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Trigger Warning: Death, Sibling LossToday (10/6/26) would have been my brother Kenny’s 40th birthday, and after avoiding this episode for three years, I feel like I’m finally ready to talk about it. As a collective, death is something we tend to shy away from, but after navigating this loss, I can’t deny how important it is to talk about. Join me won’t you into a chaotic note in my Notes App called, “Grief” that I started right after my brother passed. This has turned into a dumping ground for all of my thoughts and emotions through the roller coaster that is sibling loss. This isn’t a therapy session or a pity party, but more of an insight into a grieving experience. My intention here is to bring awareness to grief and hopefully some nuggets that can help support you or your loved ones walking a similar path. And just a heads up - there may be a LOT of tears here, but it’s my grief party and I’ll cry if I want to :)Highlights(01:29) - Why I avoided this topic for 3 years and am finally ready to talk about it (06:24) - Please stop asking grieving people how their person died (11:49) - The things I actually needed after loss, and spoiler alert: it wasn’t flowers(13:09) - The comfort of dirty laundry (21:24) - Disenfranchised Grief: Siblings as the forgotten mourners(25:26) - You can’t lean on family when someone in the unit dies(29:44) - Please don’t ask me about my cute jeansResources:Join SJ’s 2027 Winter Writing Retreat: Earlybird pricing happening Now with 15% off using code WINTER15Follow SJ on InstagramDownload the Free Identity WorkbookGrab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here. Buy The Less Effect on AmazonFollow Landon Hail Press on InstagramDownload the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring AuthorsBook A Free Consultation with Landon Hail PressThis Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

The last month has felt like a tidal wave that just won’t stop. Through some of the mess that life is throwing at me right now, I’ve come realize that so much of the aggravation it causes is from our resistance to it. In the surrender, the unexpected can be such a sweet spot if we let it.When I look back historically at similar seasons, I’ve noticed that some of the biggest messes in my life have appeared right before a massive shift happened. When it felt like everything was falling apart, it was actually moving the energy to prepare for what was coming.In this episode, I talk about being with the chaos - not becoming it - but being with it instead of desperately trying to control it. We treat it like it’s bad and unwanted, when it often is necessary for our next evolution. I also dig into why allowing the messiness is a crucial part of the writing process to uncover our truth and the voice that reflects that truth.Highlights:(02:20) - What I’m learning from living moment to moment(04:38) - When the chaos quickly turns into a comedy routine(08:44) - The life upheaval that eventually showed me exactly where I needed to go(13:09) - Why clarity and chaos are partners-in-crime(17:14) - How a perfect book outline can derail your author voice(19:25) - Why writing a book first must transform the author before it can transform the readerResources:Join SJ’s 2027 Winter Writing Retreat: Earlybird pricing happening Now with 15% off using code WINTER15Follow SJ on InstagramDownload the Free Identity WorkbookGrab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here. Buy The Less Effect on AmazonFollow Landon Hail Press on InstagramDownload the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring AuthorsBook A Free Consultation with Landon Hail PressThis Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

There’s a lot going on in the coaching space and I wanna talk about it - I’m talking about community, investment, disappointment, and what it really means to show up as part of a village. After watching some very public conversations unfold around multiple recent women’s events and entrepreneurship, I sat with my own feelings around it and have some things to say.I share why I believe multiple truths can exist at once - and that often the most valuable part of an experience is often something you could never put on a list of deliverables. We’re talking relationships, self-reflection, proximity, grace, discernment, the priceless intangibles, and what happens when we choose to lean into growth instead of immediately tearing people (and in this case - women) down.Highlights:(05:42) - How disappointment and gratitude can coexist(11:17) - Why so many women claim to be searching for a village, but their actions do not align with this desire(15:48) - What it actually means to be a villager when things don’t go perfectly(20:58) - Why some of the biggest growth comes from experiences that you don’t plan for(25:38) - The difference between using your voice and publicly tearing someone down(30:52) - Why witnessing embodiment in a moment can teach us more than witnessing successResources:Join SJ’s 2027 Winter Writing Retreat: Earlybird pricing happening Now with 15% off using code WINTER15Follow SJ on InstagramDownload the Free Identity WorkbookGrab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here. Buy The Less Effect on AmazonFollow Landon Hail Press on InstagramDownload the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring AuthorsBook A Free Consultation with Landon Hail PressThis Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

From an author and publisher, trust me when I say your belief that you’re a bad writer is not all your fault.This is likely a story that was handed to you through outside structures like school, grades, diagnoses, and environments where you were forced to be but wouldn’t necessarily choose. Over time, this resulted in years of learning to keep your real voice safely tucked away.In this episode, I walk you through seven reasons you may have decided writing isn’t your talent, and why the answer isn’t perfection.The truth is that practice, honesty, emotional connection, and giving yourself permission to get messy is what makes a “good” author - not the fear of getting it “wrong”.Highlights:(03:23) - An arbitrary system brainwashed you into thinking you can’t write(06:02) - Why writing that’s forced and controlled kills your creative capacity(08:28) - What happens when you finally let someone else experience your words(10:16) - How made up stories kept your real voice contained - and how to become uncontained(13:09) - Why the wound is your North Star when writing anything that matters(17:20) - What “writer’s block” actually is - the mechanism that’s firing in the brain and how to rewire thisResources:Join SJ’s 2027 Winter Writing Retreat: Earlybird pricing happening Now with 15% off using code WINTER15Follow SJ on InstagramDownload the Free Identity WorkbookGrab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here. Buy The Less Effect on AmazonFollow Landon Hail Press on InstagramDownload the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring AuthorsBook A Free Consultation with Landon Hail PressThis Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio

We’re back with another off-the-cuff life update after having a breakdown last weekend that truly set me free. I go into the challenges of coparenting, transition days, the inner collapse that always follows, and letting it all be as it is.It’s a new level of freedom when I began to allow myself to fall apart without fixing it, labeling it, or rushing myself back into productivity.I share about the moment I craved connection and the viral post that followed, reminding me of the power that comes with vulnerability and allowing myself to be seen in the messy truth of it all. While putting myself on display in these moments is hard, I can’t deny that “un-posturing” feels like such a necessary part of my healing, and apparently the healing of thousands of others (based on my viral IG post…).Highlights:(05:02) - The internal collapse that happens every time my son leaves (09:27) - What it felt like to let the “mess” actually just be part of the natural cycle of coparenting (14:19) - Keeping it real when people ask me (and I ask me) if coparenting gets easier with time (19:51) - How my years of posturing was a survival mechanism and the ways I did this with myself (24:40) - When going viral opens the floodgates to lots of resonance and support - and of course the “trolls” who need love the most (29:35) - Why the messy, imperfect version of you is the one people actually connect withResources:Join SJ’s 2027 Winter Writing Retreat: Earlybird pricing happening Now with 15% off using code WINTER15Follow SJ on InstagramDownload the Free Identity WorkbookGrab my SLAY YOUR STORY⚔🔥 Storytelling Masterclass here. Buy The Less Effect on AmazonFollow Landon Hail Press on InstagramDownload the Free Writing Guide for Aspiring AuthorsBook A Free Consultation with Landon Hail PressThis Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio