Live Your Jam

Harm reduction means meeting people where they are, treating every person who uses drugs with dignity, and counting any positive change as progress. If you love someone in active addiction, or you've been shamed for not following an all-or-nothing path, you know how fast stigma pushes people away from help. Stigma kills, and the shame of addiction can keep people stuck in the spiral. On Live Your...

A special needs empty nest is the transition nobody talks about: one child leaves for college, another may live at home for life, and your friends are planning the trips you once dreamed of too. If you're a caregiver parent, you know the awkward pause at the dinner table, the guilt of wanting a break, and the quiet grief of a life that looks different than you pictured. You're not alone, and you'r...

What is breathwork for emotional release, and what might change if you stopped trying to fix yourself? Breathwork is the intentional practice of bringing awareness to your breathing. In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with breathwork practitioner Zach Rehder to explore how conscious breathing can become a way to notice emotional resistance, reconnect with your body, and ma...

What happens when you stop moving at the speed of the world and begin walking at the speed of your soul? In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with Adam Peacocke, co-founder and guide of the Camino de Sonoma, a 75-mile pilgrimage stretching from Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma to the Russian Orthodox Chapel at Fort Ross. Inspired by Spain’s Camino de Santiago, the Cami...

What are the six phases of spiritual awakening, and how can you recognize which phase you are moving through? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with four-time author, keynote speaker, and spiritual guide JJ DiGeronimo to explore the framework behind her book, Illuminate Your Path: 6 Phases of Spiritual Awakening . JJ shares how she moved from a successful career in Silicon...

What if the secret to a more meaningful, aligned life is not adding another goal, habit, or strategy, but subtracting what no longer belongs? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Nell Derick Debevoise, also known as Nell 3D, a writer, thought leader, and self-described subtraction activist. Nell introduces the Subtract to Succeed Method, an approach that helps high-achie...

What are the benefits of forest bathing, and can slowing down in nature really regulate your nervous system, reduce stress, and help you reconnect with yourself? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Jenny Harrow-Keeler, founder of Ecowisdom Wellness and a certified nature and forest therapy guide, to explore the science and spirit of forest bathing, also known as the Jap...

What happens during a mediumship reading, and how can you tell whether the person delivering the message is genuine? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with psychic medium, initiated Wiccan priestess, tarot teacher, healer, and bestselling author Linda Rauch to explore how mediumship works and what four decades of studying the unseen have taught her about life, death, grief...

Why are so many successful teenagers anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected from themselves? In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with educator, coach, and House of Rise founder Dr. Carla Caturia to unpack the growing teen motivation crisis affecting high-achieving students and their families. Together they explore why good grades, packed schedules, and impressive resumes do...

How do you navigate life's biggest transitions without losing yourself? Whether you're facing a career change, divorce, becoming an empty nester, moving to a new city, or simply questioning what's next, this episode explores how life's biggest changes can become the foundation for your greatest personal growth. In this solo episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis shares the research, personal st...

What if alcohol isn't the problem, but it's the thing standing between you and the life you're meant to live? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with sober coach and Sober Chapters founder Didi Jordan to explore what happens when you remove alcohol and finally hear yourself clearly. After years of cycling between drinking and taking breaks, Didi committed to a two-year "sob...

What really happens when we die? And is there actual evidence for life after death, or is it just wishful thinking? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Johnny Burke, host of the Closer to Venus podcast, who has spent six years and close to 250 episodes interviewing the people who would know. Near-death experiencers. Evidential mediums. Hospice workers who sit with the d...

What happens when women don’t just show up for a workout… but for each other? In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with Pam Stafford, community leader, former mayor, and the creator of a dance-based fitness class that has been running for over 46 years. What started as a simple aerobic class became something much deeper. A space where women of all ages, from their 40s to the...

What if the thing keeping you stuck… isn’t weakness, lack of discipline, or even trauma itself, but the story you’ve built to survive it? In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with psychologist, former Air Force captain, and trauma specialist Dr. Don Zaksek to unpack the silent reality many men are living through, high-functioning on the outside, quietly unraveling on the ins...

What if the answers you’ve been searching for… are already within you, waiting for you to get quiet enough to hear them? In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with QHHT expert, psychologist, and author Dr. Holly Duckworth to explore the profound world of Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) and the concept of the higher self. From a deeply personal origin story rooted in...

What if the exhaustion you feel isn’t burnout… but misdirected energy? In this solo episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis introduces what she calls The Quiet Revolution , a powerful shift where women begin reclaiming their energy from the systems, roles, and expectations that have quietly shaped their lives. Through a deeply personal lens and grounded in systems thinking, Ellen unpacks why so...

What does it really mean to feel strong, energized, and confident after 50? In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis sits down with fitness expert and Pilates instructor Jane Price Hunt to explore how women can rebuild strength, reconnect with their bodies, and move through midlife with more ease and confidence. Jane shares her lifelong journey with fitness, from competitive sports to dis...

What does it mean to truly illuminate other people’s stories? In this powerful episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Emmy Award–winning journalist Molly Fay, longtime host and producer of The Morning Blend in Milwaukee. With more than three decades in broadcast journalism, Molly has built a career rooted in curiosity, compassion, and the belief that every person has a meaningful...

If you have ever wondered why you react the way you do, especially in moments of stress, conflict, or growth, this conversation will feel like someone finally handed you the missing map. In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen sits down with renowned Enneagram teacher and coach Beth McCord for a powerful and deeply practical exploration of self awareness. Together, they unpack why the Enneagram go...

Some call it a passion. Others call it a side hustle. But beneath the labels is something more honest, the quiet pull that never fully goes away, no matter how busy or accomplished life becomes. In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen is joined by three lifelong friends, Amy Moskalewicz of Campbell & Co , Juliann Reviglio of Simply Scrumptious , and Laura Reilly of Chicago Wilderness Alliance...

Women are the glue, the nurturers, the cheerleaders, the ones who make the magic feel effortless (even when it’s anything but). In this episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen names a “superpower” many women carry, attunement , the ability to read the room, anticipate needs, and hold emotional tone in families, communities, and workplaces. And then she tells the truth, that superpower can work for you, a...

Nature is not a luxury, it is a nervous system reset. In Episode 10 of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis shares why the natural world is one of the most powerful tools we have for regulation, clarity, emotional steadiness, and reconnecting to inner wisdom. Ellen explores how stepping out of “manmade boxes” and into the wild immediately softens the ego, shifts perspective, and returns us to a sense of...

What if you are not your thoughts, and what if the emotions that keep repeating are not flaws, but unprocessed energy asking to be released? In this episode of Live Your Jam , host Ellen McGinnis continues the conversation from Your Mind As Ally, Not Dictator and takes listeners deeper, beneath the thinking mind and into the heart. This episode explores why mental noise blocks intuition, how emoti...

What if fitness was not about chasing a body goal, but about respecting the vessel that carries your soul through this lifetime? In this episode of Live Your Jam, host Ellen McGinnis sits down with her personal coach and strength expert Danny Matranga, a certified strength and conditioning specialist with over 15 years of experience, for a grounded, honest conversation about strength training, cle...

What happens when you stop letting your thoughts run the show and start using your mind as a powerful ally instead? In this deeply grounded and heartfelt episode of Live Your Jam , Ellen McGinnis is joined by a very special guest, her son, Nate Putman, for a real, relatable conversation about mindfulness, mental loops, overthinking, and emotional awareness in everyday life. Together, they explore...