The Encourage Over Everything Show

Dreams are one of my absolute favorite things to talk about. Not the one you gave up on — the one you are still quietly carrying. The one that shows up when you get still. The one that has survived every hard season. Today we are addressing the thing that keeps so many women from going after theirs — the feeling that the dream is too far away. But Friend — the dream is not far. You just think it i...

We talk a lot about relationships — romantic ones, friendships, family. But the one relationship that determines the quality of every single other relationship in your life barely gets any airtime. The one you have with yourself . In this episode I am getting really specific about what being your own best friend actually looks like in daily life. Not the concept. Not the Instagram carousel version...

That season you are trying to get out of? It is actually the one that is getting you ready. I know. I know. But hear me out — because when I got laid off from a 20 plus year corporate career I felt pure relief. And what I understand now that I did not understand then is that God had been preparing my exit long before I knew I needed one. Every leadership challenge. Every uncomfortable moment. Ever...

For a long time I thought independence was my superpower. And it was. Until it became a wall. If you have ever been the strong one — the one who figures it out, carries it all and never asks for help — this episode is going to crack something open in you. Because I am pulling back the curtain on the moment I realized I had been holding on so tightly to protect myself that there was no room for lov...

The internet got the soft girl era looking like being waited on hand and foot — floating through your days completely unbothered, not a single thing demanding your attention. And if that version of soft feels so far from the life you are actually living right now that it almost makes you laugh — Friend, that gap is exactly what we are closing today. Because soft does not mean the absence of ambiti...

What does freedom actually feel like on the other side of fear? Not managed. Not tolerated. Gone. After 63 videos and 38 consecutive days of showing up on YouTube, something shifted that I genuinely did not see coming. The fear of being seen that I had carried since I was a little girl — the one that followed me into corporate America, into every room I ever shrank in, and almost kept me from pres...

Friend — what if the decade you spent searching for love was never actually about finding him at all? What if every 'situationship', every almost, every "let's see where this goes" was never a dead end — but a mirror showing you exactly what needed to shift within YOU before he could arrive? And what if the whole time you thought you were looking for love — love was actually looking for you — just...

What if the very thing you've been most proud of has actually been the thing keeping you from everything you really want? What if your independence — the superpower you built, the armor you wore, the identity you claimed — was never really strength at all? What if it was survival? I’m getting into one of the most important distinctions I have ever made in my own life. The difference between health...

What if the ending you've been grieving was actually the answer to a prayer you forgot you prayed? I'm taking three familiar moments from my own story — and looking at them through a completely fresh lens. Because the further down the road you get the more clearly you can see the divine intervention actually going on! WHAT WE’RE GETTING INTO: ✦ Why relief about an ending is actually a spiritual si...

There's something I want to normalize right away — you don't have to share every detail of every wound to be real. Some things are sacred. Some things are not up for public consumption. And today's episode is my living proof of that. In EP 286 I'm sharing something deeply personal — not the details, but the truth of what it created in me. From a very early age I learned that disappearing was safer...

This episode is for the woman who is quietly grieving something she hasn't given herself permission to fully feel. Not just the loss of a person — but the loss of a version of her life she had already planned out in her head. The relationship that was supposed to work. The career that was supposed to feel more fulfilling by now. The version of herself she thought she would be at this age. It gets...

If you have been doing the work, showing up for yourself and still feeling like something is off — this episode is for you. That uncomfortable feeling you have been carrying? It is not a sign that you are behind. It is a sign that you are between versions of yourself. And in this episode we are talking about what that in-between season is actually doing IN you, why it feels so lonely, and why you...

This is it friend. The finale. Ten episodes ago you started a journey — and you showed up every single time. For yourself. That is everything. In EP 283 — the final episode of the Unavailable for Self Abandonment series — we are declaring who you are on the other side of this work. We are honoring how far you have come. And we are sending you off with the F.I.N.A.L.L.Y. Framework™ — seven declarat...

You've heard about self-love. You've tried it. Maybe it stuck for a little while — and then life happened and you were right back to putting yourself last. This time is different. In EP 282 I'm sharing something personal — the season I lost my mom and had to figure out who I was all over again. Not because I didn't know myself. But because I didn't know myself in THIS season. Without HER. And what...

You don't have a people problem. You have a settling problem. And today we are fixing that. In this episode I'm breaking down the real reason the wrong people keep showing up in your life — and giving you two powerful frameworks plus a Self Love 2 Step to actually do something about it starting TODAY. Friend, that person who keeps draining you? You already knew. Your gut told you early. The signs...

You know you're "supposed" to be authentic—but what does that actually look like when you're in the moment trying to decide whether to speak up or stay quiet? In this episode, we're getting real about what it means to live unedited. Not the Instagram caption version. Not the motivational quote version. The real, messy, lived-out version of what changes when you stop performing a version of yoursel...

Okay… let’s talk about the moment your standards actually cost you something. Not when they’re cute quotes. Not when they live in your journal. But when enforcing them means walking away, disappointing someone, or choosing long-term alignment over short-term comfort. Because let’s be honest — your standards aren’t too high. You’re a high-achieving woman. Excellence is your baseline. That’s not the...

One of the hardest, most isolating—and yet most rewarding, confidence-building, deeply loving things you will ever do… is choose yourself without needing agreement . And whew—if you’ve ever felt emotionally torn, scared to disappoint people, or caught between being “selfish” and “selfless,” pull up a seat. This episode is for you. In this conversation, we’re talking about what it really means to s...

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “Why did I explain myself like that?” — this episode is for you. In this conversation, we’re talking about why explaining yourself can feel easier than standing firm, even when you’re clear about your decision. This isn’t about trauma or overthinking — it’s about belief formation and how self-trust is built (or quietly eroded) in everyday mo...

Friend… let’s be honest. Most of the time, “it’s fine” is not fine. It’s the moment right before you abandon yourself to keep the peace. In this episode, we slow way down and talk about that exact moment — the pause, the tightening, the choice to smooth things over instead of staying with yourself. This is a conversation about real confidence, self-trust, and why confidence isn’t built by feeling...

This episode is part of the Unavailable for Self-Abandonment series — conversations for women who are done negotiating with themselves. If you’ve ever wondered why confidence feels solid one moment and shaky the next, especially when things get uncomfortable, this episode will shift everything. Confidence isn’t lost in discomfort — it’s built there. We’re breaking down why discomfort shows up righ...

If confidence has felt inconsistent lately, this episode is here to remind you: nothing has gone wrong . We’ve been taught to believe confidence is just a feeling — calm, certain, ready — and that once we feel it, then we can move. But real confidence doesn’t work that way. Confidence is conditioned. It’s built through action, repetition, and staying connected to yourself when things feel unfamili...

Real talk. If staying disciplined has ever meant running yourself into the ground, shaming yourself into productivity, or pushing past your own limits just to stay “consistent”… that was never discipline. That was survival mode trying to sound supportive. We’re redefining discipline for women who want consistency without burnout . We’re talking calm execution over forced hustle, nervous-system-saf...

How many times have you said “this is my year” … only to look up months later and realize nothing actually changed? In this episode of Confident & Empowered Women , we’re having a real, honest conversation about why self-sabotage happens, why follow-through breaks down, and what finally changes when you stop negotiating with yourself and start deciding—and taking action to back it up. Through...

💛 ABOUT THIS EPISODE If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I swear I’ve tried everything,” this episode is your deep exhale. Because what if the thing that’s been missing isn’t another strategy… but self-love as a foundation ? In this episode, we’re talking about real self-love — not the performative, aesthetic, mood-based kind, but the kind that actually holds you steady when life gets real....