God Didn’t Call the Confident Version of You — He Called You Now

Fix Your Money Mindset and Change Your Financial Future| Prea Epps

Fix Your Money Mindset and Change Your Financial Future In this episode of She’s Ready for More, host Amanda Justice sits down with Prea Epps, founder of ReFramed Financial Coaching, for a powerful and honest conversation about money, trauma, and transformation. Prea shares her deeply personal journey from childhood loss and financial instability to rebuilding her life after divorce and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. With over 15 years of experience in accounting and asset management, she brings both lived experience and professional insight into what it truly takes to shift from financial survival to sustainable wealth. Together, Amanda and Prea unpack the emotional and psychological layers behind money habits, the impact of childhood experiences, and the importance of rewriting the narrative you’ve been carrying for years. This episode is a reminder that your past may shape you, but it does not have to define your future. Timestamps Guest Introduction & Background (00:01:02) Prea shares her story, her upbringing, and how her early life shaped her journey. Understanding Financial Hardship (00:05:25) A look into what financial struggle really looked like and how it escalated. Money Mindset & Awareness (00:09:07) When Prea realized her relationship with money needed to change. Money Trauma & Childhood Impact (00:13:27) How early experiences silently shape financial habits and beliefs. The Turning Point (00:16:13) Small changes, intentional decisions, and choosing a different path. From Bankruptcy to Homeownership (00:16:42) What it felt like to rebuild and step into a new level of stability. Finding Purpose in the Pain (00:19:39) How Prea turned her experiences into a mission to help other women. Helping Women Build, Not Just Survive (00:22:56) What financial empowerment really looks like in action. A Message for the Woman Listening (00:25:41) Encouragement for the woman who feels stuck or uncertain. Taking the First Step Forward (00:28:44) Why asking for help can change everything. Powerful Quotes from the Episode Prea, “Those experiences shaped me, but they don’t define me.” Prea, “Why would God allow you to have more if you’re not a good steward over what you already have?” Prea, “Your circumstances are not going to change if you keep complaining.” Prea, “Just because you’re good with numbers doesn’t mean you’re good with money.” Connect with Prea Website: www.reframedfinancialcoaching.com [http://www.reframedfinancialcoaching.com/] Prea Epps on FB and Linkedin  @Prea_Epps on IG Stay Connected with Amanda! Instagram @shesreadyformore⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shesreadyformore?igsh=bXlnbWxkczlxc2t1&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠@theamandajustice⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theamandajustice?igsh=cmRiNXNlOXByN3Vx&utm_source=qr] Facebook ⁠Amanda Justice⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/amanda.justice.285279/] Bookings/Inquiries Email Hello@amandajustice.com [Hello@amandajustice.com] or visit  Amandajustice.com⁠⁠ [https://amandajustice.com/] Want to be a Guest She’s Ready For More? Have  a transformation story to share? Email Amanda use Guest Inquiry in the subject line.

