In this empowering episode of Worthy, Jess sits down with Staci Swiderski, founder and CEO of Family Source Consultants, a nationally recognized surrogacy and egg donation agency that has helped bring more than 1,500 babies into the world over the past 19 years.

Staci shares her deeply personal journey—from deciding as a child that she could rely only on herself, to building a purpose-driven business rooted in compassion, resilience, and hope. After facing her own limitations while trying to conceive her fourth child, Staci turned to surrogacy—an experience that sparked her calling to help other families navigate infertility without shame or self-doubt.

This conversation explores the emotional toll of infertility, the importance of mental and emotional support during the surrogacy process, and why needing help does not make someone unworthy. Staci emphasizes how comparison among women can be painful—and why true empowerment comes from holding one another up and being inspired by each other's success.

Staci also speaks candidly about her own self-doubt, how she learned to use it as fuel rather than a limitation, and why her favorite mantra—"Never give up"—has guided her through entrepreneurship, motherhood, and leadership. She shares the vision behind her She Decides Podcast and She Decides jewelry collection, both created to help women reclaim their voice, confidence, and sense of worth.

This episode is a reminder that asking for help is not weakness, that hope is powerful, and that you are worthy—exactly as you are.

If you are interested in exploring more about surrogacy and egg donation visit Family Source Consultants at https://www.familysourceconsultants.com/ or on Instagram @familysourceagency

To explore Staci's beautiful jewelry collection visit https://www.shedecidescollection.com/ or on Instagram @shedecidescollection

You can find Staci on Instagram @staciswiderski

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In this special London-recorded episode of Worthy, Jess reconnects with her former coach and dear friend Valentina Marzola for a powerful conversation on self-worth, nervous system regulation, breathwork, and healing.

Valentina Marzola is a coach, speaker, and breathwork facilitator who helps clients release fear, comparison, and self-doubt while reconnecting to their bodies and innate worth. She is the founder of Airena, a groundbreaking breathwork brand that blends breathwork, hypnotherapy, meditation, and somatic practices to guide people back home to themselves.

In this honest and grounding conversation, Valentina shares her personal journey through depression, mental unrest, and struggles with self-worth, and how those experiences shaped the work she now offers others. Jess and Valentina explore how holding compassionate space, regulating the nervous system, and working with the body can help people move toward their goals with clarity, safety, and intention.

Valentina explains why nervous system regulation is the first step in transformation and how breathwork offers practical tools for self-regulation, emotional awareness, and breaking limiting patterns. Through simple yet powerful practices, clients learn how to create inner safety, optimize their energy and focus, and move — even one inch at a time — toward the life they desire.

Valentina shares about Airena's mission- to help participants meet themselves, face fear, and heal through breathwork and collective presence.

This episode is for anyone navigating anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, or feeling disconnected from their body — and for those ready to reconnect with their worth and move forward with greater ease and trust.

Connect with Valentina Marzola:

• Instagram: @valentina_marzola

• Instagram: @airena.official

• Website: www.valentinamarzola.com

• Weekly breathwork sessions in London at ARC Community: https://www.arc-community.com/

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Every new year begins with goals, intentions, and promises we swear we'll keep — and yet so many of us find ourselves stuck in the same cycle: starting strong, falling off, feeling ashamed, and giving up altogether.

In this solo episode of Worthy, Jess takes a compassionate and honest look at discipline, why we resist it, and how it's been misunderstood for far too long. Instead of punishment or pressure, discipline is reframed as one of the purest forms of self-love — the act of keeping promises to yourself and building deep self-trust.

Drawing from yoga philosophy, Jess introduces the concept of Tapas, often translated as discipline but better understood as burning enthusiasm. This episode explores why starting something new feels so hard, how fear disguises itself as procrastination or distraction, and why our brains are wired to choose comfort over growth.

Jess vulnerably shares her own journey — including her fear of success, fear of responsibility, and the belief that she wasn't capable of handling the life she wanted. Everything shifted when the pain of staying where she was became greater than the fear of moving toward a new direction. What followed was the creation of small, supportive habits that ultimately led her to a completely different calling than she first imagined.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Struggles to stay consistent with goals or routines
  
  

• Feels stuck starting over again and again
  
  

• Fears failure or success
  
  

• Wants to rebuild self-trust and confidence
  
  

• Is craving momentum, clarity, and alignment in the new year
  
  

✨ You'll walk away with reflective questions, practical mindset shifts, and permission to start imperfectly — because starting creates momentum, and momentum creates belief.

Discipline isn't about being harder on yourself.
It's about believing you're worth showing up for.