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How I Met Myself
by Jessica Patterson
Join Jessica on the journey of self-discovery as she shares lessons from her quest to find her true purpose in life.In addition to solo episodes, Jessica interviews experts, healers and authors about topics such as health & wellness, motherhood, self-worth and spirituality. This podcast is your companion as you navigate life’s challenges, heal from the past and walk the path to purpose.Jessica is a mom and coach trained in the healing arts. After leaving behind a successful career in tech, she is now focused on her true passion: helping you become the most authentic version of yourself.
Episodes
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39. Final Countdown To Baby # 3 And Other Life Updates
As Jessica prepares to welcome baby # 3, she shares details from the third trimester of her pregnancy, how she is thinking about the postpartum period and other life updates. She also discusses the rite of passage she just completed to mark her entry into the “wisdom years” and a recent mothers...
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38. Finding Your Authentic Voice And Using It To Create The Life You Desire
In this solo episode, Jessica delves into the subject of voice, sharing her personal story healing her voice and using it to live out her purpose. She examines common patterns that begin in childhood that can inhibit your ability to fully express, and she offers insights from her own experience…
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37. The Yoga Of Parenting: Applying Ancient Teachings To Modern-Day Parenthood | w/ Sarah Ezrin, Author Of The Yoga Of Parenting
Writer, yoga educator and mother of two, Sarah Ezrin, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to discuss her book, The Yoga Of Parenting. In her book, which was released in 2023, she applies the teachings of yoga to parenting and offers practical advice for how we can stay grounded, connect with…
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36. The Initiation Into Motherhood: There’s No Going Back. Only Progress And Evolution
In this episode, Jessica explores the concept of initiation - a major transformation that occurs when we experience radical change. She focuses specifically on the initiation into motherhood, discussing the changes that occur in pregnancy and how these help women integrate important lessons that...
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35. The 5 Steps To Ensure You Get The Self-Care You Need And Deserve
In this empowering episode, we delve into how to make self-care a top priority in your life and how to get the most out of your self-care practice. The host introduces five prerequisites that are essential to prioritizing self-care and three categories of self-care - nourishment, rest and use of...
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34. The Value Of Motherhood And Why So Many Women Find Their True Calling In Their 40s And 50s | w/ Eve Gaines, Founder Of Rituel
Ceremonialist, anthropologist, mother of two and founder of Rituel, Eve Gaines, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to talk about motherhood and the lost art of ritual. During this profound conversation, Jessica and Eve discuss why we need to place more value on motherhood and how, contrary to...
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33. Beginner’s Guide To Spirituality: My Favorite Resources To Get You Started
The spirituality space is so vast and can be intimidating if you aren’t sure where to begin. Jessica talks about her own journey getting started and shares her favorite resources from books to podcast episodes and techniques to help integrate spirituality into your life. In this episode…
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32. How To Truly Connect With Your Partner, Heart-Opening Practices And How To Generate Self-Love
This episode focuses on connection and opening your heart. Jessica shares how she creates meaningful connection with her husband, including rituals and activities they do together as well as tips that help them maintain a strong and healthy relationship. She also explains what it means...
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31. Career Pauses And Changes: Identity Loss And How To Derive Self-Worth Outside Of Your Job
Oftentimes during the early years of motherhood, women feel called to take a career pause or make a career change. In both cases, they fear the loss of identity they will experience and worry they will feel a lack of self-worth without the recognition they are used to receiving at work. In this...
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30. The Art Of Surrender, Faith In The Face Of Uncertainty, Pregnancy Challenges
In this solo episode, Jessica explores the transformative power of surrender and deepening into faith in the face of uncertainty. She reflects on her current pregnancy, revealing the challenges, fears, and profound lessons it has brought. While the health of her baby remains uncertain, Jessica is...
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29. Conscious Relationships: Attachment Style, Shadow Work, Breaking Patterns, Healing With Your Partner | w/ Leigh Anne LoPinto
Psychologist, relationship coach, and breathwork teacher, Leigh-Anne LoPinto, joins Jessica on the podcast this week to talk about conscious relationships. Informed by the work of Carl Jung as well as Internal Family Systems, Leigh-Anne offers a new paradigm of relationships - one that sees...
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25. Jessica’s Pregnancy Announcement And Understanding Our Different Emotions And Parts
In this episode, Jessica announces that she is pregnant with her third child. As she journeys through this initiation, a range of emotions has surfaced, and she is reckoning with these different parts. Drawing on expertise from the Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, she explains: How to be...
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28. Solo Retreat Reflections: Limiting Beliefs, Mental & Physical Prep, My Creative Process PLUS A Sneak Peak Into The Motherhood Mentorship
In this episode, Jessica shares reflections from her recent solo working retreat. For listeners who want to take a solo retreat themselves, she offers advice on: How to overcome limiting beliefs related to money and mom guilt How to mentally and physically prepare for a retreat including diet,...
