December is here, and for many people this season feels heavier than usual.
It is the pressure to show up strong while feeling stretched thin.
It is the worry behind the holiday smiles.
It is the quiet exhaustion no one sees.
And it is the truth that joy and grief can sit at the same table.

In this episode, Jo Taylor speaks to the quiet weight so many are carrying right now, from unexpected change to silent heartbreak, and offers a powerful reminder:

The real invitation this December is not perfection, but presence.

Not presents under the tree, but presence as in you, your truth, your honesty, and your full authentic self.

This episode also includes a special announcement.
Jo’s new book, Five Undone: Rising Beyond the Ashes, releases on December 30 and is available now for preorder on Barnes and Noble and Amazon.

If this year stretched you, changed you, or awakened something inside you, this message is for you.

Even with quiet weight, we rise.
Even in December, we rise.

What if the silence you thought was strength was actually self-protection?

In this powerful wrap-up to the From Silence to Self-Worth series, Jo Taylor reflects on the journey of finding your voice, reclaiming your identity, and walking boldly in purpose. She shares how silence may feel safe in the moment but can become a barrier to influence, confidence, and fulfillment. Bold self-worth invites you to lead with authenticity and true alignment.

In this episode:

• The difference between confidence and safety

• How silence can appear strong but feel suffocating

• Why reclaiming your voice is essential to leading with impact

• How to balance spiritual discernment and leadership strategy

• What it means to walk unapologetically in your purpose

• A closing call to forgiveness, gratitude, and new beginnings

"Bold self-worth is not arrogance. It is alignment with who God says you are."

Jo also announces her next series titled Rising Beyond the Ashes, inspired by her new book that is available for pre-order now on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The book releases December 30.

#SelfWorth #Healing #BoldFaith #Leadership #Purpose #Authenticity #Forgiveness #Gratitude #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

Forgiveness gets complicated when the apology never comes. In this heartfelt episode, Jo reflects on her conversation with licensed therapist, Shireen Brown, about why so many people hold on to the hope of an apology that may never arrive. They explore the deep human need for validation, the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and why releasing pain is not the same as pretending it didn’t happen.

Jo shares why healing starts with you , your boundaries, your peace, and your decision to stop waiting for someone else to make it right. She offers real, simple steps for moving out of emotional limbo and back into your life, especially for anyone carrying heavy memories from relationships, family, or past seasons.

Listeners are invited to write a gratitude note for the lessons this year has taught them and to choose peace over proof. Jo closes with a gentle reminder that healing doesn’t require an apology, and pain doesn’t need validation to be real.

If you missed the full conversation with Shireen, go back to the last episode. It’s one of the most honest and needed discussions so far.

If you need to speak with a Licensed Therapist, reach out to Shireen Brown at www.self-caresynergy.com

And don’t forget, Jo’s new book Five Undone: Rising Beyond the Ashes is now available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, releasing December 30, 2025.

Protect your peace. Honor your worth. Practice gratitude. Lead boldly without apology.

In this powerful conversation, Jo Taylor sits down with her niece, Shireen Brown, a licensed therapist who helps individuals heal through faith, emotional recovery, and truth. Together, they unpack what it means to forgive without closure and why waiting for an apology often keeps us stuck in pain.

Shireen shares her clinical and spiritual insights on:

• Why we crave apologies and what that need reveals about us

• How to release resentment without minimizing your pain

• The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation

• Setting and enforcing boundaries that protect your peace

• How gratitude can become a tool for healing and emotional freedom

Jo and Shireen also explore how faith and therapy work hand in hand to help us reclaim our narrative after betrayal, loss, or silence.

Gratitude Moment:
“I’m thankful for peace that came without permission. The kind that didn’t wait for an apology, approval, or understanding. It came when I decided I deserved to be free.” - Jo Taylor

Listen, reflect, and share this episode with someone who’s ready to stop waiting for closure and start healing from within.

