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Create Your Own Story (and Let God Write the Rest)

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You’ve built a life driven by performance, productivity, and perfection. You’ve done everything right—checked every box, hit every milestone, smiled through the exhaustion… but deep down, you believed that if everything looked perfect, then you’d finally feel enough.

But if you’re honest, when you reached that moment, instead of the freedom you hoped it would bring, it made you pause and think, “This can’t be it. This isn’t what I worked so hard for. This sucks! I’m burnt out, empty, and done pretending.”

Ten years ago, I walked away from everything—my marriage, my career, my comfort, my security… life as I had known it to be. I didn’t have a plan. All I knew was I couldn’t keep living the way I was.

From the outside, it looked like I had it all together. Inside, I was secretly and silently falling apart—chasing perfection, approval, and worth in all the wrong places. I didn’t know who I was anymore.

As I share in my bestselling book, Chasing Perfection: A Journey to Healing, Fitness and Self-Love, that season became my turning point: the moment God asked me to let go of everything that wasn’t meant for me so He could rebuild what was.

That’s where The Confident Woman began. Not from a mountaintop moment, but from a quiet breaking—from the moment I stopped running from the pain and started inviting Him into it.

And if you’re in that space—the space between who you were and who you’re becoming—I want you to know this is where faith becomes confidence, and where your new story begins.

Here’s what I’ve learned on that road of rebuilding…

3 Steps to Rebuild from Within

Feel, Deal, Heal. Stop running from the feelings that scare you. Healing starts when you face what hurts and let God meet you there.
Flip the Script. The story you’ve been telling yourself isn’t the truth — it’s a lie you’ve believed for too long. Start speaking life, not limitation.
Surrender the How. You don’t need to control the outcome. God already knows the way. Your job is to trust the process and take the next faithful step.

3 Points to Ponder

Where have I been trying to write my own story instead of letting God lead it?
What lies or labels am I still believing about who I am?
What would it look like to rebuild my life from faith instead of fear?

Scripture for the Soul

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
— Proverbs 3:5–6 (NIV)

When you stop striving to understand every detail and start trusting the One who does, the path forward becomes clear — not because you see it all, but because you know Who walks beside you.

This Week on The Confident Woman Podcast

Episode 346: Create Your Own Story: How Faith and Confidence Rewrite Your Life

This week’s episode is a powerful one. I sat down with my friend Carla Reeves for an honest, faith-fueled conversation about confidence, what it really means, where it comes from, and how to find it when you feel lost.

This isn’t another “feel-good” talk about self-love. It’s real, raw, and rooted in truth—from letting go of perfection to rediscovering who you are in Christ. You’ll hear the exact moment I realized I could no longer live for others, how I learned to rebuild from the inside out, and why your pain might just be the birthplace of your purpose.

If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, people-pleasing, or the pressure to be perfect, this one’s for you.
→ Listen here

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I Am… Becoming (Signature Program) → Rachel’s transformative faith-based mentorship experience that helps you rebuild from within, rediscover your identity in Christ, and step boldly into the woman God created you to be. Explore I Am… Becoming here.

Words of Encouragement

You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward. You just have to take one step in faith, even when it’s shaky. Confidence isn’t built by knowing what’s next; it’s built by trusting the One who does.

You already have the power to create your story. Turn the page. Let God hold the pen.

XO,

P.S. Know someone who needs this reminder? Forward it to a friend who’s ready to rebuild from within.

Collaboration Over Burnout

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There’s a better way to grow—through collaboration, not competition. It’s about linking arms with others, sharing resources, and building momentum together.

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