Beach Breakdown : Pick a Different Stick

After spending some intentional time alone during a recent beach trip, I had a few realizations about where I’ve been placing my energy, what I’ve been holding onto, and the version of myself I’m ready to release.

In this episode, I share a lesson from Carol Elizabeth’s book Trust Your Magic that asks us to picture the different parts of our lives as sticks in a pile and the power of which stick you focus on.

I talk about:

• Creating enough stillness to hear what’s really going on beneath the noise
• Noticing where your attention and energy are going
• Protecting the beliefs that keep you grounded
• Interrupting the spiral when something goes wrong
• Releasing identities and personas that no longer feel true
• Being honest with yourself during seasons of transition
• Taking the next step before you have everything figured out

If you’ve been feeling like something in your life needs to shift—but you’re not completely sure what comes next—this episode is an invitation to get still, get honest, and listen.

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Jessica is an empowerment coach, speaker, and host of the BraveAF Podcast, and founder of BraveAF Coaching. After navigating trauma, reinvention, and life's unexpected pivots, she discovered what it means to show up BraveAF — when she wasn't sure how, and she wasn't even sure if she wanted to. She created the BRAVE Method from experience, not theory.

Jessica helps people stuck in a cycle of overthinking start writing their next chapter by taking simple, courageous steps forward. Her coaching style is honest, compassionate and action-focused with equal parts truth, accountability and belief in what's possible.

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