Connect with Shireen: https://self-caresynergy.com/
Pre-Order Jo’s Book: Five Undone: Rising Beyond the Ashes — available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Undone-Rising-Beyond-Ashes/dp/B0FTTPJGXW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K82TSCN6CWLT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.05nVcSGMA9fxj6gV3Vy2eGtH1J_CH44dHd0QUkvV8Z6ZvIBr4WsBF94U4ykaUHmL5ouW-vf3ZkuNx-WMQ0SgErafGsUPCHKKEv_6oCMZeknrhEe0Lt9O2vyYiNvB4HDevfmY5QAjKXPmKK_li8ag-OAyC33RQbljUlTO4GuYiLPhBi3z3dkpF091b4rK2DLv318taBF1OQyELR8zStcSqpKOGsyXxktaKgiFk_qw2aA.arXCvZbxQcQqYFBXyH4O5ePxGeqRdR3kfzwa7MBonDE&dib_tag=se&keywords=five+undone+book&qid=1762363179&sprefix=five+undown%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-1

and Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/five-undone-jo-taylor/1148453377?ean=9798898351397

What if the loyalty that made you dependable was the same thing that made you disappear?

In this heartfelt episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ Taylor-Made for Impact, Jo Taylor sits down with Daisy Katherine, writer, faith mentor, and founder of daisycatherine.com, for an honest conversation about loyalty, self-worth, and leading from wholeness.

Together, they unpack how over-commitment, silence, and misplaced loyalty can quietly turn into self-abandonment and how healing begins when we include ourselves in the love we give away so freely.

In this episode:

• When loyalty without boundaries becomes self-betrayal

• The illusion of success and the cost of overworking for validation

• How silence erodes self-worth and how speaking up restores it

• The journey of faith, loss, and finding God’s guidance in chaos

• Embracing authenticity over perfection in leadership and calling

• Why true wholeness begins with alignment, not approval

"God doesn’t call the qualified , He qualifies the called.” — Jo Taylor

Connect with Daisy and her upcoming blog at www.daisycatherine.com.

#FaithLeadership #Authenticity #Healing #SelfWorth #Wholeness #Boundaries #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

What if the silence that once protected you is now the thing holding you back?

In this closing episode of the True Silence Series, Jo Taylor reflects on the powerful conversations, healing, and truths that emerged from breaking silence. She shares her own journey of reclaiming self-worth after years of self-betrayal. Learning that silence, though once a form of survival, can eventually cost your peace, purpose, and voice.

As she turns the page, Jo introduces the next series, “From Silence to Self-Worth,” beginning November 5th, an empowering new journey into finding your value, your boundaries, and your boldest voice.

In this episode:

• Why silence feels safe but slowly erodes self-worth

• How every “yes” that should’ve been a “no” drains your confidence

• The link between gratitude, healing, and reclaiming your voice

• How to practice #BoldGratitude this season as a way of healing

"Gratitude without boundaries is self-betrayal.” — Jo Taylor

Join the movement by sharing what silence has cost you and what you’re finally grateful to say out loud using #BoldGratitude.

#Healing #SelfWorth #Gratitude #Authenticity #TrueSilenceStories #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

What if saying “no” is the most powerful act of love for yourself and others?

In this empowering Boldness Blueprint episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ | Taylor-Made for Impact, Jo Taylor sits down with Sheryl Green, author, speaker, and boundary expert, to explore the courage it takes to stop people-pleasing and start living boldly.

After years of burnout and overcommitment, Sheryl learned that setting boundaries isn’t selfish, it’s self-respect. Together, she and Jo unpack the generational patterns, leadership pressures, and emotional traps that make “no” so hard to say, and how reclaiming your time and energy changes everything.

In this episode:

• Breaking free from people-pleasing and perfectionism

• Why saying “no” builds stronger relationships and healthier workplaces

• The generational shift toward honesty and self-respect

• How boundaries protect empathy instead of limiting it

• The PEC method: Pause, Evaluate, and Consider before saying yes

• What real leadership looks like when boundaries are clear

"The only person a people-pleaser doesn’t please is themselves.” — Sheryl Green

Connect with Sheryl and explore her book You Had Me at ‘No’ at www.SherylGreenSpeaks.com.

