Just Jenna

I have a lot of feelings about AI and I needed to get them out. I talk about why anyone claiming to know exactly where this is going is lying to you, why I am still somehow hopeful about all of it, and why AI is basically just a magnifying glass for who you already are.

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is on the move (literally), and sharing two of the quietest strategies she's used to create more momentum in her life.The first: stop telling people your goals before they happen. Not because you don't trust them. Because talk is cheap, and the energy you spend announcing a dream is energy you're not spending building it. Jenna breaks down why broadcasting your intentions feels productive but isn't, what actually happens to your focus when you contain your goals, and why results-first is the only story worth telling.The second: record your life. Journals, voice memos, notes app, whatever works. Because the proof that things always work out already exists inside your own history -- you just haven't gone back to read it yet. Jenna shares how looking back at her own words gave her a confidence that nothing external ever could, and why seeing the pattern of your own life is one of the most grounding things you can do.If you've ever announced your next move before you made it, wondered why your goals aren't gaining traction, or forgotten how far you've already come -- this episode is your reminder to keep it close, do the work, and let the results speak.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_ and @justjennapod

Jenna's outside. Recording live from a walk, because life is moving fast and she's moving with it.This week's revillization: no matter what choice you make, it's all crazy. Quit your job or stay. Get married or don't. Go left or go right. Every option is insane, every outcome is uncertain, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you stop sitting in decision paralysis waiting for a certainty that will never come.The brain is addicted to certainty. It will keep feeding you thoughts, pros and cons lists, what-ifs, anything to create the illusion of a guaranteed outcome. But certainty is a complete illusion.So what do you do? You stop feeding it. You make the move. You pick the option you'd be proud of, not the one that feels safe, not the one that feels certain, and you keep going.Because either way? It's gonna be absolutely crazy.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_ and the show @justjennapodSpotify: Just Jenna

Why do driven, deeply feeling people keep burning out? Not because they're too much. Because they keep pouring into the wrong containers.After 12 days of nonstop work, Jenna hit a wall. This episode is what came out of a three-hour mountain hike, a lot of tears, and one very clear revillization: stop diagnosing yourself for someone else's symptoms.Your energy, your ambition, your love. None of it needs to change. The container does.Topics: burnout, ambition, authenticity, emotional intelligence, self-worth, high achieversFollow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Podcast Instagram: @justjennapodEmail: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about something she’s been living for years but finally found language for: individuation. The process of becoming who you actually are instead of who you were conditioned to be.She breaks down the difference between your true nature and the version of you that was shaped by family, culture, survival, and approval. Not as something wrong, but as something built. And why real growth is not about improving that version. It’s about seeing it clearly, questioning it, and slowly removing what was never yours to begin with.Jenna explores Carl Jung’s framework of individuation, including the persona, the shadow, and the integration of masculine and feminine energy. She connects it back to real life. Relationships, attraction, self-trust, and why so many people are unknowingly projecting unmet parts of themselves onto others instead of integrating them internally.This episode is not a light or easy take on self-growth. It is a conversation about what it actually feels like to become more conscious. The confusion, the isolation, the identity loss, and the uncomfortable honesty that comes with seeing yourself clearly.If you’ve been questioning everything, outgrowing people, or feeling like your life is falling apart as you become more aware, this is a reminder that nothing is wrong with you.You’re not lost. You’re seeing clearly.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn picks up where last week left off. After sharing a message about becoming self-resourced, she realized something important was missing. Not because it was wrong, but because it wasn’t complete.What if the reason you feel behind, broken, or like you’re doing life wrong has nothing to do with you being wrong at all?Jenna introduces the idea of a personal curriculum. The understanding that every person is living a completely different set of lessons, timelines, and tests. What works for one person might not work for another. Not because one is right and the other is wrong, but because they’re in different programs.She breaks down how constantly looking sideways, copying other people, and following advice without context leads to confusion and frustration. Like turning in homework for a class you’re not even enrolled in, and wondering why nothing works.This episode is a reminder to return your attention to your own life. What keeps showing up. What feels important. What you can’t ignore. That is your material.Jenna also shares how she makes decisions, how she distinguishes fear from truth in her body, and why following yourself removes the idea of failure altogether.You’re not behind. You’re just looking in the wrong direction.