Love You More Podcast

Send us Fan Mail April 15, 2025 Love You More Ep 59: So, I Went on a Silent Retreat Episode summary: Last month Jen went on a silent retreat and we're lucky enough to have a front row seat to the debrief of her experience. The journey to a silent retreat started when her life coach, Helen, introduced her to the work of Amy Johnson—the woman who facilitated the retreat. Amy’s book Just a Thoug...

Send us Fan Mail April 1, 2025 Love You More Ep 58:  Creating Your Mindful Closet with Guest Dacy Gillespie Episode summary: In this episode, Jen is joined by personal stylist Dacy Gillespie, who shares her journey from burnout in the nonprofit world to building a career around her lifelong love of fashion. What started as a one-year break has turned into twelve years of helping other women throug...

Send us Fan Mail March 18, 2025 Love You More Ep 57: Better Episode summary: In this episode, Jen explores the idea of being "better" and how wellness culture often pressures us to constantly improve. You don’t have to strive to be better; you are already enough just as you are. Trying new things isn’t necessarily about improvement—it’s about exploration and growth in different direction...

Send us Fan Mail March 4, 2025 Love You More Ep 56: Special Episode from Rhett Smith's Podcast: Social Media and Slowing Down   Episode summary: Today we have a special episode - we're bringing you an episode of Rhett Smith's Praxis podcast featuring Jen! In this episode, Rhett and Jennifer dive deep into the concepts of wintering - slowing down and taking time to rest. Recently bot...

Send us Fan Mail February 18, 2025 Love You More Ep 55: Grounding Phrases with Life Coach Helen McLaughlin Episode summary: Jen's welcoming her life coach Helen back to the show today to talk about grounding phrases that you can use to support your feelings and move through them with a different perspective. Helen has been working with Jen for over a year and in this episode they talk through...

Send us Fan Mail February 4, 2025 Love You More Ep 54: No Shame, Just Science: Talking Bodies, Blushing Optional   Episode summary: Today Jen is letting us into the more personal self care she's been working while navigating some minor, but impactful health issues. It's too common for people to avoid talking about things because they're embarrassing or they think they're the on...

Send us Fan Mail December 16, 2024 Love You More Ep 53: Celebrating 2 Years Sober with Special Guest PJ McDaniel (Jen’s Husband!) Episode summary: Jen is celebrating two years of sobriety today and is chatting with her most special guest yet - her husband PJ. From navigating a relationship where alcohol was once central to their social life to finding new rhythms, they reflect on the ups and downs...

Send us Fan Mail December 10, 2024 Love You More Ep 52: Lessons from Mark Spewak, a St. Louis Running Icon  Episode summary: In this episode, Jen is joined by Mark Spewak, a competitive runner, coach, and cornerstone of the St. Louis running community. Mark shares his journey from selling More Miles, More Smiles T-shirts to organizing charitable races that have become local institutions. Drawing i...

Send us Fan Mail November 26, 2024 Love You More Ep 51: Bittersweet Steps: Parenting a Teenager Episode summary :   In this emotional episode, Jen opens up about navigating raising a teenager and watching her 13-year-old son grow up and start to pull away. Jen shares her raw feelings about the sudden changes in their once easy, close bond, reflecting on how quickly her son seems to be coming into...

Send us Fan Mail November 12, 2024 Love You More Ep 50: A Conversation on Aging Gracefully Episode summary : In this episode, Jen explores her experience with aging and the challenges that come with navigating the flood of health advice online. She talks about how many women in her circle, like herself, are facing perimenopause and feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health information. Jen opens u...

Send us Fan Mail October 29, 2024 Love You More Ep 49:  Beyond the Silence: Real Talk on Women’s Health with Dr. Melanie McKean    Episode summary: In this episode, Jen is joined by Dr. Melanie McKean, a reproductive psychiatrist specializing in women’s health, to talk about perimenopause—a topic that’s often shrouded in silence. As Jen opens up about her own experience with perimenopausal symptom...

Send us Fan Mail October 15, 2024 Love You More Ep 48: Sleep and the Feldenkrais Method with Sandy Weiss, PT, GCFP   Episode summary: In this episode, Jen welcomes back one of her favorite people, her Feldenkrais teacher Sandy, to dive into the transformative power of self-care and sleep. They explore Sandy’s recent sleep camp and how it uses Feldenkrais methods to help participants achieve better...

