Personal Development for Christian Women in Business|Calling, Clarity, Confidence, Consistency, Care

If you are a working woman with a big dream that keeps getting pushed to “later,” join me for my LIVE masterclass, It’s Not Procrastination: Why Working Women With a Big Dream Stay Stuck.

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You will uncover what is really keeping you stuck and learn how to move your dream forward with more clarity, confidence, and a simple plan that works inside your real life.

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What if the reason you have not made progress on your big dream is not procrastination? What if you are judging a seed as though it should already be a tree?

In Part 1 of this series, we are talking about why God-given dreams often begin as small ideas, visions, burdens, or problems you feel called to solve. You may be able to see the outcome in your mind but still lack the clarity, confidence, resources, or personal development plan to make it happen.

Your big dream may be small in its beginning, but it is big in its potential. The seed may not look like the tree, but everything needed for the tree is already contained within it.

You are not behind because your dream still looks small. You may not be struggling with motivation or trying to figure out how to stop procrastination. You may simply need to plant what God has already placed in your hands.

As I share in this episode:

“My dream is a seed. My responsibility is not to produce the entire harvest today. My responsibility is to plant what God has placed in my hands.”

This episode will help working women overcome self-doubt, strengthen their self-confidence, gain clarity, and take the first meaningful action toward their big dream. It is a reminder that identity in Christ comes before performance and that small, consistent action can create powerful progress.

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🎉 Halfway through 2026 and still haven't started on your BIG dream?

It's Not Procrastination a live midyear masterclass for working women ready to stop waiting is coming soon!

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Feeling stuck on your big dream? It may not be procrastination. It may not be laziness. And it may not be a motivation problem.

In this episode, I’m talking to working women with a big dream who are tired of watching another year slip by while the vision God gave them sits on the shelf. We are breaking down why motivation is unstable, why self-doubt keeps you consuming instead of creating, and why simple systems for success are the key to making real progress.

If you have been asking how to stop procrastination, how to build confidence, how to get clarity, or how to create a personal development plan that works in your real life, this episode is for you. We are talking about identity in Christ, identity before performance, self-confidence, and how to lead under pressure without waiting for perfect timing.

And if you are ready to go deeper, join me for my live masterclass, It’s Not Procrastination: Why Working Women With a Big Dream Stay Stuck. I’ll help you see what is really keeping you stuck and how to start moving forward with a simple 90-day plan.

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In this episode of Personal Development for Christian Women in Business, we are talking about procrastination, purpose, clarity, confidence, and the real reason you may have stopped chasing the dream God placed in your heart. You started the year excited, focused, and believing 2026 was going to be your year, but somewhere along the way, life got loud, fear crept in, self-doubt started talking, and your big dream quietly ended up back on the shelf.

But what if procrastination is not the real problem?

I’m asking you five honest questions to help you uncover what has really been keeping you stuck, what it has cost you, and how to get back in motion. If you are a Christian woman in business, a purpose-driven working woman, a God-led CEO, or a woman with a dream that still matters, this conversation will help you stop avoiding the next step and start moving again with clarity and confidence.

We talk about why procrastination is often connected to fear, self-doubt, identity, and unbelief, and why it is so important to name what is really happening so you can build confidence and take action. Your dream is still yours. The appointed time has not passed. But the next six months will look exactly like the last six unless you decide that something has to change.

🎉 Ready to stop calling it procrastination and finally get your dream back in motion?

🔗Join me for my LIVE webinar, It’s Not Procrastination: Here’s What’s Actually Keeping Driven Working Women With a Big Dream Stuck and How to Make the Next 6 Months Count.

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Permission to Stop Performing and Start Healing

Take the free Confidence Quiz to discover where your confidence foundation stands right now.

How many times have you said, “I’m okay,” when you were not okay?

This episode is for the Christian woman in business, God-led CEO, marketplace leader, or Christian entrepreneur who has been performing strength while silently feeling tired, overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally drained.

