Underestimated: Breaking Free from Fear and People-Pleasing with Mary Marantz

May 21, 2025

00:00 44:45

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Have you ever felt like fear is holding you back from living the purpose God created you for? In this episode, Rachel welcomes fellow Richwood, West Virginia native Mary Marantz, who shares her transformative journey from a single-wide trailer to Yale Law School.

Mary discusses her new book "Underestimated" and reveals how our biggest obstacle is often ourselves—not others' doubts. Together, they explore how Jacob made decisions out of fear before turning to prayer, the tension between people-pleasing and authentic faith, and why God calls us to trust His unique design for our lives rather than constantly seeking external validation.

In this episode, you'll discover:

How to recognize when you're underestimating yourself and break free from the "approval trap" that hinders your forward progress
Why perfectionism is "hiding with better PR" and how it prevents you from stepping into your God-given calling
Practical steps to move from people-pleasing to authentic positioning in your faith journey and daily life
The power of consistency, even when you can't see immediate results from your faithful actions

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Get the book, Underestimated: The Surprisingly Simple Shift to Quit Playing Small, Name the Fear, and Move Forward Anyway

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Meet Your Host

Rachel Wojo is an author, entrepreneur, public speaker, and podcaster. The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically-degenerative disease, and her father to illness. As an entrepreneur living in Columbus, Ohio, she self-started and developed a blog to business platform over the last decade. She hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com, which rallies readers of all ages to search God’s Word for solutions to life’s problems. Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations.

Rachel is the author of One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up. She is a public speaker and contributor to well-known faith-based publications for many companies. Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven.