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Have you ever felt God calling you toward something, but you kept questioning whether you were the right person, whether you were ready, or whether you had what it would take to follow through?

What happens when obedience requires you to move forward before you have all the answers?

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks sits down with Dr. LaTonya Jones, pastor, retired U.S. Army combat veteran, leader of Fishers of Men World Ministries, and founder of The Altar Call Tent Revival, for a powerful conversation about faith, fear, obedience, and surrender.

Dr. LaTonya shares how her journey from street ministry and community outreach led to a vision for large tent revivals, including God's instruction not to build a stage because the gatherings were never meant to be about recognition, but about serving Him and bringing people back to Jesus.

As their conversation unfolds, Rachel shares her own experience of resisting the call to write her first book, the fear she felt before stepping onto a stage in Beverly Hills, and the unexpected encounter with one woman that changed how she understood the purpose behind showing up.

Together, they explore what it means to trust God when you don't feel prepared, why the seasons when nobody sees what God is doing still matter, and how surrender often begins when we recognize we've been trying to carry everything in our own strength.

What we get into

• How Dr. LaTonya's vision for The Altar Call Tent Revival began and why she was instructed not to build a stage
• What obedience looks like when you're afraid, uncertain, or questioning whether you're qualified
• What Moses, Gideon, and Jeremiah teach us about God's calling and our perceived limitations
• Rachel's personal experience of saying yes to writing her book and discovering the impact of sharing her story
• Why seasons of obscurity, preparation, and transformation matter, even when nobody else sees what's happening
• What surrender can look like when you're exhausted, trying to control the outcome, and learning to bring everything before God in honest prayer

A question to carry with you this week

What have you been waiting to feel fully prepared for before taking the next step God has placed on your heart?

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Learn more about Fishers of Men World Ministries, The Altar Call Tent Revival, and Dr. LaTonya's work.

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Have you ever finally sat down to relax, only to feel guilty about everything you should be doing instead? Maybe it's answering emails, cleaning the house, preparing dinner, working on your business, or tackling another task on a list that never seems to end.

In this solo episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks explores why slowing down can feel so uncomfortable, especially when you've spent years identifying as a high achiever, a hard worker, or the person who always gets things done.

As Rachel reflects on her own becoming journey, she shares how perfectionism can shift from our appearance and achievements into our everyday productivity, until what we accomplish becomes the way we measure our worth.

Through an honest conversation about ambition, faith, responsibility, and rest, Rachel examines the difference between godly diligence and self-reliant hustle, what happens when we begin treating peace as something we have to earn, and the invitation Jesus gives us in Matthew 11:28–30.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why resting can trigger guilt, anxiety, and the feeling that you should be doing something.
• How productivity can become another form of perfectionism.
• The difference between stewarding your gifts and trying to prove your worth through your work.
• Why unfinished tasks don't have to determine whether you've had a good day.
• Three practical shifts to help separate your identity from your accomplishments and begin practicing rest without guilt.

A question to carry with you this week:

If you accomplished absolutely nothing today, what would you say and believe about yourself?

Mentioned in this episode

The Permission Slip: A free resource to help you give yourself permission to pause and stop measuring your worth by what you accomplish.

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Scripture: Matthew 11:28–30

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Have you spent so long being the woman everyone depends on that you don’t know who you are outside of what you do for them?

You can be capable, independent, and successful while realizing the life you’ve built no longer reflects what matters to you.

In this episode of The Confident Woman Podcast, Rachel Brooks joins mother, author, and board-certified family nurse practitioner Chelsea Ann O’Brien to explore identity, inherited expectations, and redefining success.

Chelsea shares how divorce and motherhood challenged her priorities, drawing from her books, The Feminine Effect and The Feminine Frequency, to discuss feminine nature and receiving support. Rachel shares how grief challenged her identity, why she walked away from a working relationship, and how faith helped her open the heart she’d closed to protect herself.

What we get into

• How family beliefs shape who you think you have to be
• Why independence can be both a strength and a form of protection
• Chelsea’s perspective on reconnecting with feminine nature
• Defining your values and setting boundaries without proving your worth
• Rachel’s “just because I could doesn’t mean I should” realization
• Feeling safe, seen, and secure while learning to receive support

If you heard yourself in this

Asking, “Who am I without all the roles I know how to perform?” The Becoming… Identity Planner & Journal gives you somewhere to separate who you are from what you do and get honest about what still belongs in this season.

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