Everyday Courage with Jillian Johnsrud

Bobby and Coral Hoyt weren't sure what they wanted to do professionally after high school. They started as teachers only to discover this wasn't an ideal fit. They share how they paid off debt and found work they love through trial and error.

Jillian tackles your questions around how to set boundaries, deal with conflict and handle other's disappointment. Being you, bravely, means finding the boundaries in relationships.

A learning disability and tragedy shaped Doc G's childhood. He shares how he used that experience to create the very best version of himself and shape his career trajectory.

Fear and embarrassment abound in this Hot Mess (Joy) Club episode. From old fears of "what if no one comes to my birthday party" to getting pulled over in a van so messy, the police requested backup.

Gretchen Rubin talks about the Obliger tendency from her book the 4 Tendencies. If you have ever felt like you put other's needs before your own goals, this is a must-listen!

Jillian explains why most affirmations set people up for failure. And how to write affirmations that will slowly change your perspectives and actions, even on hard days.

Family and cultural expectations don't always point us in the direction we should go. Paula Pant shared the struggle of disappointing her parents and how she managed other's disapproval while creating an amazing life for herself.

When we shove old hurts under the rug and avoid them, we can be easily triggered. How to we become more fully integrated with our past so we can bring our full selves into new situations? Jillian shares her journey and some helpful tips for others getting started.

Being clear about your boundary's, wants, and expectations can be terrifying for people pleasers! Jillian talks to Brad about an old fight they had and how they could have used "clear is kind" communication to handle it differently.

Jillian talks about her least favorite advice she hears, "Find Your Passion!" Instead, she breaks down how to go about growing your passion step by step. "Finding Your Passion" doesn't work like a game of hide and seek. There is a process anyone can use.

Dave Hollis shares how he was struggling through a mid-life crisis, leaning too much on alcohol. His wife, Rachel Hollis, helped inspire him to reexamine his hesitation around tools he had long disregarded, like therapy, retreats, and self-help. His new book, Get Out of Your Own Way, is truly a skeptics guide to self-help.

What does it mean to "Be You, Bravely"? Jillian explores how boundaries, clear communication, and figuring out your path requires courage but also allows us to be fully ourselves.

Figuring out how to invest is a challenge for many, including Jillian. By the time she and her husband started investing, they had paid off all their debt and saved up a lot of cash. Like many people, Jillian waited far too long to start investing. She was scared, intimidated and didn't really understand it. JL Collins says this is all too common, and he is here to make investing simple.

Stefanie O'Connell, a champion for helping women conquer their work and worth, joins Jillian to discuss money mindsets. Stefanie dives into the impact your mindset can have on your earning potential and your ability to take risks with work.

Season 2 of the Everyday Courage podcast is all about how to be good with money. Jillian takes the time to answer five reader questions about money management.

Nick and Hanna True are a young couple who leveraged their money to live their best (alternative) life. First, they had to get on the same page. They join Jillian to discuss managing money as a couple and taking risks with life choices.

Jillian sums out how to be good with money in six words. Grow the gap. Guard the gap. After listening to the episode, you can download the workbook to calculate your gap number and start creating a financial plan that works.

Being good with money starts with being comfortable talking about money. Tori explains how her parents helped her understand being a business owner and managing college costs, which transferred into adulthood of negotiating wages and having money dates. Download the free workbook to design your own money date.

Jillian is back with a new hot mess. The Hot Mess Joy Club (Part 2) covers a particularly painful moment in the dressing room and forgetting an important milestone for her daughter.

The Debt Free Guys, John and David, join Jillian to uncover the secret to living fabulously without going broke. Spoiler alert: it meant digging up the financial truth about their debt in order to make serious changes going forward.

When Jillian and her husband first got together, they never seemed to be on the same page when it came to finances. Arguments ensued, but they found the solution. Jillian walks you through this simple solution to couple money arguments: the fun money account.

Does investing make you nervous? That's totally normal. Amanda Holden from Invested Development joins Jillian to clear the air and the anxiety about investing with the simple idea of containers.

Mr. Money Mustache (MMM), one of the well-known FIRE movement figures, joins Jillian to discuss how to optimize money so you can create the life of which you have dreamed.

As we close out this season it is a good time to reflect on all the ideas from the show that culminate to the idea of creating space and making it a great year. If you want to make this a great year you are going to have to let some things go, and this episode provides some insight on how you might go about that.

Have you ever struggled with your knowing who you are as a person? Kayla Wells, Jillian's former assistant, joins her on the show to talk about finding her identity and gaining the professional confidence to pursue her passions,

In this episode Jillian answers questions from you, our listeners. She takes a look creating compelling goals, getting on the same page with a spouse, and parenting intuition.

Life is hard, and it can be hard to find the time especially when you want to do all the things. This episode is to encourage you to lean in to the things you need to, and create that space.

Sometimes we can get distracted by a new hobby, book, or life pursuit. Jillian speaks with David Cain from Raptitude about focusing in and going deeper in the things that are already in our lives rather than branching and getting derailed by things for which we truly don't have the time.

It's been a long day, you managed to lose your glasses while they are sitting on your face. You are holding your phone in one hand and trash in the other, and throw out the wrong one. Your life feels like a hot mess. Jillian is here to commiserate with you.

We can often get so wrapped up in our need for perfection that we lose sight of what is important. Jillian talks with Andrea Robinson, creator of the You Do You Journal, about how Andrea escaped her need for perfection and external validation, and learned to love herself.

It's easy to identify the really awful things in our life that should go, but what about when things are just mediocre? Jillian talks about the importance of picking out the things that are a six so that we can have a "nothing wasted" kind of life.

Sometimes we find ourselves in a dark place with no respite in sight. In this episode Jillian talks with Deanna Broaddus from Recovering Women Wealth about the road to recovery from addiction and debt.

How to find the right sized goals. We often overestimate what are able to accomplish in a year, but underestimate what we are able to accomplish in a decade.

Intention is great, but how do we turn intention into action and in the process create a new lasting identity? Jillian talks with NY Times best selling Author James Clear about his book Atomic Habits

Jillian shares her strategy for celebrating the end of the year wins with her husband and what they look forward to in the coming year.

Jillian shares a conversation she had with Kerry Ann Rockquemore (recorded at her retreat in Montana 2019). The focus of the conversation was finding the courage to move on from a toxic work environment and find or build your dream job