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Yes You Are Brave
by Pawnee Simons
What if I told you that courage was a skill? I used to think I was a chicken; it was a label I wore for many years because being brave wasn’t natural for me. Then I realized, living the big, bold, beautiful life I wanted was just a matter of practice. One small scary choice at a time, I could become the brave person I always dreamed I’d be. If I can do it, so can you. Here on the Yes You Are Brave Podcast, we explore all the ways we learn and practice courage. Conversations are around the big and small ways we move forward, fear be damned. Join us if you are anywhere on the path to daring, and let’s build the skill of bravery and courage together.
Episodes
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150. Freedom of Legacy
Have you ever felt like the legacy you were handed was a cage? Or is that just me? ----more---- This week we are talking about what legacy is under he obvious, and how discovering that can free us. ----more---- I thought I understood the legacy my father left me, but I struggled to feel a part of...
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149. Why The World Wants to be Like Dolly Parton
Happy Dolly Parton Day!!! ----more---- This is one of those days when the people didn't ask for permission; they just collectively decided. A legend died, and we gave her a day. ----more---- And on this day, we are talking about the gifts she gave us and why we want to be like her. Spoiler: it…
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148. Brave Enough to Shift and Grow
Welcome to a new and exciting chapter of the Yes You Are Brave podcast! ----more---- A direction where we are more honest, more vulnerable, more open to sharing our struggles with others, so we can work through them together. Where the women in those strange periods of life can be seen and have a...
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147. Freedom to Have Fun
Here is your permission to have fun. I say that, but I also know that you do not need my permission. You know you do not need my permission, but it might just be what gives you the courage to get out and let go. ----more---- Summer is a great time for fun, if we can let go of the pressure to make...
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146. Freedom From Self-Loathing
Is there a war going on that no one can see? A fight under your calm, put-together exterior? Perhaps a fight with yourself to like yourself? ----more---- This week, we are getting a little serious. Brave requires being a little serious at times and addressing the hard. What if I told you that you...
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145. More Courage Please
Imagine if I handed you a bag, and in that bag was all the courage you would ever need. Enough to do anything you wanted? ----more---- Today we are talking about how we learn and grow into more courage. Spoiler: it starts with figuring out what we want. Don't worry I hold your hand through it…
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144. Practice the Art of Rest
How good are you at resting? Be honest. I realized recently, during a massage, that I was not as good as I would like. It made me ask why. ----more---- Then I realized it was because I simply was not giving rest any attention. We cannot be good as something if we never do it. ----more---- So…
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143. The Really Big Small Brave
When we hear stories of courage, they are big, bold, and loud. And it can make us feel a little wanting. More often, though, our moments of brave are small and quiet. They happen without any fanfare or notice. No one captures for posterity. No one claps. There are no parades. ----more---- But…
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142. Take Time to be Happy
We all want to be happy, right? But how much time do we spend actually being happy? ----more---- This week, the challenge is to sit in our joy and truly feel it. And to practice experiencing the good things around us. We get really great at managing the hard in our lives, that we often neglect…
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141. Finding Joy in Connections
Human relationships are hard. And complex. Today, we explore the importance of courage in finding our way back to them after periods of withdrawal. Because we all get hurt and run away. ----more---- However, when we find our way back to brave and allow others into our lives again, we can find…
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140. Confidence You Can Wear
Ready to rock your wardrobe? Seriously, we have all had that moment standing in a pile of clothes, feeling like we have nothing to wear. Feeling defeated because we don't know what to wear. ----more---- Today we are joined by Jessica Renee, who walks us through building confidence wth our clothes...
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139. Easter Spring and the Power of Living in the Moment
It's Spring!!! The world is coming back to life. Flowers peeking out of the dirt, blossoms on the trees, color exploding high and low. Possibility in the air. ----more---- This week, we talk about embracing new beginnings, living in the moment, and trusting in the process of growth in life and...
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138. Overwhelmed Yet Brave
Are we overwhelmed yet? Sometimes, too many things hit us at once, and we panic. There is just too much to do, and we have no idea where to start. We freeze, then feel like we are failing. But what if overwhelm was just an emotional data point? ----more---- In this week's episode, we talk with...
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136. Healing One Step at a Time
Change is hard, but when we start small and build one habit at a time, we can fall in love with the journey. ----more---- In this episode, we speak with Tracy Kasper about her transformative health journey, which began with a diagnosis of autoimmune disease and led to a full transformation one...
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135. Letting Go of Generational Fights to Find Inner Peace
We will not have the strength to fight for a future if we keep fighting against the past. Lessons from Grandma's long gone, making peace and allowing support. Honoring the women who made me brave for who they are and not who I want them to be. ----more---- Celebrate Women's History Month by...
