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Have you ever been at school and thought, “I literally cannot do this. I need to go home”?

If you have, this episode is for you.

I’m talking about something I see with teens all the time: the anxiety → escape → relief cycle.

You feel anxious.
 You leave.
 You feel better.

So your brain learns, “Leaving worked!”

But then the next time you’re anxious, your brain wants to escape even faster.

I share the story of a girl I worked with who was leaving school almost every day because she was anxious. At first, going home made her feel better. But eventually she was behind in her classes, missing assignments, worried about her grades, and even MORE anxious about school.

The thing that changed everything wasn’t changing her classes, finding her a new friend group, or making school easier.

We changed how she responded to the anxiety.

Because you don’t have to make anxiety disappear before you move forward.

You can learn:

“I can feel anxious and still stay.”
“I can feel uncomfortable and still do hard things.”
“Anxiety doesn’t get to decide what I’m capable of.”

🎧 Listen to the newest episode of Be Real with JoDee — especially if you’ve ever felt like running away was the only way to feel better.

You might be more capable than your anxiety has been telling you. ❤️

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What if the thing holding you back isn’t that you’re not capable… but that you’ve already decided how it’s going to turn out?

In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between optimism and pessimism and why being pessimistic can feel like you’re just being “realistic” or protecting yourself, when sometimes it’s actually keeping you from trying, growing, and staying in the game.

As you head into a new school year, this matters. Maybe your schedule isn’t what you hoped for. Maybe you don’t have classes with your friends. Maybe you’re worried about making new friends, harder classes, or whether you’ll be able to handle everything.

But what if it all works out?

Not because you sit back and hope for the best but because believing things can work out changes how you show up. Optimism gives you the courage to try, the resilience to keep going, and the willingness to do the work required to create the life you want.

You don’t have to know exactly how everything will happen. You just have to believe there is a way forward.

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Do you ever feel like everyone else is naturally confident except you?

In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the biggest myths about confidence: that some people are just born with it. The truth is confidence isn’t a personality trait. It’s a skill you build.

We’ll talk about why confident people still feel nervous, why waiting to feel ready keeps you stuck, and how confidence actually comes after you take action, not before.

I’ll also give you a simple challenge you can use this week to start building real confidence in school, sports, friendships, dating, or any situation that feels uncomfortable.

If you’ve been waiting to feel confident before you do the thing, this episode is for you.

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 Dreading camp this summer?Thinking:

 “It’s going to be boring.”

 “I won’t know anyone.”

 “What if I don’t fit in?”

In this week’s episode of Be Real with JoDee, I’m sharing simple confidence hacks to help you survive camp, make friends, handle homesickness, and actually enjoy yourself even if you don’t want to go.

Because confidence isn’t feeling comfortable.

Confidence is being willing to feel uncomfortable and still participate in your life.

And here’s the truth:

 Camp’s not fun. You’re fun! 

Listen now and send this to a friend who’s being forced to go to camp this summer!

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Do you ever walk into a room and immediately start thinking:

“Say something.”

“Don’t be awkward.”

“Be more social.”

And then suddenly your mind goes blank?

In this episode of Be Real with JoDee, we’re talking about why forcing yourself to “be social” actually creates more anxiety and overthinking. I’ll teach you a simple mindset shift that helps calm your nervous system, stop the pressure, and make conversations feel more natural.

One of the biggest confidence mistakes teens make is believing they HAVE to perform socially to be accepted. But confidence actually grows when your body feels safe, not pressured.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why your brain freezes in conversations

• The hidden pressure that creates social anxiety

• A simple “social anxiety hack” to calm your body fast

• How to stop overthinking what to say

• Why confident people don’t force conversations

• How to feel more like yourself around other people

If you’ve ever felt awkward, anxious, quiet, or stuck in your head socially, this episode is for you.

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What if the reason you feel stuck, unmotivated, or overwhelmed… isn’t because your goal is too hard?

In this episode, I’m breaking down something that will change the way you see your brain forever:

 Your brain doesn’t care what’s true.

 It believes whatever you repeat.

So if you keep thinking “I can’t do this” or “this is too hard,” your brain will accept that as fact and you’ll start showing up like it’s true.

That’s why you procrastinate.

That’s why you avoid your goals.

That’s why you end up proving your own thoughts right.

But here’s the good news: you can change it.

I’ll show you how to:

• Understand why overwhelm actually happens
• Stop believing every thought your brain gives you
• Choose thoughts on purpose that help you feel motivated
• Take small, doable action (even when it feels uncomfortable)
• Start creating results you actually want

If you’ve ever felt stuck, lazy, or like you just can’t follow through… this episode will show you what’s really going on and how to change it.

Because confidence and motivation don’t come from your circumstances…

they come from the thoughts you practice.

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What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t because you lack confidence… but because you’re relying on the wrong kind?

In this episode, we break down the difference between confidence and self-confidence and why it matters more than you think.

Confidence comes from your past. It’s built by doing something over and over again until you trust you can do it.

But self-confidence?

That’s something completely different.

Self-confidence is deciding ahead of time:

• “I’ve got my own back.”
• “I’m proud of myself no matter what.”
• “If I fail, I lean.”

And that changes everything.

Because if you only do things you already feel confident in… your life stays small.

But when you’re willing to feel nervous, embarrassed, or uncomfortable—and you know how to handle those emotions you can do anything.

We also talk about why nervousness feels just like excitement (and how to use that to your advantage), plus simple mindset shifts to help you stop waiting to feel ready and start showing up as your most confident self.

If you’ve ever thought, “I’m just not confident enough,” this episode will change the way you see yourself and what you’re capable of.

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In this episode, we’re talking about something that feels SO hard …having difficult conversations.

It can feel like you only have two options:

stay quiet and people-please… or speak up and risk hurting someone or starting a fight.

But what if that’s not actually true?

What if the real question isn’t “Do I be nice or do I be honest?”

What if the question is: “How can I be kind and honest?”

In this episode, I’ll teach you:

• Why people-pleasing keeps you stuck (and actually hurts your relationships)
• What’s really going on when you avoid hard conversations
• How to say what you feel without being rude or causing drama
• Simple mindset shifts that help you feel calm and confident speaking up

You’ll learn how to stop choosing between being “the nice one” and being “the honest one”… and start becoming someone who can do both.

Because confident people aren’t the ones who avoid hard conversations

they’re the ones who know how to handle them.

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I’m taking you inside a real talk I gave to a club volleyball team, where we got into confidence, anxiety, pressure, and what to do with all the thoughts in your head.

But here’s the thing this isn’t just about sports.

Everything I teach in this talk applies to school, friendships, performance, and just being a teenager trying to figure life out.

If you’ve ever felt nervous, not good enough, or stuck in your own head… this episode will change how you see yourself.

This is what I would teach ANY teen who wants to feel more confident.

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You are under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago. In this episode, we talk about how the labels you give yourself shape your identity and how you can choose new thoughts, new actions, and become the person you want to be starting today.