Good Girl Gets Aligned

This week, I sit down with my friend Ashley Hansen to talk about what happens when life doesn’t just nudge you—but completely takes you out at the knees.Ashley followed an intuitive pull to backpack solo through South America for a year. What she found there—stillness, self-trust, and a deeper connection to herself—would become the foundation she didn’t know she’d need.Because not long after, life unraveled in a very real way.We talk about:Leaving your life behind and trusting the pull toward something moreWhat solo travel teaches you about self-trust and stillnessNavigating depression, burnout, and identity shiftsLiving with chronic illness and invisible health strugglesWhat it feels like when your body completely gives outThe emotional toll of losing independenceOutgrowing your old life—and the loneliness that can come with itFinding meaning and direction after everything falls apartThis conversation is about trusting yourself when everything feels uncertain, learning how to ask for help, and finding meaning on the other side of something you never would have chosen.

In this episode, I sit down with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and trauma-informed astrologer, Lauren Cummings to discuss her healing work with The Lunar Child. This episode is about using astrology as a tool to understand your patterns. We talk about trauma, conditioning, and why your life may have unfolded the way it has—and how that can actually become your advantage.We talk about:why astrology doesn’t “cause” anything—it mirrors what’s already therehow your moon sign ties directly to your emotional conditioning and childhoodwhy some people have harder experiences, and what that actually builds over timethe difference between reacting vs. having enough awareness to choose something differentwhat’s happening collectively right now (and why everything feels so intense)how to stop seeing your traits as flaws and start understanding them as patternsAstrology helps you to understand yourself better. It gives you permission to stop fighting who you are and start working with your own energy.

In this episode, Jenn sits down with her friend Justina Knutson— someone who naturally brings people together and creates spaces where they feel they can be themselves.They talk about the ways community can change your life, the courage it takes to leave environments that no longer feel aligned, and why healing is a lifelong process rather than a destination.In this conversation, we explore:How gathering people around a table can create real connectionWhy leaving toxic environments can be one of the most powerful acts of self-respectThe role music and shared experiences play in healingLearning to set boundaries within complicated family dynamicsWhat it looks like to grow up alongside your partner in marriageHow plant medicine can expand awareness and perspectiveThe lifelong process of becoming more yourselfThis episode is a reminder that alignment often begins with the simple decision to listen to yourself and surround yourself with people who support that version of you.

In this deeply personal episode, Jenn sits down with her sister, Kerri Ward, for an honest conversation about what it means to grow beyond the circumstances you were raised in.The two reflect on their difficult childhood growing up in chaos, the survival patterns that followed them into adulthood, and the long journey of unlearning those behaviors. From learning how to have difficult conversations in marriage to navigating grief, boundaries, and self-worth, this conversation explores what healing actually looks like in real life.They talk about:Growing up in survival mode and the patterns it createsLearning to communicate and build safety in relationshipsBreaking cycles in marriage and parentingLetting go of victimhood and reclaiming sovereigntyGrief, forgiveness, and the weight of unresolved relationshipsFinding contentment after years of striving and proving your worthThis episode is a reminder that healing rarely happens in one big breakthrough. It happens in the quiet, everyday moments when you choose to respond differently than you did before.

In this deeply personal episode, Jenn sits down with Emily Sullivan to talk about what happens when life unravels and the unexpected freedom that can follow.Nearly ten years ago, Emily’s life changed overnight. What was supposed to be a routine surgery turned into a life-threatening medical crisis that left her fighting for survival, navigating months of complications, and facing the possibility that she might never have children.As she struggled to rebuild physically and emotionally, Emily found herself trapped in a toxic workplace that slowly eroded her sense of identity, confidence, and voice. When that chapter ended in a painful way, she was forced to confront a question many of us avoid:Who am I when the roles and identities I built my life around disappear?What followed was a journey through grief, healing, self-trust, and ultimately alignment.In this conversation, Emily shares:What it’s like to survive two near-death experiencesThe invisible toll of toxic work environmentsHow survival mode shapes our identityHow resilience can become the doorway to self-worthHow humor, creativity, and authenticity helped her reclaim her voiceThis episode is about resilience, reinvention, and the powerful moment when you realize you were always enough.If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode or questioned your worth after a major life shift, this conversation will remind you that alignment often begins where everything falls apart.

