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March 10, 2026
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Ep 79: Undermining Urgency

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Jen reflects on the quiet but persistent sense of urgency that can shape our days without us fully realizing it. She shares how constant input from phones, messages, podcasts, and the everyday rhythm of parenting and work can keep the nervous system activated. Even small pockets of potential stillness often get filled automatically. Jen begins experimenting with simple shifts such as letting space remain empty, delaying the impulse to respond or order something right...

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February 24, 2026
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Ep 78:  A Compassionate Conversation About GLP-1s

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Jen steps into a nuanced and compassionate conversation about GLP-1 medications and the very real complexity surrounding weight, health, and body image. With honesty and care, she explores the different experiences she’s seen in her practice, from clients who have found meaningful metabolic improvements to those who struggled with side effects, strength loss, or a muted relationship with food and life. Rather than taking a pro or anti stance, she cent...

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February 3, 2026
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Ep 77:  A Conversation on Sobriety and Freedom with Sam Goldfinch

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Jen sits down with Sam Goldfinch for an honest conversation about sobriety, freedom, and the inner worlds we learn to live inside. Sam shares his personal journey with alcohol in a way that moves beyond labels and shame, offering a compassionate perspective on addiction, curiosity, and what it really means to feel free. Rather than prescribing a single path, he invites listeners to notice what is no longer wo...

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January 27, 2025
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Ep 76:  The Wisdom of Walking 

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In this episode, Jen talks about how walking has become an important and enjoyable part of her routine. After an injury shifted her relationship with running, she found herself returning to walking as a simple, accessible way to move, think, and reset. From cold mornings to family trips and quiet neighborhood streets, walking becomes a steady presence that supports both physical health and mental clarity.

She also reflects on habits, expectations, and...

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January 13, 2025
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Ep 75: A New Season for McDaniel Nutrition

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Jen reflects on a tender season of transition as she shares the story behind selling McDaniel Nutrition after more than a decade of building it with heart and intention. What began as a small, deeply personal practice is now moving into new hands in a way that still honors the people, values, and care that have always defined it.

Along the way, Jen shares how this decision came together, f...

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January 13, 2026
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Ep 75:  When One Chapter Ends and Another Begins 

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Jen reflects on a tender season of transition as she shares the story behind selling McDaniel Nutrition after more than a decade of building it with heart and intention. What began as a small, deeply personal practice is now moving into new hands in a way that still honors the people, values, and care that have always defined it.

Along the way, Jen shares how this decision cam...

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December 30, 2025
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Ep 74: Sober Curiosity as Self Care with Casey McGuire Davidson

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Jen welcomes sobriety coach and Hello Someday Podcast for Sober Curious Women host Casey McGuire Davidson for an honest, compassionate conversation about alcohol, self care, and nervous system regulation. Casey shares her personal journey from high achieving, wine every night corporate life to ten years alcohol free, unpacking how drinking quietly fueled anxiety, poor sleep, and emotional overwhelm and how stopping changed everything.

Together, Jen and C...

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December 16, 2025
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Ep 73: A Season of Healing, Movement, and Compassion

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Jen shares a deeply personal update on her recovery from pelvic floor sling surgery and what it has taught her about aging, body changes, and caring for herself with more compassion. From laughing at her attempts to manage forehead wrinkles to finding unexpected joy in slow morning walks, she opens up about the honest, unfiltered moments that have shaped this season of healing.

She also walks us through t...

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December 2, 2025
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Ep 72: Finding Her Stride: A Life Update

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Jen is solo today bringing us some life updates. From bladder surgery to her running journey to how Feldenkrais and sober curiosity changed her outlook, Jen fills us in on what’s been on her mind and calendar lately.

Jen opens up about her journey through a challenging injury at Boston, some unexpected bladder issues, and how a simple Instagram post led her to discover Feldenkrais. She also ex...

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November 18, 2025
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Ep 71: A Conversation with Grace Bell on Loving What Is

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In this heartwarming episode, Jen welcomes Grace to share her journey of helping people find peace through questioning their thoughts. Grace discovered this transformative approach through Byron Katie's work, which taught her that suffering comes from believing our thoughts as the single origin of truth.

The conversation flows naturally as Jen and Grace swap notes on how they each work with clients, diving into how thoughts contribute to...

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November 4, 2025
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Ep 70: ADHD Coach Juliet O'Rourke Helps Women Navigate the ADHD Brain

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ADHD Coach Juliet O'Rourke joins Jen all the way from the UK to talk about her work with women who have been diagnosed with ADHD. After her own diagnosis at age 50, Juliet was called to help other women change their relationship with their thoughts and to help them find ways to support themselves and celebrate the amazing things that the neurodivergent brain can do. 

Juliet opens up a...

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October 21, 2025
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 Ep 69: Talking Parenting with Change Coach Laura Bernann

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Last episode's guest, Dr. Amy Johnson brought Jen and Laura together when they met in her Change Coach program. In this candid conversation, two coaches open up about their own struggles with parenthood and how they work to show up authentically to support their children through their teens years and on to college.

