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I Just (Blank)! Now What?

Jessica Stephensjessicastephens.ca
I Just (Blank)! Now What? with Jessica Stephens is the show where we celebrate everyday people who have had situations happen in their life, good or bad, and how they took the necessary steps to figure out how to move on from there. We share these stories to inspire and empower others to know they can figure out and answer the 'Now What?' moments in their life too, and every now and then, we'll also share some really practical steps and answer your Now What? questions that our awesome listeners send in! Be sure to subscribe to the show so you catch every episode!
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Episodes

079:I Just (Can't Live In My Crazy Mind Anymore)! Now What? Krystal Chong

Hey Friends, So excited that my lovely friend Krystal joined me on the podcast today to share her story with anxiety and how she went from being told she was a 9 (out of ten) to living with zero anxiety, and coming off all her medication. This episode is pack full of some really helpful insights of what it’s like to live with anxiety and how she used her’s to create the life she loves now! Krystal was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder as a child but found the medical system to be unhel...

Jan 25, 202350 min

078: I Just (Have a Vision)! Now What? Angel Shannon

Hey Friends, Today we’re talking about dreams and vision! My guest Angel Shannon started off on one path of her career and after doing the work, investing the time and even going into debt to get her Masters, realized it wasn’t what she wanted. She had a vision for doing something different, building something better from the ground up! So she did something that many may not have had the courage to do, especially after investing so much into her precious career, she followed gut and the vision s...

Jan 18, 202342 min

077: I Just (Made My Bed)! Now What? Valerie Lavigne

Hey Friends, Do you make your bed each day? If you do, awesome. If you don’t, you may want to start because it could be the simple thing that changes your life. For real, making your bed seems simple but that one act could set you up for major success! Valerie is a Healthy Habit Mentor, Podcast Host, and Pilates Studio Owner. She helps women in leadership roles create and prioritize habits, routines, and rituals so that they can increase their energy, confidence, and get more from life. Listen i...

Jan 11, 202340 min

076: I Just (Need A Reset)! Now What? Jessica Stephens

Hey Friends, Welcome to 2023! Time for the best version of me! And you! 2022 was a very challenging year for many, myself included. Ever since the Hubs and I caught the C0vId, things went off the rails for me in a number of areas of my life. My health definitely was impacted and while I can't go back in time to change things, I can focus forward and reset! And that's what I'm gonna do in many areas of my life. What I consume is getting an overhaul from food, to media, people and selfcare. Listen...

Jan 04, 202331 min

075: I Just (Manifested an Amazing New Year)! Now What? Ranjini Cassup

Hey Friends, Welcome to the end of Season three! We’re doing a quick recap of season three and the hot episodes you all loved. Plus my bestie Ranjini joins me for a where Is She Now recap from season one! So much has changed in her life and most of it is because she was really intenional and manifested it! Listen in as we talk about The favs episode from this season Ranjini shares what’s been unfolding since her first appearance What’s possible when someone has committed to change and healing Re...

Dec 21, 202246 min

074: I Just (Feel Like A Fraud)! Now What? Karen Seitz

Hey Friends, This week on the podcast my guest Karyn gets real about owning that she’s was problem in her life. Not other people or situations or anything external. It was all her. In a fresh new search for answers, Karyn found the missing piece that would ultimately transform her life and her clients. There is something very profound in owning that she is the problem in her life. This awareness pushed her to confront herself and get serious about herself and her life. Karyn is now fulfilled in ...

Dec 14, 202245 min

073: I Just (Need to Break Out Of this Cubicle)! Now What? Megan Tong

Hey Friends, Where are all the Cubicle Warriors? If you have ever stared at your gray walls in your cubicle and wanted to break free? Listen in as we talk about Loving money is not a bad thing. Being Chinese and the career options she had. Deciding to become a CPA Plotting her escape from cubicle life Started to learn about investing in real estate Being a young ambitious woman who desired financial freedom Purchasing her first property at 25 Living at home but paying rent was a way to force sav...