Your Story IS the Testimony | Sonja Keeve

Sonja Keeve is a master podcast coach, CEO of Sisters With a Voice Podcast Network, and author of Always Keep Your Joy. She helps women turn their voice into authority, visibility, and real revenue — in 30 days. This one is for the woman who’s lost something she didn’t expect to lose and needs to be reminded it’s not the end of her story. Timestamps Guest Introduction (00:00:00) Sonja shares who she is at her core — a servant with a heart to pour into others consistently. The Layoff That Changed Everything (00:04:00) Sonja opens up about her 2015 corporate layoff and losing the identity she built around her title. The 40-Day Fast & True Surrender (00:06:00) With no plan B, Sonja leaned into a 40-day fast that changed everything — this is where she actually surrendered. Unlearning Control (00:07:30) Raised to be independent, Sonja had to unlearn everything she knew about strength and let God lead. The Walk in Love T-Shirt Movement (00:11:00) A hashtag became a t-shirt, a t-shirt became a shield, and one Dollar General moment launched a movement. Becoming a Published Author (00:15:00) A stranger saw something in Sonja’s story before she did — and one chapter cracked open a door she didn’t know was there. Launching Inspiring Nations Podcast (00:17:00) Inspired by Oprah, Sonja started a podcast in her dining room corner — and reached 164 countries in one year. Layoffs Two & Three — And Going Full Time (00:24:00) The second and third layoffs didn’t break her — they confirmed her. Her husband’s one sentence changed everything. What Holds Women Back From Using Their Voice (00:30:00) Imposter syndrome. Waiting to feel ready. Sonja gets direct about what silence is costing women. Finding Community & Protecting Your Environment (00:34:00) How walking alone in a park turned into community, accountability, and a whole new life. Her Message to the Woman Ready for More (00:37:00) Stop blocking your blessings. The joy is already on the other side — you just have to take the first step. Powerful Quotes from This Episode Sonja: “Have you ever been so broke but so happy at the same time?” Sonja: “Don’t live in the misery. Take the leap so you can get to the other side of the joy that’s already waiting for you.” Stay Connected! Instagram @shesreadyformore⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shesreadyformore?igsh=bXlnbWxkczlxc2t1&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠@theamandajustice⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theamandajustice?igsh=cmRiNXNlOXByN3Vx&utm_source=qr] Facebook ⁠Amanda Justice⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/amanda.justice.285279/] Bookings/Inquiries Email Hello@amandajustice.com [Hello@amandajustice.com] or visit  Amandajustice.com⁠⁠ [https://amandajustice.com/] Want to Be A Guest of She's Ready For More? Have a transformation of growth story to share? Email Hello@amandajustice.com with the subject line " Guest Inquiry"

He's Not A Mind Reader

You know exactly what you want to say. You’ve rehearsed it a hundred times. But when the moment comes — you go quiet. In this episode, Amanda gets honest about the conversations we keep putting off in our closest relationships and why staying silent is costing us more than we think. She shares her own story of pushing through postpartum depression, working from home with an infant, and spending two months too long afraid to tell her husband she needed out — and what happened the moment she finally said it out loud. This episode is a reminder that growth means being honest not just with yourself, but with the people you chose to do life with. Welcome & Who This Episode Is For (00:00:00) Amanda opens with a direct word Have You Been Putting Off a Hard Conversation? (00:00:45) Have you been avoiding a conversation with your spouse or partner because you’re afraid of the response or the outcome? You’ve run through every scenario — and still can’t say it. Amanda’s Story: Newlywed, New Baby, and Running on Empty (00:01:45) Married, pregnant, navigating postpartum, and working from home with a newborn while supporting women in crisis Hitting the Boiling Point (00:03:30) Amanda finally told her husband — this is not working for me. It’s a paycheck but my mental health is struggling. His response? Why We Stay Quiet (00:04:45) We’ve already played out every possible response in our heads and we’re terrified of one of them. So we stay quiet and convince ourselves we’re fine — while it gets heavier every day. What Silence Actually Does to Your Relationship (00:06:00) He thinks everything is okay because you’re not saying otherwise. You cannot be frustrated with someone for not responding to a conversation you never had. You Were Never Meant to Carry This Alone (00:07:15) Keeping everything inside isn’t protecting anyone — it’s blocking you. You cannot fully step into who you’re called to be while carrying things you don’t have to carry alone. Faith, Hurt, and Why Speaking It Out Loud Shifts Everything (00:08:30) The hesitation is real and Amanda isn’t dismissing it. But this is where faith comes in. Tool #1: The Capacity Check-In (00:09:30) Amanda and her husband rate themselves by percentage throughout the week. A hard conversation at 30% won’t go the way you want. Knowing each other’s capacity changes everything. Tool #2: The Weekly Intentional Check-In (00:11:00) Fifteen to thirty minutes, just the two of you. Something you struggled with, something you appreciate, and something you noticed and are grateful for. Simple. Intentional. It works. Tool #3: Pray Together (00:12:15) For the couples who are believers — pray together about what you’re facing individually and collectively. It doesn’t have to be long or perfect. Just intentional. The Conversation Amanda Kept Putting Off (00:13:15) She sat in it two months longer than she had to. When she finally said it, her husband told her to leave the job. That was it. Two months of unnecessary stress — gone in one conversation. Whatever Your Conversation Is — Have It (00:14:30) Going back to school, starting a business, something that hasn’t been sitting right — give the people in your life the opportunity to actually understand you. Your Voice Matters. Use It. (00:15:30) Closing encouragement and how to connect with Amanda or become a guest on She’s Ready For More. Quotes From This Episode: “We cannot be frustrated with someone for not responding to a conversation that we never had.” “You cannot fully step into who you are called to be while carrying things that you don’t have to carry alone.” Stay Connected! Instagram @shesreadyformore⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shesreadyformore?igsh=bXlnbWxkczlxc2t1&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠@theamandajustice⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theamandajustice?igsh=cmRiNXNlOXByN3Vx&utm_source=qr] Facebook ⁠Amanda Justice⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/amanda.justice.285279/] Bookings/Inquiries Email Hello@amandajustice.com [Hello@amandajustice.com] or visit  Amandajustice.com⁠⁠ [https://amandajustice.com/] Want to be a Guest She’s Ready For More? Have  a transformation story to share? Email Amanda use Guest Inquiry in the subject line.

