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Resilient with Jessica Boarman
This is a space where we dive deep into the human experience—exploring perfectionism, emotional resilience, grief, and what it means to make space for healing, growth, and intentional living.
Each episode invites you into honest, meaningful conversations about embracing vulnerability, releasing pressure, and learning to show up fully—even when life feels uncertain. You’re not alone—and there’s strength in choosing to live a little softer.
Episodes
47 episodes
47. Fasting from What’s Numbing You with Wendy Speake
If you’ve ever reached for your phone or something sweet just to take the edge off a hard day…this conversation will feel very familiar. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Wendy Speake to talk about the habits we lean o...
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46. Journaling Isn’t About Being Good at It
In this episode, we’re taking the pressure off journaling and getting back to what it actually is—a simple, honest way to process what you’re carrying. If your thoughts feel loud, tangled, or overwhelming, journaling can help create clarity by ...
45. Practical Optimism vs. Toxic Positivity
In this episode, we’re unpacking the difference between practical optimism and toxic positivity—two things that sound similar but feel very different in real life. One tells you to ignore what’s hard. The other makes space for it. If you’ve eve...
44. You Don’t Have to Believe Every Thought You Think with Erica Ligenza Gwynn
If you’ve ever felt stuck in your own head with spiraling thoughts, quiet insecurities, or that constant pressure to hold everything together, this conversation will feel like a deep exhale. In this episode, Jessica sits down with E...
43. The First Step Is Everything (Even When You Don’t Feel Ready)
In this episode, I’m talking about something we all do—avoiding the very things we know could move us forward. Whether it’s writing, working out, or starting something new, the hesitation usually isn’t about time or ability…it’s fear. Fear of n...
42. Soft Systems for Heavy Seasons
There are seasons in life where everything feels heavier than usual. And in those seasons, the message we often hear is to push harder…get more disciplined…fix everything.But what if that’s not what you actually need?In this episo...
41. The Day Everything Changed: Remembering Justin
This episode includes discussion of suicide and suicide loss. Please take care while listening and feel free to pause or skip this episode if this topic feels too heavy for you right now.____________________________________________...
40. What My Dad Taught Me About Faith When Life Isn’t Fair
In this episode, I share the story of my dad and the quiet, steady faith he lived out through a life marked by hardship and loss.From losing his leg at a young age, to later losing his son and my mom, my dad knew what it meant to walk th...
39. What I Wish I’d Known Before Losing My Mom
In this episode, Jessica shares the story of losing her mom after a lung cancer diagnosis in 2013.She reflects on the early days after the diagnosis, the way fear showed up as a need for control, and the quiet grief that began long befor...
38. My Story of Loss
In this episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, I begin sharing my grief story; not all at once, and not in full detail, but by slowly introducing the losses that have shaped my life over time.Loss didn’t arrive for me in a single mom...
37. When Your World Has Shifted
In this opening episode, Jessica returns after an unexpected pause to acknowledge a truth many of us know too well: sometimes life shifts, and nothing feels the same afterward.This episode is for the listener whose world feels diff...
36. The Gift of Serendipity
As a listener, you get 25% off the JB Journaling Decks with code: RESILIENTHave you ever had something good happen that felt too perfectly timed to be just a coincidence? ...
35. On Belonging and Being Left Out
PODCAST EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT: 25% off JB Journaling Decks - click here!Have you ever felt the sting of being left out—the ache in you...
34. Simplify to Learn: What the Feynman Technique Can Teach Us About True Understanding
Have you ever caught yourself nodding along in a conversation, secretly hoping no one asks you to explain what was just said? Same. In this episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, we’re talking about one of the most prac...
33. Redefining the Dream and Finding Purpose in the Plot Twist with Ashlee Ilg
What do you do when the life you’re living doesn’t quite match the one you dreamed of?In today’s episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, we’re talking to the woman who’s quietly holding it all together—the mom, the dreamer, t...
32. The Power of the Pause and What Letting the Pitch Go By Can Teach Us
Do you ever feel the pressure to respond, explain, or defend yourself in every situation?In this episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, we explore the hidden strength in staying silent...and why not responding might...
31. When the Unthinkable Happens with JoBeth Polley
What do you do when life brings you to your knees—and nothing makes sense anymore?In this tender and deeply moving episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, grief educator and speaker JoBeth Polley joins us to share her story o...
30. Is Comparison Really the Thief of Joy?
You’ve heard it before—“comparison is the thief of joy.” But is that always true?In this episode of Resilient with Jessica Boarman, we dig into the psychology behind comparison and how it quietly steals our peace. From social me...
29. Trusting God When the Timeline Doesn’t Make Sense with Rebecca George
Have you ever felt like you missed your moment? Like you’re too far behind to begin again—or that maybe your season has already passed? If so, today’s episode is for you.Jessica sits down with Rebecca George—host of the Radical Radia...
28. Declutter Your Space, Clear Your Mind
Feeling overwhelmed? Sometimes the first step to clearing your mind is clearing a closet. In this episode, Jessica shares how a simple act of spring cleaning turned into a powerful reset...and how small shifts in your physical space can create ...
27. From Body Shame to Peace with Tamara Newell
In this powerful episode, Jessica sits down with wellness writer, Pilates instructor, and former actress Tamara Newell to talk about healing our relationships with our bodies and ourselves. Tamara shares her deeply personal journey through an e...
26. The Two Wolves Within and How to Stop Feeding the One That’s Draining You
You’ve probably heard the parable of the two wolves — one representing fear, anger, and shame, the other hope, love, and truth. But what if you’ve been feeding the wrong one without even realizing it?In this solo episode, Jessica invites...
25. How Did I Get Here?
Have you ever looked around at your life and thought, “How did I get here?” In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes to share how this podcast—Resilient—came to be. From starting a simple blog to writing a book, and now stepping behind...
24. BONUS EPISODE: When Mother’s Day Hurts - Grieving When Your Mom Was Your Best Friend
In this tender episode of Resilient, we’re creating space for the silent kind of grief—the kind that shows up on Mother’s Day when your mom was your best friend and now she’s gone. If you’ve ever felt the ache behind the smile, the lon...
23. Underestimated No More: Mary Marantz on Owning Your Worth and Stepping into Confidence
In this episode of Resilient, I sit down with bestselling author and speaker Mary Marantz to discuss her newest book, Underestimated. We dive into what it means to rewrite the limiting stories we tell ourselves, step into...