The Jess Connolly Podcast

How do strong women encourage each other and NOT compete? How do we fight the temptation to compare ourselves to the women around us? What does it look like to be in friendship and really feel free to cheer each other on? In today’s episode, Jess and special guest Alex Hoover sit down to discuss these questions AND MORE. They laugh, cry a little, and expose the biggest areas in which they are temp...

How are your 2024 goals going? In this episode, Jess shares how her 2024 goals are shaping up (spoiler alert: not amazing!) and how she’s processing that with grace and truth.  This episode also includes a fun, quick ‘Ask Me Anything’ segment - you guys submitted some amazing questions!  If you're crushing your goals, you'll love this episode! If it's time to regroup for you as well, y...

How do we dream when we feel broken? How do we cast vision when we're in the thick of grief? This week, Jess sits down with the best dreamer she knows (her husband, Nick Connolly) to help her answer this question. If you're in the best season of your life - you'll be inspired and encouraged to dream bigger! If you're in the hardest season of your life - this might be the life raft...

Summer is here, and we know that during this season, rhythms change; nothing is normal or the same, and once we return to normal in the fall - we can be a little thrown off course!   Let’s not make this summer one that makes you feel behind, stuck, or like you’re not making something for your life. No matter your season, Jess is on your team today. If you spend the next few months in a cubicle, ca...

All of us are feeling a little funky about our season. The women we know with different lives seem to have more margin, joy, money, community, or more of something. Maybe we dreamed or craved the season we’re in or never saw it coming. Either way - it’s easy for all of us to feel stuck, isolated, and confused about how we got here. We’re wondering - where is the abundance in THIS part of life? Wha...

We live in a culture that is obsessed with youth. We want to look young, stay young, feel young, but why? Is it that we’re scared of dying? Is it all about aesthetics? Maybe some of it is beautiful because we want to embrace abundance, vibrance, and excitement? We have been loving having our Go and Tell Gals team on the Podcast, and this week, our friend Nicci Morelli is joining us on the episode....

In this episode, Jess interviews her dear friend, ⁠Kimberly Stuart⁠ , author of, ‘ Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit) ,’. You’ll hear an honest conversation between the two as they discuss the beauty and mystery of grace. Get ready for plenty of laughs and tears. If you’re looking for a book to help you take a deep breath this summer, this episode is for you. If you are ready to learn more abo...

With Mother’s Day just around the corner and Tired of Being Tired just coming out, we thought this would be the perfect episode to discuss all things motherhood + rest.  On this episode we brought in our friend, Anna Victorson to share what she’s experienced as a first time mom. You’ll hear Jess and Anna talk all things motherhood + rest and how this looks very different throughout the seasons of...

Jess’s newest book, Tired of Being Tired, just came out on April 9th, but since Summer is upon us, we thought this would be a good time to bring out Jess’s last book, Breaking Free from Body Shame.  If you find yourself thinking you have to jump on a new fitness challenge, change your diet, or find yourself wanting to avoid the community pool for the next few months, this episode is for you. In th...

This isn’t my podcast, it’s OUR podcast. So today we're hitting one of our most requested episode topics: singleness and marriage! Since Jess has been married for nearly 20 years, we brought in our friend and team member, Liz Cox , to share her experience as a single gal. You’ll hear Jess and Liz share their life experiences and how they’ve learned to understand each other better, learn from o...

In this episode, Nick Connolly, husband, father, pastor, and author, interviews Jess Connolly about her newest book, ‘Tired of Being Tired.’ You’ll hear raw and honest conversations about how this current season has been for Jess, as she experienced deep grief from an unexpected family loss while also experiencing great joy in seeing this book being launched into the world. There is no better time...

If you like the idea of rest, if you're tired of being tired, if you're ready to stop living exhausted, this episode is for you. But what in the world do you do about your community? What do you do about your spouse who has a different schedule than you? How do you handle rest if you’re an overwhelmed caregiver of small kids? These questions are ones that Jess gets asked all of the time. S...

This episode is for all the tired women, who have a million valid reasons to keep going at the pace that is currently making them tired. If you know you’re exhausted but have no idea how to get off the hamster wheel of doing too much, this episode is for you. This episode is all about everything that keeps us from resting. Jess prays that this episode is a blessing to you, and after you listen to...

