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  When Did Everything I Want Become Optional | EP 339 17.09.2026 25мин

  You handle the responsibilities. Keep the commitments. Consider everybody else's needs. But when it comes to something you want?Suddenly, everything is negotiable.We're talking about how easy it is to become optional in your own life—not because you stopped caring about yourself, but because somewhere along the way, you stopped being intentional about including yourself.I'm sharing how I protected my sense of self as a single mom through seemingly small things and intentionally making room for the woman underneath all my responsibilities. Because those things weren't just self-care. They were reminders: I'm still here.We'll also get into why women become so good at talking themselves out of what they want, how constantly putting yourself last can make it harder to even know what you want anymore, and why your wants aren't selfish or frivolous—they're information.Because you don't have to get everything you want.But you do deserve to remain part of the conversation.WE’RE GETTING INTO:How constantly putting yourself last becomes an automatic patternWhy you may tell yourself “no” before anyone else gets the chanceWhy your wants, preferences, and desires matterHow motherhood, caregiving, responsibility, and busy seasons can disconnect you from yourselfHow intentional choices help you reconnect with yourselfTIMESTAMPS:00:00 When You Become Optional02:05 Meet the Negotiators04:16 Life Gets Loud06:55 Identity of Needing Little08:26 We Need New Management12:32 Time Is Decided15:21 Wants Are Information17:54 Put Yourself Back In22:29 Later Is Not Identity24:55 Last Note of EncouragementTHE SELF-LOVE 2-STEP REMIXStep 1 — Consider Yourself: Ask yourself: Where have I become optional in my own life?Step 2 — Be Intentional: Choose one place to become intentional again.Step 3 — YOU Step: Get quiet and ask yourself: What’s the next aligned step for me?GET YOUR MCE JOURNAL PROMPTSIf you're realizing it's been a minute since you really asked yourself What do I want? The Main Character Energy Journal Prompts will get you out of the roles you play for everybody else and into an honest conversation with yourself. Not what makes sense. Not what everybody else needs. What do you think? What do you want? What's true for you? → Main Character Energy Journal Prompts: 👉 Get Yours LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  There Will Always a Reason to Put Yourself Off | EP 338 15.09.2026 22мин

  There will always be a perfectly reasonable reason to wait—more money, more time, less responsibility, the right relationship, or simply a season when life isn't quite so LIFE-Y.But when does waiting become a pattern of always putting yourself last?So, I'm taking you back to the solo trip that changed the way I experienced my own life. I still wanted love, partnership, and those romantic weekend getaways—but I realized I could wait for love without putting my life in the waiting room with it.We're talking about the difference between a valid reason to wait and constantly making yourself the negotiable part of your life, why prioritizing yourself doesn't have to mean ignoring your responsibilities, and how to start considering what you want again.Because your life isn't waiting for someday.It's happening now. Where are you in it?WE’RE GETTING INTO:How to recognize when “not right now” has become a patternWhy you don't have to wait for a relationship—or anything else—to enjoy your lifeThe difference between responsible waiting and consistently putting yourself lastSimple ways to prioritize yourself without blowing up your responsibilitiesWhy considering yourself is an important part of self-love and self-trustTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Stop Putting You Off01:51 Responsible Reasons Trap08:29 Unlink Your Desires09:44 Season Or Pattern11:52 Give Yourself VIP13:37 Later Or Wisdom14:51 Waiting Room Reminder19:38 Permission To Live21:28 Last Note of EncouragementTHE SELF-LOVE 2-STEP REMIXStep 1 — Reclaim Your Identity: Ask yourself: Where have I made my life conditional?Step 2 — Build Self-Love by asking yourself: What is available to me now?Step 3 — YOU Step: Get quiet and ask yourself: What’s the next aligned step for me?KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING — MCE JOURNAL PROMPTSIf you're realizing it's been a minute since you really asked yourself What do I want?The Main Character Energy Journal Prompts will get you out of the roles you play for everybody else and into an honest conversation with yourself. Not what makes sense. Not what everybody else needs. What do you think? What do you want? What's true for you? → Main Character Energy Journal Prompts: 👉 Get YoursLET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  You Can Love Them Without Carrying Them | EP 337 11.09.2026 40мин

