Life In Bloom with Jess
by Jessica Dutra
Welcome to Life In Bloom with Jess...Where I have intimate and enlightening conversations with inspirational women in my life. Asking them a set of questions about life, growth, hardship, love and relationships of all kinds — learning from the answers they share based on their own life experiences. These women have helped me along my way, and maybe they can do the same for you. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m learning, I’m growing, and I know one thing’s for sure… life is definitely in bloom.
Episodes
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A Conversation About Starting Over
After 13 years of chasing my dreams in radio, I’m learning that sometimes following your dreams also means being willing to change where you chase them. In this episode, I open up about my decision to leave the show, why Life in Bloom went quiet, and what really led Gerald and me to pack up our...
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A Conversation with Myself
This week, I’m the guest. For the first time on Life in Bloom, I’m turning the mic on myself—asking the same questions I’ve asked the incredible women in my life, as a way to check in, reflect, and create something I can look back on. In this episode, I open up about the fears that once held me...
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A Conversation with My Friend Bekah
In this vulnerable episode, I sit down with one of my closest friends, Bekah Manning, and have a heart-to-heart about love, growth, and transformation. Bekah shares her journey of self-discovery and what it’s taken to truly feel beautiful in her own skin for the first time. We talk about the hard...
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A Conversation with My Friend Desiree
In this deeply honest and emotional episode, I sit down with one of my closest friends, Desiree Quinones, for a powerful conversation about healing, growth, and finding purpose through pain. Desiree shares her journey to sobriety—including her time in rehab, rebuilding trust with her family, and...
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A Conversation with My Auntie Sal
A conversation with my Auntie, someone who’s been a guiding light for me since I moved in with her at 18.We talk about strength, motherhood, and what it means to keep going when life falls apart. She opens up about facing depression for the first time, leaning on her husband in a whole new way…
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A Conversation with My Best Friend Stephanie
In this episode I sit down with my best friend, Stephanie Sidela—a woman who has been a constant in my life for over a decade since our early days in radio. We reminisce about the beginnings of our friendship, the shared dreams, and the paths we’ve walked together. She opens up about her…
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A Conversation with My Sister
In this episode, I sit down with my 22-year-old little sister — someone I’ve known her whole life, but who shared things with me here for the very first time. We talk about our childhood, our parents, and she opens up about the quiet pressure she's carried comparing herself to me in the past. We...
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A Conversation with My Mom
Welcome to the very first episode of Life in Bloom with Jess! I couldn’t think of a better way to begin this journey than by sitting down with the woman who shaped me—my mom. In this heartfelt and unfiltered conversation, we talk about motherhood, identity, growth, relationships and what it’s…
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Lowkey in The Garage #5
Part 2 of our Wedding Week Breakdown! We discuss our vows, the gifts we gave to one another, ALL the wedding mishaps, and the moment Vivian from Disney Channel's Out Of The Box SHOWED UP TO OUR WEDDING and soooooo much more!
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Lowkey in The Garage #4
We're officially HUSBAND & WIFE!! We're doing a 2 part Wedding Week Breakdown because there is soooooo much to cover! In part one we discuss everything leading up to our wedding day! How Vivian from Disney Channel's Out Of The Box ENDED UP AT OUR WEDDING, Garage Boy on the side of the road, Jess...
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Lowkey in The Garage #3
Full transparency, we've been having a hard time. Jess is working on not allowing her past to potentially ruin her trust in her own relationship. While Garage Boy is working on sharing his emotions. Different traumas and insecurities have gotten more intense the closer we approach our wedding…
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Lowkey in The Garage #2
Welcome to episode 2 of Lowkey in The Garage! Is getting a lap dance from Usher considered cheating?? Apparently Garage Boy thinks it is! In this week's wedding update we discuss Jess' bridal breakdown, and the time Garage Boy almost decided NOT to come to Maryland... potentially ending their...
