The Jenuine Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Grigg
The real deal when it comes to life, laughter & mental health. Honest conversations that go deep with what’s it’s like to experience mental health challenges, ways to navigate them, and a supportive group of crazy people to call your tribe. If you don’t have shit you’ve been through, then you’re in the wrong place. Our crap is what allows us to see it in others, and I see you.
Hosted by Jennifer Grigg, who still deals with her shit whenever it comes up and speaks at emergency services conferences about mental health and body language. Also wore bunker gear for over two decades. Introvert.
I hate rules. I hate being put in a box. Who decided we need permission to live our lives? You don’t have to EARN a living, living is a gift you were granted the moment you were conceived. Momento Mori.
It’s been 10 years since my older brother Steve died and I’m in a heavy but deeply appreciative mood and I’m reflecting on my family’s impact on my life.
I recorded this while driving from Marathon to Wawa yesterday morning. The audio is rough and my voice wavers at times but this is real life. This is me caught in a raw and unedited moment of deep appreciation for my journey the past year. This is Jenuine.
How I burned myself out in under two months back working full time, and the weighty decision I made today.
I don’t know how many times I prayed for someone to just give me a break, or for someone to discover me or for something I’d created and put out in the world to land in a way that opened up amazing new opportunities for me. What I was really praying for was someone else or something else to show me my worth. But that’s something I could only find myself through unanswered prayers.
This is YOUR life! You only get one shot at it. Stop apologizing for who you are and what you want. Go after your dreams. Stop telling yourself “one day”.
Does your bank account determine how you feel about yourself? For me, the answer was a resounding YES.
However, something has shifted and I needed to share.
I talk about all kinds of vulnerable things - depression, anxiety, thoughts of suicide, life, marriage postpartum depression etc, but this may just be my MOST VULNERABLE. I mean, who wants to talk about their money issues? NO ONE!
Which is exactly why I shared this ginourmously uncomfortable sore spot and what I've learned about myself in the process.
My husband was telling me about a fire call he went to and a wave of anger and jealousy washed over me. I felt resentment and felt myself completely disconnecting from him. I knew I had some shitty feelings I needed to deal with so I took to my journal to sort it all out. This episode is what I realized in the process and why shitty feelings are good if you know what to do with them.
How I went from living a safe life to living without a safety net following the move to a new town 975km away from all that I knew.