Happily Even After Betrayal with Life Coach Jen

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I talk about what parents can do for themselves to be ready and prepared for back to school for their kids.  So often we focus on our kids' needs, we forget about our needs and expectations.  It is an exciting time of year and why not set yourself up for success. As always follow me @relationship411podcast on Instagram and Facebook- email Jennifer@relationship...

Send us Fan Mail This is the age old problem with all of us. Feeling good enough.  I have great news.  We were all born good enough.  I talk about 8 things we do that make us feel not good enough and how to stop doing those things. When couples get divorced or break up it is easy to feel not good enough. Sometimes the person might say- you aren't good enough for me, I can do better.  Don&apos...

Send us Fan Mail This week I am taking you to CHURCH. I gave a talk last month that several people asked if they could have a copy- that's never happened to me- or they missed it and heard it was good.  So I decided to make a podcast out of it.  I talk about 3 steps to becoming like Jesus Christ. I hope you love listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy creating it- as always follow me @re...

Send us Fan Mail This week as I reflect on my oldest daughter getting married I wanted to share with her and her husband what things I think are important for a marriage.  I was married for 26 years so I know all the things that might go wrong as well as what is really important so hopefully all my mistakes and successes can help this new generation create a better, more lasting marriage than mine...

Send us Fan Mail -Ok I know the title made a few of you mad.  Listen and then decide if I could be right.  I share several ways I believe, the other women, can be a gift to your marriage.  I am not saying it was a gift you wanted or would give your worst enemy but let's see how it could be true. I find if we try to look at a very triggering circumstance in a more open minded way you can exper...

Send us Fan Mail -This podcast I discuss 10 reasons people have affairs.  I find it helpful to understand the "WHY" someone is acting out so that if you do choose to stay in your marriage you can better understand and know what areas that you need to work on as a couple and an individual.  Just because someone cheats does not mean they are a BAD person.  They just made a choice that does...

Send us Fan Mail This week I interviewed my friend, Amanda Davis, as she shared her story of her marriage, betrayal and divorce. My hope in listening to someone else's story is that you find hope and realize that any trial that you might be having means that you are not alone.  There are others who have gone before you that can give you strength and encouragement as you endure your own trials...

Send us Fan Mail This week I continue my conversation with Beckie.  We talk about disclosure and other types of therapy that is available for someone to go to that has betrayal trauma. You can find Beckie at www.beckiehennessey.com She is a licensed therapist that works with men and women who have experienced betrayal.  She also uses experiential therapy and can do EMDR.  I hope you love listening...

Send us Fan Mail This week I have my friend Beckie on to discuss Betrayal (Relational) Trauma and what that is.  I actually prefer saying relational trauma- To me it sounds more empowering and easier to deal with.  She shares 5 dailies to make sure you are doing if you have experienced some type of betrayal in your life.  You can find Beckie at www.beckiehennessey.com She is a licensed therapist t...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the podcast I talk about feeling disappointment.  Life rarely goes as planned and that gives us many opportunities to feel disappointment. I share personal times I have felt disappointment as well as ways to allow our kids to feel it.  Also some ways to combat disappointment.  I hope you love listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy creating it- as always follow me @r...

Send us Fan Mail Today I am discussing Soul Care and what that is. I give some examples of what soul care vs self care is.  Why its so important and need to add it to our day.  I feel like many of us skip taking care of our spirt or our insides and only focus on our outsides.  Eventually this could cause us many problems that might have been avoided.  I would love to hear how you take care of your...

Send us Fan Mail This was a difficult episode for me to do but I felt I wanted to share with my listeners why my podcast has gone from Kevin and I to just me.  My logo, music and intro have all changed as well- I will call this, Season 2 of my podcast! Kevin and I got divorced. This is one idea that was helpful for me, however, in reality with actual people, kids, emotions it can get messy.  I sug...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast I talk about how you can survive and thrive in summer with your kids at home.  I'd love to hear your tips and tricks of how you enjoy your summer- send me an email or DM. I hope you love listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy creating it- as always follow me @relationship411podcast on Instagram and Facebook- email Jennifer@relationship411podcast.com to g...

