The Juan Palomino Breakthrough Podcast

Juan explores the hidden wounds we all carry through the life of David — the overlooked shepherd, worshiping warrior, and repentant king — and reminds listeners that God wants to heal, not just use, our broken places. Through three key themes — let God heal what tried to define you, learn to worship through the battles, and return to God with honesty and repentance — the episode offers practical s...

Juan and Jenna explore how the things that trigger us often reflect what God is trying to heal inside us. They share personal stories about parenting, marriage, ministry, and the struggle with starting and stopping habits, and explain emotional intelligence, empathy, and self-awareness as keys to breakthrough. Listeners are encouraged to pause, ask God to search their hearts, and look inward for g...

Pastor Juan Palomino shares his testimony of being chosen by God despite a painful past, the tests that exposed his wounds, and how surrender and obedience led to healing and maturation in Christ. This bonus episode explores the difference between testing and temptation, the need to internalize and apply Scripture, and an invitation to bring brokenness into the light so God can perfect what He sel...

In this episode Juan and Jenna explore how moments of desperation—big and small—can break pride, deepen humility, and draw us closer to God. They share personal stories (including finding a lost dog, Ripper, and family struggles with addiction and illness) to show how prayer, confession, and community lead to spiritual growth. Listeners are encouraged to see desperation as a catalyst for maturity,...

In this episode of the Juan Palomino Breakthrough Podcast, Juan and Jenna interview friend and real estate leader Jose Zavalza about his role in a church plant, the "Kicks for Kids" outreach, and how discernment, generosity, and faith shaped his life and business. They discuss seasons of success and pruning, the importance of character and accountability, balancing family and work, and how spiritu...

Jenna and Juan return for Season 2, Episode 2 to share honest conversations about discipleship—how Jenna has been leading women through a Christ-centered 12-step study, setting boundaries, and finding rest to avoid burnout. They discuss practical spiritual disciplines, the art of asking powerful questions, real-life breakthroughs they've witnessed, and how small investments in relationships can mu...

Season 2 is officially here. 🎙️ And we’re starting with a testimony we’ll never forget… Golf clubs. Eyelash extensions. Obedience. Sacrifice. Community. Generosity. And an unexpected, completely free trip to Maui. In Episode 1, Juan and Jenna share what God taught them about letting go of comfort, stewarding what He provided, and staying transparent in community. It’s short, personal, and such a p...

In this episode Juan reflects on turning 46, sharing how his view of God has changed from a distant provider to an intimate heavenly Father. He opens up about past successes that felt empty, major life struggles that led to spiritual renewal, and how pruning and wisdom have reshaped his purpose. Juan and Jenna talk candidly about identity, lessons learned, practical faith, and using blessings as b...

Hosts Juan and Jenna Palomino discuss the quiet battle between grace and guilt, especially in parenting decisions like whether to celebrate Halloween. They share personal convictions, practical examples, and Scripture to encourage believers to stand firm, loving others while living out their faith. The episode explores how cultural conditioning toward performance can crowd out grace, offers ways t...

In this episode, Juan and Jenna open up a tender conversation about what happens when love starts to look more like control. Sometimes, our attempts to protect or help the people we care about are really ways we try to manage fear — fear of failure, rejection, or loss. Together, they explore: How control disguises itself as “care” Why fear often hides beneath our good intentions The difference bet...

We all have difficult people in our lives — the ones who test our patience, challenge our peace, and sometimes even reveal parts of ourselves we’d rather not see. In this episode, Juan and Jenna dive deep into what it really means to love difficult people without losing yourself in the process. From the “tools” that represent different types of difficult people — the hammer, the measuring tape, th...

Comparison is one of the quietest thieves in leadership and life. It steals your joy, blinds you to your own progress, and convinces you that what God is doing in someone else’s life is somehow more valuable than what He’s doing in yours. In this episode of The Juan Palomino Breakthrough Podcast, Juan unpacks: Why comparison is so dangerous for high-capacity leaders How it distorts your identity a...

