What happens during a mediumship reading, and how can you tell whether the person delivering the message is genuine?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with psychic medium, initiated Wiccan priestess, tarot teacher, healer, and bestselling author Linda Rauch to explore how mediumship works and what four decades of studying the unseen have taught her about life, death, grief, and the soul.

Linda began seeing spirits as a young child in 1960s England, long before she had the language to understand her experiences. As a teenager, those encounters developed into precognitive dreams. Her search for answers eventually led her through mediumship, tarot, Wicca, counseling, homeopathy, energy work, and years supporting people facing terminal illness.

Linda explains what she sees, hears, and feels when communicating with spirit, including the physical confirmation she calls a “spirit shower.” She also shares why evidence is only the beginning of a meaningful reading. The deeper purpose is healing, helping people receive the message they may not yet be able to see for themselves.

Together, Ellen and Linda explore how grief can become an invitation to grow, why authentic spirit communication should always feel rooted in unconditional love, and how mediumship may challenge our understanding of consciousness and what happens after death.

You will learn:

• How mediumship works from the medium’s perspective
• What psychic mediums see, hear, and physically experience
• How childhood spirit encounters can develop into mediumistic abilities
• Why grief can make communication with the spirit world feel especially meaningful
• How to recognize an ethical, authentic medium
• Why evidence supports a reading, but the message creates healing
• How tarot’s Major Arcana reflects the soul’s journey
• Why spiritual awareness does not remove the messy parts of being human
• What mediumship can teach us about accountability, purpose, and living a soul-led life

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We talk about:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Why more people are becoming curious about mediumship

05:04 Linda’s first spirit encounters as a child

08:15 Precognitive dreams and learning to feel safe with spirit

10:17 Overcoming her fear of developing mediumistic abilities

13:09 The lifelong search to understand consciousness and the unseen

15:34 Becoming an initiated Wiccan priestess

19:26 What actually happens during a mediumship reading

21:54 Deathbed visions and loved ones welcoming us to the other side

23:39 Psychic phenomena among people living close to death

27:24 The extraordinary story of Raven and the three pomegranates

33:43 How mediumship can support people navigating grief

37:00 The greater purpose of mediumship for humanity

41:04 The Psychic’s Way and the soul’s journey through tarot

46:32 How to recognize a genuine, ethical medium

50:15 What living your jam means to Linda

Connect with Linda

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/lindarauchmedium
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindarauchmedium
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lindarauch451
• The Psychic's Way: At the Threshold between the Seen and the Unseen Worlds: https://a.co/d/0gSJIY51
• Witchcraft & Magick Masterclass: https://www.lindarauchtraining.com/witchcraft-masterclass-usd
• Psychic & Mediumship Masterclass, starts Tuesday 8 September: https://www.lindarauchtraining.com/psychic-masterclass-usd
• Tarot Masterclass, starts Wednesday 16 September: https://www.lindarauchtraining.com/tarot-masterclass-usd

Connect with Ellen

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

Why are so many successful teenagers anxious, overwhelmed, and disconnected from themselves?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with educator, coach, and House of Rise founder Dr. Carla Caturia to unpack the growing teen motivation crisis affecting high-achieving students and their families. Together they explore why good grades, packed schedules, and impressive resumes don't always translate into confidence, resilience, or genuine fulfillment.

Drawing from more than 20 years working with over 10,000 teens and families, Dr. Carla explains why many young people are trapped in what she calls the "success without self" cycle, where external achievement replaces internal trust.

The conversation explores how parents can encourage motivation without creating pressure, why praising effort matters more than praising intelligence, how family dynamics shape teen confidence, and why helping young people discover purpose is more valuable than pushing them toward someone else's definition of success.

You will learn:

• Why high-achieving teens often struggle despite looking successful
• The hidden signs of perfectionism, anxiety, and people pleasing
• How to build intrinsic motivation instead of relying on external validation
• Why praising effort creates more confident and resilient teens
• How family dynamics influence confidence and emotional wellbeing
• Practical ways to help teens manage negative self-talk and build self-trust
• Why college isn't the only path to success, and how to have better conversations about the future
• Questions every parent can ask to help their teen discover purpose and direction

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We talk about:

00:00 Why successful teens are feeling more pressure than ever

03:35 The "success without self" cycle

09:00 Hidden signs your teenager is struggling

12:15 Parenting strategies that build confidence, not pressure

19:25 Flow, motivation, and overcoming negative self-talk

26:45 Is college the right path for every teen?

