Get Jasched
Get Jasched is where bold, emotionally intelligent leaders come to hear the conversations that others shy away from. Hosted by leadership and wellbeing consultant Jess Jasch, this weekly podcast dives into the real stories, practices, and challenges of modern leadership - with a focus on emotional depth, embodied presence, mental wellbeing, and powerful communication. Whether you lead teams, movements, clients, or just yourself, these conversations will expand your thinking and support your growth. Expect interviews, solo deep dives, and unexpected insights that connect the personal with the professional - because how you lead yourself is how you lead everything. Visit www.j-leigh.com.au for more on Jess’s work in coaching, consulting and wellbeing leadership.
Episodes
What does it actually take to make progress on a big goal when you're juggling work, study, business and everything else life throws at you?
In this episode, I'm sharing a behind-the-scenes look at writing my first book, 'Leaders Who Thrive: A Mindful Antidote to Disconnected Teams', while completing my Master of Applied Positive Psychology and continuing to run my business.
I'm not here to pretend I've discovered som...
This week's guided meditation practice is one to help you unpack and offload tension at the end of a big day (or moment).
Using a body scan as the anchor, you're guided through an awareness and invitational release practice, to help you feel more relaxed in your body.
If you have limb or sensation differences, please adjust your practice as you require.
Why can communication feel so vulnerable, even in the workplace, and even when you know the conversation needs to happen?
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess explores the discomfort that can come with saying the thing, particularly when you’re unsure how someone else will respond.
Whether it’s a difficult workplace conversation, giving feedback, addressing something that didn’t sit right, checking in with someone, ...
What if emotional intelligence goes beyond leadership competency, and extends well into cultural capability?
We often tell leaders they need to develop emotional intelligence: self-awareness, empathy, emotional regulation, communication, and the ability to navigate difficult conversations. Which is all well and great, but there's a problem with treating emotional intelligence as an individual skill.
You can teach someone how to regul...
What do the organisations recognised as the best places to work have in common?
According to insights from the Australian Financial Review's 2025 Best Places to Work report, visible leadership was a common theme among the top-performing organisations.
But what does “visible leadership” actually mean?
It's not simply being seen around the office, sending regular CEO updates or appearing at the occasional town hall. True lea...
What if mindfulness isn't actually about feeling calm?
Mindfulness is often presented as a way to become more peaceful, relaxed and emotionally unbothered. But that's not what mindfulness really requires, and it's certainly not what effective mindful leadership looks like.
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess explores why you don't have to be calm to be mindful. You can be frustrated, anxious, angry, overwhelmed or under pressure and...
What if your workplace culture isn't what you think it is?
Many organisations proudly describe themselves as people-first, values-led or committed to employee wellbeing. But workplace culture is defined by what your people experience every day, not by what's written on your website, your values statement, or the posters on the office wall.
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess Jasch explores why workplace culture is built through beha...
Your organisation has rising stress, disengagement, burnout or communication challenges... so someone suggests booking a wellbeing workshop.
But will a single workshop actually improve workplace culture?
In this episode of Get Jasched, we one of the biggest misconceptions in workplace wellbeing: expecting a workshop to solve systemic organisational challenges.
You'll learn:
- When wellbeing workshops deliver real value
- The difference ...
Most leaders know how to push harder, because we're constantly told to.
Far fewer have figured out how to recover well.
In this episode, I'm exploring one of the most overlooked leadership skills: recovery. Not just taking time off, but intentionally creating the mental, emotional and physical space that allows you to think clearly, lead effectively and sustain high performance over time.
We often celebrate busyness as a sign of c...
Have we become so obsessed with self-improvement that we've forgotten how to simply enjoy life?
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess reflects on finishing her Master's in Applied Positive Psychology, finalising her upcoming book, and the unexpected lesson that emerged from years of intense learning and development: growth isn't the only thing that matters.
From productivity culture and hustle mentality to the pressure to optimise eve...
Ever finish a workday feeling exhausted, despite not making meaningful progress on the things that matter most?
The problem might not be your workload.
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess explores the concept of attention residue - a phenomenon identified by researcher Sophie Leroy that explains why constantly switching between emails, meetings, messages, and projects can leave us feeling mentally drained and less effective.
Drawing ...
We live in a world that rewards immediacy.
Instant messages. Instant updates. Instant feedback.
So what happens when the things that matter most take months - or even years - to come to life?
In this episode, Jess reflects on completing her Master's degree, finalising her upcoming book, and navigating the reality of long-term projects that require faith, patience, and persistence long before the rewards arrive.
This convers...
What if movement wasn’t about perfection, aesthetics, or “gym culture”, but about improving someone’s quality of life?
In this episode, Jess sits down with Sam Godbold, senior exercise physiologist and clinic manager at Hiya Health, to talk about disability, chronic illness, exercise, communication, and the importance of removing barriers to movement.
Together, they unpack:
- Why exercise looks different for ...
If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly trying to catch up, squeeze more in, or somehow “optimise” every second of your day… this episode is for you.
In this conversation, Jess unpacks the pressure business owners and leaders place on themselves around productivity, time management, and hustle culture - and why the idea that “we all have the same 24 hours” is simply not true.
After naviga...
Your brain is doing exactly what it’s designed to do, even when it sometimes feels a little broken.
In this episode, I’m unpacking something that affects all of us: negative bias - why one awkward moment, one piece of feedback, or one “off” interaction can feel louder than everything that went right.
We’ll talk about:
- Why your brain naturally focuses on the negative
- How this shows up at work, in leader...
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess sits down with HR consultant Karen Kirton to unpack one of the biggest challenges facing workplaces today: communication.
From employee engagement surveys and leadership blind spots to gossip, trust, neurodivergence, and the difference between talking at people versus truly listening, this conversation dives deep into what actually creates healthy workplace culture.
Karen shares what she&rsquo...
What does it take to turn personal loss into a national movement for change?
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess is joined by Casey Lyons, CEO and co-founder of LIVIN - a mental health education charity on a mission to create a future where suicide is no longer the leading cause of death for young Australians.
Founded in memory of Casey’s best mate, LIVIN has now impacted over 340,000 people across schools, workplaces, and com...
What kind of culture are you creating when someone asks a question?
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess Jasch explores a critical (and often overlooked) leadership skill: creating a workplace culture where questions are welcomed, not judged, dismissed, or punished.
Because when people don’t feel safe to ask questions, they stay silent… and they also second-guess, make avoidable mistakes, lose confidence, and ultimately ...
200 episodes. Nearly 6 years. And a whole lot of lessons in between.
In this milestone episode of Get Jasched, Jess reflects on what it really takes to build something meaningful over time, without burning out, overthinking, or chasing the “perfect” strategy.
From starting a podcast during COVID-19 to evolving it into a platform for real, honest conversations, this episode unpacks 6 powerful lessons that apply far beyond ...
Most leaders only turn to mindfulness when stress is already overwhelming.
But what if the real power of mindfulness isn’t reactive, but more in a preventative approach?
In this episode of Get Jasched, Jess explores the science and lived experience behind proactive mindfulness, and why practicing before stress hits can fundamentally change how you lead, decide, and respond under pressure.
Drawing on research from high-stress...
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