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Return to Her w/ Tamika Thomas | Rediscover Your God-Given Identity

In this powerful and tender conversation, Chara Jané sits down with transformational life and relationship coach, Tamika Thomas, for a deeply honest exploration of identity, authenticity, and the sacred process of returning to the woman God originally created.
Together, they talk about the weight of titles, the beliefs we unknowingly adopt, the fear of shedding old identities, and the holy work of reclaiming the parts of us that were never meant to be lost. From neuroplasticity to spiritual revival, from personal testimony to biblical revelation, this episode meets you wherever you are on your journey and invites you to come home to yourself.
If you have ever felt like you have outgrown old versions of yourself…
If you have sensed God calling you back to your original design…
If you have been craving authenticity, clarity, or emotional freedom…
This episode is your invitation to return, realign, and rise.
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🔥 What You Will Hear in This Episode
• Why becoming requires returning
• The danger of living out of titles instead of identity
• How childhood, culture, and church can unintentionally shape who we believe we must be
• Understanding tears and wheat in your belief systems
• What unbelief really looks like and how it grows quietly in the background
• How to hear God again in the stillness
• Why premature action leads to delay or death
• The courage it takes to walk in your God-given authenticity
• What spiritual revival looks like on a personal level
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✨ Meet Today’s Guest. Tamika Thomas
Tamika Thomas is a transformational life and relationship coach known for her warm, empathetic, and empowering presence. She is dedicated to helping high-achieving Christian women heal from past trauma, elevate their lives, and restore their relationships.
Drawing from her own powerful journey of overcoming childhood wounds and navigating multiple divorces, Tamika blends personal experience with professional expertise to guide women through deep inner healing. As the founder of Tuesday with Tamika, she equips women to break free from limiting beliefs, embrace their worth, and create lives anchored in purpose and abundance.
Tamika’s ideal client is the successful and faith-driven woman who seems to have it all together on the outside, yet feels stuck because of unresolved emotional pain. She helps her move from surviving to thriving, from wounded to restored, from fractured to whole.
Her mission is simple but profound. To help women turn trials into treasures and live restored, joyful, God-centered lives.
Connect with Tamika:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theecoachtamika/
Coaching and Resources: https://stan.store/TuesdaywithTamika
Download Seeds To Grow Your Shine: https://charajaneshine.com/Ready
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If Not You, Then Who?

If Not You, Then Who?
What if the peace you have been praying for, the clarity you have been waiting for, or the change you have been hoping for has actually been waiting on you? This episode is your wake up call to stop shrinking, stop handing away your power, and stop waiting for perfect timing or permission to walk in what God has already spoken.
In this 20th episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, we explore the powerful story of King Joash in 2 Kings 13:14 to 19, and how hesitation limited his victory. We look closely at how the same happens to us when fear, overthinking, and delay silence our authority. Your move matters. Your obedience matters. And sometimes, Heaven is waiting for your yes.
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In This Episode, You Will Learn:
• Why King Joash’s hesitation limited his breakthrough
• How we unintentionally give away our power and delay our promise
• What it means to stand in your God given authority without waiting on approval
• The difference between waiting on God and God waiting on you
• How to start making courageous decisions in alignment with God’s leading
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SHINE Method Connection
Seek the Truth:
Hold your situation up to what God has already shown and spoken. If it does not align with His promise, it is your cue to move courageously.
Navigate Your Growth:
Growth requires movement. God will not do for you what He has empowered you to do. You carry agency, authority, and divine support.
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Practical Ways to Take Your Authority Back
• Identify where you have been deferring decisions or shrinking back
• Stop waiting for confirmation when God has already given instruction
• Own your spiritual authority, knowing you are not powerless
• Release the belief that waiting always keeps you safe
• Choose boldly, trusting that Heaven responds to obedience
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Challenge of the Week
Identify one area where you have been waiting for someone else to take the lead or hoping God would make the next move. Bring it to God in prayer, listen, and then take one courageous step. Remember, God cannot bless a move you never make.
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Heaven is waiting on your yes. The world shifts when you walk in your God given authority. If not you, then who?
Thank you for celebrating this 20th episode. Until next time, keep becoming, embrace Godly Authenticity, and live with shine.
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Feed Your Fire

Have you ever noticed that there are seasons when you are on fire for your purpose, and others when it feels like life itself is trying to snuff that flame out?
It is not because you have lost your commitment or discipline. It is because you have not yet learned how to feed your fire.
In this episode, Chara Jané helps you recognize what fuels your fire and what quietly drains it. You will learn how your environments, relationships, and rhythms can either excite your fire or extinguish it, and how to discern the difference.
If you have been feeling weary, uninspired, or spiritually dry, this episode will help you reignite your God-given spark and protect what fuels your purpose.
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In This Episode, You Will Learn:
• The difference between being busy for God and burning bright with purpose
• How to recognize when your fire is being fed or when it is being extinguished
• Why your fire is both your anointing and your protection in purpose
• Four practical, faith-centered strategies to keep your fire alive:
1. Check in and connect with people and places that fuel your flame
2. Speak and envision your purpose often to keep your vision alive
3. Remove dampening agents and set boundaries that protect your oil
4. Soul search with God to reignite what has been growing dim
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Challenge of the Week: Fuel Audit
Set aside fifteen minutes to ask yourself:
1. Who or what excites my fire?
2. Who or what consistently dampens it?
3. Where do I feel spiritually and emotionally recharged?
4. What needs to be removed, reduced, or reignited?
Then, take one intentional action this week. Add something that feeds your fire or remove something that drains it.
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SHINE Method Connection:
Honor Your Story – Reflect on what fuels and drains your fire.
Navigate Your Growth – Protect your peace and purpose through intentional choices.
Embrace and Express – Let your fire illuminate the world around you.
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Bold Declaration:
I feed my fire. I am intentional about nurturing what fuels me and releasing what dims my light. I honor my anointing by protecting my fire.
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Ready to Take the Next Step?
If this episode spoke to you, it is time to go deeper.
Apply for Path to Shine, Chara’s eight-week coaching experience designed to help extraordinary women of faith realign with their God-given purpose, rebuild their fire, and live with divine authenticity.
Apply now at charajaneshine.com/pathtoshine
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Connect with Chara:
Instagram, TikTok, & YouTube: @charajaneshine
Website: www.charajaneshine.com

Altruism is Trash

Have you ever said “yes” when your whole soul was screaming “no”?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, Chara Jané gets real about the dark side of altruism. When “being the dependable one” costs your peace, your purpose, and your God-given shine, it’s no longer service — it’s self-betrayal.
You’ll hear:
✨ Why unhealthy altruism masquerades as goodness but leaves you drained and resentful
✨ How background behavior keeps you silent, small, and spent
✨ The SHINE Method connection (Honor Your Story + Navigate Your Growth)
✨ Four practical strategies to stop betraying yourself and start serving from overflow
✨ A Challenge of the Week that helps you practice aligned boundaries
God did not create you to live depleted and hidden. You were made to shine, and that means learning how to say sacred no’s and purposeful yeses.
Scriptures Mentioned:
• John 10:10 – Life more abundantly
• Proverbs 3:6 – Let God direct your paths
Challenge of the Week:
Identify one area where you’ve been saying yes out of guilt instead of alignment. Write it down. Replace it with a healthy no or boundary, and notice how much lighter you feel.
Next Step:
Ready to stop betraying yourself and step boldly into alignment with God’s call for your life? Apply for Path to Shine, my coaching program where we walk through the SHINE Method together.
Apply here: charajaneshine.com/PathtoShine

Divine Disruptions

Have you ever felt like the rug was pulled out from under your life? The plans you thought were secure suddenly shift, doors close, or the familiar no longer feels safe. It’s easy to wonder if you’ve failed or if you’re being punished. But what if the disruption you’re experiencing is actually God’s redirection into purpose?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, we’re unpacking the power of divine disruption. These are the moments when God shakes us out of autopilot and into alignment with His plan. You’ll discover how to recognize when a disruption is truly from Him, why it’s not rejection but redirection, and how to embrace the lessons that will carry you forward.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
• How to discern the difference between chaos and God’s redirection
• Why divine disruption produces peace, clarity, and growth
• How to shift from “Why me?” to “What are You doing in me?”
• Practical steps to journal and reflect on the disruptions in your life right now
Scripture Encouragement
Proverbs 19:21 — “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Challenge of the Week
Reflect on the areas of your life that feel disrupted. Journal how this shaking may actually be an invitation into something greater.
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Resources & Next Steps
• Ready to go deeper? Grab my ebook Discover the Path to Shine. It will help you see how God uses every season, even the shaking, to prepare you for the life He created you to live.
• Want personalized guidance? Path to Shine coaching applications are now open. Apply today and step into alignment with your God-given purpose. https://charajaneshine.com/PathtoShine
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If you’ve been feeling disrupted, this episode will remind you that you’re not being punished. You’re being prepared.

Invitations We Ignore

Have you ever looked back and realized the very thing you prayed away was actually the thing that shaped you the most? What if the frustration, conflict, or restlessness you’re feeling right now isn’t just random, but an invitation from God?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, we’re talking about the invitations we ignore: those subtle nudges, closed doors, or uncomfortable shifts that God uses to call us higher. Too often, we silence ourselves or change our external actions hoping for peace, when really, God is asking us to look inward and upward.
We’ll uncover how to recognize God’s hand in your experiences, how to discern the difference between false peace and real obedience, and how to respond with courage instead of avoidance.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
• Common ways God sends invitations into your life (restlessness, repeated opportunities, closed doors).
• Why silencing your voice doesn’t bring peace and what God is really asking of you instead.
• How to practice surrender by saying yes to small nudges.
• The power of honoring your story and recognizing God’s fingerprints in your journey.
Challenge of the Week: Ask yourself, “What invitation have I been ignoring?” Then take one small step to say yes.
Bold Declaration:
“God, I trust that nothing in my life is wasted. The moments I once called painful, frustrating, or inconvenient are actually invitations from You, drawing me into deeper purpose. Thank You for opening my eyes to see beyond the surface, to recognize Your hand in every experience, and to embrace the lessons that shape me. Today I boldly declare: I will no longer resist the invitation. I accept it, and I will walk in it with faith and courage.”
Scripture encouragement: Revelation 3:20
Ready for your next step?
Applications are now open for Path to Shine, my 8-week coaching course designed for extraordinary women of faith ready to align with God’s call, break free from background behavior, and boldly step into purpose. Apply today here: https://charajaneshine.com/PathtoShine

The Hidden Cost of Comfort

Comfort feels good. It’s familiar, safe, and predictable. But what if the very thing you’re holding on to is the reason you feel so restless, unfulfilled, and stuck?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, we’re exposing the hidden cost of comfort. You’ll discover how choosing the easy and familiar can quietly hold you back from God’s best, and how stepping out in faith can lead to the freedom and purpose you’ve been longing for.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
• 3 ways comfort disguises itself as safety but actually stunts your growth.
• How to tell when God is giving you messages that comfort is turning into complacency.
• Small, faith-filled steps you can take today to move from stuck to shining.
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?”
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Challenge of the Week: Identify one area in your life where you’ve chosen comfort over calling. This week, take one bold step — even a small one — toward the new thing God is stirring in you.
📖 Resources for You:
• Download my free guide Seeds to Grow Your Shine to start sowing bold steps of faith. Go to: https://charajaneshine.com/Ready
• Continue your journey with the episode When Growth Hurts: Trusting God in the Hard Seasons. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bold-becomers-podcast-faith-based-personal-growth-for/id1785095114?i=1000723901720

