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Join Jill this week as she ushers in February, reminding us that it’s still the Year of the Snake and that many of us are shedding which can truly be a challenging process. Rather than rushing to set intentions for the Year of the Fire Horse, she instead invites listeners to slow down and notice what is ready to fall away before the next chapter begins. This episode centers on a simple but powerful premise: we don’t move forward cleanly without first naming what we’re done carrying, and Jill offers a guided list of questions for listeners to ask themselves designed to help them identify...
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It’s the end of January, and Jill is here to pause the momentum of her current New Year series to offer something a little bit different – an invitation to stop and ask for help. After weeks of reflecting on 2025, easing into 2026, and clearing physical and emotional clutter, Jill introduces a “pattern interrupt” or a week devoted not to doing more but rather to opening ourselves to guidance from whatever each of us understands as infinite love, source energy, God, or support beyond ourselves. Jill highlights that every person has a sovereign relationship with their own form of...
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Jill returns to talking about the New Year this episode as she reframes the start of the year by separating what the calendar says from what the body, spirit, and nervous system are actually experiencing. While the 1st of January might mark a date change as per the Gregorian calendar, Jill explains why she doesn’t energetically follow it and how aligning with the lunar calendar reveals that many of us are still finishing the work of the previous year. If January has felt heavy, confusing, or unexpectedly intense, Jill offers a compassionate perspective on why delayed emotional “shedding”...
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We are halfway through January already, and Jill invites listeners into a gentler, more intentional way of approaching the new year, one that says no to urgency, pressure, and the push to immediately produce results. Speaking to both longtime listeners and those who are just finding the show, she reintroduces her idea of “wintering”: a conscious pause marked by rest, quiet, and reflection as an active, not a passive, practice. She shares how choosing not to rush forward has already begun to shift things for her in really big ways. Via some personal stories, including a recent loss and a...
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This episode of the podcast truly sets the tone for what’s ahead: a slower, more intentional start to 2026 that is grounded in truth, humor, reflection, and trust, so if you have ever felt pressure to rush forward before you’re ready, then this conversation will feel like permission to breathe. Jill welcomes everyone to the first episode of 2026! Tune in as she opens up with a heartfelt welcome and a moment of celebration after discovering Spotify Wrapped named the show a 2025 marathon show, fan favorite, and one of the most shared podcasts of the year! Jill breaks down what those numbers...
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Merch and apparel is now available through an exclusive collaboration with Confetti & Cloth Boutique! Comfortable and stylish sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more! Available while supplies last. Find them on , , and their ! Sales end on January 10th, 2026 at midnight, so be sure to grab your Be YOU apparel while you still can! To close out 2025, Jill is replaying from last year. Before diving into the replay, though, she spends some time reflecting on how she’s come to reject the traditional idea of January 1st as a strict “new year” and instead embraces a more mindful approach....
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Merch and apparel is now available through an exclusive collaboration with Confetti & Cloth Boutique! Comfortable and stylish sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more! Available while supplies last. Find them on , , and their ! Jill's episode for you this week is a brief, heartfelt check-in that is perhaps perfectly timed for the current holiday season! Listen in as she opens up about a sudden family health crisis - her mother-in-law, usually healthy, having fallen seriously ill and spending several days on a ventilator. Amidst the worry and unpredictability, Jill brings listeners into a...
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Merch and apparel is now available through an exclusive collaboration with Confetti & Cloth Boutique! Comfortable and stylish sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more! Available while supplies last. Find them on , , and their ! This week, Jill brings back one of the most downloaded episodes in the history of the show, episode 15 titled “Bad Mutha” from 2020, long before she really had any idea what this podcast would become. She shares how she didn’t reread or rework it and how that is honestly part of the point. She was overwhelmed, anxious, and convinced that she was screwing...
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Merch and apparel is now available through an exclusive collaboration with Confetti & Cloth Boutique for Black Friday! Comfortable and stylish sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more! Available while supplies last. Find them on and ! Join Jill this week as she invites you to slow down with her - not “when things calm down” but right now, in these last days of the year. She kicks things off by sharing a few recent reviews that genuinely meant the world to her, including reflections from women who joined her at the recent BeYOULive event in October. Their words remind her why she shows...
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Merch and apparel is now available through an exclusive collaboration with Confetti & Cloth Boutique for Black Friday! Comfortable and stylish sweatshirts, hats, coffee mugs, and more! Available while supplies last. Find them on and ! Listen in this week as Jill takes listeners into the final stretch of 2025! With only thirty days left in the Year of the Snake (a year defined by shedding, releasing, and uncomfortable but necessary evolution), she invites everyone to step into December with intention, and she reminds longtime listeners that her annual December 29th ritual is coming: a...
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Listen in this week as we revisit episode 93 of Be YOU. Given the devastating news about her father that Jill shared in her last episode, she felt that this episode’s topic was a perfect one to revisit - the importance and the beauty of embracing whatever season of life that you’re in, no matter how difficult that it may be.
This episode stresses the fact that each person's journey and the seasons that they go through in life will look different, but it's always important to keep in mind that there is divine purpose in every season and that regardless if things are progressing slowly or quickly, it's how they were meant to progress. Jill encourages listeners to surrender to and fully experience the season that they are in, rather than wishing it away or trying to spiritually bypass the difficult emotions.
Jill clarifies, however, that this does not mean burying your head in the sand and giving up on your dreams or goals but rather embodying the vibration of what you desire while also honoring the present moment. She shares that learning to put yourself first without guilt or apology is one of the greatest acts of love you can give yourself and even those around you.
This oldie but goodie from 2021 reminds listeners to avoid comparing their journey to others and to simply focus on swimming their own race, trusting that everything is unfolding as it should. Remember, your time will come!
Show Notes:
[00:07] - Jill announces that she is replaying a past episode due to her current struggle with grief.
[05:47] - Each season of your life carries its own purpose, even when it feels unbearable.
[08:17] - Jill argues that surrendering to difficulty may be the only way to align with your future goals.
[11:00] - Your time will come, but it will happen even more slowly unless you embrace the season that you're in.
[14:09] - Unapologetically prioritizing yourself without explanation is an act of self-love that ripples into every relationship.
[17:11] - “Swimming” at your own pace is the quickest way to become whole.
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