Are you ready to experience BE YOU live and in person?
Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special in person ALL WOMEN BIG event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

You’ll get to connect and network with 200 amazing women! The community you didn’t know you had and didn’t realize you needed. Wait till you meet these women.

You’ll get to sit back and let Jill pour into you and you’ll leave with more clarity, confidence and a remembrance of how gifted and glorious you are.

Thank you to our BE YOU Live Event sponsors: Surack Enterprises, Franklin Electric, The Pearl, Tolon Restaurant, Wilcox and Associates, Coletech Quality Woodworking, and Waddell & Associates!

Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou

Search #BEYOULive on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to use it when sharing online! This event is going to be a coming home to yourself, AND a lot of fun. xoJill

Join Jill this week as she discusses the upcoming Be YOU event called "Be You Live" which is celebrating its five-year anniversary and 300th episode! Jill acknowledges that this event may not be for everyone, as our nervous systems can sometimes try to prevent us from doing things that will expand and challenge us, but she encourages listeners to truly listen to their intuition to determine if this event is right for them in spite of any doubts or excuses their mind may come up with.

Jill also spends time this episode discussing her perspective on true friendship, describing the type of deep, authentic friendships that she has built upon – ones in which there is radical honesty, vulnerability, and a willingness to challenge each other to grow – and she contrasts this with more surface-level friendships that avoid difficult conversations. Jill shares her own experience of having to have a "clearing conversation" with someone she cares about but ultimately having realized that they were not meant to be close friends. She highlights the importance of shedding relationships that no longer serve us but doing so with self-compassion rather than judgment.

Jill ultimately encourages listeners to reflect on the quality of your own friendships and your relationships with yourselves, suggesting journaling, self-reflection, and allowing yourselves to fully feel emotions as ways to pave the way for the type of meaningful connections she talks about in this episode, believing that when we can be that kind of friend to ourselves, we will attract those kinds of friendships with others!

Show Notes:

[01:31] - Jill is urging listeners to overcome fear that's preventing growth and attend the upcoming Be YOU event!

[04:35] - She challenges the idea that self-sacrifice is noble and insists that true belonging comes from being yourself.

[07:20] - Real friendships mirror growth and honesty and first require self-acceptance.

[10:04] - Jill teaches compassion toward yourself, and she notes how friendships reflect inner healing and might naturally dissolve.

[13:12] - Jill accepts that not all connections align, affirming her high standards.

[15:43] - Jill values friendships with honesty and sincere feedback.

[18:25] - True friendships, Jill insists, honor authenticity and the highest self, not old wounds from childhood trauma.

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Are you ready to experience BE YOU live and in person?
Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special in person event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

You’ll get to connect and network with 200 amazing women! The community you didn’t know you had and didn’t realize you needed. Wait till you meet these women.

You’ll get to sit back and let Jill pour into you and you’ll leave with more clarity, confidence and a remembrance of how gifted and glorious you are.

Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou

Search #BEYOULiveEvent on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to use it when sharing online! This event is going to be a coming home to yourself, AND a lot of fun. xoJill

Listen in this week as Jill shares the unexpected origins of the podcast which is now ranked in the top 100 podcasts in the highly competitive "Entrepreneurship" category on Apple Podcasts!

Jill highlights how her podcast is considered a "spiritual" podcast, with an underlying current of connecting to one's inner truth and intuition, despite discussing topics like competing as women and dealing with trauma. She reflects on her very engaged, "sticky" audience that listens from start to finish each week, recognizing that Be YOU listeners have very much become a community.

Jill also reflects on how she used to obsess over download numbers and metrics until realizing that focusing on those who aren't listening takes away from fully appreciating those who are. She now instead measures the podcast's success by how much joy, inspiration and transformation it brings to her listeners! She also gets vulnerable, sharing that there are times when she doesn't feel fully energized or present for an episode, but she chooses to show up authentically rather than strive for perfection.

You can also expect to hear Jill further discuss her upcoming Be YOU live event, sharing some of the lessons that she is learning through the planning process, even when things don't go as expected!

Show Notes:

[01:35] - Jill shares how she launched Be YOU by intuition, later realizing that she had unknowingly manifested it.
[03:58] - Be YOU hit Apple’s top 100, proving its global reach!
[07:18] - Jill reflects on why she stopped tracking downloads, valuing loyal listeners’ consistency.
[10:14] - Hear how Jill shifted focus from absent listeners to cherishing those who listen.
[12:22] - Success now means joy in creating and the podcast’s impact on listeners’ lives.
[15:40] - Jill explains how she reframed her lifelong “I’m the only one” wound with compassion and grace.
[18:36] - True healing comes from loving people and projects as they are, not expectations.
[21:16] - Jill discusses how self-criticism and control stem from childhood wounds, but compassion can soften both.
[23:57] - Jill argues that accepting painful experiences as lessons creates growth rather than complacency.
[26:58] - Jill reframes her high standards as a superpower and rejects gendered labels like “picky.”
[30:05] - Jill expects accountability with kindness, noting an important difference between high standards and toxic perfectionism.
[31:36] - Jill promises that the upcoming event will foster safety, healing, and true connection among women.