35:00 Better conversations about careers, purpose, and the future

39:30 Raising emotionally resilient young adults

Connect with Dr. Carla

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcarlacaturia/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlacaturia
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@drcarlacaturia
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carla-caturia
• Website :www.thehouseofrise.com

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• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

How do you navigate life's biggest transitions without losing yourself? Whether you're facing a career change, divorce, becoming an empty nester, moving to a new city, or simply questioning what's next, this episode explores how life's biggest changes can become the foundation for your greatest personal growth.

In this solo episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis shares the research, personal stories, and practical tools that have helped her navigate divorce, international relocation, career reinvention, and motherhood through seasons of profound change.

Drawing on the Bridges Transition Model, Ellen explains why change and transition are not the same thing, why every new beginning starts with an ending, and how the uncomfortable "neutral zone" often becomes the birthplace of clarity, resilience, creativity, and self-discovery.

If you're feeling uncertain about your next chapter, this conversation will help you approach life's biggest transitions with greater confidence, compassion, and intention.

You will learn:

• Why change and transition are two completely different experiences
• How the Bridges Transition Model explains every major life change
• Why endings are necessary before meaningful new beginnings can happen
• What the "neutral zone" is and why it's often the most transformative stage of growth
• How exercise, sleep, mindfulness, and healthy routines improve resilience during difficult seasons
• Why alcohol and emotional avoidance can delay healing during major transitions
• How self-compassion creates stronger emotional resilience than self-criticism
• Why empty nest can become an opportunity to rediscover your identity
• How career changes become easier when they're rooted in your values instead of fear
• Lessons learned from moving internationally and embracing uncertainty
• How divorce became a catalyst for personal growth rather than personal defeat
• Why reflection is essential if you want your transitions to create lasting transformation
• Practical strategies for making better decisions during uncertain seasons
• How to stop repeating old patterns and begin creating a more intentional future

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We talk about:

00:00 Why life's biggest transitions create friction, and why that's a sign of growth

03:38 The Bridges Transition Model and the difference between change and transition

07:00 Six evidence-based self-care practices for navigating major life changes

14:54 Empty nest, redefining motherhood, and rediscovering your identity

20:03 Career changes, values, and making decisions with confidence

22:18 Moving abroad, embracing uncertainty, and the lessons of starting over

26:24 Divorce, resilience, and rebuilding your life with intention

29:58 Practical tools for navigating any life transition

34:22 The deeper truth about change and becoming a new version of yourself

38:28 Why rushing into the next chapter keeps us repeating old patterns

41:24 Final reflections: Why transitions happen for you, not to you

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What if alcohol isn't the problem, but it's the thing standing between you and the life you're meant to live?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with sober coach and Sober Chapters founder Didi Jordan to explore what happens when you remove alcohol and finally hear yourself clearly.

After years of cycling between drinking and taking breaks, Didi committed to a two-year "sober chapter." What she discovered wasn't just freedom from alcohol. It was greater clarity, stronger intuition, deeper self-trust, meaningful relationships, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Together, Ellen and Didi explore the sober curious movement, alcohol's impact on anxiety and emotional wellbeing, subconscious conditioning, personal growth, and why so many people reconnect with their authentic selves when alcohol leaves the picture.

You will learn:

• What the sober curious movement is really about
• Why alcohol can amplify anxiety, shame, and emotional disconnection
• How taking a break from drinking creates space for personal growth
• The surprising connection between sobriety and intuition
• Why many people feel more connected to themselves without alcohol
• How subconscious beliefs shape our decisions and relationships
• What Didi learned during her two-year sober chapter
• Why clarity often arrives when we remove distractions
• How to navigate sobriety without labeling yourself forever
• The role of self-compassion when personal growth isn't linear
• Why many people rediscover their authentic selves after quitting alcohol
• How sober living can impact purpose, confidence, relationships, and fulfillment

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We talk about:

00:00 Why living alcohol free is becoming a conscious choice

02:00 Meet Didi Jordan and the story behind Sober Chapters

04:00 Growing up in a culture where drinking felt normal

06:00 The anxiety, shame, and emotional toll of hangovers

09:00 What happened every time Didi took a break from alcohol

12:00 Why she committed to a two-year sober chapter

15:00 Personal development, intuition, and finding purpose

18:00 How sobriety strengthened self-trust and clarity

21:00 Why alcohol can block deeper inner work

23:00 What clients discover about themselves during sober chapters

25:00 Reconnecting with the person you were before conditioning

27:00 How to handle setbacks without shame

30:00 Advice for anyone who feels called to drink less

32:00 The Relationship Code and understanding unconscious patterns

35:00 Relationships, communication, and generational conditioning

37:00 Following intuition, purpose, and what's next

Connect with Didi:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sober_chapters
• Sober Chapters Podcast: https://www.soberchapters.com/podcast

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What really happens when we die? And is there actual evidence for life after death, or is it just wishful thinking?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Johnny Burke, host of the Closer to Venus podcast, who has spent six years and close to 250 episodes interviewing the people who would know. Near-death experiencers. Evidential mediums. Hospice workers who sit with the dying. Past life researchers.

What he keeps finding points to one quiet, consistent answer. We are eternal souls, and consciousness does not end when the body does.

This isn't a conversation about belief. It's about patterns. The same accounts, told by strangers across cultures, who describe the same light, the same love, the same overwhelming sense of coming home.

Johnny and Ellen explore the evidence behind near-death experiences, what hospice mediums witness in a person's final days, the idea that we choose our lives before we arrive, and why so many accounts suggest consciousness lives outside the brain. They also go to the stranger edges. Soul contracts. Life between lives. Galactic past lives. And what it might mean to raise your vibration in a world that only trusts what it can measure.

If you have ever sensed there is more, but wanted something to stand on besides faith, this conversation will give you a place to start.

You will learn:

• Why nearly every guest, across every tradition, agrees we are eternal souls
• What the evidence for near-death experiences actually shows
• What hospice mediums witness in a person's final days, and what the "welcoming party" means
• Why so many accounts suggest consciousness is not produced by the brain
• The idea of soul contracts, and whether we choose our lives before we are born
• What "life between lives" is, and why it keeps surfacing under hypnosis
• How to tell an evidential medium from the rest
• What past life and galactic memories hint about who we used to be
• Simple daily ways to raise your vibration
• How to hold all of this with a curious, open, slightly skeptical mind

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We talk about:

• 00:00 Why this conversation matters
• 02:00 Meet Johnny Burke and the Closer to Venus podcast
• 03:00 What "Closer to Venus" really means
• 05:00 The three questions that started it all
• 07:00 Near-death experiences as the gateway
• 09:00 The one thing nearly every guest agrees on
• 13:00 The hardest truth: soul contracts and exit points
• 16:00 Evidential mediums and the research behind them
• 19:00 Hospice mediums and the welcoming party
• 23:00 Life between lives and the in-between space
• 26:00 Soul groups and the people we keep meeting
• 28:00 Life as a theater group
• 30:00 What near-death experiences teach us about love and fear
• 33:00 Intuition and raising your vibration
• 35:00 ETs, disclosure, and consciousness
• 41:00 Why death might be easier than birth
• 43:00 Why consciousness may not live in the brain
• 48:00 Friendly and not-so-friendly ETs
• 51:00 Spirit guides with a sense of humor
• 53:00 A brother, a dream, and a beer
• 54:00 The big question Johnny wants to solve next

Connect with Johnny:

• Website: https://closertovenus.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclosertovenuspodcast
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/closertovenuspodcast
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@closertovenuspodcast

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What happens when women don’t just show up for a workout… but for each other?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with Pam Stafford, community leader, former mayor, and the creator of a dance-based fitness class that has been running for over 46 years.

What started as a simple aerobic class became something much deeper. A space where women of all ages, from their 40s to their 90s, come together to move, connect, and build something that goes far beyond fitness.