In this final episode of the Whole Woman, Strong Leader May series, we are talking about mental health, self-confidence, self-doubt, identity in Christ, and why identity before performance matters when you are trying to lead, build, serve, and grow without losing yourself.

You will learn why pretending to be okay is not the same as being healed, how emotional suppression can weaken your confidence, and why admitting you are not okay is not weak faith. It is mature faith.

I’ll walk you through a simple framework to move through the messy middle: name it, create space, and build a plan that supports healing instead of performance.

This episode will help you stop performing, start healing, and lead from peace instead of pressure.

You are not too broken. You are not too far gone. And you are not alone.

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⁠86| Boundaries as Mental Health Therapy with Dr. Chrissy Justilien, LCSW⁠

⁠83 | How Confidence and Mental Health Are More Connected Than You Think

A Biblical Conversation on Anxiety, Depression, Faith, and the Renewing of Your Mind, Part 5

⁠Take the free Confidence Quiz⁠ to discover where your confidence is right now and what may be keeping you from leading with clarity, peace, and purpose.

Somewhere along the way, the church got quiet about what happens in the minds and hearts of women who are trying to build something, lead something, serve well, and hold everything together. And that silence has left too many women believing that struggling with anxiety, exhaustion, self-doubt, or emotional depletion means their faith is not strong enough.

Sis, we are dismantling that lie.

In this episode, I talk about what the Bible says about mental health and show you why God has never been silent about the state of your mind. We look at Scriptures like Romans 12:2, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 42, Psalm 34, 1 Kings 19, and 2 Timothy 1:7 to see how the Bible speaks directly to anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, fear, exhaustion, identity in Christ, and the renewing of your mind.

This episode is for Christian women in business, Christian entrepreneurs, marketplace leaders, God-led CEOs, and ambitious women who look strong on the outside but feel mentally, emotionally, or spiritually drained on the inside.

We talk about why mental health is not the absence of struggle, why unmanaged mental health affects your leadership, relationships, body, faith, and business, and why seeking support is not a lack of faith. It is stewardship.

Because your confidence and your mental health are more connected than you think. And before you can build confidence, grow your capacity, make more income, create more impact, and lead with more influence, you have to stop suffering in silence and start tending to the mind God gave you.

Take the free Confidence Quiz to discover where your confidence is right now and what may be keeping you from leading with clarity, peace, and purpose.

Connect with me!

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Everybody's Talking About Setting Boundaries and Protecting Your Peace, but What Does God Actually Say About It?

Welcome to the Mental Health Awareness Month for Christian Women in Business!!! Part 4

We are continuing our Mental Health Awareness Month series, Whole Woman, Strong Leader, with a powerful conversation on boundaries as a mental health strategy with Dr. Chrissy J.

This is not the culture’s version of boundaries where we build a wall, protect our peace, and cut everybody off. This conversation is about godly boundaries according to Proverbs 4:23- Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. It is about knowing what God has assigned to you in this season, what you are called to steward, and what you may need to release so you can live, lead, mother, create, and build from a healthier place.

Dr. Chrissy J. is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, therapist, Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy, and founder of The Sacred Studio Podcast. She specializes in maternal mental health, women’s reproductive health, family dynamics, and helping women find emotional rest, joy, and fulfillment.

In this episode, we talk about why boundaries are not just about saying no. Boundaries are about clarity, values, identity in Christ, emotional regulation, mental health, and asking yourself: does my time, energy, and attention actually reflect what I say I value?

Dr. Chrissy J. walks us through her boundary framework: value, narrative, accountability, and let go. We talk about recognizing the narratives driving your choices, holding yourself accountable first, and learning how to release the version of the season you thought you were supposed to be in.

This episode is for Christian women in business, Christian entrepreneurs, marketplace leaders, female leaders, mothers, creatives, and God-led CEOs who are learning how to build confidence, protect their mental health, and lead from wholeness instead of exhaustion.

