Arensman is a Brand Designer and Strategist who saw a need for those brand new entrepreneurs who are really just getting started with their business. She shares her incredible story of how she got to where she is today and so much more.

Rachel and Erin chat with Nikki about:

+ Her very first business

+ Losing her identity after a lot of major life changes

+ How she reinvented herself

+ What she felt like was missing when it came to brand design for new entrepreneurs

+ How we are people have multiple interests that aren’t always linear

+ And how throughout her journey she has learned to just trust the process


Grab Our Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Nikki’s Website: https://www.nikkiarensman.com/

Nikki’s Instagram: @nikkiarensman

Nikki’s FREE Quiz: How Binge-Worthy is your Brand?

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!


Quotes:

  • "I went through this period of just because I know how to do it doesn't mean I need to be doing it" - Nikki Arensman
  • "If you like a lot of different things, I think there is a lot of value in finding where people are experiencing you the best." - Nikki Arensman
  • "I think that figuring out your sweet spot is an organic process that happens through trial and error and just over time." - Nikki Arensman
Jan 26, 202242:06
150: How to Start and Build a Business Without Losing Your Sanity

150: How to Start and Build a Business Without Losing Your Sanity

How are we supposed to build and run a successful business and still keep a respectable work/life balance? How do we get clear on what we need to do in order to start a business and how do we build it around our current lifestyle? How do we do it all, do it well, and keep our sanity? A member of The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community asked these fantastic questions and in this week’s episode, Rachel and Erin are discussing all the answers.

They chat more about:

+ Getting crystal clear on the goals and intentions for your business and what it may mean for your current lifestyle

+ How flexibility will need to be a necessity because (let's be real) shit happens

+ Challenging yourself to be resourceful

+ How to stay intentional and mindful in your research so that you don’t get stuck in comparison mode

+ How it is completely impossible to do it alone - no one really does

+ Creating SMART goals to set yourself up for success

+ And so much more!


Grab Our Resources:

FREE Goal Setting Guide!

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Quotes:

  • “If you don’t have clarity, set an intention to avoid the confusion.” - Rachel
  • "Know how much time and effort you want to put into your business in the beginning and be clear and realistic about what that looks like." - Erin
  • "Just know that there's going to be some sacrifice at some point and you have to decide what it is by prioritizing what's got to go to be able to fit this new business into your life because they take time." - Erin
  • "You can't plan and prepare for the unpredicted" - Rachel
Jan 19, 202224:33
149: Losing Weight and Breaking Free From Diet Culture with Leslie Thornton

149: Losing Weight and Breaking Free From Diet Culture with Leslie Thornton

Are you sick and tired of being in a constant battle with the scale? Is your mind constantly consumed with thoughts about food, weight, and dieting? Are you tired of being unhappy about the way you look and feel? Well, you’re not alone. So many women are SILENTLY battling the societal pressures of diet culture and it’s time for a change. Leslie was 8 years old when she first became aware of her body and how it compared to what is considered “socially acceptable.” In this episode, Rachel and Erin dive into a vulnerable conservation about Leslie’s personal struggles with weight loss and how her journey has led her to becoming an NLP Practitioner, Hypnotist, and certified coach who has now helped 100s of people overcome the obsession with food, body, and weight - for good!

The ladies chat more about:

+  How Leslie started dieting as young as 8 years old

+ The deep connection that food has to our emotions

+ How food, body, and weight obsession makes us feel like there is something seriously wrong with us

+ How discovering the root cause of these obsessions and processing through them will help change your life

+ Taking back control by rewiring your thoughts

+ And so much more!


Grab Our Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Leslie’s Podcast: Hypnosis for Permanent Weight Loss [available on all podcast streaming platforms]

Leslie’s FREE Training: Text “hypnosis” to 72727

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Quotes:

  • “I just thought that I was dealt a bad hand. I felt that I was an addict.” - Leslie Thornton
  • “It was really affecting my confidence as a woman and my growth. I could only go so far with that mindset.” - Leslie Thornton
  • “I got to a place where I was like - I want to learn how to love and accept my body, no matter what that means about my body. I want to get past my fears. I want to not be afraid of eating carbs. I want to be able to socialize with my friends and family and have a cocktail if I want to and not feel like I’m isolated from people because I’m on the next fast or cleanse.” - Leslie Thornton
  • “Through awareness comes freedom.” - Leslie Thornton
Jan 12, 202241:59
148: Figuring Out Who You Are as a Person and What You Like To Do

148: Figuring Out Who You Are as a Person and What You Like To Do

By the time we are young adults, we adapt this mentality that whatever it is that we decide to do as our job or our career, is the end all be all decision. And we are so hard on ourselves when we can’t figure out what that thing is. We put so much pressure on ourselves to “get it right” the first time, even though we’ve barely had any kind of life experience. In this episode, Rachel and Erin answer a question from The Confident Woman Community - “How do you choose a career when you aren’t sure what you want to do?”

