Fullness & Flourishing is a warm, trauma-informed podcast offering thoughtful, real-life insight into healing, nervous systems, relationships, and the complexity of being human.
Hosted by licensed therapist, Jess Woods, this show blends clinical understanding with honest, personal reflection—so things start to make sense in a way that actually feels useful.
You’ll hear conversations about:
trauma and how it shapes your inner world
neurodivergence, masking, and overwhelm
parts work and self-understanding
emotional patterns, relationships, and burnout
why you might feel “fine” on the outside but not on the inside
This isn’t about quick fixes or perfect routines.
It’s about understanding yourself with more clarity, less shame, and a little more room to breathe.
Whether you’re deep in your own healing work or just starting to ask better questions, this space is here to help you make sense of your experience—in a way that feels grounded, compassionate, and real.
In this episode, Jess provides some suggestions and insights for supporting others when they are grieving. She discusses the power of being with people without trying to rush them away from their sadness and not making assumptions about what they feel and need.
Resources mentioned:
Purchase GOOD GRIEF cards (https://woods-therapy.printify.me/products/1?sort=price-desc)
Trauma Healing Institute- Safe Listener Promise (https://www.traumahealingbasics.org/safe-listeners-promise)
Bottle of Tears - Grief Gifts (https://www.bottleoftears.com/)
17 Feb 2024
Episode 10 - Good Grief Pt. 2
In this episode, Jess centers the conversation on some education about the grieving process, including examining the well-known stages of grief and a framework that better reflects the real chaos of grief.
Resources mentioned:
Purchase Good Grief cards (https://woods-therapy.printify.me/products/1?sort=price-desc)
Megan Devine - Therapist, Author, and Grief Specialist (https://refugeingrief.com/)
Grief Share- support groups (https://www.griefshare.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=gs_fg_evergreen&utm_content=participants&utm_term=grief%20counseling&utm_campaign=gs_mkt_fg_evergreen_search&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9692495215&hsa_cam=20155247255&hsa_grp=148649906625&hsa_ad=659030135408&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-19333231&hsa_kw=grief%20counseling&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAz8GuBhCxARIsAOpzk8xm0u85Y_bD3R8K0-QkdhQGUmtlF1tfmOvpJYxuzvzCmV9zJPANCNwaAqfxEALw_wcB)
A Haven - grief support in Chester County, PA (http://www.ahaven.org/)
16 Jan 2024
Episode 9 - Good Grief Pt. 1
In this episode, Jess shares thoughts about grief and portions of a conversation with her younger sister, in which they process personal and professional experiences with grief. The conversation takes them on a winding journey through types of grief, losing a loved one, disenfranchised grief, and how to do better as we bear witness to loss in the lives of others.
Jess shares about a passion project that has recently launched, Good Grief Empathy Cards, which are available for purchase on the Woods Therapy Instagram Account: https://linktr.ee/woodstherapy (https://woods-therapy.printify.me/products/1?sort=price-desc)
23 Oct 2023
Episode 8 - Woods Parenting Ethos: Be Brave
In this final episode of the series, Jess and Johnny talk about how bravery is a worthy risk to take and how they have already seen this show up in their family life. They reflect on how being brave can look like standing up for someone, trying again after failure, or doing hard things with others.
Check out @besafe.bekind.bebrave on Instagram for more related content
22 Oct 2023
Episode 7- Woods Parenting Ethos: Be Kind
In this episode, Johnny and Jess continue discussing their “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Brave” parenting approach. They focus on defining and casting a vision for kindness in their family and community. They distinguish between being “nice” and the posture of kindness. They also acknowledge the examples they have seen of kindness and share a few ways they encourage it in their kids.
Check out @besafe.bekind.bebrave on Instagram for more related content
9 Oct 2023
Episode 5 - Woods Parenting Ethos
In this episode, Jess is joined by her husband Johnny and they share a bit of their parenting journey as well as the phrase that provides vision, accountability, and positive reinforcement for their kids: “Be safe, Be Kind, Be Brave.” Although there is a family and parenting focus, this episode is for everyone, hopefully, it causes you to think more deeply about how you were raised and how are/would influence kids in your life.
9 Oct 2023
Episode 6- Woods Parenting Ethos: Be Safe
In this episode, Johnny returns to continue discussing their “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Brave” parenting approach. More specifically, they unpack what they mean by “be safe” including their own experiences growing up, their racial lenses, and how these principles play out in their blended family.
27 Sept 2023
Emotion Wave Guided Mediation
Practice holding space for your feelings by acknowledging their impermanence and noticing their power. Use this to guide a short mindful moment for yourself whenever you need it.
27 Sept 2023
Episode 4 - Emotions Part 3
In this final episode of the series, we talk about the unique challenges of emotions for trauma survivors and explore suggestions for prioritizing self-compassion when doing this post-traumatic healing work.
Jess also answers some frequently asked questions from therapy clients about feelings and suggests the following resources to explore:
FREE Getting Acquainted With Your Emotions Journal can be downloaded HERE (https://drive.google.com/file/d/10INTe_4cYgMiReyEDOWkQDFdLabzaA0G/view?usp=drivesdk). Designed by Jess for this podcast community to keep growing and learning about feelings.
Other Resources mentioned:
Unbroken: The Trauma Response is Never Wrong (https://a.co/d/f1LGDXe) by Dr. Mary Catherine McDonald
The Wisdom of Your Body (https://a.co/d/0npROCz) by Dr. Hillary McBride Wisdom of Your Body
Little Otter Health @littleotterhealth
Ellie Mental Health @elliementalhealth
Manatee Care @getmanatee
24 Jul 2023
Episode 3 - Emotions Part 2
In this episode we continue our conversation about emotional experience, expression, and repression…but this time joined by a guest! Dayton is a friend and the first official guest of Fullness & Flourishing. He showed up with vulnerability, humor, and really helpful insight, which is very on-brand. We talk about comforting the young versions of ourselves, how funeral music has unlocked grief for us both, and how therapeutic emotional work can be painfully productive.
15 Jul 2023
Episode 2 - Emotions Part 1
In this episode, we discuss our relationship with emotions, the how and why of emotional experience, expression, and repression. The most important thing is to remember you can always improve your relationship with your feelings and starting with compassion for the emotional patterns you have developed is much more productive than shaming yourself for not being better at expressing or experiencing them. Part 2 of this conversation will come in the next episode when we discuss this topic further with a friend and the first guest of the podcast.
7 Jul 2023
Episode 1 - Intro and Bio
In this first episode, we focus on Jess’ journey to podcasting via some core memories that made her the therapist she is today. We also looked at the meaning of the words in the podcast’s title and talked about how this space has the potential to support fullness and inspire flourishing.
Notes and mentions:
“We’re all born into the world looking for someone who is looking for us”- Dr. Curt Thompson (curtthompsonmd.com)
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