Episode 21: Not Loved — Why Love is Greater Than Sacrifice

Part five of the Adopt-a-Nots series dives into love languages, boundaries, and a 14-year-old truth bomb that changed everything.

Love. It can be stained-glass beauty that lights up your soul… or it can feel like you’re handing out juice boxes nobody asked for. In this fifth episode of the Adopt-a-Nots series,

Jax goes full throttle into Not Loved—the wound that cuts the deepest and lingers the longest.

This episode brings humor, sass, and a few too-honest family stories to show what love actually looks like when boundaries, communication, and respect are missing.

Jax strips away the sugar coating and dives into the messy truth: love loses its name when it comes at the cost of your own value.

Inside this episode, you’ll get:

• A real-world breakdown of Gary Chapman’s Five Love Languages—why they help, why they trip us up, and how they can flip into weapons when mismatched.

• The infamous orange juice vs. grape juice story—a family lesson in what happens when you keep pouring out what’s easy for you instead of what the other person actually craves. The glass may be full, but the need still goes dry.

• A 14-year-old’s jaw-dropping truth bomb that reminded Jax that “saying no” is allowed—and it is powerful.

• A blunt reflection on why love is greater than sacrifice, and how choosing yourself first changes the entire playing field.

• Practical mantra work: “I’m the type of person who says no when it counts.” Use it. Repeat it. Prove it in real time.

This is love without the Hallmark filter. It’s messy, it’s personal, and it asks you to get honest about how you give and receive.

💡 “You’ll only attract the love that matches the love you give yourself.”

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EPISODE 20 — Not Enough — Five True Stories of Smarts, Self-Worth, and Creating What the World Is Missing Forthwith

Part 4 of the Adopt-a-Not series.

From an Oxford lawyer face-off to holiday table diplomacy, a clinic sting that sparked a career lane change, and a forthwith creation that proves value grows when you use your own recipe of smarts.This episode delivers five true stories that prove your value has nothing to do with letters after your name and everything to do with the smarts you already have.

You will hear:

• Oxford lawyer face-off — the showdown that flipped intimidation into respect.
  

• Holiday table diplomacy — turning a left-brain brag fest into a right-brain connection.
  

• The smarts list — discovering People Smart, Flow Smart, and Big Picture Smart in my own recipe.
  

• Clinic sting that sparked a career lane change — how a tense moment opened the perfect door.
  

• Forthwith creation — the day a single word became merchandise because it was missing until I made it.
  

This is part four in the 7-part Adopt-a-Nots series, and it is all about finding your smarts, mixing them into your own recipe, and realizing you are already enough.

💡 Moral of the story: When you know your recipe of smarts, you stop trying to fit someone else’s mold. You start creating your own opportunities — forthwith.

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🎙️ EPISODE 19 — Not Wanted

Not Wanted — Reclaiming Your Worth After Being Rejected, Misunderstood, and Overlooked

From workplace betrayal to butterfly wisdom near a septic tank, this episode unpacks what it means to feel unwanted—and offers self-worth tools to help you rebuild confidence and reclaim your value.

In this episode: Jax dives into the deep ache of feeling unwanted—and the very real impact of rejection, betrayal, and being pushed aside.

Through three honest, layered stories, this episode explores what happens when your value goes unseen and how to reclaim it for yourself.

🔶 Story 1: A butterfly lands on a flower no one chose—and transforms how we define value

🔶 Story 2: A military job, a muddy disaster, and the moment Jax’s son stood firm in his self-worth

🔶 Story 3: A call center betrayal that forced Jax to leave behind familiarity and step toward freedom

This episode is for anyone who’s been:

• Overlooked or underestimated
  

• Labeled as too much
  

• Dismissed by people who once claimed to support you
  

• Ready to stop proving and start choosing themselves
  

“It is a recognition problem, never a value problem.” — Just Jax

You’ll walk away with grounded self-worth tools you can actually use, including how to:

• Spot the difference between being rejected and being redirected
  

• Build self-recognition using the phrase “I’m the type of person…”
  

• Rewire how you respond to subtle put-downs, silences, or sudden cold shoulders
  

Mentioned in this episode:

• Brenda Johnston (see Episode 14: I Called Bullshit on the Meditation)
  

• The “I’m the type of person…” affirmation
  

• Just Jax merch: LOSER, Forthwith, and Shift
  

• Crack the Cursive Code curriculum
  

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