Beautifully Becoming With Brittany

Brittany Christie
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You’re not broken. You’re becoming. Welcome to Beautifully Becoming with Brittany: The Amputee Woman’s Podcast—a soft, empowering space for women living with limb loss who are ready to heal, grow, and feel seen. Hosted by Brittany Christie, confidence and mindset coach (and lifelong double-arm amputee), this podcast offers real conversations, honest reflections, and gentle encouragement for the journey of becoming. Here, we talk about: 🌿 Rebuilding confidence 🌿 Quiet grief and invisible strength 🌿 Taking up space unapologetically 🌿 Creating a life that fits you—not the world’s expectations Whether your amputation was recent or decades ago, you belong here. No filters, no pretending—just truth, compassion, and community. New episodes drop every One Empowered Monday. Let’s keep thriving, y’all.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 61: Doing It Scared Still Counts

    What if courage doesn’t actually feel confident? We tend to picture courage as being calm, sure of ourselves, and completely ready for whatever comes next. We imagine that eventually the fear disappears, and then we take the step. But that’s not always how courage works. Sometimes courage looks like your heart pounding while you walk into the room. It looks like sending the message even though you’re nervous about the response. It looks like trying again after being disappointed, asking for help, admitting what you want, or taking a step without knowing exactly how everything is going to turn out. Sometimes you’re scared and capable at the same time. In this episode, we’re talking about letting go of the idea that fear automatically means stop and learning to recognize the courage that can exist right alongside uncertainty. Because bravery doesn’t become less brave just because fear came with you. 🌸 In this episode, we'll talk about: Why courage doesn’t require fear to disappear firstThe difference between courage and certaintyHow fear and capability can exist at the same timeWhy feeling nervous doesn’t automatically mean you aren’t readyLearning the difference between fear that deserves your attention and fear that comes from doing something new or vulnerableWhy “I’m scared, and I trust myself” can be a powerful form of confidenceHow disability can shape the way other people define courage for usRecognizing the everyday moments when you’ve already been courageous without giving yourself creditWhy doing it scared doesn’t mean ignoring yourself—it means fear doesn’t automatically get the final vote 💭 Something to Take With You Think about something you’ve been avoiding because it makes you nervous—not something unsafe or something you genuinely don’t want, but something that matters to you. Then ask yourself: If I didn’t need to stop being scared first, what would my next step be? You don’t have to take the biggest step. You don’t have to pretend you aren’t nervous. And you don’t need a guarantee that everything will work out. Maybe the next step is simply trusting that being scared doesn’t mean you’re incapable. The outcome doesn’t determine whether the courage counted. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox. 🌸 Join The Becoming Collective on Facebook Come connect with other amputee women for real conversations, encouragement, Becoming Conversations, and celebrating our wins together.

  2. Oct 12

    Episode 60: What If You’re Allowed to Want More?

    Have you ever looked around at your life, felt genuinely grateful for what you have... and still found yourself thinking: I want more. More adventure. More connection. More purpose. More confidence. More money. More creativity. More independence. More fun. More life. And then almost immediately wondered whether you were allowed to want it. We’re taught to appreciate what we have, count our blessings, and remember that someone else may have it harder. Those things can give us perspective—but sometimes, without realizing it, we can start using gratitude to silence our own desires. Because admitting that you want something can feel vulnerable. Once you say I want this, you also have to face the possibility that you might not get it. In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between chasing something because you believe it will finally make you enough and wanting something simply because you’re already enough, and there’s still more life you’d love to experience. Because wanting more doesn’t mean what you have means less. Gratitude and desire can sit at the same table. 🌸 In this episode, we'll talk about: Why wanting more doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful for the life you already have The difference between “I need this to prove I’m enough” and “I’m already enough, and I would still really love to experience this” How gratitude can sometimes become a way of protecting ourselves from disappointmentWhy someone else having it worse doesn’t mean you have to make your own life smallerWanting a life beyond simply adapting, overcoming, or living well with a disabilityHow our desires can give us information about the life we actually want to live Giving yourself permission to want more without believing you are less 💭 Something to Take With You Ask yourself: If I stopped worrying about whether I should want more, what would I admit that I actually want? And then go one step further: What might that desire be telling me about the life I want to live? You don’t have to turn the answer into a plan. You don’t need a five-year strategy or a giant life change. For now, just let yourself be honest enough to notice what you want. Because whole doesn’t mean finished. And grateful doesn’t mean stagnant. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox. 🌸 Join The Becoming Collective on Facebook Come connect with other amputee women for real conversations, encouragement, Becoming Conversations, and celebrating our wins together.

