What happens when you spend your whole life not knowing your siblings exist... only to discover they were wondering about you too?

In this episode, my sister, Erica, joins me for one of the most personal conversations I've ever shared. We talk about finding each other, losing each other, and somehow finding our way back again.

Our story isn't perfect.

It's filled with unanswered questions, family heartbreak, laughter, years we can never get back, and a whole lot of healing.

From a phone call that changed everything... to meeting for the first time during Thunder Over Louisville... to the years that pulled us apart and the love that brought us back together, this is the story of two sisters who grew up with only half the story.

If you've ever experienced family estrangement, complicated relationships, blended families, adoption, forgiveness, or simply wondered if it's ever too late to rebuild a relationship, this episode is for you.

Because sometimes...

You don't get back the years you lost.

But if you're lucky...

You get the people back.

Thank you for being part of the Stronger Than Yesterday family. If this episode speaks to you, I'd love for you to share it with someone who might need to hear it.

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About four years ago, someone asked me a question that should have been easy to answer:

"What do you like to do?"

The problem was...I couldn't answer it.

Not because I don't love my life. I do.

I love being a wife. I love being a mom. I love leading a team. I love making a difference in people's lives.

But somewhere along the way, every answer I had involved someone else.

In this episode, I'm having one of the most honest conversations I've ever had, not about my past, but about my present. What happens when you've worked so hard to build a life you're proud of that you forget to make room for yourself inside it?

We'll talk about ambition, identity, responsibility, success, and the quiet fear that many of us carry: If people didn't need me anymore...would they still choose me?

This isn't an episode about regret.

It's about learning that my ambition built a life I'm incredibly proud of...and now I have to learn how to live inside the life it built.

If you've ever felt defined by your job, your family, your responsibilities, or the roles you play for everyone else, I hope this conversation reminds you that the person beneath those titles is still worth knowing.

So let me ask you the same question that changed me years ago...

What do you like to do?

Let's figure it out together.

Because becoming stronger than yesterday isn't about becoming someone new...it's about refusing to lose the person you've been all along

People pleasing.

Emotional shutdown.

Hyper-independence.

Being the strong one.

For most of my life, I thought these were personality traits. I thought they were the reason I survived everything life threw at me.

The truth?

They were survival skills.

In this deeply personal episode, I share the lessons I learned as a child, the loss of my dad Steve, the relationships that shaped me, the years I spent carrying everyone else's happiness, and the moment I realized surviving isn't the same as living.

This is a story about grief, resilience, people pleasing, emotional shutdown, and the journey of learning that you don't have to carry everything alone.

If you've ever felt responsible for everyone else... If you've ever struggled to ask for help... If you've ever hidden your pain behind a smile...

This episode is for you.

Because sometimes the things that saved us deserve gratitude...

But they don't deserve permanent residency.

🎙️ Stronger Than Yesterday with Jessica B

"The six-year-old version of me learned: Nobody is coming. The older version of me is learning that sometimes people do." ❤️

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🎙️ Episode: I Really Should've Been Supervised

We've all looked back at younger versions of ourselves and wondered, "What in the world was I thinking?"

In this deeply personal episode, Jessica takes listeners on a journey through some of the most defining—and chaotic—years of her life. From teenage rebellion and questionable decision-making to devastating loss, young motherhood, unhealthy relationships, and the struggle to find her footing in a world that changed overnight, this episode is raw, honest, heartbreaking, and surprisingly funny.

With her signature humor and vulnerability, Jessica shares the stories that shaped her, the lessons she learned the hard way, and the truth behind what survival really looks like when life doesn't go according to plan.

This isn't a story about having it all figured out.

It's a story about grief, resilience, growth, and becoming someone your younger self would be proud of.

If you've ever made mistakes, survived heartbreak, questioned your choices, or wondered how you made it through a difficult season of life, this episode is for you.

Because sometimes the people who look the strongest today were simply the ones who refused to quit yesterday.

🎧 Tune in for Jessica's most personal episode yet.

"I Really Should've Been Supervised"

Strong Opinions & Poor Decisions is an honest, raw, and emotionally real conversation between sisters Jessica and Jeannie about the choices that shaped them, the lessons that broke them, and the healing that came afterward.

In this episode of Stronger Than Yesterday, the sisters dive deep into survival mode, toxic relationships, emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, grief, boundaries, self-worth, and the pressure of always being “the strong one.” With humor, vulnerability, and unfiltered storytelling, they unpack the difference between surviving and truly living while reflecting on the poor decisions that ultimately led to growth.

This episode is for anyone who has: • Stayed too long • Loved too hard • Ignored red flags • Carried everyone else while neglecting themselves • Struggled to choose peace over chaos

Through laughter, hard truths, and emotional honesty, Jessica and Jeannie remind listeners that healing is not about perfection — it’s about becoming honest enough to rebuild yourself after life humbles you.

