Dorcas Pittman Podcast

IN THIS EPISODE

Sis, you don't have to arrive healed, whole, or completely figured out before you come to God. You can meet Him exactly where you are — with everything you're carrying.

In E63, Dorcas talks about the space between heavy and healed: the in-between where we stop pretending, begin surrendering, and let God do the healing work that brings us into alignment with Him. You'll hear why honesty is the beginning of surrender, what it means to "dump" everything you've been carrying at His feet, how to trust a love that doesn't hurt you, why God gives breadcrumbs instead of the whole map — and a closing prayer you can borrow today: "God, this is where I am. This is what I'm carrying. This is what hurts."

If you're a Christian woman who's still in the middle of the work — believing God for more but not sure how to get from here to there — this episode is your permission to begin right where you are. Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

⏱ CHAPTERS 

00:00 — Where Are You, Really?

06:22 — The Space Between Here and There

12:15 — Pretending Instead of Living

17:24 — Trusting a Love That Doesn't Hurt You

21:35 — The Dumping Ground: Give God What You're Carrying

30:55 — Stop Waiting Until You're on the Other Side

34:24 — Closing Reflection and Prayer

🎟 DROPPING THE CAPE — LIVE EVENT

January 9, 2027 · 11 a.m.–3 p.m. · Bessemer, Alabama

A gathering to get honest about the weight you've been carrying and make room for the vision — without carrying every burden that brought you this far.

Register: https://droppingthecape.com/

✨ ABOUT DORCAS PITTMAN

Dorcas Pittman is an author, speaker, coach, and host of the Dorcas Pittman Podcast (formerly Beyond the Healing), where Christian women learn to drop the cape, heal for real, and become H.E.R. — Healed, Empowered, Restored. Through courage, clarity, and strategy, she helps women leaders, visionaries, and entrepreneurs turn past trauma into faith-filled power and step boldly into God's plan.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DORCAS

Website: https://dorcaspittman.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamdorcasp

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

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💬 YOUR TURN

Where are you pretending to be okay when you're not? Name ONE thing below — no fixing it today, just naming it. And borrow this prayer this week: "God, this is where I am. This is what I'm carrying." I read every comment.

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IN THIS EPISODE

Sis, everybody loves the good woman — dependable, sweet, easy to be around. But what happens when being the good woman becomes a full-time job? When your yes is expected, your no is questioned, and your needs are always the ones that can wait?

In E62, Dorcas exposes the Good Woman Cape: the identity we build around being agreeable and accommodating, even when it costs us ourselves. You'll learn the difference between genuine selflessness and self-abandonment, why you learned to perform goodness, the hidden costs nobody talks about (resentment, losing your voice, emotional exhaustion), and what God actually requires of you — plus the exact words to practice this week: "Let me check my capacity before I commit."

If you're a Christian woman who's tired of earning love through endless availability, this episode is your permission slip to stop performing. It's time to drop the cape and heal for real.

🎟 DROPPING THE CAPE — LIVE EVENT

January 9, 2027 · 11 a.m.–3 p.m. · Bessemer, Alabama

A gathering to get honest about the weight you've been carrying and make room for the vision — without carrying every burden that brought you this far.

Register: https://droppingthecape.com/

✨ ABOUT DORCAS PITTMAN

Dorcas Pittman is an author, speaker, coach, and host of the Dorcas Pittman Podcast (formerly Beyond the Healing), where Christian women learn to drop the cape, heal for real, and become H.E.R. — Healed, Empowered, Restored. Through courage, clarity, and strategy, she helps women leaders, visionaries, and entrepreneurs turn past trauma into faith-filled power and step boldly into God's plan.

🔗 CONNECT WITH DORCAS

Website: https://dorcaspittman.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/iamdorcasp

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp

YoutTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

👉 Subscribe for a new episode every Monday.

💬 YOUR TURN

Where do you say yes when you mean no? Name ONE place below — no fixing it today, just naming it. And borrow this line this week: "Let me check my capacity before I commit." I read every comment.

Just because God gave you the strength to survive a storm doesn't mean He called you to live in survival mode. You are capable. You know how to get things done, carry the load, show up, and keep moving.

But what if your ability to handle everything is actually costing you the capacity to carry what God is calling you into next?

In this episode, Dorcas explores the difference between being gifted and living from survival, and how the strategies that once protected us can eventually begin draining our future.

Because capable isn't a calling.

Just because you can carry it doesn't mean God assigned it.

As we countdown to Dropping the Cape: Expanding Your Capacity for the Vision, we're starting with awareness. Before you can drop the cape, you have to recognize what you're wearing.

Your capacity audit:What are you currently managing that God never actually assigned to you?

Ready to go deeper?

Join me January 9, 2027, in Bessemer, Alabama for Dropping the Cape: Expanding Your Capacity for the Vision.

This is your space to get honest about what you've been carrying, what it's costing you, and what you need to release to make room for what God is calling you into.

If you know you're supposed to be there… just obey the pull.

