Inner Voice

When Comparison Becomes Envy Part three of our comparison series, exploring envy, emotions, judgement, humility, and the grace of your unique assignment. Comparison often begins quietly, but if it stays hidden, it can become envy. In this episode of The Inner Voice, Odette and Liezl continue their four-part series on comparison by talking about envy, emotions, judgement, and the importance of brin...

What Is Social Media Forming In You? Part two of our comparison series, exploring social media, guarding your heart, and returning to the assignment God has placed in your hands. Social media did not create comparison, but it has made comparison constant. In this episode of The Inner Voice, Odette and Liezl continue their four-part series on comparison by asking a deeper question: what is social m...

The Problem of Comparison The first conversation in our four-part series on comparison, social media, self-worth, and returning to God’s measure. Comparison can feel ordinary, especially in a world where we are constantly seeing other people’s lives, milestones, homes, businesses, bodies, families, callings, and public moments. But comparison does not always sound like jealousy. Sometimes it sound...

The Catalytic Code: Aligning Identity and Leadership Episode Summary In this episode of Inner Voice , Liezel Van Der Merwe sits down with Odette de Beer to talk about Odette’s new book, The Catalytic Code: A Framework for Women Ready to Build from Who They Actually Are . This conversation explores the quiet gap many women carry between what they have built and who they truly are. Odette unpacks wh...

Confidence Isn’t a Feeling: Build Self-Trust by Moving Before You’re ReadyOdette and Liezel discuss how waiting to feel ready can look like wisdom but often hides fear of visibility, exposure, and discomfort, and they argue that confidence usually grows after aligned action rather than before it. They distinguish confidence (“I think I can do this”) from self-trust (“Even if this stretches me, I’l...

Some women can deliver hard news in a boardroom without flinching, and then lie awake at 2am writing the polite-but-not-too-polite text to cancel a coffee they never wanted to agree to. If that sounds familiar, this conversation is for you. In this episode of The Inner Voice, Odette and Liezel unpack why saying no to small things often feels heavier than saying no to big ones — and why the spiral...

Mom Guilt, Mental Load, and the Lie of Not Being EnoughOdette and Liezel unpack “mom guilt” as more than a surface emotion, linking it to mental load, identity shifts, comparison pressure, and the feeling of not holding everything together even when life looks fine externally. They discuss how guilt spikes when parents are depleted—especially after work or events—making it hard to switch into a pr...

Interrupt the Spiral: Mindset, Identity, and the Voice That Says “Who Do You Think You Are?” Odette and Liezel introduce Inner Voice, a mostly unscripted podcast on mindset, growth, leadership, family, business, and faith, sharing personal experiences rather than professional advice. They discuss how slow, marginal changes can lead to unnoticed mental spirals, anxiety, and sleeplessness, and how “...