Because this isn’t really about choreography, calorie burn, or getting it “right.”

It’s about consistency, belonging, and what happens when people feel seen in a space they return to week after week, year after year.

From leading a city through economic hardship to leading a room full of women through movement, Pam shares what it actually takes to build trust, community, and something that lasts. And why, after 46 years, women are still walking through those doors.

If you’ve ever struggled to stay consistent, find your people, or create something meaningful… this conversation will change how you think about all of it.

You will learn:

• Why women are more consistent when community is present
• What 46 years of teaching reveals about human connection
• The difference between a class and a true community
• How movement strengthens both mental and emotional health
• Why learning choreography challenges and protects your brain
• The leadership traits that build long-term trust and loyalty
• How to create spaces where people feel welcomed and seen
• Why perfection doesn’t matter, but showing up does
• The role of movement in healing, especially during hard seasons
• Why meaning, not motivation, is what keeps people coming back

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We talk about:

• 00:00 What keeps women coming back for decades
• 02:00 From local leadership to 46 years of teaching movement
• 05:00 Lessons from serving on city council and as mayor
• 08:00 Why this class feels different from traditional fitness
• 11:00 The power of multi-generational movement (ages 40 to 90+)
• 14:00 How consistency is built through connection, not discipline
• 17:00 Why choreography strengthens the brain and builds resilience
• 20:00 The mental challenge of learning something new
• 23:00 Movement as a tool for long-term cognitive health
• 26:00 How the class adapted and stayed alive during the pandemic
• 29:00 Why people needed movement and connection more than ever
• 31:00 Creating a space where everyone feels welcome
• 33:00 Why you don’t need to be “good” to start
• 35:00 The difference between showing up and belonging
• 38:00 What 46 years of this work has given Pam

Connect with Pam:

• Website: https://cityofrohnertpark.hosted.civiclive.com/city_hall/departments/community_services/classes/teens___adults/dancercise

Connect with Ellen

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• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What if the thing keeping you stuck… isn’t weakness, lack of discipline, or even trauma itself, but the story you’ve built to survive it?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with psychologist, former Air Force captain, and trauma specialist Dr. Don Zaksek to unpack the silent reality many men are living through, high-functioning on the outside, quietly unraveling on the inside.

From combat veterans to elite performers, Dr. Don has spent decades working with individuals trained to endure, push through, and never break. But beneath that strength often lives isolation, shame, and a relentless inner narrative that keeps them stuck.

This conversation goes beyond surface-level mental health advice. It explores identity, purpose, emotional suppression, and what it really takes to heal when your default has always been survival.

If you’ve ever felt like you should be fine… but you’re not, this episode will challenge how you see yourself and what healing actually looks like.

You will learn:

• Why high-performing men often feel the most alone
• The difference between primary pain and the suffering we create on top of it
• How emotional numbness becomes a survival strategy (and why it’s so hard to break)
• What Dr. Don calls “the cracked lens” and how it shapes your reality
• Why over-responsibility leads to self-blame and burnout
• How trauma rewires your identity, not just your emotions
• The role of vulnerability in real, lasting healing
• What “healthy masculinity” actually looks like today
• How to reconnect with your inner voice when you’ve lost it
• Why meaning, not happiness, is what most men are actually searching for

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We talk about:

• 00:00 Why men who “have it together” are struggling the most
• 03:00 Strength vs. suppression, what’s really underneath
• 06:00 The hidden cost of discipline, performance, and control
• 09:00 Primary vs. secondary suffering explained
• 12:00 Why numbness feels safer than healing
• 15:00 The loneliness epidemic in men and loss of meaning
• 18:00 The “cracked lens” and how trauma distorts reality
• 21:00 Learning to observe your thoughts instead of believing them
• 24:00 The role of vulnerability in healing
• 27:00 Reconnecting to your deeper self (self one vs. self two)
• 30:00 Why you don’t need to fix yourself, you need to understand yourself
• 33:00 Letting go of fear-based identity and control
• 36:00 What transformation actually looks like in real life
• 39:00 Choosing self-love when self-hatred feels justified

Connect with Dr. Don:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dzaksek
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576433303574
• Medium: https://medium.com/@dzaksek

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What if the answers you’ve been searching for… are already within you, waiting for you to get quiet enough to hear them?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with QHHT expert, psychologist, and author Dr. Holly Duckworth to explore the profound world of Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT) and the concept of the higher self.