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Are you ready to experience BE YOU live and in person?
Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special in person event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

You’ll get to connect and network with 200 amazing women! The community you didn’t know you had and didn’t realize you needed. Wait till you meet these women.

You’ll get to sit back and let Jill pour into you and you’ll leave with more clarity, confidence and a remembrance of how gifted and glorious you are.

Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou

Search #BEYOULiveEvent on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to use it when sharing online! This event is going to be a coming home to yourself, AND a lot of fun. xoJill

The clock is ticking - the Be You celebratory event is just over a month away on October 25th in Fort Wayne, Indiana! Jill is so excited but also feeling the pressure of planning this large event on her own, and she shares that she's learned some valuable lessons, such as how it's okay to jump in even if you haven't spent much time in the "kiddie pool" before.

Jill is asking for help from her listeners, inviting a select group of her most dedicated podcast fans to a special birthday celebration dinner for the 5-year anniversary of the Be You podcast. To be considered, listeners should email Jill and share the impact the podcast has had on them. She is asking listeners to record a short video talking about how the podcast has made a difference, which she plans to use at the event and for other promotions.

The event itself promises to be an expansive experience, not a deep transformational one. Jill states that attendees will be beautifully reminded of not just who you are, but how freaking amazing you really are, and topics will include people-pleasing, perfectionism, comparison, and the connection between our inner selves and our leadership/work lives.

While Jill highlights the fact that this event is not a necessity, it is an opportunity for those who feel called to it, and she encourages listeners to say yes to themselves and invest in their own growth while also honoring that the decision is a personal one without pressure!

Show Notes:

[01:31] - Remember that the upcoming Be You live event is October 25 in Fort Wayne, with hotel discounts available!
[03:22] - Jill realizes how hosting alone is overwhelming but asks listeners to share how her podcast impacted them.
[07:09] - Listeners are encouraged to film short selfie videos to support her event.
[08:14] - These listener videos will be used for promotion, the event itself, and a future project.
[09:17] - Sponsors are offering prizes, including a $1,500 dinner, jewelry, beauty package, and inspiring experiences!
[12:26] - The upcoming event explores self-worth, leadership, and expansion beyond perfectionism.
[14:32] - Jill urges women to choose themselves and to stop overcommitting out of guilt.
[17:19] - True generosity isn’t self-sacrifice; women need to instead embrace rest and community.

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Are you ready to experience BE YOU live and in person?
Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special in person event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

You’ll get to connect and network with 200 amazing women! The community you didn’t know you had and didn’t realize you needed. Wait till you meet these women.

You’ll get to sit back and let Jill pour into you and you’ll leave with more clarity, confidence and a remembrance of how gifted and glorious you are.

Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou

Search #BEYOULiveEvent on Instagram and Facebook and be sure to use it when sharing online! This event is going to be a coming home to yourself, AND a lot of fun. xoJill

Jill shares her thoughts this week and experiences around the podcast, which she reminds listeners she does without any commercial sponsorships or monetization. She explains that she wanted the podcast to be a creative outlet where she could be her authentic self, without feeling any pressure to do it in a certain way.

Jill goes on to discuss the upcoming Be YOU event that she is organizing and how she was able to secure corporate sponsors for it. She also shares some details about the sponsors, including a $5,000 donation from a billion-dollar company and how the sponsorships have allowed her to market the event in new ways.

Stay tuned for a a personal update as well, as Jill reveals that she will be starting peptide treatments soon and that she has made the difficult decision to pause her popular "Plot Twist" group coaching program in order to focus on writing a book that she feels called to create. She acknowledges that this decision may disappoint some of her loyal listeners but explains that she needs to honor her intuition and creative process, even if it means turning down guaranteed income.

Ultimately, Jill reminds listeners of the importance of alignment and not trying to "sell" everyone on what you're offering, highlighting that when you are true to yourself, the right people will naturally be drawn to you without the need for convincing or forcing!

Show Notes:

[01:28] - Jill discusses podcasting as a pure art, valuing authenticity and connection over sponsorships or money.
[04:00] - For Jill, podcasting embodies authenticity, joy, and a shared permission slip to be real.
[05:19] - Hear how intuition led Jill to secure sponsors for her event while embracing compensation free of guilt.
[08:07] - Sponsors invested because Jill’s authentic vision inspired trust.
[11:24] - Every creation carries a unique signature that cannot be precisely duplicated.
[13:59] - Jill announces that she has started on peptides.
[16:30] - Jill has chosen to pause coaching programs and retreats to prioritize finishing her book Bad Mother.
[18:49] - We learn that Jill is focusing solely on podcasting and writing Bad Mother while offering free texts and referrals.
[20:15] - Jill reflects on rejecting guaranteed income to follow uncertain but divinely led paths.
[22:59] - Alignment doesn't require forcing, selling, or shrinking; what resonates will flow toward you naturally!
[24:22] - Rejection, Jill feels, isn’t personal but simply a sign of misalignment and differing paths.