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Lowkey in The Garage #1
Welcome to episode 1 of Lowkey in The Garage! Gerald a.k.a Garage Boy a.k.a my fiancé are joining podcasts leading up to our wedding day! Discussing what's trending in the world, wedding updates and personal growth both as a couple and individuals. This week we talk all things Usher, excitement…
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lowkey #16
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars. My boyfriend Garage Boy joins the podcast and we break the situation down from all perspectives.... and conspiracy theories lol
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lowkey #15
pete davidson...kanye west... kim kardashian...WTF is going on??? i give you my thoughts on the entire situation! AND! my boyfriend garage boy and i got into the BIGGEST FIGHT EVER...and it was all over the movie 'Donnie Darko' ?!!!
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lowkey #14
Went to Alaska. Got a peak at what living with my future mother-in-law might look like 😂 Lowkey got stuck in Alaska. Flight (s) got canceled. Got stranded in Seattle…. Had the worst travel experience EVER but it ended up being the best and most overwhelming situation of all time...and i…
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lowkey #13
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii it's me. it's officially been a year since i moved from california to maryland!! isn't that crazy?? so we do some reflecting! and take a moment to be proud of you, all you've done & where you are in your journey!
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lowkey #12
FAMILY. DRAMA. Literally the most annoying thing on the planet and it just gets more intense as you get older because you're not a kid anymore and you actually know wtf is going on ... I share a personal situation that I'm going through right now and don't necessarily know how to handle at this...
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lowkey #11
i just got my covid vaccine and the entire experience was NOTHING like i expected it to be. i mean. i don't even know what i expected buuuuuuut that wasn't it. lol also, something that has been on my mind A LOT lately: CHANGE why does it take so long for us to do the things we NEED to do to make…
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lowkey #10
i got covid. my boyfriend garage boy joins the podcast for the first time EVER and we talk about the process of finding out, isolation, my symptoms and our experience...
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lowkey #9
I got a lot of backlash after sharing my feelings about Valentines day but you know what... I SAID WHAT I SAID. And I share my reasoning! Also! You know you deserve love and deserve to be treated like the Queen/King you are, right?? Or have we forgotten that??? I've also been having nightmares.…
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lowkey #8
my best friend was supposed to watch my parents house while they left town for the weekend, but instead he got too drunk and threw up all over the place... so we scold shayne, mary tells her side of the story and we listen to the recording of him apologizing to my parents. enjoy.
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lowkey #7
i talk about what it takes to be a really good friend. i call my best friend of 10 years and we share some of the ups and downs of our friendship. and i learned a very important lesson this week: people's opinion of you is none of your business... so i guess i have to stop being mad at that girl...
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lowkey #6
new year, still scary af?! JK!! but for real, first week of 2021 was quite eventful to say the least. first time doing a radio show from home. celebrated my 1 year anniversary with my bf & watched the capital get attacked for the first time since 1812. AND i learned a very important lesson this...
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lowkey #5
kitten update. stockton california update. just watched the disney movie 'soul' and cried my freaking eyes out and i NEED you to watch it before the end of the year. AND i overcame one of my biggest fears. this is it. the last episode of 2020. we did it. i love you. cheers.
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lowkey #4
my dad said garage boy can be on our family christmas card. too soon or nah?
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lowkey #3
have you ever said the word 'sharting' on the radio? you haven't? oh. well i did. aaaaaand it was terrible. so i talk about that. & about all the changes i've been going through recently, personally & in my relationship. & i'm thankful. especially for you. happy thanksgiving.
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lowkey #2
i took a pregnancy test. it's fine. i'm fine. maybe. kind of. i don't know? and all of my friends keep getting older. it's like time doesn't stop or something. it's weird.
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lowkey #1
i saw a dead person today - i just moved to maryland from california about a month ago. started a new job. and i saw a dead person today. i didn't have anyone to talk to about it in the moment, so i decided to start a podcast so i could talk about it because it lowkey changed my life.
About this show
Welcome to Life In Bloom with Jess...Where I have intimate and enlightening conversations with inspirational women in my life. Asking them a set of questions about life, growth, hardship, love and relationships of all kinds — learning from the answers they share based on their own life experiences. These women have helped me along my way, and maybe they can do the same for you. I don’t have all the answers, but I’m learning, I’m growing, and I know one thing’s for sure… life is definitely in bloom.
Hosted by
Jessica Dutra
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