From a deeply personal origin story rooted in crisis, to conducting hundreds of hypnosis sessions, Dr. Holly shares what she’s learned about life purpose, soul lessons, and the unseen intelligence guiding each of us.

This conversation bridges science and spirituality, logic and intuition, offering a grounded yet expansive look at who we are beyond the “monkey suit” of the human experience.

If you’ve ever wondered why you’re here, what your purpose is, or how to access your inner knowing… this episode will shift how you see your life entirely.

You will learn:

• What QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique) is and how it works
• The difference between your subconscious mind and your higher self
• Why your higher self operates beyond time, fear, and limitation
• The 4 core life purposes revealed across 400+ hypnosis sessions
• The 3 types of life lessons your soul is here to learn
• Why even painful experiences may be chosen by your soul
• How fear is connected to the ego, not your true self
• The role of meditation in accessing higher self guidance
• Why your purpose may be simpler (and more profound) than you think
• The one message your higher self wants you to remember

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We talk about:

• 00:00 Introduction to QHHT and the higher self
• 02:30 Dr. Holly’s life-changing entry into hypnosis work
• 06:00 What makes QHHT different (and how sessions work)
• 10:00 Why your session recording changes everything
• 13:00 True knowing vs “answers” and spiritual wisdom
• 15:00 The patterns across 400+ sessions (science meets spirituality)
• 17:00 What the higher self actually is
• 20:00 Timelessness, collective consciousness, and accessing knowledge
• 24:00 The 4 types of life purpose explained
• 29:00 Why you chose your life (even the hard parts)
• 34:00 Ego vs higher self, fear vs love
• 42:00 How to access your inner knowing + the power of meditation

Connect with Holly:

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/awarecaredurango
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/awarecaredurango
• YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@HollyDuckworthPhD
• Website: www.awarecaredurango.com
• Sedona Retreat in Sept: https://www.awarecaredurango.com/events
• Dolores Cannon: https://dolorescannon.com/

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What if the exhaustion you feel isn’t burnout… but misdirected energy?

In this solo episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis introduces what she calls The Quiet Revolution, a powerful shift where women begin reclaiming their energy from the systems, roles, and expectations that have quietly shaped their lives.

Through a deeply personal lens and grounded in systems thinking, Ellen unpacks why so many women feel depleted despite “having it all”, and how invisible labor, cultural conditioning, and societal structures have normalized self-sacrifice as identity.

This episode is not about blowing up your life. It’s about something far more radical, choosing yourself in small, consistent, courageous ways.

If you’ve ever felt like your energy is everywhere except where it truly matters… this conversation will help you see it, name it, and begin to take it back.

You will learn:

• Why women’s exhaustion is often rooted in systemic conditioning, not personal failure
• What “energy leakage” is and how it shows up in daily life
• How invisible labor impacts your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing
• The difference between living from expectation, survival, and inner knowing
• A powerful exercise to audit your life decisions and reclaim clarity
• Why small, consistent choices create lasting personal transformation
• How to shift from “what’s needed of me” to “what is true for me”
• The role of attention and awareness in reclaiming your energy
• Why boundaries feel difficult, and how to begin setting them anyway
• How reclaiming your energy impacts your family, relationships, and future generations

👉 Watch the full conversation and subscribe for more stories about intuition, purpose, and living your jam.

