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Episode 246: Empowering Women’s Sleep w/ Jackie Hutson from Piper & Mint PJS

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Release Date: 11/25/2025

Episode 246: Empowering Women’s Sleep w/ Jackie Hutson from Piper & Mint PJS

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

📌Make sure to check out Piper & Mint PJs on 👉 Jackie Hutson is a wife, mom to two energetic, sports-loving boys, and a founder who seems to live life in motion—in all the best ways. She plays in a competitive tennis league, loves diving into business and entrepreneurship, and brings an easy, grounded optimism into everything she does. Her entrepreneurial spark lit up early: at age 11, she made $5,000 selling Beanie Babies. Since then, she’s launched several product-based businesses, including an accessory line created while studying abroad in Italy. After college, Jackie built...

Episode 245: Holiday Metabolism

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description In this solo episode, we’re unpacking what really happens to your metabolism during the holidays and why it’s not as dramatic or disastrous as the internet makes it seem. Instead of stressing over travel, late nights, celebrations, and all the festive food, we’ll look at how small, doable habits can help you feel steady, nourished, and grounded through the season. You’ll get a clearer understanding of how sleep, stress, movement, and nutrition influence your energy, along with realistic ways to support yourself without giving up the joy of the holidays. No...

Episode 244: Transform Your Health with Functional Fitness | Jess Cording x Dr. Jessica Shepherd & Rachel Katzman

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

📌Make sure to check out Pvolve at 👉 In this episode of Drama Free Healthy Living, host Jess Cording interviews Dr. Jessica Shepherd and Rachel Katzman about the innovative approaches in women's fitness today. They explore the benefits of functional fitness for improving posture, reducing back pain, and boosting energy. Dr. Shepherd shares her personal journey with functional fitness and how it transformed her physical health and mindset. The conversation highlights the importance of finding balanced fitness routines that not only change appearances but also enhance overall well-being...

Episode 243: Solo Episode Easy Breakfasts to Support Healthy Metabolism

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description In this solo episode, I dive into why a nourishing breakfast does so much more than just “start your day.” It helps stabilize blood sugar, support hormone balance, and fuel your metabolism—especially for women over 35. If you’ve ever skipped breakfast or relied on a granola bar and coffee to get by, this episode will help you rethink what your mornings can look like. You’ll learn what to eat (and why) to keep your energy steady, your mood balanced, and your body supported. From easy make-ahead ideas like overnight oats and smoothies to savory options like veggie...

Episode 242: Unmasking High-Functioning Depression w/ Dr. Judith Joseph, MD, MBA

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

📌Make sure to check out the book 👉 Judith Joseph, MD, MBA, is a Columbia-trained psychiatrist and the founder of and chief investigator at Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, New York City’s premier clinical research site, a clinical assistant professor in child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, and chairwoman of the Women in Medicine Board at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Judith Joseph was awarded by the US House of Representatives with a 2023 Congress Proclamation Award for her social media advocacy and...

Episode 241: My Life Lately: Fall 2025 Update

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description: It’s been a while since I’ve done a solo episode, and this felt like the right moment to sit down and share a little life update. A lot has changed for me this year — some of it amazing, some of it challenging, and plenty of it somewhere in between. In this episode, I’m talking about what day-to-day life looks like right now, how I’m finding my footing in a new season, and the little shifts that are making a big difference. Think of this as us catching up over coffee — honest, a little messy at times, and hopefully a reminder that none of us have it all figured...

Re-Release Episode 206: What To Eat When You’re Exhausted

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description: You know those days when you wake up tired, and before you know it, you’re reaching for coffee, donuts, chips, anything to keep going? You’re not imagining it—and you’re definitely not lacking willpower. When you’re running on empty, there are real changes happening in your body that make cravings stronger and energy harder to manage. In this episode, we’ll unpack what’s really going on when exhaustion hits, why your body asks for quick fixes, and how to work with those signals instead of feeling like you’re fighting against them. I’ll share practical...

