The Unapologetic Revolution Podcast with Jess Wagner

In this episode, we'll talk all about my decision to leave social media (for now). I'm dishing all about how it's affected my mental health, the breaking point, and how I'm going about taking a social media sabbatical. FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! INSTAGRAM - @heyimjesswagner Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Today is the last episode of The Unapologetic Revolution Manifesto series where we're breaking down the last section all about knowing, trusting, and belonging to ourselves. In this episode, we'll discuss: ✨why saying sorry can sometimes be an unapologetic action (PLOT TWIST!) ✨what knowing and trusting ourselves means from my perspective as a human and as a coach ✨understanding what it means to live your truth and allow others to have theirs FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/heyimjesswagner Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Today's mini-episode is inspired by my one-year anniversary of being a plant person. I'm sharing a concept about growth and the life/death/life cycle using plants as a metaphor. Let's get into it!

On today's episode of The Unapologetic Revolution Podcast, I'm talking with Evelyn Kelly, a Life & Confidence Coach, all about our inner critics, our intuitions, and how we can work with both parts of ourselves to live more free and confident lives. In this episode, we talk about: ✨the definition of inner critic and the biological origin of why all humans have one ✨how our biggest psychological fear and human need play into our inner critic ✨Evie’s personal relationship with her inner critic, how it’s evolved over the years, and what work she did to change that relationship with her own critic ✨what the opposite of our inner critic is and how we can tap into that instead ✨ways to understand the differences between our inner critic and our intuition ✨a place to start in your own work with understanding and quieting your inner critic ✨Evie’s FANTASTIC and clear process of getting unstuck from your inner critic (You’ll want to take notes on this one!) Get in touch with Evie: Website: https://www.evelynkelly.co.nz/ Instagram: @evelynrobertakelly Join my Free Facebook Community Group Empower & Elevate with Evie Podcast: Elevate Your Life with Evelyn Kelly FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwagFacebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESSFREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passionLearn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

In today’s episode, we’re talking about systems of oppression, what they are, how they stop us from living our unapologetic lives, and what we can do about it. Here’s the breakdown: ✨naming some of the systems of oppression and why they matter ✨ how to start dismantling those systems from the inside out (it starts with us!) ✨ a helpful framework for looking at social change and how we can apply it to our own work ✨ exploring the way that our liberation is connected to each other ✨ a discussion of how all of this ties back to living unapologetically LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE: Sonya Renee Taylor - https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/ Desiree Adaway - https://adawaygroup.com/ Liberatory Consciousness Framework by Barbara Love - https://app.uhds.oregonstate.edu/intranet/files/Public/CRF%20Class/Week%203/Developing%20a%20Liberatory%20Consciousness%20-%20Barbara%20Love.pdf Audre Lorde, There is No Hierarchy of Oppressions - http://uuliveoak.org/pdfs/worship_9-04-09_excerpts_no_hierarchy_of_oppressions.pdf FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwagFacebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESSFREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passionLearn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me  

This episode is a great conversation with my friend and fellow life coach, Whitney Oppenhuizen. Whitney is one of the wisest people I know, and you're definitely going to hear that in our episode all about slowing down, listening to ourselves, and what this whole manifestation thing you've heard of on Instagram is all about. In this episode, we're discussing: ✨slowing down and divesting from hustle and productivity culture ✨how Whitney uses her menstrual cycle and connecting to her body to help her align her life and work to her energy levels ✨why living a structured life might not be as amazing as you think ✨what manifestation ACTUALLY is and why it goes so much deeper than the surface-level education on Instagram graphics ✨looking at the role of privilege in manifestation and the problems with manifestation in our culture ✨Whitney’s story about manifesting her dream job in her dream location and why it was deeply right for her even though it meant a big move and a pay cut LINKS: CONNECT WITH WHITNEY ✨Website: https://www.beingoppen.com/ ✨Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whit_beingoppen/ To learn more about the harms of diet culture and the pervasive anti-fat bias in our culture, check out: ✨Your Fat Friend (instagram.com/yrfatfriend) ✨Maintenance Phase Podcast (http://maintenancephase.com/) ✨BOOK: The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor (https://bookshop.org/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-second-edition-the-power-of-radical-self-love-9781523090990/9781523090990) ✨BOOK: Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating by Christy Harrison(https://bookshop.org/books/anti-diet-reclaim-your-time-money-well-being-and-happiness-through-intuitive-eating/9780316420358) FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! ✨Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag ✨Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS ✨FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion ✨Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Today’s episode is all about why binary thinking is limiting us, keeping us small, and separating us from our and each other’s humanity. In my own experience, the answers lie in the gray area, my friends. Let’s talk about it. What you’ll hear in this episode: ✨the one radical shift in the way I see the world that’s made the BIGGEST difference in my life ✨how black/white or binary thinking works and the ways it limits us ✨what’s possible when we open up and look at life with more nuance ✨why it’s still worth opening up to new ways of thinking even when it’s uncomfortable ✨what breaking out of the binary has to do with our relationship with our worth as humans ✨one step for you to take as you challenge old ways of thinking and step into the gray LINKS: Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us Podcast: Brené on Words, Actions, Dehumanization, and Accountability (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VeEuyFibDfesoCOx5jUA7?si=bwRfGSShSRyv6AswfrKCOA) FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