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares the revillization that quietly changed everything: if you want something, it is your job to go get it. Not someday. Not through someone else. You. Now.Jenna breaks down what financial, emotional, and life skill dependence actually look like in real life and why they're subtle enough that most people don't catch them until the resentment is already there. It starts small. Your music changes. Your timeline shifts. Your opinions get quieter. Not because anyone is forcing anything, but because dependence rewrites the rules without announcing itself. The person who controls the resources controls the conditions. Full stop.This episode is not about being hyper independent or never receiving support. It is about becoming capable. About knowing that you are the source of what you want and building the capacity to create it. Because when two self-resourced people come together, the relationship stops being about survival and becomes about expansion.If you have ambition, a fire, something inside you that keeps knocking, this is your reminder not to bury it. Go build something. Make your own money. Call your own shots. Freedom lets you choose from desire, not dependence.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_ Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about the strange feeling that something is shifting right now, not just out in the world, but inside people too. Work, education, money, technology, and even cultural expectations around adulthood are being questioned in ways they haven’t been before. Structures that once felt stable suddenly feel uncertain. And when external systems start cracking, the internal belief systems we built our lives around often crack with them.Jenna explores what happens when a belief system you have carried for years suddenly stops feeling true. Many of us build quiet formulas for our lives. If I do A, then B will happen, and eventually I will arrive at C. We treat that sequence like reality, like the only way life could possibly unfold. But sometimes that entire structure is built on a single assumption. And when the assumption dissolves, the whole formula dissolves with it.This episode is about the strange mix of freedom and uncertainty that appears when an old belief stops being true. Sometimes growth is not about rewriting your story. Sometimes the old story simply stops being real. When that happens, life becomes less predictable, but also more open. Instead of trying to control the alphabet of how things will unfold, maybe your only job is to keep participating and let the next step reveal itself.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about prayer and why it doesn’t have to belong to religion to be powerful. She shares the exact structure she says every morning and how it evolved from loving kindness meditation into a daily nervous system anchor.From gratitude and environment to health, alignment, certainty, protection, desire, and surrender, Jenna walks through the sequence she uses to intentionally train her attention. Not as superstition, but as conditioning. Through neuroplasticity, cognitive reframing, and the reticular activating system, she explains how repeated thoughts strengthen neural pathways and shift the brain out of automatic threat loops.This isn’t about asking for things. It’s about deciding what you will focus on before your mind starts ruminating for you. It’s about orienting yourself toward your North Star instead of letting your brain run on autopilot.If you want to participate in your life on purpose and train your brain to notice alignment, growth, and possibility, this episode will show you how to build a prayer practice that’s entirely your own.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts to: [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares 12 spiritual ideas she actually lives by. Not rituals. Not aesthetics. Not things that sound profound on the internet. These are the beliefs that shape how she moves, decides, creates, and participates in her own life.From participation without guarantees, to trusting the intelligence of the body, to choosing creation over consumption, Jenna breaks down the personal philosophies that ground her when she feels uncertain. She talks about cyclical time instead of linear pressure, detachment without disengagement, abundance as stability, and why integrity when no one is watching is the real spiritual practice.This episode is not about floating above reality. It is about embodying what you believe inside of it. If you have ever wondered what your own spiritual ideas are, or how to live them instead of just thinking about them, this is your invitation to get clear and let it rip.You do not need certainty. You need to participate.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares the core idea behind Just Jenna: not knowing what you’re doing, but doing it anyway. Not because you have it figured out. Not because you feel ready. But because life wants you to participate.She reflects on uncertainty, being a beginner, and why waiting to feel ready keeps people stuck. You don’t need certainty about the route. You need certainty about the ground. Through self-trust, detachment from outcomes, and reconnecting to something deeper than the mind, movement becomes possible.You don’t figure life out first. You participate in it.