With a war waging and finding herself a refugee from her home country of Ukraine, Anastasia still found ways to be grateful.  She had her husband, her savings, and friends to give her shelter. However, many of her girlfriends weren't as lucky.  When she learned of them stranded across Europe, she jumped to action and created a network to help them find jobs, homes, and safety.  Listen now to learn how you can help Anastasia an...

Today is a very special episode!  Jen is interviewing Charmaine Hammond and Michael Mankowski from the award winning movie, Back Home Again!  After a large wildfire ravaged Michael’s hometown of Fort MacMurray, he took it on as a personal project to interview the citizens about their experiences in rebuilding their lives and the toll the fire took on them.  This project became a larger endeavor as he discovered that many of the sto...

Why do we say yes when we want to say no?  What do we volunteer, run ourselves ragged, and overextend our already overextended bodies?

Because we want to fit in, we want to belong, and we are terrified of being left out.  

It doesn't have to be this way-we can learn to stop the madness.   Join Jen and Stephanie Costello as they discuss how they battled their own internal struggles with people-pleasing, bounda...

How do you handle rejection? Why do we take it so hard when someone or something doesn't work out for us?

Is it possible that rejection can be a gift?

Join Jen as she reads from her article, Writing Rejection Sucks..But Only For a Minute, and then invites Codi Chen on to discuss writing, rejection, and how life has a way of always working out! 

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Has Tik Tok become the main conversation topic in your house? Have you limited social media for your own kids only to have their friends share things with them?

Join Jen as she reads from her article, Raising Tweens in a Tik Tok World, and welcomes Dr. Bob Saul to discuss how we as parents can stay connected to our kids in this age of social media.

Dr. Bob Saul has been guiding the physical, behavioral, and menta...

Are The Ghosts of Bullies Past Inside Your Head? How Do We Banish Negative Self Talk For Good?

"When you grow up in a home where the criticism and judgment are constant, your inner critic is a ruthless companion that never really leaves." Jen Cross

Jen is joined by Paul Levitin, host of the Healthy Happy Human Podcast where they discuss the effect positive affirmations have had on both of their lives and...

Is it ever too late to hit the pause, rewind, or eject button?  What happens when you find yourself on a path that makes you miserable?

Jen says: Your best life isn’t a destination but a journey. I remind myself that the best is yet to come. Even when things are going well in my life, and I can’t imagine something better, I say to myself- “Just wait."

After reading from her article, 5 Essentials to Crafting ...

 Have you ever found yourself drunk at an airport wondering how you got there? Has the question, "Am I an alcoholic" ever crossed your mind? Do you find yourself looking forward to that glass of wine or beer at the end of the day more than you used to?

From  Jen's article "Sobriety is the New Chic:"

"People can choose their habits, but some habits will choose them if they allow it. Al...

Isn't it amazing how a small group of like-minded women can come together and make a change?  What happens though when you build a community of these women?  

Amy and Nancy Harrington decided to find out!

Join us for a very special guest episode featuring The Passionistas Project, a female empowerment movement led by sisters, Amy and Nancy Harrington!  Learn how they got started, what they have learned along the way, ...

Have you ever met someone determined to be unhappy?  Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts?   How does mindset really affect our happiness and success? 

In this episode, Jen reads from her article:

Want a Beautiful Life? Change Your Mindset

Then, Jen is joined by her guest, Denise Drinkwalter.  

Denise is an Empowerment Life Coach fulfilling extraordinary work with women in their midlife ye...

Have you figured out how to be two places at once?  Me neither!

Jen welcomes Cara Tyrell of Core4Parenting to discuss the ins and outs of crazy mornings and the importance of good communication with your kids at any age.

Jen shares how she handled her own manic morning with her youngest recently, and Cara weighs in on the importance of intentional parenting in stressful times.

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Nothing says, "Ho, Ho, Ho" like when your brother accuses you of being one on Christmas Eve. Ok, to be fair, he didn't say, "Ho" it more like gold-digging tramp...but that's all in the story. 

Listen to Jen read her article about how she dealt with her own toxic family and stick around for her discussion with EMDR expert and psychotherapist, Suzanne McColl, to learn tips and tricks for naviga...

The F*uck You Forties are a wild ride, but we as woman can ride the wave together.  Jen will read her article, Five Things Every 40-Something Woman Should Have If She Wants to Be Happy, and then she will be joined by Crystal Steers, Founder of Chasing Happiness. They will discuss self care and what that means, finding connection and embracing all life in your forties have to offer.  Practical tips from how to carve out self care in...

Today's episode is inspired by my Medium Article of the same name!

https://cjencross.medium.com/are-you-brave-enough-to-quit-fd87e9057fe1

I am interviewing Chaya Lev, an American ex pat and cancer survivor who after healing shed all the expectations of others to live her one wild and precious life  in Israel while realizing a life long dream of teaching dance to others.

You can follow Chaya's ...