The Courage Coalition

Corree Roofener
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Solocasts and Guest Interviews for inspiring, educating and empowering listeners to embrace courage in all aspects of their lives. Fostering a coalition of individuals who are committed to living authentically and fearlessly in their dreams! This is not a polished highlight reel it’s real stories, raw truth, and the kind of courage that changes lives. Each week, host Corree Roofener brings you unfiltered conversations and heartfelt solocasts that remind you you’re not alone in the climb. From navigating money and mental health to breaking cycles in foster care and redefining success, every episode is about choosing faith over fear and taking your next brave step. The Courage Coalition is more than a podcast it’s a community of dreamers and doers who are ready to live authentically, even when it’s hard.

  1. 17H AGO

    Dancing with Grief with Mary Fields

    This conversation with Mary Fields stirred something deep in me because grief is not a side story in our lives — it is woven into almost every chapter. We have been taught that grief looks like death, like tragedy, like something obvious and dramatic. But grief can be the loss of a relationship you never had, the body you once lived in, the identity you thought you’d become, or the version of someone you hoped would show up. Mary said something that struck me hard: grief isn’t something we move on from — it’s something we learn to carry. And I believe that. We don’t grieve what we never loved. To grieve is proof that joy existed. It’s proof that hope once lived there. And instead of rushing to “get over it,” maybe the invitation is to ask, How do I honor it? What moved me most was the honesty around rage, boundaries, and forgiveness. We don’t talk about that enough. There is space for anger. There is space for grief over what never happened. There is space for saying, “I can give grace, but I also need boundaries.” Forgiveness is not a one-size-fits-all spiritual badge we earn. It is personal. It is layered. It is shaped by our stories and our safety. And sometimes peace doesn’t look like reconciliation, sometimes peace looks like clarity. Like saying, “I see what happened. I see the trauma behind the trauma. And I choose what I carry forward.” That is courage. Mary described grief as something we can “dance with,” and I love that imagery. Not suppress it. Not conquer it. Not erase it. Dance with it. Light the incense. Say their name. Build the shelf. Write the story. Talk about them even when it feels uncomfortable. Because silence does not protect us — it isolates us. And if courage truly is being afraid and doing it anyway, then maybe courage in grief looks like getting out of bed. Maybe it looks like speaking their name. Maybe it looks like asking, What do I have to gain on the other side of this pain? There is a version of you on the other side of that choice that you haven’t met yet, and I promise you, she is stronger than you think. If this conversation stirred something in you, share it. You never know who needs permission to grieve in their own way. And around here, we believe if it changes the life of one, it’s worth it. Find out more about Mary Fields here: https://www.facebook.com/nononopenope Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org  Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life.  Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    44 min

  2. 5D AGO

    The Hardest Relationship You Will Ever Build

    We talk a lot about relationships in life marriage, friendships, business partnerships, family. But the relationship we most often undermine is the one we have with ourselves. Recently, something unlocked in me in real time. It forced me to look deeper at a truth I’ve known for years but maybe hadn’t fully allowed myself to feel. If the relationship with self is fractured, every other relationship in your life will eventually reflect that fracture. As I’ve been writing and reflecting, a memory surfaced of being a ten-year-old girl who would ride her bike for hours just to escape the heaviness of home. I remember the freedom of those rides, but I also remember coming back and realizing no one had noticed I had been gone. That quiet feeling of invisibility followed me for much of my life. And in a moment of deep awareness recently, I realized something even bigger: part of the work of healing is recognizing when a version of yourself has quietly left. Sometimes a part of you changes so deeply that it is no longer the same woman, the same mother, the same partner, the same friend and no one gave their permission for her to leave. Your family didn’t know it was happening. You didn’t know it was happening. Yet suddenly you realize that version of you is gone, and there is a real grief that comes with that awareness. But that realization is also powerful. Because when we allow ourselves to mourn those versions of who we once were, we create space for the person we are becoming. The relationship with self is the hardest relationship we will ever grow. It asks us to hold our own hand, to ask hard questions, and to release stories we’ve carried for decades. Yet when we do, something remarkable happens: the chains begin to fall away. And from that place comes freedom, freedom in our relationships, freedom in our voice, freedom in our purpose. The question is not whether the change will come. The question is whether you are willing to honor it when it does.  Until next time, love you, mean it. Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org  Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life.  Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    21 min

  3. MAR 16

    Not for Power—For People: The Kind of Leadership We Need with Alani Bankhead

    On this episode of The Courage Coalition, I sat back down with one of those humans who makes you feel it in your chest the minute she starts talking, Alani Bankhead. She’s spent over 20 years in human intelligence operations, hunting terrorists, tracking traffickers, and going after the darkest of the dark… not because she hates them, but because she loves people. And that right there is the conversation we keep avoiding. We live in a world that tells us anger is leadership and outrage is impact, but anger without regulation becomes a wrecking ball. Alani reminded us that anger is the emotion of injustice, yes, but love is the strategy. Love is the discipline. Love is the thing that makes you ask the only question that actually changes anything: What can I do… right here… with what I have? Even if it’s just for one. We also talked about the lie that keeps so many good humans silent: Who am I to do anything about it? Imposter syndrome doesn’t just show up in business—it shows up in purpose, calling, and community. Alani is living proof of that, stepping into a new level of courage by running for office, even while admitting she had to mourn the comfort of the life she’s leaving behind. Because following purpose costs something privacy, ease, predictability, being liked. And yet, what she keeps coming back to is this: your gift matters precisely because it comes easy to you. You dismiss it as “no big deal,” but what’s natural for you might be someone else’s lifeline. And the magic is rarely made by one hero it’s made by community. The people who get the most done are usually the humble ones who don’t think they belong in the room… and that’s exactly why they should be there. So here’s the gut-punch invitation from this conversation: stop waiting to feel ready. Stop demanding certainty before you move. Ask yourself one simple filter question, is this decision coming from love or fear? If it’s love, take the one unsteady step. The mentors, the resources, the people, and the “how” will meet you on the road. And if you needed permission today to trust your instinct, consider this it: you don’t have to be right 100% of the time to be brave. You just have to be willing to begin. And if this episode hit you, close the loop—message me and tell me what landed. We don’t just consume courage around here… we practice it. Love you, mean it. Find more about Alani here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanibankhead/ Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    58 min

  4. MAR 9

    The Question We Don’t Ask Enough: What Does Success Actually Look Like for You?

    One of the questions I’ve been sitting with lately is this: where did you actually learn how to be a business owner? For many of us, the honest answer is we didn’t. We inherited beliefs, borrowed strategies, followed formulas, and tried to fit ourselves into a very narrow box of what success is “supposed” to look like. In American culture especially, success is often measured by numbers alone revenue, clients, growth curves without ever asking how that business fits into our actual life. Our family. Our health. Our joy. Our capacity. What I’ve learned in building my business is that numbers matter, but they are not the whole story. They don’t tell us who we are, why we’re doing this, or whether the life we’re building actually feels aligned and full. About three years into my own business journey, I hit a wall. I was doing all the “right” things niching down, following the formulas, investing in education yet I still wasn’t earning in a way that supported my core values. And that forced a deeper reckoning: was I building a business that reflected me, or was I living someone else’s version of success? What shifted everything wasn’t a new strategy it was clarity. Clarity around my why. Clarity around the kind of life I wanted to support. And clarity around the truth that if I wasn’t willing to pivot, to loosen my grip on how things were “supposed” to look, the business would never work not because I wasn’t capable, but because it wasn’t honest. 12 months ago, I made a decision that changed everything: I stopped trying to be marketable and started being myself. Fully. Multifaceted. Relational. Values-driven. I let go of the belief that there was only one way to grow, and I focused instead on connection real conversations, real alignment, real service. And the result? Growth that actually felt sustainable. Clients who didn’t just hire me for my skills, but trusted me because they felt seen. So here’s my question for you as we step into a new year: who have you forgotten in your pursuit of success? And what might be possible if you let go of one grip, one borrowed belief, one rigid rule and chose to build in a way that reflects who you truly are? Because when we show up aligned, courage has a way of doing the rest. Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    36 min

  5. MAR 2

    Why Are We Still Whispering About Perimenopause? with Dr. Mariza Snyder

    Why is perimenopause still treated like a quiet inconvenience instead of the profound transition it actually is? In this episode of The Courage Coalition, I sat down with Dr. Marisa Snyder to talk about the thing so many women are experiencing but few feel permission to name. What struck me most wasn’t just the science (though that matters deeply), but the shared frustration so many of us carry: doing “all the right things” and still not feeling like ourselves. Exercising, eating well, taking supplements yet struggling with sleep, mood, joint pain, brain fog, or a sense of disconnection that feels both confusing and disempowering. This conversation cracked open what so many women have been silently carrying and reminded us that perimenopause isn’t a personal failure it’s a biological, neurological, and metabolic transition that deserves care, curiosity, and compassion. What Dr. Marisa made beautifully clear is that perimenopause is not a moment it’s a season. Often a long one. It can begin years earlier than we were ever told, sometimes as early as our mid-to-late 30s, quietly showing up as irritability, disrupted sleep, anxiety, inflammation, or feeling “off” without a clear explanation. This is not something to dismiss as aging or willpower. It’s a neuroendocrine shift our brains and bodies recalibrating as hormones change. And while that can feel unsettling, it’s also an invitation. An invitation to advocate for ourselves, to understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and to stop normalizing suffering as the price of womanhood. What I loved most about this conversation is that it didn’t offer a one-size-fits-all fix. Instead, it offered permission. Permission to explore lifestyle changes, nervous system support, metabolic health, movement that fits real life, and when appropriate tools like hormone replacement therapy without shame or fear. Midlife is not the beginning of the end; it’s a powerful turning point. A chance to rebuild resilience, reclaim energy, and choose how we want to feel in this next chapter. We don’t need to whisper anymore. We deserve to feel informed, supported, and deeply alive in our bodies right here, right now. Find Dr. Mariza Snyder's book here The Perimenopause Revolution: https://a.co/d/dfrxP9W Find out more about Dr. Snyder here: https://www.instagram.com/drmariza/ Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    51 min

  6. FEB 23

    Coming Home To Your Own Rhythm with Anniston Riekstins

    So much of what we call alignment today is actually just another version of pressure. New year, new energy, new goals go, go, go. But what if that pace doesn’t feel right in your body? In this conversation with Aniston Riekstins, we explore what it really means to redefine alignment, purpose, and connection not as something to chase, but as something to remember. We talk about how our culture has disconnected us from natural rhythms: the seasons, our nervous systems, and especially our own inner cycles as women. Alignment, in its truest form, isn’t about forcing momentum it’s about honoring timing. Winter is not meant for harvest, and neither are we. Aniston beautifully reminds us that we are energetic beings living inside biological systems that were never designed to run like machines. Our bodies carry wisdom through hormonal cycles, emotional shifts, and intuitive nudges but many of us were taught to override those signals in the name of productivity and survival. When we ignore them long enough, the nervous system bears the cost. Burnout, anxiety, disconnection, and self-doubt aren’t personal failures; they’re signals that our operating system is outdated. The work isn’t about fixing ourselves—it’s about learning how to listen again. Sometimes that bridge back to self looks like cycle tracking, sometimes numerology, sometimes simply walking outside and letting your body remember what safety feels like. At the heart of this episode is a gentle but radical truth: purpose is not a title, a destination, or a rigid identity. Purpose is the sharing of your natural gifts, rooted in passion and expressed in your own way, in your own season. When we stop gripping for outcomes and start trusting our inner rhythm, clarity follows. This year doesn’t ask you to run faster it asks you to slow down enough to hear yourself. Because the most aligned path isn’t the loudest one or the most crowded one. It’s the one that feels like coming home. To find out more about Anniston connect here: https://www.instagram.com/annistonblairriekstins/ Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    58 min

  7. FEB 16

    Money, Masks, and the Courage to Tell the Truth with Kendra Cooke

    Some conversations don’t just inspire you they expose you. That’s what happened for me sitting with Kendra Cooke. Yes, she’s a powerhouse in real estate (since 1988, starting as a receptionist and rising all the way to ownership), but what rocked me wasn’t her résumé it was her willingness to take the mask off. We went straight to the thing women avoid: money. Not the polished version. The real version. The “I don’t know if I qualify for this table” version. Kendra named what so many of us carry: we weren’t taught money, we were taught stigma. Don’t talk about it. Marry someone who handles it. And if you do talk about it? You’ll be judged too much or too little, either way you lose. And I felt that in my bones because I remember attaching my worth to a brown station wagon with paneling and whitewashed wheels, pulling up to a “rich” middle school and deciding, right there, that I wasn’t enough. What I loved about Kendra is she didn’t preach from a pedestal she taught from the pit. Her “rug got ripped out” at 34, and she admitted what most people hide: success can be an addiction, work can be an addiction, and money can become the chase that costs you everything you actually care about. She was selling hundreds of houses a year, the outside looked flawless, but inside she was sneaking out of bed at night to go back to the office until she got busted and forced to face what was true. Coaching didn’t just help her “scale,” it exposed the root: she didn’t have a time problem or a lead problem she had a money problem. Not looking at her numbers. Spending like gross income was hers. Buying every “you need this to succeed” shiny object. Her breakthrough wasn’t sexy: separate business and personal, look at the P&L, track what comes in and what goes out, and build wealth based on what you keep not what you brag about. And here’s the mic drop: when she tracked her leads, none came from billboards or marketing gimmicks. They came from relationships. Past clients. Referrals. Humans. By the end of this conversation, the real message wasn’t “get rich.” It was: define wealth for yourself. Kendra’s non-negotiable hit me hard if it doesn’t make me money, save me time, or bring me joy, the answer is no. That’s legacy work. That’s values work. Because wealth isn’t always a bigger house or a higher number it’s the freedom to change your mind, the courage to tell the truth, and the clarity to stop chasing what was never yours. If you’ve been afraid to have the hard money conversations with yourself, with your partner, with your team this is your invitation. Not to feel shame. To feel awareness. And then to choose one next step that’s actually aligned. Love you. Mean it. To find out more about Kendra Cooke click here: https://kendracooke.com/ Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

    48 min

  8. FEB 11

    We Were Never Taught to Feel Safe With Money

    Money has never been just numbers. It’s never been black and white. From the moment we are old enough to notice it, money becomes tangled with safety, love, belonging, approval, fear, and shame. We learn often without words that what we earn, spend, or have somehow determines our worth or our place in the world. Emotional Money was created to gently but powerfully disrupt that story. Not by telling you what you “should” do, but by asking the questions most of us have never been invited to explore: Why do I spend the way I do? Why do I save, or not save the way I do? What belief is driving my behavior? This book is not about fixing you. It’s about understanding you. I chose to put this work into a book one you can write in, pause with, return to because growth shouldn’t only be available to those who can afford one-on-one coaching or expensive rooms. This is about accessibility. This is about meeting you where you are, without shame, without comparison, without the pressure to overhaul your entire life. Every chapter asks one simple but courageous thing: What is one small shift you can make here? Because real change doesn’t happen through massive leaps it happens through honest awareness and baby steps taken with intention. And what’s powerful is that this framework doesn’t just apply to money. It shows up in your health, your relationships, your faith, your leadership, and the legacy you are building whether you realize it yet or not. On February 24, I’m inviting you into the launch of Emotional Money. Not just to celebrate a book but to step into a different way of relating to money, to yourself, and to what’s possible. Join the mailing list, come to the live launch, and be part of a conversation that is changing how we talk about money from shame to curiosity, from scarcity to alignment, from silence to truth. If this stirred something in you, it’s not by accident. Your story matters. And when you take even one brave step toward rewriting it, you don’t just change your life you help change the world.  Contact Corree or find out more about Corree and learn about all the ways she does not choose to stay in one lane go here: https://correeroofener.com/ To Purchase Emotional Money click here: Emotional Money Are you ready to walk with us for https:/https://fosteringthesummit.org Join us as we change the statistics for children aging out of foster care. Also, follow me on https://www.instagram.com/correeroofenercoach/ for more inspiration and practical wisdom for your business and life. Until next time, keep shining bright! - Corree

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Solocasts and Guest Interviews for inspiring, educating and empowering listeners to embrace courage in all aspects of their lives. Fostering a coalition of individuals who are committed to living authentically and fearlessly in their dreams! This is not a polished highlight reel it’s real stories, raw truth, and the kind of courage that changes lives. Each week, host Corree Roofener brings you unfiltered conversations and heartfelt solocasts that remind you you’re not alone in the climb. From navigating money and mental health to breaking cycles in foster care and redefining success, every episode is about choosing faith over fear and taking your next brave step. The Courage Coalition is more than a podcast it’s a community of dreamers and doers who are ready to live authentically, even when it’s hard.

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  • Creator
    Corree Roofener
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    156
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Courage Coalition
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