How to Receive More of What You’ve Been Looking For

How to Receive More of What You’ve Been Looking For

June 17, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 379

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Rachel Brooks discusses the importance of giving to oneself in order to receive what one desires from others.

What if the very thing you keep waiting to receive from someone else is the thing you have not yet learned how to give yourself? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks opens up a deeply honest conversation about giving, receiving, self-trust, self-respect, love, and the mirror that reveals what we are truly longing for. She speaks to the woman who has been looking for clarity, validation, peace, love, confidence, or direction, only to realize the deeper question may not be, “Why am I not receiving this?” but, “Where have I stopped giving this to myself?” Rachel unpacks why so many of us struggle to fully receive what we say we want, especially when we have not yet built the inner foundation to recognize it, hold it, or believe we are worthy of it. Through personal reflection and Matthew 22:39, she invites you to look at the second half of the command to love your neighbor as yourself and ask what your relationship with yourself is teaching every other relationship in your life. This episode is not about blaming yourself or pretending you do not need love, support, connection, or community. It is about telling the truth about where you may be…

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