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Fall meditation freebie Sep 28, 2024

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Bonus episode- Hibiscus Nov 04, 2021

In this episode Jess shares an essay about a garden surprise that brought her a fresh reminder of hope in the midst of loss and grief. If you have let go of some hopes and dreams over the past couple years, or throughout your motherhood journey in general, listen to this and be encouraged. If you like it please subscribe!

Tori Fields- Level Fields Design Oct 21, 2021

The one where Tori and I talk about her vision for making good design accessible to all, and why good design matters. And for that matter, why beauty matters. Stay tuned to the end and you will hear us riff on the the thing we miss most from the 80s and 90s.

Tori has a degree in interior design and after staying home to raise her kids has recently started a design business helping people find great and beautiful solutions to the things that aren't working in their homes. See her work and services at https://www.levelfieldsdesign.com/

The one about home stories with Kennesha of Restoration House Jul 02, 2021

Blogger, Influencer, designer, author, and shop curator Kennesha Buycks talks with Jess about what it means to create a home that just looks good, but nourishes our soul in some way. It's a rich conversation about how our homes can reflect deeper desires beyond just the physical, and help tell our stories.

The one about how to buy a house with Ruthy Taylor of Mosaic Realty May 01, 2021

In this series we are talking about all things HOME, and while I believe you can make home anywhere, home ownership is a huge part of that dream for many of us. Ruthy Taylor is a Tacoma realtor who shares some brilliant strategies on how to buy a home this market, what hard questions to ask, and how to think out of the box a bit in order to find that just right home. Looking for the "dream home" isn't always the right move, but Ruthy has good news about how buying a home can be a stepping stone to greater dreams.

Follow Ruthy on Instagram at @Ruthyanntaylor

Find out more about her services here

https://www.mosaicrealestate.com/

The one about why throw pillows matter and how Home is an expression of more than taste Mar 28, 2021

My family began 2021 with a huge transition and adventure of leaving our home of 15 years and moving into the kind of house we'd always dreamed of. It is the beginning of starting over making a home and all that it entails. As I am wont to do I began asking bigger existential questions about throw pillows and whether or not they matter in the scheme of things. After all, what is Home for, what is the purpose and importance of it? Here are some of my musings and inspirations on making a new home, and how making Home matters

The one with Casey from Yoga Wild- How can yoga help us right now? Jul 01, 2020

Our physical world has been upended as we have been on lockdown to one degree or another. In many cases this means that our physical practices and exercise routines have been turned upside-down. Not to mention our collective and individual anxiety has skyrocketed. Yoga has so much to teach us right now about being present, mindfulness, listening to our bodies and what they need and feel. Casey Hubbell, co-founder of Yoga Wild shares some practical ways we can use yogic tools to help with anxiety and panic, and to reset our bodies. During this time of Pandemic, Yoga Wild offers streaming YouTube classes, as well as Zoom workshops. Tune in for tangible things you can do to take care of yourself right now.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyogawild/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/yogawild

www.beyogawild.com

The one about Self-Care with Tash Haynes Jun 09, 2020

I loved this conversation with my straight-talking friend Tasha Haynes about what the Hustle does to us and what self-care can look like. We recorded this conversation before Covid-19 and before the death of George Floyd, hence why those important topics are missing from our conversation and why you might cringe when you hear Tash cough a few times.

I decided to release this podcast because it is important to talk about self-care, maybe even especially now.

Like many of you right now, I am trying to listen and learn from Black voices. I want to use whatever platform I can to amplify Black voices in my community and I hope to have more conversations about race in the future.

In this conversation Tash and I explore the issue of that oh, so popular idea of SELF-CARE and why it is, why it's hard, and why it's not selfish.

Follow Tash on Instagram @itstashahynes

Visit her beautiful new lifestyle blog https://www.wisdomandcourage.com/

Overwhelm in the time of Quarantine May 06, 2020

SO, are you in the sourdough baking camp or the drinking by noon camp?

When everyday feels so different and also exactly the same, what can we do to help our brains process things during shelter-in-place? Is it even helpful to focus on getting things done right now? If so, how do we decide what to prioritize and how can we actually fit it into our lives? What is self-care, after all and how can we make time for it now? And what does the moon have to do with us and how we should look at our days?

Join me in this conversation with life-coach and self-care advocate, Jenna Hellberg. She empowers women who feel overwhelmed to plan their time effectively and to think about their everyday in a new way. At the heart of it, she helps women who feel stretched-too-thin to make changes in their life that lead to having time for self care.

Fill Your Jar guide: https://slowdownjenna.com/plan

Daily prompts: https://slowdownjenna.com/daily

1:1 strategy calls with a free follow-up call: https://slowdownjenna.com/podcast

Free 1:1 support calls during this crisis: https://slowdownjenna.com/support
https://www.slowdownjenna.com

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https://www.facebook.com/slowdownjenna

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An invitation during quarantine Apr 23, 2020

It's April 2020, and mot of us have been under shelter-in-place orders for several weeks or even over a month. The world as we know it has come to a standstill. Many are suffering. We are struggling to adapt to sudden new circumstances, but in the midst of this, there is a surprising invitation of we choose to accept it

Being poured out- on Becoming and Beauty with Monika Scheffe Feb 28, 2020

In this episode I interview my dear friend Monika Scheffe, who is almost 3 decades ahead of me in this journey of life. She has so much wisdom to share about how our gifts might lay dormant and silent for a period when we have young children, but the blossoming will come! Everything converges. Listening to her talk about pouring herself out in the world, how rich and refined her gifts and her knowledge of self are at almost 60 is so inspiring and hope-giving. We talk about trusting the process of becoming, parenting teens and how different it is than parenting young kids, and her exciting new interior re-design adventure. To see more about her services visit www.anatomyofhome.com

Episode 3- Lisa Johnson Dec 16, 2019

This is the best conversation with my good friend, Lisa Johnson, who is in a very similar place in life as me. As our kids get older and our role as moms change, how do we know what questions to ask of ourselves and the world about re-entering the workforce, what that might look like, what some of our fears are. We talk about this season of re-inventing ourselves, what there is to grieve as we let go of parts of ourselves and embrace or discover new parts of who we are.

Episode 2- Lynda Lopez Dec 16, 2019

In this episode, soulpreneur Lynda Lopez and Jess talk about the genesis of this podcast and some of the ways to tap into our intuition as we make decisions and navigate life's new paths.

Intro episode Dec 15, 2019

In this episode, I talk about the idea behind this podcast, where I think the conversation will go, and who I hope to be a part of it.

"Mothering itself has been my work, and done it's work on me. What more important work can there be than raising humans, expanding the literal and metaphorical universe in this way?"

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