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about the quiet way people miss their own lives. Not because nothing is happening, but because they’re stuck in their heads, managing themselves, rehearsing themselves, and trying to perform the “right” way inside moments that were never meant to be controlled.Through a conversation that sparked a revitalization, Jenna explores why anxiety is often not about the moment itself, but about fear of our own unedited expression inside it. She breaks down how living in your head creates the illusion of control while quietly pulling you out of your body, your breath, and the present moment.This episode is a reminder that life doesn’t want to be handled. It wants to be experienced. Presence is not passive. It is an active refusal to abandon the moment and retreat into thought. When you stop trying to manage yourself and allow yourself to be here, life becomes something you actually remember.The present moment does not need improvement. It needs your participation.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares a reminder that quietly changed her entire life. Giving is not about being “good,” being selfless, or proving anything. It is about circulation. It is about keeping the channel open inside your body and inside your life.She tells the story of a simple practice she started at 19 that made her feel like a magician in her car. Silently blessing strangers. Sending joy, peace, and goodwill with no expectation in return. Not as a belief system. As an experiment. And the result was immediate. Something softened. Something moved.Jenna breaks down the Law of Giving through real life, nature, and systems, explaining why nothing stays alive if it does not move. Why hoarding blocks flow. And why giving and receiving are not separate actions but two ends of the same loop. She also offers simple, grounded ways to practice this in everyday life, starting with the things that cost nothing: attention, presence, listening, appreciation, and love.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn reflects on her podcast journey, not as a success story, but as a relationship that had to mature. What started as a long-held dream became frustrating, awkward, and imperfect once it actually arrived. And that tension taught her something important.Jenna walks through the three evolutions of Just Jenna, from forcing it, to letting it be easy, to choosing intentional growth, and why staying with something after the fantasy dissolves is where real fulfillment begins. Along the way, she draws parallels to journaling, self-documentation, and the quiet power of capturing your thoughts across time.This episode is a meditation on devotion without pressure, hobbies that don’t need to be monetized, and how to recognize when a desire is genuinely yours, not inherited, not performative, not borrowed. A reminder that some dreams aren’t meant to pay off. They’re meant to stay with you.Not everything you love needs to become something else.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

Modern culture is obsessed with linear progress. More growth, more productivity, more optimization, more forward motion. But reality is cyclical. And when you try to live by a linear model in a cyclical world, you burn out, abandon things too early, and lose meaning.In this episode, Jenna Marilyn explores how the pressure to always improve, pivot, and reinvent teaches us to leave instead of stay. To quit instead of tend. To chase what’s next instead of commit to what’s already here. She breaks down why repetition, routine, and returning have been quietly devalued, and how that disconnection from natural cycles shows up as exhaustion and confusion.Wisdom lives in staying. In returning. In tending to relationships, practices, and seasons long enough for depth to form. Meaning is not created by novelty or constant escalation. It is built through commitment, attention, and participation over time.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn explores why so many people feel stuck in cycles they genuinely want to escape. Scrolling, sugar, overconsumption, late nights, compulsive habits. And why it is not because they are lazy, weak, or lacking willpower.Drawing from personal experience and addiction neuroscience, Jenna reframes discipline entirely. The real problem is not motivation. It is negotiation. When high-dopamine options stay available, the nervous system is wired to lose the debate every time. This episode explores why removing choice creates relief, how environment beats willpower, and why fewer decisions can feel like freedom instead of restriction.If you are tired of arguing with yourself, breaking promises you meant to keep, or carrying quiet shame about habits you thought you would have outgrown, this episode offers a different approach. You do not need to fight yourself. You need to set yourself up. Freedom is not self-control. It is fewer choices.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn explores a metaphor that completely reframed the way she sees effort, failure, and what actually builds a meaningful life. Some people only respect $100 bills. Others pick up pennies. And those two people are relating to life in fundamentally different ways.This conversation isn’t about money. It’s about energy. About who’s willing to stay impressed by the small, unglamorous moments that make up real growth. Jenna unpacks why failure isn’t rare or shameful, why avoidance is what actually keeps people stuck, and how the way you treat “small things” reveals how you handle the big ones too.A meaningful life isn’t built by waiting for certainty or impressive outcomes. It’s built by responding to what’s in front of you, learning as you go, and choosing the kind of struggle that moves your story forward. Pick up the pennies or don’t. Either way, life keeps asking.