Welcome to That’s Camellia! Hosted by Camellia Varnado, an author, certified life coach, speaker, and your favorite podcast personality for real talk, with real women.
Dedicated to bringing unfiltered conversations about womanhood to the forefront. As an advocate for truth and wisdom, Camellia shares her personal journey alongside stories from various guests, tackling topics like menopause, and the everyday” how to” questions we all face. With hummingbirds symbolizing her values of resilience and grace, Camellia inspires her audience to live authentically, prioritize self-care, and approach life’s challenges with a light, yet determined spirit.
Episode Summary
Last month, we reflected on waiting beside a smooth, quiet lake. This September, we face a harsher reality: the lingering heat, sun-baked soil, and environmental pressures that test our stamina. What do you do when you’ve poured your time and energy into your plot, but the ground remains silent? We talk about resilience, adapting through tough seasons, and why we must despise not small beginnings—even when the harvest is delayed.
Key Highlights
From Quiet Water to Sun-Baked Soil: Shifting from August’s stillness into September’s environmental heat.
How Climate Shapes Growth: Recognizing how external stress hardens our ground and forces roots to go deeper.
Despise Not Small Beginnings: Honoring the unseen, microscopic progress happening underground.
The Discipline of Persistence: Showing up with the watering can even when there is no visible breakthrough.
Affirmation of the Week
"I do not despise my small beginnings, nor do I bow to harsh environments. I trust the deep roots growing in the quiet, unseen places. I am resilient, I am grounded, and I will keep tending to my ground."
Key Takeaway
Environment shapes the surface, but faith sustains what’s underneath. Keep showing up for your dirt.
Call to Action: Keep pushing for that 100,000 download milestone! Share this episode with someone who is currently in a waiting season and needs a reminder to stay consistent.
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Claim Your Workbook Chapter: www.thatscamellia@gmail.com
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10 Aug 2026
Quiet Consistency of the WAIT
Show Notes
Episode Title: The Quiet Consistency of the Wait
Host: Camellia
Episode Description: We are back! After a restful July sabbatical, Camellia returns to the mic to talk about a season we all find ourselves in at one point or another: the wait. Before diving in, Camellia shares an exclusive update and a massive "thank you" to everyone who participated in the beta testing for the upcoming professional workbook. The insights and examples you provided are being meticulously worked on behind the scenes!
In this episode, we tackle the reality of waiting for that big break or a sign. Camellia introduces a powerful new perspective: viewing the wait not as empty time, but as a smooth, clear lake where it's finally quiet enough to see your own reflection. What do you do while you're waiting? You lean into quiet consistency.
Key Takeaways:
Workbook Updates: A special shoutout to the community for sharing thoughts, examples, and invaluable insights. Big things are happening behind the scenes!
The Smooth Lake Analogy: How to reframe "waiting" from a place of anxiety to a place of clarity and reflection.
Quiet Consistency: When you don't know what the next step is, just keep doing the last right thing you heard to do. Keep watering the seeds (remember the bell pepper analogy!).
Call to Action: Keep pushing for that 100,000 download milestone! Share this episode with someone who is currently in a waiting season and needs a reminder to stay consistent.
Connect with Camellia:
Claim Your Workbook Chapter: www.thatscamellia@gmail.com
Listen & Subscribe: That’s Camellia! on Podbean
Tag us on Socials: #ThatsCamellia #BellPepperPrinciple #ContinuousCultivation #AugustPivots #Wait #Consistency
9 Jun 2026
Keep Watering: Standing Firm at the Halfway Mark
Discussion Points
1. The Mid-Year Watering Season June is historically when people abandon their goals because the initial "New Year" excitement has faded and the ground still looks empty. I break down why this is actually the most critical time to keep going. Quiet growth is still growth.
2. Protecting Your Field from the Noise As we look back at our March and April foundations, reducing the noise of temporary circumstances remains a daily practice. We discuss how to stay fiercely anchored in your faith when mid-year exhaustion tries to creep in.
3. Speaking to the Dirt You can't just wait for the fruit to appear; you have to speak life into the soil. We explore what it means to intentionally declare what you want to see see manifest in the second half of 2026.
## The June Declaration: The "Stamina" Affirmation
"I am halfway through my year, but I am fully committed to my growth. I will not grow weary in my watering season. In June, my focus is sharp, my roots are deep, and I choose to speak life into my unseen progress. My words are creating my harvest, and I am moving forward with joy."
## This Week’s "Action Pivot"
Review Chapter 1: Take action on your personal growth by joining our workbook review team this week.
The Mid-Year Audit: Look back at your January blueprint. What is one seed you planted that needs a little extra consistency and "watering" this month? Commit to it.
## The Road to 100k Downloads!
We are thriving at 91,000+ cumulative downloads and climbing fast! Thank you for sharing, reviewing, and growing with us. If this episode gave you the strength to keep watering your seeds, pass it along to a friend who needs a mid-year boost.
Connect with Camellia:
Claim Your Workbook Chapter: www.thatscamellia@gmail.com
Listen & Subscribe: That’s Camellia! on Podbean
Tag us on Socials: #ThatsCamellia #BellPepperPrinciple #ContinuousCultivation #JunePivots
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YouTube views
11,386
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
76 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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Quality
78
Social presence
91
YouTube
85
Engagement
71
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