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Feb 25Liked by ❤️ Jenny Blake

I loved this, as usual. I almost texted you after listening to your podcast pause episode (which was so lovely yet also bittersweet)…but then I remembered our podcast conversation about texts 😂. Keep going! I would comment on every post but I usually read them through my email! I love seeing them arrive…

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Texts from you are ALWAYS joyful!!! Don't worry! I still might just be a little slower to reply than the average person 😆 Thank you so much for the encouragement over decades now, I am forever grateful for our friendship!! Would love to catch up soon and hear how you're doing too :D

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Feb 25Liked by ❤️ Jenny Blake

Ohboi - this is one of those 'when the student is ready the teacher appears' moments. I needed to read this today: "Yes, with all the pain and fear and feelings of being out of control that can (but not necessarily) accompany transitions, they are still the most alive, most growth-filled, passionate, expansive moments in our lives.”

Plus, I always need to see the most pics of Ryder.

Again... over 700 episodes!!! Incredible and thank you and just keep going with Doh!

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I love that line so much too!! And it gives me a huge smile to know you enjoy the Ryder pics — I think I'll just fill all Doh posts with him when I get stuck on what to say. Thank you so much for being here since DAY ONE!! Across all the various JBE projects over the years, I can't tell you how much it means to me!

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Feb 24Liked by ❤️ Jenny Blake

Ryder looks so cute on the back seat. When I listened back to that final episode when I was doing the edit, I cried my eyes out. It felt weird for not minute not to have so much of my bandwidth consumed by thinking about the next episode, recording it, editing, show notes etc, then start the cycle again. I thought I’d miss it, but I haven’t. It’s amazing how you quickly fill your break with other things 🤣

I felt the emotion in your final episode (thanks for the shout-out) and also listened to your most recent Sparked episode which resonated so much around the somatic signs.

Congratulations on an amazing run of not one but two podcasts, and I like that you’ve listened to yourself and left space for innovation in terms of how you might later show up in audio.

Big hugs to you as you step into this next chapter xxx

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💯 to everything you shared here!! You have been such a guide on this journey, and I really appreciate your gentle nudges that maybe this was the right next step for me too. Without seeing and hearing your example, and you sharing so openly about your process, I don't know if I would have had the courage to pause — or even ask the question if I should. 🙏

You put it so well how strange it is when that vaccum of time and brain space opens up....and although I will miss having a direct reason to connect with fabulous people like you, I agree — I don't quite miss it (yet) either! I feel such an exhale setting in, and my ultra light calendar is making me very happy at the moment :D

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Feb 24Liked by ❤️ Jenny Blake

I’m one of your 57 listeners who had Free Time at the top of our Spotify Wrapped list. Many creators are taking some time off to regroup, but I will miss you being in my regular listening rotation (though not completely gone from my earbuds!).

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I can't tell you how much that means to me, thank you Jessica!! Looking forward to connecting soon — thank you for showing up the way that *you* do, as such a generous reader, listener, and friend :D

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