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The Altered Population podcast, hosted by Jennifer Wells, chronicles her investigation into filicide cases in South Carolina, such as those perpetrated by Susan Smith in 1994 and Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. in 2014. Given her background on the police force, Jennifer is particularly apt in navigating criminal investigations and proceedings. But she also knows the pitfalls of immersing in such work, and she experienced some significant setbacks in her work in recent months. Now, after a season of soul-searching and reevaluating, Jennifer has reached a point of decision. She will continue her work, make changes to her approach, and ultimately try to use her platform to raise awareness about adverse childhood experiences.
Jennifer starts this brief episode of her podcast by opening up to listeners about her recent journey. After hitting a low point and reaching a place of uncertainty about where to go with her work, she now feels better and feels ready to work. With her newfound confidence she now has made the decision to press on in her efforts so that she can raise awareness about the kinds of childhood trauma she sees in her investigations.
Jennifer is ready to get back to her research in Greenville of Julie Valentine’s case. She’s ready to send a letter to Susan and to seek Susan’s side of the story in her case. Moreover, Jennifer is eager to be present for the Jones trial. After last year’s brick wall, she is motivated to better know her rights – particularly her first amendment rights. “Stay tuned,” she instructs listeners, because she is just getting started.
Jennifer circles back to the question she introduced at the beginning of the episode, the question of what to do with her work. “What now?” she had asked herself. She concluded that she needed to release her podcast episodes and keep on in her work. And giving her listeners more detail about the way in which she arrived at her decision, Jennifer addresses the topic of faith. Faith, she says, is the solution to her question of “What next?” After advising her daughter Mallory to be brave and press on by faith through challenging circumstances, she saw that the same advice actually applied to her, as well. Jennifer’s faith is her solution, and she will not change her mind or chicken out when it comes to her work.
What will it look like for Jennifer to step out on faith and press onward? She will not simply wait for the Jones trial to begin, but will proactively work on altering her approach to her work. She will apply the principle of “garbage in, garbage out,” by trying to clear her mind of unhelpful things and replace them with good things by starting small in her efforts, doing what she already knows how to do. She will seek to spread kindness and to cultivate and share the “warm fuzzies” that kindness produces. Kindness, she finds, correlates with her resilience. She must lean into both of these now.
As a final thought, Jennifer talks about her experience in the police academy and trying out for the SWAT team. She learned many lessons in that season, including lessons about encouragement, paying things forward, and giving without expecting return. Most significantly to her current discussion, Jennifer learned to “keep pressing.” She knows that there will always be something bigger than her to face, and how she responds to it is up to her. So how will she now respond? As she awaits a date to be set for the Jones trial, she and her family will be begin spreading warm fuzzies.
LINKS/RESOURCES
Rate, review, subscribe, and tell a friend about this podcast!
Follow us on Twitter: @altpopulation
Visit us on our website at www.alteredpopulation.com
Read the Bible verse Jennifer quoted here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A8&version=NIV
Listen to “Oceans” (Hillsong UNITED) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfpEefKiG2I
KEY TAKEAWAYS WITH TIMESTAMPS
0:11 A decision to make
0:33 Confidence defined
1:06 Feeling
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By Jennifer WellsThe Altered Population podcast, hosted by Jennifer Wells, chronicles her investigation into filicide cases in South Carolina, such as those perpetrated by Susan Smith in 1994 and Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. in 2014. Given her background on the police force, Jennifer is particularly apt in navigating criminal investigations and proceedings. But she also knows the pitfalls of immersing in such work, and she experienced some significant setbacks in her work in recent months. Now, after a season of soul-searching and reevaluating, Jennifer has reached a point of decision. She will continue her work, make changes to her approach, and ultimately try to use her platform to raise awareness about adverse childhood experiences.
Jennifer starts this brief episode of her podcast by opening up to listeners about her recent journey. After hitting a low point and reaching a place of uncertainty about where to go with her work, she now feels better and feels ready to work. With her newfound confidence she now has made the decision to press on in her efforts so that she can raise awareness about the kinds of childhood trauma she sees in her investigations.
Jennifer is ready to get back to her research in Greenville of Julie Valentine’s case. She’s ready to send a letter to Susan and to seek Susan’s side of the story in her case. Moreover, Jennifer is eager to be present for the Jones trial. After last year’s brick wall, she is motivated to better know her rights – particularly her first amendment rights. “Stay tuned,” she instructs listeners, because she is just getting started.
Jennifer circles back to the question she introduced at the beginning of the episode, the question of what to do with her work. “What now?” she had asked herself. She concluded that she needed to release her podcast episodes and keep on in her work. And giving her listeners more detail about the way in which she arrived at her decision, Jennifer addresses the topic of faith. Faith, she says, is the solution to her question of “What next?” After advising her daughter Mallory to be brave and press on by faith through challenging circumstances, she saw that the same advice actually applied to her, as well. Jennifer’s faith is her solution, and she will not change her mind or chicken out when it comes to her work.
What will it look like for Jennifer to step out on faith and press onward? She will not simply wait for the Jones trial to begin, but will proactively work on altering her approach to her work. She will apply the principle of “garbage in, garbage out,” by trying to clear her mind of unhelpful things and replace them with good things by starting small in her efforts, doing what she already knows how to do. She will seek to spread kindness and to cultivate and share the “warm fuzzies” that kindness produces. Kindness, she finds, correlates with her resilience. She must lean into both of these now.
As a final thought, Jennifer talks about her experience in the police academy and trying out for the SWAT team. She learned many lessons in that season, including lessons about encouragement, paying things forward, and giving without expecting return. Most significantly to her current discussion, Jennifer learned to “keep pressing.” She knows that there will always be something bigger than her to face, and how she responds to it is up to her. So how will she now respond? As she awaits a date to be set for the Jones trial, she and her family will be begin spreading warm fuzzies.
LINKS/RESOURCES
Rate, review, subscribe, and tell a friend about this podcast!
Follow us on Twitter: @altpopulation
Visit us on our website at www.alteredpopulation.com
Read the Bible verse Jennifer quoted here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+4%3A8&version=NIV
Listen to “Oceans” (Hillsong UNITED) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfpEefKiG2I
KEY TAKEAWAYS WITH TIMESTAMPS
0:11 A decision to make
0:33 Confidence defined
1:06 Feeling