From Striving to Surrender: Leading with God at the Center | Kristen Stockton

In this deeply moving and spiritually grounding conversation, Coach Jen sits down with Kristen Stockton—a woman who has not only led at the highest levels, but has walked through the hidden fires of leadership, identity, and healing.Kristen’s story begins where many high-capacity women quietly find themselves: achieving, leading, carrying… yet internally weary, misaligned, and disconnected from the deeper rhythm of God. What unfolded for her wasn’t a strategy—it was a surrender.Through a pivotal retreat experience, Kristen came face to face with unhealed wounds, buried shame, and the weight she had normalized carrying for decades. And in that moment, everything shifted. Not through striving harder—but through releasing control and allowing God to restore what strength alone never could. What she shares in this episode is both profound and practical:You don’t have to strive your way into purpose—you can be led into it.Peace isn’t found in doing more, but in learning how to be with God without performing.Resilience is built not through pressure, but through rhythm—daily renewal, stillness, and surrender.The very areas you’ve been carrying alone are often the ones God is inviting you to release so He can restore them.Kristen introduces a powerful reframe for ambitious women: what feels like pressure, burnout, or resistance may actually be a signal—not to push harder—but to realign.She also offers a tangible pathway forward through her Restore, Rebuild, Rise framework—helping women identify where they are out of sync, rebuild their capacity from a place of divine rest, and rise into leadership that is anchored, sustainable, and Spirit-led.Perhaps most powerfully, this conversation reminds us:You were never meant to carry it all.You were meant to walk with God—and let that relationship shape everything.If you’ve been leading, achieving, and holding it together… yet sensing there is more—more peace, more alignment, more depth—this episode is your invitation to pause, release, and begin again.Connect with Kristen, take the free online assessment and get 10% of her book using this link. https://kristenstockton.myflodesk.com/morefromrestoreLearn more about the Lioness Community, Jen's coaching experiences and how to nominate someone for the podcast at https://www.jenportercoach.com/