The Great Detour

What happens when you walk away from a career that's been your entire identity with nothing lined up? In this solo episode, Jess shares what her year off actually looked like: the grief, the stillness, the slow mornings, and the uncomfortable process of figuring out who you are when the job title is gone. If you've ever felt the pull to stop, pivot, or start over but talked yourself out of it, this one is for you.

In this episode:

• What it really feels like to leave something stable when the next step isn't clear
• How to recognize when something in your life has reached its expiration date
• Why stripping away achievement and performance might be the most important thing you ever do
• How to approach a job search (or any big life transition) without white-knuckling it
• A simple visualization practice you can start using tonight
• Why being single, unemployed, or in between doesn't mean something is wrong with you
• What it looks like to follow your intuition when it's asking you to do something scary
  
  

Check out the companion Substack Article.

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

*Jess is taking a short break, but Season 4 is coming soon*

In this solo “snack” episode, Jess reflects on the one year anniversary of The Great Detour™ and shares the story of how the podcast came to life. What began as a recurring intuitive nudge eventually unfolded into a project that became a meaningful part of her own growth and healing journey.

Jess explores the idea that you cannot miss what is meant for you, as long as you stay connected to yourself and are willing to take action when the time feels right. She shares how listening to inner nudges and speaking her idea out loud helped bring the show into existence and opened the door to new connections, growth, and alignment.

If you have been carrying a recurring thought or feeling pulled toward something new, this episode is an invitation to listen more closely and honor what keeps calling you.

Season 3 of The Great Detour is officially wrapped, and Season 4 is coming soon.

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

In this episode, Jess sits down with Amadeus Heimann for an honest conversation about heartbreak, masculinity, and what can unfold when a relationship ending becomes a catalyst for deep inner work. Amadeus shares his experience leaving an emotionally abusive relationship, the loss of identity that followed, and how that rupture pushed him to rebuild himself from the inside out.

Together, they explore what it means to be a man in today’s world, why so many men feel disconnected from themselves and from others, and how doing personal healing and growth work changes the way we show up in relationships, dating, and life.

In this episode, we explore

• Heartbreak through the male lens and why it is so rarely talked about
• Losing yourself in a relationship and rebuilding identity afterward
• The idea of “male vacancy” and how the absence of mentorship and belonging is leaving many men disconnected
• Redefining masculinity in a world where old models no longer fit
• The role of inner work in confidence, boundaries, and self trust
• Dating after heartbreak, emotional unavailability, and learned patterns
• Why connection, community, and brotherhood are essential for growth

About Amadeus Heimann:

Amadeus Heimann is a strength coach specializing in injury management, with a background rooted in helping people rebuild trust in their bodies. Currently in massage school, he is in the midst of a purposeful pivot toward more holistic, hands-on healing work.

Alongside his professional work in fitness, Amadeus is deeply committed to men’s mental health and personal growth. He is a published author, an active member of the men’s work community in the Northern Virginia and DC area, and a passionate advocate for integrated masculinity in the modern world. He is also the host of the Male Vacancy Project podcast, where he explores masculinity, emotional depth, and the importance of community, mentorship, and connection for men today.

•  Amadeus’ Instagram
• Male Vacancy Project Podcast Instagram
• Sacred Spaces Volume 3

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

In this episode of The Great Detour™, Jess sits down with spiritual psychotherapist Casey Stevens for a conversation about divorce, identity loss, intuition, and rebuilding after life falls apart.

Casey shares her own detour, from meeting her husband at 17 to navigating divorce, deep grief, and a spiritual awakening that reshaped how she understands healing, self trust, and alignment. Together, Jess and Casey explore what it means to live in the in-between, listen to intuition over fear, and begin reclaiming yourself when the life you knew no longer fits.

In this episode, they discuss:

• Divorce as loss, grief, and self reclamation
• Letting go of codependency and overfunctioning
• Liminal chapters and the discomfort of the in between
• How intuition actually speaks versus fear
• Rebuilding identity after a major life transition
• Common blocks that keep people stuck
• Healing through a more intuitive and energetic lens

This episode is for anyone navigating a detour, whether it is a divorce, career shift, loss, or spiritual awakening, and learning how to trust themselves again.


About Casey Stevens

With over a decade of clinical practice, Casey Stevens is a Licensed Psychotherapist, Master Certified Coach, and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Her work integrates clinical expertise with deep intuition, allowing her to attune to each person’s unique energy and adapt tools and techniques to the specific needs of every individual she supports.

Website: https://shrinkbigger.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shrinkbigger/

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

Jess sits down with Sarah Michelle Boes for an honest conversation about anxiety, OCD, and navigating motherhood when your child is diagnosed with a complex medical condition.

Sarah built and sold a multi-million-dollar nurse practitioner exam prep company after struggling with severe test anxiety herself. While eight and a half months pregnant and shortly after selling her business, she learned her daughter, Meadow, would be born with a complex heart condition. Not long after, Sarah received an OCD diagnosis that finally put language to the anxiety she had carried for most of her life.

In this episode Jess and Sarah talk about what OCD actually looks like beyond stereotypes, how anxiety shows up when control is no longer possible, and how Sarah learned to relate to herself with more compassion while caring for a child with ongoing medical needs. Sarah also shares how she’s turned her lived experience into advocacy, supporting others navigating anxiety and congenital heart disease.

This episode is for anyone learning how to live alongside anxiety, uncertainty, and the parts of life you didn’t plan for.

About Sarah Michelle Boes:

• Website: https://sarahmichelleboes.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahmichelleboes/

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

In this episode of The Great Detour™, Jess sits down with Risa August, an award-winning speaker, author, Gestalt practitioner, and patient advocate. For the past decade, she has been navigating a brain tumor and a rare medical condition that dramatically changed her life.

Risa shares how she went from being a high-performing Ironman athlete and self-proclaimed perfectionist to facing a life-altering diagnosis that forced her to slow down, listen to her body, and grieve the loss of who she used to be. She opens up about the years of being dismissed by doctors, the power of trusting her intuition, and the identity shift that came with no longer being able to perform at the level she once did.

Risa also talks about the day she sat on the couch in her tattered gray sweatpants, pulled out her bucket list, and asked herself a new question: “What can I do?” That shift eventually led her back onto her bike and ultimately to riding more than 1,800 miles from Canada to Mexico.

This conversation explores perfectionism, resilience, self-advocacy, and what it really means to live fully, find joy in the small things, and stay open to what is possible even when life does not go to plan.

Learn More about Risa August:

• Website: https://www.risaaugust.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risaunleashed/
• TEDx Talk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK9SITnpvcA
• Book: The Road Unpaved 

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

In this solo episode, Jess opens up about the season she’s currently in, the liminal. The in-between space where one chapter has closed and the next hasn’t fully revealed itself yet.

After closing out a job she held for ten years to explore a more aligned path forward, she shares what it has looked like to sit with uncertainty, rebuild identity, and grow from the inside out. This episode is a reflection on self awareness, surrender, intuition, and trusting your own timing.

Inside this episode, Jess explores:

•  Stepping out of a long-term career and into the unknown
•  Identity shifts, ego death, and the grief that comes with change
•  The power of self-talk, especially when life feels heavy
•  Being misunderstood and releasing the need for approval
•  Trusting yourself without external validation
•  What active surrender looks like in real time
•  Reconnecting to intuition and learning to listen
•  The quiet growth that unfolds in the liminal

A meaningful listen for anyone navigating transition, rebuilding identity, or learning to trust what comes next.

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

Content Note: This episode includes discussion of suicide. If that’s not something you can hold right now, it’s okay to come back when you’re ready.

When Reshma Kearney lost her husband, Sean, to suicide in 2022, life changed immediately. As a solo parent to three children, she found herself navigating deep grief while also caring for her family. In this conversation, Reshma shares how mindfulness, support, and small daily practices helped her through those early days and continue to help her now.

We explore:

• What surviving suicide loss can feel like from inside the experience
• Supporting children through grief while also trying to care for yourself
• Asking for and receiving help when you're used to being the strong one
• How the language we use around suicide can unintentionally add guilt for surviving loved ones
• Simple, accessible mindfulness practices that helped Reshma take things one day at a time
• Letting joy return slowly, naturally, and without force
  
  

This conversation isn’t about “moving on.” It’s about learning to live with grief while still making space for love, connection, and meaning to grow alongside it.

About Reshma Kearney:

Reshma is a certified mindfulness instructor and trauma-informed, kid-certified yoga teacher who supports children and families in building emotional resilience. She also facilitates ongoing healing circles for survivors of suicide loss.

Connect with Reshma:

• Instagram: @reshmakearney
• Website: reshmakearney.com

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

In this episode, Jess is joined by psychic medium, intuition teacher, bestselling author, and podcaster Jackie Kenner. Jackie was one of the first people who helped Jess reconnect with her intuition, making this a meaningful full-circle conversation.

Jackie shares how her intuitive abilities first began showing up in childhood, how she learned to understand and trust them, and what psychic mediumship looks like in a grounded, real-life way. Jess and Jackie talk about the unseen support available to us, the quiet inner knowing that we often ignore or doubt, and what it looks like to slowly trust ourselves again.

They discuss:

• How intuitive messages and information show up for Jackie during readings
• Jackie’s story of recognizing her gifts in childhood and learning how to live with them in a practical way
• Why so many of us want proof before trusting what we feel
• The surprising ways signs and synchronicities can show up when we ask for support
• How our souls set up certain pivot points in life to support growth and evolution
• How guidance can arrive through timing, people, and those “you came to mind, so I reached out” moments

At its heart, this conversation is about remembering the parts of ourselves we’ve forgotten and realizing that we are supported, even in seasons that feel uncertain or overwhelming.

About Jackie Kenner:

Jackie is the author of Parked by the Exit and the Intuition Training Manual, both of which were #1 bestsellers and top new releases on Amazon. She hosts the podcast Connections and offers readings, intuitive mentorship, and consulting for individuals and businesses.

Where to Find Jackie:
Website: jackiekenner.com
Instagram: @jackie.kenner

Books:
Parked by the Exit
The Intuition Training Manual 

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme

How do you stay ambitious without losing your sense of peace? That’s the question Jack Wagoner has been exploring — and at just 18 years old, his perspective might surprise you.

Jack is the host of The Grateful Podcast, where he dives into the intersection of ambition, success, and gratitude. In this episode, we talk about expanding your comfort zone, embracing failure as a form of growth, and defining success on your own terms. Jack shares how he’s learned to balance drive with presence, embrace what makes him different, and build a grounded relationship with himself along the way.

We also explore the idea that gratitude doesn’t mean settling. It’s about appreciating where you are while still staying open to more. Jack’s self-awareness and emotional intelligence are a reminder that wisdom doesn’t always come with age. It comes from curiosity, intention, and a willingness to do the inner work.

This episode is a thoughtful and inspiring look at what it means to grow with intention — to chase your goals without losing yourself, to let gratitude and ambition coexist, and to build a life rooted in authenticity and purpose.

Learn More About Jack Wagoner:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jack_wagoner_/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jack_Wagoner

Learn more about The Great Detour®:

Website: www.thegreatdetour.com
Instagram: @thegreatdetour
Substack: @jessprudhomme