When Growth Hurts: Trusting God in the Hard Seasons

Growth isn’t always pretty. Sometimes it feels heavy, painful, and nothing like the breakthrough we prayed for. But even in the hardest seasons, God is pruning, shaping, and preparing you for more.
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, we’re talking about what it really means to trust God when growth hurts. If you’ve ever felt like life is stretching you in ways you didn’t ask for, this conversation will remind you that you’re not alone — and you’re right where God wants you to be.
💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:
• Why painful seasons don’t mean you’ve failed, but that God is pruning for fruitfulness.
• How to recognize the difference between punishment and divine preparation.
• Practical ways to stay grounded and hopeful when life feels like it’s breaking you down.
Scripture Focus: John 15:2 — “Every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”
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Challenge of the Week: Write down one area of your life where you’re experiencing “growth you didn’t ask for.” Reframe it as a breakout blessing in progress and pray for strength to trust God with it.
Resources for You:
• Grab my ebook Discover the Path to Shine to help you navigate hidden-to-harvest seasons with clarity and faith. Https://charajaneshine.com/Discover
• Want more encouragement? Listen to: Overcoming the Fear of Becoming https://boldbecomers.podbean.com/e/overcoming-the-fear-of-becoming-how-to-trust-god-with-your-next-chapter/

How to Overcome Discouragement

How to Overcome Discouragement
(Without Losing Your Faith or Fire)
Feeling discouraged, weary, or emotionally drained—even though you’re walking with God?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, Chara shares a faith-filled, honest conversation about how to overcome discouragement without losing your faith, your fire, or your sense of purpose.
You’ll discover:
• What discouragement really is (and what it’s not)
• Why feeling discouraged doesn’t mean you’re weak—or lacking faith
• How to navigate low seasons with biblical truth and emotional honesty
• 3 practical ways to restore your heart, your hope, and your obedience
Discouragement doesn’t disqualify you. It’s often a sign that you’ve been showing up with courage—and this moment is just part of your becoming.
Challenge of the Week: Journal through what’s been weighing on your heart and reflect on what God is revealing through it.
Want a powerful tool to help you realign with your Godly Authenticity? Grab your copy of Discover the Path to Shine—an inspiring ebook to help you identify background behavior, embrace your journey, and boldly become who God created you to be.
Grab your copy at https://charajaneshine.com/Discover
And if you’re ready to grow in community, join the free Bold Becomers Circle, or step deeper into transformation inside the Live With Shine Collective.
Visit https://livewithshine.com

Show Up For You

Have you ever felt like you know what God is calling you to do, but your life is too full to figure out how or when you can actually do it?
In this episode of the Bold Becomers Podcast, Chara speaks straight to the woman who’s been holding it all together for everyone else — but quietly wondering, when will I get the chance to show up for me?
Whether you’re juggling motherhood, ministry, business, or simply the mental weight of your day-to-day, this conversation is here to remind you: your purpose isn’t waiting for perfect conditions — it’s waiting for your obedience.
Through biblical truth, personal stories, and practical strategy, you’ll learn how to:
• Break free from the cycle of delay and discouragement
• Release perfection and embrace progress
• Honor your true capacity and build momentum
• Protect your priorities and enlist support
• Stop tying your obedience to results
• Take one mustard-seed step at a time and trust God to multiply it
If you’ve been feeling stuck, stretched thin, or secretly resentful that your needs keep coming last — this is your invitation to show up with grace, truth, and intention.
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🛠️ Resources Mentioned:
• Free Community: The Bold Becomers Circle— Join the community for podcast listeners who are walking out their becoming. https://charajaneshine.com/BoldBecomers
• Want deeper guidance? Explore the Live With Shine Collective]— a sacred space for women embracing Godly Authenticity. https://livewithshine.com
• Related Episode: You Can’t Be Their God— A powerful reminder to stop carrying what God never asked you to hold.
https://boldbecomers.podbean.com/e/you-can-t-be-their-god-how-to-let-go-of-over-functioning-and-trust-god-with-their-growth/
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📖 Scripture References:
• Philippians 1:6 – He who began a good work in you will perform it.
• Ecclesiastes 11:4 – He that observeth the wind shall not sow…
• Isaiah 30:21 – This is the way, walk ye in it.
• Zechariah 4:10 – Do not despise small beginnings.
• Romans 12:11 – Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.
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