The Queen of Pep Talks

Episodi

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  (#514) I Need a Break. 14.10.2026 4min

  sometimes growth looks like knowing when it's time to let go. in this short, personal episode, i'm sharing why i've decided to take a break from the podcast, what this season of my life is teaching me about trusting myself, and why it's okay to outgrow something you once loved. thank you for being part of this journey with me. this isn't necessarily goodbye, but it is me giving myself permission to evolve. love you. XO JOIN TRANSFORM.
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  (#513) Unpopular Opinions with Oz. 30.09.2026 32min

  Watch the full episode on YouTube. Oz is backkkkkk -- and today we're sharing our unpopular opinions. The things we think are overrated. The things everyone seems to love that we don't understand. The opinions we know might piss some of you off. This is one of those episodes where there isn't necessarily a giant life lesson waiting for you at the end. It's just us hanging out, debating our hot takes, laughing at each other and probably saying a few things we should have kept to ou...
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  (#512) I Was Wrong About Happiness. 23.09.2026 12min

  Watch the full episode on YouTube. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 things I’ve realized I was wrong about when it comes to happiness — including the expectation that we should feel happy all the time, the belief that happiness exists on the other side of getting what we want, and the responsibility we have to actually participate in creating joy in our own lives. Because I don’t think happiness is a place you finally arrive at. I think it’s something you learn to recognize... Something you ...
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  (#511) 3 Things I Do When I Lose Momentum. 16.09.2026 12min

  Watch the full video episode on YouTube. Falling off track isn’t a character flaw, and getting back on track is a skill -- and lately, I’ve had to practice that skill myself. There are times when I’m completely in momentum — I’m doing the things I said I would do, taking care of myself, working, training, keeping my routines — and everything feels relatively easy. And then… life happens. You get busy. Something emotionally consumes you. You travel. You get sick. You have a shitty week. Sudden...
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  (#510) Life Lately With Oz: Birthdays, The Bible & Absolute Chaos. 09.09.2026 43min

  Oz is back!!! Today we're sitting down for a casual (and very chaotic) catch-up on life lately. We're talking about Oz turning 30 and his birthday, what he's been learning from reading the Bible, movies, life, relationships, random things we've been thinking about... and doing our best to record a podcast while our cats apparently have other plans for us. There isn't one big lesson or perfectly organized theme to today's conversation. It's just us. Talking. Laughing. Getting distr...
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  (#509) 7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was a Little Girl. 02.09.2026 18min

  In today’s episode of The Queen of Pep Talks Podcast, I’m sharing 7 things I wish someone had told little me — and the beliefs I’ve had to unlearn as an adult to become the woman I am today. This conversation is about body image, food, people pleasing, self-trust, expectations, and giving ourselves permission to question the things we were taught to believe about ourselves. Because maybe growing up isn’t about learning anything new. Maybe it’s about unlearning what we were never meant to beli...
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  (#508) What I Learned From Crashing Out Last Week. 26.08.2026 9min

  I crashed out last week. And once I got through the frustration, disappointment, and emotions of it all, I realized there was a lesson underneath it that I really needed: I am way too attached to the outcomes of things. In today's episode, we're talking about what happens when you care deeply about something, do everything you can to make it work, and then have to accept that you still can't control how it turns out. We're talking about releasing control, managing expectations, navigating dis...
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  (#507) Why You Can't Stop Eating (Even When You're Not Hungry). 19.08.2026 16min

  Have you ever eaten a full meal, known you weren’t physically hungry anymore…and still found yourself standing in the kitchen looking for something else? For years, I made those moments mean I lacked willpower. But what I eventually learned is that sometimes we aren’t looking for more food — we’re looking for relief, comfort, stimulation, reward or a way to change how we feel. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down some of the reasons we eat when we’re not physically hungry, including emotiona...
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  (#506) The Biggest Lies Your Binge Eating is Telling You. 12.08.2026 12min

  On today's episode of The Queen of Pep Talks, Jessica breaks down the lies binge eating tells — and why they feel true even when they're not. From "you'll never be normal around food" to "you're the only one who does this," she unpacks how shame keeps the cycle alive and what it actually takes to stop believing the story. XO Watch the full episode on YouTube.
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  (#505) 6 Habits That Quietly Changed My Life. 05.08.2026 19min

  On today's episode of The Queen of Pep Talks, Jessica breaks down the small, quiet habits behind her biggest life transformations — from paying off debt to losing 100 pounds to becoming binge free. She unpacks why none of it happened from one big decision, but from tiny, repeated ones: keeping promises to herself, designing her environment instead of relying on motivation, and asking "what would the woman I'm becoming do?" before every choice. Watch the full episode on YouTube.
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  (#504) What Men Actually Think (But Never Say) with Oz. 22.07.2026 50min