  3. Oct 5

    Episode 59: Stop Waiting for the Version of You Who Has It All Together

    Welcome to Season 3 of Beautifully Becoming with Brittany. 🌸 Have you ever caught yourself waiting for a future version of you to finally start living? The version who’s more confident. More prepared. Less afraid of failing. Completely comfortable in her body. Certain about what she wants. The version who somehow has everything figured out. We give her permission to do so much. She gets to take the trip, wear the outfit, go on the date, apply for the job, start the business, walk into the room, change her mind, take the risk, and go after what she wants. Meanwhile, the woman who’s actually here keeps hearing, Not yet. But what if we have it backward? In the Season 3 premiere, we’re talking about what happens when becoming moves beyond the inner work and into the way we actually live. Because confidence doesn’t always come before the step. Sometimes the step is how we build confidence. Sometimes we don’t become her and then start living. Living is part of how we become her. This episode is about letting go of the imaginary future version of ourselves who has everything together, trusting the woman who’s here right now, and giving ourselves permission to participate in our own lives, even while we’re still figuring things out. Because the woman you are right now gets a life too. 🌸 In this episode, we'll talk about: Why we spend so much time waiting for a more confident, “ready” version of ourselvesWhat happens when becoming moves beyond inner work and into actually livingWhy confidence is often built by doing—not before we beginHow fear, failure, and uncertainty can still be part of becomingLetting the woman you are right now participate in her own lifeWhy you don’t have to have everything figured out before you startThe heart behind Season 3 and what it means to Live Like Her 💭 Something to Take With You... What am I waiting to feel ready enough to do? And then ask yourself: What would one small step look like if I didn’t wait? Maybe you look something up. Maybe you send the message. Maybe you tell somebody what you want. Maybe you apply. Maybe you make the appointment. Maybe you sign up. Maybe you put on the outfit. Maybe you try again. You don’t have to know how the whole story ends. You don’t have to become a perfectly confident version of yourself first. You just have to let the woman you are today participate. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox. 🌸 Join The Becoming Collective on Facebook Come connect with other amputee women for real conversations, encouragement, Becoming Conversations, and celebrating our wins together.

  4. Sep 28

    Season 3 Trailer: It’s Time to Live Like Her

    Season 3 of Beautifully Becoming with Brittany: The Amputee Woman’s Podcast is almost here. 🌸 Over the last two seasons, we’ve talked about confidence, identity, self-trust, grief, acceptance, starting again, and what it really means to become. But eventually, becoming has to move beyond what we’re learning about ourselves and into the way we actually live. Because what if becoming isn’t only about figuring out who you want to be? What if eventually... you have to live like her? This season, we’re talking about relationships, disability, ambition, dreams, bodies, failure, confidence, trying hard things, changing direction, and wanting more from our lives. We’re talking about what happens when you stop waiting for the perfectly confident version of yourself to show up and start living with the woman who’s already here. Not because we have everything figured out. But because we don’t have to. Season 3 begins Monday, October 5. Beauty... it’s time to live like her. 🌸 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox. 🌸 Join The Becoming Collective on Facebook Come connect with other amputee women for real conversations, encouragement, Becoming Conversations, and celebrating our wins together.

  5. Aug 31

    Episode 58: Beautifully Becoming

    We've spent an entire season talking about becoming. But as I sat down to write this final episode, I realized something that honestly surprised me, I don't think I've ever actually told you what Beautifully Becoming means to me. In this Season 2 finale of Beautifully Becoming, I share how my understanding of those two words has changed over the years. What I once believed was a destination has become something much gentler: a way of living. Together, we'll reflect on the ordinary moments that quietly shape us, the pressure to chase a future version of ourselves, and the freedom that comes from celebrating the woman we're becoming today. As we close this season together, my hope is that you'll walk away with a renewed appreciation for your own journey and the reminder that your life doesn't have to be extraordinary to be deeply meaningful. In this episode, we'll talk about: What Beautifully Becoming truly means to meWhy becoming isn't a destination—it's a journeyLearning to appreciate the ordinary moments that shape usLetting go of the pressure to "arrive"Why the woman you're becoming deserves to be celebrated todayLooking ahead to the next season with hope and anticipation As we close Season 2 together, I hope this conversation reminds you that you don't have to rush your becoming, you're already becoming something beautiful. 💛 💛 If today's episode encouraged you, I'd be so grateful if you'd leave a rating and review. It helps more amputee women discover these conversations and reminds them they're not walking this journey alone. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox.

  6. Aug 24

    Episode 57: What I Hope You Never Forget

    If we were sitting across from each other with a cup of coffee, and I knew I only had one conversation left before we wrapped up this season, I think I know what I'd want to tell you. In this heartfelt episode of Beautifully Becoming, I reflect on the conversations we've shared throughout Season 2 and the truths I hope you'll carry with you long after these episodes end. Together, we'll look back on the themes of slow growth, healing, self-worth, courage, and becoming—and why sometimes the most powerful thing we can do isn't learn something new, but simply remember what has always been true. Whether you're walking through a season of uncertainty, healing from disappointment, or simply trying to find your footing again, I hope this episode reminds you that you're stronger than you think, you're not behind, and you're never walking this journey alone. In this episode, we'll talk about: The truths I hope you never forget about yourselfWhy encouragement helps us remember who we already areLetting go of comparison and trusting your own journeyGiving yourself permission to grow, change, and healThe importance of speaking to yourself with kindnessRemembering how far you've already come Wherever you are in your journey, I hope this conversation reminds you to hold onto what matters most, and never forget just how beautifully you're becoming. 💛 💛 If today's episode encouraged you, I'd be so grateful if you'd leave a rating and review. It helps more amputee women discover these conversations and reminds them they're not walking this journey alone. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox.

  7. Aug 17

    Episode 56: The Courage to Believe Again

    Disappointment has a way of changing us. Not just in the moment something doesn't work out—but in the quiet ways it follows us into the future. After we've experienced setbacks, we often find ourselves approaching new opportunities a little differently. We become more cautious, more hesitant, and sometimes we stop expecting good things altogether. In this episode, I share how my real estate journey has revealed something deeper than perseverance. I reflect on what it means to keep moving forward while carrying disappointment, and why the hardest part isn't always trying again, it's believing that this time could be different. If you've ever found yourself protecting your heart after disappointment, this conversation is a gentle reminder that one difficult chapter doesn't get to define the rest of your story. In this episode, we talk about: Why disappointment often lingers long after the moment has passedThe difference between trying again and believing againHow setbacks can quietly shape our expectationsProtecting your heart without closing itThe difference between learning from disappointment and living under itWhy courage isn't the absence of fear, it's giving yourself permission to hope againTaking one small step toward believing that your story isn't finished yet Your Empowered Reflection Where has disappointment quietly convinced you to expect less from your life? What would change if, instead of assuming the worst, you gave yourself permission to believe that this chapter could be different? Sometimes hope doesn't return all at once. Sometimes it begins with one small thought: "Maybe there's still something beautiful ahead." 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox.

  8. Aug 10

    Episode 55: Forty Feels Different Than I Thought It Would

    When I was younger, I thought turning forty meant finally having everything figured out. But as I celebrate this milestone birthday, I've discovered something much more beautiful, that growing older isn't about arriving at a destination. It's about learning to trust the journey, embrace the season you're in, and appreciate the ordinary moments that quietly shape your life. In this reflective and heartfelt episode of Beautifully Becoming, I share what these first forty years have taught me about God's faithfulness, unexpected detours, ordinary moments, and the freedom that comes from letting go of the pressure to have all the answers. Together, we'll explore how life is often shaped more by quiet, everyday moments than by the milestones we spend so much time chasing. Whether you're approaching a milestone birthday or simply wondering if you're behind in life, I hope this conversation reminds you that every season has purpose, every year has something to teach us, and your story is far from over. In this episode, we'll talk about: Why turning forty feels so different than I expectedThe freedom that comes with getting olderHow unexpected seasons shape us in beautiful waysWhy ordinary moments become the foundation of a meaningful lifeLetting go of comparison and trusting God's timelineEmbracing the season you're in instead of wishing for another one Wherever you are in your journey, I hope this conversation reminds you that you're not behind, you're beautifully becoming. 💛 💛 If today's episode encouraged you, I'd be so grateful if you'd leave a rating and review. It helps more amputee women discover these conversations and reminds them they're not walking this journey alone. 💛 Resources & Links 📘 Free Guide: What Does It Mean to Become? A guided reflection to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and embrace the woman you're becoming. 📖 Beautifully Becoming Guided Journal Go deeper with thoughtful prompts to reflect, reconnect, dream, and continue becoming. 🌿 Book a Complimentary Resilience Roadmap Call Let's talk about your next chapter and explore if the Thrive Beautifully Pathway is the right fit for you. 💌 Join the Beautifully Becoming Collective Receive weekly encouragement, reflections, podcast updates, and exclusive resources delivered straight to your inbox.

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You’re not broken. You’re becoming. Welcome to Beautifully Becoming with Brittany: The Amputee Woman’s Podcast—a soft, empowering space for women living with limb loss who are ready to heal, grow, and feel seen. Hosted by Brittany Christie, confidence and mindset coach (and lifelong double-arm amputee), this podcast offers real conversations, honest reflections, and gentle encouragement for the journey of becoming. Here, we talk about: 🌿 Rebuilding confidence 🌿 Quiet grief and invisible strength 🌿 Taking up space unapologetically 🌿 Creating a life that fits you—not the world’s expectations Whether your amputation was recent or decades ago, you belong here. No filters, no pretending—just truth, compassion, and community. New episodes drop every One Empowered Monday. Let’s keep thriving, y’all.

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