In this episode of Good Girl Gets Aligned, Jenn sits down with a close friend and fellow awakening traveler, Tracy, for an open and deeply personal conversation about spiritual awakening, psychic sensitivity, past lives, and the mysterious ways the universe communicates with us.Tracy shares what it was like growing up as a highly intuitive child experiencing visions, dreams, and energy sensitivities that many around her didn’t understand. Together, Jenn and Tracy talk about the loneliness that can come with awakening, the synchronicities that guide us forward, and how signs from the universe often appear when we begin listening.They explore powerful topics including:early signs of spiritual awakeningpsychic and intuitive abilities in childhoodsynchronicities and “winks” from the universepast life regression and soul contractsenergy healing and Reikihow grief often becomes the doorway to awakeningraising intuitive children and honoring their experiencesthe role of gratitude, energy, and manifestation in shaping our livesJenn and Tracy also share the books and teachings that helped guide them during their own awakenings and discuss real-world examples of past life memories, soul groups, and signs from loved ones who have passed.If you have ever felt like something deeper is unfolding in your life or you are starting to notice signs, coincidences, or intuitive nudges you can’t explain—this conversation may help you feel a little less alone on the journey.The universe may be speaking. The question is… are you listening?Resources Mentioned in This Episode📚 BooksJourney of Souls by Michael NewtonBecoming Supernatural by Joe DispenzaThe Instruction by Ainslie MacLeod📖 Past Life Case StudyThe story of Shanti Devi — one of the most well-documented cases of past-life memory in a child.

In this episode of Good Girl Gets Aligned, Jenn sits down with her former business partner and close friend Nicole for an honest conversation about identity shifts, boundaries, intuition, and the courage it takes to evolve.Together they explore how childhood conditioning, people-pleasing, and perfectionism shape the way we move through relationships and what it looks like to unlearn those patterns as adults.They discuss:Learning to use your voice after a lifetime of staying smallWhy boundaries are actually an act of loveHow defensiveness and perfectionism can block connectionRecognizing the difference between intuition and fearReinventing yourself in your career and identityWhy healing can feel lonely before it feels empoweringThe surprising freedom that often comes in your 40sThis episode is a reminder that growth isn’t always comfortable, but it is always transformative.✨ Birth Chart ReadingsExplore your astrology chart and understand your unique blueprint:Astrology Services for Women Seeking Alignment | Jennifer Valenza — Jennifer Valenza✨ Human DesignLearn how your energy is wired to work in the world:Human Design Blueprint & Chart - a Human Design

In the very first episode of Good Girl Gets Aligned, Jenn sits down with Katey Ferenzi — a woman she met in a random, serendipitous galley kitchen moment that turned into a soul-level connection within two minutes.What bonded them? Shared sibling loss. Shared survival mode. Shared “I’m fine” performances.This conversation dives into the messy middle of grief, childhood trauma, people-pleasing, corporate success that looks shiny but feels hollow, and the identity reckoning that seems to hit so many women in their forties. They unpack what it means to operate from fear, how masking becomes second nature, and why rest — real rest — is an act of rebellion against survival mode.They talk about therapy (the good, the nuanced, the somatic shift), quitting the “safe” job, creative awakening, and the terrifying courage it takes to unravel your life on purpose. This episode is about perspective. About truth. About choosing alignment over performance.If you’ve ever felt like the “positive one” while quietly panicking inside…If grief cracked you open and forced you to reevaluate everything…If you’re standing at the edge of an identity shift and wondering who you actually are…You’re not alone. And you’re not broken.Welcome to the beginning.