Take the free Confidence Quiz to discover where your confidence is right now and what may be keeping you from leading with clarity, peace, and purpose.

Connect with Dr. Chrissy!

Podcast- The Scared Studio- Intimacy with Jesus for Creative Mamas

IG: @drchrissy

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Identity-Based Leadership Is Not a Soft Skill — It's Your Most Powerful Business Growth Strategy

Welcome to the Mental Health Awareness Month for Christian Women in Business!!! Part 3

Take the free Confidence Quiz to discover where your confidence really is right now and what may be keeping you stuck in self-doubt, performance fatigue, or emotional overwhelm. This is your starting point for becoming the whole, confident, emotionally regulated leader God designed you to be.

From the outside, you looks confident, prepared, and in control. But behind closed doors, you're exhausted, second guessing yourself, emotionally drained by business metrics, and wondering why success still does not feel like peace.

In this episode of Personal Development for Christian Women in Business, I’m talking about why so many female leaders are leading from performance instead of identity, and how that impacts confidence, emotional regulation, mental health, and the nervous system.

Sis, the problem is not that you are weak, ungrateful, or incapable. The problem may be that your identity has become too attached to your KPIs, revenue, productivity, leadership performance, and results.

I break down the difference between The Whole Woman and The Performing Woman. The Whole Woman leads from identity, peace, and clarity. The Performing Woman leads from pressure, proving, and output. And while they may look the same on the outside, the foundation is completely different.

If your confidence rises and falls with your business metrics, if rest feels hard, if your nervous system stays on high alert, or if you feel like you are always performing for worth, this episode will help you pause and ask the deeper question:

Am I leading from identity or am I performing for approval?

Your peace was never meant to depend on performance. Your confidence was never meant to be held hostage by outcomes. And your identity was never meant to be built on business metrics.

Take The Confidence Quiz

🤔 Wondering where your confidence really stands? Find out HERE!

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How Worry Robs You of the Confidence to Be Seen

Welcome to the Mental Health Awareness Month for Christian Women in Business!!! Part 2

Wondering where your confidence really stands? Take the free Confidence Quiz and find out your level today!

What happens when God calls you to be seen, but anxiety makes you want to hide?

In this powerful guest episode of Personal Development for Christian Women in Business, I’m joined by award-winning recording artist, songwriter, arts and health professional, and founder of Yeye’s Village Expressive Arts Community, Lisa McClendon, for a deep conversation on anxiety, confidence, emotional regulation, creativity, forgiveness, leadership, and what it really takes to stand in the spotlight without losing yourself.

If you are a Christian woman in business, female founder, God-led CEO, marketplace leader, creative, speaker, coach, or woman who feels called to make an impact but struggles with worry, fear, self-doubt, or anxiety when it is time to be seen, this episode is for you.

Lisa shares from her lived experience, her background in psychology, her decades of work in music and the arts, and her passion for helping people heal through creative expression. We talk about how anxiety can rob you of the confidence to be visible, how worry can make leadership feel heavier than it has to be, and why being in the spotlight requires emotional care before, during, and after the moment.

This conversation also goes deeper into the connection between mental health, personal development, self-awareness, and leadership. Lisa explains how unforgiveness can feel sluggish, achy, and painful in the body, why there is often an explanation behind behavior, and how expressive arts can help with emotional regulation, focus, cognitive processing, storytelling, and healing.

Through her work with Yeye’s Village, Lisa is helping young people grow in academic excellence, social skills, healthy mental wellness, and leadership confidence through the power of the arts. She describes the arts as going to the gym to build the muscles we cannot always see, the internal muscles of self-expression, focus, resilience, and emotional strength.

We also talk about what it means to take care of yourself after being in the spotlight. Because for so many Christian women leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and marketplace leaders, showing up publicly is not just about performance. It is about identity, confidence, emotional capacity, and learning how to lead from a place of wholeness instead of pressure.