Everything in the world tells us we have to earn our place and go to extremes to be rewarded. We live in a culture that praises "the hustle", but that is the antithesis of the gospel.  Friend, you do not have to burn out and check off all the boxes or work to extreme limits to earn your place in the Kingdom. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re doing enough for God, this episode is for you....

If your brain feels fried or you’re lacking mental clarity and peace, this episode is for you. And - you’re not in the minority, sadly, most of us feel this way.  All of our brains are overstimulated. The default setting for women in our current culture is overwhelmed, but that doesn’t have to continue to be our reality. We don’t have to keep consenting to live distracted, confused, and mentally e...

Whether you love to talk about boundaries, you have no idea how to say no, or even if you’re unsure if this entire conversation is biblical - this week’s episode is for you. Jess won’t be teaching you; she won’t become one more voice telling you what to do, but she does share what she’s learned, and together, we can hold it all up to God to see what He might say. Let’s Go. Don’t Miss: Pre-Order 1...

In this episode, Jess interviews Deb Hopper , author of, ‘ Simply Pray ,’ and Jess' mom. You’ll hear them discuss how Deb went through asking, seeking, and knocking in her own life as a single mom and how every concern, big and small, is worth bringing to God.  Join Jess’ Leaders are Learners book club and dive into this book with us; join and share your thoughts through email or voice message...

We don’t love to talk about our mistakes, our regrets and on this episode, you’ll hear Jess share 5 of her biggest mistakes she’s made so far in motherhood. As a mom for 17 years of 4 teenagers, Jess has mothered for years and you’ll hear from her first, she’s no expert on this topic but she'll humbly share what she's learning along the way. If you’re a mom, we hope you’ll feel seen and eq...

In this episode, we're talking all about Sabbath. We all notice the stressors surrounding Sabbath that prevent us from truly resting in God’s gift, and on this episode, we can promise you– no stress here!  Jess shares why we Sabbath, how we practice Sabbath in different seasons, AND answers questions from YOU about Sabbath!  Want to Find Your Sabbath? Preorder a copy of Tired of Being Tired ,...

This episode is for the tired gals, the overwhelmed of us who want to honor God and grab hold of all He has for us - but we’re wondering if celebrating Lent will feel life-giving or life-taking.  This podcast is for you if you’d like to understand the history of Lent, why people celebrate it in the first place, or for those who totally get it but want to participate in a more gentle and compassion...

If you’ve ever wanted to give up something that matters, this episode is for you. On this episode, Jess interviews Nick Connolly, husband, father, pastor, and author of his first book, ‘Don’t Give Up Just Yet’. You’ll hear them talk about befriending resistance, perceived silenced from God, and what to do when you want to quit. If you’ve ever felt defeated or discouraged to the point where you fan...

Do you take yourself a little too seriously? Jesus came to give eternal life AND abundant life, but many of us are MISSING that fullness because we're in heavy seasons. In this episode, Jess shares ten ways to chase down joy (have more fun). Sometimes, it’s hard to remember that life is for the living and not just the doing.  This episode is for all the women who could use practical tips about...

Whether you call it discipleship, mentoring, leadership, spiritual formation - whatever you call it, having people to walk with us as we walk with Jesus feels really important. On this episode, you’ll hear Jess share her experience with mentorship and the 4 questions she’s asking as a leader and hopes that you’ll find them useful. Whether you’re a current mentor, discipleship leader, whether you c...

I LOVE the New Year! I love vision casting and goal-setting and this year I’m making it even more thoughtful and gospel-centered than in the past. On this episode, hear Jess share her 6 personal goals for 2024 while she also shares the HOW. How she sets them, how she tracks them, and the heart behind these goals. This episode is for you if you are a ‘Goals Girl’ but even if you are someone who fee...

If you’ve ever wished for another couple to be honest about the hardest days of their marriage and to compassionately give you insight into how you can have a new marriage with the same couple, this episode and this new book we’re reading in our Leaders are Learners book club is for you.  Listen to Josh and Katie Walters share with Jess about their book ‘New Marriage, Same Couple’. It’s about the...