Yes You Are Brave

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 wear in everyday life that keep us from being who we truly are. Who we want to be. We also talk about the purpose of the masks and how to take them off. 

Remember you are enough. Just as you are. Follow for more brave content. On IG @findingpawnee

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 courage and faith in yourself. Let's flip the script and make this new phase in life the best one yet. 

Let me know what dreams you are claiming by sending me a DM @findingpawnee  on IG. 

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.

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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.

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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 doing things for you, this episode is a relatable, real-talk reflection on growth through change.

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119. Six Tips to Avoid Overwhelm This Summer

Six Tips for Avoiding Overwhelm This Summer

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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 focus on is what you find

• The power of choosing love as your lens

• Taking back the driver's seat from fear

• How small mindset shifts can create lasting peace

This is a gentle reminder that you are not powerless—you get to decide where your attention goes.

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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 might just have to accecpt help from those around us. And that dent in our pride might actually kill us.

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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.

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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?

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