  You can love somebody deeply without taking responsibility for their choices, emotions, healing, consequences, or growth.But when you’re the dependable one—the fixer, helper, problem-solver, and person everybody calls—it can be hard to know where supporting someone ends and carrying them begins.We’re talking about emotional boundaries, over-functioning, people-pleasing, and why constantly fixing other people’s problems can disconnect you from your own life.And we’re going underneath all that helping to ask the bigger question:Who are you when nobody needs you?WE'RE GETTING INTO:How to tell the difference between helping and taking overWhy other people’s emotions aren’t yours to manageWhy being needed can feel like being lovedHow the fixer identity can keep you disconnected from yourselfSetting boundaries when guilt makes you want to say yesWhy choosing yourself doesn’t mean abandoning the people you loveTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Love Without Ownership01:44 Fixer Mode Trap03:22 Check the Tag07:18 Helping vs Taking Over14:02 Stop Carrying Feelings16:07 Potential vs Reality20:44 Hiding From Your Life23:47 Who Are You Without Fixing28:05 Capacity Check30:22 Return the Bag With Love36:18 Final Check InTHE SELF-LOVE 2-STEP REMIXStep 1 — Check the Tag: Ask yourself: What part of this actually belongs to me?Step 2 — Choose Your Part: Decide what you genuinely want and have the capacity to offer—without automatically taking responsibility for all of it.Step 3 — YOU Step: Put one thing down that was never yours to carry. You can love them without carrying them.GET YOUR MCE JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  All I Know Is — This Ain’t It | EP 336 08.09.2026 25мин

  You know something doesn’t feel right anymore…but you have absolutely no idea what you’re supposed to do about it.And suddenly your mind wants answers to EVERYTHING.Okay, but then what is right? What are you going to do? What happens next? What if you regret it?Ma’am. 😂In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between not knowing what comes next and not knowing anything at all.Because sometimes you do know something.You know you don’t want to keep feeling this way. You know something has changed. You know this job, relationship, friendship, season, or version of your life doesn’t feel like you anymore.You just don’t know what comes next.And that doesn’t make what you know any less true.IN THIS EPISODE:Why “this ain’t it” is enough information to start withThe difference between being confused and being uncertainWhy we create urgency when we’re uncomfortable with the unknownHow familiar can feel safe even when it doesn’t feel goodWhy the imaginary future can have you questioning what you already knowHow to hear yourself without demanding an immediate answerTIMESTAMPS:00:00 This Ain’t It01:40 Knowing Without Answers07:08 Good Person Still Wrong09:37 Manufactured Urgency11:44 Familiar vs Unknown14:17 The Committee Opinions16:20 Better Questions Clarity22:05 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Notice: Pay attention to what keeps coming back after you try to dismiss it.Step 2 — Explore: Get curious about what feels off without requiring yourself to solve it in the same breath.Step 3 — The YOU Step: Finish this sentence - All I know is…GET YOUR MCE JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  It’s Okay To Want Something Else | EP 335 03.09.2026 28мин

  What if nothing is terribly wrong with your life…and you still want something else?The job is fine. The relationship may be good. You’ve built things you once prayed for, worked for, and genuinely wanted.And yet something inside you keeps whispering:“Is there another menu?” 😂Friend, wanting something different doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful or the old dream was wrong. And it certainly doesn’t mean you need to blow up your entire life by Tuesday.Sometimes you’ve simply changed.So, we’re talking about giving yourself permission to want something else, changing your definition of success, trusting your desires, and staying connected to who you are NOW—not just who you were when you created your current life.WE GET INTO:Why nothing has to be wrong for something else to be right for youHow gratitude and desire can exist at the same timeWhy you don’t have to dishonor an old dream to make room for a new oneWhy being capable of something doesn’t mean you have to keep choosing itHow constantly putting “but” behind your desires disconnects you from yourselfWhat to do when you genuinely don’t know what you want anymoreYou’re allowed to say, “That was right for me then. This feels right for me now.”TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Wanting Something Else02:13 Crisis Is Not A Permission Slip04:11 Honor Old Dreams09:51 Redefining Success13:01 Explore Before Acting16:06 When You Don't Know17:59 Faith And Discernment19:34 Let Yourself Change25:12 Final Encouragement ReminderSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Let yourself want it: Hear yourself.Step 2 — Get curious and not critical: This is a judgement free zone. Allow yourself to get curious.Step 3 — The YOU Step: Give one desire some air.GET YOUR MCE JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  You Already Know What You’re Going Back To | EP 334 01.09.2026 24мин

