It's the end of the month and time for another PB&J episode. In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, host Jessie Browning brings back her husband, Daniel Browning, to talk about their 15 years anniversary. They recap their past anniversary celebrations and what they look for in future ones. Listen as they discuss what makes their marriage work and unique.

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• [00:03] Intro

• "I'm not even going to explain to everyone why we're not to the beach. Like pick one of the 10 fucking obvious reasons from 2020 and that's why we're not going on vacation this year." -Jessie Browning [07:06]

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When she was 10 years old, Samantha Heuwagen moved to a small town after growing up in a city with a multicultural community. It was quite the change for her, and she didn’t see anybody like her. The town wasn’t for her and she wanted to get out of there.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Samantha chats with host Jessie Browning about growing up in a small town and how entering a beauty pageant helped her realize that she wanted to pursue a career that helps people. Listen as she discusses how a college that adapted to her learning disabilities helped her success in class.

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• [00:03] Intro

• “Dawn Among the Stars” by Samantha Heuwagen

• “I started off realizing, ‘Oh, I’m not smart’ to finally realize, ‘no, no, no. I’m just smart in a different way.’ I might forget how to spell a word. Is that because she’s bilingual? Is that because she’s got disabilities? I realized all of this is part of who I am and I need to accept it.” -Samantha Heuwagen [46:09]

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When she was 10 years old, Samantha Heuwagen moved to a small town after growing up in a city with a multicultural community. It was quite the change for her, and she didn't see anybody like her. The town wasn't for her and she wanted to get out of there.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Samantha chats with host Jessie Browning about growing up in a small town and how entering a beauty pageant helped her realize that she wanted to pursue a career that helps people. Listen as she discusses how a college that adapted to her learning disabilities helped her success in class.

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• [00:03] Intro

• "Dawn Among the Stars" by Samantha Heuwagen

• "I started off realizing, ‘Oh, I'm not smart' to finally realize, ‘no, no, no. I'm just smart in a different way.' I might forget how to spell a word. Is that because she's bilingual? Is that because she's got disabilities? I realized all of this is part of who I am and I need to accept it." -Samantha Heuwagen [46:09]

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One morning, Tricia Brooks reached for her phone and realized she couldn’t feel anything from her waist down. She knew she was stressed from working two jobs, taking more than a full load of college courses and acting in a professional play, but she had never experienced stress like this.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Tricia chats with host Jessie Browning about how she recovered from that morning which required her to take a hard look at her life choices. Listen as she describes how her path towards healing also changed her career path.

• [00:03] Intro

• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

• “Sometimes I knew that I was stressed. I knew I was to a different point of stress that I had never experienced in my life, but I think it was this underlying thing of I just said ‘it’s fine. I’m fine. I’m fine. Everything is going to be good. I’m just going to do all these different things, not get any sleep. I’m just going to study harder. I’m just going to work harder,’ but the thing is your body is always giving you signs. Your body will keep giving you signs until it’s like you listen and I wasn’t listening.” -Tricia Brooks [07:00]

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One morning, Tricia Brooks reached for her phone and realized she couldn't feel anything from her waist down. She knew she was stressed from working two jobs, taking more than a full load of college courses and acting in a professional play, but she had never experienced stress like this.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Tricia chats with host Jessie Browning about how she recovered from that morning which required her to take a hard look at her life choices. Listen as she describes how her path towards healing also changed her career path.

• [00:03] Intro

• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

• "Sometimes I knew that I was stressed. I knew I was to a different point of stress that I had never experienced in my life, but I think it was this underlying thing of I just said ‘it's fine. I'm fine. I'm fine. Everything is going to be good. I'm just going to do all these different things, not get any sleep. I'm just going to study harder. I'm just going to work harder,' but the thing is your body is always giving you signs. Your body will keep giving you signs until it's like you listen and I wasn't listening." -Tricia Brooks [07:00]

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Jen Hirst didn’t see herself in the image of an alcoholic, but her drinking caused her to lose her job, her car and almost her marriage. It was when she found herself as a 30-year-old sitting on her childhood bed at her parents house and googling if she was having a heart attack that she started her bumpy road to recovery.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Jen chats with host Jessie Browning about receiving treatment for her alcoholism and her relapses. She didn’t share about her recovery until she started coaching and spent four of those seven years as a closet sober person living a dry, drunk lifestyle. Listen as Jen explains to Jessie why it helped her to overcome the shame of being an alcoholic by being outspoken about it.

• [00:03] Intro

• Brené Brown

• “I hope by sharing my story and telling others these hard things that I’ve been through, I hope it gives you permission to do the same and realize again that you’re not alone in this. That you can pivot at any time that you want and hopefully by me knowing that you can reach that point faster than I did.” -Jen Hirst [05:44]

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Jen Hirst didn't see herself in the image of an alcoholic, but her drinking caused her to lose her job, her car and almost her marriage. It was when she found herself as a 30-year-old sitting on her childhood bed at her parents house and googling if she was having a heart attack that she started her bumpy road to recovery.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Jen chats with host Jessie Browning about receiving treatment for her alcoholism and her relapses. She didn't share about her recovery until she started coaching and spent four of those seven years as a closet sober person living a dry, drunk lifestyle. Listen as Jen explains to Jessie why it helped her to overcome the shame of being an alcoholic by being outspoken about it.

• [00:03] Intro

• Brené Brown

• "I hope by sharing my story and telling others these hard things that I've been through, I hope it gives you permission to do the same and realize again that you're not alone in this. That you can pivot...

When Megan Clayton was 22 years old, she found herself looking at a house she couldn’t afford with her then-husband, her parents and a realtor. It was a fixer-upper but a great house. As she listened to everyone talk about filling the rooms with kids, Megan realized she didn’t want any of it.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Megan chats with host Jessie Browning about reevaluating her life in her early 20s after that moment and how yoga and therapy helped her through those hard growing pains.

• • [00:03] Intro

• [1:05:16] Outro

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

• “It was like a huge wake-up call just that the things that I was supposed to be wanting as a newlywed and as the good daughter and all of these things, I realized in an instant that I didn’t actually want those things. It was a really hard pill to swallow, because I was in this life already.” -Megan Clayton [08:30]

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When Megan Clayton was 22 years old, she found herself looking at a house she couldn't afford with her then-husband, her parents and a realtor. It was a fixer-upper but a great house. As she listened to everyone talk about filling the rooms with kids, Megan realized she didn't want any of it.

In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Megan chats with host Jessie Browning about reevaluating her life in her early 20s after that moment and how yoga and therapy helped her through those hard growing pains.

• • [00:03] Intro

• [1:05:16] Outro

• Untamed by Glennon Doyle

• "It was like a huge wake-up call just that the things that I was supposed to be wanting as a newlywed and as the good daughter and all of these things, I realized in an instant that I didn't actually want those things. It was a really hard pill to swallow, because I was in this life already." -Megan Clayton [08:30]

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Wrapping up the month, host Jessie Browning takes a break from the deep topics to indulge in celebrity crushes with Monica Danna. Two and a half years ago, Jessie met her celebrity crush, Justin Theroux, after the actor walked into her coffee shop. Monica shares her story about how her dad helped her to meet her celebrity crush, Justin Timberlake, on a cold December night.

Listen to how both gathered the courage to initially approach their crushes, but how second changes provided those memories of a lifetime.

• [00:05] Intro

• [55:37] Outro

• Justin Theroux

• "I hope that this photo is framed somewhere in your home." -Monica Danna [17:06]

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