We talk about:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Quiet Revolution and women’s energy
• 01:30 The question that can change your life
• 03:00 The hidden exhaustion many women feel
• 04:30 Systems theory and how it applies to women’s lives
• 05:30 Workplace structures and inherited expectations
• 06:30 Family systems and the invisible mental load
• 07:30 Cultural conditioning, religion, and self-sacrifice
• 09:00 Why selflessness became identity for women
• 10:00 Ellen’s personal story of work, motherhood, and burnout
• 13:30 Health breakdown and early signs of depletion
• 14:30 Moving to Switzerland and gaining perspective
• 16:00 Auditing your energy and life decisions
• 17:00 The reflection exercise (expectation vs survival vs inner knowing)
• 19:00 Patterns of self-abandonment and awareness
• 20:00 Why you don’t need to blow up your life to change it
• 21:00 The power of attention and where your energy goes
• 22:00 Asking “what is true for me”
• 23:00 The Quiet Revolution explained
• 24:00 Feminine energy vs hustle culture
• 25:00 Living in alignment instead of performance
• 26:00 Invitation to Inner Courage workshop

Resources:

• Inner Courage Workshop

Connect with Ellen

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• LinkedIn: https://www.instagram.com/liveyourjam
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liveyourjam
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnj7_LS2kaxfyPsAd1Hne8g
• Website: https://liveyourjam.com/

What does it really mean to feel strong, energized, and confident after 50?

In this episode of Live Your Jam, Ellen McGinnis sits down with fitness expert and Pilates instructor Jane Price Hunt to explore how women can rebuild strength, reconnect with their bodies, and move through midlife with more ease and confidence.

Jane shares her lifelong journey with fitness, from competitive sports to discovering Pilates as a powerful foundation for healing, especially after injury, pregnancy, and the physical changes that come with age. What began as a solution to back pain and instability became a complete transformation in how she approaches movement, strength, and self-care.

Together, Ellen and Jane unpack why traditional fitness approaches don’t always serve women in midlife, and how practices like Pilates can support not just physical strength, but mental clarity, nervous system regulation, and long-term wellbeing.

This conversation is both grounding and empowering. It reminds us that strength after 50 isn’t about pushing harder, it’s about moving smarter, listening deeper, and choosing consistency over perfection.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, unsure where to start, or ready to rebuild your strength in a way that actually supports your life, this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

You will learn:

1. Why fitness over 50 requires a different, more intentional approach
2. How Pilates strengthens the core and supports long-term mobility
3. The connection between movement, mindfulness, and nervous system regulation
4. Why injuries, pain, and physical changes are signals, not setbacks
5. How small daily habits create lasting strength and consistency
6. The biggest barriers women face when starting (and how to overcome them)
7. Why walking and low-impact movement can transform your health
8. How Jane manages type 1 diabetes while maintaining a strong, active lifestyle
9. The importance of acceptance and adapting your fitness as your body changes
10. How to rebuild trust with your body after pain, injury, or burnout

👉 Watch the full conversation and subscribe for more stories about intuition, purpose, and living your jam.

We talk about:

1. 00:00 Introduction to Jane Price Hunt and fitness after 50
2. 02:00 Jane’s journey from lifelong athlete to Pilates instructor
3. 04:30 How pregnancy and injury changed her approach to fitness
4. 06:00 Why core strength is the foundation for long-term movement
5. 07:30 What Pilates is and how it supports the body differently
6. 09:00 The mind-body connection and mindfulness in Pilates
7. 11:00 How Pilates creates strength, alignment, and energy
8. 13:00 Breathing techniques and calming the nervous system
9. 14:30 Barriers to starting fitness and how to overcome them
10. 16:00 Online Pilates and making movement more accessible
11. 17:30 Injury recovery and rebuilding strength through movement
12. 18:30 Living with type 1 diabetes and staying consistent with health
13. 21:00 The power of small daily habits like walking
14. 23:00 Why consistency matters more than intensity
15. 24:30 Midlife fitness, self-trust, and putting yourself first
16. 27:00 Letting go of comparison and redefining strength
17. 29:00 Functional fitness and moving well in everyday life
18. 31:00 Reclaiming your time, body, and energy in midlife
19. 33:00 Following purpose and building a meaningful career in fitness
20. 36:00 Helping others heal, grow stronger, and feel empowered

Resources:

1. Free Pilates Video from Jane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PtD6OWVnr8
2. Pilates 7 Day Free Trial: https://www.jphpilates.com/online-pilates-classes

Connect with Jane

1. Website: https://www.jphpilates.com/
2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jphpilates
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