On today's episode, we're talking all about how and why we have to take responsibility for ourselves in our relationships with other people. We're talking about: ✨the messiness of being unapologetic in relationship with other people ✨why I originally felt weird about the word unapologetic ✨the reason we can’t blame our thoughts and feelings on other people (even when it’s uncomfortable) ✨why we have to take responsibility for what we actually want our lives to be, and the ways we don’t like to do that ✨the one thing that decides how want to we show up in the world ✨why we might actually need external validation, despite the self-help industry telling us we don’t FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Today’s episode features a conversation with my good friend and fellow coach, Leah Masonick. In this episode, we discuss: ✨being in situations that aren’t right for us and how to identify them ✨exploring the ways we have both camouflaged our authentic selves as kids and how that’s impacted our lives as adults ✨the process of giving up people-pleasing ✨the power of knowing our values and how we can see them as our North Star ✨what a personal life vision is and how you can make one for yourself ✨how vision boards ACTUALLY work ✨how “shoulds” have a massive impact on our lives ✨what private pilots licenses and Prince have to do with living authentically LINKS: Born to Fly - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626721302 CONNECT WITH LEAH: Website: https://www.leahmasonick.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-masonick/ Facebook:@leahmasonick Instagram: @leahmasonick FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

On this week's episode, we're taking a deep dive into the next section of The Unapologetic Revolution Manifesto all about the power of CHANGE. We're talking about: ✨ways that society expects us not to change ✨why humans struggle with change on an instinctual level ✨what we MUST have to make changes in our lives ✨4 incredible questions to help you reflect on your own experience and on your relationship with change FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Today’s episode is a great, in-depth conversation with my friend, Cayla Merrill, an incredible branding and design coach. Even if you don’t run a business like Cayla and I do, there is so much goodness in this episode for you all about living a joyful, authentic, and unapologetic life. In this episode, we discuss: ✨The power of curiosity and learning ✨The difference between cultivating joy and dopamine hits ✨The challenge in wondering if it’s okay to be joyful in the midst of the global pandemic ✨Challenging the stories we have about living as our fullest selves LINKS Acro Yoga - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroyoga Tracey Spencer - http://traceyspencer.com.au/under-construction/ Beautiful You Coaching Academy - beautifulyoucoachingacademy.com Madison Morrigan - Awaken Her Soul - madisonmorrigan.com Empath - https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-an-empath#love-of-nature HSP - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/highly-sensitive-person Find Cayla on the internet! Website - https://www.caylamerrillcoaching.com/ Instagram - https://instagram.com/cayla.merrill

On this episode of The Unapologetic Revolution Podcast, we’re exploring the second part of The Unapologetic Revolution Manifesto: going after what you want in life without shame. Here’s what we discuss in the episode: ✨what shame actually means and how it applies to this situation ✨the reason why we can’t figure out what we want in life ✨the helpful and unhelpful aspects of accepting our lives as they are ✨the best question to ask yourself to figure out if you’re settling for less than you deserve ✨ LINKS: Animal Crossing - https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/animal-crossing-new-horizons-switch/ Brene Brown - https://brenebrown.com/ The Perks of Being a Wallflower - https://bookshop.org/books/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-media-tie-in/9780671027346 FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

In the very first episode of The Unapologetic Revolution podcast, we’re talking all about the foundation to an unapologetic life: taking up the space you deserve in the world. In this episode, we discuss: ✨why taking up space is so essential to your unapologetic life ✨how our socialization works against us in taking up space in the world ✨how the glamorization of hustle culture hurts us ✨a breakdown of the ways I’ve learned to take up more space in the world, and what you can learn from them ✨tips to help guide you in learning what it means to take up more space in YOUR life Links: More on hustle culture: https://www.forbes.com/sites/celinnedacosta/2019/04/28/stop-idolizing-hustle-culture-and-do-this-instead/?sh=6d830df633cb Beautiful You Coaching Academy: https://beautifulyoucoachingacademy.com Health at Every Size: https://haescommunity.com/ FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here - https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

On this episode of the podcast, we have a FANTASTIC conversation with Stevi Ballard, Founder of Body Liberation Kansas City. In this episode you'll learn: ✨what body positivity/body liberation means ✨how one episode of Shrill birthed a whole new community in Kansas City ✨the BIG feelings that come with putting yourself out there and being brave ✨practical steps you can take to create or find communities of your own Resources Mentioned in Episode Body Liberation KC: https://www.meetup.com/Bod-Lib-KC/ Body Liberation KC Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/426892144816975/ ✨FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!!✨ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag ✨MORE FROM JESS✨ https://jessmwagner.com Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me Podcast edited by Ironed Out Audio: https://ironedoutaudio.wordpress.com/