God Didn’t Call the Confident Version of You — He Called You Now

You are waiting until you feel ready. Until you have more confidence, more time, more resources, more of whatever you think you need. But what if God is not waiting on the polished version of you — what if he already called the one standing right here? In this episode of She’s Ready for More, Amanda Justice gets real about every moment she stood at the edge of something and talked herself out of it before she even tried. Becoming a life coach. Becoming a mom. The callings that made her say God, are you sure you have the right person? And what happened every single time she moved before she felt ready anyway. This episode is for the woman who has been getting ready to get ready for years. The perfect moment is not coming. But the right moment is already here. Timestamps Welcome & Setting the Stage (00:00:13) Amanda opens with a direct word — this episode is for the woman who keeps waiting. Waiting until she feels ready, until everything falls into place, until she has more of whatever she thinks she needs. God Are You Sure You Have the Right Person (00:01:30) Amanda shares her own moments of feeling called and immediately questioning whether she was the right one. Becoming a life coach. Becoming a mom. The pull was clear — and she still stood there asking God if he was sure. Every Time She Moved Before She Felt Ready — God Handled the Rest (00:02:45) Every single time Amanda stepped out before she had the full plan, before she felt qualified, before she had all the answers — God handled what she could not. And she wants you to think about that. There Is a Difference Between Preparation and Procrastination (00:04:00) Some of us have been getting ready to get ready for years. Preparation is important — but sometimes we dress up procrastination to look like it. One more course. One more certification. One more book. There is a line. You Are Not Waiting on God — God Is Waiting on You (00:05:00) He does not need a thousand things to fall into place. He needs one moment, one room, one opportunity, one yes from you. The perfect moment is not coming. But the right moment is already here. Everything You Have Been Through Was Preparation (00:06:15) Nothing was wasted. Your life, your lessons, everything you survived — all of it was getting you ready. The woman you are right now, with everything you have and everything you do not have yet, is exactly who God called. Not the future version. This version. Becoming Starts With One Decision (00:07:30) It does not start when everything is perfect. It starts with the moment you say I do not have it all together but I am going to move anyway. That is faith in action. And when you step out before you feel ready, you discover things about yourself you never knew were there. 4 Practical Steps to Help You Move (00:09:00) 1. Get into the word — really get to know God’s character and his promises. The more you know him the more you trust him. And that trust is what gives you the courage to move when everything in you says wait 2. Have an honest conversation with yourself — where are you actually holding back and why? Write it down. A lot of us say we want more but we are not doing what is required to get there 3. Do one thing — not ten things, not a whole new plan. One move in the direction of where you are trying to go. Just start there 4. Get in rooms that stretch you — put yourself somewhere you are the student not the teacher. Growth does not happen inside your comfort zone Closing (00:12:00) God is not waiting on the perfect version of you. That version does not exist. He is waiting on the willing version. All it takes is one moment — and he will handle the rest. Powerful Quotes from This Episode “When you step out before you feel ready, you discover things about yourself you never knew were there.” Stay Connected! Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@shesreadyformore⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shesreadyformore?igsh=bXlnbWxkczlxc2t1&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠@theamandajustice⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theamandajustice?igsh=cmRiNXNlOXByN3Vx&utm_source=qr] Facebook ⁠Amanda Justice⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/amanda.justice.285279/] Bookings/Inquiries Email Hello@amandajustice.com [Hello@amandajustice.com] or visit  Amandajustice.com⁠⁠ [https://amandajustice.com/]

