The Present Moment Project
This podcast, hosted by Jill Bershad — a psychotherapist, EMDR and hypnotherapist, Reiki master, and sound healer — is a heartfelt space for healing, growth, and connection. With a blend of authenticity and compassion, Jill invites listeners to join her in real conversations about resilience, trauma, addiction, and self-discovery. Through shared stories and gentle wisdom, she reminds us that while pain is inevitable, suffering is optional, and that we can all “grow through what we go through.” More than just a podcast, it’s a supportive community built to help listeners rediscover joy, laughter, and their most authentic selves — one present moment at a time.
Episodes
18 episodes
Ep. 17 - Finding Purpose After Losing a Child with Camilla Goodwin of Myla's Beleaf
Childhood cancer, grief, and what it actually looks like to build something meaningful after the worst possible loss. Camilla Goodwin lost her daughter Myla in 2020 to a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer called Wilms tumor. She was eigh...
Ep. 16 - When Your Pain Finally Outgrows Your Fear
First responder mental health and the silence around it is where this conversation begins — with Tim Roberto, a Marine Corps veteran with 19 years of sobriety who turned his own history into something that helps people in uniform ask for help w...
Ep. 15 - When Life Keeps Saying No and You Keep Going Anyway
Adventure therapy, Navy SEALs, and what happens when the path you were certain about closes on you twice. David Cohen, a therapist and founder of Invictus Psychotherapy in Boca Raton, sits down to talk about how a DWI at 19 changed the entire d...
Ep. 14 - Surviving a Stroke and Losing a Spouse Finding the Will to Keep Showing Up
Friendship that holds through the worst moments is hard to put into words, but this conversation tries. Jill sits down with Andrew Reiss, a retired pediatrician and long-time family friend, to talk about what it actually looks like to rebuild a...
Ep. 13 - Two Liver Transplants a Kidney Transplant List and Still Showing Up
Liver transplant survivor and ICU nurse Melissa met host Jill Bershad at a spa just six days before this conversation. The connection was immediate, and the conversation that followed feels just as natural.Melissa’s life has asked a lot ...
Ep. 12 - What It Really Takes to Move From Surviving to Thriving
Jill sits down with longtime friend and psychotherapist Rachel Blogg for a conversation that moves between real life, real loss, and the quiet ways people keep going.They talk about what it looks like to live through hard things without ...
Ep. 11 - Oteil Burbridge on Grief, Music and the Light We Keep Finding
Jill Bershad sits with Oteil Burbridge for a wide-ranging conversation about grief, music, death, family, faith, and the strange ways light keeps finding its way in. What starts with memories of Oteil’s brother Kofi opens into something bigger:...
Ep. 10 - Dido Balla on Kindness, Curiosity, and Feeling Safe in Your Body
Some people make you feel calmer just by the way they talk. Dido Balla is one of those people and the conversation goes straight to what actually helps when life is loud, fast, and constantly activating your nervous system.Dido shares hi...
Ep. 9 - How Gratitude Changes When You Have Lived Through Grief
Jill Bershad sits down with Danica Bajaj, a 23-year-old Duke graduate and Robertson Scholar whose life changed after losing her brother to terminal brain cancer. That loss sent her searching for meaning, and gratitude became the thread she foll...
Ep. 8 - How Do You Keep Living After So Much Loss
Jill sits with Mary Eckstein, a Holocaust survivor who has lived through war, displacement, the loss of nearly her entire family, the death of her husband after 63 years of marriage, and the loss of her son. Mary speaks plainly about fear, hung...
Ep. 7 - Kindness Matters, Nervous System Tools, And Finding The Light When Life Gets Hard
Jill sits down with longtime friend Laura Reiss to talk about what it looks like to stay human in a world that feels intense and noisy. They share the real story of Kindness Matters Foundation, from an after-school club to something that’s grow...
Ep. 6 - When Recovery Starts to Work, It Starts With Community and Purpose
Jill Bershad sits down with John Puls, a longtime clinician in the mental health and substance use field who also carries his own lived experience of addiction and long-term sobriety. John shares what it looked like when things were spiraling e...
Ep. 5 - Brave Bites Forward: Choosing the Present Moment and Creating Resilience Through Life’s Hardest Transitions
In this powerful and deeply grounding conversation, host Jill Bershad sits down with divorce coach, speaker, and author Jennifer Warren Medwin to explore how resilience is built one intentional choice at a time. Jennifer shares the philosophy b...
Ep. 4 - Living With Chronic Illness And Choosing Resilience With Brianna Greenspan
In this powerful episode of The Present Moment Project, Jill Bershad sits down with her friend Brianna Greenspan, an author, speaker, and wellness pioneer who has transformed a lifetime of complex chronic illness into a mission of healing and h...
Ep. 3 - Healing Trauma and Resilience Featuring Therapist Tricia Youngs
In this powerful episode of The Present Moment Project, host Jill Bershad sits down with her dear friend and psychotherapist Tricia Youngs to explore her book Rescued Hope for the Shattered Heart and Soul. Tricia shares her journey from childho...
Ep. 2 - Carrying the Legacy: Grief, Healing, and the Present Moment with Eric Bricker
In this heartfelt first episode of The Present Moment Project, host Jill Bershad sits down with her dear friend and fellow therapist Eric Bricker to explore the profound connections between grief, transformation, and legacy. Together, ...
Ep. 1 - From Surviving to Thriving in the Present Moment
In this deeply personal and heartfelt first episode of The Present Moment Project, host Jill Bershad opens up about her journey from unimaginable loss to healing. After losing her husband Adam to suicide, Jill chooses to honor his lega...