Shed the Shame with Jenny Whitens

Jenny gives us an update on how trying pharmaceutical medications have affected and helped her on her journey to feeling her best. Even in our careers and our passions, we need to give ourselves a break to recenter and refocus, which has many benefits - one of those being that we find new opportunities within our career, as well as new gifts and new ways to offer what we do. Stay tuned! Want a com...

You have your kids and all of your kids activities, extended family, work, hobbies, your partner's work and hobbies, your kids hobbies, and you try your best to do all of these things to make them happy, while doing all of the things for yourself to make YOU happy. You do this to try and get that 'work-life-fun' balance, that 'inner-outer' balance...but Jenny is here to te...

Toxic positivity bleeds into everything, even something that should be as simple as finding balance. We're told that inner balance should be happy, calm, collected, smiling, laughing, ALWAYS, otherwise you aren't balanced. If you aren't constantly "Kumbaya", then you aren't balanced. Well, Jenny has some things to say about that in today's episode, where she defi...

Practice makes perfect. Perfect your craft, perfect your style, perfect this, perfect that... The idea of perfection has been instilled in us since we were children, and it has caused us so much chaos, distress and guilt when we feel we haven't or can't achieve it.  If you're sick of society's perfection perception, let Jenny guide you through the steps on how to LET GO of that...

What is awareness, and how do we practice it to feel peace and relief in our daily lives? Awareness of what we want and what we don't want gives us the ability to envision and manifest what our lives can be. Jenny gives us the instructions on how to plant the seeds, we just need to know what we want to plant, and how to tend to that garden. Listen to this week's episode in order to help...

Time, energy, money. Three words that weigh on us just by reading them. If you feel the weight of these words on your shoulders, if you find yourself using them as excuses to not do the things you love, if you let them get in the way of your day to day happiness...then today’s episode is right up your alley. Jenny talks us through the secret of what’s holding us from the things we want, if we even...

You might think that doing something for yourself is selfish - that you should be putting your family first, then your friends, or coworkers or even strangers...But what if I were to tell you, that being there for yourself, showing up for yourself, doing something that you love for you and only yourself, is actually one of the best ways to show up for your family? Making yourself happy radiates to...

 Are you functioning on auto-pilot? Living day by day almost robot-like, letting your learned behaviors take the wheel in triggering situations? Well today is a good day to relearn better behaviors and gain confidence in your emotional balance. Jenny gives us four steps to tap into ourselves - our own truth - in order to kick start and build our confidence in our emotions and overall lives so we c...

Toxicity is engrained in most of us, and many times we don't realize it until after all is said and done. When we think we're setting boundaries, we may actually be manipulating others to act a certain way in favor of ourselves, instead of finding the balance and understanding between each other. Being honest in one perspective may be perceived as aggressive in another - but clarity can...

When you feel you are the help, it's hard to realize that you are the one who needs the help. But not everyone can afford to go to therapy - sometimes, establishing boundaries is one of the best things you can do to hep yourself...but boundaries only work if you know how to communicate your needs to those who are closest to you. Let Jenny help you help yourself in today's episode all abo...

Many of us have grown up in environments where we are taught that putting others first is the right thing to do. That may be true - but to what extent? We are taught to care for others, but with no boundaries. Over time in many of us, this evolves into feeling the obligation of sacrificing our own self care and service to ourselves for others, especially family. We may feel defeated, depressed, an...

Trigger Warning: This episode has discussion surrounding suicidal ideation - it may not be suitable for all audiences. If you or someone you know are having feelings or thoughts of suicide, please call the The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline :  1-800-273-8255 It is time to end the stigmatization of mental illness and utilizing modern medicine to get relief. Just because you can't see it,...

There's no better feeling than pure joy - something we're a little less familiar with the more we grow into adulthood. We're taught to be serious, get a serious job, and work more, play less. But not today! Jenny guides us through our childhood with a few questions, helping us find our inner child and what struck joy in us, and how we can bring that joy back into our lives in daily...

