Midlife is the season we finally stop doing things just because we always have. 👻

On this Halloween episode of Just Jelly Unfiltered, my friend Maria Williams, author of The Pretty Truth, joins me, and we’re each revealing the 6 things we’re ghosting in midlife. Some of our answers surprised even us.

We get real about menopause, mom guilt, people-pleasing, marriage, and date nights. Plus the advice a 91-year-old woman in a headband gave Maria forget it.

And Maria’s #4? You’re going to want to steal it. 😏

Listen now to find out what made our lists, and what we’re keeping.

(00:00) Boo besties! Welcome
(03:31) Meet Maria from The Pretty Truth
(04:49) Maria’s #1
(07:40) Jenn’s #1
(10:29) Jenn’s #2
(11:35) Maria’s #2
(16:08) The 91-year-old in the headband
(17:04) Jenn’s #3
(17:57) Maria’s #3
(20:15) Jenn’s #4
(23:02) Maria’s #4 (the mic drop)
(27:33) Jenn’s #5: confessions of a recovering people-pleaser
(29:59) Maria’s #5
(31:24) Marriage, date nights and the empty nest
(36:41) Don’t ghost yourself
(38:37) Jenn’s #6
(39:24) Maria’s #6 (sort of 😉)
(43:14) Where to start with mom guilt
(48:46) Sneak peek: The P.A.U.S.E. Planner
(51:36) Where to find Maria

💌 What are YOU ghosting this season? Write me in The Sweet Spot at justjellypodcast.com
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📖 Silent to Spoken: A Woman’s Journey Through the Pause: silenttospoken.com
💕 Book a 1:1 with Maria: theprettytruth.com
📸 Follow along on Instagram: @justjennboard and @theprettytruth_official

Season 5: It’s Fall, Y’all! The Messy Middle of Midlife. New episodes every Tuesday.

What do you do when you can’t see the road ahead?

On day one of the Camino de Santiago, I almost quit. A brutal hill, a car that clipped my e-bike, and three words I never thought I’d say: “I can’t do this.” So I called a taxi. And what I saw out that window changed how I think about fear, starting over, and what’s next.

Welcome to Season 5 of Just Jelly Unfiltered. After a summer of walking across Spain, publishing my first book, moving to Orlando, and becoming an empty nester, I came home asking one big question: What now?

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why fear makes the road ahead look harder than it really is
• Looking back at how far you’ve come so you can move forward
• Starting over in midlife without burning your life down
• The empty nest bedroom door I couldn’t open
• Launch day for Silent to Spoken (without my author copies!)
• Saying yes to yourself, even when you’re scared
• Trusting God when you don’t know what’s next
• A first look at the 2027 P.A.U.S.E. Planner

Chapters:
00:00 I Almost Quit Because I Couldn’t See What Was Next
00:24 Welcome to Season Five
02:24 Day One on the Camino
05:23 Sometimes We Have to Look Back to Move Forward
07:12 Starting Over in Midlife
07:37 Empty Nest: The Door I Couldn’t Open
09:06 Afraid to Let Your Dream Become Real?
12:10 Saying Yes to Yourself
14:31 Who Are You When You’ve Never Been Alone?
17:09 Trusting God When You Don’t Know What’s Next
20:47 Coming Up in Season Five
21:33 First Look: The 2027 P.A.U.S.E. Planner

📖 Get Silent to Spoken: A Woman’s Journey Through the Pause: silenttospoken.com
🗓️ The 2027 P.A.U.S.E. Planner, pre-orders opening soon
✉️ Write me a Pen Pal letter: justjellypodcast.com
📱 Follow along: @justjennboard and @justjellypodcast

Next week: Halloween fun with Maria from The Pretty Truth, talking about what we’re ghosting in midlife. 👻

The deeper we dive, the sweeter it gets. Stay sweet out there. 💋 Jenn

✨ What do you do when life doesn't look the way you thought it would?

Come sit with me.

In this Season 4 finale of Just Jelly Unfiltered, I'm sharing thelessons from Luke 8, 9, and 10 that helped me find permission to speak again through grief, starting over, and preparing to walk the Camino de Santiago.

For the past two years, I've been moving through some of the hardest seasons of my life. Relationships changed. Dreams shifted. Parts of my story unraveled. Then I found myself sitting with Luke 8, and what surprised me wasn't what I learned about Jesus. It was what I learned about myself.

In this episode, I share:

🌱 Tending the Soil: Why the people praying for you matter morethan the people talking about you.

🌊 Handling the Storm: Trusting God when life feels uncertain,and learning that faith matters just as much when the water is calm.

✨ Holding On to Hope: Remembering who you are beneath the titles, expectations, and losses.

👣 Walking by Faith: Taking the next step when you don't haveall the answers.

I also share the daily rhythms that carry me through the storms, my 5 W's:

• Wake & Worship

• Walk & Workout

• Work & Win

• Whisper & Witness

• Wind Down & Write

This conversation is about faith, healing, midlife, starting over, and finding the courage to keep walking when the path ahead isn't fully visible.

My question for you:

Where have you been waiting for permission?

Permission to speak.

Permission to take up space.

Permission to startover.

Permission to live again.

Tell me in the Hey You section on the website.

It's the heart of what Season Five will be, and I want it shaped by you.

Silent to Spoken releases October 6, 2026.

Don't quit in the quiet. 🤍

I love you. Just stay sweet out there.~ Jenn 🤍🌷