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts or reflections to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn reflects on a small but meaningful shift she noticed while dealing with something very ordinary: a health insurance phone call.Nothing went wrong. Nothing was dramatic. The situation unfolded, required some time and effort, and resolved the way these things usually do. What stood out was this. Before the call, during it, and after it ended, she still felt like herself. Her internal state stayed intact.From there, Jenna explores what she is learning about free will, mindfulness, and why life’s sequence of events will happen no matter what. Appointments, traffic, money, work stress, text messages, success, disappointment. The events keep unfolding. How you respond while they unfold is where choice actually lives.This episode is not about suppressing emotions or pretending things do not matter. It is about learning how to pause and choosing not to suffer unnecessarily when nothing is actually threatening you.Because when you stop living as the effect of your life and start living as the cause, everything changes, even when nothing else does.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about why so many people feel confused, unmotivated, and disconnected right now and it’s not because they’re lazy or broken. It’s because we’re living in a world obsessed with outcomes while completely skipping the middle.With infinite information, infinite goals, and constant comparison, meaning gets lost when we don’t devote ourselves to the process. Jenna breaks down why success isn’t admiration or instant results, why the “boring reps” are the entire point, and how daily habits quietly shape your future whether you’re paying attention or not.If you’ve been chasing motivation, feeling behind, or wondering why nothing feels fulfilling anymore, this episode is a reminder that meaning isn’t found at the finish line. It’s built in the middle.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email thoughts to: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn unpacks a truth that quietly changes everything: no one actually knows what they’re doing — and the people who look confident or successful aren’t more certain than you. They’re just moving.Jenna breaks down why waiting for clarity keeps you stuck, how assumptions about other people create anxiety and comparison, and why confidence isn’t knowing — it’s acting without guarantees. From jealousy and overthinking to certainty, fear, and decision paralysis, this episode is a reminder that life isn’t something you figure out first. It’s something you participate in.If you’ve been waiting to feel “ready,” this is your permission slip to move anyway.Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_Email: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn reveals the formula that took her four years, multiple moves, several breakdowns, and one massive epiphany to finally understand.You’re not broken. You’re not behind. You’re not unmotivated.You’re just planted in the wrong conditions.Jenna breaks down the three ingredients every human needs to grow — the right soil (environment), the right gardeners (community), and the right season (timing). When those three line up, growth is effortless. When even one is missing, you wilt and blame the flower… instead of the conditions.This is the code Jenna finally cracked — why Denmark bloomed her, why Chicago didn’t, and why California clicked. It wasn’t the city. It was the soil, the gardeners, and the season.If you’ve felt stuck, sluggish, confused, or “not yourself,” this episode will shift the way you see your life. Nothing is wrong with you. Your conditions need adjusting. That’s it.A simple formula. A massive revillization.The secret to success — delivered Jenna-style.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Email: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn breaks down how getting fired cracked open her brain (in a useful way) and shifted her out of victim thinking and out of the “everything is a sign from the universe” era. She walks through three phases of seeing reality: life is happening to you, life is happening for you, and then… the non-dual version, where life is just happening and you’re inside of it, not separate from it. Jenna pulls in ideas from The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra, talks about why duality secretly keeps you in drama (even when it’s “positive”), and why you don’t actually need every breakup, job loss, or plot twist to mean something about you. Sometimes, it’s not punishment or reward. It just is. Follow Jenna on Instagram: @jennamarilyn_ Email: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

A miracle isn’t magic. A miracle is anything that rises above the level of nature: the nature of the world you came from, the environment you were shaped by, and the nature you inherited within yourself.In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares how every miracle in her life has happened the moment she stopped acting like the person her past taught her to be. When she went against her conditioning — the self-abandoning, staying small, keeping the peace, replaying the family script, swallowing emotions, never asking for help — life shifted in ways that made no logical sense, in the best way.If you feel stuck, this episode reminds you that you’re not stuck, you’re conditioned. Go against your nature, and miracles follow.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Email your thoughts: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

After a yoga session, a Kabbalah class, and one of those ancient-teaching-meets-real-life moments, Jenna Marilyn had a revillization: flow is the absence of self-referencing. Life enters when the “I” dissolves.In this episode, Jenna breaks down the two costumes of the ego:The obvious ego (“I’m scared, I’m not enough, I’m failing”)The subtle ego (“How can I serve? What’s the most aligned thing to do? How can I live more in my purpose?”)One looks ugly. One looks holy.But both are still “I-centered,” and both pull you out of flow.Because when you’re not self-identified, life moves you. Life guides you. Life speaks through you. Life expresses itself through you.If you’ve been trying too hard to be good, aligned, helpful, or intentional… this episode will shift something in you.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Email: [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

Okay, listen. We all need to slow down. Like actually slow down. Not forcing things, not chasing ideas, not trying to figure it all out right now. Just letting life breathe. It’s the secret to relief.In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about what happens when we stop overthinking and start listening to our bodies—because your body holds wisdom your conscious mind can’t access. She shares what she’s been learning about creative flow, intuition, and how the right ideas find you when you’re calm enough to receive them.If you’ve been trying to make something happen or find an answer, this is your permission slip to chill, trust, and let it unfold.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Email her at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks honestly about chasing signs, craving certainty, and almost enrolling in massage school because it felt like the “safe” next step. After a week of synchronicities and school tours, she notices a deeper pattern: collecting certifications has been a stand-in for the scarier thing she actually wants to do. So she chooses differently. Instead of starting from scratch again, Jenna commits to using the yoga teacher training she already has and learning in public through practice.This is a conversation about pattern recognition, perfection paralysis, and the difference between running away and running toward. Jenna explores how to build security from the inside out, why the only real sign is action, and how curiosity without shame lets you change course with love. If you’ve been waiting for future-you to confirm the path, consider this your nudge to begin where you are.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn lets her thoughts unfold from her idea journal, a spontaneous reflection on change, identity, and the beauty of simply being alive. Through the story of a caterpillar crossing the road, she explores what it means to trust your own becoming, to stop rushing, stop comparing, and let your wings form in their own time.She dives into the art of real connection, leaving space in conversations, meeting people in the middle, and not bulldozing through the in-between. Along the way, Jenna reflects on how to trust what’s true for you rather than what’s trendy or expected, and reminds us that internal growth often happens long before the world can see it.This episode is an ode to curiosity, self-trust, and the playful wonder of transformation. A reminder to feel your feelings, question your assumptions, and remember that joy is part of the process too.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In the finale of her three-part series, Jenna Marilyn dives into the last three Niyamas—Tapas (discipline/devotion), Svadhyaya (self-study), and Ishvarapranidhana (surrender). She reframes discipline as devotion, explores how honest self-inquiry can rewrite the stories we live by, and shows how trust and surrender turn the most ordinary moments—yes, even doing the dishes—into a living practice.Through personal reflections, sutra teachings, and practical prompts, Jenna makes these principles deeply usable: building self-esteem through follow-through, meeting shame with compassion, and finding the divine in the mundane. It’s not about perfection; it’s about a steady compass, daily choice, and remembering to let it be fun along the way.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn continues her journey through yoga’s eightfold path, closing out the Yamas with Aparigraha (non-possessiveness) and opening the door to the Niyamas — the observances that turn our attention inward.From exploring attachment, trust, and the stories we tell ourselves, to reflecting on Saucha (purity) and Santosha (contentment), Jenna unpacks how these teachings are less about rigid rules and more about awareness, choice, and freedom. Through her own stories and the wisdom of the Sutras, she reveals how the practices of non-attachment, cleansing, and contentment can shift us out of survival mode and into presence, creativity, and joy.This episode is both grounding and expansive — a reminder that the point isn’t perfection, but living with intentionality, curiosity, and a sense of play.Stay tuned for Part 3, where Jenna dives into the final three Niyamas: Tapas (discipline), Svadhyaya (self-study), and Ishvarapranidhana (surrender to a higher power).For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn opens her notes and takes you inside her reflections on the Yamas — the first limb of yoga’s eightfold path. Far beyond poses or postures, these principles have become her compass, her North Star, the anchor she returns to when faced with choice, change, or uncertainty.Through stories, sutras, and lived experience, Jenna explores Ahimsa (nonviolence), Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing), and Brahmacharya (wise use of energy). She unpacks how these teachings show up not just on a yoga mat, but in the everyday moments where compassion, honesty, and discernment are most tested.This episode is not about rigid rules or perfection. It’s about awareness, intention, and the freedom that comes from having a compass to guide you. A reminder that reflecting deeply is powerful — but you’re also allowed to live, laugh, and enjoy the ride along the way.