Woman Evolve with Sarah Jakes Roberts

Sarah Jakes Roberts sits down with licensed therapist and leadership strategist RaQuel Hopkins for a powerful conversation about what it really means to have capacity when life keeps asking more of you. RaQuel breaks down the difference between simply coping and developing the capacity to stay present through uncertainty, change, vulnerability, and the complexities of everyday life.

SJR also gets personal about rebuilding trust in herself after her accident, navigating the pressure to show up strong while still feeling unfinished, and learning to embrace vulnerability without seeing it as weakness. Together, Sarah and RaQuel explore self-trust, identity, emotional resilience, conditional self-worth, caregiving, and why growth sometimes requires us to question the stories we’ve accepted about who we have to be.

Whether you’re navigating burnout, a major life transition, grief, uncertainty, or simply trying to figure out how to carry what’s on your plate, this conversation is an invitation to stop living on autopilot, get curious about what life is developing in you, and learn how to stay present with yourself along the way.

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What if slowing down doesn't mean you stop moving, sis, but that you learn how to move without running yourself into the ground? As a mother, wife, fitness coach, and business owner, Grow With Jo shares what it looks like to find rest without retreating from life, but returning to God. She opens up about the challenges that pushed her to her knees this year, and how they pulled her deeper into the book of Proverbs. At the heart of this conversation is active rest—the practice of prioritizing recovery. So if life has you doing the absolute most this season, press play. Consider this your permission slip to breathe.

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We’re tossing the mic to one of the most recognizable voices in wellness. Before the Peloton classes, the bestselling children’s book, and becoming everyone’s favorite source of motivation, Kirsten Ferguson was navigating infertility, profound loss, divorce, and a purpose she never saw coming. Plot twist: The woman inspiring millions to run...used to hate running. Turns out, God has a sense of humor. In Part 1 of this special two-part episode, Kirsten positions faith as a framework for resilience and shows that identity evolves over time. If you’ve only met Kirsten through a workout, this is your invitation to meet her heart.
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We should be posted up in ATL right now, sis, gearing up for the Woman Evolve Conference. Instead, we’re home—and if that’s got you in your feelings, our girl SJR says keep the pity party short. And we mean short, short! ‘Cause this “off” season we’re all side-eyeing is still an opportunity to respond to God's call. In this episode, we’re revisiting a powerful testimony from Christine Caine at last year’s conference. She took us back to a story we can’t ignore. Chile…y’all remember Lot’s wife? She’s the prime example that your best days aren’t behind you, babe. And while looking back might feel safe, best believe—it’ll cost you.

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Life has been life-ing, and this week's Mind Your Business episode is proof that you're not the only one trying to figure it out.

Sarah Jakes Roberts answers your questions on navigating grief, trusting God in unfamiliar seasons, stepping into His promises after surviving, waiting for marriage without making it an idol, setting boundaries with adult children, and making major relationship decisions.

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