Journey With Jess

Thank you so much for tuning into season 2 of Journey With Jess! In this final episode of the season I sit down with Ashley Arter. While not a mental professional, Ashley has an immense amount of knowledge regarding mental health and in particular, eating disorders. Having dealt with anxiety, depression, PTSD, undiagnosed ADHD, as well as disordered eating, Ashley has come on to share important in...

We’re almost at the end of season two of Journey With Jess , but the episodes just keep getting better and better!  This week I’m chatting with Jessica Rebelo. Jessica is a licensed clinical social worker and a trauma informed life coach and the owner of Unleashed Potential: Life Coaching and Counseling . Understanding the fragility of working with trauma, she aims to give hope to individuals who...

Hi! Welcome to another episode of Journey With Jess. This week I'm chatting with my sorority sister, Jeniadys Lyn-Shue aka Jeni. This was one of the best podcast episodes I've ever done, if I may say so myself. We covered a ton of different topics, including body image, the history of the quinceañera, wedding expenses, creating your own traditions, and healing through mothering. What is th...

This week's guest is a dear friend and talented visual artist, Sueey Gutierrez. Sueey is a first-generation Salvadorian-American. In this episode, she opens up about being raised by her grandparents, picking her battles, how she experienced connecting socially to the people around her, and how alcoholism affected her family. What are the main differences between American and Salvadorian cultur...

Check out part 1 if you haven't already: https://youtu.be/XukbMe1Q5y0 I’m glad to have had a chance to have an open, intimate conversation with my sorority sister and close friend, Karen Barahona. Karen’s parents had her when they were teenagers which in turn shaped Karen’s childhood and teenage years. Karen opens up about having to take on adult responsibilities from a young age, eventually s...

New week, new Journey With Jess podcast episode! I’m glad to have had a chance to have an open, intimate conversation with my sorority sister and close friend, Karen Barahona. Karen’s parents had her when they were teenagers which in turn shaped Karen’s childhood and teenage years.  Karen opens up about having to take on adult responsibilities from a young age, eventually standing up for herself,...

This week I have the pleasure of chatting with Maria Alfaro, a mental health activist and the founder of a non-profit called Que Paso Latinx™. Inspired by her mother’s mental health journey, she created the program three years ago with the hope of educating, spreading awareness, and encouraging mental education among other things. Maria is a gifted motivational speaker, a published author, and a m...

This week I'm super excited to bring you a long-awaited discussion all about narcism and narcissistic parents with psychologist and mental health coach, Melissa Lehto. A little bit about Melissa: Melissa Lehto was born in El Paso, Texas. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, later obtaining her Master's degree in Mental Health Counse...

Welcome to Season 2 of "Journey With Jess" - your go-to podcast for insightful conversations on mental health and personal growth! 🎙️✨ ✨ Thank you for tuning into part 2 of my sit down with my guest, Monica, an educator and a first-generation American✨ Monica delves into her career as a teacher, discusses mental health issues in connection to being an educator, and how flawed the over...

Welcome to Season 2 of "Journey With Jess" - your go-to podcast for insightful conversations on mental health and personal growth! 🎙️✨ ✨ In this highly anticipated first episode, I’m sitting down with my guest, Monica, an educator with a unique and fascinating life story. ✨ Monica shares her powerful journey of straddling two worlds - being originally from El Salvador but growing up i...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In the season 1 finale solo episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I’m chatting with you about the time the pandemic completely altered my plans and how with the encouragement from my therapist, my boyfriend, and my best friends I was able to go from feeling anxious and completely lost, to moving out of parents home and...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. Thank you for tuning into ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ We had so much to chat about that is just made sense to split this episode into two parts. If you haven't had a chance to listen to part 1, make sure you do and come right back to listen to part 2!  Spend a half hour listening to Jess and Daniela talk about her m...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with my friend Daniela about her ADHD journey. In this hilarious and informative episode, Daniela opens up about trying to navigate learning and taking tests at school while also having a really hard time concentrating, getting diagnosed with ADH...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with my close friend, Anthony. This episode's main topic is masculinity and the term "man up" but we cover so much more, such as relationships, marriage, the concept of "happy wife, happy life", what guys really talk when...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with my sorority sister and good friend, Tarikah Santiago.  In this episode we discuss ADHD and the daily challenges it poses, how she masked her symptoms from an early age, her hospitalization at the age of 22, and why getting a second opinion a...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with my cousin, Yeimy.  In this episode we discuss Yeimy’s journey from El Salvador to the United States (she was only 6 when she came!), how she adjusted to reuniting with her father after not seeing him for a few years, and their relationship s...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with one of my best friends, Sergio.  In this episode we discuss masculinity and machismo and the difference between the two, how Sergio relates to the youth he works with, masculinity within his own family, and setting healthy boundaries in his...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with Estefany. Estefany is a rockstar nurse at a pediatric clinic (nurses truly are angels!) and a mommy to a beautiful girl named Hailee. In this episode she talks about her unexpected pregnancy, things people don't tell you about pregnancy,...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with Nathali J. Zamora. Nathali works in finance by day and is passionate about the work she does as an endometriosis advocate in her free time. In this episode she talks about endometriosis misconceptions, her own symptoms, the challenging road...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker. In this week's episode of ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ I'm chatting with my good friend Crystal Escabi. Crystal is an author, creative, tarot reader (and lawyer!). In this episode she opens up about her spiritual journey, how she discovered tarot, why she got into writing, and what inspired her to write her book,...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker, and I welcome you to the first episode of my brand new podcast, ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ In this podcast I will be discussing my own mental health journey and interviewing awesome guests about topics such as therapy, parenthood, gaining confidence, and navigating obstacles and ending up stronger and more resilient. M...

Hi 👋🏽 ! My name is Jess. I'm a Mental Health Coach and Therapist Matchmaker, and I welcome you to the first episode of my brand new podcast, ✨ Journey With Jess ✨ In this podcast I will be discussing my own mental health journey and interviewing awesome guests about topics such as therapy, parenthood, gaining confidence, and navigating obstacles and ending up stronger and more resilient. M...