Jenna and Juan unpack why traditional “balance” often fails and why alignment with who God created you to be is a better goal. They explain the ZAPS cycle that shrinks vision and offer faith-based, practical steps—small daily victories, clarified values, and accountability—to move from overwhelm to purposeful living. Listen for simple action steps to regain integrity in work, family, and faith and...

This week, Juan and Jenna pause to reflect on the heaviness and process recent violent events, the numbing effect of social media, and the weight many leaders and parents feel right now. They discuss naming emotions: fear, grief, anger and the danger of reacting online instead of grounding ourselves in faith. They invite listeners to press deeper into God’s presence, mourn with those who mourn, le...

Silence can feel safe. It can feel like the way to keep the peace. But over time, silence doesn’t heal—it erodes trust, intimacy, and connection. In this episode of The Juan Palomino Breakthrough Podcast, Juan and Jenna unpack the hidden cost of avoidance and how unspoken pain shapes marriages, families, and even leadership teams. Together, they explore why silence feels safer in the moment, how i...

Juan and Jenna dive into how generational patterns, past trauma, and unhealed wounds often masquerade as marital conflict. So often in marriage, we misplace the real battle. Instead of recognizing the generational chains, unhealed wounds, and unhealthy patterns that keep resurfacing, we turn on the person closest to us—our spouse. The result? Distance, resentment, and cycles of conflict that never...

We all crave control. Control over our schedules. Control over our relationships. Control over the outcomes of our lives. But here’s the truth... control is an illusion. The more we cling to it, the more we end up driven by fear, exhaustion, and disappointment. In this episode of The Juan Palomino Breakthrough Podcast, Juan and Jenna unpack: Why we fight so hard to hold on to control—and how it ac...

Too many people stop at survival. They weather the storm, push through the pain, and fight for the breakthrough… but once they get there, they never step into the fullness of what’s waiting beyond it. In this episode, Juan and Jenna unpack what it really means to move from surviving to thriving. You’ll hear Jenna share personal stories about his own turning points and the lessons God revealed in t...

Some chains are forged long before we’re born — cycles of pain, fear, and dysfunction passed down through generations. But you don’t have to carry them into your future. In this episode, Juan and Jenna dive into what it really means to break generational cycles and how to replace them with a legacy worth passing on. Juan shares his own deeply personal journey of recognizing the patterns that shape...

Have you ever found yourself bargaining with God? Promising to pray more, serve harder, or perform better... just to feel close to Him again? In this episode, Juan exposes a pattern many high-capacity leaders fall into: treating God like a transaction. We confuse obedience with earning. We start believing He’s withholding because we haven’t measured up. But the truth? God isn’t holding out on you....

High-capacity leaders are often shaped by painful experiences — childhood wounds, betrayal, rejection, loss. That pain may have built your resilience, your success, your drive… but what if it's also become a burden you don’t know how to put down? In this episode, Juan opens up a powerful conversation about how past pain may have formed the leader in you — but it's not meant to define you. It’s tim...

You’ve been the steady one. The strong one. The dependable one. But somewhere along the way, strength turned into silence… and rest became something you only dream about. In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking the hidden cost of leading without rest and why high-capacity leaders are often the ones running on empty the longest. If you’ve ever felt the pressure to hold it all together, even when y...

You’re still showing up. Still leading. Still carrying the weight for your family, your team, your church… But deep down, something feels off. God feels quiet. Your prayers feel flat. And your soul feels tired. This episode is for the leader walking through spiritual dryness while still being responsible for others. Juan and Jenna open up a real conversation about what it means to lead when you’re...

You’ve been the strong one. The responsible one. The one who holds it all together for everyone else. But when it comes to asking God for what you really want… You hesitate. Because what if He says no? What if you hope and it doesn’t happen? What do you do with that pain? In this episode, Juan and Jenna talk about the fear underneath our silence, the fear of disappointment. The part of us that wou...

You’re the one everyone counts on. The one who shows up, holds it together, and carries the weight; for your family, your team, your community. But… who holds you? In this episode, Juan and Jenna unpack the hidden weight of being the strong one. The one who’s always there for others but struggles to admit when they need help. This conversation is for the high-capacity leaders, achievers, and careg...