She is Redefined
Welcome to She Is Redefined, the podcast that feels like a chat with your best friend over coffee. I’m Katie Smith, and I’m here to help you break free from all those outdated societal expectations and embrace the amazing woman you’re meant to be!
Each week, we dive into real, relatable conversations about everything from self-discovery and confidence to living life on your own terms. I’ll share inspiring stories, sprinkle in some practical tips, and just have a blast exploring what it means to be unapologetically YOU.
So, if you’re ready to rewrite your story and make bold moves toward a life that feels authentically yours, you’re in the right place. Grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and let’s redefine the rules of success together—while having a blast along the way!
She is Redefined
Season 2 Ep 26: God's got us
Ever found yourself exhausted from constantly preparing for the worst? That was me—gripping the steering wheel of life, bracing for disaster, thinking safety came from control. Then came the most traumatic experience of my life: three weeks with my four-year-old son in and out of the hospital, a nightmare I never imagined facing.
Yet somehow, in the midst of this chaos, three simple words changed everything: "God's Got Me." Not a cute hashtag or Instagram caption, but words that broke me open when everything was falling apart. The result? A seemingly impossible peace that makes absolutely no logical sense. How could I possibly feel more at ease after such trauma than I've ever felt before?
This transformation wasn't about religion. I don't quote scripture or have perfect church attendance. It's about the profound relief that comes when you stop believing everything depends on you. When I was lying beside my son in that hospital bed, surrounded by IVs and heart monitors, something inside me knew with certainty: "This isn't how our story ends. It's just a chapter." That certainty didn't come from logic—it came from relationship.
The shift has changed everything—how I parent, run my business, create, and interact with others. I've stopped trying to prove my worthiness. I've started living like I'm already held. And now I'm sharing this journey not to convert anyone, but to offer something priceless: permission to exhale. You don't need prerequisites to believe you're supported. You're allowed to feel peace when it makes no sense. You can believe in a bigger story that doesn't depend on your performance. Ready to stop bracing and start breathing? Listen now, and discover what it feels like when your back is truly covered.
Welcome to She Is Redefined, the podcast that feels like a chat with your best friend over coffee. I’m Katie Smith, and I’m here to help you break free from all those outdated societal expectations and embrace the amazing woman you’re meant to be!
Each week, we dive into real, relatable conversations about everything from self-discovery and confidence to living life on your own terms. I’ll share inspiring stories, sprinkle in some practical tips, and just have a blast exploring what it means to be unapologetically YOU.
So, if you’re ready to rewrite your story and make bold moves toward a life that feels authentically yours, you’re in the right place. Grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and let’s redefine the rules of success together—while having a blast along the way!
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Welcome to. She is Redefined, the podcast where we break free from societal expectations, redefine our identities and step fully into the woman we were always meant to be. I'm Katie Smith, your host and guide on this journey of transformation. Here we're all about embracing change, cultivating confidence and living life on our own terms. Each week, we'll dive into topics that inspire, challenge and empower you to redefine what it means to be you. Dive into topics that inspire, challenge and empower you to redefine what it means to be you. So if you're ready to rewrite your story and live life that's bold, authentic and unapologetically yours, let's dive in. Okay, hi. So welcome back.
Speaker 1:Thank you for sticking back around after the first podcast episode that I released since everything had happened to me and my son in the month of April, where we were in and out of the hospital for like three weeks. We were in twice, but there was a gap of eight days between the hospital visits. That, honestly, I never talked about on social media and I don't know if I will ever talk about it. Never say never, right. But I want to now decode the three words that got me through everything, and those three words are God's got me, and there's something about that phrase God's got me. That sounds so simple, like, kind of like, yeah, okay, maybe. Like, are you a Bible thumper, a church goer, whatever although there's nothing wrong with any of those things but what these three words have done for me, what it's unlocked in me, is anything but simple. And today I wanted to code, not because I need you to believe what I believe this has nothing to do with that but because, if you've been walking around tired, but because if you've been walking around tired, bracing, gripping, wondering if it's all on you, or just struggling a little bit, this episode would be your exhale. Truly. God's Got Me is not a branding line. It's not some flashy thing that I thought of a new hashtag that I can do, or whatever. It's not a cute Instagram caption.
Speaker 1:It's the phrase that broke me open during the hardest, most soul-wrecking moments of my life, and when it came in, it was like a sigh of relief. I didn't know was possible, I didn't know I could even access. I felt this full body release, like I finally could stop gripping the steering wheel. You know, it's like Jesus take the wheel and all of a sudden it was like I could relax. And it's not because I had a plan. And it's not because I knew what was next. It's not because I knew every outcome worst case scenario, which is where my brain loves to go because, hi, I need to control this to be able to feel safe. That was not this, but it was actually because I knew I didn't have to hold it all alone anymore.
