The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom

Have you ever said, “I’m fine,” when you were not fine at all?Maybe you said it to keep the peace, avoid conflict, prevent someone from being disappointed, or protect the relationship. On the outside, you looked calm, agreeable, helpful, and easygoing. But inside, you felt hurt, overwhelmed, resentful, lonely, unseen, or afraid to tell the truth.In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen teaches about fawn mode, people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and the fear of losing connection. Fawn mode is a nervous system response that can cause you to say yes when you mean no, hide your true feelings, avoid hard conversations, ignore your own needs, and prioritize everyone else’s comfort over your own truth.For many women, especially in motherhood, marriage, family relationships, and Christian living, “I’m fine” becomes a protective pattern. It may look like patience, kindness, flexibility, or keeping the peace, but underneath it may be fear: If I tell the truth, will I still be loved?Marci helps you understand why your body may know the truth before your mouth can say it, how people-pleasing creates resentment and emotional disconnection, and why self-abandonment is not the price of love. You’ll learn how to recognize when “I’m fine” is not honesty but protection, and how to begin coming home to yourself with compassion, emotional honesty, and self-respect.In this episode, you’ll learn:What fawn mode is and how it shows up in relationshipsWhy people-pleasing can be a nervous system responseHow saying “I’m fine” can become a protective patternWhy self-abandonment creates resentment and emotional exhaustionHow fear of conflict and fear of rejection affect communicationHow to tell the truth to yourself before speaking it out loudHow to be loving, kind, faithful, and honest without disappearingIf you have ever struggled with people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, emotional honesty, boundaries, resentment, or saying yes when you mean no, this episode will help you understand yourself with more compassion and begin listening to the truth inside of you.You do not have to disappear to be loved. You can be kind and honest. You can be faithful and clear. You can keep connection without abandoning yourself.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci👩🏻‍🦳Get my free Mother From Strength Guide and receive two downloads to help you release guilt, rethink old motherhood beliefs, and return to mothering from peace, truth, and strength. Click HERE to download✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever watched your child struggle, pull away, make choices you would not choose, or seem to stop trying — and immediately made it mean something about you as a mother?Maybe they do not call or text as often as you wish. Maybe they are struggling with school, relationships, motivation, faith, emotional health, work, or life choices. Maybe they are not showing the effort you hoped they would.And somewhere inside, the questions begin:What did I do wrong?Did I not teach them enough?Was I too hard? Too soft?Did I fail them somehow?In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen speaks directly to the hidden emotional report card many mothers carry. When our children’s effort, choices, communication, and outcomes become evidence of whether we are a good mom, motherhood guilt can become heavy, exhausting, and relentless.Marci explains why your child’s effort is not your grade. Their motivation, communication habits, spiritual journey, emotional growth, choices, and willingness to change belong to them. You can love, guide, support, teach, pray, repair, and stay connected — but you cannot carry their agency or make their life choices your report card.This episode will help you step out of fear, over-responsibility, and self-blame so you can mother from truth, love, and self-respect.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why mothers often measure their worth through their children’s choices and effortHow motherhood guilt can turn into fear, over-functioning, and emotional exhaustionWhy your child’s behavior, communication, and motivation are not a reflection of your valueHow to separate facts from the painful meaning you make about yourselfWhat belongs to your child and what belongs to youHow to love without controlling, rescuing, or carrying what is not yoursHow to return to peace when your child is struggling or making choices you cannot controlIf you are a mom who worries deeply about your child’s future, replays your parenting decisions, feels responsible for their happiness, or wonders whether their struggles mean you failed, this episode will offer relief, perspective, and a path back to truth.You are responsible for the mother you choose to be. You are not responsible for controlling the person your child chooses to become.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever felt hurt, resentful, or disappointed because someone you love didn’t do something that felt obvious to you?Maybe your adult child didn’t call.Maybe your husband didn’t notice you needed help.Maybe someone didn’t answer your text, remember what mattered to you, or show up the way you hoped.In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen teaches about the silent expectations many women carry in motherhood, marriage, and family relationships. These hidden expectations can become “secret tests” that other people don’t even know they’re taking.Using the metaphor of an owner’s manual, Marci explains how we often create invisible rulebooks for our children, spouse, friends, and even ourselves. These manuals may include beliefs like, If they love me, they should know. If they care, they should call. If I matter, they should notice.But when expectations stay unspoken, resentment can grow.This episode will help you understand how silent expectations, unmet needs, people-pleasing, emotional responsibility, and fear of rejection can create distance in relationships. You’ll learn how to recognize your hidden manuals, uncover the tender longing underneath resentment, and begin using your voice with love, honesty, and self-respect.In this episode, you’ll learn:How silent expectations create resentment in motherhood and marriageWhy loved ones may be failing tests they didn’t know they were takingHow to recognize hidden relationship “manuals”Why “they should know” can keep you stuck in hurt and disappointmentHow to identify the unmet need underneath resentmentHow to communicate clearly with love and self-respectWhy using your voice is not needy, selfish, or controllingIf you’ve ever thought, I shouldn’t have to ask, this episode will help you pause, get curious, and begin creating more honest connection in your relationships.You do not have to keep mothering, loving, or relating through secret tests. You are allowed to want what you want, name what matters, and use your voice with compassion and truth.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever walked away from a hard conversation and thought, What is wrong with me? Why did I react like that? Why can’t I stay calm?In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen introduces the Reactor Part in Conflict and explains why your intense reaction is not your identity. Whether you snap, shut down, get defensive, cry, over-explain, or say something you later regret, your behavior may be giving you important information about your nervous system, protective parts, and unmet emotional needs.So many women carry shame after conflict, especially in marriage, motherhood, parenting adult children, or family relationships. They believe their reaction means they are too much, immature, unloving, broken, or failing. But what if your reaction is not proof that something is wrong with you? What if it is a signal that something inside of you felt threatened, overwhelmed, criticized, dismissed, or unseen?Marci teaches that you are not your behavior. Your reaction matters, and repair matters, but shame is not the path to lasting change. Through the lens of the Inner Relationship Method, you’ll learn how the Reactor Part tries to protect you, why pressure builds before emotional reactions, and how to begin responding with more self-awareness, compassion, and emotional steadiness.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why conflict can trigger intense emotional reactionsHow nervous system dysregulation affects communicationWhat the Reactor Part is trying to protectWhy you are not your behavior or your reactionHow to stop shaming yourself after conflictSimple ways to repair, regulate, and return to your Resourced SelfIf you have ever felt guilty after snapping, shutting down, getting defensive, or reacting strongly in a relationship, this episode will help you understand yourself with more compassion and begin creating change from love instead of shame.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