  Before you spin the block, friend…be honest about what you’re actually going back to. 😂Because enough time can turn your memory into a highly skilled video editor—cutting out the arguments, loneliness, broken promises, and all the moments you knew something wasn’t right while playing a highlight reel of the good times.And suddenly you’re thinking, “Maybe it wasn’t that bad.”But missing someone doesn’t mean you made the wrong decision. And understanding why someone hurts you doesn’t mean you have to keep accepting the hurt.Let’s talk: toxic relationship patterns, self-love, self-trust, knowing when to walk away, and why choosing yourself sometimes means refusing to return to what you’ve already outgrown.WE GET INTO:Why potential and promises aren’t the same as changed behaviorHow we explain away the very patterns telling us something isn’t rightWhy missing someone isn’t always an invitation to go backThe difference between returning to something healthier and returning to something familiarHow waiting for someone else to change can keep your own life on pauseWhy choosing yourself may be a decision you have to make more than onceBecause you can’t hope somebody into changing. You can’t explain them into changing. And you can’t love them so perfectly that they finally decide to become accountable. Your power is deciding what you’re going to do with what you already know.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Your Worth Shift01:34 Spinning The Block02:13 Edited Memories Trap03:54 Excuses Versus Evidence05:03 Hope And Potential07:13 My Toxic Lesson09:31 Discernment Not Punishment10:36 Why Going Back Tempts13:42 Questions Before Returning16:23 Choose Yourself Repeatedly21:05 Closing Door Confidence21:46 Bigger Than Relationships24:06 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Reclaim your identity: Trust yourself.Step 2 — Build your self-love daily: Write down what happened and come back to it when you feel the urge to spin the block.Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself: what is the next right aligned step for me?GET YOUR MC CONFIDENCE CHECKLISTWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Confidence Checklist 👉 Get Yours — a free resource to help you recognize where you may be shrinking, settling, or leaving yourself out of your own decisions and where it’s time to choose yourself again.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  Some People Won’t Like the Life You Choose | EP 333 27.08.2026 27мин

  What happens when you finally choose what feels right for you…and someone you love doesn’t like it?Maybe they’re disappointed. They question your decision. The relationship changes. And suddenly, the guilt, people-pleasing, and self-doubt kick in: Maybe they’re right. Maybe I’m being selfish. Maybe I should just go back.Friend, this is where self-trust and self-leadership get real.We’re talking about choosing yourself when other people have opinions about your life—and how to stay connected to yourself through the discomfort that can follow.WE GET INTO:How to tell the difference between guilt and disappointing someone’s expectationsWhy your growth can change relationshipsHow people-pleasing makes someone else’s discomfort feel like an emergencyWhy someone else’s experience doesn’t have to become your prophecyFollowing your own knowing while still listening to wise counselWhy changing your mind or choosing again doesn’t mean you failedBecause the biggest reward isn’t proving everybody wrong. It’s becoming someone who knows: when it matters, I will not honor everyone else over me.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Choosing Yourself Hurts02:07 When Loved Ones Disapprove04:03 Guilt Versus Expectations05:43 Dolly Parton Taught Us This Lesson08:33 Let Them Have Feelings10:20 Wisdom Without Fear15:06 Faith And Vision17:12 No Proof Required19:25 Real Reward Self Trust21:59 Two Step Reflection23:37 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Ask yourself: What do you know?Step 2 — Then ask: What am I afraid their reaction will mean? Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself: If choosing myself changed this relationship, how would I stay connected to ME through that change?GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: Jazzy Swimming
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  You’re Tired of Pretending It Doesn’t Bother You | EP 332 25.08.2026 31мин

  You keep saying it doesn’t bother you—but you’ve replayed the conversation, swallowed your feelings, and found another reason to excuse what happened.Sometimes keeping the peace only keeps everyone else comfortable while you quietly carry the hurt. We talk about what pretending does to your relationship with yourself, why understanding someone’s past doesn’t remove their responsibility for their actions, and the crossroad between protecting their comfort and finally choosing you.You’ll hear about emotional neglect in a relationship, the difference between compassion and self-abandonment, and how unspoken needs can slowly turn into resentment. Because healthy relationships require honesty, accountability, boundaries, and room for both people’s experiences—not one person doing all the emotional heavy lifting.WE GET INTO:Stop gaslighting yourself about what hurtsRecognize when people-pleasing is costing you your peaceExpress your feelings without disrespect or unnecessary dramaStrengthen your self-trust and emotional boundariesChoose yourself without immediately blowing up your lifeFriend, let it bother you long enough to hear what it came to tell you. Then decide what loving yourself looks like from here.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Choose You Crossroad02:28 The Unbothered Performance05:27 Compassion Not Excuse06:09 Silence Costs You09:52 Let It Bother You14:48 Stop Gaslighting Yourself16:56 Small Honest Steps18:39 The Real Crossroad20:25 Freedom Over Unbothered27:00 Let Me Pour Into You30:27 Take a Breath and Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Tell One Unfiltered Truth: Let it be true without immediately explaining why the other person behaves the way they do.Step 2 — Choose Who Gets Comfort: This is where you really honor yourself here.Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself: what is the next aligned step for me?GET YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Momentum Builder 👉 Get Yours — Get the tools to become her right where you are.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  You Already Know. You’re Just Afraid To Trust It | EP 331 20.08.2026 21мин