Re-Release Episode 137: Little Game Changers: Hanger Management

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description: In this solo episode of The Drama-Free Healthy Living Podcast, we’re talking about something we’ve all dealt with but don’t always know how to manage: hanger — that fiery mix of hunger and irritability that can completely throw off your day. I’m sharing some of my favorite tools from my book, The Little Book of Game Changers: 50 Healthy Habits for Managing Stress & Anxiety, to help you understand what’s really going on in your body and why your mood, energy, and focus can take a hit when you go too long without eating or lean on foods that don’t keep you...

Re-Release Episode 152: The Overthink-Proof Plate—3 Formulas For Healthy Eating

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description: In this solo episode, I’m walking you through one of my favorite tools for simplifying healthy eating. Instead of obsessing over numbers or feeling paralyzed by food rules, I’m sharing an easy way to build balanced meals and snacks without the stress. I call it the Overthink-Proof Plate—a flexible, judgment-free framework I’ve been using with clients and patients for years. You’ll learn simple formulas that support steady energy, better moods, and fewer blood sugar crashes. We’ll talk about what a “balanced” plate actually looks like, how to stop...

Re-release Episode 160: How To Make A Loneliness Game Plan

Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording

Episode Description: Loneliness doesn’t always show up with warning signs. Sometimes it’s loud. Other times, it’s that quiet urge to fill an online cart you don’t need, or the weird heaviness of a free weekend with nothing on the calendar. In this solo episode of The Drama-Free Healthy Living Podcast, let’s talk about the very human experience of feeling disconnected—and what to actually do about it. I’ll walk you through my go-to “Loneliness Game Plan,” a set of simple, practical steps to help you manage those tough moments without spiraling into habits that leave you...

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📌Make sure to check out Piper & Mint PJs on www.piperandmint.com

👉 Jackie Hutson is a wife, mom to two energetic, sports-loving boys, and a founder who seems to live life in motion—in all the best ways. She plays in a competitive tennis league, loves diving into business and entrepreneurship, and brings an easy, grounded optimism into everything she does.

Her entrepreneurial spark lit up early: at age 11, she made $5,000 selling Beanie Babies. Since then, she’s launched several product-based businesses, including an accessory line created while studying abroad in Italy. After college, Jackie built her career in corporate retail merchandising before a company bankruptcy pushed her into the vendor side of retail. There, she joined a manufacturing company specializing in apparel and accessories, eventually buying into the business and becoming a managing partner.

For the past eight years, she’s helped others bring their products to life—but there was one idea she couldn’t shake. After a decade of carrying it with her, she finally decided to bet on herself. That leap became Piper & Mint, an innovative pajama brand designed to help women sleep better through postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, and every hormonal shift in between.

In this episode of The Drama-Free Healthy Living Podcast, Jackie shares the journey behind her sweat-wicking, mint-infused cooling PJs—why she created them, what makes the fabric unique, and how real women shaped the product through testing and feedback. We talk openly about night sweats, temperature swings, hormonal chaos, and why so many women feel dismissed or misunderstood in healthcare settings.

Jackie also dives deep into her path as a founder: what it really takes to bring an idea to life, why patience matters more than perfection, and how she built a mission-driven brand that not only supports women but also gives back through fertility-grant funding.

We also explore:

What cooling PJs can (and can’t) do for night sweats
Why mint-infused fabric changes the sleep equation
How to validate a product idea when you're starting from zero
The realities of slow, sustainable growth
The emotional toll of not sleeping well
How mindset, purpose, and optimism shape Jackie’s definition of healthy living

If you’ve ever struggled with hormonal sleep issues, wondered why your body temperature is doing the most, or thought about turning a product idea into something real, this episode offers both comfort and inspiration.

Don’t miss the show notes for a special listener discount on Piper & Mint PJs and links to Jackie’s new podcast, The Sourcing Gals.

Discount code: JESSCORDING

🌎 Connect with Jackie Hutson

Website: www.piperandmint.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperandmint/

https://www.instagram.com/createjackiesway/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@piperandmint

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSourcingGals

🌎 Connect with Jessica Cording, MS, RD, CDN, IFNCP

JessicaCordingNutrition.com

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Author of The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver's Guide To Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep, and