The Jess Connolly Podcast

Let’s start this week off with some good news. Listen to this Monday Mini podcast episode for some quick and practical encouragement to kick off your week and ground you in your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off-centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. Have you ever wondered if you’re in the right spot? We’re looking to Psalm 16:6...

Last week in our ‘Running Your Race’ podcast series we went deep; this week, we’re going light! We’ve been contemplating this episode for months – it’s unlike anything we’ve ever done before, but we’re so excited about it. Are you ready to hear what we’re talking about? Here’s the thing – being women on mission can be tough. It can be heavy. It’s good for us to be whole and human – to have an outl...

Join us for our very first Monday Mini podcast episode. Basically, we just want to provide some good news for your Monday, to kick off your week with something that is both life-giving and also practically helps you live out your calling. No matter what this upcoming week brings our way, we can start it off centering ourselves on the good of others and the glory of God. You are known by God. Isn’t...

This month on the GATG podcast, we’re talking about running our race - throwing off what hinders us and pressing into what we’ve been called to. This episode with Jess’s husband, Nick Connolly , is a follow-up conversation to Nick’s interview back in 2018 ( listen here! ) – at the time, they were both pretty fresh off the heels of wanting to quit. In light of this month’s theme, we wanted to hear...

This episode continues the conversation started back in Episode 121 about boundaries. We get a lot of questions about boundaries for women on mission, so we’ve devoted an entire month of podcast episodes to this exact topic. Whether you have zero boundaries set in your own life, are skeptical about setting boundaries, or are the most boundaried human ever, you’re welcome to join this discussion. I...

We’re continuing our podcast series on boundaries with a Q&A-style chat with Team Go + Tell Gals. In this episode, we’re sharing our perspective as a team that works together, works on the internet, works while being friends/caring about each other’s personal lives - while still actually working and staying focused on what God has called us to. We’ll also talk a little bit about our individual...

In this episode, we’re continuing our series on boundaries with an incredibly wise conversation with Charaia Callabrass . She’s a wife, mother, content creator, curator of hilarious Tik Tok videos on Instagram, and a truly gifted truth teller. Her God-given mission is to put words to the things we don’t like to talk about and equip people to be courageous enough to stay soft. Charaia and Jess talk...

In this episode, Jess is leading us in a conversation all about boundaries. We (Jess and Go + Tell Gals) get a lot of questions about boundaries for women on mission. After taking to Instagram and receiving an overwhelming response, it’s safe to say this is a topic of interest to our friends and followers. We’re so blessed for your openness, and want you to know that no matter your current relatio...

In this episode, Jess starts by sitting down with the incredible Morgan Harper Nichols . (Seriously - she's so incredible that this is her third time on the podcast!) These two creative women talk about Morgan's current season and what it looked like to write her newest book (releasing Feb. 15), Peace is a Practice .  Just like we have to inhale breath to breathe out, we must be built up to e...

Welcome to the first Go + Tell Gals podcast episode of 2022! This one's got a few moving parts, but hang through it - we think it's very helpful. Please listen to our announcement right at the beginning. Kennesha is obediently stepping into something new and beautiful that God has asked her to, which means stepping down as a co-host from the podcast. We're so grateful for how she has led powerful,...

Tomorrow we mark the dawn of a new year, and we love starting a new year with purpose and intention. As we gear up for the gift of another year ahead, we want to be intentional about finishing well and starting strong. This episode wraps up our three-episode series, Finish Well, Start Strong. We're completing the series with a conversation about personal goal setting as we embark on a new year. Je...

We're just a few days away from Christmas, and a week away from 2022. As we gear up for the gift of a new year, we want to be intentional about finishing well and starting strong - and today, we're doing that with a family mindset. In this episode specifically, Jess talks with her husband, Nick , about how to lead a family, team, or group through a vision casting/goal setting session. We’re talkin...

