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The Work of You
This is a podcast about the leadership that matters most — the kind that starts from within.
Hosted by certified behavioral coach and Enneagram expert Jen Ostrich, The Work of You is for high-achieving humans ready to stop repeating patterns and start leading themselves differently.
Through insights from coaching, the Enneagram, and her own personal inner overhaul, Jen brings honesty, humor, and sharp emotional clarity to the table. With real talk, self-awareness tools, and a healthy dose of tough love, she helps you uncover what’s driving you, shift what’s no longer serving you, and ultimately do the work of you — one honest episode at a time.
This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about finally understanding yourself — so your choices, relationships, and leadership can actually align with who you truly are.
The Work of You
From Rescue to Responsibility -- What Two Conversations Revealed [S2 Ep5]
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What happens when you stop waiting and begin choosing to take full responsibility for your life?
This Season 2 episode explores the shift from being rescued to stepping into personal authority, and what it looks like to stay in the work without self-abandonment. After two very different conversations—with Damon D’Amore and Kat Gordon—I noticed they were pointing to the same deeper truth from opposite directions: no one can do this work for you, and that realization doesn’t have to be harsh. It can be grounding. Liberating. Clarifying.
In this solo episode, I unpack the common threads between two interviews and explore what it actually means to move from waiting into responsibility—without self-abandonment, punishment, or isolation.
This is an invitation to notice where you might still be waiting for clarity, permission, or certainty… and what becomes possible when you choose to stay in the work instead.
In this episode, we explore:
- The hidden ways we wait to be rescued as adults
- Why “responsibility” doesn’t have to mean doing everything alone
- The difference between self-reliance and self-abandonment
- How Damon and Kat arrive at the same truth from different paths
- Internal authority vs external validation
- Responsibility as the ability to respond, not a burden
- What actually changes when you stop waiting and start choosing
The Work of You Reflective Prompts:
- Where am I still waiting to be rescued?
- What responsibility feels ready to be claimed? Where do you feel ready to step into your power of taking responsibility?
- What would staying in the work look like right now?
Resources | Links:
S2 - Ep 3 - With Damon D'Amore
The Grow Effect Coaching Model