Rachel and Erin chat more about

  • Both of their journeys and how it is led them to where they are today
  • Shifting your expectations to focus on the short term as opposed to trying to figure out the long term, right now
  • Tips on how to go back to the “roots” of who you are as a person and exploring it
  • Giving yourself grace (no one knows 100% what they want to in life)
  • Not being afraid to try different things


Grab Our Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Quotes:

  • “There’s always going to be something new and exciting in your life, and you can take that with you into the next stage.” - Rachel
  • “That’s the beauty of what growth is. You’re expanding, you're evolving, you’re stretching, you’re growing. And you can become anything at any time.” - Rachel
  • “Purpose finds you. You can’t just go find it under a rock or on the shelves at Target. It doesn’t exist. Purpose comes through experience.” - Rachel
  • “At the end of the day, the only one that has to like you (and your decision) is you.” - Erin
Jan 05, 202224:06
147: Operating From Your Zone of Genius with Hanna Hermanson

147: Operating From Your Zone of Genius with Hanna Hermanson

Ready to start leading your life and business from your zone of genius? Today, Hanna Hermanson joins Erin and Rachel to chat about how you can start to effectively operate from your zone of genius and outsource the rest. So if you’ve been trying to do it ALL then this episode is for you!

The girls talk more about:

  • The #1 hack to staying in your zone of genius
  • What you need to have in place when hiring or outsourcing
  • How the 15/5 rule can make your life easier
  • The attribute that you should be hiring based on
  • What to do when you’re in the overwhelm
  • The big shift Hanna discovered when trying to find the right team members
  • The reason most women, like you, start businesses and what happens when they start to scale
  • And so much more!

Connect with Hanna:

Website:
www.dreamlifeisreallife.com

Instagram: @hannahermanson_

Facebook: Millennials Living The Dream 

Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!

Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

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Dec 29, 202134:09
146: Breaking Up with the Hustle Mentality and Finding Peace

146: Breaking Up with the Hustle Mentality and Finding Peace

Are you feeling completely burnt out? Do you keep pushing through, thinking that life will be smooth sailing as soon as you reach this goal? Do you feel like you are pushing yourself so much that you are missing out on what is going on around you? In today’s world, it’s hard not to. However, regardless of how it may seem, “hustling” is not the secret to success. In today’s episode, Rachel and Erin talk about the importance of hustling less and learning how to be more present in your day-to-day life.

The girls chat more about:

  • How pride seems to be attached to hustle (and how it is affecting our mental, emotional, and physical well-being)
  • How slowing down can actually give you more clarity and focused energy to be productive
  • How you are the only one in charge of how you spend your time (which means that it’s ok to give yourself some grace and take a break)
  • How you’ve only got this one life to live - so make sure your peace happiness is a priority


Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!


Quotes:

  • “It made me realize how often we don’t stop and smell the roses and actually enjoy life. And enjoy where we are in the moment.” - Erin
  • “It’s like putting that filter over our lives. Like we are accomplishing all these things on the outside and it looks good. But inside it’s crumbling in some areas.” - Erin
  • “I always feel on. And if I’m not producing - I feel like it was a waste of time and a waste of day. So I really had to challenge where this came from. Why do I have to believe that I have to be producing something?” - Rachel
  • “Everything is opposing. We have pain and we have pleasure. We have happy, we have sad. So why can’t we experience more of the joy and the ease and the flow of your business than always feeling like you have to grind as if that's like the badge of honor.” - Rachel
Dec 22, 202119:20
145: Finding True Fulfillment with Dr. Kim Foster - A Journey From MD to Health & Wellness Coach

145: Finding True Fulfillment with Dr. Kim Foster - A Journey From MD to Health & Wellness Coach

Do you feel stuck in your career? Do you feel limited by what you can do and what you can achieve because of your past education or current career path? This week, Rachel and Erin had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Kim Foster. She is a MD turned wellness coach and business mentor, and she is on a mission to help other health and wellness coaches market their programs, serve more clients, and find true fulfillment in their work. Listen in as Dr. Kim shares her incredible story of how she completely changed the trajectory of her life (and career) when she decided that she no longer wanted to work as a family physician.