Before Their Opinions Got In

Who were you before anybody had an opinion about you? In this episode of She’s Ready for More, Amanda Justice gets deeply personal about the moment someone close to her said something that changed the way she saw herself — and how she spent years rearranging herself around words that person probably forgot they ever said. This episode is for the woman who has been living an edited version of herself and does not even fully realize it. The auditions are over. It is time to stop performing for people who are not even in the room anymore. Timestamps Welcome & The Opening Question (00:00:12) Before we get into anything — who were you before anybody had an opinion about you? Amanda invites listeners to go back to one specific moment that changed how they saw themselves. Amanda’s Personal Story — I Love You But I Don’t Like You (00:01:15) Someone whose acceptance Amanda wanted more than anything looked at her and said those words. She could not shake it. And without realizing it, she started changing herself just to make that person feel differently about her. It Is Not Always One Big Moment (00:02:30) Sometimes it is years of little things. A comment here. A look there. Something said so casually the person forgot it immediately — but you never did. A mom, a dad, a spouse, a friend, a teacher. It does not matter who it was. What matters is that you gave their opinion more weight than it ever deserved. The Auditions Are Over (00:03:45) Whoever that person was has probably moved on with their life. They are not losing sleep over what they said. But here you are still rearranging yourself around a moment they forgot about a long time ago. You are out here auditioning for a role in your own life — and it is time to stop performing for people who are not even in the room anymore. When You Are Not Rooted, Other People’s Words Get In (00:05:00) When you are firm in what you believe about yourself, nothing anyone says can shake it. But when you are not there yet — that is when other people’s words take up space they were never supposed to have. Other People’s Opinions Are Not Your Assignment (00:06:15) What somebody said about you, what somebody thought about you, what somebody made you feel — that is theirs, not yours. If you have been carrying something that was never meant to be in your bag, it is time to put it down. The woman you were before all of that — she was enough. She still is. Becoming Her Is an Inside Job (00:07:30) Becoming her has nothing to do with your career, your relationship status, your bank account, or how put together your life looks. It is about your character, the way you think, the way you move, the way you show up when nobody is watching. What God Says About You Will Always Outweigh What Anyone Else Said (00:08:30) When you are rooted in your faith and you understand what God said about you — it changes how you think, how you decide, and how you respond when someone else’s opinion tries to creep back in. 4 Ways to Start Getting Back to Her (00:09:15) 1. Rewire intentionally — catch the thought that sounds like that person’s voice and interrupt it on purpose every single time 2. Get serious about what you are consuming — what you watch, listen to, and who you are around. If it is not pouring into you it is pulling from you 3. Spend time with God — getting still, praying, reading, letting God remind you of who he said you are 4. Pick up a good book — something that actually challenges the way you think and helps you see yourself differently Closing (00:11:00) You deserve to know who you are outside of everybody else’s opinion. The woman you were before all of that — she is still there. It is time to wake her up. Powerful Quotes from This Episode “What God says about you will always outweigh what anybody else has ever said about you.” Stay Connected! Instagram @shesreadyformore⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shesreadyformore?igsh=bXlnbWxkczlxc2t1&utm_source=qr] ⁠⁠⁠@theamandajustice⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/theamandajustice?igsh=cmRiNXNlOXByN3Vx&utm_source=qr] Facebook ⁠Amanda Justice⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/amanda.justice.285279/] Bookings/Inquiries Email Hello@amandajustice.com [Hello@amandajustice.com] or visit  Amandajustice.com⁠⁠ [https://amandajustice.com/]