Life Coaches Talk Movies

About Life Coaches Talk Movies

As life coaches, Jessica Heimsoth and Gabi Gilliland love figuring out what makes people tick. It's no wonder that, as friends, Jessica and Gabi often find themselves nerding out about movies, and how certain films have inspired and motivated them throughout their lives. Movies are the stories we tell about our existence and purpose, and everyone's life is explained by story. Life Coaches Talk Movies isn't a movie review podcast (although we might do a bit of that here and there). In each episode, one movie will serve as a springboard for a conversation about what the story, characters, or even our experience with the movie itself bring up for us.

Publisher

Jessica Heimsoth & Gabi Gilliland

Category

leisure · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jun 2023

Latest episode

20 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Apr 2026

   Episode 34 | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) & Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

   It's a 'Jumanji' double feature! If you were of the impression that movie-nerd life coaches wouldn't be able to find deep topics in a pair of rollicking comedy-adventure films, allow this episode to change your mind. We're talking about 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' (2017) and its sequel, 'Jumanji: The Next Level' (2019). These were both Jessica's picks, and since she and Gabi share the same appreciation for unabashed silliness, Gabi was hooked from the get-go. Giving a nod to the 1995 ori...

2. 

   11 Nov 2025

   Episode 33 | Adventureland (2009)

   Our movie for this episode has had a long-standing place on Gabi's top ten list. 'Adventureland' (2009) tells the story of James Brennan's summer following his college graduation, when life throws him a series of curveballs, and he ends up needing to take a job as a games operator at his local amusement park, Adventureland. Set in 1987 (with an amazing soundtrack to boot), we join James on a literal adventure of self-discovery, love, heartbreak, and realization. For years, Gabi wrote this mov...

3. 

   12 Jul 2025

   Episode 32 | Encanto (2021)

   It feels great to be back to talking about movies after a bit of a break, and for this episode, we're taking on Disney's 'Encanto' (2021)! If you have young children like we do, we know there's a decent chance that the songs from this movie are stuck in your head (and who could blame you, because they're AMAZING). 'Encanto' is the story of the magically-gifted Madrigal family who live in a tucked-away village in Colombia. Young Mirabel, the only Madrigal who doesn't have a magical gift of her...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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Quality

31

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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