Sunday · June 14, 2026 🌿
Finding Yourself at Any Age, Starting Over, and Finding Your Truth
A Sunday pen-pal note before tomorrow's episode with Jerod.
Dear sweet friend, Hey, it's me.
Happy Sunday. How are you?
I've been thinking about something after posting tomorrow's podcast episode.
What if the hardest part isn't finding your truth? What if the hardest part is admitting it to yourself?
Not the version everyone else expects.
Not the version that keeps the peace.
Not the version that makes other people comfortable.
Your truth.
No one talks about what being honest can cost you. Sometimes it costs your comfort. Sometimes it costs certainty. Sometimes it requires change, and change is hard.
I know because I'm standing in a season of my own life wondering what's next. Wondering how I'm going to keep up with God's plans when my human side always seems to show up first. The side that wants guarantees, timelines, and answers.
As I prepared for this conversation with Jerod, I found myself thinking about how much both of us have changed since we first sat down together a few months ago.
It's funny how one scroll on TikTok can connect two people who otherwise may have never met.
I wonder if he knows he helped me step back onto social media.
He encouraged me to find my voice through the fear, the doubt, and all the reasons I thought I wasn't ready.
Building a podcast, creating a community, and writing a book have all required me to become someone new.
I had to let go of the version of me that always had it together. The version that put herself last. The version that worried about disappointing everyone else. The version that kept showing up in the middle of the night asking questions I wasn't ready to answer.
This week's conversation with Jerod reminded me that every person reaches a moment when they must decide whether they will continue performing a life that no longer fits or have the courage to step into one that does.
His story is about discovering his sexuality, navigating divorce, parenting through difficult conversations, facing bullying, and learning to live authentically.
But as I listened, I realized this conversation is bigger than any one story.
It's about coming home to yourself.
I hope as you listen, you'll hear the brave moments that happened long before the microphone was turned on. The conversations, decisions, fears, and challenges that came before he ever sat down in front of me.
Jerod motivated me. He encouraged me. He helped me better understand what it means to honor your own story.
And one thing I learned from our conversation is this:
You do not have to have all the answers today.
You do not need a five-year plan.
You do not need everyone's approval.
You just need enough courage to take the next honest step.
I'm waiting on your note~
Where in your life have you been afraid to tell yourself the truth? If you have a story you'd like to share, send me a note. I'd love to hear from you.
Write Jenn a Note ↓I'm cheering for you.
Remember, your voice matters. Every voice matters.
Silent to Spoken in finding your truth.
Don't quit in the quiet.
Just stay sweet out there. I love you,
~Jenn
P.S. The deeper we dive, the sweeter it gets. If this note spoke to you, come sit with me at Just Jelly Unfiltered, where we have real conversations about life in the messy middle.
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Where have you been afraid to tell yourself the truth?