Dec 07, 202244 min

072: I Just (Am Tired of Waiting)! Now What? Jessica Stephens

Hey Friends, Who’s Tired of waiting? I know waiting can often feel exhausting! It’s been a season of waiting for me and I’ve had to pull out my tools to help me get through it! Yes patience is key and necessary, but sometimes patience is not always a good thing. We can be overly patient and that’s when we need to stop with the waiting and get into action. Listen in as we talk about Meaning behind Patience is a Virtue What is an appropriate amount of waiting. When waiting is a hindrance and not i...

Nov 30, 202240 min

071: I Just (Broke Up with My Boyfriend and Found Out I'm Pregnant)! Now What? Tanya Hayles

Hey Friends, What would you do if you had just finally broke thing off with that not so good for you partner, and found out you’re pregnant? Would you keep it? Get back together? Would you go it alone and become the best ingle mother you could be? Well that’s what Tanya Hayle had to figure out when she broke up with her boyfriend and discovered she was pregnant. Listen in as we talk about Where she was in her life and relationships in her 30’s. Living her single girl in the city life! Ending her...

Nov 23, 202244 min

070: I Just (Turned 70)! Now What? With May McDaniel

Hey Friends, We’re at episode 70!!! And coincidentally our story today is I Just (Turned 70)! Now What? - The Universe is smiling on us all! I love love love this story from May McDaniel about deciding to hike the Appalachian Trail after turning 70! Cause why not?! Her story is packed full of some great life lessons. Listen in as we talk about All of the jobs and roles May has had over her 70 year life! What happened to her when she turned 70 as a baby boomer! Never thought she would reach her 7...

Nov 16, 202251 min

069: I Just (Lost My Child)! Now What? With Radhika Lakhani

TW: Today's episode includes; miscarriages, pregnancy loss and early infant death. Hey Friend, This week on podcast my dear friend Radhika is on the show to share for the first time the detailed story of losing her first son at 36 weeks. And how this tragic experience changed her and taught her the best lesson of her life. Grateful to Rad for opening up and sharing her experience to help others who are dealing with loss. Listen in as we talk about The loss of her first child and how that changed...

Nov 09, 202243 min

068: I Just (Brokeup with My Best Friend)! Now What? With Jessica Speer

Hey Friend, Have you lost a friendship and were left wondering what the heck just happened? I have. And truthfully the older you are, the harder it can to handle the loss of a friend and friendship. This week we are talking with Jessica Speer. She is the award-winning author of BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships and Middle School – Safety Goggles Advised (Releasing August 2022). Her interactive books engage and entertain readers by combining stories with fun acti...

Nov 02, 202246 min

067: I Just (Joined A Mastermind Group)! Now What? With Jessica Stephens

Hey Friends, This week on the podcast I’m celebrating 3 years with my amazing mastermind group! What’ a mastermind you ask? Well it’s a group who come together to help each other achieve greatness! My group and I have been meeting every Saturday (give or take a few) for the past 3 years! And I know they played a big part in my survival / success. Listen in as I talk about: Why and how we formed our mastermind group The diversity of the group Goals for year one. What help us keep going 3 years st...

Oct 26, 202239 min

066: I Just (Produced a One Woman Show)! Now What? With Merit Kahn

Hey Friends, Does it ever feel like you are doing all the things and wearing all the hats? Kind like your life is a One Person Show? Well today, that’s actually what today’s guest Merit Kahn actually did, she wrote, produced, starred in a One Woman Show. Listen in as we talk about: How it takes 12 people to actually run a One Woman Show! How her divorce inspired her start doing things she kept putting off Turning 50 A vision of performing in front of a large group during a meditation. 50 Things ...

Oct 19, 202240 min

065: I Just (Want to Adopt A Child )! Now What? With Anna Maria Didio

Hey Friends, This week we’re talking about adoption and the experience of going through an international adoption process. And the challenges that come with adopting before and after that child arrives in your home. Anna Maria shares her experiences of adopting an older child from Mexico. Listen in as we talk about: Desire to be a mom. Struggling to conceive naturally and the anxiety of infertility Experincing many miscarriages Deciding to adopt then finding out she was pregnant Wanting to grow ...

