#91- How to Find Yourself Again When You Feel Lost
In this episode of The Art of Being Unstoppable, Vicki McDougall converses with Tracy Godat about her journey of faith, resilience, and the belief that it's never too late to change. Tracy shares her experiences from early life and marital struggles to her ministry journey and divine interventions, including miraculous childbirths. They discuss the challenges faced by women in leadership, the importance of vulnerability, and balancing various roles while finding purpose. Tracy emphasizes hearing God's voice, teaching faith to children, and the significance of rest and balance. The episode also touches on overcoming burnout, embracing hope, and the power of online platforms in spreading messages.
Key Points
- Rediscovering your identity and purpose often requires slowing down and truly listening to yourself.
- Balancing acts of faith, self-care, and boundaries are crucial to avoiding burnout and living a fulfilled life.
- Even in the darkest moments, there's always hope and the potential for new beginnings through faith and resilience.
What happens when you spend so much of your life being everything to everyone else that you lose touch with who you are?
In this episode of The Art of BEing Unstoppable, Vicki McDougall sits down with Tracy Godat for an honest conversation about finding yourself again, discovering your purpose, identity, burnout, faith, and balance.
Tracy spent years as a wife, mother, pastor's wife, homeschool mom, ministry leader, and caregiver—constantly pouring into everyone else. Eventually, she realized she had become so busy serving others that she had lost touch with herself.
Tracy shares what it felt like to question her identity and purpose, experience burnout, and realize there was simply “too much noise” in her life.
Today, through Authentically You, Tracy helps women who feel lost, stuck, or disconnected rediscover their identity, purpose, and the woman they want to become.
In This Episode Finding yourself when you've lost touch with who you are Discovering your purpose Losing yourself in the roles you carry Burnout and constantly pouring into others Faith during difficult seasons Why vulnerability isn't weakness Finding balance and learning to rest Giving yourself grace for the past Becoming more present in your life and relationships Why you are never too far gone
The question Tracy's story leaves us with:
Who am I when I'm not doing something for everyone else?
You are not broken. You are not too far gone. There is always hope.
Connect With Vicki
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vmbeautiful_coaching/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicki.mcdougall.860451 Substack: https://vmbeautiful.substack.com/
Coming Home Retreat: https://retreat.vmbeautiful.com/
Connect With Tracy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TracyLynnGodat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracygodat/
Pause. Reflect. Choose. Remember. Come Home. ❤️
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