Maybe It Was The Cheap Wine

03/02/23 • 28 min

Once upon a time there was an exhausted working mama of four who decided to unwind with a glass of cheap wine. One thing lead to another and that tired mom decided to record a podcast episode while unwinding too, which is what you have the pleasure of listening to right now. It may not be my typical fiery, motivational material, but I can promise you will laugh just as much as the last episode made you cry!
Im actually excited I got to share another side of me. The goofy, self deprecating, makes a fool of herself side. Even though we are all friends here if anyone has the urge to start calling me Jessman again... just no.

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**TRIGGER WARNING** (This episode contains sensitive and emotional subject matter)
While I do share some real life struggles our family is currently navigating, I hope that overall you enjoy the realness of this episode. Life is not always sugar coated. It hardly ever is actually. Having to filter our fears and downplay our struggles does far more harm than good. We can still be incredibly grateful for our life, our families, our careers, while we express that things may be just friggin tough right now! Sometimes the world is a heavy place and we shouldn't have to carry that weight alone, or even more so we shouldn't feel like we are the only ones who've ever had to carry it.
I had something COMPLETELY different planed for this episode, but I couldn't fake it. I didn't want to actually. Thank you for letting me get some things off my chest and for not judging. Above all else, I hope that someone listening to this knows they aren't alone. I may not have all the answers (I hardly ever do actually), but I am always willing to listen if anyone just needs to talk.
** If you are someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call or text 988 anytime day or night for help**

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