Send us Fan Mail This week I talk about learning to be aware of your thoughts and feelings.  I discuss the monkey and owl brain and why we need both but to become aware of the why we do things and how our brain works.  I find this topic so interesting and learning to be the watcher of your brain can be truly lifechanging. I hope you love listening to this podcast as much as I enjoy creating it- as...

Send us Fan Mail This year our family had two graduates so I wanted to share a few thoughts about it.  Graduating anything is a big deal and graduating college and high school during a pandemic is extraordinary.  I am so proud of anyone that has accomplished this.  I share the book “Oh the Places you go” by Dr. Seuss and give a little advice.   I hope you love listening to this podcast as much as...

Send us Fan Mail This week I loved talking to Smith who is a neighbor of mine and who has accomplished more than most in his 18 years of life.  In the podcast we talk about paper cuts that he has gotten in his life and how they led him down a path of porn addiction, suicidal thoughts, recovery and now advocacy. He is an amazing young man and I loved talking to him about this very important subject...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss resentment and how we usually place it with the anger emotions, however, I have recently discovered by reading Brene Browns “Atlas of the Heart”, new researchers have placed it with the emotions of jealousy and envy.  As you look at resentment in your own life I think this is actually true and will make sense. I share several examples and try to show you...

Send us Fan Mail Today was my first episode by myself. I figure it can only get better from here. I discuss ways to help your relationship with your children as a mother or with your own mother. It can be challenging but in my opinion work worth doing. I give you a template to write a letter to your mother.  If you use it I’d love for you to share your letter with me. If you email jennifer@relatio...

Send us Fan Mail -We continue answering questions listeners have emailed us.  This one gets pretty real and honest.  We love answering listeners questions so please send us more. . We hope you love listening to this podcast as much as we enjoy creating it- as always follow us @relationship411podcast on Instagram and Facebook- email Jennifer@relationship411podcast.com to get the 411 every week or g...

Send us Fan Mail -We discuss how to deal with anxiety and depression with our kids.  We share our own journey with depression and anxiety with our own children. Craig is a therapist and coach in Bountiful, Utah. He has created a Greatest Day Mindset Journal.  You can find him on Instagram @greatestdaymindset as well as he has a podcast called the Greatest Day Podcast. We hope you enjoy our convers...

Send us Fan Mail -We discuss how in our life we may have been taught certain things and beliefs as if they were FACT. However, when we look at them for ourselves we realized these things don’t feel true to us anymore or they don’t fit into what we want in our lives.  We give lots of examples and discuss each one.  We try to discuss the why of why we say things and then why we believe them or don’t...

Send us Fan Mail This was a fun episode where we talk about instead of trying to be the best parents, try to embrace being the okayest parents.  My kids gave me a T-shirt for Christmas that stated this and I recently wore in during a 10K that I was in.   Sometimes we spend so much time trying to be perfect we miss the mark completely- so try working on just being OK.  See if you have more success...

Send us Fan Mail This week Kevin and I discuss a few topics that we are working on in our marriage as well as in our personal lives.  The first one is asking inquisitive questions vs. interrogative questions.  How they differ as well as the result each type of questioning gets.  We then move on to learning about connection vs. control and how control is the enemy of connection, yet all relationshi...

Send us Fan Mail Kevin and I invited Steven Shields onto our podcast this week. I started listening to his podcast awhile ago and was so impressed with is openness and honesty that I wanted to have our friends learn about him and what good he is doing in the world surrounding shame and trauma. Below is a little about who Steven is and what he does to help others. We hope you enjoy this episode as...

Send us Fan Mail This week we answer several listeners questions.   Lisa- How to deal with Erectile Disfunction in your marriage?   Jon- How to Disclose difficult information to your spouse?  Jaycee- My spouse and I have different love languages- what can we do?  Devin- How to handle dynamics shifting of a young couple having their first child?  Hannah- How to set and achieve goals in a relationsh...