Oct 12, 202237 min

064: I Just (Received A Sign From The Universe )! Now What? With Pam Koon

Hey Friends, Have you ever gotten what you thought might be a message from the universe that you’ve ignored? But it comes back again and again until you finally are open to receiving such a message? Well that’s what happened to my guest Pam, when she finally signed up for that Matchmaking service where she met the love of her life Jimmy! This week’s episode is FULL of signs from the universe and examples of when the universe is conspiring with you to give you what you want! You just need to pay ...

Oct 05, 202243 min

063: I Just (Don’t Know What I Want)! Now What? With Jessica Stephens

Hey Friends, WHAT DO YOU WANT? If you answered … I DON’T KNOW??… This week's episode is for you! This week we’re talking about how to figure out what's stopping you from knowing what you want and DESIRE. This week it’s packed full of my own practices that help me get clear on my own wants and needs. Listen in as we talk about: Internally we all know what we want and our hearts desire The frustration of not knowing what you want Wants, Dream, Desires, Cost and consequences are the things that are...

Sep 28, 202233 min

062: I Just (Got Told I’m Too Old)! Now What? With Cheryl Ilove

Hey Friends, Have you ever been told that you are “too something”? Too old, too young, too much? Well that’s what today’s guest Cherly Ilove experienced. She was told she was “too old”, many times in her life, the first time was when she was 18! Can you imagine being 18 and told that you’re too old? What? This episode drops at a very interesting time as there has been a flurry of media reports about a beloved news anchor being released from her contract partly because she let her hair go gray an...

Sep 21, 202239 min

061: I Just (Got a Concussion)! Now What? With Tiffany Mah

Hey Friends, Have you hit your head really hard and thought you had a concussion? Well that’s what happened to my guest Tiffany Mah. She suffered a sports accident and got concussed. Then another one. Because of those concessions she had to change her whole career path. Plants helped her heal and became her new passion and business. Tiffany Mah, also known as Plant Mahmah, is a Planterior Designer and Houseplant Consultant based out of Toronto, Canada. While recovering from a traumatic brain inj...

Sep 14, 202249 min

060: I Just (Got Diagnosed with Diabetes)! Now What? With Lynne Bowman

If you could eat brownies for breakfast would you? Well that’s what my guest this week hopes you do? These are not any brownies, these are magical ones! (No, not that kind of magical). These are healthy! These are good for diabetics! Listen in as we talk about: Eating and exercising your way to health, even with a diagnosis of diabetes. What happened when she walked out of the office. Diabetes being a progressive disease The impact that her mothers early death with a progressive disease had on h...

Sep 07, 202249 min

059: I Just (Can’t Sleep)! Now What? With Jessica Stephens

What’s your relationship with sleep? Were you a good sleeper as a baby? If so, that could mean you need a lot of sleep as an adult! My mom told me that I slept through the night pretty early on as a baby! You’re welcome Mom! Unfortunately that trend didn’t keep going. There did come a point where me and sleep were NOT friends and I suffered from really bad insomnia! From late high school, through the early years of my career there I would have many sleepless nights. The cause, well of course str...

Aug 31, 202239 min

058: I Just (Found Out My Fiance Has a Secret)! Now What? With Tabatha Perry

Have you kept a secret from your partner? Or was a secret kept from you? What happened when it finally came out? In this episode that’s exactly what our guest Tabatha is sharing with our audience. Finding out a secret about her fiance the day before their wedding! It’s a doozy of a story that is PACKED full of lessons. Tabatha Perry is the ultimate go-to for women that are the non 9-5ers. She encourages and equips women that are wanting less chaos and to get their daily life on track! With over ...

