Don't Mom Alone Podcast What Comes Next When Life Falls Apart: An Honest Conversation with Jess Connolly [Ep 550]
Nov 24, 2025
52:45
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Jess Connolly—author, podcaster, and speaker—invites us into a season of her life marked by heartbreak and uncertainty.
Jess opens up about the winter of 2023, when her husband experienced panic attacks, heart issues, and a mental health crisis. At the same time, her family was facing major loss as her stepfather passed away after heart surgery, while also preparing for a book release. Followed by one of her children walking through a dark trial. Jess brings so much truth and gentle encouragement to anyone walking through a season that desperately needs hope, not the shallow Christian clichés we often hear, but a deep and steady hope that God is with us in the valley. Here’s some of what we cover:
Jess opens up about the winter of 2023, when her husband experienced panic attacks, heart issues, and a mental health crisis. At the same time, her family was facing major loss as her stepfather passed away after heart surgery, while also preparing for a book release. Followed by one of her children walking through a dark trial. Jess brings so much truth and gentle encouragement to anyone walking through a season that desperately needs hope, not the shallow Christian clichés we often hear, but a deep and steady hope that God is with us in the valley. Here’s some of what we cover:
- The myth of the “prosperity gospel of parenting” and why 1+2 does not always equal 3
- The pressure to assign purpose to a painful season
- Rethinking Psalm 23 and understanding the rod and the staff
- Learning to lament: why anger expressed to God is actually intimacy
- An exclusive sneak peak at her next book!
Connect with Jess Connolly:
- Instagram: Jess Connolly | Author + Bible Teacher (@jessaconnolly)
- Facebook: Jess Connolly
- Website: Jess Connolly
Links Mentioned:
- What Comes Next: By Jess Connolly
- Tired of Being Tired: By Jess Connolly
- It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: By Lysa TerKeurst
Related Episodes:
- Sidetracked with Jess Connolly :: Cynthia and Heather [Ep 484]
- Your Body is GOOD :: Jess Connolly [Ep 329]
- Worth Repeating // Jess Connolly
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