After attending two funerals one day apart, Marci walked away with unexpected treasures about life, love, faith, family, service, and what really matters in the end.One funeral was for a dear friend who died at 60 after battling brain cancer. The other was for her husband’s 98-year-old aunt, a woman remembered for her love, humor, faith, and the way she made every person feel special.In this reflective and heart-centered episode, Marci shares the powerful lessons she took from both lives — not as a way to compare, shame, or measure herself, but as an invitation to live more intentionally.You’ll hear about the beauty of owning mistakes, repairing relationships, checking in with adult children, sharing what you love, serving quietly, laughing often, saying “I love you,” and remembering your divine identity.This episode is a tender reminder that people are not remembered for their weight, appearance, perfection, or worldly accomplishments. They are remembered for who they were, how they loved, and the mark they made.If you’ve ever used someone else’s goodness against yourself, this episode will help you shift from comparison to inspiration, from self-criticism to reflection, and from pressure to purpose.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Mother’s Day can bring up more than we expect. For some moms, it feels sweet and meaningful. For others, it can feel tender, disappointing, complicated, or painful long after the day is over.In this compassionate and empowering episode, Marci Owen speaks directly to the mother who felt forgotten, unseen, unappreciated, or let down after Mother’s Day — and gently helps her come back to herself with strength.Marci explores why Mother’s Day can feel like an emotional report card and how a missed call, lack of visit, short text, or unmet expectation can stir deeper questions about motherhood, worth, love, and whether we’ve done enough. But this episode does not leave you sitting in the ache.Instead, Marci invites you to step into a more grounded and self-led way of mothering. Through her “Release and Return” practice, you’ll learn how to release resentment, silent expectations, emotional gripping, and the need to measure your motherhood by other people’s actions — and return to your values, your voice, your self-respect, and your strength.This is a message for the mom who is ready to stop waiting for imperfect people to validate her worth and start mothering from strength. Marci encourages you to speak up for what you want, honor your own heart, stop abandoning yourself, and step into your role as the mother, woman, and matriarch you are becoming. Inside this episode, you’ll learn:Why Mother’s Day can trigger anxiety, disappointment, sadness, guilt, resentment, or old woundsHow to separate what happened from what you made it meanWhy your children’s thoughtfulness, maturity, or effort is not the measure of your motherhoodHow to release what is not yours to carry and return to who you areHow to ask for what you want without feeling selfish or needyHow to mother from strength with love, truth, and self-respectHow to stop waiting to be celebrated and begin honoring yourselfIf Mother’s Day hurt, this episode will help you feel seen, steady, and empowered. You are still here. You are still loving. You are still learning. And you are allowed to come back to yourself.As mentioned on the podcast: Redefining Success as a Mother is a $17 perspective reset for moms who are ready to stop measuring their motherhood by guilt, outcomes, expectations, and things they cannot control.Click HERE to get it now for $17 before the price increases to $49 in 48 hours.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]    Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

What if nothing is wrong with you?What if the part of you that overreacts, shuts down, spirals, people-pleases, or tries to control everything is not broken — but actually trying to protect something tender inside of you?In this meaningful and illuminating episode, Marci Owen unveils her Inner Relationship Method™ and shares why she is no longer calling herself a Self-Love Coach, but an Inner Relationship Coach. Self-love is still at the heart of her work, but Marci explains that true self-love is not just affirmations, bubble baths, or thinking positive. It is the way you relate to what is happening inside of you.Marci introduces the core pieces of her Inner Relationship Method™: the Wounded Child, protective parts, protective patterns, the nervous system, and the Resourced Self. You’ll learn why so many women feel stuck in cycles of self-criticism, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, people-pleasing, control, overthinking, shutting down, or trying to carry everything alone — and why those patterns are not proof that you are failing.They are signs that something inside of you learned how to survive.In this episode, Marci also explains why mindset work alone can only take you so far. If your nervous system is dysregulated, your protective parts and patterns get louder, and your Resourced Self becomes harder to access. That is why nervous system regulation is such an essential part of healing. Marci teaches how Calm Center, Team Hyper, and Team Hypo help you understand what is happening in your body before you react, spiral, or shut down. You’ll also receive a simple Inner Relationship Check-In and Safety Reset to help you pause, connect with your body, notice what part or pattern may be trying to protect you, and begin meeting yourself with safety, compassion, and love.This episode is for the woman who has spent too long asking, “What is wrong with me?” and is ready to begin asking, “What is happening inside of me?”You are not broken.You are beautifully complex.And you can learn to lead your inner world with compassion, safety, and love.In this episode, you’ll learn:Why Marci is shifting from Self-Love Coach to Inner Relationship CoachWhat The Inner Relationship Method™ is and why it mattersHow the Wounded Child, protective parts, and protective patterns work togetherWhy people-pleasing, controlling, escaping, overthinking, and shutting down may be protective patternsWhy your nervous system determines who is leading inside of youHow Calm Center, Team Hyper, and Team Hypo affect your reactionsWhy your Resourced Self can lead with calm, compassion, curiosity, clarity, confidence, and connectionA simple Inner Relationship Check-In you can use this weekHow to begin coming home to yourself instead of judging yourself🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.  👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.  🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.  📬 Click here to join the lisEpisode Website

Before the shutdown, your body knew. Before the overexplaining, your body knew. Before the snapping, spiraling, or people pleasing, your body knew.In this episode, Marci Owen takes the conversation one step deeper into nervous system regulation, protective parts, and the body’s early warning signs. If you have ever wondered why you overreact, go blank, get defensive, shut down, people please, or feel the urge to fix and control everything, this episode will help you understand what may be happening underneath those reactions. Marci explains how the body often detects stress and threat before the mind has words for it. Tightness in the chest, a dropped stomach, buzzing energy, flushed cheeks, urgency, numbness, defensiveness, or the need to explain yourself may all be clues that a protective part has stepped in. These reactions are not random, and they are not proof that something is wrong with you. They may be intelligent survival responses formed years ago to help protect a wounded part of you from pain, rejection, criticism, embarrassment, or loss of love. This episode also explores the connection between the wounded child, protective patterns, and the nervous system. Marci shares how awareness creates space for your Resourced Self to come back into leadership, so you can stop reacting on autopilot and start responding with more compassion, clarity, and intention. If you tend to:overexplain yourselfpeople please even when you do not want toshut down in hard conversationsget defensive quicklyspiral in your thoughtsfeel confused by your own emotional reactionsThis episode will help you make sense of those patterns in a loving, grounded way. In this episode, you’ll learn:how the body signals activation before behavior shows upwhy protective parts are not the enemyhow old emotional wounds shape present-day reactionswhy awareness is the first step toward healing4 powerful questions to help you slow down and understand what is happening inside of you🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel BetterScroll to the bottom of this pagefor quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website:To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Do you ever shut down, overexplain yourself, spiral in your thoughts, snap, people-please, or suddenly feel the need to control everything?What if those reactions are not just “your personality” or proof that something is wrong with you?In this episode, Marci Owen explains how your body often knows a protective part has taken over long before your mind does. Through the lens of nervous system regulation, parts work, and inner child healing, Marci helps you understand why certain emotional reactions feel automatic and how those patterns may have formed years ago to keep you safe. You’ll learn how your body sends early warning signals like tightness in your chest, a pit in your stomach, buzzing energy, heat in your face, or the sudden urge to fix, defend, explain, numb out, or disappear. These cues matter. They may be signs that a wounded part of you has been activated and a protective pattern has stepped in. Marci also talks about the wounded child, the protective parts that form around pain, and why awareness is the first step in helping your Resourced Self come back into leadership. This episode will help you stop making your reactions mean you are flawed and start getting curious about what your body is trying to tell you. If you’ve ever wondered:Why do I overexplain myself?Why do I people-please even when I do not want to?Why do I shut down in hard conversations?Why do I spiral or get defensive so fast?Why does my body react before I even know what is happening?This episode will help you understand what may be going on underneath it all. In this episode:how the body signals activation before behavior shows upwhy protective parts are not bad, but trying to helphow nervous system triggers connect to old emotional painwhy awareness creates space for healinghow to begin responding from your Resourced Self instead of autopilot patterns 🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel BetterScroll to the bottom of this pagefor quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more💌 Get Marci’s EmailsReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list🔗 Visit My Website:To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever had a moment where someone asked you a question, all eyes were on you, and your mind completely went blank?Maybe it happened in a hard conversation with your spouse. Maybe someone put you on the spot in front of family. Maybe you were receiving attention, praise, or a compliment and suddenly couldn’t think of a thing to say.In this episode, Marci unpacks why that happens through the lens of the nervous system. Sometimes stress does not look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like freeze. Shutdown. Blankness. A mind that disappears right when you need it most.This episode was inspired by a reel of a little boy on an amusement park ride who later said, “My body deactivated.” And honestly, that may be one of the simplest and most powerful ways to describe what so many women experience under stress.If your mind has ever gone blank and you’ve made that mean something is wrong with you, this episode will help you understand what may actually be happening underneath it. Your body may not be failing you. It may be protecting you.In this episode, Marci talks about:why stress does not always look loudthe freeze response and nervous system shutdownwhy your thinking brain can go offline under pressurehow old fear, exposure, and overwhelm affect the bodyhow to respond with compassion instead of self-judgmentThis conversation will help you stop asking, “What is wrong with me?” and start asking a much kinder, more helpful question: “What about this moment felt like too much for my system?”If this episode hit home and you are ready for support understanding your nervous system, your patterns, and what is happening underneath your reactions, Marci currently has an opening for private coaching.And stay close. Something really powerful is coming in mid-May.Marci will be unveiling her new 12-week Come Home to Your Heart course for the very first time, built around her Inner Relationship Method and including an all-important piece on women in midlife and the effects of that season on the nervous system. This will be for a limited number of women.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