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134. Identifying Your Life's Purpose
Your life's purpose is closer than you think. In fact, are you ready? It is already inside. True story. Today, life coach Taryn Jollimore helps us find peace with our life's purpose. ----more---- Because we don't "have to blow up our world" to identify what makes our soul sing, we just have to…
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133. Brave Enough to Let Go
The calendar is turning. Happy Lunar New Year!! It makes for a good reflection about what we are carrying. Could letting go of something make your life easier? Let's explore. ----more---- You can't embrace new experiences and opportunities if your arms and mind are full of the past. We need to…
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132. Taking Back Valentine's Day
Who said you have to celebrate a random day in February a certain way? This week, we are redefining what we think of this Valentine's Day. We are taking it and making it our own. Who cares what capitalism says we should want or do? ----more---- We are also celebrating those who have refused to...
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131. Building Confidence One Brave Choice at a Time
Confidence and courage can be learned. True story. We are not just a confident person or a chicken. You can learn to be more confident by taking small steps in brave ways. ----more---- Come build your brave with me. Today we talk three simple ways to grow your confidence by learning to show up…
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130. You Don't Have to Have it All Figured Out
You rang in the new year, made the goals, but now you are stuck. ----more---- Sound familiar. We are all excited to start, but we realize we have no idea what we are doing. That's ok. You do not have to have it all figured out to start. Mostly, we learn by doing and developing habits that will...
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129. Who Are You Becoming this Year and Who Are You Leaving Behind?
What if New Year's didn't have to have so much pressure? What if you could just slip into the new year without all the lists, the shoulds, and the unrealistic expectations? ----more---- This week, we talk about a different approach to 2026, one that is less about lists and more about intention.…
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128. Looking Back Without Judgement
As we close out another year, it is great to take a minute to reflect on how things have gone. Not to be mean or beat ourselves up, but to decide what went well, and what we might like to do differently if there is ever the chance for a do-over. ----more---- Be brave in your reflection, brave...
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127. Brave Enough to Dream Again
This time of year is magic, or it can be. And today, we are talking about how to ride that magic into a land of dreams. As adult,s we often get bogged down in the struggles of life and forget to dream. ----more---- Today, we share four ways to let loose this season and recapture that childlike...
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126. Choosing Peace Over Perfection
Ready for the perfect holiday season? For someone to tell you exactly how to have that most amazing season? ----more---- This week, we talk about how to have the best holiday season ever!! Not because it is going to be perfect, but because we are going to choose peace over perfection. Join me for...
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125. Finding Joy in the Small Things
The smaller the things you can find joy in, the more joy you can find. ----more---- Brave isn't always big or loud, but it is always looking for happy. Today, we talk about how to show courage this holiday season by being present for the small moments of joy. ----more---- So give yourself...
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124. Brave Enough to Take Off the Mask
We all love Halloween. Who doesn't like being someone else for a night? Or scaring the crap out of friends with that creepy mask. But what kind of masks are you wearing the other 364 days of the year? Do you love Halloween because you get to be whatever you want? Today we talk about the masks we...
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123. Brave In the Next Chapter
Welcome to the next chapter of your life! New chapters are super exciting. They are also not always as clear-cut as we would like them to be. However, that doesn't mean that we can't move forward with confidence and make the best of our lives. Today: six things to face your next chapter with...
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122. Brave at Home: Making the Most of Where You Live
You don’t have to travel halfway across the world to live a life full of adventure and wonder. In this episode of Yes You Are Brave, we talk about being brave right where you are—at home.----more---- It’s so easy to let the magic of our own surroundings fade into the background, becoming part of...
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121. Brave the Quiet: Learning to Sit with Stillness
When was the last time you were completely quiet? The world is getting louder, and more chaotic. And brave isn't always big and loud. Some times courage means braving the quiet.----more---- To sit and allow feelings in, to face what we have been avoiding, to process what is going on around us.…
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120. Lesson From Remodeling
In this episode of Yes You Are Brave, host Pawnee shares 12 honest, hard-earned lessons from months of remodeling her home — and how those same lessons can apply to rebuilding or transforming your life. From stepping outside your comfort zone to learning the power of patience, flexibility, and...
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119. Six Tips to Avoid Overwhelm This Summer
Six Tips for Avoiding Overwhelm This Summer----more---- Summer can bring a lot of pressure to make the most of every moment—but that can quickly lead to burnout. In this episode, we’re talking about six simple tips to help you enjoy your summer without feeling overwhelmed.----more---- We cover:...
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118. Choose Love Over Fear
In this episode, we explore what it means to shift your focus away from fear and toward love, hope, grace, and forgiveness. It’s easy to spiral into worst-case scenarios—but what if we chose to look for something different? You’ll hear thoughts on: Letting go of fear-based thinking Why what you...
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117. Accept the Safety Net
Going after your dreams takes faith and a whole lot of courage. Fear is going to creep in all the cracks, when it is not breaking down the front door. Because we have this great big amazing goal, and we are terrified that we are going to fall flat in the mud. Then what?! Worse than failing we…
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116. Pause and Plan the Pivot
And now I am stuck. Why? Because I charged right in. I didn't stop to figure out the best way. Or even if it was possible at all. ----more---- Today we talk taking a moment to pause and plan. Because no matter what happens or how good of a plan we make, like is going to change and we are going to...
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115. Pick Battles You Can Win
How happy are you about the weather? You know with brown, not white ski slops, and snow in the South? ----more---- We all know there are things we cannot change. Mother Nature's current mood via the weather is definintely one of those things. It is a battle we often fight and one we can never, no...