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27. Name Your Shame And The Real Reason The Taylor Swift Eras Tour Has Taken The World By Storm
In this episode, Jessica looks at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour and strives to understand why it has gained such widespread appeal. Through her own analysis and in reviewing the New York Times profile of Taylor Swift written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, she arrives at the conclusion that the tour gives...
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26. Clearing Karma And Density To Open Up New Ways Of Being PLUS A 2024 Astrology Forecast | w/ Ali Ofstedal
Ali Ofstedal, an evolutionary astrologer and energy healer trained in intuitive, quantum and shamanic healing, joins Jessica on the podcast this week. She shares how she went from a corporate job to doing this work and how energy healing actually works to clear density, remove old programming and...
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Bonus: 10 Minute End Of Year Gratitude Meditation
Gratitude is the most potent energy for manifesting our dreams for the future, so as we close out 2023 and begin to set our resolutions for 2024, this meditation is an opportunity to express our gratitude for all that the past year has brought. During this 10 minute meditation, you will be guided...
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24. How To Set New Year's Resolutions That Actually Stick PLUS A Special Gift From Jessica
As we approach the end of the year, we start to think about what we want to achieve in the new year. In what areas do we want to grow? What are our dreams? Are there lifestyle changes we want to make? What do we want to focus on for the year ahead? In this episode, you will learn: Four approaches...
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23: ‘Tis The Season To Be Sick: The Spiritual Reasons Behind Sickness And How To Get Better
As we move into winter, the season is not just marked by the holidays. It’s also a time when many of us get sick. More viruses appear, and we end up with runny noses, chest coughs and aching sinuses. Germs are spread, yes, but there are also spiritual reasons that can lead to sickness. In this...
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22. Demystifying The Tarot | w/ Jessica Kruskamp, TarotMalibu
Second generation Tarot card reader, Jessica Kruskamp aka. TarotMalibu, is on the podcast this week, sharing how she came to read the Tarot despite initially resisting it. She discusses Tarot both through the Jungian lens of archetypes and as a tool for divination. In this episode, you will…
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21. Heal Yourself With The Power Of Your Own Breath
In this episode, Jessica discusses breathwork as a healing modality. She shares her own experience with breathwork - how she discovered it, how she initially felt resistance to it and why she finally decided to lean into it. Once she did, she found deep healing to the point that she ultimately...
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20: Eclipse Season 2023: An Opportunity For Transformation
It's Eclipse season! Jessica shares the details about the upcoming eclipses taking place on October 14th and October 28th of 2023. She shares the astrological themes and explains how these eclipses can show up in each of our lives. She also offers advice for how to work with the Eclipse energy in...
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19. My Weight Loss Journey And A Guide To Manifest Anything In Your Life
In this solo episode, Jessica shares her weight loss journey from struggling to lose weight for the majority of her adult life to finally being able to shed the weight by shifting her identity to become the change she wanted to see. Jessica shares her story not because she is here to give advice…
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18. The Journey Can Be Frustrating But Everything Is Happening Exactly As It Should
During this solo episode, Jessica goes into detail about her career in management consulting and tech and why she ultimately decided to quit her tech job. In spite of her decision to leave the corporate world, she didn’t know what she wanted to do instead and found herself floundering without…
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17. How To Stop Avoiding Grief And What We Stand To Gain When We Face It
Grief and loss are inevitable parts of life, and yet we are so ill-prepared for them. Following the loss of her father-in-law, Jessica reflects on grief - why our culture tends to avoid it and how we can engage with it in order to better process the emotions as well as support others after losing…
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16. From Maiden to Mother: Navigating The Identity Shift And Metamorphosis To Motherhood With Grace | w/ Molly Nourmand, LMFT
Molly Nourmand, LMFT, joins Jessica to discuss the metamorphosis women go through when they become mothers and the major identity shift, called matrescence, that comes with it. She shares her own personal experience with postpartum depression and how that prompted her to create Life After BirthⓇ…
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15. Musings on Friendship: How To Have Aligned And Meaningful Friendships
In this episode Jessica delves into the dynamics of female friendships and how they evolve throughout various stages of life - from the strong bonds formed in our 20s to the challenges of maintaining and creating new friendships after getting married and having kids. Jessica shares her personal...
