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Unshakable Confidence: Helping High-Achieving Women Lead with Calm, Clarity, and Confidence—at Work and in Life
Hosted by Coco Duan, a former Fortune 500 executive turned Life & Leadership Coach, the Unshakable Confidence podcast is your weekly guide to building the self-trust and resilience needed to thrive personally and professionally.
Coco empowers high-achieving women who secretly struggle with self-doubt to cultivate unshakable confidence, enabling them to lead with calm, clarity and confidence.
Each episode offers practical strategies and insightful guidance on topics such as:
- Rewiring limiting beliefs
- Regulating your nervous system
- Setting healthy boundaries
- Overcoming perfectionism and people-pleasing
- Aligning with your core values
With over 20 years of corporate leadership experience and years of deep personal healing and transformation, Coco has helped numerous women worldwide transform their inner narratives and step into their full potential.
Discover more about her "Becoming Unshakable" VIP Coaching Program at: https://www.cocoduancoaching.com/vip-coaching.
Episodes
88 episodes
60: You Can’t Stop the Waves—But You Can Learn to Surf Them: How to Stay Calm in Chaos
I recorded this episode from Lombok, Indonesia — a small island next to Bali — where I’ve been surfing twice a day for two weeks. Between the salt water, the wipeouts, and the stillness of the ocean, I realized something simple but profound:
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Episode 60
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37:09
59: Stop Asking “What’s Wrong with Me”: Understanding Healthy vs. Unhealthy Shame
For years, I carried an invisible weight — one that whispered, “What’s wrong with me?”When I froze in meetings, when I couldn’t leave a painful marriage, when I burned out and couldn’t make myself care anymore… I thought I was b...
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Episode 59
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28:40
58: Burnout Isn’t a Personal Failure: The Real Reason You’re Always Exhausted
If you’ve ever woken up after a full night’s sleep and still felt tired…If you’ve ever found yourself saying, “I just can’t do this anymore,” even when everything looks fine from the outside…This episode is for you.
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Episode 58
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59:05
57: From Overthinking to Calm: Inside My Coaching Process
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain to share what it’s really like to work with me inside my coaching process. For years, I’ve been talking about Calm Confidence, but I realized I’ve never actually walked you through the exact framewo...
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Episode 57
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56: Are You Settling? How to Stop Betraying Your Truth and Start Living in Alignment
For years, I didn’t even realize I was settling. On the outside, my life looked picture-perfect: senior leader in a Fortune 500 company, making more money than I ever imagined, married, traveling the world, and living by the beach....
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Episode 56
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55: Stop Beating Yourself Up: 3 Steps to Quiet Your Inner Critic and Build Calm Confidence
When I look back, I realize that for so many years, my loudest voice was my inner critic. No matter how much I achieved, it was never enough. I would replay meetings for hours, beat myself up over small mistakes, and carry shame for days after ...
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Episode 55
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54: Why Joy Is the Secret to Resilience, Confidence, and a Calmer Mind
When was the last time you felt pure joy—not achievement, not relief, but that spark of aliveness that lights you up from the inside?In this episode, I share how rediscovering joy became a turning point in my own journey. At one of the l...
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Episode 54
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53: The Hidden Patterns Behind Your Success—And How They’re Secretly Making You Suffer
Have you ever wondered why, despite all your achievements, you still don’t feel truly confident, alive, or at peace? I know that feeling deeply—because I lived it for years. What I’ve learned is that the very patterns that helped us succeed are...
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Episode 53
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52: From Performing to Embodying Confidence: How to Truly Feel Your Worth
Have you ever thought, “I know I’m capable, but I just don’t feel confident”? Or when people celebrate your success, you secretly wonder if they’re even talking about you?I’ve been there too. For years, I looked confident on the...
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Episode 52
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51: Trust Your Body: The Hidden Key to Confidence and Leadership
So many of us live from the neck up—pushing through stress, ignoring our gut feelings, and relying on logic while tuning out the signals of our body.I know this all too well.I once hired someone who looked perfect on paper but was...
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Episode 51
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Daily Power Lesson #27: How to Give Feedback Without Triggering Defensiveness: The 4-Step Communication Shift Every Leader Needs
Ever give feedback and get silence or resistance? Frustrating, right?The truth: your words might sound like complaints, triggering fight-or-flight in their nervous system.What if one simple shift—speaking from your own experience,...
