Vital Balance With Jess
Tired of wellness advice that revolves around weight loss, physical appearance, and rigid routines that feel impossible to maintain?
Vital Balance with Jess is your no-BS space for real conversations about hormones, metabolic wellness, and holistic health. It's for women who feel exhausted, inflamed, and out of sync with their bodies and minds.
Hosted by Jess, a former attorney turned certified hormone coach, this show is for high-achieving women who’ve been dismissed by doctors, told their labs are “normal,” or have tried everything and still don’t feel well.
Each week, you’ll get practical tools and root-cause strategies to help you:
– Reclaim energy and focus
– Reduce cortisol and inflammation
– Stabilize your mood and cycle
– Heal your hormones (without perfectionism)
If you’ve been stuck in survival mode and want real solutions that work in real life, you’re in the right place.
This isn’t about chasing an ideal—it’s about building real, sustainable vitality from the inside out.
Vital Balance With Jess
Stress, Self-Awareness, & The Search for Purpose: A Real & Raw Conversation With Life Coach Mel Lewis (Episode #22)
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In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Jess sits down with Mel Lewis, a certified life and career coach, founder of Wisdom & Worth, LLC, and Founder & Chief Coach of High Country Community of Coaches— an inspiring collective that Jess is proud to be part of.
Together, Jess and Mel have an honest conversation about the long-term toll of chronic stress — how it once shaped their careers, health, and even their identities — and the transformation that happens when we finally slow down, tune in, and start listening to what our bodies and minds tell us.
They also explore how to achieve self-awareness and find purpose, not through quick fixes or instant gratification, but through a willingness to sit in discomfort and do the deeper work of becoming your best self.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear:
- How Jess and Mel’s shared experience with chronic stress led to physical symptoms, burnout, and ultimately a wake-up call to re-evaluate how they were living
- The role of self-awareness and why the “hard inner work” (not instant gratification) leads to real transformation
- Their parallel journeys from attending law school to finding purpose in helping others
- An honest look at anxiety, control, and how these patterns shape personality and perception
- Mel’s fascinating challenge to the very idea that we even have “fixed personalities”
- How community and connection — like the High Country Community of Coaches — can empower women to live more grounded, fulfilled lives
This conversation is honest, hopeful, and deeply relatable — especially for high-achieving women who feel the weight of doing it all. It’s a reminder that your stress isn’t a flaw; it’s feedback. And when you choose curiosity over control, you create space for healing, growth, and purpose.
Connect with Mel Here: Wisdom & Worth, LLC
Become A Part of Community of Coaches: Click Here
DISCLAIMER: The content shared in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only, is not a substitute for the advice of medical doctors or practitioners and should not be used to prevent, diagnose, or treat any condition. Consult with a physician prior to beginning any fitness, health, or wellness regimen or routine.