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14. From Lyme Disease to Chronic Illness Advocate: Transmuting Pain Into Purpose | w/ Micaela Hoo
In today’s episode, Jessica interviews Micaela Hoo about chronic illness, her struggles to get to the root of her health problems and how she has used the mantra “mind over matter” to turn her suffering into an opportunity to serve others. Since early childhood, Micaela has experienced an array…
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13. How The Hermetic Principle of Rhythm And Embracing Natural Cycles Bring Greater Ease To Our Lives
In this episode, Jessica explores the Hermetic principle of Rhythm and the importance of increasing our awareness of the natural cycles of the universe. With greater understanding of these cycles and how they impact our energy and emotions, we can become better co-creators with the universe.…
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12. Human Design Decoded | w/ Jenni Johnson
In today’s episode, Jessica interviews Jenni Johnson - a Human Design expert and serial entrepreneur who works with leaders and entrepreneurs to help them uncover their full potential in business. During the conversation, you will learn: A breakdown of each of the 5 Human Design types…
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11. Shift Into The Frequency Of Self-Trust And Out Of Self-Doubt
In this episode, Jessica shares her personal experience struggling with self-doubt as a mother and how it led her to reflect on the concept of self-trust. She discusses the importance of building self-trust and offers practical tips for listeners to develop self-trust in their own lives. Jessica...
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10. Finding The Gifts Within Hardship | w/ Saral Burdette
In today’s episode, Jessica interviews Saral Burdette - an interfaith spiritual counselor, life coach and celebrant. At the age of 5, Saral stopped believing in God, but at 23, she had a mystical experience that changed the trajectory of her life, leading her to leave everything behind and pursue…
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9. Musings on Boundaries: Set Yourself Free By Setting Healthy Boundaries
Today’s episode is the first in a series called “Musings.” Less formal than other solo episodes, this format is a way for Jessica to share what’s on her mind right now. Think of it as a casual conversation with your best friend, where you’re bouncing ideas off each other, talking through current...
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8. Spirit Guides Explained: How To Connect With Them & How They Support Us On Our Journey To Purpose | w/ Jessica Rachel
Did you know that you have a team of spirit guides looking out for you, supporting you, and nudging you onto the right path? In today’s episode, Jessica interviews Spiritual Medium & Intuitive Coach, Jessica Rachel to shed some light on the spiritual world. During the episode, they discuss: What...
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7. Coming Back To The Truth Of Who We Are Through The Ancient Wisdom Of Ayurveda And Marma | w/ Katie Grossman
In ancient times, a warrior’s best chance at survival was a strong and healthy nervous system. Why? Because their brains, bellies, and bodies needed to work flawlessly in order to fulfill their role of protecting society from threats to peace. To do this, they relied heavily on self-care…
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6. How Journaling Can Help You Become The Most Authentic Version Of Yourself | w/ Shana Rehwald
Jessica’s guest, Shana Rehwald, says that it’s her life motto “to be the me-est me. And that means showing up as the most comfortable, most authentic version of me in every situation and giving you the space to show up that way too.” She’s been living her life this way for as long as she can...
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5. My Watershed Moment: Reclaiming My Voice And The Importance Of Serving Others
In today’s episode, Jessica opens up about her watershed moment that led her to find her purpose - what triggered it, the big epiphanies she had, how she emerged from this intense period and began turning the revelations into action. She reveals the big dream she has had for more than 10 years…
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4. Healing Depression And Anxiety Through Meditation | w/ Chrissy MJ Anderson
Learning to sit with yourself takes practice. If you experience depression or anxiety, it can feel impossible. Today’s guest, Chrissy MJ Anderson, went from crippling depression to a vibrant beam of light after finding healing through meditation. Chrissy joins Jessica to talk about her personal...
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3. The Link Between Health And Fulfilling Your Greatest Potential | w/ Jessica Turney
Do you believe feeling good in your body and your mind is table stakes for creating the life you’re meant to live? In today’s episode, Jessica brings Jessica Turney, a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and mom of two, onto the show to talk healthy living and mindfulness. Turney shares...
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2. How To Tune Into Your Intuition So You Can Move Toward Your Purpose
In today’s episode, Jessica shares how she learned to tune into her intuition and in doing so, she was able to let go of her limiting beliefs and move to action. Once she released her fears and practiced listening to her intuition, she was able to begin taking steps toward building the life she...
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1. Finding Purpose After Five Years Of Feeling Stuck
Have you discovered your true purpose in life? Are you embodying that purpose, or do you feel that something is missing?Host Jessica shares the journey she has been on to uncover her purpose in life - from quitting her corporate job to spending the past 5 years exploring, healing, failing and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join Jessica on the journey of self-discovery as she shares lessons from her quest to find her true purpose in life.In addition to solo episodes, Jessica interviews experts, healers and authors about topics such as health & wellness, motherhood, self-worth and spirituality. This podcast is your companion as you navigate life’s challenges, heal from the past and walk the path to purpose.Jessica is a mom and coach trained in the healing arts. After leaving behind a successful career in tech, she is now focused on her true passion: helping you become the most authentic version of yourself.
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