  On today's episode of The Queen of Pep Talks, Jessica hands the mic over to her boyfriend Oz for an honest Q&A on what women get wrong about men. They talk through overthinking, emotional processing, needing space, unrealistic expectations, and what he's actually learned about women (and himself) since they started dating. It's real, a little funny, and gives you a rare look at the other side of the conversation. Watch the full episode on YouTube.
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  (#503) Why You Keep Becoming the Old Version of Yourself. 15.07.2026 12min

  Why do you keep slipping back into old habits even after a great week? In this episode of The Queen of Pep Talks, Jessica breaks down why self-sabotage isn't really about discipline — it's about familiarity. She explains why your brain craves what's familiar over what's healthy, why every new version of you feels uncomfortable at first, and why growth isn't about becoming someone new but uncovering who you already are underneath fear. Jessica also shares how identity changes one decision at a...
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  (#502) When I Stopped Doing This, I Became Happier. 08.07.2026 18min

  For a long time, I believed happiness was waiting for me somewhere in the future. After I lost the weight. After life slowed down. After everything finally fell into place. But over the years, I realized my life didn't become happier because I added more. It became happier because I let go of the beliefs, habits, and thought patterns that were keeping me stuck. In this episode, I'm sharing five decisions that completely changed the way I experience my life—from letting go of the need to contr...
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  (#501) WTF, 2026? 17.06.2026 12min

  Can we just be honest for a second? 2026 is indeed *not* better than 2025 like everyone promised me it would be, lol. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing some of the things I've been struggling with lately—from relationship challenges and business stress to friendship changes, disappointment, uncertainty, and the realization that somewhere along the way, I became really good at documenting everything that was wrong. The problems. The stress. The things I couldn't control...
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  (#500) What No One Tells You About Failure. 10.06.2026 17min

  Watch on YouTube. What if the thing holding you back isn't actually failure... it's your fear of what the people watching you fail will think. In this episode of the Queen of Pep Talks Podcast, I'm sharing 5 truths about failure that completely changed the way I approach risk, growth, success, and pursuing the life I want. Because the truth is, failure isn't the thing that keeps most people stuck. It's avoiding failure. It's waiting to feel ready. It's spending years trying to protect yours...
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  (#499) 5 Realizations That Changed My Relationship With My Body 03.06.2026 15min

  Have you ever looked back at old pictures of yourself and realized you were actually beautiful... but at the time, you couldn't see it? In this episode, Jessica shares 5 realizations that transformed her relationship with her body and helped her understand that weight loss wasn't the answer to the things she was truly searching for. This conversation explores body image, self-worth, confidence, self-acceptance, and the emotional experience so many women spend years chasing through body change...
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  (#498) 6 Truths No One Wants to Accept About Weight Loss. 27.05.2026 14min

  Weight loss isn’t always sunshine, butterflies, and rainbows… and honestly? No one talks about that enough. In this episode, Jessica shares 5 hard truths about weight loss, body image, discipline, discomfort, and the mindset shifts women need to stop self-sabotaging themselves throughout their journey. If you constantly feel frustrated, stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, emotionally attached to food, or like your body changing should automatically fix your life — this episode will help you app...
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  (#497) Signs You're Addicted to Your Struggle Story, and How to Fix it. 20.05.2026 14min

  Are you actually stuck… or have you become attached to the version of yourself that’s struggling? In this episode, Jessica breaks down how identifying with overwhelm, inconsistency, struggle, and self-sabotage can quietly keep you stuck in the same cycles — even when you say you want more for your life. If you feel like you keep restarting, holding yourself back, or struggling to become the version of yourself you know you could be, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on...
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  (#496) You Have the Time, You're Just Busy Avoiding. 13.05.2026 18min

  Thinking about changing your life doesn’t actually change it… taking action does. In this episode, Jessica breaks down why procrastination is really a form of avoidance, the signs you don’t trust yourself, and how constantly saying “I’ll do it later” is holding you back from becoming the person you want to be. If you struggle with procrastination, distraction, inconsistency, or following through on the promises you make to yourself — this episode will help you understand what’s actually keepi...
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  (#495) Stop Negotiating With Yourself (It's Holding You Back). 06.05.2026 20min

  You don’t have a discipline problem… you keep negotiating with yourself. If you’re constantly saying “I’ll do it later,” struggling with procrastination, or breaking promises to yourself — this is the reason nothing is changing. In this episode, Jessica breaks down how negotiating with yourself is destroying your self-trust, keeping you stuck in cycles of avoidance, and how to finally start taking action and following through. This is your wake-up call to stop talking yourself out of the life...