In this episode, Jenna Marilyn talks about discernment — and what she’s learned after dedicating a full year to contemplating this word.

She shares how, for years, she believed she had to like and accept everyone — or else she was a bad person. For others, it’s the opposite: needing to be liked by everyone to feel worthy. Both are illusions rooted in fear — fear of rejection, of being wrong, of not trusting yourself.

You’ll hear about:

• The difference between discernment and judgment
• Why neutrality is a form of wisdom
• The trap of being endlessly accepting or endlessly palatable
• How to see clearly without attaching a story
• How to filter through noise, advice, and influence — and find your own truth
• Contemplative questions to help you return to your own clarity

Because you don’t have to like everything.

And not everything has to like you.

Here’s your permission slip.

Follow Jenna on Instagram @jennamarilyn_

Host: Jenna Marilyn

Producer: JD Ferrell

Presented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and Themodern.fm