What if the crown wasn’t the reward… but the result of becoming who you were always meant to be?

We decided instead of our usual podcast, we couldn’t keep this experience hidden away in the recordings cloud storage abyss. In this deeply personal episode, Megan hosts a live virtual Powerhouse Pageantry event, joined by Dr. Tiffany Thornton, the reigning Mrs. American 2025. Together they unpack what it really takes to rise as a wife, mom, business owner, and woman of faith in the world of Mrs. pageantry.

You’ll hear Tiffany’s powerful story of redemption and rediscovery — how she stepped back into pageantry after 20 years, rebuilt her confidence through identity work, and found her voice again after seasons of silence.

From learning to surrender control, to finding purpose in motherhood, to understanding why rest and refinement are just as holy as hustle — this conversation will hit home for every woman balancing family, faith, and a God-sized dream.

And there’s one jaw-dropping moment from Tiffany’s national pageant experience that you won’t believe… a moment that completely redefines what grace under pressure really looks like.

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On this podcast, we talk about…

Mrs America 2025, Dr Tiffany Thornton, pageant winner story, faith testimony, Christian women’s empowerment, overcoming abuse, domestic violence survivor story, pageant interview tips, Powerhouse Pageantry Podcast, Megan Rhodes, women of faith leadership, resilience after trauma, pageant interview questions, how to answer pageant interview, pageant platform example, current events pageant questions, pageant storytelling, pageant coaching, miss interview tips, identity work for women, faith and identity, purpose over performance, self worth vs achievement, you are not what you do, values alignment, limiting beliefs, belief reprogramming, identity shift, core state change, inner child work, mindset reset, confidence from identity, purpose driven life, Christian identity coaching, life after pageants, life after big goal, rebuild confidence after failure, how to find purpose again, sustainable success habits, daily check-in routine, evening reflection practice, morning identity routine, goal setting that sticks, break perfectionism paralysis, progress over perfection, achievement addiction, identity work, mindset coaching, pageant mindset, dopamine trap, burnout recovery, confidence, Christian coaching, neurolinguistic programming