

The Jess Connolly Podcast
Jess Connolly
This is what you’ve been craving: lighthearted conversations for soul-tired women based on deep spiritual truths. The Jess Connolly podcast is for people who live on mission and want to walk in abundance. It’s a coffee date with a friend who gets how full your life is - but who also wants to help you feel alive. You can listen in the midst of the messy or the mundane and leave feeling understood and less overwhelmed.
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Sep 4, 2023 • 36min
Episode 4: What Was I Made For?
Welcome to our podcast– The Jess Connolly Podcast!
Did you see The Barbie Movie? Did it give you big feelings? Are you avoiding it like Jess was? In this episode, we're talking all about women, the pressure we're under, the "political" tensions surrounding this movie, and why many of us feel like unlikely leaders.
Jess also shares her top tips for leadership, because spoiler alert: YOU are a leader, and invites you to join her "Leaders are Learners" book club. This is a don't-miss episode!
Let’s Go.
Don’t Miss:
Leaders are Learners! Join Jess’ book club here, where together you'll read transformative books together. You'll get insight into exactly how Jess is making shifts based on each book, insider info from the authors, and a space to call in and share your own thoughts on the podcast!
The Logos Bible Study app contains a powerful Bible study and sermon prep platform that allows you to study Scripture and consult commentaries, devotionals, Bible dictionaries, and more—all from your computer, tablet, or phone. You can get started with the Logos Bible Study app with an 10% off at www.logos.com/jessconnolly.

Aug 28, 2023 • 49min
Episode 3: You Might Need Therapy, an interview with Kobe Campbell
Welcome to our podcast– The Jess Connolly Podcast!
This podcast is for you. It’s not my podcast, it’s ours. It’s for women who crave light-hearted conversations and deeply spiritual truths. It’s for the women who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working, or praying about what’s next.
On this episode, Kobe Campbell, an award-winning therapist, bestselling author, and transformative leader shares her insight and expertise on mental health and therapy. This episode is for you if you are curious about where God and mental health intersect, if you are interested in therapy but can’t afford, and if you want to know what trauma is in general.
Whether you’re listening in the messy, the mundane, the quiet, or the busiest season ever - We’ve been praying for you and We’re so glad you’re here.
Let’s Go.
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Want to hear more from Kobe? Purchase her book, “Why am I like this?”
Interested in seeking therapy? Kobe gives these resources for those seeking therapy: Open Path Collective, the Scattered Joy Project, and The Loveland Foundation.

Aug 21, 2023 • 50min
Episode 2: The Fall is Coming, an interview with Nick Connolly
Welcome to our podcast– The Jess Connolly Podcast!
This podcast is for you. It’s not my podcast, it’s ours. It’s for women who crave light-hearted conversations and deeply spiritual truths. It’s for the women who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working, or praying about what’s next.
On this episode, Jess sits down with her husband and Bright City Church Pastor, Nick Connolly to talk about Fall. Nick gives wisdom and insight to a season of busyness! Together, they share what they’ve learned in the past 10 years and hope to encourage and equip you to step into this next season with grace and freedom!
Whether you’re listening in the messy, the mundane, the quiet, or the busiest season ever - We’ve been praying for you and We’re so glad you’re here.
Let’s Go.
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We’ve got a free gift for you: Fall into Freedom is back and its FREE! We’ve shortened this guide and our hope it that it helps you enter this season well!

Aug 14, 2023 • 32min
Episode 1: Don’t Sleepwalk Through Life
Welcome to our podcast– The Jess Connolly Podcast!
This podcast is for you. It’s not my podcast, it’s ours. It’s for women who crave light-hearted conversations and deeply spiritual truths. It’s for the women who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working, or praying about what’s next.
In this episode, Jess shares her heart behind the podcast, answers questions about the new podcast, and tells us where we will go together.
Picture this: book clubs, episodes with Nick, health hacks, episodes on intimacy with God, and friendship!
Whether you’re listening in the messy, the mundane, the quiet, or the busiest season ever - We’ve been praying for you and We’re so glad you’re here.
Let’s Go.
Don’t Miss:
We’ve got a free gift for you: Wake Up Your Soul - it’s got a short quiz you can take to check in on your soul + a few quick journaling prompts to help you process.
The Logos Bible Study app contains a powerful Bible study and sermon prep platform that allows you to study Scripture and consult commentaries, devotionals, Bible dictionaries, and more—all from your computer, tablet, or phone. You can get started with the Logos Bible Study app with an 10% off at www.logos.com/jessconnolly.

May 25, 2023 • 27min
Summer Farewell: What We're Going to Be Up To | Episode 183
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! Summer is here and Team Go + Tell Gals is signing off until the fall, to reset for the new season of the podcast. Jess and GATG team member, Emily, share upcoming rhythms for the summer, our prayer for our Go + Tell Gal this summer and an exciting update for the fall.
This is a summer to cease striving and to live fully in the present, so you can look back at the end of the summer knowing how you saw the goodness of Jesus. We are sending you off to dream, to rest and to be presently joyful.
Need help stepping into your whole self this summer? Download our FREE Summer to Thrive Guide here! This guide serves women who want to embrace every ounce of fun and freedom the summer has to offer, while also bringing some intentionality to this summer.
We bless you and He is mighty in you. See you in the fall!
Don’t miss:
The Summer to Thrive Guide is back again, and this year it’s FREE! We send you off with grace and equipping to strategize the transition to the new season. It’s time to thrive this summer!
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!

