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Sarah Jakes Roberts

New York Times bestselling author, pastor, speaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Daughter of prominent mega church pastor, she became pregnant at 13 and had her son at 14. After a 10-year journey through shame and self-discovery, she emerged as one of the most powerful voices on healing, self-forgiveness, and reinvention, with millions tuning in to her sermons and teachings weekly.

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

How to Become the Most Confident Version of Yourself & Step Into Your Power

In this powerful episode of the Mel Robbins Podcast, bestselling author and pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts shares her transformative journey from teenage pregnancy at 13 to becoming one of the most influential spiritual voices today. Sarah opens up about spending 10 years wrestling with shame and trying to fit into different versions of herself before learning to embrace her complete story. Through vulnerable storytelling, she reveals how she moved from self-punishment to self-compassion, ultimately discovering that healing requires both sitting with yourself and choosing love over condemnation. The conversation explores profound themes of self-forgiveness, identity, and stepping into your power. Sarah introduces the concept of 'but also'—the idea that we can be defined by our past mistakes AND our achievements, our struggles AND our strength. She emphasizes that people vastly underestimate how necessary their existence is in the world, and this underestimation causes them to assume a posture of resignation rather than owning their power. Throughout the episode, Sarah provides practical wisdom on how to stop dragging the past around, embrace all facets of who you are, and recognize that your life is not random but purposeful. Her message is clear: you cannot heal while punishing yourself, and the greatest gift you can give yourself is allowing love to flood the places where you once felt emptiness.

85 min•self-forgiveness · personal transformation