  Sometimes you’re not confused. You’re afraid of what knowing will require you to do.Because as long as you “don’t know,” you don’t have to make the decision, set the boundary, leave the relationship, change careers, admit you want more—or face what comes next.But friend, sometimes clarity shows up with an invoice…and action is due upon receipt. 😂We’re talking about self-trust, self-leadership, overthinking difficult decisions, and how to hear yourself when everybody else’s opinions have gotten louder than your own.WE GET INTO:The difference between genuinely not knowing and avoiding what you already knowWhy more advice and information don’t always create clarityThe hidden cost of staying in relationships, careers, and situations you’ve outgrownThe powerful question: Who do you have to become to stay?How grief can follow the right decision without meaning you chose wrongWhy the end of one version of your dream doesn’t mean the dream is deadHow self-love helps you tell yourself the truth and act from thereBecause self-trust isn’t “I know exactly what happens next.”It’s: Whatever happens next, I trust myself to be there for me.And maybe the dream you’re grieving isn’t gone at all.Listen to yourself. Trust what you know. And remember: something can end without your story ending. 🤍TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Clarity Demands Action01:29 Marriage Counseling Wakeup03:45 When I Don’t Know Is Comfort05:12 Stop Calling The Committee07:24 The Hidden Cost Of Staying08:30 Who Do You Become To Stay11:00 Self Trust Without Certainty12:18 Grief After The Right Choice14:02 The Dream Versus Packaging19:35 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Reclaim Your Identity: Who am I when I’m not contorting myself to make this situation work?Step 2 — Build Self-Love Daily: What is one way to honor yourself today?Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself: what is the next right aligned step for me?📺 WATCH MORE ON YOUTUBE — : @EO_E GET YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Momentum Builder 👉 Get Yours — Get the tools to become her right where you are.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  You Have No Idea What’s Still Coming | EP 330 18.08.2026 27мин

  What if where you are right now isn’t proof that your dream isn’t happening?When the career hasn’t moved, love is taking the scenic route, the plan falls apart, or you’ve been waiting longer than you ever expected, it’s easy to turn “it hasn’t happened yet” into “it’s never going to happen.”Friend, those are two very different things.In this episode, we’re talking about self-leadership, self-trust, navigating uncertainty, and how to stop letting your current circumstances determine what you believe is possible for your future.WE GET INTO:Why your current reality is data—not destinyHow to stop making setbacks mean something about your worthWhy your waiting season isn’t necessarily a wasted seasonHow to use feedback without letting it define your identityWhy changing the plan doesn’t mean you failedHow to trust yourself and take your next right stepWhy you need to leave a little room for the plot twistBecause self-leadership isn’t knowing exactly how everything will work out.It’s trusting yourself to meet whatever comes next.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Reality Is Data04:31 Honor The Dream Now06:57 Use Data Not Shame09:51 Waiting Builds You13:15 Feedback Not Identity14:47 Self Trust Without Proof16:49 Plan With Flexibility18:34 Next Right Step21:15 Fact Or Story Exercise22:35 Don't Miss This Chapter24:30 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Fact or Story?: Write down the current reality that's making you question what's possible.Step 2 — Take the Data: What is this chapter actually teaching you? Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself: If I believed my future was still possible, how would I lead myself today?GET YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Momentum Builder 👉 Get Yours — Get the tools to become her right where you are.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Being Capable Doesn’t Mean It’s Yours To Carry | EP 329 13.08.2026 20мин