Can you even believe we've got just two weeks left in 2021?! As we gear up for the gift of a new year, we want to be intentional about finishing well and starting strong. We're starting a new three-episode series for that exact purpose. For the next three weeks, we'll ask:  How can we end this year well and start the next one with strength?  What do we do if we’re overwhelmed and exhaust...

Friends! In this episode, we're wrapping up our 4-episode Friendship for Real Women series. Jess, Anna, and Caroline (from Team Go + Tell Gals) are on the podcast together for the first time ever answering all YOUR real questions about friendship. We asked on Instagram and received an overwhelming outpouring of questions, centered mostly around:  How to actually make friends Balancing input a...

Our Friendship for Real Women series continues! Join Kennesha Buycks and her friend, Carla Haskins as they talk about what it looks like to be friends through many different seasons of life. In this episode, listen in on an honest conversation about what it means to be a friend and how real relationships take time. Join Kennesha and Carla as they answer authentic friendship questions like: What do...

Friends! And you know we don't use that word lightly...  This is the second episode in our Friendship for Real Women series - and we're calling in an expert.  Danielle Bayard Jackson , a certified women's coach, focuses primarily on female heteronormative friendship and communication. She conducts surveys, creates research-based strategies, and teaches women how to have better relationsh...

Friends! And we actually mean it when we say friends. (Segue into today's episode...) Today we're so excited to launch a brand new podcast series - Friendship for Real Women. We know that we're created for community, so why do so many of us women struggle to experience abundance in our friendships? Over the course of the next four episodes, we're diving in deep. We may not have all the answers, bu...

We keep talking about revival in the office, wondering if anyone is actually experiencing it right now. And when we think of who is actually experiencing rest and renewal, it’s immediately our friend, Rebekah Lyons . This episode is packed with incredible wisdom, and we’re so excited to share it with you today. Rebekah is no stranger to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast (you can listen to her previously...

What is our physical environments are really just a reflection of what is happening inside of us? And what if it was easier - that we could actually have freedom? Allie Casazza is on a mission to eradicate the "hot mess mom" stereotype by empowering other women.  Allie began the conversation around minimalism after she struggled once having her second child. Every mom seemed to have it togeth...

We sat down with our friend Jessica to have a sort of end-of-year check-in. Jessica Honegger is the founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection , a wildly successful ethically-sourced, artisan-supporting jewelry and accessories company,  and she shares openly and vulnerably what 2021 has looked like for Noonday. The way that she leads with confidence and with honesty is incredibly encouraging, a...

A Google search says this: “Finding balance comes from giving time and energy to the things that build you up and give you life. And likewise, eliminating the things that bring you down and stress you out.” But as women of mission, we cannot just eliminate what is broken - we live in a broken world with real hurts and God has called us to this place. If everyone is trying to find it - this mysteri...

Friends, you are in for an incredible conversation in this episode with our gal Hosanna. What does it look like to use our stories for God’s glory? Hosanna is exactly who we want to talk to to help us think through this. As Jess would say, Hosanna has the spirit of John, the Baptist, and this episode is sure to encourage and equip you today. In this conversation, we’re diving into: how to push pas...

What does it look like for our prayers to be real, honest words - not performative, but an offering to God? Our friend Kayla Craig is leading us into this conversation, and we are so grateful for her mission. We spent a good bit of this conversation with Kayla just telling her how grateful we are for her work. The ministry she is doing is both unique and necessary. Kayla is, as we referred to her...

While mission and running on it is absolutely what we love to talk about here, we know that there are some pain points that we all have. We want to be like the friend you FaceTime to process with, so we’re shifting a bit. Interviews with incredible women of mission will absolutely continue here, but we’re also going to dive into the hard and heavy. How can we, the women of God, keep going in some...

Friends, for a conversation on embracing your story and all its dirty parts, we could think of no better gal than our friend, Mary . In this episode, we’re diving into how to push past the shame of your story to embrace the wisdom gained and the strength of God found right there. God’s power is made perfect in our weakness, and that means we can fully embrace our stories, amen? Mary Marantz is a Y...