Unlicensed

In this season 4 premiere of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by Life Coach, Author, and Digital Creator, Marsha AKA Dolcé, to discuss the impact of toxic positivity. Marsha explains what toxic positivity is, why people often avoid negative emotions, and how this can be more harmful than helpful. She emphasizes the importance of validating people’s current feelings, rather than rushing them to "look on the bright side." Marsha also shares tips on how to avoid toxic positivity and highlights the key difference between offering encouragement and dismissing someone’s emotions. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by Holistic Health Coach, Social Media Influencer, and Podcast host, Olivia Yokubonis, to offer advice on identifying red flags in relationships. Olivia discusses why she and other women have ignored red flags in past relationships, delves into the most critical red flags to avoid, and distinguishes cautionary yellow flags. She candidly shares her own red flags and emphasizes the significance of awareness and intuition in recognizing them. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by Entrepreneur, Coach, and Podcast host, Clare Cui, who offers advice on coping with relationship anxiety and overthinking. Clare distinguishes between emotional unavailability and being unavailable, explores the influence of attachment styles and trauma on behavior, and discusses the tendency to blame or shame after rejection. Clare also provides practical tips for managing relationship anxiety, focusing on the roles of self-sabotage and survival instincts. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's Unlicensed episode, Jill is joined by stand-up comedian and college buddy, Alex Murdoch to offer some life advice on the importance of  maintaining hobbies. Today, Alex dishes out why so many adults ditch hobbies and why falling in love with the process of starting one is key, shares her own juggling act of comedy and a 9-5 job, and reveals the secrets to leveling up your hobbies while not letting judgment get in the way of your pursuit. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by  Dating, Relationship, and Self Worth Coach, Kate Durocher,  to offer some relationship advice! Today Kate  shares insights on holding a partner accountable while also maintaining a supportive environment for them, discusses the importance of setting boundaries with a partner's family, and emphasizes the significance of early conversations about life goals for a thriving relationship and why a motivated partner holds particular appeal to women. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by her sister-in-law, Jenna Newton, to offer advice on wedding planning! Today,  Jenna shares her heartfelt love story of transitioning from friends to partners before tying the knot and explores the question of whether anyone is truly "ready" for marriage. Jenna also spills the beans on scoring dream venues and pulling off a whole wedding bash without breaking the bank  and gets real about the toughest parts of wedding planning  like narrowing down the guest life, bridesmaid selections, and delegating wedding tasks! Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by social media influencer, LowKeyProse to offer relationship advice on flirting and rizz.  Today,  L.K.P defines what "rizz" is and how women naturally embody this special way of conversing, reveals the best and WORST ways to shoot your shot and if there really is a difference between being friendly vs. flirty, and discusses how inner confidence plays a pivotal role in humans romantically interacting with one another in public settings. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by Mystical Life Coach, Ellie Lee, to offer life and relationship advice on healing within romantic relationships. Today,  Ellie discusses how individuals are able to heal while in romantic relationships and how romantic partners actually play a key role during this journey, explains why  feeling instead of thinking will allow people to be more authentic in their day-to-day routines, and describes why toxic positivity as a concept needs to leave its ass in 2023 and remain there forever. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by Career Coach and content creator, Kendall Berg, to offer career advice on advocation in professional spaces and navigating the corporate world. Today,  Kendall discusses the importance of self-advocation in your career and the three steps individuals should take when negotiating their salaries, reveals the one thing that women avoid doing during the promotional period that their their male counterparts do not , and explains how working smarter, not harder, is the key to moving up the ladder within the corporate game.  Consider this your soft launch into therapy!

In this week's episode of Unlicensed, Jill is joined by her best friend, future maid of honor for the wedding that she has no husband for, and college roommate, Caroline Warren, to offer relationship advice on maintaining long distance friendships. Today,  Caroline and Jill share their first impressions of meeting one another back in 2015  (*spoiler alert...it wasn't all rainbows and sunshine*), describe how the friendships  in their paths for either a ~season, reason, or lifetime"~ have impacted their  personal growth tremendously, and reveal how open communication, effort from both ends, and travel plans serve as the perfect ingredients for maintaining a successful long distance friendship. Consider this your soft launch into therapy!