  Friend, I know you can handle it.That’s not the question. The question is: why are you?When you’ve spent years being the strong one, the dependable one, the responsible one, and the woman everybody calls when something goes wrong, it’s easy to confuse “I can handle this” with “this belongs to me.”And those are two very different things.So, we’re talking about self-leadership, setting boundaries, protecting your capacity, and how to stop carrying responsibilities, emotions, and problems that were never yours to begin with.Because being capable doesn’t mean your capacity is unlimited—and being strong doesn’t mean you have to rescue everyone.We’re also getting into something that might sting a little: sometimes constantly fixing everyone else’s problems keeps us from dealing with our own. And when we always swoop in to save the day, we may unintentionally keep the people we love from developing their own confidence, resilience, and ability to figure things out.Support is beautiful. Helping is beautiful. Community is beautiful.But there’s a difference between supporting someone while they figure it out and taking over so they never have to.IN THIS EPISODE:Why capable women often take on too muchHow being “the strong one” can lead to emotional overload and self-abandonmentWhy fixing everyone else’s problems can become a distraction from your ownHow to know what is—and isn’t—your responsibilityThe difference between helping someone and rescuing themTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Can vs Should Carry01:46 Strong One Trap03:39 Stop Fixing Everything05:28 Fixing as Distraction06:47 Let Them Learn08:47 What Is Yours11:34 Capacity Is Margin17:56 Pour Into You19:47 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Name it: What are you actually carrying?Step 2 — Go through that list and ask: What is actually mine? Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself What would I have capacity for in my own life if I put down what isn’t mine?GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Nobody Is Coming To Give You Permission | EP 328 11.08.2026 24мин

  What are you waiting for permission to do?Change your mind? Want something different? Choose yourself? Make the move before everybody understands it?Sometimes we think we’re gathering more information, getting another perspective, or seeking wise counsel when deep down, we already know—we’re just waiting for everyone else to agree.We’re talking about self-leadership, self-trust, decision-making, and how to stop seeking approval before making the choices that belong to you.I’m sharing a powerful lesson I learned early in my corporate leadership career: great leaders make decisions. Because friend, sometimes there is no perfect choice. Sometimes all the options suck. 😂And learning to trust yourself doesn’t mean ignoring wise counsel or the people your decisions may affect. It means understanding the difference between valuing someone’s perspective and needing their permission to move forward.IN THIS EPISODE:How seeking advice can quietly become seeking approvalWhy overthinking and second-guessing keep you stuckHow to make confident decisions without having all the answersThe difference between wise counsel and giving away your authorityWhy self-leadership means considering others without abandoning yourselfYou are allowed to make thoughtful decisions other people don’t understand. You are allowed to change your mind. And you are allowed to trust yourself enough to know that whatever happens next, you can lead yourself through it.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Stop Waiting Permission03:05 Leadership Lesson Decisions06:25 The Committee Trap08:40 Mature Self Leadership12:58 Choose Without Cosign17:01 Your Wisdom Matters20:13 Build Trust Yourself22:11 Final Permission ReminderSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Ask yourself: What information do I genuinely still need to make this decision?Step 2 — Then ask: If I stopped waiting for permission, approval, or consensus, what would I choose? Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — They’re especially perfect if you know you want to have deeper conversations with yourself but don’t know where to begin or even what questions to ask and actually want to start living your life on your own terms.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Stop Negotiating With Yourself | EP 327 06.08.2026 18мин

  Have you ever noticed that the promises you make to everybody else become appointments, but the promises you make to yourself somehow become suggestions?You’ll show up for the meeting. Get the kids where they need to go. Answer the emergency call. Handle the deadline. But when it comes to you? You start negotiating harder than an Agent during the NBA trade deadline.Saying things like: I’ll finally make time for myself when life calms down. Friend…when exactly is life calming down?! 😂We’re getting underneath why high-achieving women can be incredibly dependable for everyone else while becoming the easiest person in their own lives to disappoint. I’m taking you back to my years as a single mom when everything depended on me. Taking care of everybody else felt noble, honorable—and honestly, expected. I thought leaving myself off the list was simply the price of admission into the Best Moms Club not knowing you can be a member minus the putting yourself last part.In this episode, we're talking about:What’s really underneath constantly telling yourself “later”Why keeping your word to yourself is directly connected to self-trust and confidence3 Things We’re Unlearning TodayHow to stop giving everyone else immediate care while assuming you can waitWhy your transformation has to happen in the middle of your real life—not when life finally gets easierTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Why We Break Promises02:13 Single Mom Survival Mode06:47 Rebuilding Trust With You07:55 Three Beliefs to Unlearn09:26 Stop Waiting for Later10:36 You Deserve Immediate Care15:50 Final Pep Talk and QuestionSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Catch the negotiation. Awareness of when negotiations begin is where you get control of the deal.Step 2 — Replace it with a non-negotiable. By doing one thing for you daily, you become the non-negotiable. Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Momentum Builder 👉 Get Yours — Get the tools to become her right where you are.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Stop Outsourcing Your Life: The Self-Leadership Every Woman Needs | EP 326 04.08.2026 28мин

  You've Been Outsourcing Your Own LeadershipIf you've ever asked "What do you think I should do?" way more than you've asked yourself — texted your best friend, then your sister, then your coworker, then somehow ended up on TikTok taking advice from a complete stranger — friend, this episode is for you. We're talking about self-leadership. Not the kind that comes with a title. The kind every woman already has over her own life.I'm telling on myself in this one — the season (okay, several seasons) where I had an entire committee making decisions about my life. And what I've learned since is there's a real difference between gathering wisdom and collecting permission slips. One empowers you. The other slowly teaches you that someone else's voice matters more than your own.We're getting into the ways you quietly hand over your own leadership — letting your past run the show, betraying yourself to keep someone else comfortable, copying somebody else's blueprint instead of building your own. And we're closing it out with a reframed self-love two-step remix, because the you step isn't an extra step. It's the moment you stop following and start leading.IN THIS EPISODE:The difference between seeking wisdom and seeking permissionHow your past becomes the CEO of your life if you let itThe thousand tiny ways self-abandonment sneaks inWhy someone else's blueprint was never designed for your callingA reframed self-love two-step remix centered on self-leadershipSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Reclaim Your Identity. Remember who you are! Step 2 — Build self-love. Build self-love by becoming someone you trust. Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR MOMENTUM BUILDERWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Momentum Builder 👉 Get Yours — Get the tools to become her right where you are.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  The Anger You Swallow Comes Back For You | EP 325 30.07.2026 14мин

  You know that Yosemite Sam moment — face red, stomping around, hooting and hollering, wearing yourself completely out and never actually getting what you were aiming for? That's unprocessed anger. And if you've ever been tagged the angry one who goes zero to 100, or you're over here as the calm, non-confrontational one who swallows it until it explodes six weeks later — this episode is for you.Today we're getting into the real difference between anger and resentment, why bottling it up in the name of "no drama" is quietly wrecking your confidence and self-trust, and what it actually looks like to let anger do its job instead of letting it drive. Because confidence isn't a personality trait — it's evidence. And every time you go Yosemite Sam or give the silent treatment, you're teaching your nervous system you can't be trusted to handle your own feelings.We're talking the self-love two-step remix for catching anger the moment it shows up, the three moves you can make depending on what the situation calls for, and why even your valid points get lost when the delivery is foul. Anger was never bad or wrong — it's information. It's Day-Day in Friday After Next. It wants action, not a place to move in and live rent-free.IN THIS EPISODE:The real difference between anger and resentment (and why they get confused)Why unaddressed anger becomes dis-ease in the bodyThe self-trust cost of "hooting and hollering" vs. naming it clean and earlyThree moves to make when anger shows upThe self-love two-step remix for processing anger in real timeTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Anger Running You00:55 Anger Working For You02:44 Anger Versus Resentment04:07 Confidence And Self Trust08:48 What To Do With Anger11:12 Final EncouragementWATCH ON YOUTUBE — To learn the ONE thing to do with anger right now 👉WATCH ITSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Feel it, don't bypass it. Let yourself register it in the moment. Step 2 — Let it point you to action. Ask the anger what it's actually asking for. Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — start getting the conversation you keep replaying in your own head down in your own handwriting, where you can't talk yourself out of it anymore and actually start living it in real life.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Overthinking But You’re the X Factor | EP 324 28.07.2026 13мин

