Vital Balance With Jess

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Why does January often feel like drudgery? Jess explains the factors that keep many people from thriving in January and the winter months in general.  

In This Episode, Jess Discusses:

How dopamine and oxytocin drop after the holidays and why this can show-up as irritability, snapping, restlessness, and anxietyHow winter inputs impact serotonin, melatonin timing, insulin tolerance, inflammation, and stress perceptionThe January pressure paradox - why urgency-driven goals become another stress input the endocrine system must adapt to5 crucial tools that...

Duration: 00:28:15

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Every January, women are sold a story of reinvention — New Year, New Me.

But Jess argues the real issue isn’t the resolutions themselves (even though they don't typically work) — it’s the mindset beneath them.

In this episode, Jess breaks down why resolutions tend to fail (and it's not for the reasons you might think).

Jess also shares her own holiday story — gratitude, indulgence, and a 2-hour workout rooted in punishment — and the mindset shift she chose to...

Duration: 00:26:59

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The holidays often bring joy and celebration — but they can also quietly push our bodies out of balance. In this episode, Jess shares a personal look at how weeks of disrupted routines, travel, poor sleep, blood sugar swings, and emotional load eventually showed up for her as anxiety — not all at once, but cumulatively.

Rather than framing this as a failure of discipline or willpower, Jess explains how the body responds to patterns, not isolated events — and how symptoms are often the body’s way of communicating a need for su...

Duration: 00:21:35

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Do you feel exhausted… but also restless? 

On edge, yet depleted? Unable to fully relax, even when you finally slow down?

This is the "wired but tired" state — and it’s incredibly common, especially among high-achieving women living in a world of constant stimulation and pressure.

In this episode of Vital Balance with Jess, we unpack how chronic stress and overstimulation keep your nervous system stuck in high alert, creating a cascade of hormonal fallout that impacts energy, sleep, mood, metabolism, and overal...

Duration: 00:27:44

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In this episode, we’re unpacking emotional load — the unseen, unrelenting kind of stress that many women carry silently. From the mental juggling act of home and work to the constant undercurrent of planning, organizing, worrying, and emotional labor, this invisible burden can wreak havoc on your hormones, energy, and long-term health.

You’ll learn why this type of stress often goes unnoticed, how it shows up physiologically, and most importantly, how to begin releasing it.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:<...

Duration: 00:20:02

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In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Jess sits down with Mel Lewis, a certified life and career coach, founder of Wisdom & Worth, LLC, and Founder & Chief Coach of High Country Community of Coaches— an inspiring collective that Jess is proud to be part of.

Together, Jess and Mel have an honest conversation about the long-term toll of chronic stress — how it once shaped their careers, health, and even their identities  — and the transformation that happens when we finally slow down, tune in, and start liste...

Duration: 00:49:25

🔗 Take the Pillar Personality Quiz — Discover your health personality!

The holidays aren’t “the problem” — it’s the pendulum swing we fall into: total indulgence on one side and rigid control on the other. In this episode, Jess breaks down what really affects women’s hormones this time of year and how to enjoy celebrations without guilt, stress, or metabolic chaos.

You’ll learn why holiday stress and disrupted routines impact cortisol, blood sugar, digestion, sleep, and mood — and how a few simple mindset and lifestyle shifts can protect your health without needing perfection.

If...

Duration: 00:21:32

🔗 Take the Pillar Personality Quiz — Discover your health personality!

You’ve probably heard the term health coach — but what does a health coach actually do?

In this episode of Vital Balance with Jess, we pull back the curtain on what health coaching really is, why it’s becoming one of the most powerful forms of support for women’s health, and how it bridges the gap between knowing what to do and actually following through consistently.

Jess shares her own journey — from lawyer to health coach — and explains how she combines rese...

Duration: 00:18:50

🔗 Take the PILLAR PERSONALITY QUIZ  — Discover your health personality and get a 3-day, step-by-step plan to help you move the needle forward in your health.

If you’re feeling tired, irritable, foggy, or like your metabolism has “slowed down,” it’s easy to blame stress or hormones — but sometimes, the problem starts deeper. Nutrient deficiencies can quietly sabotage your energy, hormone balance, and metabolic function, even when you’re eating “healthy.”

In this episode of Vital Balance with Jess, we’re diving into five essential nutrients that play a direct ro...

Duration: 00:30:43

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— Discover your health personality along with the pillar of health you should focus on right now, the specific element within that pillar that needs the most attention, and get a 3-day, step-by-step plan to help you move the needle forward in your health.

If you’ve ever described yourself as a perfectionist, a high-achiever, or consider yourself someone who has a strong desire to control everything in your life, this episode is for you.

In this episode, Jess breaks down how the constant need to...

Duration: 00:31:11

🔗 Take The PILLAR PERSONALITY QUIZ
— Discover which pillar of health you should focus on right now, the element within that pillar that needs the most attention, and get a 3-day, step-by-step guide to help you move the needle forward for your health.

You can’t improve what you don’t know — and that includes your metabolism.

In this episode, Jess breaks down two powerful tools that help you see inside your body’s inner workings in real time. Forget one-size-fits-all advice: using a glucometer or continuous glucose monitor (CGM...

Duration: 00:27:46