Ready to step off the sidelines and into your own game? Coach Mikki takes you into the huddle for a raw, field-tested look at self-belief, how it erodes, how to rebuild it, and how to keep it strong when every eye seems to be waiting for you to fail. No empty hype, just real stories from seventeen years on football fields where acceptance wasn’t given and confidence had to be earned in public.
If you’ve ever asked who am I to do this, this conversation hands you a new script: I’ve got this, do the next right thing. Walk away with a clear plan to start today, protect your momentum, and write your own playbook, on the field, at work, or at home. Hit follow, share this with a friend who needs a lift, and leave a review to tell us the bold move you’re making next.

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Stop chasing perfect and start building tough. Coach Mikki invites us into a huddle built on self-trust, where we swap fragile resolutions for a durable mindset that survives busy schedules, public stumbles, and the occasional half-cheesecake moment. We explore why motivation fades when life gets messy, and how toughness, grounded in small daily proof, becomes the quiet force that keeps you moving.

If you’re done waiting for permission, press play and join the team that chooses progress over perfection, resilience over excuses, and action over almost. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review to tell us what you’re getting tough about this year.

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Joan Wakeland, whose 84-year journey spans Jamaican roots, a pharmacy career forged against bias, a bold leap to the U.S. with $50 and a six-year-old, and a late-life renaissance packed with books, mentorship, and even marriage at 82. Joan’s story blends resilience, faith, and practical strategy into a playbook for anyone ready to change lanes without losing themselves.

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Bring it in: this is a huddle about power—specifically, the power you’ve been handing to other people’s opinions without noticing. We go straight at the sneaky ways outside voices turn into inner limits, how “reasonable” comments can derail big goals, and what it takes to build a filter that protects your belief while staying open to real growth. If you’ve ever shrunk your dream because someone else couldn’t see it, this conversation puts the ball back in your hands.

Ready to make your belief louder than their doubt? Hit play, huddle up, and then share this with someone who needs a reset. If the message hits home, subscribe, rate, and leave a review—it helps us rally more people to start strong, finish strong, and dominate everything between.

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We explore how real speaking confidence comes from healing the roots of fear, regulating the body, and practicing presence so your natural voice can lead. Doreen Downing shares mindful tools, boundary-setting strategies, and stories that show quiet people can make a loud impact.

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A packed dinner table planted the seed; a roaring Disney kitchen forged the steel. Chef Katrina joins us to share how a love for bringing people together became a career built under pressure, precision, and relentless standards—and why claiming the grill on New Year’s Eve changed everything. From feeding thousands a day to mastering stations and earning respect, her story shows how self-advocacy, preparation, and calm under fire open doors that gatekeepers try to close.

The journey didn’t stop at the pass. When business books started outnumbering cookbooks, she drew a 90-day line in the sand and pivoted into the digital world, carrying Disney’s guest-first mindset into community management and client experience. Within months she rose to lead programs, curriculum, and support, proving that operational excellence and care translate across industries. Along the way, she learned an underrated truth: entrepreneurship can feel isolating unless you build your huddle with intention.

That insight powers Create Her, Katrina’s planner and platform that helps women design their businesses and lives around natural energy cycles, financial clarity, and practical marketing. We talk about moving from competition to collaboration, setting goals that include rest, and leading with relationships instead of transactions. Expect candid lessons on advocating for the hard role, rebuilding community after a leap, and using structure to make courage repeatable.

If this conversation fires you up to ask for the grill, make the pivot, or simply plan with more kindness to your body, you’re in the right place. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review to tell us the bold ask you’re making this week.

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We share how a crowded room, a dropped notebook, and a championship ring turned fear into focus. The story shows why stepping out of your comfort zone helps you and the people who need your example.

• building confidence through action and results
• the parents’ skepticism turning into support
• lessons from first head coach responsibilities
• navigating a male-dominated room with composure
• using earned wins as proof you belong
• coaching as teaching, mentorship and culture
• how courage in you sparks courage in others
• starting strong, finishing strong, owning the middle

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Step into the huddle with Coach Mikki, a trailblazer who’s spent 17 years coaching in a male-dominated sport and leading with grit, faith, and heart. Hail Mary in Heels is where mindset meets motivation, and leadership meets life lessons from the field.

Each episode delivers real talk on resilience, purpose, and the power of showing up strong, in heels, in cleats, or however you play your game.

Start strong. Finish strong. Dominate Everything in Between!

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