Shed the Shame with Jenny Whitens

Motivation and consistency can be the hardest parts of leading a healthy lifestyle, especially when you’re just trying to start getting back on track. Here’s the thing - it doesn’t HAVE to be a mystery on how to keep that consistency going! Jenny knows the secret, and she’s sharing it today with the world. Being present with yourself and understanding the way your body and your mind react to situa...

For many people, possibly even most of us, it takes getting to the very bottom of the barrel to realize just how low our lives have gotten. One hit after another, living a lie for years, not standing up for ourselves, not expressing our boundaries - all of these things pile on top of that weight on our shoulders, until we just can’t take it any more. Today, Jenny invites Leanne Makinson from acros...

ERADICATE that hurtful self judgment with Jenny’s help in today’s episode. Self-judgment, and harsh criticism can wear down on us on a day to day basis, and disappointment in ourselves is an even sharper knife. We hit triggers and go  through episodes of this criticism and disappointment, which can lead to daily doubt, depression and unworthiness. But today, we stand up for ourselves. We meet thos...

When we're going through life doing everything to please others, it can feel like doing the right thing for us is wrong, that it's selfish. We might even be scared to do what's good for us. And maybe you go day to day feeling scared to do what's good for you, but eventually the universe throws you a sign that tells you to WAKE UP. This is it - this is your sign. Wake up and fee...

Frustrated on how to get the shit done that you keep putting off? Well, welcome to your step by step process on how to figure out WHY you can't bring yourself to do the things you want or need to do and HOW to break that pattern of avoidance! Deconstruct that illusion of perfection and reconstruct a way to take on your daily and long term goals bite by little successful bite. Success has neve...

Do you notice exactly how you talk about yourself not only to yourself, but to others? It seems as though we have been conditioned to downplay who we are and make excuses for how we are viewed by others; we even tend to minimize our own thoughts, ideas, and experiences to ourselves and others. Have you noticed that you say things to others like, “I know this sounds weird, but…” or to yourself unde...

Feeling emotions is all part of the human experience - so why do we say ‘sorry’ for showing them? We are taught that vulnerable feelings like sadness, affection, or even disappointment in ourselves are all bad feelings and make others around us uncomfortable. Our parents tell us not to cry, because their parents taught them not to cry, and so on and so forth, for generations. It’s time to realize...

Today’s episode is all about vulnerability. Learning to be vulnerable with yourself - to open up to yourself and others about what is truly holding you back; holding you down from what could be (and WILL be) your successes. Jenny walks us through what limiting beliefs are and how we exemplify them on a day to day basis, and just how exactly we can combat those ugly metaphorical faces. You CAN do t...

How often do you feel like you have to swoop in and save the day? Is it a lot? ...Is it almost EVERY day? Do you feel like your switch is 'ON', ALL the time? Then Jenny has the perfect episode for you. Throughout this episode, you'll learn to ask yourself the right questions to get yourself out of the 'I have to do everything' loop; you'll learn to take the right acti...

Today Jenny welcomes her friend and colleague Esther Avant! Esther is the founder of EA Coaching, a health and fitness community where clients can find compassion, understanding, and connection with the coaches as well as other clients on their journey towards a healthy lifestyle that lasts. In this episode, Jenny and Esther buckle down on how to get to the root of dietary habits and mindset. Ditc...

There are patterns in all of us, good and bad. Our own pattern of expecting certain or better behavior in others when we know deep down that we may never receive it, is the pattern of us hurting ourselves. We think, 'maybe this time will be different', 'maybe this time they'll understand'...but they don't, and unless they can see and heal themselves, they won't....

You find yourself trying the same goals you've had in the past - goals you've tried to obtain over and over again, but falling through with them...over and over again. We start telling ourselves "I told you so" when it fails, yet again, to soften the blow. We run away from it. We pretend it never happened. But finally, we're sick of running away from it, we're sick of...