  Overthinking But You’re the X Factor | Stop Overthinking and Trust YourselfDo you struggle with overthinking every decision, big or small? In this episode, we’re breaking down why overthinking isn’t really about finding the right answer — it’s about control. If you find yourself spiraling before every decision, replaying conversations that haven’t even happened, or asking everyone’s opinion except your own, this episode is your permission to stop.We’re exposing the real cycle behind chronic overthinking — what happens after the decision, why the relief never sticks, and why you keep landing back at square one. You’ll learn the proof-gathering reframe that changes how you see every spiral coming, why your nervous system is still protecting a threat that’s no longer there, and how to start trusting your own capacity instead of trying to control every outcome.Whether you’re a high-achieving woman navigating decision fatigue, a busy mom stuck in survival mode, or someone who just can’t seem to turn her brain off at night — this episode will help you understand what’s really underneath your overthinking, and why you’ve been more capable than you’ve been giving yourself credit for.By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with:A new understanding of why you overthink (it’s not what you think)A framework for recognizing your own spiral before it takes overA simple practice for building self-trust in real timeA reminder that you have survived 100% of your hardest days — and you’ll survive this one tooIf you’re ready to stop overthinking, release the grip, and start trusting yourself again, hit play.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Overthinking’s Big Lie01:40 Why You’re Always On Guard02:41 The Overthinking Cycle04:23 Proof You Won’t Be Wrong05:50 Control vs Self Trust07:00 Check Your Real Life Resume08:18 You Are the Proof10:12 Self Love Two Step11:20 You Are the X Factor13:01 Final EncouragementSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Notice the grip. The next time you catch yourself spiraling on a decision, pause and ask — am I trying to think of the right answer, or am I trying to control what happens next?Step 2 — Check your resume. Think of one hard thing you survived without a plan for it. Let that be your evidence.Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — start getting the conversation you keep replaying in your own head down in your own handwriting, where you can't talk yourself out of it anymore and actually start living it in real life.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Forgiveness Is Freedom. Give It To Yourself | EP 323 23.07.2026 13мин

  You've been waiting for an apology that's never coming — and it was never going to come from anywhere but you. In this episode, Letitia gets real about the version of forgiveness nobody talks about enough: forgiving yourself. She shares the story of the hardest forgiveness she ever had to give herself — not for her divorce, but for the choices, the unconscious patterns, and the version of herself she thought she was supposed to be. If you've been holding yourself on trial for something you already learned from, this episode is your permission to finally close the case.WE’RE COVERING:Why forgiving other people comes so much easier than forgiving yourselfThe difference between punishment and accountability — and why they get confusedWhy forgiveness was never meant to be something you earnHow releasing yourself from the past is an act of self-love, not self-excuseTIMESTAMPS:00:00 The Apology Within01:11 Forgiveness Is Freedom02:11 Divorce and Self Grace04:09 Why We Self Punish05:30 Freedom Not Perfection07:05 Staying Free Tools09:51 A Word to Your Heart11:56 Set Yourself FreeSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Step 1 — Write the verdict you've been holding. Get specific about the exact thing you've never forgiven yourself for.Step 2 — Write the release. Write "I forgive myself for ___, because I was doing the best that I could with what I knew and had at the time" — and read it out loud until it feels true.Step 3 — The YOU Step. Get still, get quiet, and ask yourself what your heart is telling you to do next.GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — start getting the conversation you keep replaying in your own head down in your own handwriting, where you can't talk yourself out of it anymore and actually start living it in real life.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You
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  Before You Became Hard on Yourself | EP322 21.07.2026 18мин

  You know that moment right after you mess up, and before anyone else even opens their mouth, you're already dragging yourself harder than anyone else ever would? That voice isn't a personality trait, Friend. It's a trained reflex, and today we're finding out exactly who trained her.WE’RE COVERING:✦ The real reason your inner critic feels so undeniably "you," and why it's not actually your voice at all✦ What your body is physically doing every time you go hard on yourself, and why winning never seems to shut her up✦ Why affirmations and mirror work haven't worked for some of you, and what's actually missing underneath them✦ What it means when self-kindness makes things feel worse instead of better, and why that's not a red flag✦ How to start rebuilding trust with yourself one small, sustainable dose at a timeTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Meet Your Inner Critic01:56 Where She Learned It04:51 Cruelty as Protection06:51 Why Affirmations Feel Fake08:45 Let the Window Open Slowly11:23 Build a Bridge Script14:54 Train Her New Job17:15 Final Encouragement✨ THE SELF LOVE 2 STEP REMIXStep 1 — Find Her Hire Date Trace back to the moment you first remember being crueler to yourself than the situation called for, and what was happening around you right before it.Step 2 — Rebuild One Do one small, deliberate thing today that only someone with an already solid foundation would do, laying a single brick your critic can actually stand on.Step 3 — The YOU Step Get still, get quiet, and trust whatever your heart tells you to do next, because she already knows.GET YOUR SELF-LOVE SCRIPT🎁 Grab The Self-Love Script, your free guide to building belief step by step📹 Watch the companion YouTube video, where we go all the way into who she needs to become insteadThe Self-Love Script 👉 Get Yours LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos DAILY on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You💖💖 Confident and Empowered Women with Letitia Hopkins drops every Tuesday and Thursday. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If today's conversation shifted something for you, leave a review — your words help other women find this podcast and there is a woman out there right now who needs exactly what you just heard.
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  I Stopped Asking What's Wrong With Me | EP321 14.07.2026 18мин

