DO IT SCARED — FINDING COURAGE THROUGH FAITH WITH ARWEN BECKERDO IT SCARED — FINDING COURAGE THROUGH FAITH WITH ARWEN BECKER
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Arwen Becker shares how faith, endurance challenges and "doing it scared" have shaped her journey from wildlife work to advocacy for women’s sports. The conversation centres on finding joy in trials, trusting God in fear and choosing courage in the face of public opposition.
1:01:10•9 Nov 2026
Doing It Scared: How Arwen Becker Finds Courage Through Faith
Episode Overview
- Joy is possible even in hard seasons when you stay present and stop fixating solely on the end goal.
- Courage rarely feels comfortable; acting in faith while afraid is still courage.
- Daily spiritual practice, movement and clear priorities help prepare you for unexpected battles.
- Other people’s limits and negative words don’t define what you’re capable of doing.
- If God calls you to something, trust that He’ll provide what you need at the moment you need it.
“Courage isn't the absence of fear. It's just being willing to do it anyway.”
What drives someone to seek a life of courage when fear is still very much in the room? This conversation on Fight Like David follows Arwen Becker as she shares how faith, grit and a fair bit of "doing it scared" have shaped her journey. Hosted by Cowbell Rob and Brock Bevell, the episode opens with Arwen’s belief that "you can have and enjoy your life, even in the difficult times," a theme that runs through everything she shares.
You’ll hear her wild early career in wildlife rehabilitation, including being attacked by a cougar she still calls a friend, and how losing that job triggered the collapse of her first marriage and a complete change of direction. Arwen talks about meeting her future husband on a single job interview and accepting Christ just a week into working with him.
She explains in plain, practical terms what "accepting Christ" meant for her: stepping forward publicly, being prayed for, learning scripture and beginning a daily relationship that, in her words, "completely changed my world." From there, the episode shifts to her long career in financial planning and her current mission: amplifying the voices of girls and women in sport through her upcoming book *She Chose Courage*.
Arwen describes collecting 40 real stories of young women standing up to what she calls their "Goliath" moments — including teenagers facing death threats and intense backlash for saying they don’t want boys in girls’ sports. She’s honest about imposter syndrome and people-pleasing, and shares how she leans on a "magical hour" each morning for spiritual focus, movement and clear priorities.
Her definition of fighting like David is simple and memorable: "do it scared" and trust that if God calls you to something, He’ll equip you as you go. If you’re facing your own giant — addiction, fear, old habits or a major life change — how might "doing it scared" with faith at your side change your next step?
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