After nearly 200 episodes, I'm pressing pause on the Naturally Empowered Living Podcast.
This is a deeply personal episode.. I'm sharing the story behind one of the most intuitive decisions I've ever made. For months, I felt a quiet knowing that this chapter had come to completion..not because something was wrong, but because something new was asking for space.
We talk about what it means to trust your intuition before burnout, listen to your nervous system before it forces you to slow down, and honor the natural seasons of growth that shape all of our lives.
This conversation is about so much more than a podcast.
It's about self-awakening.
It's about releasing what no longer aligns, even when it's beautiful.
It's about choosing presence over productivity, integration over information, and trusting that endings often become the doorway to something even more meaningful.
In this episode, I share:
If this podcast has supported your journey, thank you for allowing me to walk alongside you.
The nearly 200 episodes will remain available, and I've created a curated listening guide so you can explore conversations based on where you are in your healing journey.
This isn't goodbye.
It's simply a sacred pause.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
Website: www.naturallyempoweredliving.com
Stay up to date on offerings: https://linktr.ee/naturallyempoweredliving
EPISODE CATALOG START HERE: The Naturally Empowered Living Podcast Guide
Nearly 200 episodes to support you wherever you are on your healing journey.
New Here? Start with These: These are the episodes that best represent my work today.
187 – What I Believe About Healing Now: The Missing Link
180 – Emotional Healing and Mental Health
178 – Cognitive Dissonance and the Nervous System
164 – From Autopilot to Embodied Living
153 – Breaking Free from Survival Mode
140 – The Missing Piece of Our Human Experience
Your Past Lives in Your Present Patterns: For anyone wanting to understand subconscious healing.
171 – Root Cause Therapy Testimonial
167 – Alcohol as a Protector
155 – Understanding Trauma as a Spectrum
153 – Breaking Free from Survival Mode
150 – Breaking the Cycle of Generational Trauma
148 – Healing Identity Loss
145 – The Power of Self Trust
134 – Healing Through Root Cause Therapy
125 – Root Cause Therapy Testimonial
109 – Beyond the Surface: Root Cause Therapy & Energetics
96 – Healing Generational Trauma
80 – The Power of Subconscious Healing
Feelings Are Messengers: Gaining a different perspective
182 – Forgiving Others Meditation
180 – Emotional Healing & Mental Health
179 – Responsibility vs Guilt
176 – Gratitude & Your Nervous System
170 – Self Forgiveness Meditation
168 – Healing Through Vulnerability
166 – Forgiveness to Ascend
141 – Hidden Weight of Shame
136 – Facing Your Shadow
123 – Transform Jealousy & Judgment
112 – Emotional Triggers
111 – Trapped Emotions
106 – Beyond Toxic Positivity
69 – Navigating Heavy Waves
45 – Bitterness & Resentment
30 – Managing Emotions
Feeling Before Understanding: Episodes about why information isn't enough.
187 – What I Believe About Healing Now: The Missing Link
Nervous System Healing: Understanding safety, regulation, and why your body is part of the healing process.
180 – Emotional Healing & Mental Health
Self-Awakening: Wake up from autopilot and reconnect with who you've always been.
181 – The Journey Back to Yourself
Trust Yourself & Intuition: Strengthen your inner guidance and learn to hear yourself again.
181 – The Journey Back to Yourself
Energy & Emotional Alignment: Healing isn't about forcing. It's about allowing.
173 – Raising Your Emotional Baseline
Motherhood & Identity: Where it all began.
110 – Motherhood & Self-Discovery
Guided Meditations
55 - Embodying your true self
94 - Grounding Meditation
101 - Finding Alignment Through Instinctive Meditation
114 - Choosing Happiness During the Holidays
117 - A Holiday Season Prayer
124 - Cord Cutting Meditation with Color Visualization
139 - Inner Child Healing Meditation
170 - A Self-Forgiveness Meditation
173 - Spring Equinox Meditation
182 - Forgiving Others Meditation
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
Have you ever wondered why manifestation seems to work effortlessly for some people while you feel like you're doing everything "right" and still not seeing results?
In today's episode, I'm joined by bestselling author, energetic alignment coach, and co-host of the High Vibin' It podcast, Kelsey Aida, for a conversation that challenges some of the biggest misconceptions about manifestation.
Together, we explore why manifestation isn't working for so many people and how hidden internal resistance can quietly keep us stuck…even when we're motivated, taking action, and genuinely wanting change.
One of my favorite parts of this conversation is how closely this idea connects to the work I do around emotional healing and energetic alignment. Because often, what we're trying to create isn't being blocked by a lack of effort…it's being held back by unresolved resistance we haven't yet recognized.
Inside this episode, you'll learn:
If you've ever asked yourself, "Why isn't manifestation working for me?," this episode will offer a refreshing perspective and practical insights you can begin applying today.