If you have ever felt anxious before speaking, posting, creating, launching, leading, singing, teaching, or standing in front of people, this episode will remind you that confidence is not about pretending anxiety does not exist. Confidence is learning how to care for yourself, regulate your emotions, and still obey what God is calling you to do.

This episode is for the woman who knows she is called to be seen, but needs support standing in the spotlight with peace, purpose, and confidence.

Connect and Follow Lisa!

IG: iamlisamcclendon

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Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month and the May series, Whole Woman, Strong Leader.

You can lead a team, close a deal, build a God-led business, and hold everything together on the outside, but still feel disconnected, overwhelmed, anxious, or full of self-doubt on the inside. Sis, that is not just a confidence problem. That is a mental health conversation.

In this episode of Personal Development for Christian Women in Business, I’m breaking down the powerful connection between confidence, mental health, identity, and leadership. If you are a Christian woman in business, female founder, god-led CEO, Christian entrepreneur, or marketplace leader who looks strong on the outside but feels exhausted behind the scenes, this episode is for you.

I talk about why self-confidence is not just a mindset issue. Your thoughts matter, but confidence also lives in your body, your nervous system, your emotional health, and the way you respond to pressure. When you are constantly stressed or operating in survival mode, it becomes harder to access clarity, make decisions, build confidence, and lead from peace.

I also unpack the mental health trap of performance-based leadership. When your confidence is tied to revenue, results, business growth, productivity, or applause, your peace will always feel unstable. This is why identity before performance matters. Rooted in Proverbs 3:26, “For the Lord will be your confidence,” this episode will help you stop performing confidence and start leading from identity in Christ.

⁠Take the free Confidence Quiz⁠ to discover where you are on the confidence spectrum and where your confidence may be getting undermined. Let May be your confidence reset so you can step into the second half of the year with more clarity, stronger self-confidence, better mental health, and a deeper foundation in who God says you are.

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You like making money. You like spending money. But are you actually building wealth, or are you just recycling your income every single month?

In this episode of Personal Development for Christian Women in Business, we are having a real and necessary conversation about money, budgeting, investing, stewardship, and building wealth from a faith-led perspective. Because sis, some women are making more money than they ever have before, but still feel like they do not have anything to show for it. Not because they are not smart. Not because they are not capable. But because many of us were taught how to work, earn, spend, and survive, but we were never truly taught how to build wealth.

And for Christian women in business, this conversation is not just about dollars and cents. It is about stewardship. It is about capacity. It is about clarity. It is about learning how to manage what God has already placed in your hands so you can build a God-led business, make confident financial decisions, and create more income, more impact, and more influence without being controlled by fear, self-doubt, or lack of knowledge.

Today, I am joined by special guest Bethlyn Brooks, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Bethlyn has served in both corporate and personal finance roles, including Vice President and Senior Financial Planner at firms such as Bank of America, Ernst & Young, and Facet Wealth. She currently serves as a Financial Planning Counselor at Fisher Investments and is passionate about helping individuals and families make confident financial decisions, plan for the future, and steward their resources with intention.

In this conversation, we talk about what a financial planner actually does, who they help, why budgeting matters, how to start thinking differently about your money, and what Christian entrepreneurs need to understand about building wealth. We also discuss investing, retirement planning, business profits, financial literacy, and why it is never too late to begin making wiser money moves.

If you are a Christian woman in business, a God-led CEO, a female founder, a marketplace leader, or a woman who wants to make money online, grow her business, and build wealth with wisdom, this episode will help you think differently about your relationship with money. Because business growth is not just about making more. It is about managing more. Stewarding more. And becoming the kind of woman who can carry more without losing her peace, her purpose, or her identity in Christ.

Connect with Bethlyn Brookes, CFP:

https://www.facebook.com/thebrookinc

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethlynb/

https://thebrookinc.org/

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