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Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special live podcast event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou, and discounted rooms are available at a boutique hotel right next door!

Listen in to Jill this week as she opens up by sharing her personal experience with the "11-11-11 Compliment Experience" that she invited her listeners to try in the last couple of episodes, reflecting on how it was initially difficult but became easier over time. She then transitions into a major decision that she has faced - the opportunity to start a new brick-and-mortar business venture that felt aligned and exciting but that ultimately had to be turned down. Hear how, through a powerful moment of self-reflection, Jill realized this new business would be a distraction from her true purpose - to write a book that has been on her heart for years.

Jill reflects on how she surrendered the business opportunity and trusted that if it was meant to be, it would flow easily. Shortly after, she had a profound realization while re-reading one of her own past writings - that the book she has been struggling with is her true calling and dharma, and she ultimately made the difficult decision to forgo the business venture for the time being in order to focus on completing this book.

Jill encourages listeners to examine their own lives and identify any "perfect" opportunities that may actually be distractions from their higher purpose. She challenges listeners to be willing to choose the uncomfortable, uncertain path that aligns with their true north even if it means going against what seems logical or guaranteed. Jill also, of course, reminds listeners to attend her upcoming Be YOU event in October where she believes profound change will take place!

Show Notes:

[01:30] - We get an update on how Jill is doing with the 11-11-11 experiment!
​​[03:31] - Jill encourages listeners to embrace alignment over certainty, even when failure feels more likely than success.
[04:54] - Hear how Jill envisioned opening a unique women’s healing space, even receiving enthusiasm and support from trusted advisors.
[07:55] - While waiting for realtor updates, Jill sensed that she was being taught patience and deeper discernment.
[10:23] - Jill consequently prayed for divine flow, realizing true alignment emerges without forcing or resisting opportunities.
[13:43] - Reading her old words moved Jill to tears, revealing to her that her true calling is writing.
[16:00] - Choosing writing over business, Jill now embraces discomfort, surrender, and potential rejection to follow her purpose.
[19:25] - Hear how Jill celebrates healing her hidden wounds, calling the process “brutiful” and urging others to choose alignment.
[21:13] - A dream revealed Jill's business vision as a “bountiful distraction,” teaching her to honor true alignment.
[24:19] - Jill challenges listeners to trade in certainty for freedom and self-alignment!
[25:56] - Don’t forget about the upcoming Be YOU event in October!

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Join Jill for the five-year anniversary of Be YOU - a special live podcast event celebrating 300 episodes of the podcast - on Saturday, October 25th from 1–5 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tickets are selling fast at jillherman.com/beyou, and discounted rooms are available at a boutique hotel right next door!

In her last episode, Jill filled listeners in on her upcoming 11-11-11 challenge - to give 11 genuine compliments to 11 different people over the course of 11 consecutive days, beginning on August 11th! This experiment, as Jill stresses, isn’t just about being kind or spreading positivity but is rather a close look at how we relate to self-worth, validation, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and our resistance to both giving and receiving, especially as women.

Jill explains how the true purpose of this experiment is not to “get it right” but rather to pay attention. What happens inside when you fall short of the goal, when a compliment is ignored, when it’s received too enthusiastically and you find yourself craving that response again? This episode gives you permission to not only participate imperfectly but to also allow the imperfection to teach you something.

Whether you're someone who finds it hard to say kind things about yourself, someone who hands out compliments to stay safe, or someone who rebels against rules altogether, Jill invites you to feel into what’s true for you. She encourages slowing down, tuning into your body, and exploring the emotions that come up from beneath the surface of what seems like a simple act, and she would love for you to reach out to share what you notice!

This isn’t homework. It’s not a performance. It’s an invitation to pay attention to your nervous system, your patterns, and the stories which you tell yourself about worth and connection. Above all, it’s a chance to practice being more present and more real!

Show Notes:

[01:29] - Although traveling tends to reawaken Jill's joy, she admits that Charlevoix, Michigan has felt a little too bland and culturally plain.
[03:23] - Hear how Beaver Island Resort, run by an incredibly genuine couple, blends rustic charm with luxury touches.
[06:03] - Jill explains how glamping, dark skies, and community vibes all contribute to Beaver Island Resort feeling like adult summer camp heaven.
[09:41] - Jill highlights how the story about the resort celebrates purpose, risk-taking, and planning your getaways ahead of time.
[11:16] - Hear how the 11-11-11 experiment invites self-discovery via imperfection and showing up authentically.
[14:38] - Jill explains what the 11-11-11 challenge entails.
[17:24] - Authentic compliments require presence, so Jill encourages slowing down, feeling into them, and observing what surfaces within you.
[20:27] - The Be You event in October invites women to remove their masks and be celebrated as their true selves!

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