Going There with Jen

Join Sarah Von Bargen from Yes and Yes and me as we talk about how you can do everything right and follow all the rules and still find yourself on a life's journey full of plot twists and turns. We chat about how Sarah got started with her popular blog, the power of habits, dancing with Richard Simmons (yes - that Richard Simmons) and what going face down in a bowl of pizza rolls might be trying to tell you. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-sarah-von-bargen-yes-and-yes/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Join Susan Shehata and me as we chat about the intersections of race, culture, and trauma. The first half of this episode has us talking about the many healing modalities Susan employs including space work, breathwork, and core story work in which she’s developed her own process including the simple system she’s created to identify our stories around worth, lovability, belonging, safety, competency, power, and freedom and how those core stories become our subconscious operating system driving how we show up in the world. The second half? Well, you'll just have to tune in... Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-susan-shehata/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Join Paula Jenkins and me to discuss how we all go through hard times but it’s finding your way through it and to the other side – knowing you will battle your way out of it and that you’re going to be ok. Oftentimes it’s just a battle to feel like you can access joy but that doesn’t mean you give up trying to find it…to feel it. But it’s not just about joy. It’s also about grief and feeling every feeling in-between. Choosing the path that leads to love even when the options range from shitty to shittier…there’s always still a choice and you can always choose love. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-paula-jenkins/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

cw: trauma, abuse including that of a minor We can all agree…trauma sucks. And while we all wished it was different…trauma happens far more often than many of us even know. If you’ve experienced trauma, you get the funny ways it shows up in your life from what triggers you to how you feel in your body. And it never goes away…you just find ways to work with it. Eunice Brownlee and I dive into this and so much more in this raw + vulnerable story of trauma, resilience, and hope. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-eunice-brownlee/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

How do you find motivation when it’s hard to get out of the bed and not just because the bed is super cozy with luxuriously soft sheets and a down comforter that’s just the right weight – you know – not too heavy but light enough to keep you warm? But because life feels heavy and you’re constantly in the grind going nowhere fast? That’s exactly the question Lisa Orkin and I explore in this week’s #goingtherewithjen. It’s one thing to be young and have your entire life ahead of you to figure your shit out…but entirely different when you’re 57. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-lisa-orkin/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

cw: drug use, suicide With her marriage in shambles and finding herself in jail one night next to prostitutes and hardcore criminals, Dawn Duncan decided to turn her life around and she started with small changes that over time, led to drastic (in a good way!) results. Listen in as Dawn shares exactly how she went from a suicide attempt and jail to the vibrant, lively, sober woman she is today. Along the way you’ll hear kick you in the gut truthbombs and wisdom for how not to go it alone. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-dawn-duncan/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Megan Dowd calls herself a compassionate hardass and I can soooo relate. She’s also master of funny faces, business therapist for neurodiverse run businesses, and all around delightful human being. Megan and I talk about the importance of sharing our stories with healthy boundaries, toxic positivity (listen in on one of Megan’s spicy soapboxes on Insta), and ways we can tune into our bodies and give it exactly what it needs whether that’s a rage walk or a calming, relaxing bath. This episode is incredibly relatable, down-to-earth, FUNNY, and full of amazing tips on learning to listen to your body and giving it what it needs during a depression cycle. I so hope you listen in and share with friends + family that could use some real, practical advice with a heaping of laughter and realness. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-megan-dowd/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Listen in as Jen Louden and I talk about her personal stories with why bother, how a failed book led to her latest book, identifying your minimum self-care list (especially important during this pandemic), how this question can show up in sneaky ways, and why leading with desire is the answer. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-jen-louden/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Life happens in the in-between. In-between sadness can be laughter. In-between heaviness, there can be light. And no one knows that more than my guest, Brandy Morris. Brandy set about on her Year of Contrast as she both mourned the loss of loved ones (her Nana and her best friend – her dad) AND developed a more beautiful, deeper, more vulnerable relationship with her now fiancé. She learned how to receive out of necessity…the need to be supported and loved on…a lesson we could ALL use a little help learning. Also? It’s ok to be sad for however long you need to be. There is no time limit on grief or sadness or really, any emotion. The lesson? We are complex creatures capable of navigating the spaces in-between and holding space for both. Listen in to hear Brandy’s story of grief and her Year of Contrast and know that you are not alone. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-brandy-morris/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Are you a mom and feel like a part of you is missing? That you’re going through the motions and things look good but it all feels a bit empty? Then this episode is for you and I chose it SPECIFICALLY for my 50th birthday because I’ve been there and Doña Bumgarner has too. With so much love in our hearts for you… You can’t quit motherhood (well – you technically can but that’s not what we’re going to focus on here) so when Doña found herself unexpectedly pregnant and with no clue what the hell she was doing…she trusted her gut and looked back on life realizing she’d been able to figure things out thus far so what’s one more (admittedly HUGE) thing? Listen in as Doña and I talk about how hard (and rewarding!) it can be to be a mom in a culture that doesn’t really support mothers…not really if we’re being honest AND why it’s so so SO important not to lose yourself along the way. Remember…our kids are watching! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-dona-bumgarner/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Join me on my 50th birthday (4/15/20) as I share my top 5 lessons learned in half a century. Lord I'm old lol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like me, Jen Pavich became a mom before she was ready and like me, Jen had some fairly traumatic events in her life that molded and shaped her. Pile on top of that a bout of homelessness, societal and patriarchal expectations and you have one helluva story. Also? We all need a friend like Jen’s Melissa – someone to give us a good kick in the pants and poke fun at our myriad quirks. Jen likes to say she’s lived at least five lives from becoming a young single parent, homelessness, massively different career reinventions, and so much more. Jen shares with us her stories of trying to be the perfect mom, her journey through personal development and why she’s a passionate feminist and life coach working to make paradigm shifts with the existing power structures at play in our society. And oh how we are fucked up as a society! We need more Jens! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-jen-pavich/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Audrey Holst has traveled through a myriad of work environments including dog walker, yoga instructor, owned a yoga studio, corporate lackey, and it didn’t matter what the job or environment was…there was the element of burnout – so much so that it started making her physically sick. Since then, Audrey has become absolutely passionate in advocating for our nervous systems and providing tools and support for helping us identify and move through burnout. ALL of us have experienced burnout at one time or another but society has told us to keep going, produce more, be FINE when we are in fact, not very fine at all. In this episode, Audrey shares warning signs that burnout is either nipping at your heals or full on wreaking havoc on your nervous system AND ways to help you through the burnout. Don’t think you have burnout? I dare you to listen in and learn how burnout may be showing up in your life in sneaky ways. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-audrey-holst/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