The girls talk about:

+ The power of just deciding

+ How entrepreneurship does not have a clear, straightforward path

+ Overcoming limiting beliefs, the fear of rejection, and societal pressures

+ Always checking back in with your “why” and course correcting

+ Being open to possibilities and opportunities

+ Learning to be ok with pivoting and doing something different


Kim's Resources:

Dr. Kim’s Free Masterclass: How To Chart A Path To Your Dream Career As a Wellness Coach: https://drkimfoster.com/becomeacoach ; https://wellnesscoachacademy.com/ 

Dr. Kim’s Website: https://drkimfoster.com/

Dr. Kim’s Instagram: @drkimfoster

Our Resources:  
Chasing Perfection Book: http://chasingperfectionbook.com

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com

The Confident Woman Community (Free): https://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/community

20-Ways to Build Self-Confidence (Free Gift): https://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/selfconfidence


Connect with us:
Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “I had a real existential crisis at that moment thinking - what have I done? Is this actually where I want to be?” - Dr. Kim Foster
  • “There was a lot of reasons to keep doing it and so it was very hard to step outside the box and do something different.” -  Dr. Kim Foster
  • “I didn’t get that education just to limit my choices. I didn’t get it to just only ever do one thing in the world for ever and ever. I got it to create expansion in my life. To be more, to be bigger, and to have an impact in the world. So if I found that it was limiting me then that meant that something needed to change.” - Dr. Kim Foster
  • “I realized that that’s what shifted and that allowed me to consider coloring outside the lines. And to consider doing something that was not what everybody else around was doing and was expected to do.” - Dr. Kim Foster
Dec 15, 202133:07
144: Ready to Up-Level Your Life and Business?

144: Ready to Up-Level Your Life and Business?

Have you been looking for a group of like-minded women who you can learn, grow and thrive with in both life and business? If so, then look no further. Today, Erin and Rachel are sharing what The Confident Woman Collective is and why it may be the perfect fit for YOU!

Here are few highlights:

- Learning from multiple people in different speciality areas within the Collective

- The live weekly trainings you’ll will receive

- Who the Collective is meant for (hint: it’s probably you!)

- The relationships you will gain from being a part of the Collective

- How this membership was born out of Rachel’s own experience

- And so much more!

If you’ve been thinking about joining The Confident Woman Collective, what are you waiting for? The Collective is a safe space, (a container), for other female creators, entrepreneurs, coaches, leaders of all stages. Inside women give and receive community, connection, belonging, sisterhood, create memorable experiences, and do life and biz together. It's your one-stop shop for complete access to multiple coaches, mentors, guides, creators, entrepreneurs that are experts in different fields, disciplines, and areas in life and business. Now is the time to become a founding member of the Collective! Join us in the Collective by heading to
https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com!


Resources:

Chasing Perfection Book: http://chasingperfectionbook.com

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com

The Confident Woman Community (Free): https://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/community

20-Ways to Build Self-Confidence (Free Gift): https://www.iamrachelbrooks.com/selfconfidence


Connect with us:

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

Quotes:

  • “You’re sitting at a table with like-minded women, all on a journey, all on the same outcome to become a better version of yourself.” - Rachel
  • “You can talk about those hard things. People will get you. That people will understand you. And we’re here to encourage you along the way.” - Rachel
Dec 08, 202110:09
143: Living a Beautiful, Well-Fashioned Life with Candace Read

143: Living a Beautiful, Well-Fashioned Life with Candace Read

Ever walk into a closet full of clothes and feel like you have nothing to wear? Most women do, and it’s honestly pretty frustrating, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a defined style with a wardrobe that matched? To get dressed every day in an outfit that just feels like the perfect expression of you, and it be flattering! This week, Rachel and Erin, pick the brain of style enthusiast, Candace Read. From competing for Miss America to becoming a full-time stylist and fashion influencer, Candace has always let her passions lead the way. Her journey has led her into a fulfilling career helping women everywhere look and feel their best.

The girls chat more about:

+ Finding your style “DNA”

+ What you should do about those sentimental pieces of clothing that hang around for years

+ The magic of a versatile wardrobe

+ Tips on how to shop with purpose and not on impulse

+ Utilizing accessories as a powerful finishing detail of an outfit

+ How every step in our journey teaches us and leads us to the next thing

+ And so much more!


