Own Your Story

Own Your Story

Ready to shake things up? Jen is coming to you from her home office chatting about relationships, leaving behind old behavior patterns, understanding emotional regulation, and interviewing people who are owning their personal life stories. Did you know there is more to life than appeasing others and making the critics happy? Life is meant to be lived YOUR WAY! Jen isn't afraid to keep it real and unfiltered. Get ready to laugh, cry, listen candid conversations and learn from amazing guests. We are so glad you are here to join the Own Your Story Podcast club!

Episodes

July 13, 2023 19 mins

Life updates, addressing the criticism and telling you how to send this tired mom a coffee!


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In this episode, my husband Zach shares his journey of leaving mormonism.


I hope you love this episode as much as I do.

If you're curious about what it's like to coming from a high demand religion, check out my first three episodes where I explain how it was growing up in the Mormon Church.


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Transformational life coach Bara Mann is dropping truth bombs in this episode. Have you ever worked with a life coach or spiritual mentor? I have a life coach that I work with currently who has helped me understand forward progression better than any therapist I worked with before. In this episode, Bara and I chat about having hard conversations, pivoting career paths, and the biggest problems she sees her clients facing. I can’t w...

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In this episode, I spill some juicy details about what it was like making the decision to start my corporate career after my last baby and how I made those decisions based on my religious beliefs changing. I'll also be announcing something exciting at the end!

If you're curious about what it's like to coming from a high demand religion, check out my first three episodes where I explain how it was growing up in the Mormo...

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This episode is a tribute to my husband, Zach. It's his Birthday today and I'm giving you the inside scoop of how we met, evolving as individuals, and some favorite things about him. I know, ewww to all of the sappy shit. lol Thanks for tuning in, if you think Zach needs to be a guest on the pod, DM me! HBD, Z!

We love you!


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In this episode we dive deeper into the topics we touched on in Part 1 with Lianna. She shares her experience being outed instead of having the opportunity to tell her family first. We talk about what it's like having the hard conversations with our families about tough topics and giving insight into how we think you can approach things if you are in a similar spot.

We touch on the importance of healing your own wounds and how...

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In this episode we dive deep into Lianna's self discovery journey. She shares her personal experiences with using plant medicine for healing modalities and how that specifically helped her through her coming out journey and rediscovering her sexuality. We talk about everything under the sun and I hope you love this episode! 

In episode 7, I share about my decision to try ketamine as a healing modality to treat my anxiety and sy...

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March 17, 2023 18 mins

In this episode we dive deep into my first ketamine experience. As a former member of the mormon church, the local ketamine treatment clinic shared that it is very common for ex mormons to go in for treatments to minimize symptoms of PTSD, anxiety and depression.  

What exactly is ketamine? It was first synthesized in the 1960’s as an anesthetic or a sedative for war veterans.  It doesn’t just target one area of the brain it target...

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So what has your experience been like with a life or business coach? How has your life improved by hiring a coach who helps you reframe and help you move forward in your life experiences? Well today, we are exploring finding liberation through acceptance and courage. The amazing accountability coach, Becky Mollenkamp talks about her journey becoming a value based coach and the struggles with owning her stories of abortion, leaving ...

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In this episode, I chat with Corbie, a well known, Psychic Medium about setting boundaries, being labeled as a rebel, and her story of getting expelled from school when she disagreed with her Rabbi! She explains braving the societal pressures of life as well as overcoming two divorces, cancer, finding h...

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In this episode, I invited my best friend Jazmyn to be a guest and share her very unique story about growing up as one of two women of color in a very conservative community and high school. 

When she was younger and even during the Black Lives Matter movement, it was hard for her to comprehend how people didn't understand the depth of racial issues happening in our country and in Utah. 

Me being her best friend, I didn''...

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In this episode, I share my story of my disciplinary counsel and why I left the mormon church. 

It's been a long journey of self discovery and gaining self awareness. 

I hope by sharing my story, it will help others who are looking for encouragement and hope in their own journey.  

This is the most vulnerable thing I've ever done- sharing my story with the world. When you make the decision to leave mormonism, it feel...

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Part 2: In this episode, I share my story of growing up in purity culture and navigating relationships being a member of the mormon church. I'll also share a couple mission stories when I served a mormon mission in Argentina.  

I hope by sharing my story, it will help others who are looking for encouragement and hope in their own journey.

This is the most vulnerable thing I've ever done- sharing my story with the world. When y...

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I have a unique upbringing as a child adopted at birth and raised in the mormon faith. My parents were very devout members, and living in a high demand religion effects every part of your life. When you make the decision to leave, it feels as though your world is falling apart. I was caught in the battle of "things aren't adding up" and " just have faith."

My entire network was created in mormonism, the way I lived life was dedicat...

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