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What happens when life looks successful on the outside, but feels disconnected on the inside? In this episode, Emily Roberts shares her journey back to faith, health, marriage, and self after chasing success, money, and approval.

In this episode of the Women in Wellness series, Jessica sits down with Emily Roberts for an honest conversation about what happens when life looks successful on the outside, but feels disconnected on the inside.

Emily shares her journey through faith, rebellion, marriage, motherhood, and health, and how chasing success, money, and approval left her unfulfilled. She opens up about walking away from her marriage, the husband who continued to fight for her, and the moment she chose to fight for her marriage and for herself.

This episode explores why shame has no place in a life anchored in Jesus, the loneliness many women experience in their 30s, and the deep need for real friendships where truth can be spoken and received. Emily reflects on the power of finding her people, telling the truth about where she was, and allowing herself to be seen.

We also talk about the profound connection between physical health and mental well-being. Emily shares how neglecting her body impacted her mind and spirit, and how prioritizing her health through breast explant surgery, sobriety, and intentional self-care became a turning point in her healing.

This conversation is a reminder that success without alignment is exhausting, and that coming home to yourself requires honesty, faith, and the courage to choose wholeness.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Feeling successful yet deeply disconnected

• Faith, shame, and returning to truth

• Marriage, separation, and choosing to fight again

• Loneliness and finding real friendship as a mom

• Why money and success didn’t bring fulfillment

• The link between physical health and mental health

• Breast explant surgery, sobriety, and self-trust

• What it means to come home to yourself

If you’ve ever felt like you were checking all the boxes but still felt lost, this episode will speak directly to your heart.

✨ Women in Wellness is a special series on The Growth Lounge Podcast, sharing real stories of healing, faith, and whole-person wellness.

In this episode of Women in Wellness, I sit down with Amy Mick Welch to talk about hormone health, low testosterone in women, and what sustainable wellness actually looks like in real life.

Amy shares her experience with burnout after years in corporate America and how stepping away from that environment led her to take a more thoughtful, data-driven approach to health. We discuss why hormone testing can be an important step for women, especially as they age, and how low testosterone often goes unrecognized despite its impact on energy, mood, strength, and motivation.

We also talk about diet culture and why extreme or restrictive approaches tend to disconnect women from their bodies rather than support long-term health. This episode emphasizes the value of small, realistic changes, consistency over time, and learning to pay attention to what your body is communicating.

This conversation is practical, honest, and grounded. It’s not about perfection or pushing harder, it’s about understanding your body, using information wisely, and choosing habits you can sustain.

Topics covered:

Hormone health and why it matters for women
Low testosterone in women and common symptoms
Hormone testing and self-advocacy
Burnout and physical health
Cultivated diet
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Honoring your body and trusting internal cues

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In Episode 1/Part 2 of my conversation with Harmony, we move into one of the most tender and powerful parts of her healing journey.

Harmony shares openly about her breast explant surgery and how removing her implants brought relief to many of the chronic health issues she had been living with for years. Symptoms that were once confusing, exhausting, and misunderstood finally began to make sense.

We talk about:
• The health issues that improved following explant surgery
• Being misdiagnosed with Lyme disease and the clarity that came with deeper investigation
• The supplements and support she used to help her body recover and rebuild
• Why women must advocate for themselves and keep asking questions
• The role of prayer and faith throughout her healing journey

Harmony speaks gently and honestly about identity and worth. About how wonderfully God made us. About how deeply worthy we have always been. About the truth that we were never broken or in need of fixing. We have always been enough.

She shares that even if her younger self could not feel it at the time, even if she felt lost, unsure, or disconnected, she would want her to know this:
God made you exactly who He wanted you to be.
You are enough.
And you are going to be okay.

This episode is not about fear or quick fixes.
It is about discernment.
Trusting your body.
Trusting God.
And trusting yourself enough to keep searching for answers and returning to truth.

If you are navigating unexplained symptoms, questioning a diagnosis, considering explant surgery, or wrestling with your worth in the middle of change, this conversation will meet you with hope, compassion, and deep reassurance.

You do not need fixing.
You need remembering.

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I couldn’t imagine a more meaningful way to launch the Women & Wellness Series for 2026 than by sitting down with Harmony.

Harmony was my very first podcast guest when I launched The Growth Lounge last year, and bringing her back for this two-part conversation feels both full circle and deeply intentional.

In Part 1 of this 2 part episode with Harmony, she opens up about the nuances of each year. How sobriety evolves, what changes after the initial decision, and the clarity, healing, and self-trust that unfold over time.

This is not a conversation about labels or rock bottoms.
It is a conversation about choice.

We talk about:
• What to expect emotionally and physically when you choose sobriety
• Why each year of sobriety brings a different kind of growth
• The challenges no one talks about and the freedom that makes it worth it
• Navigating sobriety when you don’t identify as an alcoholic
• Creating community and connection as a sober-curious woman

If one of your intentions this year is to limit alcohol, take January off, or simply explore what life could feel like with more clarity and presence, this episode will meet you with wisdom, honesty, and so much warmth.

