The Art of Holding Grief & Joy: An Update on Life, Love & Business

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In this solo episode of the Lead with Love® Podcast, I’m inviting you into a heart-to-heart update: what’s unfolding in my life and business, and the practices that are helping me sustain in a season of big transitions.

From sending Zoe off to college (hello empty nest), celebrating milestone birthdays and anniversaries, to holding joy alongside grief in a world that feels tender, this year has been full. I’ll share behind-the-scenes glimpses, the rituals that keep me nourished, and reflections you can use to simplify, reset, and reimagine what’s next for you.

“What if instead of shutting down, we find ways to replenish and gather with our safe people so that we can withstand the uncertainty and the heartbreak because it's not going to stop.”

Jadah Sellner

What you'll hear (and don't want to miss!):

• Some of mine and my family’s big life updates and how these back-to-back milestones transitions can lead to both exhaustion and immense celebration [3:52] 

• My thoughts on the way to build a business that supports the lifestyle you want, rather than the other way around [6:18]

• How I’ve come to recognize a spiritual presence and a bigger calling in how I do business and life [8:20]

• What I’m doing to find ways to replenish and gather with safe people to withstand uncertainty and heartbreak [10:18]

• Why self-care is such a powerful business strategy and how it has allowed me  to hold both grief and joy at the same time [11:17] 

• What can happen in life and business when you simplify and release what feels heavy or complicated [23:37]

• Why we have many “marriages” in a lifetime, and how George and I have fallen in love with the evolving versions of each other over the years we’ve been together [30:22]

A reminder that we need to slow down, turn down the noise, and reconnect with our own voice to navigate life [34:12]

Resources + links mentioned:

» Reserve Your Spot for Our Next She Builds Business Retreat (Happening September 11-12, 2025, SF Bay Area)! 

» Apply Now for the She Builds Collective 

» Join a She Builds Sacred Circle 

» Get Your Copy of My Book, She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life

» Love Your Nature 

» Welcome to Maycember – “September” Parody

» Blogger Retreat with Cotter Crunch

Key Quotes:

• “What if instead of shutting down, we find ways to replenish and gather with our safe people so that we can withstand the uncertainty and the heartbreak because it's not going to stop.” [10:45] 

• “Self-care is a business strategy. This is where I'm learning that I can hold both grief and joy. I can see what's going on in the world… and also still be there to celebrate the beauty of life.” [11:19]

• “What is feeling heavy, cluttered, or overly complicated in your business right now? What is feeling heavy, cluttered, or overly complicated in your business right now? The next question, what could you simplify or release to create more ease or joy or both, right? We want ease and we want joy.” [22:03]

• “I just think as humans, we're holding a lot and we're navigating a lot and we need that space to slow down, to step away and to really turn down the noise and reconnect to our own voice.” [33:40]

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