I Got it Girl Podcast

Jackie Cote

Have you ever said “I got it” . . .I’m fine, I’m good, I’ve got this. . . while silently holding everything together with sheer willpower and exhaustion? Yeah… same. Welcome to The I Got It Girl Podcast—a space for recovering I Got It Girls who are tired of surviving on control, hustle, and self-reliance, and are ready for something different. Here, we talk about the moment when having it all together stops working. This podcast shares real, raw stories from my own journey—and from other women who have lived successful, responsible, “good” lives… yet realized they were living from survival instead of trust. Control instead of freedom. Fear instead of love. Together, we explore what happens when you loosen the grip. When you stop muscling your way through life. When you surrender—not to give up, but to finally thrive. Expect conversations about: Letting go of control without losing yourselfMoving from chaos to peaceReleasing the identity of “the strong one”Learning to trust life, love, and yourself againFinding freedom in the middle of real life—not a perfect oneThis show is for you if you want more ease, joy, and authenticity… but aren’t quite sure what that looks like yet—or how to get there. Hang out with me. Learn through real experiences. Take the pressure off having it all figured out. And discover that you’re not broken, you’re not crazy—and you’re definitely not alone. Hit follow so you don’t miss the powerful little nuggets that remind you that it gets to be different and you don’t have to do it all by yourself anymore. Here all all things Coach Jackie

  1. 4d ago

    Building a Business With White Space and Trust with Cheri Andrews

    Building a Business With White Space and Trust Coach Jackie welcomes small business attorney, author, speaker, and Wise Owl Academy founder Cheri Andrews, who shares her background as a wife of 41 years, mother of three, and grandmother of three. They discuss the “I got it girl” mindset—rooted in survival, control, and perfectionism—and how it can block love, trust, and receiving support. Cheri describes growing up as the oldest of seven in an abusive alcoholic home, then later carrying responsibility through motherhood and work. After losing her corporate job in late 2019, launching her law practice in March 2020, and facing ongoing financial pressure during COVID, she burned out, then intentionally redesigned her business to create white space, prioritize health and family, and let referrals and speaking drive clients. Key takeaway: taking care of yourself matters more than business or money. Links mentioned: cheriandrews.com. 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:40 Meet Cheri Andrews 01:18 Grandkids and Family Life 02:52 What Is the I Got it Girl 04:46 Cheri’s Survival Story 06:19 Job Loss and COVID Pivot 08:32 Burnout and Choosing Freedom 12:44 Busy Badge and Proving Mode 16:02 Perfectionism Roots 20:10 White Space and New Values 24:13 Revenue Ease and Referrals 26:23 Trusting the Course 30:55 Letting the Universe Handle How 32:44 How to Work With Cheri 33:36 Speaking Topics and Final Takeaway 35:30 Wrap Up and Subscribe You can find Cheri at http://www.cheriandrews.com You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links This includes links to connect, her small group programs, free intentional goal setting, retreats, one on one coaching and so much more! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    Building a Business With White Space and Trust with Cheri Andrews
  2. Sep 7

    From Burnout to Life Harmony with Dr. Heather Tucker

    Coach Jackie welcomes Dr. Heather Tucker to the I Got It Girl podcast to discuss business and life harmony, shifting from survival and control into trust, love, and receiving and living the Aloha life. Heather shares her path from earning a PhD in human-computer interaction and working at the Army Research Laboratory—successful outwardly but depressed inside—to leaving government work, discovering coaching, and helping entrepreneurs create peace, energy, and momentum. She explains her sailboat vs. speedboat vs. raft analogy for navigating life and highlights major relationship shifts rooted in childhood trauma, including molestation, her grandfather’s murder, and later her husband’s heart attack, which intensified anxiety and fear. Both discuss how suppressed emotions drive control, the value of feeling and healing, co-creating with God, and embracing one’s uniqueness: “You’re so much more than who you think you are.” 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:04 Heather’s Harmony Mission 01:49 From PhD to Purpose 03:58 Discovering Coaching Path 05:20 Raft Speedboat Sailboat 07:06 What Is the I Got It Girl 10:08 Relationship Shift and Fear 12:28 Childhood Trauma Revealed 15:37 Choosing Trust After Crisis 17:51 Healing Awareness and Integration 20:11 Self Development Shift 21:27 Healing Through Marriage 22:31 Control Versus Trust 23:48 Aloha And Feeling 25:23 Coaching And Emotional Release 26:19 Living Aloha Mindset 26:58 Where To Find Heather 27:57 Co Creation And Faith 29:56 Trust God Trust Self 33:01 Final Message Stand Out 35:03 Be More Love 35:41 Wrap Up And Share You can find Dr Heather Tucker at the following links: Website: www.AnotherLevelLiving.com YouTube: www.YouTube.com/@AnotherLevelLiv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drheathertucker/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnotherLevelLiv You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links This includes links to connect, her small group programs, free intentional goal setting and so much more! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    From Burnout to Life Harmony with Dr. Heather Tucker
  3. Aug 31