#Boundaries #Leadership #SelfCare #Authenticity #BoldnessBlueprint #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

What if silence became your survival but truth became your freedom?

In this powerful episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ | Taylor-Made for Impact, Jo Taylor sits down with Terri Kozlowski, author, awareness coach, and survivor of childhood sexual abuse, to explore how breaking the silence can lead to healing, authenticity, and love.

Terri shares her courageous story of surviving abuse, abandonment, and generational trauma and how she transformed pain into purpose through awareness and faith.

Together, Jo and Terri discuss how silence protects in childhood but suffocates in adulthood, and why true freedom comes when we face fear and live from love.

In this episode:

• Breaking generational cycles of silence and shame

• Healing from childhood trauma through self-awareness

• Learning that shame is external, not your identity

• Finding divine guidance and spiritual release through writing

• Choosing love and authenticity over fear and ego

• Why vulnerability is not weakness, it’s freedom

Terri also shares insights from her books Raven Transcending Fear and Soul Solutions for Awakening Awareness, offering practical ways to move from fear to faith, and from brokenness to wholeness.

"You’re not broken, you’re awakening to the love that’s always been within you.” — Terri Kozlowski

#Healing #TraumaRecovery #Resilience #Awareness #Authenticity #Faith #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

What happens when success costs you your health and silence keeps you there?

In this honest and restorative episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ | Taylor-Made for Impact, Jo Taylor speaks with Deidre Gestrin, licensed mental-health counselor and founder of Abundant Wellness Essentials. After facing severe burnout in leadership, Deidre left a high-pressure career to rebuild her life, physically, mentally, and spiritually and now helps others do the same.

Together, Jo and Deidre explore how burnout begins quietly and grows through cultural expectations, self-neglect, and silence. They also discuss what it truly takes to heal and create a new definition of success rooted in balance, rest, and purpose.

In this episode:

• Recognizing the early signs of burnout in yourself and your team

• Breaking the silence that normalizes overwork

• Why taking time off is essential, not optional

• The role of sleep, nutrition, and emotional health in recovery

• How leaders can model wellness without losing credibility

• Rebuilding purpose after leaving a demanding role

"Changing jobs won’t fix burnout. Changing how you care for yourself will.” — Deidre Gestrin

Learn more about Deidre’s work at Abundant Wellness Essentials and her mission to help professionals thrive without burning out.

#BurnoutRecovery #LeadershipWellness #SelfCare #WorkCulture #Resilience #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker

What if survival wasn’t the end of your story but the start of your purpose?

In this raw and restorative episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ | Taylor-Made for Impact, Jo Taylor sits down with Sarah Shoulak — HR professional, artist, and mental health advocate — to talk about her journey as a survivor of sexual assault, suicide loss, and addiction. Through her art, storytelling, and community advocacy, Sarah has transformed pain into purpose and silence into connection.

Together, they explore what it means to rebuild your life after loss, addiction, and shame — and how vulnerability can become the foundation for healing.

In this episode:

• Finding purpose after surviving assault, suicide, and addiction

• The silent toll of people-pleasing and self-neglect

• Breaking the cycle of justification and finding your authentic self

• The journey from chaos to inner peace after 7 years of sobriety

• Using art and community to turn scars into stories of strength

• How joy, play, and creativity help sustain healing

Sarah also shares how she founded “Sober Betties”, a creative movement offering themed, alcohol-free events that help others build community and confidence in sobriety.

"Silence can keep the heart confined, but your voice can set it free.” — Sarah Shoulak

#Resilience #Sobriety #Healing #SurvivorStories #Authenticity #MentalHealthAdvocacy #UnrestrainedBoldness #TheBoldSpeaker