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Career Coaching with Jessness

My Five-Year Winter: How a Blindsided Breakup and Stormy Nights Led to My Second Book

01 Nov 2025

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In this ep we explore the themes of self-discovery and personal growth through the lens of nature's seasons. I reflect on my own experiences during a prolonged winter phase in my life, and share about the importance of embracing stillness, reassessing one's life, and using nature as a guide for personal transformation. This episode includes a self-discovery activity designed to help listeners connect with their true selves and understand their motivations.TakeawaysNature serves as a mirror for self-discovery.Each season of life has its purpose and lessons.Winter represents a time for introspection and reassessment.Personal growth often comes from navigating difficult times.Writing can be a powerful tool for processing emotions.Understanding one's 'why' is crucial for personal clarity.Self-discovery activities can enhance personal insight.Embracing stillness can lead to deeper understanding.Transformation can take years, and that's okay.Spring symbolizes new beginnings after a long winter.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Self-Discovery Through Nature02:53 Embracing the Winter Season24:20 Looking Ahead to Spring------------------Thank You for Dumping Me is a book about a blindsided breakup turned personal growth opportunity, learning to love yourself after heartache, and the challenging transitions that help us get to know ourselves more deeply. It’s raw and real, with witty humor and a lot of heart! Readers have described Thank You for Dumping Me as a genre of its own—memoir-meets-novel—and a book they “couldn’t put down,” a “real page-turner.”I am on a mission to rebrand breakups from something to be feared, dreaded, and full of sorrow to opportunities for growth, self-discovery, and life course redirects.Get the book, Thank You for Dumping Me: https://rebrand.ly/JSbooks

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