Depth & Dignity is about learning, unlearning, and becoming. It’s for curious people who want to understand themselves, improve their relationships, and live more fully.
Hosted by Jen Wilking—a pelvic health physical therapist and deep-feeling human—this podcast explores the things school skipped and life keeps asking us to figure out: bodies, relationships, emotions, values, rest, resilience, and new chapters.
Jen brings honest insights, practical tools, and a sense of humor to a wide range of topics with a direct connection to everyday life.
Learn something. Feel something. Do something.
Welcome to Depth & Dignity and the final episode of season 1, a guided meditation focused on joy. Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
8 Dec 2025
Disarming the Inner Critic
If you've got a noisy inner critic, this episode is for you! I learned these strategies from Tara Mohr in her wonderful book, Playing Big. https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/ Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
1 Dec 2025
Meditation Episode: Agility
This episode is a guided meditation. I recommend listening while lying down, with a pillow under your head and your knees, covered with a blanket to keep warm. Gather whatever you need, and choose a quiet spot. In this practice, you will: Use opposites to anchor into the present moment and to shift out of reactive patternsUse paradox to move beyond judgment, expectation, and either/or thinkingHold space for the possibility of both/andCreate space for responses that honor who you are and how y...
24 Nov 2025
Difficult and Painful Emotions
This week is about feeling the hard feelings. Untamed by Glennon Doyle Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown Alma The 988 Lifeline Kristin Neff - The Self-Compassion Institute Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
17 Nov 2025
Feel It All: Emotions as Messengers
Emotions are messengers. They aren’t good or bad, right or wrong. They’re natural and normal, and they give us information about ourselves. Emotional agility is a term coined by psychologist Susan David. Emotional agility is the ability to be with your emotions with curiosity, compassion, and especially the courage to take values-connected steps. Dr. David shares common but ineffective responses to strong emotions. Bottling - Nothing to see here Brooding - Constant storm cloud Forced Positi...
10 Nov 2025
Relationships & Repair
It doesn’t take a Harvard Study to recognize how important relationships are, but I want to share one with you that probably reinforces what you already know and may deliver a surprise or two. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger, MD & Marc Schultz, PhD And also, a strategy for strengthening relationships when we inevitably mess up. We Can Do Hard Things: Episode 267 - The #1 Relationship Strategy with Dr. Becky Kennedy As alway...
3 Nov 2025
How You Breathe Matters
You can influence your heart rate, respiratory rate, muscle tension, pain level, mood, digestion, brain function, and sleep quality with better breathing. With an average breathing rate of 14 times per minute, 840 times per hour, and over 20,000 times per day, how you breathe matters. Three tips for breathing well. Breathe through your nose whenever possible.Guide your inhalation to the bottom of your rib cage.Slow your breathing down.Try it along with the cues, and find what works for you. T...
27 Oct 2025
What's on the Chopping Block
In this episode, I answer one of the questions from last week: Are there things you keep doing even though you know if you didn’t, you’d feel better? I’m making changes in my social media and news intake. If your brain also feels like it’s been in a blender after time on social media or your heart feels hopeless after doomscrolling, I invite you to join me. From the episode: The Atlantic - An Ongoing Tradition Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at joi...
20 Oct 2025
Make Space for What Matters Most: Part 2
What’s truly important, and what can be cut? If you have more to do than you can get done, this is for you. In part 2, you’ll celebrate what’s going well, identify what’s being neglected, and make an action plan. What you keep and what you cut, what you celebrate and what you focus on - it’s entirely up to you. But if you don’t get clear on what those things are, someone else will be happy to direct how you spend your time, money, attention, and energy. The distractions are plentiful and loud...
13 Oct 2025
Make Space for What Matters Most: Part 1
What’s truly important, and what can be cut? If you have more to do than you can get done, this is for you. Have you ever seen a values list? They have dozens of appealing words, usually in alphabetical order, lined up and ready for you to circle your favorites as your core values. I haven’t found it to be very helpful in providing clarity or effective in making changes. So, I stopped asking people to circle words and started asking questions instead. The questions are in the episode, a...
6 Oct 2025
Meditation Episode: Dignity
This episode is a guided meditation. I recommend listening while lying down with a pillow under your head and knees, covered in a blanket to keep warm. Gather whatever you need, and choose a quiet spot. The meditation is focused on recognizing your own value and worth and incorporates the 10 essential elements of dignity from Dr. Donna Hicks. Acceptance of IdentityInclusionSafetyAcknowledgmentRecognitionFairnessBenefit of the DoubtUnderstandingIndependenceAccountabilityhttps://drdonnahicks.co...
29 Sept 2025
Seeing Humans = Honoring Dignity
This week, we expand on what it means to practice seeing humans and explore the 10 essential elements of dignity from Dr. Donna Hicks. Acceptance of IdentityInclusionSafetyAcknowledgmentRecognitionFairnessBenefit of the DoubtUnderstandingIndependenceAccountabilityhttps://drdonnahicks.com/ Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
22 Sept 2025
Practice Seeing Humans
What happens if we assume people are doing their best? What would it look like if we gave up the roles of judge and jury? How could we honor dignity for ourselves, for our loved ones, for strangers, and even for people we don’t like? Dignity can transform how we see and treat ourselves and each other. Questions for reflection at jenwilking.com/podcast. The story from Brené Brown's Unlocking Us. Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com...
22 Sept 2025
Welcome to Depth & Dignity
Introducing Depth & Dignity with special thanks to Lisa Hamilton, Kristen Moore, and Shanté Cofield. This podcast is for curious people who want to understand themselves, improve their relationships, and experience more joy. Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
30 Aug 2025
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Season 1 of Depth & Dignity begins September 22nd. Thank you for listening to Depth & Dignity. Join the mailing list at join.jenwilking.com to receive a weekly note from me. Music by Chris Collins, indiemusicbox.com
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