Refined and Unapologetic

True Stories. Questionable Decisions. Absolutely No Dignity. We've all had those moments when something happens and all you can think is... You seriously cannot make this shit up! 😂 In this episode of Refined & Unapologetic , Jen andGina are trading their funniest, most embarrassing, and downright unbelievablereal-life stories. And here's the best part—we haven't told each other w...

What if your life were a storage unit? Think about everything we accumulate over the years, and we’re not talking about the boxes shoved in the basement. Relationships. Memories. Old dreams. Mistakes. Disappointments. Hurt. Guilt. Expectations. And versions of ourselves that maybe don’t fit anymore. Eventually, we have to open the door, turn on the light, and start sorting. What stays? What goes?...

What happens when you stop settling for the life you think you’re supposed to live—and start paying attention to the life that’s calling you? In Episode 8, Jen and Gina sit down with Jessica Jackson, founder and CEO of Jacked-Nutrition, Certified Personal Trainer, Precision Nutrition PN2 Master Coach, coach, guide, and lifelong student of what it means to actually live the life you’ve been given....

There comes a point in life when you realize...I don't have to do this anymore. Welcome to The Midlife Bullshit List—the things we've officially, permanently, and unapologetically decided we're DONE with. For this episode, Jen and Gina each made their own list of five things without sharing them beforehand. No comparing notes. No editing each other. And definitely no asking, "Is this too petty?" F...

If you could sit down with your 30-year-old selffor five minutes, what would you tell her? Would you tell her to stop worrying so much aboutwhat everyone thinks? Take the picture? Wear the swimsuit? Take care of herbody? Let some friendships go? Stop believing she has to have her entire lifefigured out? Or maybe you'd simply tell her... Enjoy this. It goes faster than you think. In this episode, J...

What does hope look like when the life you knewchanges forever? In our first guest episode of Refined &Unapologetic , we sit down with Dr. Tammy Hershinow for a deeplypersonal conversation about love, unimaginable loss, grief, resilience, andultimately—hope. In September 2024, Tammy lost her adult son, JohnHenry, to suicide. John Henry was a beloved son, brother, friend, teacher, andman of fai...

Have you ever convinced yourself you just needed “a little more time” beforeyou started? One more certification. One more pound lost. One more draft. One more plan. One more reason to wait. We’ve been there too. In this episode, Jen and Gina have an honest conversation about howperfectionism almost kept Refined & Unapologetic from ever launching. Fromtaking hundreds of photos trying to get the...

How many times have you answered the question, “How are you?” with one word… Busy. Somewhere along the way, being busy became something we wear like a badge of honor. We equate full calendars with success, exhaustion with productivity, and constantly saying “yes” with being a good spouse, parent, friend, or employee. But what if being busy isn’t the goal? In this episode, Jen and Gina unpack the d...

In Episode 1, we talked about giving yourself permission to want more. In this episode , we’re talking about what comes next. Because the life you want isn’t built by one big breakthrough, it’s built by the small choices you make every single day. In this episode, Jen and Gina explore the difference between settling and raising your standards, why ownership is empowering (not shameful), and how th...

Can you be grateful for your life and still want more? Jen and Gina believe the answer is absolutely yes. In this first episode of Refined & Unapologetic, we share the personal stories that inspired this podcast and the life-changing lesson we both learned through divorce, career transitions, grief, sobriety, friendship, and rebuilding our lives from the ground up. We discuss why gratitude is...