Women of Color and Confidence

Amber Rose
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The Women of Color and Confidence podcast is hosted by confidence coach and Somatic Experiencing student (ADV I) Amber Rose West. Creating sustainable self-confidence is a skill anyone can develop. Listen to this show for inspirational stories and actionable advice that will support you on your own confidence mastery journey. You’ll find tips for managing overwhelming inner critics, somatic support for nervous system regulation, inspirational interviews, and tools for growing and maintaining your vibrant confidence.

  1. Aug 28

    You Can't Build What You Can't See

    You can have a powerful vision for your future and still feel completely stuck when you try to explain it, organize it, or take action. When everything is living in your head, it becomes difficult to know what matters most or what step to take next. In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of getting your ideas and visions out of your head and onto paper—specifically, how creating a visual map of your thoughts can help you move from scattered possibilities to a clearer, more actionable dream. You’ll learn: Why you can’t effectively build something you haven’t taken the time to see clearly How scattered ideas, questions, and possibilities can create overwhelm and inaction Why putting your thoughts on paper is a powerful first step toward clarity and momentum If you have ever felt like you have too many ideas but no clear direction, this episode will help you understand why externalizing your thoughts can make your dream feel more tangible and achievable. Your next step: Download the Dream Mind Map to get your ideas, questions, goals, and possibilities out of your head and onto paper so you can begin seeing what you’re actually trying to build. 👉 Download the Dream Mind Map https://www.vibrantamberrose.com/mind-map If this episode resonated with you, subscribe or follow the podcast for more practical conversations about confidence, perfectionism, self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action.  Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: ⁠https://www.vibrantamberrose.com⁠  ------- You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- FOLLOW ME  Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose   Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence⁠ Youtube:⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose⁠

  2. Aug 28

    Strong Opinions Loosely Held (Translated for Perfectionists)

    What if changing your mind wasn’t a sign of weakness, inconsistency, or failure. What if it is evidence that you’re capable of learning and growing? In this episode, we explore how holding tightly to your opinions can limit your self-trust, relationships, and ability to respond to new information. We’re talking about strong opinions loosely held. How to stay grounded in your beliefs without becoming so attached to them that another perspective feels threatening or activating. You’ll learn: The difference between having strong opinions and being rigidly attached to them Why changing your mind can be a sign of self-trust rather than weakness How trauma, fear, and emotional triggers can make certain opinions feel impossible to reconsider This conversation is especially important for people who pride themselves on knowing exactly what they think or who notice that certain topics make it difficult to stay curious, flexible, or open to new information. Your next step: Join the Newsletter to receive more practical conversations and tools for building self-trust, working through perfectionism, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action. 👉 Join the Newsletter https://www.vibrantamberrose.com/newsletters If this episode resonated with you, subscribe or follow the podcast for more practical conversations about confidence, perfectionism, self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action.   Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: ⁠https://www.vibrantamberrose.com⁠  ------- You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- FOLLOW ME  Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose   Youtube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence⁠Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos⁠Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose⁠

  3. Aug 28

    Perfectionism Traits You Can't Find Searching Online

    Perfectionism doesn’t always look like striving for excellence. Sometimes it looks like hiding your work, overthinking every decision, or abandoning a process before you have enough information to see results. If you’ve been calling these habits procrastination, lack of discipline, or confusion, this episode will help you recognize what may actually be happening. In this episode, we’re talking about unsearchable perfectionism, specifically, the perfectionist patterns that don’t always show up in typical definitions or search results. Perfectionism often lives in the body as much as it lives in your thoughts. In this episode, I’ll help you look beneath the visible behavior so you can better understand what your nervous system may be trying to protect you from. Your next step: Book a Somatic Session to work with the patterns showing up beneath your perfectionism—not just think your way out of them. 👉 Book a Somatic Session https://www.vibrantamberrose.com/contact If this episode resonated with you, subscribe or follow the podcast for more practical conversations about confidence, perfectionism, self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action.  Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: ⁠https://www.vibrantamberrose.com⁠  ------- You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- FOLLOW ME Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose   Youtube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose⁠

