Check on Your Strong Friends - They Are Probably Just Surviving

When you are a good swimmer, nobody can tell when you are drowning.If that hit you, this episode is for you.In Episode 8 of Taking Life by the Raines, Brandi gets into something most strong women carry in silence: the loneliness of being the one everyone relies on. The one who has the answer. The one who keeps the schedule, holds the household, leads the team, shows up consistently, and somehow never gets asked how she is really doing.Brandi also opens up about losing Casey's Papa, launching her hair company Lira, the scarcity mindset she has carried since childhood, her ADHD, and what it has taken to finally learn that rest is not a reward — it is a requirement.In this episode:• The loneliness of being the strong one and why people stop checking on you• When you are a good swimmer nobody can tell when you are drowning• Scarcity mindset, ADHD, and the triple threat of being a high-achieving woman• Launching Lira: the hair company backed by the founders of Unique• Why rest is not earned — it is what you achieve from• The self-imposed pressure that does not actually come from anyone else• How Casey told her he has never doubted her — and what that unlocked• Checking on your strong friends: they are probably just surviving• Even Jesus set boundaries, rested, and said no — and we forget that• The GLOW prayer framework: Gratitude, Let it out, Own your desires, Wait• Matthew 11:28 — come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest• Your permission slip to lay it down, rest, and stop being the strong one todayNew episodes every week. Subscribe and join us. 💜📲 Follow Taking Life by the Raines:Instagram: instagram.com/takinglifebytheraines/TikTok: tiktok.com/takinglifebytheraFacebook: facebook.com/takinglifebytheraines/📲 Follow Brandi:Instagram: instagram.com/brandirainesbeauty/TikTok: tiktok.com/brandirainesbeautyFacebook: facebook.com/followbrandiraines/About me + my links: msha.ke/brandirainesbeauty_Shop my Komigo storefront: komigo.me/brandi🎧 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts: takinglifebytheraines.com#takinglifebytheraines #brandiraines #thestrength #checkonyourfrends #christianwomen #mompreneur #restisrequired #womenempowerment #faithjourney #millennialmom0:00 Welcome back and who Brandi is1:02 Taking time off: Disney, 30A, and losing Papa2:15 Being the strong one and nobody checking on you3:36 When you are a good swimmer nobody can tell when you are drowning4:40 The loneliness of being the strong one5:32 Showing up for ten years while nobody asked how you were doing6:36 Holding it together with a tiny string7:30 Check on the strong ones in your life8:15 Scarcity mindset and ADHD as superpower and weakness9:27 From 100K to 15 million in sales and still not celebrating10:21 Launching Lira and the negative comments that fired Brandi up11:31 Rest is not earned — it is what you achieve from12:26 Carrying the burden of being the one everyone looks to14:06 Ten years in network marketing and always having the right reaction15:50 It is okay to not be the strong one sometimes16:23 Casey was the sole provider for six years — the role reversal20:18 God rewards you when you take time to rest and process20:46 Even Jesus rested, set limits, and said no21:49 The pressure is kind of made up22:52 Casey said he has never doubted her — and what that changed24:08 Holding it in causes resentment in marriage25:46 Align me Jesus — the prayer that cuts through the noise26:52 The GLOW framework: Gratitude, Let it out, Own your desires, Wait28:10 What this episode is meant to give you permission to do28:51 You can still be the strong one after you rest29:39 Taking a Sabbath feels lazy — but it is obedience30:08 Your permission slip: pause, reflect, and check on your people31:15 Check in on your husband too33:15 Matthew 11:28: come to me all who are weary34:00 Lay one thing down and rest — closing wordPowered by ATL Podcast Proshttps://atlpodcastpros.com