Resources:

Candace’s Instagram: @candacemread

Candace’s Website: https://www.candacemread.com/

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “We don’t have endless dollars to spend on clothing, so how can we take it and adapt it and make it work for us.” - Candace
  • “Clothing is a unique way to communicate a little piece of who we are.” - Candace
  • “Oftentimes the difference between a great outfit and a fantastic outfit is an earring, a necklace, and a bracelet.” - Candace
  • “We’re all our own individual beings so just because we like something, doesn’t mean it will work for everyone else.” - Candace
Dec 01, 202133:36
142: What’s Taking Up Your Mental Capacity?

142: What’s Taking Up Your Mental Capacity?

Have you ever received a text from someone and thought, “I just don’t have the capacity to respond right now.” If so, then know that you are not alone! Today, the girls are chatting about what’s taking up your mental capacity, the burnout it can cause and what you can do to improve your mental wellbeing!

The girls talk more on:

  • Finding where you spend your time
  • The constant toggling your brain is doing
  • Knowing when something is actually urgent
  • Setting limits and boundaries around your phone
  • Structuring your day the right way
  • And so much more!

Resources:

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com

Quotes:

  • “It’s so easy to get so sucked into everything.” - Erin
  • “With the internet and social media, it makes everything feel urgent and it’s not.” - Erin
  • “If it’s really that urgent, be a human and call that person.” - Rachel
  • “Take a deep breath and not make things up in our heads that aren’t real and then set those boundaries.” - Erin
  • “Be aware of your attentions when you pick up that phone.” - Rachel
Nov 24, 202115:15
141: What is the Difference Between Success and Failure?

141: What is the Difference Between Success and Failure?

Have you ever looked at someone who is super successful in their business and immediately thought to yourself. . . “I suck!” Do you feel like you are failing when you can’t establish the same habits or create the same discipline in your life that all “successful” entrepreneurs seem to have? Rachel and Erin have. And in this episode, the girls get real about how comparing themselves to others has affected their personal growth as well as what true success looks like to them.


The girls chat about:

+ How comparison makes us lose sight of who we are as people and what truly makes us happy

+ Tips on how to take bits and pieces from those who are ahead of you without trying to implement every single habit and/or strategy they have

+ Staying focused on your mission and core values

+ Taking the time to really figure out what success means to you

+ And so much more!


Resources:

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “I was trying to emulate somebody who is successful. And if I modeled what they did, therefore, then I would be successful as well.” - Rachel
  • “I feel like people do all these things because they really want to better themselves and grow as a person. But it can be too much too fast. And then you lose your whole identity.” - Erin
  • “I saw them as successful. So I was trying to be and do everything that they were. And throughout that time there were a lot of things I lost about myself because I was trying to live on their timeline.” - Erin
  • “Success is doing what you love and loving what you do. Because in there lies the fulfillment, the passion, the purpose, and the freedom. And those are all core values that I really resonate with.” - Rachel
Nov 17, 202112:14
140: Social Selling and Organic Growth on Instagram with Tori Overmyer

140: Social Selling and Organic Growth on Instagram with Tori Overmyer

6-figure business mentor, Tori Overmyer, knows what she is talking about when it comes to using Instagram as an effective marketing tool for your business. Rachel and Erin chat with Tori about the biggest do’s and don’ts when it comes to marketing your brand and selling your products and services on Instagram, without feeling salesy, weird, or uncomfortable.

The girls cover:

  • How Tori used Instagram to organically attract and book clients as a hairstylist
  • Tori’s biggest tip for growing a successful business
  • The biggest misconceptions about what it means to be authentic online
  • How to continuously create relatable content for your brand
  • How to mix business and personal content in a way that feels good, makes sense, and creates natural consistency
  • The best ways to reach out and initiate conversations
  • What you really need to know about your ideal client and how important it is to your content creation (Hint: You don’t have to know how old they are, where they shop, or their Starbucks order)


Resources:

Tori’s Instagram: @thewholetori

Tori’s Website: thewholetori.com

Tori's FREE HASHTAG WORKBOOK + CAPTION CALENDAR: Click Here

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “I think we can be open and honest with our audience but still have boundaries and I think it’s really important to not blur that line.” - Tori
  • “Humans are naturally drawn to consistency. So to us it may feel like “wow, I’m posting the same kind of things” but our audiences actually really like that. So never feel like when it comes to content that you’re having to come up with these brand new ideas every time you go to post.” - Tori
  • “Not everyone is going to be your ideal client. So you shouldn’t be going into those initial interactions with the mindset of “ok, how do I get this person. . .” You should be going into those initial interactions with the mindset of “let's get to know each other so I can see if I even want to turn this into a conversation about what I want to offer.” - Tori
  • “Really get your ideal client nailed down and reference that when you create content.” - Tori
Nov 10, 202138:49
139: Protecting Your Energy and Preventing Burnout
Nov 03, 202118:46
138: Defining Beauty on Your Own Terms with Michelle Emmick

