A Wild and Precious Life

Nothing is more devastating in a relationship than the realization that your partner isn’t just difficult, but he is in fact a narcissist. To further complicate things, it isn’t just the two of you in the relationship. Somewhere along the way, you ended up having children. If leaving a narcissist wasn’t difficult already, children mean that you will be tied to your ex until the children are 18 and sometimes longer.

“If you leave, you and the children will suffer.”

I can’t tell you the number of women who have told me a version of...

With a war waging and finding herself a refugee from her home country of Ukraine, Anastasia still found ways to be grateful.  She had her husband, her savings, and friends to give her shelter. However, many of her girlfriends weren't as lucky.  When she learned of them stranded across Europe, she jumped to action and created a network to help them find jobs, homes, and safety.  Listen now to learn how you can help Anastasia and her fellow refugees.

Two weeks ago, Anastasia's bio read like this: 
 

Anastasia Vladychynska [vladychynska.com]is a Certified Custo...

Today is a very special episode!  Jen is interviewing Charmaine Hammond and Michael Mankowski from the award winning movie, Back Home Again!  After a large wildfire ravaged Michael’s hometown of Fort MacMurray, he took it on as a personal project to interview the citizens about their experiences in rebuilding their lives and the toll the fire took on them.  This project became a larger endeavor as he discovered that many of the stories shared a common them-one of hope.  Michael went all in on bringing this story to the big screen including getting help from some very special friend...

Why do we say yes when we want to say no?  What do we volunteer, run ourselves ragged, and overextend our already overextended bodies?

Because we want to fit in, we want to belong, and we are terrified of being left out.  

It doesn't have to be this way-we can learn to stop the madness.   Join Jen and Stephanie Costello as they discuss how they battled their own internal struggles with people-pleasing, boundary setting, and serving themselves first.

My guest this week is Stephanie Costello!  She is an all-around amazing trauma survivor, wife, mom...

How do you handle rejection? Why do we take it so hard when someone or something doesn't work out for us?

Is it possible that rejection can be a gift?

Join Jen as she reads from her article, Writing Rejection Sucks..But Only For a Minute, and then invites Codi Chen on to discuss writing, rejection, and how life has a way of always working out! 

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Codi Chen is the co-creator of HeartWorks W...

Has Tik Tok become the main conversation topic in your house? Have you limited social media for your own kids only to have their friends share things with them?

Join Jen as she reads from her article, Raising Tweens in a Tik Tok World, and welcomes Dr. Bob Saul to discuss how we as parents can stay connected to our kids in this age of social media.

Dr. Bob Saul has been guiding the physical, behavioral, and mental care of children for over 40 years. His Parental Awareness Threshold is a simple framework to actively parent...

Are The Ghosts of Bullies Past Inside Your Head? How Do We Banish Negative Self Talk For Good?

"When you grow up in a home where the criticism and judgment are constant, your inner critic is a ruthless companion that never really leaves." Jen Cross

Jen is joined by Paul Levitin, host of the Healthy Happy Human Podcast where they discuss the effect positive affirmations have had on both of their lives and the importance of letting go of negative self-talk that doesn't serve you.

Learn more about Jen from articles to...