  For years, every time another relationship ended, I asked the same question: what is wrong with me? Why does everyone else get the ring while I get another "it's not you, it's me" text? I figured the answer was out there somewhere, in the right man, the right timing, the right effort. Then I lost my mom, and in the middle of the hardest season of my life, the question changed on its own. Not what's wrong with me, but who am I without her? That's the season that taught me self-love isn't something you do while you wait for the relationship. It IS the relationship.IN THIS EPISODE:Why "what's wrong with me" is the wrong question if you're stuck in your single season and ready to give upThe fear I felt every time I had to tell a man I wanted marriage, and why it pushed good ones away before they had a real chanceHow grief turned my search for love into a search for myself, and why that changed everythingThe 3-part self-love audit: what you're feeding yourself, what you believe about love, and whether you actually see how amazing you areTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Single Season Struggle01:22 Dating Streets Reality02:47 Media Shapes Beliefs04:50 Loss And Self Discovery06:36 Called Up Not Out07:40 Three Part Self Audit13:11 Nothing Wrong With You15:56 Invitation To Wholeness16:54 Final EncouragementGET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSFriend, if you've been swirling in your single season way too long for your taste and you're high-key ready to give up, but you know after the next break you'll be right back on the dating scene hoping for different results, grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos DAILY on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You💖💖 Confident and Empowered Women with Letitia Hopkins drops every Tuesday and Thursday. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If today's conversation shifted something for you, leave a review — your words help other women find this podcast and there is a woman out there right now who needs exactly what you just heard.
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  Success and Secretly Falling Apart Becomes a Work of Art | EP 320 09.07.2026 12мин

  Have you ever had someone tell you "you are the strongest person I know," and smiled, said thank you, and let them walk away without ever telling them the truth? Friend, this episode is for the woman who looks completely fine on the outside while she's unraveling on the inside.I'm telling you about the season I built an entire life to prove people wrong, a corporate career, a great life as a single mom, success stacked on success, only to completely unravel when my mom made her transition to heaven and nobody around me even knew. I'm sharing what pulled me out of isolation, what grief actually taught me about loving myself, and the one question I need you to sit with if you're the one everybody calls strong.IN THIS EPISODE:➡️ Why building enough success can become proof you're trying to hand someone else, instead of proof for you➡️ What it really looks like when the "strong friend" is quietly falling apart, and why she chooses isolation nine times out of ten➡️ The invitation you keep turning down, and who's still waiting for you to accept it➡️ Why grief is a shedding process, and what it stripped away so the truest version of me could show up➡️ Redefining success: what you build out of survival versus what you build out of self-loveSELF LOVE 2-STEP REMIX:Stop performing fine for people who only want the version of you that doesn't need anything. No shade, no shame, no judgment for however long you mastered that performance. Get honest about who you're actually safe with.Accept the invitation you keep turning down. Let someone carry something for once. That's not weakness, that's how the world finally gets to love you back.The YOU Step: get still, get quiet, and ask your heart what it's telling you to do next. Not the whole plan, just the next move. Trust her. She already knows.GET YOUR JOURNAL PROMPTSWant to go deeper on this episode? Grab the Main Character Energy Journal Prompts 👉 Get Yours — start getting the conversation you keep replaying in your own head down in your own handwriting, where you can't talk yourself out of it anymore and actually start living it in real life.LET’S STAY CONNECTED📍Come share what shifted for you after this episode. Drop a review, comment on a YouTube video, or hit reply on the weekly Love Notes newsletter.💌Not on the Love Notes list yet? Join at the link below — it is the best way to stay connected and keep the encouragement coming straight to your inbox every week. 👉 Subscribe Here📺 New videos DAILY on YouTube: @EO_E 🎙️ New podcast episodes every Tuesday and Thursday 🌐 encourageovereverything.com🎵 Music: It's Easy to Love You💖💖 Confident and Empowered Women with Letitia Hopkins drops every Tuesday and Thursday. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. If today's conversation shifted something for you, leave a review — your words help other women find this podcast and there is a woman out there right now who needs exactly what you just heard.