
82: From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: What Changed in 3 Years
About this episode
This episode is a full-circle moment for me.
I’m sitting down with my very first business coach, Jeff, and reflecting on the past three years—what it really took to go from leaving corporate, feeling uncertain and invisible… to building my coaching business and stepping into the woman I am today.
And I’ll be honest with you—this journey wasn’t just about confidence.
It wasn’t about “thinking more positively” or “fixing my mindset.”
It was about learning how to feel safe in my own body.
It was about rebuilding my identity from the inside out.
It was about doing the uncomfortable things… again and again.
In this conversation, we talk about:
- What actually changed in the last three years (and what didn’t)
- Why visibility felt so hard—and how I moved through it
- The real work behind confidence: nervous system, safety, and identity
- The journey of writing my book and what it taught me about self-expression
- How I went from “looking confident” to actually feeling it
If you’ve ever felt like:
Everyone else sees you as capable, confident, even successful…
But inside, you’re still second-guessing, still holding back, still playing small—
This episode is for you.
You’re not broken.
You’re not behind.
And you don’t need more willpower.
You need safety.
You need truth.
You need to come back to yourself.
Want to go from Good Girl to Badass Leader—calm, clear, and deeply self-trusting?
I offer a free 60-minute consultation to help you get clear on where you are, where you want to go, and what’s holding you back.
From there, we’ll explore what working together could look like.
Book your call:
https://calendly.com/cocoduancoaching/1-hr-consultation
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