What if the labels you were given weren’t life sentences, but the beginning of your breakthrough?

In this powerful and intimate conversation, I sit down with Jess Brown, writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manifest Everyday, to unpack her 15-year journey through the mental health system, from misdiagnosis and inpatient care to radical self-healing and full liberation.

Jess gets real about the trauma that shaped her, the damage of being overmedicated and misunderstood, and the moment she said no more. We talk about what it takes to reclaim your mental health without meds, why trauma-informed care matters, and how belief work, energy healing, and deep lifestyle change brought her back to life.

This one is for every woman who's ever felt broken, mislabeled, or silenced, and is ready to rise anyway.

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💻 Dive into Jess’ Blog "Manifest Everyday"
💌 Get in touch with Jess on Facebook facebook.com/hijessbrown and facebook.com/manifesteveryday | Pinterest | TikTok | YouTube

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What if the glass of wine you reach for at night isn’t harmless, but the thing keeping you from your full awakening?

In this solo episode, I get deeply personal about my sober curious journey and why walking away from alcohol became one of the most radical acts of self-love in my midlife. I unpack the cultural lies that glorify drinking, the coping mechanisms hiding beneath every pour, and how alcohol quietly disconnects us from our bodies, our clarity, and our healing.

This isn’t a lecture: it’s an invitation. I share the messy truths, the awkward social moments, and the profound empowerment I found after 90 days sober. If you’ve ever wondered what life could feel like without numbing, this episode is your permission slip to find out.

🎧 Jump into my new masterclass: Soft Is Power™ and reclaim your femininity.

📚 Check out my guide: Her Over-Functioning Recovery Guide™

💻 Visit my Mental Health Hub for more resources & how to work with me.

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So many women carry the ache of Mother Hunger in silence. We grow up believing our childhood was “fine,” yet our bodies tell a different story. The emptiness. The over-functioning. The longing we can’t name. And for so many of us, it takes becoming women, or mothers ourselves, to finally see what we survived.

A raw conversation between best friends who read “Mother Hunger,” lived it, and are healing it.

In this episode, I sit down with Jen Wernicke, a holistic nurse and nervous system expert, to talk about the mother wound, emotional neglect, and the grief that lives inside women who never got the nurturing they needed. We share our own experiences of childhood trauma and disconnection, the deep hunger for safety and attunement, and how these patterns show up in adulthood, in our relationships, our parenting, and our sense of self.

We also explore the insights from the book “Mother Hunger” and why naming this wound is such a powerful part of healing. Jen brings a raw, grounded perspective shaped by her own survival story and the work she now does helping women shift out of chronic stress and finally feel safe in their bodies.

If you’ve ever felt alone in your pain, confused by your triggers, or unsure why you carry so much responsibility and grief, this conversation will help you feel seen. You’re not broken. You’re not dramatic. You’re responding to a wound that began long before you knew how to name it.

📕Grab this book: “Mother Hunger” by Kelly McDaniel, the inspiration for this episode.

🔖 Check out Jen’s Free Guide "Mom Stress Reset: 3 Little-Known Ways to Chill Out"
✅ Join Jen's Facebook Community: Mom's Who Snap
💌 Subscribe to Jen’s Substack
📱 Follow Jen on Instagram @jenwernicke & Facebook

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