Register now at droppingthecape.com.

Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

Because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

When was the last time you checked in with YOU?

In this quarterly H.E.R. Check-In, Dorcas invites you to pause, reflect, and take an honest look at where you are in your healing journey.

As we move from REST to REVEAL to REALIGN, it's time to check in with H.E.R. (Healed, Empowered, Restored).

Are you giving yourself the space to heal? Are you showing up from your God-given identity? And what might you need to release to make room for what God is doing next?

This isn't about having everything figured out. It's about being honest about where you are, recognizing how far you've come, and making room for continued growth.

Because the vision matters, but so does the woman carrying it.

Your H.E.R. Check-In: Where are you in your healing journey, and what do you need to put down to make room for what's next?

Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

Because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

We’ve talked about REST. We’ve talked about REVEAL. Now it’s time to talk about what happens when God shows you that it’s time to move differently.

In this episode, Dorcas gets personal about realignment, releasing what’s taking up space, and recognizing that what worked in one season may not be what God is asking you to carry into the next.

Because sometimes expanding your capacity isn’t about adding more. It’s about releasing what is taking up the space.

So what are you carrying that God never asked you to carry?

Before you rush into your next, check your rhythm.

Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

Because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

Last week, we talked about REST. This week, we’re going deeper into what happened when I finally got quiet enough to listen.

During my two-week sabbatical, God began revealing things about this season, my rhythm, and the way I’ve been building. One phrase kept coming back to me: “Do it differently this time.”

In this episode, I’m sharing what God has been showing me and why revelation often requires us to see differently, think differently, and eventually respond differently.

Because sometimes God isn't giving you a new assignment. He's preparing you to approach the assignment differently.

Before you rush into your next, take a moment to ask: What is God revealing to me?

Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

Because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

What if the pause you’re frustrated by is actually the space God created for you to hear Him?

After an unexpected two-week sabbatical from the podcast, Coach Dorcas is back with a personal conversation about what God began revealing when she finally slowed down.

While praying, three words became clear: REST. REVEAL. REALIGN.

In this episode, we’re starting with REST—why slowing down isn’t always a setback, how quiet creates space to hear God, and what happens when you stop long enough to pay attention.

Because sometimes you don’t need another strategy. Sometimes you need some quiet.

Before you rush into your next… check your rhythm.

The Dorcas Pittman Podcast is empowering H.E.R. to Drop the Cape and Heal for Real.

You are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

What are you building from?

You can be building a successful business, leading a ministry, growing a brand, or pursuing a God-given vision while still carrying wounds that influence how you build.

In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about the difference between building from wounds and building from wholeness.

Because building from wounds doesn't always look broken. Sometimes it looks like ambition, productivity, perfectionism, people-pleasing, the inability to rest, or constantly feeling like you have something to prove.

But here's the good news: you don't have to stop building to heal. You can heal while you build.

The goal isn't to become a woman who has never been wounded. It's to become a woman who no longer allows her wounds to determine how she builds.

Because your wounds may be part of your story, but they don't have to be the foundation of what you build.

Don't stop building. Examine what you're building from.

Keep dropping the cape. Keep healing for real.

Because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

What happens when success becomes a hiding place?

In this episode of H.E.R. Talk, I’m sitting down with Desiree Danielle for an honest conversation about the woman behind the success.

Sometimes we become so good at building, leading, producing, and showing up that no one realizes there is still healing happening underneath it all. And sometimes, if we're honest, success can become a place to hide from the very things we need to face.

Desiree and I talk about what it looked like to stay busy, what she may have been avoiding, the pressure of being seen as "successful" while still needing healing, and how healing changed the way she leads and lives.

Because you don't have to stop building to heal. You can heal while you build.

The goal isn't to become less successful. It's to stop using success to prove your worth.

And before we close, Desiree answers the H.E.R. Talk question:

"The woman I became when I finally laid down my cape is..."

This is a conversation about dropping the Boss Woman Cape, coming out of agreement with false identity, and becoming the woman God created you to be.

Because healing isn't just about what we survive—it's about who we become.

You are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp

Guest: Desiree Danielle

Website: https://www.desireedanielle.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/desireedanie11e/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@desireedanielle.llc

Behind every successful brand is a woman. But what happens when your title, your business, or your accomplishments begin to define who you are?

In this episode, Dorcas Pittman introduces The Boss Woman Cape and begins a powerful conversation about identity, purpose, and healing. If you've ever felt the pressure to always have it together, constantly prove yourself, or tie your worth to your success, this episode is for you.

You'll discover the difference between your assignment and your identity, why your brand should be an extension of who you are—not the source of your worth—and how healing helps you build from wholeness instead of wounds.

Because the cape may have been part of your story, but it was never your identity.

Keep dropping the cape and healing for real…because you are H.E.R.—Healed, Empowered, and Restored.

Host: Dorcas Pittman 

Website: https://www.dorcaspittman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorcasp/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdorcasp 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamdorcasp