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Episode 73: Finding Your Identity in Christ: How to Start Over After a Hard Season | Mary Gallagher
Have you ever walked through a difficult season that left you questioning who you are, where your life is going, and what God is calling you to do next?
Perhaps you’ve experienced loss, burnout, disappointment, or an unexpected life transition. The roles and responsibilities that once defined you are changing, and now you’re wondering how to rebuild your life and rediscover your identity in Christ.
Here’s what I want you to know: Your hard season does not have to define the rest of your story.
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, I’m joined by Mary Gallagher, writer, identity guide, spiritual director, and author of Beneath the Layers.
Mary shares her journey of navigating unexpected career loss, financial uncertainty, and a season of questioning her identity and purpose. We explore what it means to trust God when life doesn’t unfold as expected, release identities that no longer reflect who He created you to be, and move from the wilderness toward your God-given purpose.
In this conversation, you’ll discover:
* How to rediscover your identity in Christ when life circumstances have changed.* Why starting over in life doesn’t mean you’ve lost your purpose.* How fear, limiting beliefs, and an old mindset can keep you from moving forward.* Why obedience and trusting God’s provision matter when you’re navigating uncertainty.* The difference between striving in your own strength and contending for God’s promises through faith.* How renewing your mind with Scripture can help you confront fear and embrace your God-given identity.* Why your wilderness season can become a place of preparation rather than a permanent destination.
Whether you’re rebuilding after a hard season, rediscovering your purpose, or sensing that God is calling you into something new, this conversation will encourage you to stop allowing your past circumstances to define your future.
You are more than the roles you’ve carried, the losses you’ve experienced, or the expectations others have placed on you. Your identity is rooted in Christ.
Listen in, and be encouraged to trust God with the next chapter of your life.
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Meet My Guest: Mary Gallagher
Mary Gallagher is a writer, identity guide, spiritual director, and author of Beneath the Layers. After losing her corporate career at 58, she began a journey of discovering who God created her to be.
Today, she encourages women navigating burnout, transition, and starting over to uncover their identity and walk boldly in their God-given purpose.
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* Website: https://www.mary-gallagher.com/
* Substack: https://promisedlandmindset.substack.com/
* Book — Beneath the Layers: https://www.mary-gallagher.com/booklaunch
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.gallagher.7503
 
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If you’ve been navigating a difficult season and know that God is calling you to build a new chapter of your life or business, you don’t have to remain stuck in uncertainty.
Through my Unstuck to Build — Intensive 1-on-1 Coaching, I help Christian women rebuild, reconnect with their identity in Christ, gain clarity, and move forward with greater confidence and intention toward the life and business God is calling them to build.
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Episode 72: Scarcity Mindset: How Limiting Money Beliefs Affect Your Business Income
Are you struggling to make consistent money in your business, even though you’re working hard and believe God has called you to build? Could a scarcity mindset or limiting money beliefs be influencing your financial decisions without you realizing it?
Sometimes, the beliefs we develop about money through childhood experiences, financial hardship, and even religious teachings can follow us into entrepreneurship. These deeply rooted beliefs may show up as fear of failure, financial anxiety, underpricing your services, or hesitation to pursue opportunities that could help your business grow.
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique Hackett explores how a scarcity mindset can affect your business income and why renewing your mind through God’s Word is essential to breaking free from limiting beliefs.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
 • How childhood experiences and subconscious money beliefs can influence your financial decisions. • Why fear, financial anxiety, and a scarcity mindset may be affecting your business growth. • How limiting beliefs can keep you underpricing your services or avoiding income-generating opportunities. • What the Bible teaches about money, prosperity, and renewing your mind. • Practical, faith-based steps to identify limiting money beliefs, overcome fear, and develop a healthier money mindset.
Scriptures referenced: Romans 12:2; Matthew 6:25–34; 2 Corinthians 10:4–5; 2 Timothy 1:7; Jeremiah 17:7–8; 1 Timothy 6:10; Luke 8:1–3.
If you’re a Christian woman entrepreneur who feels stuck financially, this episode will help you examine the beliefs influencing your business decisions and begin renewing your mind with biblical truth.
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Ep. 71: How to Trust God During Financial Hardship and Abundance
Are you struggling to trust God with your finances? Maybe you’re facing financial hardship, rebuilding after a painful season, or wondering how God will provide when your income isn’t enough.
But what happens when your finances improve? Do you continue depending on God, or does your confidence shift to your own resources?
In this deeply personal episode of The Called CEO Podcast, I share my journey from financial stability to unexpected loss, and how God taught me to trust Him as my source through seasons of lack and abundance.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
* How to trust God’s provision when money is tight and the future feels uncertain.* Why your salary, business, and clients are channels of provision—not your ultimate source.* How financial hardship can reveal areas where God is inviting you into deeper trust and humility.* Why trusting God with money requires both faith and practical responsibility.* How to remain dependent on God even when you’re experiencing financial success.
Scriptures: Matthew 6:25–26; Matthew 7:9–11.
Whether you’re rebuilding financially, starting over after loss, or growing a God-led business, this episode will encourage you to anchor your security in God rather than your circumstances.
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Episode 70: When God Closes a Door: Trusting Him Through Job Loss and a New Beginning | With Donna Patrick
Have you experienced job loss, repeated rejection, or an unexpected setback that left you questioning God’s direction for your life?
What if the closed door isn’t the end of your story, but an invitation to trust God in a new season?
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, I’m joined by Donna Patrick, Music Ministry Strategist and Worship Leader, who shares her journey through job loss, uncertainty, and discovering how to use the gifts God had already placed within her.
We explore trusting God when your plans fall apart, overcoming fear and rejection, recognizing God’s direction, and taking steps of faith toward your calling.
In this conversation, you’ll discover:
 • How to trust God through job loss and unexpected life transitions. • Why God may be developing you before changing your circumstances. • How to recognize and use your God-given gifts. • The importance of obedience, humility, and faith when rebuilding your life or business.
If you’re a Christian woman navigating a difficult season, feeling stuck, or seeking clarity about your next steps, this conversation will encourage you to keep trusting God as you move forward.
 
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The Heart of Prosperity: What Deuteronomy 8:18 Teaches About Building Wealth
Have you been praying for financial breakthrough, yet wondering why you’re not seeing the results you expected? Perhaps you’ve experienced financial loss, you’re rebuilding after a difficult season, and you’re beginning to question whether prosperity is still possible for you.
What if the capacity to produce wealth begins with something God has already placed within you?
In Episode 69 of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique Hackett explores the biblical meaning of prosperity through Deuteronomy 8:18 and the Hebrew word koach—strength, ability, and capacity. Discover how to recognize your God-given gifts, overcome limiting beliefs about money, take practical steps toward financial increase, and prepare your heart to steward wealth without losing your intimacy with God.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
 • Why God-given capacity is foundational to building wealth • How financial loss and difficult seasons can shape your beliefs about prosperity • Why obedience, action, and stewardship matter for financial growth • How to prepare your heart for increase while keeping God first
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If you’re a Christian woman rebuilding after a difficult season and struggling to move from clarity into action, I invite you to explore working with me through Unstuck to Build, my private coaching program.
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Have you been through a difficult season that left you feeling like you’ve lost yourself? Maybe you’re starting over after divorce, dealing with disappointment, or wondering how to rebuild your confidence, finances, and sense of purpose when life looks nothing like you imagined.
What if your hardest season isn’t the end of your story?
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique Hackett sits down with Jacqueline (Jackie) Gogue, founder and CEO of Halo Senior Living Services, for an honest conversation about rebuilding your life after loss, finding your identity again, and trusting God when the path forward is uncertain.
Jackie shares her journey of starting over, navigating unexpected transitions, and discovering how God could use her experiences to prepare her for a new calling. Together, we explore emotional healing, surrender, finding purpose after painful seasons, and what it looks like to build a faith-led business with God at the center.
If you’re a Christian woman who feels stuck, emotionally exhausted, or uncertain about your next chapter, this conversation will encourage you to believe that rebuilding is possible, and that your story is still unfolding.
 
Connect with Jackie Gogue
Website: https://www.haloseniorlivingservices.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jacquelinegogue?mibextid=wwXIfr&mibextid=wwXIfr
 
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Episode 67: Why High-Achieving Women Still Feel Unworthy | Rejection, Identity & Healing
You can be successful, gifted, accomplished, and confident in your abilities, yet still struggle with feelings of unworthiness.
Why does this happen?
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique Hackett explores how rejection, emotional wounds, and difficult life experiences can shape the way high-achieving Christian women see themselves, respond to opportunities, and pursue their God-given calling.
Drawing from her personal journey with rejection, Monique shares how unresolved wounds can influence our decisions, relationships, confidence, and even the way we build our Kingdom businesses.
You’ll discover why achievement doesn’t always equal emotional wholeness, how to recognize the lies connected to rejection, and the importance of confronting wounded places, renewing your mind with God’s Word, and allowing Jesus to bring healing.
Scriptures referenced: Psalm 147:3, Luke 4:18, Ephesians 1:6, and Ephesians 2:8–10.
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How to Know What God Is Calling You to Do: Hearing God and Discerning Your Calling
Have you been asking, “How do I know what God is calling me to do?” Maybe you have several ideas, you’re second-guessing yourself, or you know God is calling you forward but you’re struggling to discern what He is actually saying.
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique shares biblical guidance for hearing God, discerning your calling, recognizing your spiritual gifts, and finding clarity about your God-given assignment. Through the story of Esther, we explore fasting, spiritual discernment, recognizing the clues God may have already placed throughout your life, and what it means to move with God once you have clarity.
You’ll discover how your experiences, gifts, positioning and recurring patterns can help you discern your calling—and why your calling is ultimately about stewarding what God has entrusted to you to serve others.
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When God Shifts Your Season: Finding Your Identity and Stepping Into Your Calling with Keisha Bolden
What happens when God begins shifting you out of a familiar season and calling you forward into something new?
In this episode of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique sits down with Pastor Keisha W. Bolden for an honest conversation about navigating life transitions, finding your identity beyond the roles you’ve carried, and having the courage to step into your God-given calling.
Pastor K shares her journey of spending years supporting, serving, and helping to build the visions of others before recognizing that she had entered a new season—one that required her to embrace what God had entrusted specifically to her. Episode 65 Keisha Bolden.html
The conversation also touches on navigating grief and loss while continuing to move through life, work, and seasons of transition. Together, Monique and Pastor K explore what it looks like to trust God through change, rediscover who you are beyond familiar roles, and move forward even when the transition doesn’t look the way you expected.
If you’re a Christian woman sensing that God is shifting your season and calling you into a new chapter of purpose, identity, or assignment, this conversation will encourage you to recognize the shift and move forward with faith.
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Website: http://www.enrichedlivingsa.org
 
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What if there’s more to your God-given business than what you can see right now?
You know God has called you to build, but maybe you’ve been stopping and starting, comparing your business to what everyone else is doing, or wondering what will truly set you apart in a crowded marketplace.
In Episode 64 of The Called CEO Podcast, Monique shares a powerful revelation about what it means to be a gate and why there may still be ideas, strategies, solutions, and assignments God wants to reveal through your Christian business.
You’ll discover why your business cannot be built solely from what you see others doing, why positioning yourself before God matters, and how deeper emotional, spiritual, and internal struggles can sometimes affect your capacity to build, even when you already know the business strategy.
If God has called you into Kingdom business, what He has shown you so far may not be all there is.
There is still more.
In this episode:
• What it means to be a gate and how it connects to your business assignment• Why there may be parts of your calling you haven’t discovered yet• How comparison and constant noise can interfere with your ability to receive direction• Why stopping and starting in business may go deeper than strategy or messaging• How what God reveals to you may become part of what sets you apart in your territory• Why staying positioned before God matters as you build
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