Speaker 1:For so long I've lived in that worst case scenario energy, the what ifs, the backup plans, the pressure to be composed or in control or prepared for absolutely everything. But this phrase, god's got me and God's got us made all of that completely drift away, made it all irrelevant. I stopped planning or even thinking about worst case scenarios and I started choosing presence in those moments. I started living like trust was safer than control. And the craziest part, like the absolute craziest part is I actually am at more peace now than I ever have been in my entire life and I just went through the most traumatic experience of my life that I hope most never have to experience, especially with a four-year-old being so young and seeing what I saw and what he had to go through. And so how does that make sense? It makes no sense. It doesn't make sense on paper, it doesn't make sense to your brain like nothing. But this kind of peace doesn't come from logic and I'm learning that. It comes from relationship and I want to say this really clearly this has nothing to do with religion.
Speaker 1:I don't quote scripture Like literally. I've said this already. I thought faith over fear was like a cute hashtag. I had zero idea that that was even a scripture quote no idea. And I also don't have perfect Sunday service attendance. Do we go to church? Yes, but we're not like perfect at all. I am a part of a Bible study group but I'm not usually even doing the work that I need to be doing and I'm not just going through the motions. I have a really good relationship with God and I always have. I have struggled with church and religion and I've always talked about that, so I do do these things to learn, but I believe it's relationship first over religion.
Speaker 1:I believe if you can walk every day in unshakable faith like God's got your back, you will be a new person, because I have stopped trying to prove my worthiness to people, even to God, and I've started living like I'm already held and he does love and choose me and protects me and has divine healing and protection over me. God's got me has changed how I think, how I speak and how I interact with people. It's changed how I create, how I run my business, how I parent and how I wake up in the morning. I'm not bracing anymore, I'm not trying to hold it all together, I'm not operating from backup plans and I'm finally leading with peace. And that's why I'm sharing this with you now, because I want every woman listening to this. I want her to know you don't have to have it all figured out to have peace. You don't have to look holy or a certain way to walk in trust. You don't have to have prerequisites to believe that you're held. You don't have to do it perfectly to be held. God's got your back. So when I say God's got your back, I'm not preaching. I'm like the farthest thing from that. I'm just trying to remind you. They're allowed to feel peace. When it makes no sense, you're allowed to exhale. You're allowed to believe there's a bigger story being written and it doesn't depend on you performing.
Speaker 1:Another thing that is coming up for me right now is I remember being in the hospital laying next to my son in the actual bed with him. Ivs are hooked up everywhere. He's got the heart monitor. It's crazy, and I remember thinking there's no way this is the end of the book. It's just a chapter. Sorry, but I'm like there's no way this isn't how it ends. My firstborn is not going to only live till he's four. I'm sorry, no, no, god's got us and I'm letting it go. So I'm being very vocal about God's got us because I feel like this is so transformational it's just three simple words and I just feel like I am being guided to talk about it that I feel like it's already turning into a movement.
Speaker 1:It's not about getting people to believe what I believe. I'm trying to make that very clear here, almost in a defensive way, but I'm not trying to push something on anyone. I'm just trying to give you the peace and exhale, if you want that. This is about giving someone a place to land when life doesn't make any sense, and if that's what you've been looking for, you are in the right sense, and if that's what you've been looking for, you are in the right place and I'm so happy that you're here.
Speaker 1:Send this to someone who needs to hear this, and there's going to be a lot more on this conversation, of what I have seen what I'm walking through, how I'm walking through with unshakable faith to believe that my back is covered and giving me that peace so that I can actually live life. Do you know what I mean? Rather than living up in my head that I can actually live life, do you know what I mean? Rather than living up in my head trying to get out of the prison that can be one's brain truly. More to come on another date when I'm able to really talk about that stuff. So I feel like I can leave and let out a nice exhale. But I'm so happy you're here. Send this to someone if it landed for you or if you think it could help them. I will see you soon and until then, walk like your back is covered because, my friend, it is All right. Love you. Talk to you later, bye.
Speaker 1:Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode of she is Redefined. If today's chat resonated with you, don't forget to hit subscribe so you never miss out. Remember this is just the beginning of your journey and you've got everything you need to create the life that you want. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd love for you to leave a review or share it with another woman who's ready to redefine herself too. Until next time, keep embracing who you are, because you're powerful, you're capable and you are redefined.
