This is not a polished highlight reel. This is the truth from the in-between.

In this season finale of Just Jelly Unfiltered, Jen pulls back the curtain on her real life healing journey in 2025. She shares what it has really looked like to walk through estrangement, mental health struggles, friendship breakups, and that quiet, lonely space where your old life is gone but your new life has not arrived yet.

Inside this episode, Jen talks about

• outgrowing friendships that secretly needed you broken

• being called fake, delusional, and vain by someone who claimed to care

• what it feels like when your growth triggers other people and they ghost you, gossip about you, or try to shrink you

• why healing does not have a handbook and why your journey will not look like anyone else’s

• how to protect your peace and rebuild your confidence when the people you thought would clap for you go silent

She also shares from the deepest parts of her story

• walking through her daughter going no contact and the grief of loving someone from a distance

• how God used isolation so she could finally hear His voice and her own

• why loss created space for real alignment and healthier friendships

• the mindset shifts that kept her from giving up when it would have been easier to disappear

If you have felt misunderstood, judged, ghosted, or accused while trying to grow, this episode is for you. You can heal and hurt at the same time, and it still counts as progress. You are not crazy, you are not too much, and you are not alone.

Jen closes the season with a prayer for your peace, your courage, and your heart, plus a reminder that your mindset is your superpower and your life is still worth fighting for.

Hit play when you need a best friend who tells you the truth, loves you hard, and refuses to let you stay small.

This may be the season finale, but it is not the end.

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Remember the deeper we dive the sweeter it gets!

I love y'all!

This episode speaks to anyone in midlife who feels the holiday pressure building. Instead of chasing perfect photos or performing for social media, we talk about choosing presence, peace, and authenticity.

You dive into what a no pressure holiday really looks like in midlife, especially when life feels messy, blended families feel complicated, and emotional wellness matters more than a picture perfect moment. This conversation explores why so many of us get caught between real life and the pressure to post, and how shifting your intent can transform the entire season.

If you are tired of holiday overwhelm, midlife expectations, and trying to keep up online, this episode will help you reconnect with your purpose, your family, and your peace. It is a reminder that meaningful moments do not need an audience.

A calmer holiday starts with choosing presence over performance. Let this season be just you, no pressure.

In this episode of Just Jelly Unfiltered, Jen dives deep into self doubt, fear, and the challenge of staying authentic during midlife growth and content creation.

She opens up about navigating visibility, finding confidence, and pushing through the messy middle when everything feels uncertain. Jen talks about the power of community support, how to keep moving even when fear is loud, and why failure is a necessary part of building a meaningful life.

This episode is for anyone in a season of personal growth, mindset shifts, rebuilding confidence, or trying to find their voice in a noisy world. Listen in for real talk, encouragement, and the reminder that you can start before you feel ready.

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De-Grinch your season with clarity, courage, and care. Boundaries, brain science, and a five minute circuit you can repeat all week.

Tired of Grinch energy, ready for real kindness.

In this episode you will learn,

• The Five Minute Kindness Circuit, how to run it for seven days, what changes to notice, mood, patience, connection

• The science, dopamine, oxytocin, vagal tone, and why precise words calm your nervous system

• Holiday friction points, why conflict spikes, three scripts that cool a hot table in under ten seconds

• One small act for estrangement or grief that helps someone feel less alone

• Midlife and empty nest, how to rewrite traditions without guilt

• Couples with different holiday needs, how to use kindness and boundaries to find a plan you both can live with

• Work life, how leaders bring holiday kindness back in January

Listener Q and A includes in laws and budgets, and how to be kind at work without becoming a pushover.

Messy Middle Mindset | Just Jelly Unfiltered

Life doesn’t always fit into neat before-and-after boxes. The messy middle is where real growth, healing, and rebuilding happen.

 In this episode Jennifer explores how mindset shifts during menopause and andropause can feel overwhelming but also open the door to deep transformation. Learn how to recognize your own thought patterns, reframe fear into freedom, and embrace this season with strength and clarity.

