How I Met Myself

As Jessica prepares to welcome baby # 3, she shares details from the third trimester of her pregnancy, how she is thinking about the postpartum period and other life updates. She also discusses the rite of passage she just completed to mark her entry into the “wisdom years” and a recent mothers circle she hosted in celebration of Mother’s Day and to honor the new moon. She is excited to unveil her...

In this solo episode, Jessica delves into the subject of voice, sharing her personal story healing her voice and using it to live out her purpose. She examines common patterns that begin in childhood that can inhibit your ability to fully express, and she offers insights from her own experience on how to unwind these patterns and find your authentic voice. In this episode, you will learn: How to h...

Writer, yoga educator and mother of two, Sarah Ezrin, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to discuss her book, The Yoga Of Parenting . In her book, which was released in 2023, she applies the teachings of yoga to parenting and offers practical advice for how we can stay grounded, connect with our kids and practice self-compassion throughout parenthood.  During their conversation, they discuss h...

In this episode, Jessica explores the concept of initiation - a major transformation that occurs when we experience radical change. She focuses specifically on the initiation into motherhood, discussing the changes that occur in pregnancy and how these help women integrate important lessons that will serve them in motherhood.  Although our culture tends to demonize the physical changes that come w...

In this empowering episode, we delve into how to make self-care a top priority in your life and how to get the most out of your self-care practice. The host introduces five prerequisites that are essential to prioritizing self-care and three categories of self-care - nourishment, rest and use of energy - to help listeners identify the practices that fill their cups the most. This episode offers a...

Ceremonialist, anthropologist, mother of two and founder of Rituel, Eve Gaines, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to talk about motherhood and the lost art of ritual. During this profound conversation, Jessica and Eve discuss why we need to place more value on motherhood and how, contrary to what patriarchal society tells us, motherhood actually serves women in achieving their dreams and step...

The spirituality space is so vast and can be intimidating if you aren’t sure where to begin. Jessica talks about her own journey getting started and shares her favorite resources from books to podcast episodes and techniques to help integrate spirituality into your life. In this episode, listeners will learn: Where to start if you’re just beginning on your journey to spirituality Jessica’s top boo...

This episode focuses on connection and opening your heart. Jessica shares how she creates meaningful connection with her husband, including rituals and activities they do together as well as tips that help them maintain a strong and healthy relationship. She also explains what it means energetically to open your heart and how to generate self-love - a necessary foundation for exchanging love with...

Oftentimes during the early years of motherhood, women feel called to take a career pause or make a career change. In both cases, they fear the loss of identity they will experience and worry they will feel a lack of self-worth without the recognition they are used to receiving at work. In this episode, Jessica discusses how to overcome these fears. In this episode, listeners will learn: Where the...

In this solo episode, Jessica explores the transformative power of surrender and deepening into faith in the face of uncertainty. She reflects on her current pregnancy, revealing the challenges, fears, and profound lessons it has brought. While the health of her baby remains uncertain, Jessica is focusing on gratitude and continues to hold the faith that no matter what happens, everything will be...

Psychologist, relationship coach, and breathwork teacher, Leigh-Anne LoPinto, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to talk about conscious relationships. Informed by the work of Carl Jung as well as Internal Family Systems, Leigh-Anne offers a new paradigm of relationships - one that sees relationships as a vehicle for personal growth and divine union.  Leigh-Anne shares her own journey, includi...

In this episode, Jessica announces that she is pregnant with her third child. As she journeys through this initiation, a range of emotions has surfaced, and she is reckoning with these different parts. Drawing on expertise from the Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, she explains: How to be present with and curious about different, and oftentimes conflicting, emotions How to identify the root...

In this episode, Jessica shares reflections from her recent solo working retreat. For listeners who want to take a solo retreat themselves, she offers advice on: How to overcome limiting beliefs related to money and mom guilt How to mentally and physically prepare for a retreat including diet, exercise and mindset How to set strong goals for your retreat How to structure your time and create a use...

In this episode, Jessica looks at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and strives to understand why it has gained such widespread appeal. Through her own analysis and in reviewing the New York Times profile of Taylor Swift written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, she arrives at the conclusion that the tour gives people permission to stop hiding from their pasts and to release any shame they carry. Using the Eras...

Ali Ofstedal, an evolutionary astrologer and energy healer trained in intuitive, quantum and shamanic healing, joins Jessica on the podcast this week. She shares how she went from a corporate job to doing this work and how energy healing actually works to clear density, remove old programming and help us find closer alignment with our highest self. In this episode, you will learn about: Karma - wh...

Gratitude is the most potent energy for manifesting our dreams for the future, so as we close out 2023 and begin to set our resolutions for 2024, this meditation is an opportunity to express our gratitude for all that the past year has brought. During this 10 minute meditation, you will be guided into an altered state to help you cultivate gratitude for the experiences you had in 2023 and the peop...

As we approach the end of the year, we start to think about what we want to achieve in the new year. In what areas do we want to grow? What are our dreams? Are there lifestyle changes we want to make? What do we want to focus on for the year ahead? In this episode, you will learn: Four approaches to setting New Year’s resolutions Why most New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside How to succeed a...

As we move into winter, the season is not just marked by the holidays. It’s also a time when many of us get sick. More viruses appear, and we end up with runny noses, chest coughs and aching sinuses. Germs are spread, yes, but there are also spiritual reasons that can lead to sickness.  In this episode, you will learn about: The energetics of sickness - the intangible reasons why we get sick How t...

Second generation Tarot card reader, Jessica Kruskamp aka. TarotMalibu, is on the podcast this week, sharing how she came to read the Tarot despite initially resisting it. She discusses Tarot both through the Jungian lens of archetypes and as a tool for divination. In this episode, you will learn: How Tarot is used as a tool to connect with our inner-knowing Why Tarot works Practices to enhance yo...

In this episode, Jessica discusses breathwork as a healing modality. She shares her own experience with breathwork - how she discovered it, how she initially felt resistance to it and why she finally decided to lean into it. Once she did, she found deep healing to the point that she ultimately trained in the David Elliott lineage of breathwork and is now a breathwork facilitator for individuals, g...

It's Eclipse season! Jessica shares the details about the upcoming eclipses taking place on October 14th and October 28th of 2023. She shares the astrological themes and explains how these eclipses can show up in each of our lives. She also offers advice for how to work with the Eclipse energy in order to fuel our personal development and the dreams we hold. Eclipses are extremely powerful and...

In this solo episode, Jessica shares her weight loss journey from struggling to lose weight for the majority of her adult life to finally being able to shed the weight by shifting her identity to become the change she wanted to see. Jessica shares her story not because she is here to give advice on how to lose weight but because it exemplifies the identity shift that is required when you are tryin...

During this solo episode, Jessica goes into detail about her career in management consulting and tech and why she ultimately decided to quit her tech job. In spite of her decision to leave the corporate world, she didn’t know what she wanted to do instead and found herself floundering without much direction. During this time, she learned to sit with herself, and while she wasn’t making strides tow...

Grief and loss are inevitable parts of life, and yet we are so ill-prepared for them. Following the loss of her father-in-law, Jessica reflects on grief - why our culture tends to avoid it and how we can engage with it in order to better process the emotions as well as support others after losing a loved one. Despite the common phrase, “everyone grieves in their own way,” Jessica explores several...

Molly Nourmand, LMFT, joins Jessica to discuss the metamorphosis women go through when they become mothers and the major identity shift, called matrescence, that comes with it. She shares her own personal experience with postpartum depression and how that prompted her to create Life After BirthⓇ - an organization that offers pregnancy and postpartum support circles, 1:1 therapy, and other services...