What if your inner critic is not trying to tear you down… but trying to protect you?In this episode, Marci shares a powerful reframe for the inner critic and why that harsh voice in your head may not be proof that something is wrong with you. It may be a protective part that learned long ago that criticism could keep you safe from rejection, failure, embarrassment, or feeling like too much. Marci walks through why self-criticism can feel normal, especially for women who grew up with pressure, comparison, high expectations, or emotional invalidation. She also explains why being hard on yourself may feel productive in the moment, but is not the path to lasting confidence, peace, or real change. You’ll learn how to notice your inner critic with curiosity instead of shame, how to understand what it may be trying to protect you from, and how to let your Resourced Self step in with honesty, compassion, and stronger leadership. If you have ever wondered why you are so hard on yourself, why self-talk can feel so cruel, or how to actually shift that pattern, this episode will help you feel seen and give you a gentle next step.In this episode, we talk about:why the inner critic is often a protective parthow self-criticism forms in response to pain, pressure, and fearwhy harshness can feel familiar and even productivethe difference between criticism and true self-leadershiphow to respond with compassion instead of self-attackone simple question to ask when your inner critic gets loudReflection question from this episode:What is my inner critic trying to protect me from right now?As mentioned on the podcast, I have a limited number of free calls available. Click HERE to schedule yours.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Do you ever feel too sensitive, too emotional, or like you overreact to things that should not feel like such a big deal?In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, Marci Owen shares how the part of you that feels deeply may not be weak at all. It may be your wounded child, a younger tender part of you carrying old emotional pain, unmet needs, and nervous system imprints from the past.Marci explains how childhood wounds, emotional triggers, and nervous system dysregulation can affect your present-day reactions. She also talks about why shame makes healing harder, how to stop judging yourself for being emotional, and what compassionate self-leadership looks like when your wounded child gets activated.Through a personal story and a simple 5-step Heart to Part process, Marci helps you understand what is really happening inside of you when you feel rejected, forgotten, embarrassed, or not good enough.If you are looking for healing childhood wounds, nervous system healing, emotional healing, self-compassion, and practical tools to calm your inner world, this episode will speak directly to your heart.As Mentioned on the PodcastTired of Surviving Free Call - Click HERE to schedule with MarciWatch Marci's Minute on the Wounded Child - Click HERE to watch🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get My Weekly-ish EmailReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel BetterScroll to the bottom of this pagefor quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoachingFacebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

What would it feel like to know that Jesus Christ sees you personally, knows your name, and loves you more than you can imagine?In this special Easter episode, Marci sits down with Alessa Mousques, who recently portrayed Mary Magdalene in an Easter video produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But this conversation is about more than acting. It’s about faith, transformation, and the deeply personal love of Jesus Christ. Alessa shares what it was like to step into the story of Mary Magdalene and how that sacred experience affected her heart, her faith, and the way she sees herself. Together, Marci and Alessa talk about imperfection, worth, healing, and the powerful truth that Jesus does not abandon us. He is there, even in the moments we feel unseen, unsure, or not enough. This episode is a tender Easter conversation about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the love He has for each of us, and the hope that comes from turning to Him. If you’ve ever wondered whether the Savior really knows you personally, this episode will remind you that He does. He knows your name. He loves you. And He came for you. As promised in the episode, click HERE to watch Alessa as Mary Magdalene in the Easter Message🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Do you ever replay a conversation for hours and wonder, Did I say something wrong? Are they upset with me? In this episode, Marci unpacks the hidden pattern behind rumination and why so many women automatically make other people’s behavior mean something about their worth.You’ll learn how nervous system dysregulation, old wounds, and protective parts can work together to keep you stuck in overthinking, second-guessing, and scanning for rejection. Marci shares personal examples, powerful insight, and a simple tool she calls “Catch the Stamp” to help you pause, get curious, and separate what actually happened from the meaning your mind created.This episode will help you understand why rumination is not proof that something is wrong with you. It may simply be your nervous system and protective patterns trying to keep you safe. With compassion, curiosity, and a little awareness, you can begin to calm the false alarm, care for the tender parts inside of you, and respond to yourself in a more loving way.If you’ve ever felt emotionally hooked by someone’s tone, silence, or delayed text message, this conversation will help you feel seen and give you practical steps to move forward with more peace, self-awareness, and emotional safety.Plus, Marci shares an exciting update about her Morning Messages and how you can receive encouraging support to help set the tone for your day.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Join my email community. Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

What if the way you’ve been measuring success as a mother isn’t actually the measure that brings peace?So many of us carry quiet expectations about what a “good mom” looks like—how our kids should turn out, how close we should be, how involved we should be, and how much they should need us. And when real life doesn’t match that picture, it can leave us feeling like we somehow failed.In this episode, I’m joined by three women from Self Love YOUniversity for a real and honest conversation about redefining success as a mother.Together we talk about the pressure many parents feel to measure their worth by their children’s outcomes—grades, behavior, church activity, relationships, achievements, or life choices. But what happens when we step back and ask a different question?What if success in motherhood isn’t about outcomes we can’t control?In this conversation, we explore how fear can disguise itself as love and responsibility, why so many moms carry unnecessary guilt, and how redefining success can bring more compassion, freedom, and peace to parenting.In this episode, we talk about:redefining success as a motherletting go of outcome-based motherhoodreleasing guilt and unrealistic expectationsgiving compassion to your past self as a momhow nervous system healing supports parentingloving your children as they are—not just as you hoped they would beYou’ll hear honest reflections from mothers in different seasons of parenting—from young kids to adult children—and the powerful shifts that happen when we stop grading ourselves and start showing up with more love, presence, and compassion.If you’ve ever wondered if you’re doing enough as a parent, this conversation will remind you that you’re probably doing better than you think you are.And if you’re craving more support, healing, and growth in this area, I invite you to join us inside Self Love YOUniversity, where we continue these conversations and learn tools to bring more peace, compassion, and confidence into motherhood and life.💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Join Marci’s  Private Email CommunityReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Today’s episode is being released on a Wednesday instead of my usual Friday—because today matters.March 4th marks 16 years since my younger sister Heather passed away from colon cancer. Every year on this day I honor her with something I call “Because I Can” Day.It’s a simple practice that has become a powerful reminder to live with gratitude, awareness, and appreciation for the everyday things we often take for granted.In this unfiltered and unedited episode, I invite you to join me in remembering that being here—right now—is a privilege.Because we can.We can go for a walk.We can call a friend.We can hug our spouse.We can smile at someone in the grocery store.We can sit in the sun and feel the warmth on our face.When we begin noticing these small privileges, something shifts. Life feels fuller. Gratitude grows. Joy becomes easier to find.Throughout the episode, I also share a beautiful reflection about “painting joy across the sky”—a reminder that joy isn’t dependent on perfect circumstances. It’s something we can choose, cultivate, and spread.I’m inviting you to join me this week in doing things because you can and sharing what that looks like for you.📸 Take a picture and tag me on Instagram @marci.owencoaching so we can inspire each other.And if you’d like to hear the full story about my sister Heather and how “Because I Can” began, go back and listen to Episode 10: Because I Can.👉 I’ve included the link here for easy access.If this episode resonates with you, please share it with someone who might need the reminder today.Because you can.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Somewhere along the way, many mothers absorbed a quiet, heavy belief:If my child struggles… if they question their faith… if our relationship feels strained… it means I failed.In this powerful and compassionate episode, Marci challenges that narrative and invites you to redefine what success as a mother truly means.Drawing from personal experience, coaching conversations, church culture, and timeless quotes like “No other success can compensate for failure in the home,” Marci explores how we may have unintentionally tied our worth—and our motherhood—to outcomes we were never meant to control.What if success isn’t about how your children turn out…but about how you continue to show up?In this episode, you’ll discover:How church culture and misinterpreted teachings can create unnecessary pressureWhy your child’s agency does not equal your failureA healthier, more empowering definition of success and failureWhat “not giving up” actually looks like (and why stepping back isn’t quitting)How love—not control—is the true measure of faithful motherhoodA simple nervous system regulation sequence to help you respond instead of reactMarci shares tender stories, practical tools, and a grounding reminder:You are responsible for how you show up—not for controlling how someone else grows.If you’re a Christian mom carrying guilt, fear, or shame about your child’s choices…If you’ve questioned whether you “did it wrong”…If you’re exhausted from trying to be perfect…This episode will feel like a deep exhale.You have not failed.If you are still loving, still present, still trying—you are succeeding.You are one decision away from showing up with more peace, confidence, and freedom.Episode Website

