Between the wintery winter and relentless news cycle, our nervous systems are being pushed to the limit.

When we're overwhelmed, it can feel impossible to make decisions around what makes us feel better.

In this episode, Jenna introduces the Feel-Good Menu—a personalized repository of antidotes for anxiety, sadness, and overstimulation. From "sensation showers" to the healing power of Catherine O’Hara clips, it’s time to stop asking for permission to feel good and start making it a daily requirement.

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Welcome Mel Andersen!

Mel’s story isn't just about surviving breast cancer; it’s about coming face-to-face with the delicate complexity of the "both/and" of life. How we can be grieving a career while also fighting for our health? How we can find humility without minimizing our own pain?

In this interview, Mel openly shares her experiences with grief, burnout from a job she loved, the emotional hurdles that come after chemo and the joy of becoming a master gardener.

Mel talks about using writing to process her emotions during cancer and her recently published personal essay, and gives us all advice for how we can support people in our lives who may be living with a cancer diagnosis.

Plus, Jenna shares her thoughts on the troubling state of the world and uses more f-bombs than usual.

Links mentioned in today's show:

• Rising Above: Our Transformational Journey to Wholeness After Breast Cancer by Gillian Lichota and co-authors

• I Rise Above Foundation

• Follow Barley the Wheaton Terrier

• Check out Mel on Instagram and find her on Substack @melandersen

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We’ve all been there: staring at a wall, feeling like we don’t know what we’re doing, and waiting for a "burst of confidence" to save us. But what if confidence isn't something you find, but something you build by simply showing up - even when you're uncertain?

In this episode, Jenna talks about the mindset that makes some people appear more confident than others and explores confidence is actually a byproduct of courage—not a prerequisite for action.

Learn the four simple steps to boost your confidence this week, how to escape the comparison trap, and why "braving it" is always better than "faking it." Plus, Jenna shares one silly thing that scares her and tests her confidence every darn time she does it.

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