Harmony also shares how to connect with others who are sober curious, reminding us that this journey does not have to be lonely and that curiosity is often the first step toward meaningful change.

This conversation is gentle, grounding, and deeply encouraging.
Come as you are. Stay curious. You are welcome here.

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This year stretched me, shaped me, and ultimately changed me.

In this episode, I’m getting real about what it actually looked like to take my power back. Not through a new planner or another quick fix, but by getting radically honest, reflecting deeply, and rebuilding trust with myself and with God.

When my dad passed three years ago, I did what so many of us do when we don’t know what to do with pain... I stayed busy. I jumped into masterminds, joined coaching programs, kept moving… because slowing down felt too heavy. But last November, I finally asked God how to hold both the good and the hard memories of my dad, and that moment changed everything. He met me right there and gave me a peace I didn’t even know I was chasing.

Through coaching, reflection, and a lot of uncomfortable truth-telling, I realized I had been living in a victim mindset, quietly waiting for the right time, the right feeling, the right season to start showing up differently. But here’s the truth… the power I was searching for was never out there.

It was always inside of me.

In this episode, I’m sharing:

• How radical honesty completely changed the way I grow.
• What it looked like to take full ownership of my life and goals.
• Why self-trust is the foundation of everything I’m building now.
• How slowing down gave me more peace than hustling ever did.
• Why I’m closing out this year rooted in family, presence, and purpose.

If you’ve been feeling caught between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming, this one’s for you. You don’t have to wait for January to start over. You can start right now, by keeping one small promise to yourself today.

I’m also sharing what’s next. Taking November and December to slow down, pour into my people, and share a few of my favorite episodes (and some surprise bonus ones) along the way.

If what I share in this episode hits home and you’re ready to walk deeper into your own 180, I’d love to have you join my next group or 1:1 coaching. Book your complimentary call here and see if this could be the change you need to finally move forward.

Let’s stop waiting for the perfect moment and start becoming the women we were created to be, honest, intentional, and deeply rooted.

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Jess

When safety keeps you stuck, fear becomes the wall between you and your next level. In this episode, Jessica Phillips breaks down how your amygdala tricks you into believing comfort equals safety and how that false protection can hold you back from growth. She shares real stories from women at the Rooted and Rising Retreat who faced resistance, fear, and self-doubt, and what happens when you choose to walk through fear instead of around it.

Learn how fear is actually a sign of expansion, why resistance means your brain is being rewired, and how courage opens the door to freedom and fulfillment.

Fear may feel loud, but your growth is louder. Subscribe to The Growth Lounge, leave a quick review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear that she was made for more.

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Together we can change the world,

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Jess

The Becoming Series: Coming Home to the Woman God Created You to Be

There’s a sacred messiness in the middle, that space between who you were and who you’re becoming. It’s uncomfortable, uncertain, and if we’re honest… sometimes it just feels funky.

This week inside The Growth Lounge, we’re getting practical. Because unbecoming isn’t just spiritual - it’s somatic. It’s emotional. It’s physical. And the way we move through it matters.

In this episode, I’m walking you through simple, holistic ways to un-funk yourself. The kind of practices that calm your nervous system, create mental clarity, and reconnect you with your faith and purpose again.

We’re talking about the kind of healing work that happens behind the scenes. No filters, no applause, just real growth that lasts.

• The power of journaling and how writing things down moves emotions from your amygdala (emotional brain) to your prefrontal cortex (rational brain)

• How Christian meditation helps lower cortisol, regulate your breathing, and create space for God’s peace to enter

• The science behind grounding in nature and why connecting with the earth literally calms your nervous system

• How laughter shifts your body chemistry and brings joy back into your healing journey

• Why changing your circle of influence can change your energy, mindset, and belief system

• What it means to do the “dark work” the unseen, unglamorous, behind-the-scenes steps that build unshakable growth

This is the episode that helps you take your healing from concept to practice, from thinking about change to living it.

• Where do I feel “stuck” or emotionally foggy right now?

• What could I release through writing that I’ve been holding in my body?

• What does stillness feel like in my day and how can I make more space for it?

• Who in my circle makes me feel peaceful, supported, and spiritually grounded?

• What “dark work” am I avoiding because no one will see it but God?

  
  

Friend, this season isn’t meant to break you, it’s meant to balance you.

When you begin supporting your healing from the inside out - your body, mind, and spirit start speaking the same language. You feel lighter, clearer, and more aligned with who God created you to be.

So if you’ve been walking through a funk… you’re not lost. You’re just in process.
Let this be the week you slow down, journal it out, laugh a little more, step outside, and start doing the quiet work no one sees because that’s the work that changes everything.

If this episode spoke to you, share it with a friend who’s in her own unbecoming season and needs a little hope today.

Tag me on Instagram @jessicaphillipsco⁠⁠  and tell me which “un-funk” tool you’re starting with first; journaling, grounding, laughing, or changing your circle.

