Jessi sits down with her fiancé, David, as he opens up to tell his story, heart and journey--which they have kept sacred in their dating time. The couple then talk about their heart behind their covenant, getting off social media, and provide encouragement for singles, while diving into scripture and prayer. They finish with how David proposed and funny stories from their trip. Jessi also ads in her heart for becoming a bride in this season. Their best episode yet!


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Sit back for a peaceful and relaxed conversation with Jessi and her mom as they dig into the somewhat taboo topic of shopping addictions, materialism and overconsumption in an Instagram & Influencer world. Jessi exposes what happened to her heart in promoting materialism on IG and encouragers women (influencers and shoppers) to guard their heart from the addiction to overspending - and instead turn to stewarding. Mama Kim shares her story and stories around the mother-daughter team as they learned over the years what it really means to live an abundant life.

Get ready for an episode jam-packed with seeds of wisdom. Jessi meets with a close friend, mentor figure, and pastor, Caroline Dykes, to talk through pressure in a social media world. The two hit on miscarriages, setting boundaries in dating, knowing who to trust, the power of no, the definition of influence, and female leadership in the church.

Jessi spills the tea on dating stories - with one her close friends, Jeanine Amapola, who is a youtuber and podcaster. The two discuss their cringey, funny, and horror dating stories during their singleness but also read stories from Jessi’s @my_darling_diary audience that give the girls a good laugh. One of the funniest and silliest episodes yet on the diary, get ready to giggle and cringe discussing the reality of 21st century singleness.

Part two found on Jeanine’s Podcast here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/36HTkHwbHo4wlhGWqDEyMu?si=y7S4sVqcTNG_AZ3G4Iz0kQ

Emily Herren, friend and fashion blogger @champagneandchanel, is a leader and trailblazer of influence on instagram. Emily takes us into the unseen reality of going viral at a young age and how growing up on the gram shaped her heart along the way. Jessi and Emily dig into the true meaning of joy, talk through finances, finding true friendships, decisions in dating, marriage and more. The girls dish on finding true peace within social media pressure, ultimately pointing to what really fulfills in life - behind the gram.

Jessi and David take on the taboo topics of judgment, cancel culture and trolls online. The couple not only discusses the presence of shame in pop culture scenarios and what it’s doing to our hearts, but they also talk about online stories in Jessi’s life and influencers around her. The two also dissect the topic of judgment inside the church and ultimately point to the definition of love.

Let’s face it - waiting in life is inevitable. Jessi brings one of her wisest friends and mentors, Janet Ellis, to tell her stories of finding joy and peace in the waiting. Janet, an incredible storyteller, has lived through a lot of life and trials in the waiting - and opens up and shares her stories that apply to women of all ages and waiting in different seasons and timelines. Jessi and Janet talk about the ways they found true purpose, strength, peace and joy in their seasons of long waiting. One of the most encouraging episodes yet!

Jessi sits down with her close friend, Blaze Shipley, for a real, honest and unfiltered girl chat to talk about the reality of social media, what it can do to your heart, its side effects, as well as battling comparison. Blaze opens up about her journey with Lyme’s disease and how she realized social media was worsening her disease and stealing her joy. The girls dive into becoming stronger, practical steps to find rest and both of their journeys to beat the online cycle of comparison.

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Jessi sits down in her most candid episode yet where she tells the stories and moments of her past when she starts to find her faith and how it intersected with her career—all the way from age 15 to now. Jessi also dishes on how memories are the most important keepsakes in life.

Jessi sits down with her boyfriend, David Fraga, and this time they dish guys’ and girls’ perspectives on dating apps, boys who love keeping “backpocket girls,” confrontation, guarding your heart and becoming stronger in the sagas of singleness.