What if self-love isn’t something you feel once in a while—but a relationship you actively build?In this special Valentine’s reshare episode, Marci invites you into one of the most powerful self-love conversations she teaches: learning how to love your past, present, and future self—together.True self-love isn’t performative or conditional. It’s solid. It’s steady. It’s the kind that says, “I’ve got you. I’m with you—no matter what.”In this episode, you’ll explore:How your relationship with your past self impacts your confidence, worthiness, and emotional safety todayWhy self-love in the present moment requires conscious thinking—not recycled self-criticismHow caring for your future self through intentional choices becomes a powerful act of loveThe difference between genuine self-compassion and toxic positivitySimple questions that help you become a safe, supportive place for yourself to landThis episode is a reminder that you don’t have to be perfect to be worthy—and that healing your relationship with yourself across time is sacred, life-changing work.Whether Valentine’s Day brings up love, loneliness, reflection, or all of the above, this conversation offers a deeper invitation: to build a relationship with yourself that is steady, compassionate, and unshakable.Grab your journal, take a breath, and press play.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

This episode is a perspective-shifting reshare from my first year of podcasting in 2023—a message that continues to matter deeply.After being sick for much of January and navigating recovery, I found myself returning to a teaching that transformed how I relate to my work, my relationships, and my inner peace. When creativity feels foggy and my body still recovering, sometimes the wisest thing to do is not to force—but to listen. And this message kept asking to be shared again.In this episode, I revisit a powerful concept from Byron Katie’s work: the three types of business—God’s business, other people’s business, and your business. When we confuse these, we create unnecessary suffering, frustration, and separation. When we learn to stay in our own business, something profound happens—we reclaim our power, reconnect with ourselves, and experience more peace, clarity, and self-love.We’ll explore:How being mentally in other people’s business creates resentment and disconnectionWhy trying to control outcomes puts us in God’s business—and increases anxietyWhat it truly means to stay in your business without becoming detached or indifferentHow this distinction supports self-love, boundaries, emotional peace, and confidencePractical steps you can take to bring this concept into everyday lifeIf you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, worried about loved ones, frustrated with outcomes you can’t control, or disconnected from yourself, this episode offers a stabilizing reframe that can gently bring you back home—to your life, your power, and your peace.As you listen, I invite you to ask yourself:Whose business am I in right now—and what would it feel like to come back to my own?This is how courageous and confident women live—with awareness, self-trust, and love.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Join my private email communityReal encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

What if this year wasn’t about pushing harder, proving more, or chasing another list of resolutions?In this episode, Marci Owen invites you into a gentler, more powerful way of moving through the year: living by design, not by default. Instead of goals that create pressure, she introduces the practice of choosing one meaningful word—a word that becomes your guide, your compass, and your way back to yourself when life feels busy, overwhelming, or uncertain.You’ll learn:Why a word is different from a goal—and how it supports your nervous system rather than stressing itWhat it means to live by default versus living with intentionHow to “listen” for your word instead of forcing one from your headReflective questions to help you discover the quality your soul is asking for this yearSimple ways to return to your word when you forget or feel off courseMarci shares personal stories, practical reflection prompts, and a compassionate, faith-centered perspective to help you choose a word that doesn’t demand more from you—but brings you home.If you’re longing for clarity, self-trust, and a deeper relationship with yourself this year, this episode is your invitation to begin.✨ Ready to live by design, not default? Press play.And if you’re craving support as you walk this path, Marci also invites you to explore Self Love YOUniversity, where growth happens through her powerful Inner Relationship Method, nervous system support, coaching, doodling activities and community.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Join Marci's Email Community (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

In the quiet space between Christmas and New Year’s, there’s often a subtle pressure to reinvent yourself, set new goals, or start over. But what if that’s not what you actually need?In this episode, I offer two gentle yet powerful clarifying questions designed to help you carry yourself into the new year with intention, compassion, and clarity—without fixing, forcing, or pushing. This is not a goals episode. It’s an invitation to pause, reflect, and honor who you’ve become.We explore:What you’re ready to leave behind because it no longer serves youWho you became through everything you experienced this past yearHow to recognize growth without comparison or self-criticismWhy nervous system awareness matters when reflecting and choosing what to carry forwardThe difference between starting over and moving forward by designThrough storytelling, reflection, and a simple visualization, you’ll be guided to set down what’s heavy and outdated—and step into the new year seasoned, grounded, and more connected to yourself.You are not starting from scratch.You’re starting from experience, wisdom, and growth.If you’re craving a way of entering the new year that feels supportive instead of demanding, this episode is for you.✨ Mentioned in this episode: Self Love YOUniversity — a monthly space to practice nervous system regulation, soften old stories, and come home to who you already are. Details below.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

As Christmas draws near, do you feel a swirl of emotions—joy, pressure, exhaustion, tenderness, gratitude, maybe even a sense that something’s missing?In this episode, Marci offers you a simple pause—a warm exhale for your nervous system. This episode is part grounding, part fun, and part emotional reset, designed to help you reconnect with the light, wonder, and joy that are still available to you this season.You’ll be introduced to your Holiday Joy Prescription—simple, doable practices that help your nervous system soften so you can actually feel the magic of Christmas again. From a Christmas-themed glimmer walk and sensory moments to adult-friendly ideas for play, laughter, creativity, and rest, Marci reminds you that joy isn’t frivolous—it’s regulating, healing, and holy.You’ll also learn:Why we often lose sight of joy during busy, meaningful seasonsHow joy functions as a regulated state, not just an emotionHow small “glimmers” of joy signal safety to your nervous systemGentle, practical ways to invite light, presence, and wonder back into your daysThis episode is a loving invitation to slow down, notice what’s right in front of you, and remember that you are worthy of joy. Your presence matters. The light within you is meant to shine.Perfect to listen to while walking, driving, or curled up with something warm—this is your reminder that the joy of Christmas isn’t gone. It’s just waiting for you to come home to it. 🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

The holidays have a way of bringing everything to the surface — the beauty and the ache, the joy and the overwhelm, the connection and the loneliness. Sometimes all in the same hour.If this season feels complicated, layered, or tender… this episode is for you.In this deeply grounding conversation, Marci unpacks the emotional complexity of the holidays through the lenses of nervous system regulation, parts work, and compassionate self-leadership.Drawing from a powerful Thanksgiving email she wrote to her community, Marci helps you understand why this season can trigger old stories, awaken grief, amplify pressure, or stir up loneliness — and why nothing has gone wrong. You’ll hear personal stories from Marci's life, relatable examples from women she’s coached, and simple, nourishing practices that help you move through the holidays with steadiness and self-support.Inside this episode, you'll learn:• Why holidays often activate old nervous system patterns• How to support yourself if you feel overwhelmed, tender, or lonely• Gentle reframes for grief and missing someone you love• What to do when someone still sees you as an old version of you• How to respond when you’re triggered (or you trigger someone else)• How to shift perfection pressure and holiday expectations• How to make “alone time” meaningful, soothing, or even sacred• Why tending to your younger parts brings immediate emotional reliefMarci also shares journaling prompts, grounding questions, doodle-journaling techniques, and body-based practices to help you regulate before you relate — so you can show up for the holidays with more peace, compassion, and confidence.Whether your holiday is full or quiet, joyful or heavy, complicated or calm… this episode will feel like a breath you’ve been needing.If you want deeper support this season, Marci invites you into Self Love YOUniversity and the limited-time Holiday Glow Up Bundle, which includes November and December’s transformative calls and a calming holiday meditation. Details inside the episode.You are worthy. You are loved. You get to be human this holiday season — beautifully, messily, fully human — and still guided by your Resourced Self.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.comAs mentioned on the podcast...Get my HOLIDAY GLOW UP BUNDLE before it's too late! (expires December 20, 2025 at midnight)💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: Episode Website

What if the most meaningful thing you prepare for this holiday season isn’t your home… but your heart?If you regularly feel overwhelmed at this time of year, it’s not because your to-do list is too long — it’s because your nervous system is carrying too much.In this gentle and grounding episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom, Marci Owen invites you into a softer way of moving through November and December. Instead of rushing, bracing, and trying to hold everything together, you’ll learn how to regulate your nervous system, reconnect with your heart, and enter the holidays as your truest, calmest, most connected self.Marci breaks down:✨ Why your nervous system interprets holiday pressure as danger✨ How internal parts (wounded child, preventive teen, reactive teen) get activated — and how to soothe them✨ Simple ways to create inner stillness, even in busy seasons✨ The “Four D’s” that help you delete, delay, delegate, and delight in what matters✨ How to shift from survival mode into intentional, grounded presenceYou’ll walk away with reflective questions to help you prepare your heart, not just your home, and practical tools you can use immediately — in conversations, gatherings, or quiet moments alone.Because the real gift you bring to any room is your presence.Marci also shares a special invitation into Self Love YOUniversity and the limited-time Holiday Glow Up Bundle, designed to help you begin the new year grounded, supported, and emotionally steady.Slow down. Breathe. Connect with yourself.This is how courageous and confident women enter the season — on purpose, by design, with a steady and lovingly prepared heart.Get Marci's Special Holiday Glow Up Bundle when you join Self Love YOUniversity by December 20, 2025. Black Friday Deal: In addition to the Glow Up Bundle get a personal gift from Marci of a few of her favorite things when you sign up by November 29, 2025Doors are open for a short time—come in while the energy is fresh.If your heart is tugging you forward, honor that nudge. Join us HERE before the Holiday Glow Up Bundle disappears🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Holiday gatherings can bring out the very worst version of us — the anxious one, the shrinking one, the people-pleasing one — but what if that isn’t the real you at all?In this first episode of Marci's holiday-mini-series, Marci teaches you the life-changing tool that can give you confidence to show up in every holiday moment: Regulate Before You Relate.If you’ve ever walked into a family dinner, work party, or church gathering feeling tense, braced, overthinking, or wishing you could just disappear… this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air. Marci breaks down the 5 R’s of Regulate Before You Relate — Recognize, Reveal, Release, Reassure, and Relate — a simple, under-one-minute practice that helps you stay grounded, calm, and connected to your resourced, authentic self rather than your protective patterns.You’ll learn:Why your nervous system reacts in social or family settingsHow dysregulation shows up as bracing, shrinking, pressure-to-perform, or overthinkingThe exact words to say to yourself to shift out of survival modeHow to walk into ANY holiday moment with steadiness and quiet confidenceHow to use this tool with family, friends, kids, spouses, or even tricky conversationsWhy regulation is the secret to showing up as who you really areMarci also shares a personal story about navigating her own activation in social situations — and the difference it made when she regulated first.This episode is not just “holiday advice.”It’s a life skill.One that will change how you show up in rooms, relationships, and moments that matter.PLUS — Marci introduces her Holiday Glow Up Bundle, a special, limited-time invitation to join Self-Love YOUniversity and step into 2026 with clarity, steadiness, support, and belonging.If you want to feel more grounded, more present, and more like yourself this holiday season… this episode is for you.It’s your time to shine, my dear.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever genuinely wanted to grow… but the moment you try, everything inside of you shuts down? The overwhelm, the spinning thoughts, the urge to hide, the “something must be wrong with me” feeling?You’re not alone. And more importantly—you’re not broken.In this powerful episode, Marci Owen, Advanced Certified Life Coach, Nervous System Resilience Trained, and StoryCoach, gently unpacks what’s really happening beneath the surface when “doing the work” feels impossible.You'll learn:✨ Why your overwhelmed, shut-down moments are not resistance—they’re protection✨ How your nervous system and protective parts (IFS-style) lovingly try to keep you safe✨ Why comparison can feel so painful—and what it actually reveals about your desires✨ How to recognize states of the nervous system like functional freeze and the truth behind the “I’m so behind” story✨ The first tiny steps you can take when you have no energy for anything✨ Why awareness alone counts as doing the work (more than you think)✨ A simple, calming somatic practice you can do in 60 seconds✨ How to begin validating and nurturing your wounded inner parts with compassion✨ Why growth never requires big leaps—just 1% gentler, safer stepsIf you’ve been judging yourself… believing you “should be further ahead”… or feeling weighed down by shame or comparison, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.Marci helps you reconnect with compassion, calm, and truth:You are not lazy. You are not unmotivated. You are not failing.Your nervous system is trying to protect you. And there is a way forward—one loving step at a time.If this episode strengthens your heart, please share it with someone who needs the reminder that they’re not alone. And if you’re ready for deeper support and community, come join us inside Self Love YOUniversity, where we are practicing this work together all month long.You are courageous. You are worthy. And you are already on your path. ♡🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