138: Defining Beauty on Your Own Terms with Michelle Emmick

Beauty and cosmetics is a multi-billion dollar industry, but how truthful and authentic is their marketing? Is it really about helping you feel like the best version of yourself? Or has the focus become more money driven? Rachel and Erin dive into the concept of women’s beauty and wellness with Michelle Emmick, Amazon best-selling author of Blue-Collar Beauty. After 20 years of working in the aesthetics field, Michelle is now Editor-in-Chief of Ask Us Beauty Magazine. A place where medical professionals and coaches are educating, connecting, and sharing about beauty and wellness to help empower the real, everyday woman.

The girls talk more about:

  • Closing the comparison gap that many women find themselves in
  • The importance of doing your research and educating yourself before going through with a life-changing decision
  • The power of understanding people and their stories
  • What’s different about Ask Us Beauty Magazine
  • How the magazine is content heavy with actual stories, making it a perfect weekend or travel read. (Without having to flip through endless amounts of ads)
  • The importance of authenticity when it comes to the content that’s being published
  • How the magazine is all encompassing, from beauty products to mental health and wellness
  • Standing by your standards and being strong in your values
  • How there is no such thing as an “overnight success”
  • And so much more!


Resources:

Michelle’s Instagram: @theplasticsurgerycoach

Ask Us Beauty Magazine Instagram: @askusbeautymagazine

Ask Us Beauty Magazine Website: askusbeautymagazine.com

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “We’re gonna create a magazine and we’re gonna bring women together. And we’re going to connect. And we’re gonna share. And we’re going to educate. And we’re going to empower.” - Michelle
  • “Our mission is for women to define beauty on their own terms” - Michelle
  • “Whatever you’re going to do, put in 100% effort. Make sure you feel good about doing it. And learn as much as you can.” - Michelle
  • “You can make a difference in someone’s life but you have to find their story. If you can understand their why and make sure they’re doing everything for the right reasons, it can be so life-changing.” - Michelle
Oct 27, 202150:02
137: Going All In On YOU with Katrina Ruth

137: Going All In On YOU with Katrina Ruth

Are you ready to go all-in on YOU? Speaker, writer, and self-made millionaire, Katrina Ruth, joins Erin and Rachel today to chat about her journey from dropping out of law school to making over 20 million dollars while helping those who want to do business and life differently from everyone else. She not only shares her own story, but she lets you in on the steps you can take to pursue your passions and say yes to right NOW!

The girls talk more about:

  • Following the breadcrumbs to lead you where you want to go
  • What it really takes to have true success
  • Why you must keep moving past your failures
  • Having the right support system in your life
  • What Katrina does to pick herself up when she is in a slump
  • Getting in tune with yourself to know what you need
  • One big reason people don’t get what they truly want
  • And so much more!

Links from today's episode:

Katrina’s Instagram: @thekatrinaruthshow

Katrina’s Facebook: @katrinaruth

Katrina’s YouTube: @thekatrinaruthshow

Website: www.thekatrinaruthshow.com


Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!


Quotes:

  • "I’m going to take responsibility for the fact that bringing out that part of me is not just okay, but it’s critical and required and the world needs it." - Katrina
  • “I just kept following that little nothingness voice within, like I just kept following the threads.” - Katrina
  • “I didn’t come here to make money or build a business so that I could relax and sit by the pool and be a chillpreneur with a cocktail in my hand.” - Katrina
  • “You connect to you!” - Katrina
Oct 20, 202132:02
136: Big News! We Couldn’t Have Done it Without You!

136: Big News! We Couldn’t Have Done it Without You!

The Confident Woman Podcast received the podcast award for Best Society and Culture in our community at the Columbus Podcast Awards! Rachel and Erin are so excited, humbled, grateful, and completely honored to be recognized for such an incredible achievement. The girls are so thankful for their community, their listeners, and all their guests. Truly, none of it would be possible without the continuous love and support from The Confident Woman community and the real and honest feedback that listeners provide for every episode.