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Episode 27
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Daily Power Lesson #26: Why Competitiveness is Not Your Personality
"You're just naturally competitive."No. You're not.Competitiveness isn't personality—it's childhood survival.When love depended on being "better than," your nervous system learned: Second place = rejection.Now you're...
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Episode 26
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5:53
50: Why You're Stuck and How to Get Unstuck: The 3 Roads Every High-Achiever Must Know
Have you ever felt restless, uninspired, or trapped in a life that looks successful on the outside but feels empty on the inside?I know that feeling all too well—because I’ve been there.In this episode, I open up about my own jour...
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Episode 50
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37:21
Daily Power Lesson #25: 4 Hidden Fears Keeping You From Your Life Purpose
Your work doesn't light you up anymore, but leaving feels terrifying?That's not weakness—it's your nervous system protecting you from old wounds.4 fears that keep you stuck:→ Financial insecurity (not enough)→ Impost...
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Episode 25
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6:25
Daily Power Lesson #24: How High-Achieving Women Can Discover Their Unique Gifts and Live a Purpose-Driven Life
Can't answer "When did you last feel truly fulfilled?"You're not broken. You're just living someone else's definition of success.Your nervous system knows the truth: When you suppress your gifts to meet expectations, it registers ...
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Episode 24
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49: From Silent Performer to Magnetic Communicator: How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
If you’ve ever walked out of a meeting thinking, I wish I’d spoken up… this episode is for you.I know what it’s like to have ideas, insights, and value to share—yet feel your heart race, your mind go blank, or your words get stu...
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Episode 49
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Daily Power Lesson #23: Why Resting Feels Impossible & How to Rewire Your Nervous System to Boost Productivity
Struggling to unplug after work?Your nervous system might think resting is risky — so it keeps you spinning like a hamster on a wheel. The secret? Teach your body that slowing down is safe by gently rewiring your ...
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Episode 23
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6:35
Daily Power Lesson #22: Why Your Body Knows More Than Your Brain: The Hidden Leadership Tool That Changes Everything
You think your way through leadership while your body holds all the answers.Plot twist: Your brain forgets. Your body remembers everything.Science shows: Body → Brain = 80% of information. Brain → Body = only 20%.Lea...
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Episode 22
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5:43
48: From Trapped to Free: My Journey of Self-Leadership, Safety, and Unshakable Confidence
What does it really mean to feel free?In this heartfelt conversation with Nurse Nell, I open up about my journey from being an “insecure overachiever” checking all the boxes of success—Fortune 500 executive, high salary, impress...
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Episode 48
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47: The 5 Silent Struggles of High-Achieving Women—And What to Do About Them
I used to look like I had it all together—on paper, I did. A senior role in a Fortune 500 company. A packed calendar. A life full of achievement. But beneath the surface, I was silently struggling.In this powerful masterclass-style episo...
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Episode 47
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Daily Power Lesson #21: How to Set & Uphold Boundaries Without Guilt: The 3-Step Process that Actually Works
You respond to Slack at 9pm while your own needs wait till "someday."Here's the truth: People-pleasing isn't kindness—it's self-abandonment.Your nervous system thinks disappointing others = danger. That's why "just say no" ...
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Episode 21
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Daily Power Lesson #20: How to Set Internal Boundaries and Get Your Needs Met Without Guilt
🚨 This might be the most important boundary you're NOT settingMost high-achievers think getting their needs met is selfish.It's actually strategic.But there's a specific order you MUST follow, or it backfires completely.
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Episode 20
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46: Emotional Mastery: The Leadership Superpower You’ve Been Ignoring
For years, I thought being a good leader meant staying in control, holding it together, and powering through. I was praised for my results—but inside, I was reactive, impatient, and disconnected from my emotions.Sound familiar?In ...
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Episode 46
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Daily Power Lesson #19: Why You Struggle with Boundaries: Start by Reclaiming Your Needs
You take care of everyone else.You ignore your own needs.You feel tired, drained, and sometimes resentful.That’s not just overgiving. That’s a boundary issue.But before you can set healthy boundaries with others, you have ...
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Episode 19
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45: Tired Of Leading From Stress? Regulate Your Nervous System to Lead with Calm Confidence
Are you constantly putting out fires, pushing through exhaustion, or feeling stuck in overthinking? If so, you might be leading from stress without even realizing it. In this episode, I walk you through the four nervous system state...
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Episode 45
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