And if you’re ready to go deeper, DM me the word UNFUNK and I’ll send you my 7-Day Reset Guide to help you find peace and flow again.

• Episode 1: The Turning Point — When “Enough Is Enough” Becomes Holy Ground

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There comes a moment in every woman’s life when she whispers the words, " I can't carry this any more."

If you’ve been there, or maybe you’re sitting in that space right now, this episode is for you.

This is where my own 180 began. The day I realized that trying harder wasn’t healing me…it was hiding me.

We talk a lot about growth and purpose, but what we often skip over is the part where we have to clear the clutter. The emotional, spiritual, and even physical junk that’s keeping us from hearing God clearly.
Because just like cleaning out an old closet, healing means pulling everything out, sitting in the mess, and deciding what gets to stay and what has to go.

In this first episode of The Becoming Series, I share the truth about what it looks like to come home to the woman God created you to be.
We dig into:

• Why exhaustion and burnout are often God’s way of inviting you to begin again

• How the brain (yep, your amygdala!) stores unexpressed emotions, and how that emotional clutter shows up in your life

• The difference between real humility and the kind that keeps Christian women small

• How people-pleasing can look holy, but actually keeps us disconnected and resentful

• What biblical women like Esther, Deborah, and the midwives of Exodus can teach us about courage and calling

And yes...we even talk about your closet. Because after two powerful conversations with stylist Jessica Papineau, I can’t not bring up the link between your external space and your internal healing.
Just like those clothes that no longer fit the woman you’re becoming, some beliefs, habits, and patterns need to be released too.

So if you’ve been striving, performing, or holding it all together for everyone else...it’s time to exhale.
This is your holy ground, friend. This is where transformation begins. Here are some journaling prompts for you this week:

• What is this pain trying to teach me?

• What am I avoiding because it feels too uncomfortable to face?

• What might God be inviting me to release?

Isaiah 43:19 “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?”

Sometimes the breaking isn’t punishment, it’s preparation. The unbecoming before the becoming is not a set back, it is a set up!

If this episode stirred something in you, if you’re ready to stop pretending you’re fine and start healing at the root, share this episode with a friend who needs the reminder that it’s not too late to begin again.

Tag me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@jessicaphillipsco⁠⁠⁠ and tell me what part hit home for you.
And if you’re ready to take your next step, DM me the word TURNING and let's discuss your next steps.

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In Part 2 of my conversation with luxury stylist and transformational guide Jessica Papineau, we go beyond the wardrobe and dive into the practices, mindset shifts, and bold choices that lead to lasting transformation.

Jessica shares how everything from cold plunging to meditation and visualization has shaped her journey—and how those tools can help you shed what no longer serves you. We talk about how clothing holds frequency, why it’s time to stop “wearing our old selves,” and how raising your frequency through what you wear can align you with your future self.

Inside this episode, you’ll hear:

✨ Why investing in your clothing is not superficial—it’s sacred self-expression
✨ How to let what’s inside of you shine through on the outside
✨ The power of facing heavy, uncomfortable truths to align with your authentic self
✨ How intuition guided Jessica to create her powerful mastermind program
✨ Why changing your wardrobe can be the catalyst for changing your life

✨ What happens when you get in the right rooms with the right women.

This conversation is about more than style—it’s about self-discovery, frequency, and freedom. Jessica invites us to let go of what’s holding us back and step fully into the confident, radiant women we were designed to be.

🎧 Press play, and get ready to see your closet—and your transformation—in a whole new light.

Connect with Jessica Papineau

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Jess

In this powerful 2-part series, I sit down with the incredible Jessica Papineau, visionary founder of CSJ Styling, to uncover the story behind her mission of helping women rise into the most confident version of themselves.

From her earliest days, fashion wasn’t just clothing,it was her lifeline. Growing up in difficult conditions, style became a way for Jessica to express hope, resilience, and possibility. That thread carried her into a new city, where she poured herself into the one thing she always knew was her gifting: fashion.

Jessica shares how staying rooted in her vision shaped her journey, and how she now pours that same belief into women everywhere, helping them see what’s possible for their future and aligning their wardrobes with the women they are becoming.

With over two decades of experience, Jessica has transformed the way women show up in their careers, relationships, and daily lives through her signature styling framework. Her work goes far beyond clothing...it’s about empowerment, confidence, and embodying your most powerful self.

Whether she’s working one-on-one, speaking on stages, or leading her CSJ Styling community, Jessica is proof that when you stay true to your vision, you create a ripple effect of transformation for others.

✨ This is a conversation about resilience, vision, and the power of style to unlock the woman within.

Connect with Jessica Papineau

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/customizedstylingbyjessica
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/thejessicapapineau

Book a Free Styling Call

Let's continue the conversation:

Come get in the room with other women who have decided to step out in faith and put fear in the back seat at the ⁠⁠Rooted and Rising Retreat⁠⁠ — October 23–26, 2025:

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XOXO

Jess