About this episode

Rachel Brooks discusses the challenges of outgrowing old versions of ourselves and the importance of embracing change.

What if the version of you that got you here is the very version you've already outgrown? In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks speaks to the woman who keeps reaching for old versions of herself when life feels uncertain — not because those versions were freer or more aligned, but because they were familiar. She may still be showing up, performing, producing, and carrying everything. But something underneath has started to shift. Something no longer fits the way it used to. And the version of herself she keeps trying to get back to may be the very one she's been called to release. Rachel shares what it looks like when the survival version of yourself becomes your default, why staying in that version can feel like strength when it's actually fear, and how the grief of outgrowing who you had to be is a real and holy part of becoming who God is forming you to become. This episode is a faith-rooted, honest conversation about identity, surrender, and what it means to let go of the version that got you here so the woman you're becoming can finally lead. This episode is not about rejecting your past or forcing instant clarity. It is about telling the truth…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Brooks

Topics covered

• identity
• surrender
• personal growth
• faith
• self-discovery

Keywords

• self-improvement
• Christianity
• fear
• grief
• transformation

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