Because sometimes the worst decisions teach the most important lessons.

From the outside looking in… my life looked great.

It looked like I had everything together. It looked like I was happy. It looked like I was strong.

But internally? I was exhausted, emotionally numb, and quietly falling apart.

In this episode, I open up about what functional depression really looked like for me—performing happiness while privately struggling, laying in a dark room wondering what the point was anymore, and feeling disconnected from everyone… including myself.

We talk about emotional exhaustion, grief, masking pain with humor, the pressure of always appearing “strong,” and the moment I realized I couldn’t keep living for everyone else while completely losing myself in the process.

This is one of the most personal episodes I’ve ever recorded.

Not because I have everything figured out… but because I finally stopped pretending that I did.

And maybe if you’re listening to this feeling exhausted, lost, numb, or overwhelmed…

I hope this episode reminds you that struggling does not make you weak.

It makes you human.

✨ You don’t have to carry it all alone. 🎙️ Stronger Than Yesterday

🎙️ Your Heart Remembers. Your Mind Knows. Stronger Than Yesterday with Jessica Bott

Sometimes the hardest things to walk away from… aren’t the things that were always bad.

Sometimes they were meaningful. Sometimes they mattered deeply. Sometimes they were places, people, friendships, relationships, or environments you genuinely believed in.

In this episode, Jessica opens up about the emotional battle that happens when your heart and your mind stop agreeing. The exhaustion of trying to hold everything together. The pressure of leadership. The weight of caring deeply while slowly realizing something no longer feels aligned.

This episode isn’t just about leaving. It’s about healing. Space. Growth. And what happens when emotionally exhausted people need room to breathe.

Jessica shares personal experiences involving leadership struggles, family sacrifice, emotional burnout, and the internal conflict of still seeing the good in something while knowing change is necessary.

Because sometimes your heart keeps pulling you back… not because you’re meant to suffer there… but because part of you still believes healing is possible.

💥 Topics in this episode:

• Emotional exhaustion & burnout
• Leadership pressure
• The battle between logic and emotion
• Feeling unheard and undervalued
• Family sacrifice & identity struggles
• Healing through distance
• Why space doesn’t always mean goodbye
• Learning when peace matters more than survival

If you’ve ever struggled between staying and stepping away… between loyalty and peace… between what your heart remembers and what your mind knows…

This episode is for you.

🎧 Because being stronger than yesterday… sometimes means giving yourself permission to heal.

I knew.

I felt it early… I just didn’t listen.

In this episode of Stronger Than Yesterday, Jessica gets real about what happens after you ignore the signs, stay too long, and finally walk away.

Because the hardest part isn’t always the relationship ending… it’s sitting with yourself after and wondering:

“Why didn’t I trust myself?”

This episode dives into:

• what it actually feels like to lose trust in your own decisions
• why we ignore our gut, even when it’s loud
• how independence, past experiences, and not feeling heard can shape the way we respond
• and how to slowly rebuild trust with yourself again

Through raw, personal experiences, Jessica shares what it looks like to sit in the aftermath… recognize the patterns… and start choosing yourself again—one small decision at a time.

If you’ve ever questioned yourself… second guessed your feelings… or felt like you should have known better…

This episode is for you. 💙

No filter. No holding back. 😅

In this episode, my daughter Lily takes over and gives her honest, unfiltered take on life—friendships, stress, parents, emotions… and yes, even me.

And let’s just say… she doesn’t miss.

From what loyalty really means… to why adults stress way too much… to the one thing kids wish we actually understood…

this episode is equal parts hilarious, eye-opening, and unexpectedly deep.

Somewhere between the laughs, the sass, and the “okay wow, she’s right…” moments— you’ll find a reminder we all need:

✨ You don’t have to be perfect. ✨ You just have to keep showing up.

Because even at 11 years old… she’s already learning what most of us are still figuring out—

How to be a little better… a little kinder… and a little stronger each day.

💛 “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference… the difference we make is up to us.” – Lily

If this episode makes you laugh, think, or feel something— share it with someone who needs it.

Because no matter your age…

We’re all just trying to be a little…

💛 Stronger than yesterday.

The red flags were never hidden…

I just wasn’t ready to see them.

In this episode of Stronger Than Yesterday, Jessica opens up about the truth behind why we ignore red flags—even when we feel them from the very beginning.

This isn’t about being blindsided… it’s about the moments we knew something wasn’t right, but talked ourselves out of it anyway.

From seeing potential instead of reality… to making excuses… to staying longer than we should…

This episode dives into the emotional layers behind why we ignore what our gut is trying to tell us—and what it really costs us in the end.

Through a raw and personal story, Jessica shares what it looks like to finally stop pretending… and start trusting yourself again.

If you’ve ever ignored that quiet voice in your head telling you something wasn’t right… this episode is for you. 💙