✨ Stay tuned for Part 2, where Jenna explores the fifth Yama, Aparigraha (nonpossessiveness), and dives into the five Niyamas.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn invites you into her idea journal — the place where her curiosities, quotes, and sparks of wisdom live. Through laughter, tangents, and peppermint tea (with a sore throat in tow), she explores what it means to interrupt your inner critic and call forward your inner ally instead.From reflections on solitude and shifting your identity, to tending your “soil” before planting seeds, Jenna reminds us that growth is less about perfection and more about environment, intention, and the stories we tell ourselves. You’ll hear why doing the things you love shouldn’t be reserved for “every once in a while,” and why neutrality — not judgment — is the key to change.This episode is equal parts journal entry, pep talk, and reminder that while self-growth and reflection are important, they aren’t the whole story. Don’t forget to laugh, play, and let yourself enjoy the ride.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn steps into her dating era—on purpose.No scripts. No shrinking. Just curiosity, discernment, and a running check-in with her nervous system.She talks about dating multiple people for the first time and what it’s teaching her: that the “first-time” feelings we crown as fate are often just data. Calm after a date can feel like savasana—and it doesn’t make someone your soulmate. Chivalry (hello, car doors) is lovely, but it’s the baseline, not the banner.Jenna shares why she asks big questions early (kids, money, marriage, values), why a non-negotiables list is clarity—not rigidity—and how to flip the focus from “Do they like me?” to “Do I like them?” She explores living your 20s with intention, taking aligned action, and letting people feel the weight of you—then decide.There’s a real-life interruption (dog drama, ER and all), messy consistency, and a through-line of truth: don’t slip into a life; build one. Ask better questions. Make choices today your future will thank you for.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn opens up about her evolving views on love and marriage — and why her opinion isn’t the point. What matters most is sharing a reality with your partner, finding someone whose vision of life aligns with yours.She shares her new mantra and the pattern she’s noticed: every time she doesn’t get what she wants, she gets something better. With honesty and clarity, Jenna explores what it means to take aligned action through her superpower of discernment.You’ll also hear why making a non-negotiable list isn’t about being rigid — it’s about having a tool that sharpens your discernment and keeps you close to what truly matters.A reflection on love, clarity, and the quiet strength of knowing what you stand for. Jenna also shares some tips and tricks on how to tune in to your own intuition.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn lets her thoughts spill raw and unfiltered — an exploration of honesty, connection, and what it means to just be.She questions the endless strategies and advice around communication and relationships, reminding us that before we’re daters, friends, or partners, we are souls — two human beings meeting in the wild strangeness of life.From her revillizations on adulthood (and the myth that anyone really knows what they’re doing) to her new devotion to truth as a guiding value, Jenna shares why honesty and discernment matter more than strategy. She invites you to consider: are you making choices from fear, or from love?With humor, awe, and a little bit of chaos, this episode is a reminder to leave yourself be, to leave others be, and to bring awareness to the miracle of simply being alive.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is walking and talking. She explores what it means to entangle yourself with words — and how every word you speak carries the potency of manifestation.She reflects on meeting the challenging things in life as opportunities, the power that lives inside saying thank you, and the timeless truth: what you seek, you will find.A moving reflection. A reminder that your words, your lens, and your seeking all shape the path beneath your feet.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn digs into her complex relationship with social media and the personal shifts that have led her to take a step back. After years of reflection and a few unexpected revillizations, she explores why social media feels more like an illusion of connection than a tool for true intimacy.Jenna opens up about a conversation that shattered her perspective on the platform and how its laws don’t align with nature’s reciprocal balance. She also reflects on the primal instincts driving both men’s relationship with porn and women’s relationship with social media, unpacking the emotional charges, fleeting gratification, and the false sense of connection that keeps us hooked.At the heart of this episode is Jenna’s revillization that reclaiming her thoughts and returning to a quieter, more intentional space is the path to true evolution. If you’ve ever wondered if social media is draining your energy or making you feel disconnected from your own desires, this one’s for you.Jenna encourages you to reflect on the impact of social media on your well-being, your own thoughts, and your sense of authenticity. She shares her own journey of choosing silence and truth over the constant noise, and what it means to cultivate a life that truly aligns with your values.For feedback or thoughts, email Jenna at [email protected]: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna arrives tired—but not broken. She reflects on the quiet exhaustion that’s crept in during her yoga teacher training and the disconnection she feels without time in nature, a space she deeply cherishes.Juggling structure, growth, and discipline, Jenna explores what happens when even sacred practices begin to feel like obligations. She speaks to the version of the listener who is doing all the “right” things, yet still feels far from themselves.A soft meditation on burnout, overcommitment, and the ache for sunlight—this episode holds space for those longing to return to their own rhythm.Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about scream crying in her car — and what it’s teaching her.San Diego isn’t for her right now. She knows what she wants and what she stands for. That clarity feels both terrifying and freeing — but it isn’t chaos. It’s the moment you finally root down and stop falling for everything else.Jenna shares the message the universe dropped in her lap, why messy consistency beats perfection every once in a blue moon, and what taking aligned action actually looks like (even through tears). Because following your heart? It’s not for the weak.Discernment is everything. The whispers are worth listening to. Staying true to yourself is non-negotiable. And remember — you’re a wild thing. You don’t need to justify yourself.If you’ve ever felt like your emotions were louder than your logic — and somehow, that’s how you knew you were on the right track — this one’s for you.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn shares four lessons she’s learning on the move… literally. This one’s a personal check-in from the in-between.No final answers. Just reflections from a walk.You’ll hear about:Why she’s grateful for the cleanliness gene (and seriously ready for her own kitchen)A reminder that you’re doing better than you thinkWhy staying honest and true to yourself is always worth it (Yes, it sounds corny. No, she’s not kidding.)Following your dreams. #classicThat’s it.Follow me on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about what it means to follow the whispers. She shares why she’s not doing her yoga teacher training to become a yoga teacher, even though that’s what everyone assumes. Because for her, this path isn’t about acquiring an outcome. It’s about leaning into infinite possibilities. Trusting that the next chapter doesn’t need to be named before it begins. Jenna explores the quiet magic that unfolds when you let go of needing to know, and let your heart lead instead.She speaks on:Why expectations can be limiting.How it’s okay not to have a palatable answer when everyone wants clarity.Why the best parts of life are often beyond your current imagination.Letting go of the pressure to define your path too early.The joy of choosing something simply because it feels right.And following the quiet nudges — letting them unfold in their own time.If you’re in a season of becoming, and don’t quite know what you’re becoming, this episode is your reminder:You don’t owe anyone an explanation.Stay open.The possibilities are infinite.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about discernment — and what she’s learned after dedicating a full year to contemplating this word.She shares how, for years, she believed she had to like and accept everyone — or else she was a bad person. For others, it’s the opposite: needing to be liked by everyone to feel worthy. Both are illusions rooted in fear — fear of rejection, of being wrong, of not trusting yourself.You’ll hear about:The difference between discernment and judgmentWhy neutrality is a form of wisdomThe trap of being endlessly accepting or endlessly palatableHow to see clearly without attaching a storyHow to filter through noise, advice, and influence — and find your own truthContemplative questions to help you return to your own clarityBecause you don’t have to like everything.And not everything has to like you.Here’s your permission slip.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about confidence—the kind that shows up after the leap, not before it.Confidence, she explains, is the by-product of action, not the prerequisite. You don’t wait to feel confident and then act—you act first, and confidence tags along for the ride.From solo flights and quitting jobs to loading a U-Haul, saying the scary good-byes, setting firm boundaries, and pressing record with shaky hands, Jenna has never felt “ready.” Every dream she’s chased arrives with fear banging on the door—and she’s learned to open it. When she steps through, panic gives way to pride, and the feeling everyone chases blooms right where fear just stood.You’ll hear about:Why “doing it scared” is the fastest way to gather proof and quiet doubtHow to discern when fear is a signal to grow versus a cue to pauseReal-life stories of “still-terrified” moments (and what happened next)Building your own I-can-do-hard-things muscle, one tiny action at a timeThe importance of giving yourself flowers—pausing to feel proud when you conquer a fearIf you’ve been waiting to feel confident before you leap, consider this your gentle shove:Move first.Meet your courage on the other side.Watch confidence arrive right on time.Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is talking about choosing yourself — and the invisible power of devoting years to inner work long before the outer world has any proof.She shares what it’s taken to get here: therapy sessions, unraveling subconscious beliefs, healing trauma, and — hardest of all — believing in herself when no one else really did. Because Jenna’s biggest dream was to follow her heart and intuition, and now, for the first time, she truly is.You’ll hear about:What it means to grow roots — and why no one else needs to see themHow to keep moving when your growth isn’t visible yetSelf-validation vs. seeking approvalWhy intuitive living takes time — and how to stay patient with yourselfBuilding a rock-solid inner foundation (and the work it takes)Doing the heavy lifting before the bloomRemembering you’re not alone on the journeyMeeting the version of you who’s already proud of where you arePlanting new seeds any time you chooseIf you’re deep in your own healing, wondering if any of it is “working,” or feeling invisible in your growth — this episode is your reminder:You are growing.Your roots are real.And one day you’ll sprout — and the world will see what you always knew was possible.Follow Jenna on social media @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is talking about values — the kind that keep you rooted when life tries to pull you in a million directions.She explores why clarity isn’t just helpful — it’s necessary. Because life will move you. The universe does respond. And if you’re unclear on what you stand for, you’ll end up in places, relationships, and versions of yourself that aren’t aligned.Jenna shares her personal reflections on identifying which values she can truly embody for the rest of her life — not just the ones that sound good, but the ones that feel like home. She unpacks the deeper motivations underneath your desires — and how naming them can change everything.You’ll hear about:Why core values are your compass — and how to find the ones you can liveHow to recognize when something is pulling you out of alignmentA new way to look at your wants and desires — by getting to their rootWhy boundaries matter when life hates stagnationThe spiritual (and strategic) power of saying noIf you’ve been feeling unclear, unrooted, or like life is just happening to you — this episode is your gentle gut check.You get to choose what you stand for.And when you do — life will move you toward it.Follow Jenna on social media @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is talking about emotional hygiene — the kind you can’t see, but you definitely feel.She unpacks the invisible buildup of emotional and energetic gunk — and the sacred responsibility of tending to your inner world the way you would your body after a sweaty hike.Jenna shares her personal story of emotional overload, self-isolation, and the shift that changed everything:You don’t have to avoid emotions or other people’s energy — you just have to clean yourself off.You’ll hear about:What emotional hygiene actually is — and why it’s just as essential as physical hygieneThe difference between emotional creators and emotional absorbersWhy Jenna isolated herself for months — and how she found her way backThe hiking metaphor that reframed her emotional experienceReal-life emotional messes: dumpers, overleakers, energy suckers, and moreWhy energetic spaces are shared spaces — and how to stop making them dirtyJenna’s before-and-after practices to feel clear, grounded, and like herself againIf you’ve ever left a room feeling off, questioned whether a feeling was yours, or just want to feel more you in your everyday life — this episode is your energetic invitation.Take what you want. Leave what you don’t.And maybe — take an emotional shower after. Follow jenna on social media @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

In this episode, Jenna Marilyn is talking about decisions, doubt, and the quiet certainty that lives inside your body — even when your mind is filled with fear.In this episode, Jenna shares a moment that shifted everything: a line from The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra that reminded her how deeply her body knows what to do. While the mind spins in doubt, the body moves with quiet precision. It adapts. It responds. It leads — if we let it.She opens up about her personal experience with OCD, often called “the doubting disorder,” and how indecision shaped much of her life. What helped her break free wasn’t figuring everything out — it was choosing to move, and seeing that she was supported every time.You’ll hear about:Why certainty doesn’t have to come from logic — it can come from your cellsThe difference between mental fear and biological wisdomHow the universe supports you when you move with intentionWhy you are life — and life is built to adaptA redefinition of “trusting yourself” that lives deeper than thoughtIf you’ve ever felt stuck in fear of the “wrong” decision, or if you’ve questioned whether you can actually trust yourself — this is your reminder:Your body already knows.And life will meet you the moment you move.Follow Jenna on social media @jennamarilyn_Host: Jenna MarilynProducer: JD FerrellPresented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm

Just Jenna is a space for the curious, the thinkers, the deep-feelers, and the ones who want to live with a little more meaning.Hosted by Jenna Marilyn, this podcast weaves together personal stories, unexpected insights, and thought experiments—gathered from books, breakdowns, brilliant minds, nature, memes, and the messiness of real life. Everything is shared in hopes it expands you the way it expanded her.It’s not about having the answers. It’s about noticing what moves you, asking better questions, and staying true to yourself. Take what you want. Leave what you don’t. And if you trip along the way… She won’t tell anyone.Host: Jenna MarilynProduced by: JD Ferrell and The Modern Podcast Network