When new babies arrive, it’s supposed to be joyful… right?So why did becoming a grandma again unexpectedly stir up old wounds?In this deeply personal episode, Marci invites you into her real-life journey of navigating tender family moments, changing roles, and learning how to love from a grounded, peaceful place—even when her heart longed to be closer.You’ll hear:✨ How past stories were unexpectedly activated when her son welcomed newborn twins✨ The parts of us (wounded, protective, reactive) that rise up during emotional moments✨ Why nervous system awareness is essential when you feel left out, unseen, or unsure✨ The power of choosing your Resourced Adult Self rather than reacting from pain✨ A guided somatic practice to help you calm your body and reconnect with your heart✨ Reflective questions to help you explore your own stories around belonging & boundariesIf you’ve ever struggled to know your place in family relationships…If you’ve ever felt on the “outside looking in”…If you’ve ever wanted to show up with love but didn’t know what that should look like…This episode will help you feel seen, validated, and supported.You’ll walk away with tools to:✔ Recognize when old stories are being triggered✔ Offer compassion to your inner parts✔ Regulate your nervous system✔ Choose grounded, loving action rather than reactive patternsBecause healing isn’t about never getting activated again—It’s about noticing what’s happening inside, offering yourself compassion, and choosing who you want to be.You are allowed to feel deeply. You are allowed to honor boundaries.And you’re not alone on this journey. 💛🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join Marci inside Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Do you ever look at the never-ending laundry, the dishes stacked again, or your overflowing to-do list and wonder… Does any of this even matter?If so, you’re not alone — but what if these ordinary moments are actually sacred opportunities?In this episode, Marci Owen invites you to shift the way you see the everyday tasks that fill your life. Instead of viewing them as thankless or meaningless, she shows how these moments can be transformed into mindful acts of love, connection, and self-affirmation.You’ll learn how to:✨ Reclaim joy in simple daily routines✨ Stop comparing your life to others — especially social media “highlight reels”✨ Impress upon your own heart your God-given worth✨ Cultivate presence, gratitude, and purpose in the middle of the messy, normal dayMarci shares personal stories, spiritual insight, and a powerful message inspired by Mary Morrissey — reminding us that while we may not be able to make every day extraordinary, we can create extraordinary moments.You’ll leave this episode feeling seen, encouraged, and empowered to recognize the privilege of living the life you once hoped and prayed for — one folded towel, wiped counter, and carpool line at a time.Because you are not mundane.You are magnificent.And your everyday fingerprints of love matter more than you know.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Do you ever notice yourself swinging from one extreme to another? One day you’re overdoing, overthinking, or overgiving—and the next you’re completely shut down. That tug-of-war between too much and not enough can leave your nervous system exhausted and your spirit unsettled.In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom Podcast, host Marci Owen, Advanced Certified Life Coach and Story Coach, reveals how the ancient (and often misunderstood) virtue of temperance can help you find your calm center. Far from being about restriction or control, temperance is the art of emotional balance—learning to live from your resourced, grounded self rather than reacting from fear or exhaustion.You’ll learn:🌿 How temperance strengthens every part of who you are—mind, body, spirit, and relationships.💫 The connection between temperance and nervous system regulation.⚖️ How to identify when you’ve swung to the extremes of excess or deficiency, and how to return to your balanced center.❤️ Why living with temperance protects your peace and helps you respond with love instead of reactivity.If you’ve been stretched too thin, stuck in survival mode, or longing for more steadiness in your life, this episode will remind you that you are capable of balance—and worthy of peace.🎧 Tune in now to rediscover your middle ground, embrace moderation, and lead your life with calm confidence and grace.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Have you ever found yourself reacting to something small with big emotions—feeling left out, unseen, or not good enough—and wondered, “Why does this hit me so hard?”In this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom, Marci Owen shares powerful lessons about emotional healing inspired by the TV show Survivor. Through one contestant’s story, Marci unpacks how our past experiences often live inside us as wounded “parts” that get triggered in the present—and how understanding these inner parts can bring compassion, healing, and peace.You’ll also hear a touching reminder from another contestant’s experience about the importance of valuing your wellbeing over constant striving, and how self-care isn’t selfish—it’s sacred.Tune in to discover:Why emotional reactions can feel so disproportionate to the momentHow your nervous system and “parts” work together when you feel triggeredThe difference between your wounded self, protective self, and resourced selfHow to begin integrating these parts so you can feel whole, calm, and confidentMarci weaves together stories, coaching wisdom, and heartfelt reflections to remind you that you are not broken—you are simply healing.✨ Your nervous system can be stuck in the pain, but your soul remembers your wholeness.Listen now and learn how to honor every part of your story with compassion, courage, and self-love.🎧 Subscribe & Review: Follow The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom and leave a 5-star review to help more women discover this healing work.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

When the world feels like it’s burning — politically, spiritually, and emotionally — -(not to mention the challenges you are also facing in your personal life) how do you keep from turning into a five-alarm fire yourself? In this heartfelt episode, Marci Owen, Advanced Certified Life Coach and Nervous System Expert, shares how to reset your inner thermostat and reclaim calm, safety, and connection even when chaos surrounds you.You’ll learn:✨ Why your nervous system (and heart) act as your internal thermostat✨ How even a one-degree shift can make a powerful difference✨ Simple practices to regulate your emotions and create peace from within✨ The 5 non-negotiables for a healthy, balanced nervous system✨ How connection — with self, others, and God — helps restore calm and confidenceThrough personal stories, grounded coaching, and spiritual wisdom, Marci guides you to become the thermostat — not the thermometer — in your life. Tune in to remember that you have the power to control your temperature, no matter what’s happening around you.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website: To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose. 👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk. 🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded. 📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better Scroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]  Instagram: @marci.owencoaching Facebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Feeling Anxious? 8 Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System and Reclaim CalmAre you caught in a spiral of worry, fear, or overwhelm? Whether it's world events, past trauma, or future “what ifs,” your nervous system may be stuck in survival mode—and you're not alone.In this powerful and personal episode, Marci Owen, advanced certified, trauma informed life coach and nervous system regulation expert, shares eight simple, practical ways to ground yourself, return to the present, and find calm again. From breathing techniques and mindset resets to real-talk about media overwhelm and the importance of gathering with others, this episode is your reset button for heavy days.You’ll learn:How to talk to your nervous system when anxiety hitsWhy your lower brain can’t tell the difference between real and imagined threatsWhat to stop doing immediately when you’re overwhelmedAnd how to show up as a steady, grounded light when the world feels darkThis is more than self-care—it’s soul care. You matter. You’re not alone. And you can feel safe and strong again.🌟 Useful Links & Resources from Marci🔗 Visit My Website:To learn more visit www.marciowen.com💖 Join the Self Love YOUniversityA supportive space where Christian women learn to love themselves deeply, show up confidently, and live with purpose.👉 Click here to enroll or learn more🧭 Book a FREE Clarity CallWant to feel more grounded, calm, and confident—starting now? Let’s talk.🎯 Schedule your free call here💌 Get Marci’s Minute (My Weekly-ish Email)Real encouragement, practical tips, and personal insights to keep your heart strong and your mind grounded.📬 Click here to join the list✨  3 Secrets to Instantly Feel BetterScroll to the bottom of this page for quick, powerful tips to shift your emotional state fast.🙏 Love the Podcast?Please take a moment to leave a review on your favorite platform. It truly helps more women find this work—and I’d love to hear your thoughts, insights, or questions.📲 Stay ConnectedEmail: [email protected]: @marci.owencoachingFacebook: Marci Owen CoachingEpisode Website

Did you know that 65% of divorces cite communication problems as a major factor? But it’s not always the explosive arguments that break a marriage—it’s often the quiet misunderstandings, unspoken thoughts, and missed moments to connect.In the final part of this Marriage Help Series, Marci introduces a game-changing relationship tool: Three Lanes to Healthier Conversations. These are the three “lanes” every couple needs to recognize and navigate—Conversational, Sacred Ground, and Sweaty Conversations. Understanding these lanes helps prevent conflict, build emotional safety, and bring more connection into your marriage.In this episode, Marci shares:What each of the three conversations looks like—and why they matterWord-for-word prompts you can start using todayThe #1 mistake that derails couples during communicationHow to soften hard conversations and stay in partnership, not oppositionHer personal story of shifting a protective pattern in her marriage—and the connection it createdA behind-the-scenes look at the practical guide she created Whether you're craving more intimacy, struggling to talk without triggering conflict, or just feel like roommates lately, this episode will give you language, tools, and mindset shifts that can change your rhythm—and heal what’s been missing.Every relationship faces cracks. That doesn’t mean it’s broken—it means there’s space for repair. And sometimes, all it takes is knowing which lane you’re in and how to begin.🎧 Listen now and share this with a friend who’s struggling in their marriage.💌 Ready to go deeper? Join Marci in Self-Love University or book a free Clarity call to explore ways you can work with Marci. Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching .Episode Website