You’ll learn practical tools for reframing your perspective, the real story from Jen's real messy middle, and affirmations to keep you moving forward when life feels uncertain.

💬 Join the conversation inside The Messy Middle Support Group on Facebook and connect with others who are walking this same path.

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The Messy Middle Is Where We Grow

This is not just a podcast, it is a community. Hosted by Jen, Just Jelly Unfiltered dives into the real stories and struggles of midlife such as menopause, andropause (men's Midlife), gray spaces, empty nests, identity shifts, and all the labels we are learning to release. Together, we will unpack mindset, confidence, and healing with raw conversations and real tools.

🎧 Subscribe now and join a space where you are seen, supported, and never walking alone.

💬 Join the conversation inside The Messy Middle Support Group on Facebook and connect with others who are walking this same path.

“An honest look at navigating doubt, exploring faith, and rediscovering meaning in midlife — whether you believe, don’t believe, or aren’t sure what you believe anymore.”

Midlife has a way of shaking things up- careers change, relationships shift, and sometimes, the faith you once held so tightly feels distant or uncertain.

In this episode, I take an honest, compassionate look at what it means to navigate doubt, explore spirituality, and rediscover meaning in the messy middle of life.

Whether you’re a lifelong believer, someone who’s walked away from faith, or you’re still figuring out what you believe, this conversation offers a safe space to wrestle with big questions.

I share my journey .

• Losing my footing in faith, feeling angry with God

•  Stepping away from rigid religious teachings

• Discovering a deeper, more personal understanding of what I truly believe

Share this episode with a friend who might be questioning, searching, or simply needs to know they’re not alone — and don’t forget to follow the podcast so you never miss these real, unfiltered conversations.

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“An honest look at friendship breakups, shifting connections, and finding your people in the messy middle of midlife.”

Friendships in midlife don’t always look like they did in our 20s — and that can be both heartbreaking and freeing.

In this episode, I dive into the messy middle of friendships: the breakups we didn’t see coming, the quiet drifting apart, and the unexpected beauty of making new connections later in life.

I share my story.

• The emotional journey of building new friendships in midlife. 

• Navigating shifting connections, setting boundaries

• Learning to open my heart again. How I felt isolated — but you’re not as alone. I see you.

If you’re standing in the middle of your life wondering, “Am I alone”—press play this episode is for you.

This is your safe space to feel seen, heard, and understood.

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🎙️ Messy Middle: Midlife Chaos

Can you Relate?

Feeling lost, overwhelmed, or like you’re quietly falling apart? You’re not alone. In this raw and real episode of Just Jelly Unfiltered, I dive deep into the chaos of the midlife “messy middle”—where our hormones are shifting, our relationships feel strained, our identity is blurred, and no one seems to notice we are unraveling.

I talk about:

• The emotional toll perimenopause & midlife hormones had on my life

• How communication struggled in this season of my life

• Why it felt like I was losing my mind—and how to begin finding our peace again.

  If you’re standing in the middle of your life wondering, “Is this it?”—press play. This is your safe space to feel seen, heard, and understood.

  🩷 New episodes bi- weekly.

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Before we can heal, we must first name what hurt us.

In this powerful season finale, Jen sits down to reflect on the life-altering experiences that often go unnamed but silently shape our lives—estrangement, sibling abuse, spiritual manipulation, divorce, friendship breakups, and more. This episode isn’t just a recap — it’s her story!

Together, we confront the truth: we can’t heal what we refuse to name.

Jen shares how recognizing the dumpster fires of trauma is the brave first step toward healing, and why calling it what it is—abuse, abandonment, betrayal—isn’t about blame, but about freedom. Season two may be ending, but this is just the beginning of the healing journey.

✨ Get ready for Season 3, where we rise from the ashes.

Because the deeper you dive, the sweeter it gets.