Welcome to Happiness with Jess, your go-to space for transforming your health and happiness from the inside out. Jess is a holistic health coach, here to help you uncover the tools you need to break through what's holding you back. In each episode, she’ll dive into topics around physical and mental health, leaving you with actionable steps to help you heal, grow, and thrive. So, if you’re ready to build healthier habits, transform your mindset, and discover tools to live your best life, you’re in the right place.
96. Is The Hardest Part of Prioritizing Yourself Asking for Help? Let's Talk About It!
In this episode of Happiness with Jess, health coach Jess explores why so many women struggle to prioritize themselves—even when they know exactly what they need to feel better.
For women who are balancing work, family, relationships, household responsibilities, and their own health, self-care can start to feel like just another thing on an already endless to-do list.
Jess explores why the solution isn’t always better time management or more discipline. Sometimes, taking better care of yourself means asking for help, delegating, letting go of perfectionism, and allowing other people to support you.
In this episode, Jess talks about:
Why asking for help can feel so uncomfortable
Why receiving support can be just as difficult as asking for it
Why self-care doesn’t always mean adding another healthy habit
Learning that being independent and being supported can coexist
Because sometimes the healthiest thing you can do for yourself isn’t another healthy habit.
Sometimes it’s asking for help.
Jess also shares a personal story about learning to receive support and why letting someone else take care of you can be an important part of your health, relationships, and personal growth.
Learn about Jess’s coaching here
👉https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram (https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram)
And or more on self-love, health, fitness, and healing, follow Jess on Instagram:
👉 @happ.i.ness.jess (https://instagram.com/happ.i.ness.jess?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
23 Sept 2026
95. Recap of Hiking Half Dome
In this episode, Jess recaps one of the craziest hikes she’s ever done: 17 miles through Yosemite National Park to the top of Half Dome.
After having Half Dome on her bucket list for years, Jess unexpectedly got the opportunity to tackle it this year—and she’s sharing the full adventure, from getting their permits to climbing the infamous cables, and everything that happened along the way.
More than just a hiking recap, this experience left Jess feeling incredibly grateful for her body and its strength and capability. It was a reminder that taking care of your body isn't just about how it looks—it’s about fueling it, challenging it, and being able to experience the things you've dreamed about.
And, naturally, Jess is already thinking about what adventure might be next.
Learn about Jess’s coaching here
👉https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram (https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram)
And or more on self-love, health, fitness, and healing, follow Jess on Instagram:
👉 @happ.i.ness.jess (https://instagram.com/happ.i.ness.jess?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
2 Sept 2026
94. The 3 S’s of Consistency: Systems, Structure & Scheduling
What if the problem isn’t that you lack motivation or discipline…but that your habits just aren’t supported enough?
In this episode, Jess breaks down the 3 S’s of consistency: Systems, Structures, and Scheduling. Rather than relying on motivation to maintain healthy habits, she explores how to create routines that support you through busy seasons, low-energy days, travel, stress, changing schedules, and all the other ways real life likes to get in the way.
Jess also talks about why we so often build routines for our ideal life instead of our real life. Because if your routine only works when everything goes perfectly…is it really a sustainable routine?
You’ll learn how to:
Create systems that make your habits easier and require less motivation
Build a realistic baseline so one hard week doesn’t turn into starting over
Use scheduling to actually make space for the things that matter
Create lower-bar options for the days when you’re tired, busy, or just not feeling it
Plan for the interruptions instead of treating them like failures
Build routines around your real life—not your ideal self
AndJess brings it all back to the Bounce Back Rate—because consistency isn’t about never getting off track. It’s about getting better at finding your way back.
The goal isn’t to create a routine you can follow perfectly. It’s to build one you can return to when life gets in the way.
If you’re tired of constantly starting over and want to build healthy habits that actually fit your life, this episode is for you.
Learn about Jess’s coaching here
👉https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram (https://www.happinesscoaching.online/happinessprogram)
And or more on self-love, health, fitness, and healing, follow Jess on Instagram:
👉 @happ.i.ness.jess (https://instagram.com/happ.i.ness.jess?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
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