Join in this exploratory conversation that touches on everything from ruminating on thoughts and worries to the im...

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October 7, 2025
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Ep 68: Dr. Amy Johnson on Accessing the Essence of Experience

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Who are the influential people who are shaping your lens right now? 

For this episode Jen got to sit down with one of the people that’s been shaping her lens recently. Dr. Amy Johnson joins Jen to talk about the power of experiencing our world through more than just our thoughts by stepping back to access the true essence of your experience. 

Earlier this year, Jen...

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September 23, 2025
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Ep 67: Less Americans are Drinking! (and an update on Jen's sober journey)

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Jen's back for a new season (finally!) and today she's giving us an update on her sober journey. From summer vacations to social events to handling weekend plans, she shares her successes and struggles navigating life without drinking. 

This episode also features some hard-hitting data about the amount Americans are drinking (spoiler, it's less than it was 2 years ago!) and what kind of d...

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July 22, 2025

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Ep 66:  Parenting Beyond Diet Culture with Oona Hanson 

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Grab your coffee and settle in for a heartfelt conversation with writer, educator, and parent coach Oona Hanson to explore how diet culture affects families, especially boys, in today’s appearance-focused world. Oona shares personal and professional insights, including her own child’s experience with an eating disorder, and reflects on the often-overlooked body image pressures boys face around fitness, leanness, and muscularity.

Oona offers compassionate, practical advice...

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July 8, 2025

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Ep 65: Life Coach Lessons on Getting Grounded 

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In this episode, Jen reflects on what it means to feel grounded and how her work with life coach and psychologist Amy Johnson has helped her get there.

She shares how tough it can be to follow a gut feeling instead of getting caught up in racing thoughts, and why learning to trust that inner sense has made such a difference. Jen also talks about weaving w...

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June 24, 2025

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Ep 64: Sobriety as a Sacred Practice with Liz McCandless

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In this episode, Jen chats with the lovely Liz McCandless about her deeply personal journey to sobriety. After a big wake-up moment, Liz realized life was slipping by—and decided it was time to make a change. She opens up about her experience in rehab, the power of slowing down, and how sobriety helped her reconnect with who she really is. They dive into all the feels—grief, grow...

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June 10, 2025

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Ep 63: It All Falls on Me

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 In this episode, Jen talks about the strain that can come with summer and how she often feels like everything is on her. Through her work with a life coach, she’s been focusing on being more present—paying attention to how her body feels instead of getting stuck in her head. She’s noticing that the need to feel in control often creates its own kind of suffering. But when she...

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May 27, 2025

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Ep 62: Urges

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In this solo episode, Jen dives deep into the nature of urges—whether it's the craving for food, alcohol, or the impulse to escape an uncomfortable emotion. She reflects on how we often turn to these behaviors for comfort rather than allowing ourselves to truly feel what’s beneath the surface. 

Drawing from her professional experience, Jen shares how she once helped clients avoid certain foods, only to later realize the urge itself holds valua...

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May 13, 2025

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Ep 61: What if We Did Different with Sandy Weiss, PT, GCFP

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In this episode, Jen is thrilled to welcome Sandy back to the podcast for the third time!  Jen shares how the work she’s done with Sandy has been nothing short of life-changing. They explore the idea of stepping away from rigidity and instead ask, what if things didn’t have to be so fixed? What if slowing down, tuning in, and sensing ourselves could open up a...

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April 29, 2025

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Ep 60: Menopause Strong with Brooke Kalisiak, PT, DPT

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In this episode, Jen sits down with Brooke Kalisiak, a pelvic floor physical therapist and founder of Legacy Physical Therapy in St. Louis, to dive into all things menopause. Brooke shares her own self-care routines and offers an inside look at the approach to pelvic floor therapy at her practice. Together, Brooke and Jen have created Menopause Strong — a program designed to help women stay strong and re...

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April 15, 2025

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Ep 59: So, I Went on a Silent Retreat

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Last month Jen went on a silent retreat and we're lucky enough to have a front row seat to the debrief of her experience. The journey to a silent retreat started when her life coach, Helen, introduced her to the work of Amy Johnson—the woman who facilitated the retreat. Amy’s book Just a Thought, along with her other teachings, deeply resonated with Jen and helped her...

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April 1, 2025

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Ep 58:  Creating Your Mindful Closet with Guest Dacy Gillespie

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In this episode, Jen is joined by personal stylist Dacy Gillespie, who shares her journey from burnout in the nonprofit world to building a career around her lifelong love of fashion. What started as a one-year break has turned into twelve years of helping other women through her business, Mindful Closet. Dacy opens up about how she defines self-care—setting up her life to avoid burnout. She walks lis...

