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What if confidence felt quiet, steady and real instead of loud and exhausting? We explore how to stop performing for approval, choose yourself without guilt, and build self-trust through tiny, doable promises. Steph opens up about completing a coaching course while raising three kids, working full-time and running a family business, showing how support, boundaries and honest self-permission turn “impossible” into done.

We unpack the difference between ego and confidence. Ego seeks applause, control and comparison; it learned to perform to stay safe. Real confidence grows when actions match values and the inner fight ends. You will hear a tender story about saying yes to her daughter’s wish for long hair and how purposeful giving differs from people-pleasing. That nuance matters: when choices align with love and values, they nourish rather than drain. We then map a simple loop to return to yourself: remember your values, speak your affirmations, act in small aligned ways, and repeat.

To make it practical, Steph offers two steps you can start today. First, practice honest self-permission and drop the performance: you do not need to earn your right to exist or be valued. Second, keep one small promise to yourself, like finishing one task or speaking kindly to yourself. Self-worth grows through self-trust, not hype. With breathwork tools coming next Wednesday, we set you up to feel more grounded, lighter and clearer, so confidence becomes embodied, not performed.

If this resonates, follow the show, share it with someone who needs calm confidence, and leave a review to help others find us. Tell us: what small promise will you keep today?