It's easy to revert back to our fight or flight responses - after all, it's a habitual trauma response that's been built up since childhood. But what if I told you, you can break free of that fight or flight (or fawn, or freeze) mode? Healing takes time, that's true. But with understanding of the past, and forgiveness in yourself, you can make that healing happen. Time CAN heal...

Jenny welcomes back her friend and editor - Shelly! In today's episode, Shelly and Jenny discuss real life and personal scenarios of when boundaries were disrespected, what their reactions were at the time, and how to face that situation better in the future. Healing is tough, but it's possible when we stand up for ourselves and our boundaries! Find me on Social Media:  Facebook - Jenny...

It's okay to help people once in a while. Heck, you might help people every day, and that's okay too! However, there's a point where this may become a problem in some situations. Repeated situations with repeated offenders, people who start to cry wolf, people who refuse to take your advice or even do the complete opposite, then come back to you for help for the same situation and o...

The morals of society can be sneaky - they imbed in us from an early age, starting as far early as mere infants. It isn't always intended to be a negative thing, until we reach a point in our lives when we don't know how to be proud of ourselves - when we don't know how to tell ourselves that WE ARE WORTHY...and, that's a huge problem. Fear not, Jenny sits with us today with in...

The truth isn't always what we want to hear, but it's what we NEED to hear. Not just from other people, but hearing it from ourselves. Today, Jenny helps us find validation in our truths - whether it was perpetuated by ourselves or by others. Whatever our truth is, removing those layers to get to it unloads a weight like no other. Find peace and power in today's episode! Find me on...

Our inner child can reveal to us many things that we might never had thought about as adults. They show us the joys we used to revel in before we sleep walked into adulthood, but they also show us where and why we used to hide. Reconnecting with these ideas and places may reveal to us why our habits (physical and emotional/mental) are  what they are, as well as how to heal certain parts that might...

"Work smarter, not harder" we're told, and time and time again we're told to try 'this' way, do it 'that' way. And yet, we may still find ourselves not getting better, and maybe even feel like we're getting worse, or that we're even failures. Jenny is here to tell you - that isn't the case. There is always something that is the cause of our di...

Expectations can be a blessing and a curse. It's good to have them at a certain level, but too high or too many can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Feeling overwhelmed and stressed can back fire on our productivity - on our mental health as well as our physical health. We may stop productivity completely or try EVEN HARDER and burn our selves out even more than we already are! If this sounds li...

Self Denial is an easy shadow to fall into. It feels safe, it's an easy escape, and it allows us to ignore things so we can move on with our lives. Well, are we really moving on if we don't truly solve the issue? Jenny helps encourage us to be gentle yet honest with ourselves in order to escape the purgatory realm that is Self Denial. Much like secrets, self denial can begin to affect us...

"Some things are better left unsaid" can be harmful advice, especially when it comes to your experiences, and ESPECIALLY if it involves other people. Secrets might not make friends, but they make worse roommates when they're living in your head, trashing that living space with anxiety. Don't let your secrets eat away at your motivation, your livelihood - don't let them eat...

Conditioning and trauma from our past can lead to so many knots in our ball of yarn that is life. Knots such as constantly punishing ourselves for things we did, or things that were done to us before we knew what was right or wrong; for things we were taught were right or wrong. Jenny opens up to us about her experience of self punishment, but also her breakthrough experience that helped her find...

When you lack the results you're looking for, you don't feel worthy of the goal you're trying to achieve. If that sentence resonates with you, today's episode is something you'll want to listen to. Jenny talks us through why we don't feel deserving, and how we allow that guilt to guide us all in the wrong ways.  If you're letting others make decisions for you, or...

Having a reason to pursue your passions for your family is always a good thing. However, what about just having a reason for yourself? Showing your kids or those you love that you are good enough for them AND yourself is powerful; not only does it help inspire yourself, but it inspires others also, and shows them that it's OKAY to do things for themselves - for YOURSELF. Not everything has to...