In this episode, Jess provides some suggestions and insights for supporting others when they are grieving. She discusses the power of being with people without trying to rush them away from their sadness and not making assumptions about what th...

In this episode, Jess centers the conversation on some education about the grieving process, including examining the well-known stages of grief and a framework that better reflects the real chaos of grief. Resources mentioned: ...

In this episode, Jess shares thoughts about grief and portions of a conversation with her younger sister, in which they process personal and professional experiences with grief. The conversation takes them on a winding journey through types of ...

In this final episode of the series, Jess and Johnny talk about how bravery is a worthy risk to take and how they have already seen this show up in their family life. They reflect on how being brave can look like standing up for someone, trying...

In this episode, Johnny and Jess continue discussing their “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Brave” parenting approach. They focus on defining and casting a vision for kindness in their family and community. They distinguish between being “nice” and the po...

In this episode, Johnny returns to continue discussing their “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Brave” parenting approach. More specifically, they unpack what they mean by “be safe” including their own experiences growing up, their racial lenses, and how th...

In this episode, Jess is joined by her husband Johnny and they share a bit of their parenting journey as well as the phrase that provides vision, accountability, and positive reinforcement for their kids: “Be safe, Be Kind, Be Brave.” Although ...

Practice holding space for your feelings by acknowledging their impermanence and noticing their power. Use this to guide a short mindful moment for yourself whenever you need it. 

In this final episode of the series, we talk about the unique challenges of emotions for trauma survivors and explore suggestions for prioritizing self-compassion when doing this post-traumatic healing work. Jess also answers some f...

In this episode we continue our conversation about emotional experience, expression, and repression…but this time joined by a guest! Dayton is a friend and the first official guest of Fullness & Flourishing. He showed up with vulnerability,...

In this episode, we discuss our relationship with emotions, the how and why of emotional experience, expression, and repression. The most important thing is to remember you can always improve your relationship with your feelings and starting wi...

In this first episode, we focus on Jess’ journey to podcasting via some core memories that made her the therapist she is today. We also looked at the meaning of the words in the podcast’s title and talked about how this space has the potential ...