May 18, 2023 • 31min
Whole Woman Summer | Episode 182
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast is coming to a quick close and summer is just around the corner. In this week’s episode, we are bringing a new idea for you to thrive this summer, Whole Woman Summer. Jess and GATG team member, Emily, break down what living wholly means for this new season and how we are going to cultivate the summer into what we want and need.
This summer, we are living fully alive - giving real yeses, embracing what’s before us and finding the beauty in the everyday. We are going to leave this summer more vibrant, more whole and awake.
Need help stepping into your whole self this summer? Download our FREE Summer to Thrive Guide here! This guide serves women who want to embrace every ounce of fun and freedom the summer has to offer, while also bringing some intentionality to the new season ahead.
Don’t miss:
The Summer to Thrive Guide is back again, and this year it’s FREE! We send you off with grace and equipping to strategize the transition to the new season. It’s time to thrive this summer!
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!

May 11, 2023 • 56min
Celebrating All Moms with Deb Hopper | Episode 181
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to join in on conversations you’re already having. As May begins, we are talking about an important relationship in our lives - Celebrating All Moms. Jess and her mom, Deb Hopper, are speaking on honoring all of our moms, advice for mothers in the thick of it and navigating adult children relationships.
All mothers deserve a place of honor for what they've done in our lives, whether or not they have been spiritually guiding you along the way. We should provide honor and grace for bringing us into this world, and the impact moms have on our lives.
If you are a woman, there is no part of kingdom motherhood that’s off limits to you. You get to lead, you get to care, you get to shepherd, you get to be on their team.
He is mighty in you.
Don’t miss:
Want to hear more from Deb? Sign up to receive Deb’s newsletter centered on mentorship and to learn more from her wisdom!
In Beth Moore’s memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir, she places honor where it’s deserved yet acknowledges what she gained in those relationships as well. Pick up a copy!
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!

Apr 27, 2023 • 36min
Life Planning for Real Women: Relationships | Episode 180
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to join in on conversations you’re already having. In this week’s episode, we are closing out our series about Life Planning for Real Women, with how to craft your schedule to experience abundance in your community: Relationships. Jess and GATG team member, Emily, are providing insight on how to make space for our intentional relationships, battling lies and helping women get creative with their time.
God made us crave connection and doing life with others. When we find people who are like our sisters, we pray abundance over these life-giving relationships to find space to deepen the community and love those around us well.
If you have enjoyed this three part series, it’s not too late to sign up for our FREE planning webinar Monday, May 1st at 1pm. We hope to see you there, so we can keep going together!
He is mighty in you.
Don’t miss:
Register for our FREE webinar here on May 1st at 1pm to hear Jess speak on strategically planning your life! We hope you will join us!
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!

Apr 20, 2023 • 32min
Life Planning for Real Women: Preparation | Episode 179
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to join in on conversations you’re already having. In this week’s episode, we are continuing our series about Life Planning for Real Women, with four questions to consider during Preparation. Jess and GATG team member, Anna, share the value of margin built into our daily schedules.
Preparation allows us a chance to love ourselves and those around us well. The ways we prepare can be a game changer and lead to a lasting impact on our lives.
After we have taken intentional steps to plan, we have to pause, put the pen down and live alive - mistakes, scared, unsure and all.
He is mighty in you.
Don’t miss:
Register for our FREE webinar here on May 1st at 1pm to hear Jess speak on strategically planning your life! We hope you will join us!
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!

Apr 13, 2023 • 46min
Life Planning for Real Women: Planning and Strategizing | Episode 178
Welcome to the Go + Tell Gals Podcast! This season on the podcast, we want to join in on conversations you’re already having. In this week’s episode, we are beginning a series about Life Planning for Real Women, with helpful tips and tricks about rhythms, routines and regroups: Planning and Strategizing. Jess and new GATG team member, Liz, are setting the stage for intentionally considering our 24 hours in the day.
Whether you love a detailed plan or consider yourself more go-with-the-flow, we have to know what our week looks like to steward our time and resources in the best ways possible.
If we create set rhythms over our lives, it will allow us to be more free, available and present, in Jesus name.
He is mighty in you.
Don’t miss:
Register for our FREE webinar here on May 1 at 1pm to hear Jess speak on strategically planning your life! We hope you will join us!
What would it take to make a lasting change in your life? Order a copy of Reset by licensed counselor Debra Fileta to break free from unhealthy cycles that lead to burnout.
Dig in deeper in the Go + Tell Gals Community! We talk about topics shared on the podcast, we share about our products and exclusive discounts, and really - we just connect women on mission with one another. Join here!