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March 18, 2025

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Ep 57: Better

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In this episode, Jen explores the idea of being "better" and how wellness culture often pressures us to constantly improve. You don’t have to strive to be better; you are already enough just as you are. Trying new things isn’t necessarily about improvement—it’s about exploration and growth in different directions.

Jen also challenges the notion of control, emphasizing that we can never truly predict where life will take us. She find...

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March 4, 2025

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Ep 56: Special Episode from Rhett Smith's Podcast: Social Media and Slowing Down

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Today we have a special episode - we're bringing you an episode of Rhett Smith's Praxis podcast featuring Jen!

In this episode, Rhett and Jennifer dive deep into the concepts of wintering - slowing down and taking time to rest. Recently both Jen and Rhett have noticed a trend of moving away from social media and technology. They take this hour to e...

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February 18, 2025

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Ep 55: Grounding Phrases with Life Coach Helen McLaughlin

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Jen's welcoming her life coach Helen back to the show today to talk about grounding phrases that you can use to support your feelings and move through them with a different perspective.

Helen has been working with Jen for over a year and in this episode they talk through some of the grounding phrases that have helped them work through life's harder moments. In these...

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February 4, 2025

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Ep 54: No Shame, Just Science: Talking Bodies, Blushing Optional

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Today Jen is letting us into the more personal self care she's been working while navigating some minor, but impactful health issues. It's too common for people to avoid talking about things because they're embarrassing or they think they're the only one experiencing it, so today Jen is opening up in the hopes of connecting with listeners that may be having similar experiences. 

To honor American he...

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December 16, 2024

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Ep 53: Celebrating 2 Years Sober with Special Guest PJ McDaniel (Jen’s Husband!)

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Jen is celebrating two years of sobriety today and is chatting with her most special guest yet - her husband PJ. From navigating a relationship where alcohol was once central to their social life to finding new rhythms, they reflect on the ups and downs of this change. PJ opens up about how her journey has impacted his own relationship with alcohol, leading to subtle sh...

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December 10, 2024

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Ep 52: Lessons from Mark Spewak, a St. Louis Running Icon 

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In this episode, Jen is joined by Mark Spewak, a competitive runner, coach, and cornerstone of the St. Louis running community. Mark shares his journey from selling More Miles, More Smiles T-shirts to organizing charitable races that have become local institutions. Drawing inspiration from his mother’s charitable work, Mark’s latest project, the Market Mile, aims to support organizations actively revitalizing downtown St. Louis—combining fitness, fun, an...

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November 26, 2024
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Ep 51: Bittersweet Steps: Parenting a Teenager

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In this emotional episode, Jen opens up about navigating raising a teenager and watching her 13-year-old son grow up and start to pull away. Jen shares her raw feelings about the sudden changes in their once easy, close bond, reflecting on how quickly her son seems to be coming into his own. While she knows this independence is a healthy part of growing up, it’s left her grappling wit...

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November 12, 2024
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Ep 50: A Conversation on Aging Gracefully

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In this episode, Jen explores her experience with aging and the challenges that come with navigating the flood of health advice online. She talks about how many women in her circle, like herself, are facing perimenopause and feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health information. Jen opens up about the struggle to find reliable guidance and shares her own journey toward aging gracefully.
 
From choosing positive "gracefully aging" role models t...

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October 29, 2024

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Ep 49:  Beyond the Silence: Real Talk on Women’s Health with Dr. Melanie McKean 

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In this episode, Jen is joined by Dr. Melanie McKean, a reproductive psychiatrist specializing in women’s health, to talk about perimenopause—a topic that’s often shrouded in silence. As Jen opens up about her own experience with perimenopausal symptoms, like brain fog and forgetfulness, Dr. McKean dives into the neurological and hormonal shifts women undergo during this transition and shares actionable steps to he...

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October 15, 2024

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Ep 48: Sleep and the Feldenkrais Method with Sandy Weiss, PT, GCFP

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In this episode, Jen welcomes back one of her favorite people, her Feldenkrais teacher Sandy, to dive into the transformative power of self-care and sleep. They explore Sandy’s recent sleep camp and how it uses Feldenkrais methods to help participants achieve better sleep and greater body awareness. Jen shares her own experiences from sleep camp and offers tips on how to improve sleep quality at hom...

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October 1, 2024
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Ep 47: Is Your Self Care Routine Serving You?

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After a recent talk centering on burnout and self care for a group of registered dietitians, Jen has found herself coming back to the idea of finding the self care practices that serve the individual. 

In this episode, Jen shares her most effective self care practices and the ways that she has adapted them to work for her. Not all of these will work for everyone, but t...

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September 17, 2024 
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Ep 46: Exploring Sobriety with Alex Highsmith

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In this emotional and candid episode, Jennifer and special guest, Alex Highsmith, open up about their sober journeys. From drinking daily and living moment to moment to owning multiple businesses, Alex shares her highs, lows, and tips for staying sober. If you're sober or sober-curious, this episode is a must listen.

Check out the links below to visit the first non-alcoholic bottle shop in the US!

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