Owning your passion sounds amazing, but what does it actually mean? Today I'm breaking down exactly that in a super special episode. In this episode you'll learn: ✨what a passion ACTUALLY is ✨why owning our passion doesn't mean a commitment for life ✨what it might look like to truly own your passion ✨your next steps for making this a reality for you ✨FREE 5-Day CHALLENGE! 5 Days to Own Your Passion - February 17-21✨ Sign up for 5 days of email lessons and live video training all bundled up in one week of passion-fueled goodness <3 Join us at jessmwagner.com/challenge ✨FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!!✨ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag ✨MORE FROM JESS✨ https://jessmwagner.com Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Our relationships are important...but our relationship with our intuition? It's THE MOST important. Today on the podcast, we have Whitney Oppenhuizen, Intuitive Relationship Coach, sharing all about intuition and how we can nurture this relationship even deeper for ourselves. In this episode you'll learn: -the fun story behind the pronunciation of Whitney's last name -what role intuition plays in our relationships -key differences between ego and intuition -why our relationship to our intuition is vitally important -how we can start connecting more with our intuition today Get in touch with Whitney: Website: https://www.beingoppen.com/ Whitney's FREE Create Your Story Workbook: https://mailchi.mp/beingoppen/changeyourstory FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag   MORE FROM JESS https://jessmwagner.com Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

We're afraid of a lot in life - some of it is totally justified, some of it...maybe not so much. I think that there's really only ONE thing we should actually be afraid of. In this episode, I'm diving into what that is and how we can work with that to live more fulfilling lives. In this episode you'll learn: -what I think the one thing we all need to be afraid of is -breaking down some of my own vulnerable fears -practical ways to work with our fear -how we can view the ordinary moments in our lives in a new way Mentioned in this Episode: The ME List: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-me-list The Artidote: https://theartidote.org/ Joel Leon on Twitter @JoelakaMaG: https://twitter.com/JoelakaMaG FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS FREE Resource - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You’re on the Right Path and Where to Go From Here Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

Have you ever created a vision board? They can be so. much. fun. to make, and they also happen to be a fantastic way to harness our goals and dreams and bring them closer to reality. In this episode, you'll learn: -why vision boards are a powerful way to honor your goals and dreams -how to create your own vision board -the perfect questions to ask yourself before you create your next vision board -how to actually use your vision board once it's created Resources Mentioned in Episode: Canva: https://canva.com Pinterest: https://pinterest.com Body Liberation KC: https://www.meetup.com/Bod-Lib-KC/   FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag   MORE FROM JESS FREE GUIDE - Your Passion Blueprint: Figure Out if You're on the Right Life Path (and Where to Go From Here!): https://jessmwagner.com/passion Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me

It's a NEW YEAR, Y'ALL! We've got an exciting fresh energy in the air, and if you're anything like me, that means you're ready to ride that fresh energy to continue to live your best life in 2020. Sometimes with the new year comes a LOT of pressure from really savvy marketers and businesses about turning your life upside down to become a completely different person starting in this first month of the year. I'm here to talk about why this can be SUPER unhelpful for the majority of people and to give you my alternative take on the New Year, New You mindset. In this episode, you'll learn: -my thoughts on New Year's resolutions -why New Year, New You is an option, but it's not the only one -statistics on the effectiveness of New Year's resolutions -the top 10 New Year's resolutions that people tend to make (super interesting!) -why New Year, Same You can be seen as an asset -why sustainable change will win every time Discussed in this episode: Peter Economy's NY Resolution Article: https://www.inc.com/peter-economy/10-top-new-years-resolutions-for-success-happiness-in-2019.html FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS https://jessmwagner.com Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me Podcast Editing by Ironed Out Audio: https://ironedoutaudio.wordpress.com/

HAPPY 2020! We've made it into this new decade. What an exciting time to refocus, recalibrate, and prepare for all that's to come in the next 12 months. In this episode, I'm sharing all about my favorite New Year's ritual: picking a word of the year.   In this episode you'll learn: -why I think it's important to pick a word or intention of the year -why I prefer picking one word over setting New Year's resolutions -my past words of the year for 2018 and 2019 -my word for 2020 -how YOU can pick your Word of the Year in 4 steps   Discussed in this episode: DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE WORD OF THE YEAR WORKBOOK HERE: https://jessmwagner.com/word2020 Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/ FOLLOW JESS ON SOCIAL!!!! Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessmwag FREE Facebook Community: https://jessmwagner.com/community Facebook: https://facebook.com/jessmwag MORE FROM JESS https://jessmwagner.com Learn more about how to work with me: https://jessmwagner.com/work-with-me