EP 17: The Choosing Yourself Effect | Breakups, divorce, healing, and the dangerous power of starting over

In this raw and deeply personal episode of The Audacity Effect, Jenna and Kelly talk about the breakups that change you — especially divorce — and the emotional, spiritual, and practical unraveling that happens when you finally choose yourself.

They talk about what it feels like to be “done” long before a marriage officially ends, the fear of disappointing your faith community and your family, and the guilt women carry for leaving relationships that are emotionally unsafe. They talk about manipulation, survival mode, losing everything, starting over with nothing, and the complicated gratitude that only comes years after the pain.

They also talk about the shame, the self-blame, the trauma residue, the early therapy sessions, the depressive episodes, and the moment you realize you only have one guaranteed relationship in your life: you and you, till death do you part.

This episode is vulnerable, honest, messy, and full of hope. If you’ve ever left a relationship, questioned your identity, struggled with guilt, or wondered who you might become if you finally choose you — this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

 

WELCOME TO THE AUDACITY EFFECT

Welcome to The Audacity Effect — the unapologetic podcast for women & people who are done waiting for permission and ready to build audacious careers, businesses, and lives.

We talk female ambition, confidence, reinvention, modern womanhood, leadership, and building something bigger — even if you’re still in your 9-5, still figuring it out, or still convincing your inner critic to calm down.
We’re Jenna & Kelly — corporate escape artists in progress, accidentally-serious life strategists, and founders rewriting the rules one bold decision at a time.

Think: Self-development minus the cringe. Ambition without apology. Humor + healing + high standards.

Here’s what you’ll hear:

• How to stop shrinking and start showing up
• Confidence, comparison, jealousy & the real dynamics of female friendship
• Surviving corporate culture without letting it suck out your soul
• Second-act careers & identity pivots
• Overcoming imposter syndrome
• Entrepreneurship while working a full-time job
• Building confidence, resilience & brand direction
• Saying yes before you're "ready"
• Real conversations about ambition, burnout, and balancing it all

There will be real tools. Real pep talks. Real chaos. And zero performative perfection. A space for high-achieving women & others to come and stop playing it small.

You don’t need more qualifications — you need more audacity.

New episodes weekly. Welcome to your bolder era.

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