Aug 24, 202243 min

057: I Just (Had to let her go)! Now What? With Maribel Ortega

Hey Friends, This week on the podcast we’re talking about having to let someone you love go! Our guest Maribel is sharing the story of when her daughter told her she wanted to live with her father, and it crushed her. She was in denial about it for a long time, but eventually had to come around to the idea of letting her go. While this story is specific to divorce and letting her kid go live with her dad, many parts of her story are very relatable to anyone who’s had to come to terms with lettin...

Aug 17, 202244 min

056: I Just (Can’t Orgasm)! Now What? Jenna Switzer

We’re talking about pleasure on the podcast today. There are so many stats out there that may be shocking as it relates to orgasms and who’s having them, who’s not. Who’s faking it and those who are making it! My guest Jenna Switzer is a holistic sexologist and yoga teacher trainer. Her work empowers women to experience confidence through empowered orgasms. She is passionate about using the tools of mindfulness, breathing practices, and movement to empower her clients physically and energeticall...

Aug 10, 202252 min

055: I Just (Became an Older 1st time Mom)! Now What? Isabel Prosper

In this episode my wonderful friend Isabel joines me on the show to share her experience of becoming a mom at the advanced maternal age, over 35, which is scary to think is considered geratric in the fertility world! Listen in as we talk about: What it’s like becoming an older mom for the first time What causes many of people / couples to delay starting their families Fibroids and how they impacted her life and deciding to get them removed. Having surgery to remove her fibroids so she can start ...

Aug 03, 202239 min

054: I Just (Froze In Fear)! Now What? Tisha Reid

In this episode Tisha and I chat about how she overcame fear that froze her in place and couldn't move forward with all the things she wanted to accomplish with her life and business. Things in her personal and professional life were unraveling and that created a perfect story for FEAR to set in and keep her frozen in place and not able to move forward despite her desires to move! Then she said one tiny thought and things started to happen! “Why Not Me” For the past 16 years, in her role as a Tr...

Jul 27, 202242 min

053: I Just (Sold All Stuff and Booked a Flight)! Now What? With Christine Lieu

Have you ever thought about just quitting your job and buying a one plane ticket away? Well in this episode, my guest Christine Lieu shared her story of doing just that! She quit her job, sold her things, leased out her Condo and took off on an adventure! I loved this episode and her story of how she figures out her now what? After some BIG life decisions! Christine Lieu is the expert behind CL Designs and the Brand Party Podcast. She's a graphic designer who's traded in climbing the corporate l...

Jul 20, 202240 min

052: I Just (Sold my Business)! Now What? With Angela Mulrooney

In this episode, my guest Angela Mulrooney shared her story of being forced to sell her business, and having a bit of an identity crisis. Walking away from being a successful Dentist and moving towards a new career in the arts and then again taking on a new career and business again in consulting and branding. Dr. Angela Mulrooney is a global speaker, best-selling author, and personal branding expert. Known as The Arsonist, she burns down what’s holding clients back from unleashing influence thr...

Jul 13, 202241 min

051: I Just (Got Hit With Imposter Syndrome)! Now What? With Jessica

Have you ever felt like a fraud? Like you were not deserving of what you achieved or accomplished? That it was all sheer LUCK that got you to where you are and at any moment it could all be taken away? Yup.. me too friend. Me too! This just happened to me (again) and I'm actually still processing it. Listen in as we talk about: What exactly imposter syndrome is When imposter syndrome can show up in your life Why feeling Imposter Syndrome could be a good thing My go to practices to help me work t...

Jul 06, 202233 min

050: I Just (Wrapped Up Season 2)! Now What? With Jessica Stephens

In this episode, I wrap up Season 2 of the I Just (Blank)! Now What? Podcast, and what an amazing journey it has been. Thank you so much to all of our listeners for helping to grow the show over the last year. I am so excited to come back for Season 3 with incredible guests and conversations that will help you navigate life’s most challenging moments. Do you love the show? I would appreciate your support in keeping the show growing. You can do so by joining my new Patreon here . Listen in as we ...

Jun 22, 202226 min
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