  4. Aug 28

     Stop Self-Sabotaging the Time You’ve Got

    Don’t let the fear about how long your dream will take become the reason you never begin. The years are going to pass anyway. If you’ve been waiting for a faster, easier, or more certain path, this episode will help you reconsider what you’re really giving up by staying stuck. In this episode, we’re talking about the long-term process of building meaningful dreams, and witnessing how the fear of “it’s taking too long” can keep you from gaining the knowledge, experience, and confidence you need. You’ll learn: Why the passage of time is not the problem and how avoiding the process can cost you more. How to stop measuring progress only by visible results. Why knowledge, experience, and confidence are built through consistent action. How to think about your future self when deciding whether to begin. Why someone else’s timeline, fear, or opinion does not have to determine what you pursue. One of the most important shifts is recognizing that time will pass regardless of whether you take action. The question is not whether three years is a long time. It’s what you want to have built, learned, and experienced by the time those three years arrive. Your next step: Join Monthly Power Hour for dedicated support and accountability as you move from thinking about the work to making meaningful progress. 👉 Join Monthly Power Hour https://vibrantamberrose.com/monthly-power-hour If this episode resonated with you, subscribe or follow the podcast for more practical conversations about confidence, perfectionism, self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action.  Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: ⁠https://www.vibrantamberrose.com⁠  ------- You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- FOLLOW ME Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose   Youtube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose⁠

  5. Aug 28

    Fix the Dysfunction - Then You Build Your Dream

    If you keep starting over, abandoning your ideas, or feeling stuck at the same point, the problem may not be a lack of motivation, it may be unresolved dysfunction that needs your attention. You can’t build a new dream with the same patterns that stopped you before. In this episode, we’re talking about fixing the dysfunction before building the dream. Most importantly, why you have to address the habits, fears, beliefs, and past experiences that have shaped how you approach your goals. You’ll learn: Why building the dream without addressing past patterns can keep you stuck How to recognize the dysfunction that may be affecting your confidence, consistency, and decision-making Why healing and self-awareness are necessary parts of creating sustainable progress How to begin separating what you genuinely want from the patterns that have been running the process Your next step: Download the Dream Mind Map to get your ideas, questions, fears, and possibilities out of your head and onto paper. This will help you see the bigger picture and begin identifying what you’re actually working with. 👉 Download the Dream Mind Map https://www.vibrantamberrose.com/mind-map If this episode resonated with you, subscribe or follow the podcast for more practical conversations about confidence, perfectionism, self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action.  Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: ⁠https://www.vibrantamberrose.com⁠  ------- You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- FOLLOW ME Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠  Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose   Youtube ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose⁠

  6. Aug 28

    Build It How You Want It

    Women of Color and Confidence was not created by following a perfect plan or waiting until I felt completely ready. It grew through experimentation, reflection, persistence, and the courage to build the thing only I could see at the time. Creating this work became my form of protest, guided by my passion for amplifying the voices of amazing women of color. It's proof you don't need to follow someone else’s rules in order to be credible, successful, or allowed to begin. In this episode, I’m sharing the story behind the process of bringing this dream to life and the lessons I learned from building something meaningful before I had all the answers. How Women of Color and Confidence began as a vision I refused to abandon What it means to build something before you have proof that it will succeed Why confidence grows when you take action instead of waiting for permission How to create beyond other people’s opinions, expectations, and limitations What happens when you stop letting other people decide what your dream should look like How your lived experience can become part of the foundation for the work you create Hungry for more? View programs and workshops: https://www.vibrantamberrose.com You can find the Women of Color and Confidence podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday on my YouTube for the visual side of things. ------- Your next step: Join the Newsletter to stay connected to what I’m teaching, new workshops and program, and how you can get your own dream involved in the action. You’ll receive practical strategies for overcoming perfectionism, strengthening self-trust, and turning meaningful dreams into achievable action. 👉 Join the Newsletter: https://www.vibrantamberrose.com/newsletter FOLLOW ME Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberroseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberroseYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@womenofcolorandconfidence Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vibrantamberrose/videos Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantamberrose

  7. Mar 24

    Spring Equinox Rituals for Perfectionists: Be Intentional and Build Sustainable Momentum

    Spring is supposed to feel energizing…so why does it feel like pressure instead? If you’ve been feeling the urge to “get it together” this season, this episode will help you approach spring in a completely different way. 🌿 Read the full blog with 8 personal spring equinox rituals:→ [READ IT HERE] In this episode, I’m sharing a more intentional, somatic approach to the Spring Equinox—especially for women navigating perfectionism and overthinking. We talk about: why spring can feel overwhelming instead of energizing how to recognize your progress (even if you’re not “done”) the importance of honoring yourself, not just the season and how to build momentum without burning yourself out Plus, I walk you through a few of my personal traditions that help me transition from winter into spring with clarity and grounded energy. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about moving in a way that actually supports you. 💻 Want support + accountability?Join my free Monthly Power Hour:→ [vibrantamberrose.com/monthly-power-hour] 📩 Get my newsletter:→ [vibrantamberrose.com/newsletter] SOCIAL LINKS →Instagram →Tiktok →Facebook

    Spring Equinox Rituals for Perfectionists: Be Intentional and Build Sustainable Momentum

  8. 03/22/2023

    E37 Create Strong Self-Confidence by Releasing Past Narratives with Shervon Laurice

    "I want to be more confident, but _________." That space is usually filled with a memory or experience from the past that makes you feel that building self-confidence at this stage in your life is impossible. Speaking your truth is a cornerstone of the work psychotherapist Shervon Laurice does at her practice Restore Tranquility. Past narratives can impact your ability to heal and live in the present. Join confidence coach and speaking expert Amber Rose West and Shervon Laurice as they discuss the importance of creating self-confidence by releasing past narratives, leading with present-centered awareness, and listening to your intuition as you transition and heal through life. HIGHLIGHTS - Shervon describes using psychotherapy to become the creator of your own life. - The impact of 2020 and how people are healing from the pandemic. - Present-centered awareness is about taking time to release the past, spend less time focusing on the future, and learning to find happiness and healing in the present. - There is power in using past narratives as *part* of the healing process rather than trying to ignore the past. - Amber and Shervon discuss the two ways to utilize forgiveness. - Your Inner Mentor can help you reconnect to your intuitive voice. Amber and Shervon share how they interact with their inner mentors. - As you transition through life, it's okay that your likes and dislikes also change. - Ultimate healing comes from releasing the past and focusing in the present which will build a future you can enjoy. CONNECT WITH SHERVON LAURICE Website: ⁠https://www.restoretranquility.com Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/restoretranquility/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RestoreTranquility/featured CONNECT WITH AMBER ROSE WEST Website: ⁠https://www.vibrantconfidence.com⁠ Facebook: ⁠http://www.facebook.com/vibrantamberrose⁠ Instagram: ⁠http://www.instagram.com/vibrantamberrose⁠ Get Speaking Coaching: ⁠https://www.vibrantconfidence.com/vibrantvoiceandvisibility

    E37 Create Strong Self-Confidence by Releasing Past Narratives with Shervon Laurice
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The Women of Color and Confidence podcast is hosted by confidence coach and Somatic Experiencing student (ADV I) Amber Rose West. Creating sustainable self-confidence is a skill anyone can develop. Listen to this show for inspirational stories and actionable advice that will support you on your own confidence mastery journey. You’ll find tips for managing overwhelming inner critics, somatic support for nervous system regulation, inspirational interviews, and tools for growing and maintaining your vibrant confidence.

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