Meet Your Body

In this episode, Jessica shares her personal journey with pelvic floor health, focusing on her experience with prolapse, the impact of pregnancy and childbirth, and the importance of seeking professional help. She discusses her surgery, recovery, and the ongoing management of her pelvic floor health six years after surgical repair. Jessica emphasizes the need for empowerment through movement and exercise, encouraging listeners not ...

In this episode of Meet Your Body, Jessica discusses the importance of nourishing your nervous system for overall health. She shares her personal journey with chronic stress and burnout and how taking intentional steps towards regulating and healing her nervous system was an essential piece for her overall health. This conversation delves into the science of the stress response, why we feel increased anxiety as our hormones change,...

We are living in a heavy time. Isolation and loneliness are commonplace. We feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. We long for community yet don't always see a way to find it amidst the hardship and vitriol coming at us from all sides.

Today's guest is here to offer us insights, steps and hope when it comes to letting ourselves feel the discomfort of our feelings while also embracing the need for community ...

Isolation and loneliness is truly a health epidemic in our society, yet it can feel extremely difficult and intimidating to make friends as an adult. In today's podcast episode, Jessica unpacks the mental shifts that need to occur in order to feel connected to others, as well as practical tips to help keep current friends and make new friends in our adult years.

Community and friendship are both vital pieces to our longterm hea...

Supplements can be an important part of a complete healthcare routine, but it can be hard to decide the best vitamins and supplements for yourself when the information available feels overwhelming.

In today's episode of Meet Your Body, Jessica explains the supplement regimen she's currently using in her own life. She discusses why she has personally decided to take things such as creatine, Vitamin D and more, as well as th...

As a breast cancer survivor, Jessica knows firsthand how important the support of  community is during the time of diagnosis and treatment. She often gets asked what someone can do to support a loved one who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In this episode of Meet Your Body, Jessica gives you specific and practical ideas for how to help and show love to someone in your life diagnosed with breast cancer or undergoing a mastect...

We are living in a time of vast amounts of health information, expert opinions and influencer experience. While it's great to have access to so much technology and health information, it can also feel extremely overwhelming. We can easily become confused about what new things to try, how to include them in our own lives and who to trust. 

In today's episode, Jessica talks about how to deal with the overwhelm you may feel w...

Having surgery can be a major life event. If it's something you need to go through at any point, it's important to know how to prepare so you can set yourself up for the best possible outcomes.

In today's episode, Jessica talks you through nine specific things to help you prepare for any major surgery. These include the importance of asking questions of your doctors, moving your body prior to surgery, knowin...

It is estimated that over 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Despite how common this condition is, there isn't typically very clear guidelines about how to exercise with osteoporosis. This is where our guest today comes in!

In this extremely important interview, Jessica talks to Rebekah Rotstein about:

⚫︎ How she was diagnosed in her late twenties with osteoporosis

⚫︎ When you should advocate for getting ...

What if everything you've done in the past has led to who you are right now? What if the dreams you once had don't quite fit in with where you are in life right now? And what if all of that feels exactly right?

Our guest today knows firsthand how life can throw unexpected things your way. From when she quit her job live in front of 10,000 people, to adopting three beautiful girls, to her unexpected divorce, to becoming pre...

You probably know the building muscle helps with overall strength and bone health. But did you know there is a long list of not as well known benefits of having more muscle mass?

In today's episode, Jessica lays out the hidden benefits of building muscle and gaining muscle strength. You'll learn the science and physiology behind how more muscle can actually help you live a longer, happier and more vital life!

For more every...

In today's episode of Meet Your Body, Jessica talks through the details about the workout plan she is currently following in her own life. While you may see snippets through her YouTube videos and Instagram posts, in this episode you'll get the full breakdown on what workouts Jessica is doing each week to keep her body strong and healthy as a perimenopausal woman. 

For more everyday workouts, encouragement and direction, j...

The amount of choices and decisions we make around our health every day can feel overwhelming. Between when and how to workout, when and what to eat, getting your steps in, improving sleep, decreasing stress, deciding about HRT and more, it can feel hard to even start taking steps to improve our health.

In today's episode, Jessica discusses the five things she is focusing on specifically right now for her health. She also expla...

Eleanor Beaton is a woman business owner and busy mom of two. She leads women around the world in how to scale and grow their own businesses to millions of dollars of revenue per year. She also recently dedicated herself to a consistent weight lifting program and protocol and is reaping the rewards of feeling stronger than ever as a woman in her 40's. 

In this powerful interview, Jessica and Eleanor discuss Eleanor's decis...

Lifting weights is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Yet it can be hard to know where to start when you are a beginner!

In today's episode of Meet Your Body, Jessica talks about how you can start lifting weights and strength training. You'll learn:

- The amazing benefits of lifting weights

- How long and often each session should be

- How to plan your legs days, arm days and full body days

- The diff...

Today's guest is a prime example of how you can take a personal passion and turn it into a dream career. Lauren Moore is the founder of Book Huddle, an online community of over 400k readers that helps people connect through book recommendations, book clubs and in person retreats. But before becoming the queen of books online, Lauren worked with clients in brand marketing and strategy. In today's episode Jessica and Lauren...

We are talking all about books today on Meet Your Body! Jessica nerds out on all things books and hosts an informal "book club" for all listeners, talking about and listing her favorite books over the past three years. She covers genres such as fantasy, mystery, romantic comedy, women's fiction and self-help. 

So grab a pen and paper to take notes because this episode is for book lovers everywhere!

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Red light therapy is a powerful tool for the use of numerous health conditions. It has shown benefits in the areas of inflammation, wound healing, skin issues, joint pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, stress relief and more.

Red light is a non-invasive treatment that works directly on the mitochondria in the cells, supporting energy production and optimal cellular function. It has shown positive benefits clinically for decades and now ...

Hormone replacement therapy is all over the media right now for good reason. We are finally understanding more about the powerful positive effects HRT can have on many women around the globe.

But what does HRT actually do and what does it look like for certain individuals?

In this episode of Meet Your Body, you'll hear firsthand Jessica's personal experience using HRT over the past six months. She first explains in simplifi...