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Jump Back into Your Dreams
We all have dreams, and at times we lose sight of or stop actively working towards them. I am no exception to this. But in order for those dreams to actually happen, we must keep coming back. No matter how difficult or how long we were distracted. ----more---- This baby episode is a recommitment…
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114. Redefine Happy; Discovering What Happy and Success Mean for You
What makes you happy? What does success mean? ----more---- It is a simple answer to a pretty complex question. It means whatever we want it to mean. You as the master of your life get to decide what happiness looks like. You get to decide what success looks like. That is your right and privilege....
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113. Allow Good Things Into Your Life
As the gatekeeper for your life, what are you allowing to come in? Why is it that good things always seem to happen for other people and not for you? ----more---- In this episode, we explore how we are the ones who keep good things out or let them into our lives. How we cannot have good if we…
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112. Brave Preview of Chapter Two
Welcome to chapter TWO! We are back! And excited to share with you a preview of the next chapter of the podcast. ----more---- First I share with you some exciting life updates, spoiler, I got married. Then I give a brief preview of the direction we are going to take in this new chapter of the...
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111. Brave Enough to Face Your Biggest Fear
We all have fears. Big ones and small ones. Then there is the worst one. You know what I am talking about. The thing you fear the most. The one that causes the biggest dread. ----more---- It is a very natural reaction to just turn away from this fear. To ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist. It...
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110. Brave Enough to Edit for a Better Result
Are you feeling stuck? Today's episode is for me, so I can have some accountability. But there are lots of great things for you in it too.----more---- Let's face the fear of the edit together. I am writing a book and am at the point where it is time to edit. And edit a lot. But it is scary. We…
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109. Brave Enough to Rest Instead of Quit
We all run out of motivation at times. And it is usually only part way to our goals when we do. So what do we do when that happens? When the well of motivation runs dry? ----more---- Today we talk about rest instead of quitting, and how we can keep from giving up when we get tired, first by...
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108. Brave Enough to Choose to be a Peacemaker
Today we talk about peace and what it takes to make it. The word peacemaker can be daunting. It feels large and beyond our ability to achieve. But today we discuss things, doable things that can help us find peace in our lives and peace in the world. ----more---- Join us as we talk about simple...
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107. Brave Enough to Move Forward with the Decisions You Made
It is that time of year when everyone is setting goals. And I am a big fan of goals. But I am an even bigger fan of action. Of doing whatever it takes to make those goals happen. ----more---- Because setting goals is the easy part. We decide what we want and what we need to do to get there. But...
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106. Brave Enough to Stop Hiding From Yourself
What do I want? This is a question I think we all ask or would like to ask if we could borrow some courage. I have found that many of my problems come from not being honest with myself. I could never find the happiness I was looking for because I couldn't admit to myself what I wanted.…
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105. Brave Enough to Find and Use Your Joy
What makes you happy? Do you know? And what are you doing to figure it out? ----more---- This week we are talking about finding joy. We all deserve to feel joy, and it is something we have more control over our happiness than we sometimes think. You can be brave and find your joy. Here are a few...
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104. Brave Enough to Look for the Light in the Dark
The world is dark. This time of year, literally and metaphorically. But we can look for and find light in our lives. What is more, we can be the light in the dark that lifts other people. ----more---- Come listen and be bold enough not to give into the dark. ----more---- And as always follow more...
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103. Brave Enough to See People Not Labels
In a world of labels, how do we see past them to the people? How do we give others the most needed and appreciated gift of being seen as a person and not a problem? ----more---- Today we talk about seeing past the labels to the amazing people underneath. I offer three simple but very effective…
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102. Brave Enough to Let Go of Expectations
Do you want to know how to be happy? I will tell you one sure way to find it easier. Be brave and let go of the crazy expectations for your life. ----more---- So many of us are running a race we never signed up for. And we feel like we are losing. Bad. That is because we are fighting tooth and…
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101. Surviving Family Holiday Gatherings: Brave Planning
The holidays are the most magical time of year. At least they can be. Or they can be the biggest nightmare of the year. It's usually a gamble on which. Depending greatly on how our family gatherings go. ----more---- Yes, we love family. We just don't always like them. Right!? Allow me to give a…
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What if I told you that courage was a skill? I used to think I was a chicken; it was a label I wore for many years because being brave wasn’t natural for me. Then I realized, living the big, bold, beautiful life I wanted was just a matter of practice. One small scary choice at a time, I could become the brave person I always dreamed I’d be. If I can do it, so can you. Here on the Yes You Are Brave Podcast, we explore all the ways we learn and practice courage. Conversations are around the big and small ways we move forward, fear be damned. Join us if you are anywhere on the path to daring, and let’s build the skill of bravery and courage together.
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Pawnee Simons
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What if I told you that courage was a skill? I used to think I was a chicken; it was a label I wore for many years because being brave wasn’t natural for me. Then I realized, living the big, bold, beautiful life I wanted was just a matter of practice. One small scary choice at a time, I could...
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