Send us Fan Mail October 1, 2024 Love You More Ep 47: Is Your Self Care Routine Serving You? Episode summary : After a recent talk centering on burnout and self care for a group of registered dietitians, Jen has found herself coming back to the idea of finding the self care practices that serve the individual.  In this episode, Jen shares her most effective self care practices and the ways that sh...

Send us Fan Mail September 17, 2024  Love You More Ep 46: Exploring Sobriety with Alex Highsmith Episode summary: In this emotional and candid episode, Jennifer and special guest, Alex Highsmith, open up about their sober journeys. From drinking daily and living moment to moment to owning multiple businesses, Alex shares her highs, lows, and tips for staying sober. If you're sober or sober-cu...

Send us Fan Mail September 3, 2024 Love You More Ep 45: Getting Real About Infertility with Guest Dr. Maureen "Moe" Schulte Episode summary: In this episode, Jen talks with Dr. Maureen "Moe" Schulte about self-care strategies for people experiencing infertility. From taking blame out of the conversation to maintaining a healthy exercise program, Dr. Moe draws on her own experie...

Send us Fan Mail August 20, 2024 Love You More Ep 44: Supporting Your Energy Episode summary: In this episode, Jen shares her go-to strategies for keeping both her mental and physical energy levels up. She dives into the importance of nutrition, offering tips on building a day's worth of meals that keep your energy steady—from managing blood sugar to finding the right rhythm with meal timing....

Send us Fan Mail August 6, 2024 Love You More Ep 43: Internal Family Systems Therapy with Karissa Mueller Episode summary: It seems like everyone is talking about Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. On today's episode, Jennifer talks to IFS certified therapist, Karissa Mueller.  Karissa walks us through the ins and outs of IFS and even walks Jen through a live therapy session in the episod...

Send us Fan Mail July 23, 2024 Love You More Ep 42: Reflections on 1 year 7 months Alcohol Free Episode summary: Jen's back for a third season and in this first episode she's reflecting on the past 1 year and 7 months that she's spent sober. From more even social energy to feeling more authentic to sleeping better to being more present with her family, Jen has noticed both expected...

Send us Fan Mail April 16, 2024 Love You More Ep 41: Taking Control of Your Pelvic Floor - An Interview with Physical Therapist Jamie Kocher Episode summary: Dr. Jamie Kocher, a leading expert in women's health and fitness,  joins us today to get personal about everything from incontinence to how tight jeans can affect your health. With years of experience helping women work through pelvic fl...

Send us Fan Mail April 2, 2024 Love You More Ep 40: Reframing Masculinity: Navigating Emotions and Self-Care with Dr. Bryan Pearlman Episode summary: In this episode, Jen's family therapist, Dr. Bryan Pearlman, joins the show as we delve into the topic of self-care for boys and men. From exploring the barriers that get in the way of emotional awareness to the stigma surrounding vulnerability...

Send us Fan Mail March 19, 2023 Love You More Ep 39: Unpacking Anxiety with Rhett Smith Episode summary: Want to hear two emotionally in-tune professionals talk about all things anxiety? Tune into this conversation between Jen and Rhett. Rhett Smith is a marriage and family therapist, executive coach, speaker, and author with an expertise in the treatment of anxiety. And we already know that Jen i...

Send us Fan Mail March 4, 2023 Love You More Ep 38: Restless in St. Louis Episode summary: Restless is a word that represents a lot of complicated feelings, but we all know what it feels like in our bodies. In this episode, Jen explores how she deals with restlessness; that feeling that you should clean the house or be productive or make time for volunteering at your kids' school. She reminds...

Send us Fan Mail February 20, 2024 Love You More Ep 37: The Weight of It Episode summary: In this candid, vulnerable episode, Jen opens up about her past struggles with disordered eating and control around food and exercise. This year has re-ignited some of these old thinking patterns and Jen shares openly about how she's still healing this part of her. Favorite Quotes: “Peeling back the arti...

Send us Fan Mail February 6, 2024 Love You More Ep 36: Zero Proof, Full Flavor: Unveiling the Non-Alcoholic Napa Cab Crafted by a Family of Visionaries Episode summary: The Kamat family is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial spirit. In this episode, Jen talks to Drs. Vinay and Sona Kamat and their son Ehan. They stopped drinking alcohol 10 years ago, but maintained an appreciation for exploring...

Send us Fan Mail January 23, 2024 Love You More Ep 35: Troubleshooting Triggers Episode summary: Everyone gets triggered. It's normal and a part of life. When you get triggered, do you find yourself asking, "Why can't I get past this?" "Why does this still bother me?" ? In this solo episode, Jennifer processes where she is in her current place of growth when it comes...