When love gets lost in translation: the book that helped, and the conversation that finally landed

Valentine’s Day gave Jax the kind of gifts that land deeper than a store run: a belly-laugh phone call with her younger son, a two-hour tax win that felt like self-love, and a relationship conversation that cleared the air without the usual blow-up.

Then Jax cracks open The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and walks through how love can miss the mark when two people speak different “love dialects.” Words of affirmation. Quality time. Gifts. Acts of service. Physical touch. Same relationship, totally different translation.

This episode dives into how love languages shift over time, how menopause changes the body and the daily rituals, and how small routines (hello, frozen lime shavings in ice water) can become real care. Jax also shares a powerful moment: a long-lost handmade bookmark resurfaces in the exact book it belonged in — and the timing hits like a wink from the universe.

Direct Jax quote from this episode:
“Sometimes the best form of love that you can give yourself is just to do the damn things that you keep telling yourself you’re going to do.”

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• The self-love power move: finishing taxes fast and freeing up mental space

• “Ten minutes can do” as a daily momentum ritual

• A marriage check-in that finally stayed productive

• Why love gets lost in translation inside long-term relationships

• The five love languages explained with real-life examples

• Gifts, visibility, and how needs shift when old wounds soften

• Physical touch, sensitivity, and rewiring old associations

• A Valentine’s bookmark surprise that turned into a full-circle moment

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Furniture flips, a hair fix, a work wobble, and the future-self systems that pull you back on track

Episode 46 is a real-life reset story with receipts. Jax walks through a week that felt like chaos with a megaphone, then shows the exact pivots that brought relief: a full office rearrange, a simple hair solution, and a practical work system that turns “I forgot” into “I handled it.”

This episode ties straight back to Episode 1 energy: finding the CAN inside the “I can’t” moments, then building tiny supports that keep you steady.

• The reset trigger: Jax reorganizes the office after a repeat cat situation and turns the mess into a purposeful purge + fresh workflow.

• The hair win: Overtone becomes the budget-friendly fix that restores confidence fast.

• The work wobble: A rough week at work becomes a systems upgrade: eight alarms, future-self support, and less self-attack.

• The relationship lens: A powerful breakdown of “title vs human” (dad, mom, boss, etc.) and how inner-child reactions show up as a cry for help.

• Boundaries as protection: Jax reframes boundaries as calm, clean protection for the tender part of you.

• A reset can be a strategy, not a spiral.

• Future-you thrives when present-you builds simple systems.

• The adult version of you gets to lead, even when the younger part feels loud.

• Boundaries can be gentle, calm, and firm.

“There are four people happening at this experience right now with this phone conversation.”
Context: Jax explains past-self emotion, current adult-self power, the other person, and the human behind the title — then shows how that awareness changes everything.

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How a small win revealed the role of attitude, effort, and ease in receiving

In this episode of the Just Jax Podcast, Jax unpacks a seemingly small moment that cracked open a much bigger conversation about money, receiving, obstacles, and attitude.

It starts with a birthday lunch, a missed intuition cue, and a surprise human connection in a parking lot. What looks ordinary on the surface turns into a living example of the mantra Jax keeps coming back to:

“I love it when everything works out for me.”

From there, the episode pivots into a real-time reflection on winning a $100 lottery ticket and why that amount mattered more than a flashy jackpot ever could. This win becomes a marker — proof that momentum builds in layers and that belief expands through lived experience.

Jax explores her complicated relationship with gambling, shaped by family patterns, money stories, and early observations about how people change around cash. Instead of framing money as good or bad, this episode treats it as neutral — a mirror that reflects mindset, expectation, and emotional charge.

The conversation deepens as Jax connects this win to larger themes:

• how receiving still carries friction even after success

• why obstacles serve a purpose in building self-respect and maturity

• how ease and effort work together rather than against each other

• why celebrating small confirmations rewires confidence faster than chasing massive outcomes

The episode also weaves in a parallel lesson around responsibility and growth — from filing quarterly taxes as a business owner to recognizing income that arrived during a season of deep resistance and silence around her cursive program. Even when visibility disappeared, value still moved.

A powerful parenting story illustrates how removing every obstacle steals learning, while too many barriers crush momentum. The real work lives in attitude — how obstacles get framed and how meaning gets assigned.

This episode invites listeners to examine their emotional posture toward money, success, and ease. When desire feels heavy, stalled, or charged with frustration, it asks a direct question:
What happens when the focus shifts from removing obstacles to trusting the process unfolding through them?

• Scratch-and-win lottery tickets as mindset mirrors

• Family gambling dynamics and early money imprinting

• Receiving discomfort after a win

• Obstacles as character builders

• Business ownership, taxes, and self-worth

• Parenting, boundaries, and earned confidence

• Reframing ease as something learned, practiced, and embodied

You can find Jax’s cursive writing puzzle books, digital PDFs, and merchandise at
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Episodes drop every Tuesday.