It was a random day in February 2014 and Amy Zellmer found herself doing something she does multiple times a day – taking her (so adorable!!!) pup, Pixxie, outside for a bio break. Only this day would change the rest of Amy’s life including the work she does in the world. Amy slipped on a patch of black ice on her steep driveway and can still remember the exact sound of her skull hitting the pavement. All concussions are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and most concussions resolve themselves in under six weeks but Amy’s took not just months and a number of different doctors, but years. When her neurologist finally told her – this is probably the best it’s going to get – Amy said WTF and took matters into her own hands. Listen in as Amy shares her inspirational tale as a TBI survivor including the oh-so-important advocate work that takes her around the country. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-amy-zellmer/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Michelle Ward is perhaps one of the most inspiring guests I’ve ever had on the show–and this isn’t hyperbole. I mean…I have the coolest off-the-cuff conversations with people so you know this one is good! Michelle is a two-time breast cancer survivor, business coach, and badass parent who uses her emotional and physical struggles with both breast cancer and fertility issues to see what really matters in life. In today’s episode, you’ll learn how Michelle coped with cancer and fertility issues, adopted a child, and began a business coaching other creative and inspirational women to live their dreams! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-michelle-ward/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Do you believe that you are the creator of your reality? Join me today in a conversation with esteemed life coach Christine Meyer as we delve into how our own perceptions influence our experiences in life. Christine helps successful, influential, and passionate people empower themselves as the creators of their own realities in life. Together we explore how Christine’s life hardships shaped and inspired her to become a life coach and help others evolve through lived experiences. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/051-christine-meyer-on-coaching-empowerment-and-self-fulfillment/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

For my fiftieth episode of Going There, I had the utmost pleasure of journeying with Rachel Allen, a word wizard who overcame many of life’s biggest challenges and discovered herself in all of her shining glory at the end of it all. We discuss how she navigates through the emotional labor, grief, and guilt caused by the loss of her long-term relationship, her family, and the life that she thought she knew. At the end of the episode, we celebrate what a badass bitch Rachel is through it all and what a gift these grueling experiences really are. Join us to hear the inspirational tale of how losing it all can help you find yourself! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-rachel-allen/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Mary Ann Clements once worked as the CEO of “AbleChild Africa” and has decades of experience in developing charities and programs meant to make a positive difference in lives all around the world. However, even with all of her great success, she found herself combating a common plague in the professional world: burnout. Join me today as we discuss how to maintain your fiery passion in the face of stress, time constraints, and professional burnout. Mary Ann shares her own personal experiences with burnout and explains why self-care is important. You will leave this conversation with tangible tools to promote caring in your own life. This conversation will help you develop tools to care for yourself so that you can continue to care for others! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-mary-ann-clements/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

Have you ever woken up and realized that you spent your entire life trying to fit into a label that you aren’t? Do you feel guilt over not feeling close to somebody that you think you should? Us too! Join me today as I talk with Liz Applegate, a kick-ass confidence coach for women over forty who also want to continue living their best lives throughout your midlife and beyond! Liz gets candid about her own childhood, her mother’s mental illness, and how trying to subscribe to the “Good Girl” narrative for most of her life ended up limiting it. We discuss how the past informs the present in both helpful and harmful ways, and how practicing self-awareness and accepting some responsibility can help you move forward to live your best mid-life! Healing is hard work, but is SO worth the challenge! Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-liz-applegate/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.

In today’s ridiculously deep, emotional episode, you will learn why it’s important to teach your children those words like a mantra. Listen in as I learn about ACE or Adverse Childhood Experiences with RN, Speaker, and fellow compassionate, Leslie Peters. Leslie Peters dives into her own personal childhood experiences and trauma in order to explain the origins of her own ACE and explains why it is important for everyone to know their own ACE score in order to build empathy, understanding, and self-compassion. Shownotes: jenvertanen.com/going-there-leslie-peters/ ✨Come say HI on the socials!✨ Instagram: jenvertanen Facebook: jenvertanen Clubhouse: @jenvertanen Subscribe here to get my fave resources for checking back in with yourself. And if you're finding yourself fairly checked-out and are ready to check all the eff way back in? Let's explore if coaching is a good fit for you! My tell-it-like-it-is mama-bearness may be just the thing you need to make the progress towards a life you love the 💩 out of.