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Your Next Chapter
Love Your Life: Resilience, Reinvention & Closing a Chapter with Jessica Nicely
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Season 2, Episode 4
In this special February “Love” episode, the final of the series, I'm joined by my friend, author and advocate Jessica Nicely. In this powerful conversation, Jessica talks about resilience, reinvention, and what it truly means to love your life.
She shares how she moved forward after a traumatic childhood* and the courage it took to write a memoir about her life. Jessica also reflects on building a child abuse prevention foundation, and how she knew it was time to close that 13-year chapter. This episode explores listening to your body and intuition, the power of art in the healing process, personal growth, and the surprising freedom that can come from letting go.
If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s time to pivot, release, or begin again—this episode will remind you that loving your life sometimes means choosing gratitude, peace, growth, and forward motion.
*Trigger warning: Sensitive topics like child abuse, domestic violence and suicide are mentioned.