What is that empty, miserable feeling you can't seem to shake? You have everything in life, yet, something still feels missing. Maybe you feel stuck at a job that you have to fake it through, or your passions aren't being expressed to their fullest, or people are telling you to do this or that because that's what they  want to do. But what do YOU want to do? What truly aligns with w...

'Ugh, I'll just do it myself!' Ever catch yourself thinking along those lines? You may be in dire need of this episode, so listen close! Jenny teaches us how to set ourselves free from the controlling habits we have been conditioned to do in order to feel 'at ease'. Only, that 'at ease' is really putting us in stress! Don't let toxic control fool you into th...

If life has been leaving you feeling underwhelmed, then today is the day to tune in and start finding that spark again. Let Jenny guide you through the actions you can take to find your joy, your inner child and your inner peace. Learn to recognize in the moment your emotions, intentions, and your intuition, and how they can enlighten and balance our moments of dullness. Want a complimentary FREE...

Today Jenny invites a very special guest onto the podcast - her very own editor, Shelly! Jenny and Shelly discuss the struggles when starting new goals, and that learning to break them down and manage that goal into smaller tasks can help achieve the bigger picture. Past behavioral conditioning and shadow work is a crucial part in today's topic. Be prepared to unpack, destress, and move forwa...

Paying attention to our trauma responses instead of ignoring them can help us heal. It may not be the easiest task for us, but focusing on how to make those responses work in your favor instead of against you can be relieving. Trust that you can trust others, trust that you can trust yourself, and trust that the more you work with your trauma, the more you can be happy and confident in yourself. Y...

Sometimes, all the bad things come in heavy waves. We were standing so tall, but the waves were too strong and knocked us down. How do we unpack all those bad things, and sort them out so we can stand back up? Jenny helps us achieve that in today's quick lesson on how to change your perspective so you don't feel so defeated. Want a complimentary FREE 30 MINUTE COACHING SESSION with Jenny...

You start one goal, and with that goal comes another side goal, and another few tasks, and a couple more and...all of a sudden, everything seems out of control. You feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, maybe even helpless. Ground yourself in today's episode on how to redirect your own chaos, using Jenny's very own acronym, A.W.A.R.E.N.E.S.S. With this acronym, you will learn how to identify...

Being disconnected from yourself can be a scary thing, especially if you don't know what triggered it. There are ways to cope through the feelings of exhaustion and lethargy that can be all too consuming, by investigating what you are feeling within your body and mind. Jenny shares a vulnerable moment with us in today's episode about her recent depressive episode, and the techniques she...

Please welcome to today's episode Celeste Parins; co-owner of Voyageurs Bakehouse in Green Bay and Appleton, Wi! Follow Celeste and Jenny on today's verbal voyage of allowing ourselves to dabble in interests in order to find our passions, and allowing ourselves to grow in that passion. Finding the Why's and the How's of our paths can truly motivate and accelerate us into our pa...

Are you stressed out? Do you feel like you are constantly falling behind? Stressed about being stressed? Join Jenny and today's special guests from a group coaching call in getting to the reason behind your stress and ways to alleviate it so you can achieve what matters most to you. Part of today's lesson is Somatic Meditation - picturing you at your best, and breathing throughout your b...

Covid and the pandemic shut down took a toll on the motivation and goals of so many of us. From changing our goals, to completely wiping them out and losing our motivation and sight to achieve them, it seems that our only choice is to start over. But starting over doesn't have to be bad or difficult - it CAN be good, it CAN be easy, and Jenny shows us that in today's episode all about fi...

If the holidays have got you in a rut, and you're worried about dropping the ball on your New Year's resolution,  don't worry - YOU'VE got this! In today's episode, Jenny talks all about how to be your very own hype woman, because your goals are just that - your own! Learning how to set boundaries, determining where you're really putting your energy, and how to balanc...