Episode 097: What to Do When Summer Feels Lonely

Episode 101: The Resentment You Are Calling Patience

Have you ever finished a conversation, smiled, said something gracious, and then forty minutes later replayed every word and realized you had been keeping a very detailed mental ledger? You may be calling that patience. It might be something else. This episode is for the woman who prides herself on being "the patient one" — and is starting to wonder what it is actually costing her. We are looking at the difference between patience and silence, what happens to your body and your closest relationships when anger gets dressed up as a virtue, and a simple evening practice rooted in Ephesians that can change how you carry the day.  Here is what you will walk away with: • A clear-eyed way to tell whether you are actually patient or holding it in at your own expense. • An honest look at what suppressed anger does to your body, your sleep, and your closest relationships. • A sixty-second evening practice you can use tonight, before your head hits the pillow. SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHT: Ephesians 4:26–27 (NIV) Research note: This episode draws on Gross and Levenson's foundational work on emotional suppression, more recent research on anger and cardiovascular health (Shimbo et al., 2024, Journal of the American Heart Association), and Dr. John Gottman's relationship research on contempt. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

BONUS: Why THE Question Shows Up Now (YNBS 100)

If you are over forty-five and a question keeps surfacing — What if this is all there is? — researchers have a name for what you are experiencing & what the data says about the women who keep walking through it. Join us for the full conversation in EPISODE 100 of Your Next, Best Step! Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

Episode 100: What If This Is All There Is?

That question that wakes you up at two in the morning. The one you have never said out loud: What if this is all there is? It is the secret weight underneath every other midlife question. Underneath the wondering about your body, your purpose, your marriage, your faith. And on the one hundredth episode of Your Next, Best Step, we are going to sit with it together — and walk you through the answer one hundred episodes have taught me. In this episode, I will walk you through: * The two-in-the-morning question almost every woman over forty-five carries, and why it is more common than anybody talks about * What Scripture says when you ask the question — and what the longitudinal happiness research has been finding for thirty years that almost nobody mentions in church * The one small shift that pulls you out of "what I missed" and toward "what God is doing now" SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHT: Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) Research note: The U-curve of well-being across the lifespan, drawing on more than thirty years of research from Dartmouth economist David Blanchflower and recent qualifications from the 2025 PLOS One literature. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

BONUS: Worried About Forgetting a Word Mid-Sentence? (YNBS 099)

Forgetting a word mid-sentence can feel terrifying, but the National Institute on Aging confirms that occasional brain glitches are a completely normal part of aging. Don't panic over a single forgotten word - instead, focus on long-term patterns and talk to your doctor only if it starts disrupting your daily life.  Join for the full episode (099) “When You Google “Early Signs of Dementia” at 2 AM” of Your Next, Best Step where Coach Janet J walks you through the question to ask in place of “am I getting dementia” and one starter practice to do three times this week.  Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.

Episode 099: When You Google “Early Signs of Dementia” at 2 AM

Have you ever Googled early signs of dementia at 2 AM after forgetting a word, walking into a room with no idea why, or losing your keys while holding your keys? You are not alone, and what is happening may not be what you fear most. June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and this fear is in the air for a lot of women right now - especially the woman noticing her own memory slipping in ways she did not expect. In Episode 099, Coach Janet J walks you through: * How to tell the difference between memory slips that are common with age and patterns worth bringing to a doctor * Why some of what feels like cognitive decline may be chronic stress wearing a costume * How to move from helpless fear to one small, doable step that cares for the brain you have SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHT: Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV) Research note: Framing draws on the National Institute on Aging’s guidance on normal aging versus dementia, the 2024 Lancet Commission update on modifiable dementia risk factors, and Lupien et al. (2009) on chronic stress and the hippocampus. Educational content only. Not medical advice. If you notice new, worsening, or daily-life-disrupting memory changes, please talk with a qualified healthcare professional. Ready for your next step? FREE 5-Minute Daily Reset (instant download): YourNextBestStep.com  [https://YourNextBestStep.com] Weekly encouragement + practical tips: YouTube @CoachJanetJ [https://www.youtube.com/@CoachJanetJ] Instagram: @janetjjaecks [https://www.instagram.com/janetjjaecks/ ] If this episode resonated with you, please follow/subscribe and share with a friend who needs their next step.   One small step. One day at a time.