The girls talk more about:

+ The “pinch me” moment when The Confident Woman Podcast was named winner

+ How fulfilling and gratifying it is to be a globally ranked and award winning podcast

+ How grateful they feel to be building such a wonderful community of confident women and to be doing it together


Resources:

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “This is what podcasting is about. Bringing value, bringing hope, bringing inspiration, and of course, keeping it real, raw, and relatable because that’s what women need more of these days.” - Rachel
  • “It’s always fun to take all of your hard work and take a moment and celebrate.” - Erin
  • “I’d never seen Rachel do kind of like an Elaine dance from Seinfeld. Kind of like a hands up in the air, like high knee shuffle, and a lot of whoo’ing.” - Erin
  • “When you pour your blood, sweat, and tears into something, you want it to take off. You want it to be successful. You want to know that it’s making an impact. And that was just the cherry on top. Like, holy crap, not only are we doing this but we are doing it here in our community and that was impactful.” - Rachel
Oct 13, 202107:17
135: What is Toxic Positivity and How Do You Handle it?

135: What is Toxic Positivity and How Do You Handle it?

How does being positive 24/7 affect you? Toxic Positivity has been a hot topic as of late. Just like how it can be difficult to be around someone who is negative all the time, it can also be just as difficult to be around someone who is so positive all the time. In this episode, Rachel and Erin dig a little deeper into what exactly toxic positivity is and their thoughts on the subject.

The girls cover:

+ Taking a second look at our natural emotional response

+ The importance of compassion, understanding, and empathy

+ Finding balance

+ Different ways to preface conversations when you just want an ear to listen

+ How we, as women, are more alike than we are different


Resources:

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective: https://www.theconfidentwomancollective.com


Quotes:

  • “Toxic Positivity is being so overly positive all the time, about every situation, that sometimes it’s looked down upon to experience any other emotion that isn’t positive or happy.” - Erin
  • “There’s really a fine line. You want to be positive and encouraging but yet you also don’t want to minimize emotions and make that person feel like whatever they are feeling isn’t valid.” - Rachel
  • “You have to have different people in your life to talk to about certain things.” - Erin
  • “People want to feel better and to feel more positive but they want to feel validated for how they feel in the moment as well.” - Erin
Oct 06, 202121:44
134: Getting to Know Your True Self and Discovering Your Purpose with Roxanne Saffaie

134: Getting to Know Your True Self and Discovering Your Purpose with Roxanne Saffaie

What are you passionate about? What are your interests? What are your hobbies? What makes you . . . you? These may seem like simple questions to answer, but for many women, it may feel like being put on the spot. Maybe you aren’t really sure what brings joy, true happiness, or fulfillment. And if that’s true, you aren’t alone. So many women get stuck in these ideals of what their life should look like, and the cultural successes they should have, without truly understanding who they are as a person. This is exactly what Erin and Rachel discuss with women empowerment and self-mastery coach, Roxanne Saffaie, in this powerful episode.

The girls discuss:

  • Living a default life
  • Building a strong and meaningful relationship with yourself
  • Owning your identity
  • Discovering and unleashing your full potential
  • The 5 S’s to Self Mastery
  • Trusting yourself
  • And so much more!


Links from today's episode:

Roxanne’s Website: blackbeltbeauty.com

Roxanne’s Community: blackbeltbeauty.com/queendom-community

Roxanne’s Instagram: @roxylook @blackbeltbeauty @queendomwarriors

Roxanne’s Podcast: BlackBeltBeauty Radio


Resources:

Join The Confident Woman Podcast Facebook Community here!

Grab your FREE Confidence Booster Guide here!

Order your copy of Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness, and Self-Love AND Get the Bonus Points to Ponder Journal FREE!

Join The Confident Woman Collective - educating, empowering, and equipping women with the tools and resources to create lasting change within so they can create a life and business they love!


Let's Connect:

Rachel’s Instagram: @iamrachelbrooks

Erin’s Instagram: @the.erin.klein.show

The Confident Woman Podcast Instagram: @theconfidentwomanpodcast

The Confident Woman Collective Instagram: @theconfidentwomancollective

Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes!


Quotes:

  • “The goal is to get 1% better or stronger, every day. It’s a life game.” - Roxanne
  • “Because when you take a hit, and when it gets hard (and it most certainly will), self-love picks your ass right back up and keeps you moving towards the win” - Roxanne
  • “Start investing in all of the beautiful, intricate things that make you. . . you.” - Roxanne
  • “If you haven’t reached the goal yet, you aren’t doing it wrong. . .You just have to keep going.” - Roxanne
Sep 29, 202150:02
133: Cultivating Leadership in All Facets of Your Life
Sep 22, 202115:58