Heart Of Life Podcast

In this final episode of the season, Brooke and Jesie reflect on the dance between making and being made. They explore what it means to be both the artist and the canvas - shaped by experience, intuition, and the creative process itself. This is an invitation to honor the ways you are constantly creating and being created, and to step into the season ahead with reverence for your own unfolding. Th...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke invite you to drop into your senses as an act of reclamation. Whether it’s something that tastes delicious, sounds like music to your soul, or simply catches your eye with beauty - sensuality can be a way back to yourself. Together, they explore how tuning into pleasure can be both grounding and transformative. This week’s invitation: Drop into sensuality, whether...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie invite you to soften your pace and tune into the quiet invitations all around you. From the light through the trees to a passing moment of connection, what wants to touch you into fuller existence? This episode is a gentle call to presence, to curiosity, and to being deeply moved by the world as it is. This week’s invitation: Can you slow down enough to see how th...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke explore how even in the midst of fear or chaos, there can be moments of sweetness, of presence, of joy. They recall the story of the two tigers and the strawberry - a metaphor for holding complexity. Can we acknowledge the danger, the uncertainty, and still reach for what nourishes us? This is an exploration on pleasure, presence, and the radical act of savoring....

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore the quiet (and often uncomfortable) practice of allowing things to unfold in their own time. They invite you to notice the impulse to control, to fix, to know - and instead, stay with the present moment. What becomes possible when we stop bracing against the unknown? This week’s invitation: What would it be like to let something unfold? Can you sit with th...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke explore the often uncomfortable but necessary process of aligning with your truest self. Together, they reflect on the tension between who we’ve been taught to be and who we’re becoming. This week’s invitation: What is the spell you cast that allows you to move from how you learned to be into who you are and how you want to be?  Find out more about the Sacred Seek...

In this episode, Jesie and  Brooke explore the idea that the source of our suffering may also reveal the path to our healing—whether emotionally, relationally, or within our narratives. By turning toward curiosity, we can begin to see the mirror image of our pain and discover what might bring us relief. This week’s invitation: Notice if something is happening in your world that doesn’t feel okay f...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie remind you that your tender, big, beautiful heart is a gift to the world—but it also needs rest. We explore the importance of slowing down, replenishing yourself and honoring the deep restoration that allows you to keep showing up with care and presence. This week’s invitation: Rest. The world needs your tender, big beautiful, heart. But when we walk through the w...

In this episode, Jesie and  Brooke explore the courage it takes to recognize when it’s time to leave—whether it’s a job, a relationship, or a season of life, but to do so with gentleness and thoughtfulness.  This week’s invitation: Recognize where you might need to leave. Be gentle with yourself and consider how you might look back on that period and find a new measure of success outside of longev...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore the challenges of leaving something good behind—what it means, why it’s so difficult, and how to navigate the process with intention. They discuss the importance of allowing ourselves to leave well when possible, even when it feels hard. This week’s invitation: Notice the places where you might be telling a story that makes it easier to say no but might no...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore how even the most exciting invitations and opportunities can unexpectedly throw us off balance, pulling us away from alignment with our authentic selves and disrupting our sense of flow. They discuss the importance of cultivating strong rituals that create space for our flow and how, sometimes, saying no to an invitation is necessary to stay true to oursel...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore the distinction between duty and obligation. They discuss how obligation often disconnects us from our authentic selves, pushing us into a performative state, while duty—the deeper call of our lives—invites us to live in alignment with who we truly are, fostering a more sustainable and fulfilling way of being. This week’s invitation: Notice how you - your...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie delve into the complexities of making decisions that might inconvenience others. They explore what it means to align with your own integrity and navigate the challenges of staying true to yourself, even when it comes with potential fallout. This week’s invitation: Ask yourself the discernment questions. Is it good? Is it available? Is it wise?  Do I want it?  Then...

Defensiveness often sneaks into our lives, protecting us from truths we might not be ready to face. In this episode, we invite you to notice the moments that stir your defenses—those conversations or experiences that spark resistance within you. Instead of turning away, what would it look like to lean in with curiosity? This week’s invitation: Notice the conversations or the things that show up in...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore the tender question, What Would Love Say? Together, we consider how love’s voice might sound when turned inward, offering ourselves the same compassion, pride, and encouragement we so easily extend to others. What if you held your own face in your hands, looked yourself in the eyes, and spoke with the gentleness of someone who deeply cherishes you? This we...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie invite you to explore the moments when fear takes the lead, shifting you from true self-support to enabling a frightened version of yourself. Together, they ask: What would love say in these moments? How can you begin to trust in your own competence and shift from fear-driven choices to those rooted in love and empowerment? This week’s invitation: In those places...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke revisit the fine line between enabling and supporting. Through personal stories, they reveal how the key to truly supporting others lies in grounding ourselves—shifting from a place of fear-based energy to one rooted in love. This week’s invitation: Recognize the line again. Keep coming back and asking “what does support look like here?” “What would love have me d...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie explore the delicate balance between enabling and supporting in relationships. Where is the power going and how might it shift toward empowerment? Through reflection and curiosity, we'll reimagine what it looks like to truly encourage someone while encouraging their growth and agency. This week's invitation: Think about a relationship you have where the line betwe...

In this special milestone episode, Brooke and Jesie reflect on the incredible journey that brought Heart of Life to its 100th episode. They revisit the origins of the podcast, sharing the story behind its name and the heartfelt intention that inspired it. Together, they explore how creating this space has shaped their lives, deepened their understanding of connection, and challenged them in ways t...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke delve into the idea that the life we choose is, in turn, choosing us back. Exploring how our relationships, habits, and self-perceptions reflect the choices we make every day, offering opportunities for deeper understanding and growth. Together, they pose a powerful question: What is something you love about yourself—or are curious about—that you’d like to underst...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie dive deep into the ways our daily habits and choices shape the lives we lead, exploring the profound question: "Am I training for peace or for overwhelm?" Together, they examine how intentional decision-making can either anchor us in calm and clarity or perpetuate cycles of stress and chaos. Through thoughtful reflection, they challenge listeners to consider: What...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke explore what it means to create the spaces we need within ourselves. How do we build the homes within that allow for our "arms to be open to the whole of ourselves." Learn how we can allow gentleness and joy to be the birthplace of healing and growth. This week's invitation: Can you throw your arms open to the whole of yourself? Can you take this time to create a...

In this episode, Registered Dietitian and Makeup Artist Elizabeth Bronk joins Brooke and Jesie in exploring the necessity of romanticizing the healing process. Truly abandoning the "escape hatch" and "quick fixes," Elizabeth shares about her own unglamorous glow-up. More about Elizabeth: Elizabeth Bronk Registered Dietitian & Makeup Artist Elizabeth is a multi-passionate registered dietitian a...

In this episode, Jesie and Brooke dive even deeper into the ways that avoiding parts of self can lead to denial, erosion of self-trust, and the outsourcing of our own knowing. "To know" can be painful, but to deny our own knowing is far worse. This week's invitation: What is the real way out? What do you already know? Can you connect to your knowing and find the "real way out" instead of the escap...

In this episode, Brooke and Jesie share vulnerably about the parts they are working to integrate. With time, stillness, and quietness, we can explore the truth that our "hardest-to-love parts" might be offering beneath their extreme and often uncomfortable messages. This week's invitation: Find stillness. Again. Find time to relate to parts of you that you've been trying to ignore. Can you get pas...