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
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 broken.
What I didn’t realize was that what I was experiencing wasn’t weakness — it was shame. And shame is one of the biggest barriers to healing and growth.
In this episode, I share how unhealth...
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.
In this deeply personal conversation, I share my own journey through burnout — from corporate success to complete exhaustion — and what I’ve learned about what’s really happening beneath the surface. Burnou...
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 framework I use to help women go from stressed, self-doubting, and overwhelmed to calm, confident, and aligned.
Over three months, through my personalized 1:1 coaching program, I guide ...
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.
But inside, I felt disconnected, unfulfilled, and constantly telling myself, “This isn’t that bad. It will get better.”
That’s the sneaky thing about settling—it doesn’t always loo...
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 setbacks. Maybe you can relate.
In this episode, I open my heart and share not only my own journey of shifting from self-criticism to self-compassion, but also the exact process ...
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 lowest moments of my life—burned out, isolated, and stuck in an abusive marriage—I asked myself a simple question: How can I bring just a little joy back into my life? The answer led me...
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 often the ones quietly draining our energy, joy, and freedom.
In this episode, I reveal the five hidden success patterns that might actually be making you suffer: the Inner Crit...
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 outside—leading teams, sitting in boardrooms, climbing the corporate ladder—while inside I was second-guessing myself, downplaying my strengths, and fearing visibility.
In this episode, I open ...
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 wasn’t the right fit. My body told me something was off, but I ignored it. That decision cost me deeply—just like the times I pushed through illness, pain, and exhaustion, telling myself I was “...
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, not their behavior—could change everything?
Discover the 4-step formula that turns defensiveness into connection and builds trust instantly.
Are you ready to lead with clarity and calm?
DM me...
"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 exhausted from the endless comparison game.
The shift:
Driven (internal) ≠ Competitive (external)
One brings peace. The other brings panic.
Which one runs your lif...
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 journey of feeling stuck even after “checking all the boxes”—career success, financial stability, and the picture-perfect life.
I share how I went from hopeless, restless, and disconnected… to liv...
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)
→ Imposter syndrome (not good enough)
→ Uncertainty paralysis (change = chaos)
→ Need for approval (disappointing others)
Plot twist: These aren't your fears. They were conditioned into you.
What i...
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 as unsafe to be YOU.
Discover how to:
→ Identify moments that light you up
→ Uncover gifts you've normalized
→ Use envy as your compass
What would change if work...
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 stuck when the moment comes.
I spent years in corporate boardrooms, from business school cold calls to high-stakes CEO reviews, battling the same fears. And I pushed through them the hard way—until...
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 nervous system with simple, soothing rituals.
Want to discover how calm leads to clarity and higher productivity?
Ready to lead powerfully without burning out?
DM me “REST” and let’s get you there.
- Coco Du...
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%.
Learn the one-minute breath practice that unlocks your hidden leadership intelligence.
When did you last listen to your body's wisdom?
Ready to access your full power? DM me "BODY"
- Coco Duan ...
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, impressive title—to finally feeling safe, grounded, and free in my own skin.
We talk about:
- Why external success can still leave you feeling trapped and miserable
- The moment I realized I couldn’t “pe...
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 episode, I walk you through the five silent struggles so many high-achieving women face—but rarely talk about out loud. These are the very struggles that used to define my every day, and no...
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" never works.
Discover the 3-step method to communicate boundaries without guilt, handle pushback without caving, and honor your needs without apologizing.
What ...
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