Lioness Women: Rooted in Christ

What if you didn’t have to accomplish one more thing to be worthy?

For ambitious, high-achieving women, striving can look a lot like strength. We become capable, dependable, productive women who know how to push through, carry responsibility, and get things done.

But underneath all that achievement can live a quieter question:

Am I enough?

In this episode of Lioness Women: Rooted in Christ, Jen Porter sits down with Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Christian coach, speaker, and podcast host Melissa Gendreau for a powerful conversation about breaking free from performance and learning to live from an identity already secured in Christ.

Melissa shares her own journey from perfectionism and proving into what she calls humble confidence—knowing who you are, recognizing that your gifts come from God, and using them boldly without needing them to establish your worth.

Together, Jen and Melissa explore the difference between striving and abiding, self-reliance and surrender, happiness and deeply rooted joy, and what happens when we stop trying to control the outcome and allow God to be the one driving our lives.

You’ll also hear a beautiful reframe for every woman who has spent her life climbing invisible ladders of achievement and comparison:

There is no ladder. There is a table—and you’ve already been invited to sit at it.

If you’ve ever wrestled with feeling like you’re simultaneously not enough and too much, this conversation is an invitation to come home to the truth of who God says you are: chosen, loved, worthy, adopted, and His.

You don’t have to prove your worth.

You get to live from it.

CONNECT WITH MELISSA GENDREAU

Website: melissagendreau.com
Podcast: Forward Path with Melissa: Life and Marriage God’s Way
Find Melissa’s free resources, including 10 Bible Truths About Your Identity in Christ, along with her courses, coaching, speaking, and other resources on her website.

CONNECT WITH JEN PORTER

Website: jenportercoach.com
Podcast: Lioness Women: Rooted in Christ
Book: Lioness: Stories to Awaken Your Roar Within
Leadership & Career Coaching + Lioness Community: jenportercoach.com

Creators and Guests

Host

Jen Porter

Jen Porter is a faith-centered coach and podcast host who empowers women to live boldly from their identity in Christ, rooted in truth, courage, and holy confidence.

Guest

Melissa Gendreau

Licensed Therapist, Christian Coach, Speaker & Host of Forward Path

What is Lioness Women: Rooted in Christ?

Welcome to Lioness Women, a space for faith-fueled women to connect with their purpose and amplify their voices. These Lioness Conversations highlight purpose-driven women who share how their faith in Christ shapes their leadership, courage, and calling. 🦁

Hosted by Jen Porter, leadership and empowerment coach, this podcast shines a light on women who are leading with wisdom, strength, and grace — in boardrooms, businesses, ministries, and movements around the world.

Through raw, inspiring conversations, we explore how women of faith are building legacies, overcoming fear, and transforming their industries with bold vision and unshakable belief. If you’re ready to rise higher, lead with purpose, and stay rooted in Christ — this is your community.

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