In this powerful second installment of a three-part series on marriage, Marci Owen tackles one of the most common — and often invisible — sources of tension in relationships: unspoken expectations, or what she calls manuals.Do you ever think, “He should know I need help” or “He should listen better”? You're not alone. These thoughts might feel justified, but they could actually be creating silent cracks in your marriage. In this episode, Marci breaks down how these internal rulebooks, combined with the natural communication differences between men and women, can lead to resentment, frustration, and disconnection.You'll learn:What a “manual” is — and why it’s silently sabotaging your relationshipWhy unmet expectations hurt (hint: it’s not what you think)The biological and communication differences between men and women that often go misunderstoodHow to shift from frustration to connection by softening your approachWhy taking responsibility for your emotional well-being is the key to a thriving marriageMarci also takes a moment to reflect on a recent local tragedy, offering heartfelt thoughts on grief, community, and choosing love over fear.This episode is a blend of honest truth, emotional insight, and practical tools to help you build deeper connection and create the kind of marriage you actually want.🔗 Plus, Marci invites you to join Self-Love University — her powerful program for Christian women who are ready to drop the old stories, heal their nervous systems, and live from confidence, clarity, and compassion.Don’t forget to tune in next week for the final part of this series, where Marci will unveil her brand-new guide on the three types of conversations that will build connection and intimacy in your marriage.JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HEREUseful Resources:•Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever felt like you and your spouse are no longer rowing in the same boat—like you’re drifting through life side by side but not truly together? In this first episode of my 3-part series, I share a powerful boat analogy that will help you see your marriage (or any close relationship) with fresh eyes.We’ll explore why cracks begin to show up in even the most committed relationships, how subconscious “lenses” from our past shape the way we see our partner, and why awareness is the very first step to healing. You’ll learn how to recognize the filters you bring into your marriage and how shifting them can create more connection, teamwork, and intimacy.Whether you feel like you’re in the same boat or rowing solo on a life raft, this episode will give you encouragement, clarity, and awareness to start paddling together again.✨ Don’t miss Part 2 next week, where we’ll go deeper into “manuals” we unknowingly create for our spouses and how they impact connection.In this 3-part series, we dive deep into the real challenges that can quietly erode even the strongest marriages—and how to rebuild connection with faith, courage, and love. Using the powerful “boat” analogy, Marci Owen, Advanced Certified Life Coach and host of the Courageous and Confident Christian Mom podcast, helps you see your marriage in a fresh light.Across these episodes, you’ll discover:Why cracks show up in marriage and how subconscious “lenses” from the past shape your connection.The invisible “manuals” we create for our spouses and how they impact intimacy.Three types of conversations that can either deepen or damage closeness.Whether you feel like you and your spouse are rowing together—or drifting apart—this series will guide you back to teamwork, trust, and love.Useful Resources:•Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of website home page)JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Do you ever replay old memories in your mind and think, “I should have handled that better… I messed up… I wasn’t a good mom”? If you’ve carried the weight of mom-guilt, regret, or shame, this episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom podcast is for you.In this heartfelt episode, Marci Owen shares a powerful story of one of her clients whose children remembered her not for her mistakes—but for her love, presence, and care. You’ll learn:✨ Why the “lens” you formed as a child still shapes how you see yourself as a mom today.✨ Three practical tools to release guilt and reframe your self-image.✨ How to catch yourself doing good, shift negative thought patterns, and offer yourself compassion after imperfection.Marci, an Advanced Certified Life Coach trained in nervous system regulation and story work, will guide you to recognize the truth: you are doing better than you think you are. You are enough. You are worthy. You are loved.If you’re ready to let go of regret and walk in confidence, this episode will remind you of what truly matters—and what every mom needs to know.Useful Resources:JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified, Trauma Informed Life Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever hit that point where your brain feels fried—even doing things you love feels hard or heavy? You're not alone. In todays episode, Marci is sharing a personal update about pausing.More importantly we’ll explore the subtle (but powerful) difference between taking a pause and avoiding discomfort. Marci walks you through self-reflective questions, nervous system insights, and her favorite tool—the 4 D’s (Delegate, Delete, Delay, Delight)—to help you decide what truly deserves your energy.If your soul is whispering “I need a break,” this episode is your permission slip. You don’t have to earn your rest. You get to choose it.In this episode:Signs you’re ready for a real pause (and how to tell if it’s just avoidance)What true rest feels like (vs. numbing or escaping)The 4 D’s framework for filtering your to-do listWhy stepping back can be the most powerful form of self-loveWhether you’re a long-time listener or just joining, thank you for being here. I’ll still be active in Self Love YOUniversity and on social media, and there’s a treasure trove of over 100 past episodes waiting for you.It’s okay to pause. It’s powerful. And it’s exactly what courageous and confident women do. 💛💛 P.S. Need support when you’re spiraling or overwhelmed?Check out my 26 Things to DO to Stop the Spiral, 26 Things to SAY to Yourself, and 26 Things to READ to Yourself—three powerful guides filled with mindset shifts, soul-anchoring practices, and encouraging words to help you reset, re-center, and return to yourself.Grab them here.•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

What if your hardest moments are actually shaping you into who you're meant to be?In this episode, I’m sharing 10 powerful quotes that have challenged me, grounded me, and inspired me lately—and I have a feeling they’ll do the same for you. These quotes aren’t just words… they’re invitations to rise, to reflect, and to live with more courage, compassion, and confidence.We’ll talk about:✨ Seeing life’s challenges as your teachers✨ How to use your memories in an empowered way✨ The truth about fear (and how to do the thing anyway)✨ Why most of us fly too close to the ground—and how to finally give yourself permission to soar✨ What it means to live on the “green, growing edge” of your becomingWhether you’re folding laundry, driving, or sneaking in some quiet time—this one’s for you.You don’t have to apply all 10 at once—just let one or two land, whisper to your heart, and nudge you forward.Remember, my friend… you are not behind, you are becoming.Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever felt like life just keeps hitting you with wave after wave? In this episode, Marci shares a powerful and personal story from the edge of the ocean—watching a sea otter float peacefully in the middle of a crashing storm. This image becomes a beautiful metaphor for how we can stop resisting and start softening into the hard things life throws at us.You’ll learn:Why resisting reality creates unnecessary sufferingHow to recognize when your nervous system is activatedWhat it actually means to “be with” your emotionsHow to create internal safety, even in painful momentsHow to find peace when your body or your relationships don’t look the way you hopedWith wisdom, compassion, and real-life examples, Marci invites you to stop fighting the waves and learn how to float—just like the otter. If you’re facing grief, change, aging, or disappointment, this episode will bring comfort, clarity, and a reminder that you are not alone.🎧 Tune in and float with us.✨ As mentioned on this episode, Marci shares how to keep doing this work inside Self Love YOUniversity, her membership designed to help you navigate life with peace, power, and self-love. Click on the link below to check it out.JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HEREUseful Resources:•Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever poured your heart into something, counted down the days, and then watched it all unravel at the very last minute? In this episode, I share a deeply personal story about missing my grandson’s baptism—a trip I had planned and dreamed about for months—and the flood of emotions that followed when it all fell apart at the airport gate.But this episode isn’t just about what happened. It’s about what it brought up… and how I navigated the grief, sadness, and disappointment in real time. We’ll talk about what it means to be with your emotions instead of stuffing them down. You’ll learn practical tools for emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and self-compassion—even in the middle of heartbreak.If you’ve ever been afraid to feel something deeply because you thought it might break you… this one’s for you. Let’s explore what it really means to honor your emotions, advocate for your needs, and love yourself through the hardest moments.Because this? This is what courageous and confident women do.Useful Resources: •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have. Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

What if the peace you’re searching for isn’t found in fixing yourself… but in remembering who you truly are?In this episode, Marci shares a beautiful conversation that started when a client sent her a short clip from Kung Fu Panda 2. (Yes, really—and yes, it’s powerful.) The line that stopped both of them was:"Your story might not have a happy beginning, but that does not make you who you are. It is the rest of the story, who you choose to be. So who are you?”We unpack what it really means to separate your identity from your past, how your worth has never been in question, and why discovering your divine nature is the gateway to inner peace.You’ll hear truths that heal, questions that invite reflection, and a personal practice to help you reconnect with the part of you that’s always been enough.✨ This episode pairs perfectly with our current theme in Self Love YOUniversity: Who Are You Really?Mentioned in this episode:Po Master’s Inner Peace – Kung Fu Panda 2 clipSelf Love YOUniversity — join us HEREUseful Resources: •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever felt like you’ve done everything right—prayed, journaled, worked on your mindset, had the hard conversations—yet the problem still lingers? You’re not alone.In this powerful episode, Marci shares a surprising and sacred moment from her own backyard: a fierce little mourning dove trying to drive off a raven, flapping and fighting with all her might—until something unexpected shifted everything.This story becomes a stunning metaphor for what so many of us experience when we’re worn out from trying to fix, fight, or figure out something that won’t go away.You’ll learn the deeper truth that healing often doesn’t come through pushing harder—but through rest, regulation, and connection.Marci walks you through 4 powerful practices to support your nervous system and gently lead you out of the fight—so you can finally feel safe, supported, and free to heal.If you’re feeling tired, frustrated, or like the weight of the world is still on your shoulders—this episode is your permission to pause.You’ll also hear a heartfelt invitation to join the Self Love YOUniversity, a life-giving membership that’s already changing lives.Your wings are tired. Let this be your landing place.Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERECould you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

What if the biggest messes in our lives are actually sacred invitations to go deeper? In this episode of the Courageous and Confident Christian Mom podcast, Marci shares an unexpected moment when a detergent jug spilled all over her laundry room floor – and how that messy cleanup turned into a powerful metaphor for emotional healing.Have you ever noticed old thoughts popping up even after you’ve done the work to move past them? Just like the detergent that seeped under the washer, sometimes our past emotional residue sticks around, reminding us that healing is a journey, not a one-time event. Marci discusses how lingering thoughts and memories don’t mean you’re going backward – they’re simply part of the process of creating new, healthier thought patterns.Tune in to hear practical steps on how to navigate those familiar, recurring thoughts and replace them with empowering new beliefs. You’ll learn how to notice without judgment, introduce new thoughts, and redirect your focus – creating a new pathway that supports your growth. Plus, don’t miss Marci’s exciting announcement about her upcoming webinar: More Than a Mindset: The Missing Pieces That Set You Free!If you’ve ever felt like you’re repeating the same thoughts over and over, this episode will give you the tools to break free and forge new mental trails. Listen now and take a step toward deeper healing and lasting transformation.How to Stop Only Coping And Start Thriving With Real Self-Love Webinar - REGISTER HEREUseful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

Have you ever felt like someone else's negativity was pulling you under? In this powerful episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom, Marci shares three simple yet transformative steps to help you protect your peace, generate compassion (even for difficult people), and take your power back—whether the negativity is coming from someone else or rising up within yourself.Inspired by the quote, "All the water in the world cannot drown you unless it gets inside of you," you'll learn how to:Notice what you’re noticingCreate a sacred pause between stimulus and responseChoose how you want to respond with intention and loveMarci also shares vulnerable personal stories and tools like Viktor Frankl’s wisdom, a powerful quote on charity from Marvin J. Ashton, and the Dalai Lama’s forgiveness mantra—all to help you stay anchored in your values without getting pulled into the storm.This episode will leave you feeling equipped, empowered, and encouraged to stand in your truth, keep your heart open, and respond to life from a place of strength and compassion.Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

What if your biggest regret at the end of your life isn't what you did—but who you never became?In this powerful and soul-stirring episode, Marci Owen weaves together the inspired words of Elder Dale G. Renlund, the wisdom of a Hasidic rabbi, insights from You² by Price Pritchett, and her own lived experience as a coach and woman of faith. This is more than an episode—it’s an invitation to stop hiding, unwrap your God-given gifts, and step boldly into who you were always meant to be.You’ll explore:Why comparison is the thief of your callingHow doubt and "mental junk" keep us trapped in old boxesWhy discomfort is not a danger sign, but a doorwayThe sacred difference between playing it safe and playing your part in God’s planThis is for the woman who feels the nudge to grow but is scared. For the woman who wonders if she has more in her. And for the woman who’s ready to stop shrinking and start shining.You weren’t meant to be Moses or Solomon.You were meant to be you.And the world desperately needs her.Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •FREE 5 Day Journey: Gift of Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Episode Website

Have you ever been told to just ignore your past and move on—and something about it didn’t sit right? In this powerful episode, Marci shares a recent moment when advice from a well-known coach clashed with everything she knows to be true about healing.You'll discover why ignoring your past stories doesn't bring freedom—and what actually does. Marci walks you through the transformational power of acknowledging your story with compassion, validating your younger self, and creating emotional safety through nervous system regulation.She shares a deeply moving metaphor of rewriting your life story and introduces a unique journaling practice (hello, doodle journaling!) that helps you connect with wounded parts of yourself and begin the healing process with love.If you've ever felt stuck, invalidated, or unsure how to move forward, this episode is a beautiful reminder that your story matters because you matter. This is where magical illumination begins—the kind that doesn’t follow logic, but transforms your heart and sets you free.Personal growth doesn’t always feel good, but it is ALWAYS worth the prize!Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love  •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Episode Website

What if building emotional resilience could be as simple as going for a walk?In this special episode of The Courageous and Confident Christian Mom podcast, we're stepping outside—literally and figuratively. Join Marci for a soul-nourishing walking meditation that helps calm your nervous system, awaken your senses, and reconnect you to the present moment.As you walk (or simply listen), you’ll be guided through breathwork, sensory awareness, glimmer-spotting, gratitude, and self-acknowledgment practices. Whether you're outside in nature or tuning in from a treadmill or cozy chair, this episode invites you to ground yourself, find beauty in small moments, and come home to you—one breath at a time.Lace up your shoes or press play… let’s walk this path of peace and self-love together.Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •FREE 5 Day Journey: Gift of Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.GET MY DAILY EMPOWERED PLANNER/JOURNAL!!  Click HEREEpisode Website

Imagine being seven years old, riding the bus home for the first time, and suddenly realizing—you don’t know where to get off. Panic sets in, and when an adult in charge reacts harshly, fear and confusion take over. Am I in trouble? Did I do something wrong? Am I being kidnapped?In this episode, I share a powerful story about my grandson’s terrifying first bus ride and how the way we show up for others in their hardest moments can make the difference between trauma and healing. You’ll learn why trauma isn’t just about the event itself but about our experience of the event—and how nervous system regulation, validation, and emotional safety can help us (and our loved ones) move through fear instead of getting stuck in it.If you’ve ever wondered how to build resilience, regulate your emotions, and support others through tough experiences, this episode is for you.So grab your dirty soda (or water) and let's dive in shall we?GET MY DAILY EMPOWERED PLANNER/JOURNAL!!  Click HEREUseful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •FREE 5 Day Journey: Gift of Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have. Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

You are one of a kind. There has never been—nor will there ever be—another you.But how often do we forget this? How often do we compare ourselves to others, believing we need to be more polished, more put together, or more like them?In this episode, I share a powerful quote that completely changed the way I see myself—and the way I hope you’ll see yourself. We’ll break it down together, and I’ll open up about a personal moment when I felt like I had to "fix" how I showed up in the world. But when I witnessed someone else fully embracing their own “messy imperfection,” it gave me permission to do the same.If you’ve ever struggled with self-comparison or felt like you weren’t enough, this episode is for you.🎧 Listen now and be reminded of the miracle that is YOU!Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •FREE 5 Day Journey: Gift of Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Monday Musings.GET MY 2025 DAILY EMPOWERED PLANNER/JOURNAL!!  Click HERECould you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have. Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

In today’s heartfelt, unedited episode, Marci shares a powerful quote and reflections from a talk that “just happened” to cross her path this morning—on March 4th, a day she calls Because I Can day.March 4th holds deep meaning for Marci. It’s the day her sister passed away from cancer, a day that could be filled with sorrow. But instead, Marci chooses to honor it with inspiration, purpose, and action—BECAUSE SHE CAN.This morning’s experience felt like more than coincidence—it was a divine reminder, a touch from God at the start of her day. And now, she wants to share that inspiration with you.Marci invites you to join her in celebrating Because I Can day and week. Post a picture of yourself on social media, tag her at @marci.owencoaching, and use the hashtag #BecauseICan to spread the message.I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a splendid torch, which I have the privilege to hold for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as I can. – George Bernard ShawBECAUSE I CAN ❤️Useful Resources:   •Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •FREE 5 Day Journey: Gift of Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of page)•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Monday Musings.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have. Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website