Thank you for joining me for another episode of Naturally Empowered Living. As always, my hope is that every conversation helps you reconnect with yourself, understand your energy more deeply, and move toward the life you're here to create.
J
Mentioned in the show:
Where to Connect with Kelsey:
Pre-order The Manifesting Fix today: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250432674/themanifestingfix/
Website: KelseyAida.com
Connect with Kelsey on Social: @KelseyAida
Listen to the High Vibin' It Podcast: https://podfollow.com/high-vibin-it
Subscribe to Kelsey’s Substack: Aligned & Abundant https://kelseyaida.substack.com/
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
For years, I believed that if I could just understand myself deeply enough, everything would change. I studied trauma, spirituality, the nervous system, subconscious beliefs, energy, psychology..you name it. I wanted to know why I thought the way I did, why I reacted the way I did, and where all of my patterns came from.
That season gave me so much. But eventually I realized something. Understanding my emotions wasn't the same as allowing myself to feel them. Self-awareness isn't enough.
In this episode, I'm sharing how my perspective on healing has evolved and why I now believe that self-awareness, while incredibly important, is only the beginning.
We explore:
Regardless of where you are in your healing journey, I hope this conversation invites you to approach yourself with more compassion, curiosity, and trust.
Because healing isn't about fixing yourself. It's about creating a safe space to feel what you've never been allowed to feel and building a life rooted in choice rather than conditioning.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Ways to connect and work together: https://linktr.ee/naturallyempoweredliving
If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone you love who might need this reminder today.
Leaving a review is a beautiful way to help these conversations reach more people who are ready for them.
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
What does integrity actually feel like in your body?
After the response to Episode 184, The Power of Integrity, I knew there was another layer of this conversation that needed to be explored.
In the first episode, I talked about integrity as a choice.
In this episode, I'm talking about integrity as an experience.
Many of us can recognize when we're speaking our truth intellectually, but we don't always recognize what living in alignment, or out of alignment, feels like within ourselves.
I explore the difference between the discomfort of abandoning yourself and the discomfort of becoming yourself, how the nervous system responds when old patterns are challenged, and why feeling uncomfortable doesn't automatically mean something is wrong.
Together we'll explore:
This conversation is a reminder that discomfort is not always a sign you're out of alignment. Sometimes it's a sign you're finally moving toward it.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone you love who might need this reminder today.
Leaving a review is a beautiful way to help these conversations reach more people who are ready for them.
And if you're ready to explore the deeper roots beneath people-pleasing, fear of judgment, or self-abandonment, I'd be honored to support you.
https://linktr.ee/naturallyempoweredliving
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
In this episode, I sit down with Lynnsey, Spiritual Hypnotherapist, founder of the Align Your Mind™ app, and co-host of High Vibin’ It and Spiritual Kinks. From the moment we began speaking, the conversation flowed with ease, depth, and an unexpected sense of familiarity..like we had already been in conversation in another lifetime. What unfolded was an honest and expansive exploration of spiritual hypnotherapy and subconscious mind patterns and how they shape the way we experience our reality.
We dive into Lynnsey’s story and the synchronicities that guided her into the work she does today, and how life often reveals our path long before we consciously understand it.
What we move through together:
Today’s episode truly felt like one of those conversations that unfolds itself in real time. It is less about theory and more about what it feels like to wake up inside your own life.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Where to find Lynnsey Robinson:
Website: lynnseyrobinson.com
IG/TikTok: @lynnseyrobinson
Align Your Mind App: free to download & free resources: https://lynnseyrobinson.com/align-your-mindtm-app
Podcasts: High Vibin' It and Spiritual Kinks
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling unsettled, replaying what you said, wishing you had spoken up..or stayed true to yourself? And have you ever experienced the opposite? That quiet steadiness that comes from knowing you honored your values, even when it wasn't easy?
In this episode of the Naturally Empowered Living Podcast, I'm reflecting on The Power of Integrity and the difference it feels inside of us when we are living in alignment with ourselves... and when we're not.
Through personal stories and reflections, I explore the subtle ways people-pleasing, fear of judgment, and the desire to belong can pull us away from our truth. We talk about the hidden cost of self-abandonment, the freedom that comes from self-trust, and why integrity isn't about being right..it's about being aligned.
This conversation also touches on how our nervous systems often associate approval with safety, and how healing can help us build a deeper sense of safety within ourselves. Integrity isn't just about what we say. It's about how we feel when we're alone with ourselves afterward.
In this episode, we explore:
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
If this episode resonated with you, the most meaningful way to support the show is to share it with a loved one who might need to hear this message today.
You can also take a moment to leave a review..it helps this work reach more people who are ready for this kind of healing and truth.