    Healing, Boundaries & Reclaiming Your Life with Joanie Elizabeth 

    Coach Jackie welcomes licensed mental health therapist, wellness coach, bestselling co-author, and Rise, Reclaim, and Renew podcast host Joanie Elizabeth, whom she met through the Brave (formerly Fave Lifestyles) organization. Jackie explains the “I Got It Girl” mindset—strength born from survival, fear, and control—and her own shift toward surrender, support, and thriving. Joanie shares childhood trauma, abandonment, and growing up feeling unseen, which shaped beliefs about not mattering and having to figure everything out alone, later contributing to abusive relationships. She describes a major turning point recognizing and leaving a narcissistic marriage, developing boundaries, learning to receive support, and inviting safe people into her life. They discuss healing the subconscious, releasing anger and “backpacks,” avoiding self-abandonment, empowering rather than enabling, and Joanie’s takeaway: you hold the pen and are the CEO of your mind and life. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:53 Meet Joanie Elizabeth 02:08 What Is the I Got It Girl 05:02 Joanie Childhood Survival Story 07:55 Beliefs and Family Dynamics 11:32 Jackie Reflects on Healing 13:27 Forgiveness and Backpack Release 15:38 PAAR Framework and Anger 18:53 Letting People In Again 19:52 Recovering I Got It Girl 21:01 Healing and Boundaries 22:08 Love Bombing Warning Signs 22:48 Naming Narcissistic Abuse 25:27 Grief and Getting Free 27:01 Letting Safe People In 28:02 Manifestation and Identity 30:48 Receive and Self Care 32:01 Stop Enabling Loved Ones 33:24 Freedom Comes Within 36:54 Find Joanie and Final Takeaway You can find Joanie Elizabeth, her coaching and podcast on her website https://www.wellnesswithjoanie.com/ And on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cq1HQCBDZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    Healing, Boundaries & Reclaiming Your Life with Joanie Elizabeth 
  4. Aug 24

    Authentic Selling and Building Financial Confidence with Caterina Rando

    Coach Jackie welcomes entrepreneur and speaker coach Caterina Rando, who shares her mission to help women thrive economically through entrepreneurship by selling authentically, using speaking to grow influence, and hosting retreats and masterminds. Jackie explains the “I Got It Girl” mindset rooted in childhood independence and how control and fear can block love and receiving. Caterina describes rebuilding after her husband depleted her accounts and created debt, learning to trust herself, choose possibility-focused action, and prioritize financial empowerment because financial distress limits women’s choices. They discuss boundaries, avoiding rescuing others financially, curating aligned client communities, and making non-salesy offers by asking permission. Caterina shares resources at caterinarando.com/links, her podcast Expand Your Fempire, free monthly Zoom workshops, and a monthly Polka Dot Powerhouse dots speaker group connect. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:33 Caterina Mission and Methods 01:54 Retreats Style and Travel 03:36 What Is I Got It Girl 06:09 Caterina Trust After Divorce 12:21 Choosing Positivity and Action 15:57 Trusting Others and Receiving 17:38 Rescuing Men and Boundaries 19:40 Breaking the Fixer Pattern 21:46 Money Confidence and Boundaries 23:32 Pandemic Wake Up Call 25:30 Receiving and Making Offers 26:53 Permission Based Selling 28:35 Curating Your Community 29:34 Letting Go of Misaligned Clients 33:06 Where to Find Caterina 35:22 Final Takeaway and Wrap Up You can find Caterina Rando at the following links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caterinarando Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaterinaRandoTWIBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caterina_rando Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaterinaRando Website: https://caterinarando.com/ Free Business Resources: https://caterinarando.com/links/ Upcoming Events: https://caterinarando.com/events/ You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    Authentic Selling and Building Financial Confidence with Caterina Rando
  5. Aug 17

    Micro Shifts, Manifestation, and Building a Business Without Quitting Cold Turkey with Lena Khais

    On this episode Coach Jackie welcomes Lena Khais, an intentional manifestation coach with a background in industrial-organizational psychology and 25 years in corporate healthcare/insurance, who helps business owners break through revenue plateaus by combining energy work with business psychology and the art of receiving. Lena shares moving to the U.S. in 1994 at 17, her corporate hustle mindset, and an “I got it” turning point when her six-year-old told her at the airport, “I’m gonna miss you,” prompting gradual change. She outlines three key shifts: empower your team instead of doing it all, find your “who” when you don’t know “how,” and focus on what you want rather than what’s broken. She explains bridging thoughts over toxic positivity and describes starting her business through “playing pretend” on Fridays, which eventually led to job elimination with severance and a full transition. 00:00 Meet Lena the Modern Fairy 00:30 Business Plateaus and Money Flow 02:15 Prom Fight to America 05:00 What I Got It Girl Means 07:42 Lena’s Hustle and Wake Up Call 12:27 Micro Shifts to Big Change 13:57 Three Shifts to Let Go 18:12 Stop Feeding Problems 20:34 Stop Fixing Problems 21:11 Double Down on Wins 21:42 Awareness to Action 23:01 Move Toward Desire 24:50 Thoughts Create Reality 25:30 Rewire Your Brain 26:17 Bridging Thoughts 27:49 Micro Shifts to Start 30:12 Practice Before You Quit 34:00 From Side Hustle to Business 34:43 Light vs Heavy Energy 35:29 Stay Connected Online 37:11 Live by Design 38:55 Final Thanks and Share You can find Lena Khais at the following places: website: www.atlas-paradigm.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lenakhais For all things Coach Jackie click here https://destinymakers.net/links You will find access to all my programs, freebies, and ways to create your freedom life!

    Micro Shifts, Manifestation, and Building a Business Without Quitting Cold Turkey with Lena Khais
  6. Aug 14 ·  Bonus

    Magnetic Desires: Letting Go of Survival Mechanisms

    Coach Jackie introduces a new weekly “Freedom 15” segment (5–15 minutes) focused on the freedom to be you and releasing “I got it girl” survival mechanisms to move from surviving to thriving. She explains that many survival patterns form in early childhood and shares her own story of becoming fiercely independent after her mother died when she was five, learning to care for herself and working extensively to pay for college. Jackie distinguishes head desires from heart desires and says you can’t be magnetic to true desires while operating from fear, worry, and survival identity (like constant problem-solving). She describes how 2024 adversity—caring for her dad with dementia and advocating for her stepmom in the hospital—forced her to surrender, reduce work, close her membership, and allow her husband’s support, deepening their relationship. She invites listeners to identify their default patterns and shift to trust, receiving, and “we got it.” To check out the Destiny Makers Membership she spoke about in this episode click this link: https://destinymakers.net/dmm2025 00:00 Freedom 15 Intro 01:09 Survival Mechanisms Explained 02:51 Desires Head vs Heart 03:44 I Got It Girl Pattern 06:08 From Fear to Thriving 06:48 2024 Adversity Lesson 08:36 Letting Others Support You 09:54 Find Your Default Pattern 11:11 We Got It Girl Shift 11:58 Wrap Up and Offers You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links This includes links to connect, her small group programs, free intentional goal setting, retreats, one on one coaching and so much more! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    Magnetic Desires: Letting Go of Survival Mechanisms
  7. Aug 10

    Trauma, Communication, and Masculine/Feminine Energy Dynamics with Andre Paradis

    On this episode Coach Jackie welcomes Andre Paradis as her first male guest, a Los Angeles–based relationship coach, NLP practitioner, and communication educator. Andre explains that healthy relationships require releasing childhood trauma and understanding how men and women process, speak, and listen differently, since miscommunication can escalate hurt and distance. Jackie shares her “I Got It Girl” story rooted in control, fear, and survival after her mother died when she was five, and how midlife helped her recognize the impact and learn to let go and receive support from her husband. Andre describes “coming online” around age five, how early meanings shape lifelong relationship patterns, and how he moved from a painful childhood to feeling alive through dance, eventually working with major artists. He outlines how unresolved safety wounds can push women into masculine survival energy, affecting attraction and intimacy, and offers resources through Project Equinox, including a workbook and a call to identify and release core imprints, encouraging listeners to think for themselves about love, marriage, and family. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 01:02 Andre’s Coaching Mission 01:23 Why Couples Miscommunicate 03:44 The I Got It Girl Story 04:58 Childhood Programming at Five 07:25 Midlife Wake Up Moment 09:45 Andre’s Origin Wound 11:23 Dance Saved My Life 14:49 From Dancer to Destiny 18:08 Gifts From Adversity 20:52 Masculine Feminine Dynamics 28:55 I Got It Girl Traits Today 29:58 Why You Attract Boys 31:20 Masculine Men Need Feminine 31:53 Radical Responsibility Shift 33:04 Letting Go Feels Unsafe 38:29 Keep Success Keep Softness 39:25 Recalibrating Feminine Energy 41:17 Proof And Invitation 41:42 Gifts And How To Reach 47:16 Action Takers Break The Loop 50:00 Final Nuggets Think Yourself 53:22 Wrap Up And Share For all things Andrea Paradis you can go here to his website: http://www.projectequinox.net For all things Coach Jackie click here https://destinymakers.net/links You will find access to all my programs, freebies, and ways to create your freedom life!

    Trauma, Communication, and Masculine/Feminine Energy Dynamics with Andre Paradis
  8. Aug 5 ·  Bonus

    Coach Jackie’s Freedom Roadmap (Vision, Beliefs, Mindset, Money & Support)

    Coach Jackie shares the origin of her “I Got a Girl” concept, growing up fiercely independent after early loss and learning to survive through control, while realizing that this mindset can block love, connection, and true fulfillment. She explains how many people stay stuck for decades in jobs, relationships, or locations that no longer fit, feeling resentment, frustration, and unfulfillment, and how surrendering control can shift life from surviving to thriving. Jackie introduces how her Freedom Roadmap that she takes clients through was built from seven years of coaching and includes a vision plan, belief plan, mindset plan, financial plan, and support plan tailored to each person. She encourages taking small, stackable steps and emphasizes that action creates clarity and momentum. Jackie mentions the Destiny Makers Membership that includes weekly zoom calls to support you in your journey to freedom and how to get a month free using coupon code DMM1FREE https://destinymakers.net/dmm2025 00:00 Welcome Back Podcast 00:38 The I Got A Girl 01:41 Control To Connection 02:22 Stuck And Unfulfilled 03:46 Introducing Freedom Roadmap 04:24 Vision Belief Mindset 05:34 Money Fear And Change 06:51 Custom Paths Examples 08:09 Support Plan And Steps 09:30 From Surviving To Thriving 10:29 Take Action And Connect 11:35 Closing And Next Episode You can find all things Coach Jackie, Your Freedom Mentor at the following link: https://destinymakers.net/links This includes links to connect, her small group programs, free intentional goal setting and so much more! Don’t forget to subscribe or follow and share with someone who might need the power of this conversation.

    Coach Jackie’s Freedom Roadmap (Vision, Beliefs, Mindset, Money & Support)

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Have you ever said “I got it” . . .I’m fine, I’m good, I’ve got this. . . while silently holding everything together with sheer willpower and exhaustion? Yeah… same. Welcome to The I Got It Girl Podcast—a space for recovering I Got It Girls who are tired of surviving on control, hustle, and self-reliance, and are ready for something different. Here, we talk about the moment when having it all together stops working. This podcast shares real, raw stories from my own journey—and from other women who have lived successful, responsible, “good” lives… yet realized they were living from survival instead of trust. Control instead of freedom. Fear instead of love. Together, we explore what happens when you loosen the grip. When you stop muscling your way through life. When you surrender—not to give up, but to finally thrive. Expect conversations about: Letting go of control without losing yourselfMoving from chaos to peaceReleasing the identity of “the strong one”Learning to trust life, love, and yourself againFinding freedom in the middle of real life—not a perfect oneThis show is for you if you want more ease, joy, and authenticity… but aren’t quite sure what that looks like yet—or how to get there. Hang out with me. Learn through real experiences. Take the pressure off having it all figured out. And discover that you’re not broken, you’re not crazy—and you’re definitely not alone. Hit follow so you don’t miss the powerful little nuggets that remind you that it gets to be different and you don’t have to do it all by yourself anymore. Here all all things Coach Jackie