And if you’re in a season of wanting to go deeper - into your patterns, your voice, your nervous system, your truth - you can explore working together here: https://linktr.ee/naturallyempoweredliving
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
In this episode, I explore the Blue Moon in Sagittarius through a trauma-informed lens. Sagittarius is often associated with expansion, possibility, and seeing a bigger vision for your life. But what I've learned through years of trauma-informed healing work is that expansion isn't always experienced as freedom. Sometimes it's experienced as threat. Sometimes the very thing we consciously want is the thing our nervous system has learned to fear.
In this episode, I speak about:
I also guide you through reflective journal prompts to help you notice where your own patterns of expansion and resistance may be showing up right now.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Explore ways to work together, FREE and paid offerings: https://linktr.ee/naturallyempoweredliving
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
In today’s episode, I’m opening something special from my Soul Awakening Meditation Library and sharing it here on the podcast: a guided Forgiving Others Meditation.
This practice is designed to support emotional release, nervous system safety, embodiment, and creating space for your next level of soul expression because there is so much energy we quietly spend carrying resentment, hurt, disappointment, and emotional weight that no longer belongs in our nervous system.
Inside this episode we explore:
After the meditation, I also share simple ways to integrate what surfaced and invite you deeper into this work through the Soul Awakening Meditation Library.
If this episode resonates, I would also love to invite you to Slow Water Retreat on July 25th, 2026.. a beautiful retreat experience centered around slowing down, reconnecting, embodiment, nervous system nourishment, and returning home to yourself.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Soul Awakening Meditation Library: https://naturallyempoweredliving.com/meditation-library/
Slow Water Retreat: https://www.brit-thompson.com/slow-water-retreat
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
This episode is the final workshop in the 3-part series: How to Build Trust in Yourself by Reconnecting with Your Felt Sense.
In Workshops 1 and 2, we explored reconnecting to the body, nervous system awareness, emotional safety, and understanding why self-trust can feel difficult even when you’re highly self-aware.
In this final workshop, we go deeper into:
This episode also includes a guided somatic process to help you reconnect with your internal signals and begin gently shifting patterns from the body upward.
Thank you to everyone who attended the live workshop experience and helped make this series so meaningful. The conversations, vulnerability, and connection throughout these workshops reminded me how deeply people are craving safe spaces to reconnect with themselves and each other.
The full 3-part workshop series is now available with lifelong replay access. Grab the link below.
Slow Water Retreat | July 25th. A deeper immersive healing experience centered around nervous system healing, somatic work, emotional processing, reflection, and community. Grab the link below.
Closing note: We feel stuck because we’ve been trying to change at the level of ‘behavior’… without accessing the level where the pattern actually lives. You don’t need to force a new version of yourself. You just need to stay connected to the one that’s already here.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Free enrollment in workshop series: https://l.bttr.to/F2C4E
Slow Water Retreat: https://www.brit-thompson.com/slow-water-retreat-tickets
PW: slowwater
[ slow water, all one word, lowercase ]
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
In this episode, I continue last week’s conversation around people-pleasing, emotional over-responsibility, and nervous system survival by exploring the deeper connection between emotional healing and mental health.
For Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to open up a more nuanced conversation around suppressed emotions, trauma, nervous system patterns, and the way emotional pain can slowly become identity.
I share my perspective on:
This episode is not about dismissing mental health struggles. It is about expanding the conversation and recognizing that healing often requires more than symptom management alone.
Because we are not just working with thoughts.
We are working with lived, embodied experience.
If you have ever felt disconnected from yourself, overwhelmed by your emotional world, or exhausted from trying to “manage” your healing journey, this conversation is for you.
I pray this episode will grow and help you in some way. Sending my love and light,
J
Mentioned in the show:
Explore Root Cause Therapy: https://naturallyempoweredliving.com/root-cause-therapy/
NAMI: nami.org
NAMI Helpline: www.nami.org/nami-helpline/
P.S. If this conversation is awakening something inside you… trust that.
Ways to connect, if you feel drawn:
https://www.instagram.com/naturallyempoweredliving/
~ L&L, J
IMPORTANT NOTE: The services offered by Naturally Empowered Living, including Root Cause Therapy sessions, Energy Healing and Alignment, and Instinctive Meditation classes, are intended for personal growth, emotional well-being, and energetic alignment. While Jenna Smith is certified in all three modalities and a member of the International Association of Therapists and the International Institute for Complementary Therapists, these services are not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric care.
Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living does not diagnose, treat, or cure medical conditions. If you are experiencing a medical or psychological concern, it is encouraged to seek appropriate professional care from a licensed healthcare provider. The work of Jenna Smith and Naturally Empowered Living is complementary to, not a replacement for, professional medical advice.
By engaging in sessions, classes, or offerings with Naturally Empowered Living, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for your well-being and choices.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out before booking a session.
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