Return to Jesus Podcast
Return to Jesus Podcast
Podcast Description
The Return to Jesus Podcast, with host Jen Thompson, features incredible guests sharing spiritual rhythms and habits that work for them in their current season of life, as well as their unique expertise. Each season features 8 to 10 episodes with a unique focus that all the conversations will touch on. Jen Thompson is passionate about helping her listeners learn to slow down, breathe deep and find ways to connect with God wherever they find themselves today. There is a way to find peace - even in our busy culture. Jen Thompson will help you find that rest and peace, as we learn to return.
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The podcast focuses on themes of grace, personal growth, spirituality, and mental health, featuring episode topics such as navigating parenting teens with grace, embracing midlife challenges, and understanding the Enneagram as a tool for personal and spiritual development, offering insights to foster connection with God in everyday life.
The Return to Jesus Podcast, with host Jen Thompson, features incredible guests sharing spiritual rhythms and habits that work for them in their current season of life, as well as their unique expertise. Each season features 8 to 10 episodes with a unique focus that all the conversations will touch on. Jen Thompson is passionate about helping her listeners learn to slow down, breathe deep and find ways to connect with God wherever they find themselves today. There is a way to find peace – even in our busy culture. Jen Thompson will help you find that rest and peace, as we learn to return.
Hey friend,
I’m so excited to share this beautiful and deeply honest conversation with Jillian Benfield. She’s a writer, speaker, disability advocate, and mom who knows what it’s like to walk through unexpected seasons — and still find joy on the other side.
Jillian and I talked about the idea of living with awe not in the big, flashy moments, but in the ordinary rhythms of life. She shared how her morning routine overlooking the river grounds her, how she's learned to hold grief and gratitude together, and why it’s okay if your life looks different than you imagined.
We also talked about the danger of toxic positivity and how important it is to let our scars remind us not only of what we’ve endured, but also of how we’ve healed.
Here are two takeaways I hope land gently in your heart:
You can hold both joy and sorrow. Life isn’t either-or it’s, both-and. And God meets us in that sacred in-between.
Pay attention to awe. When we slow down enough to notice beauty, even in the chaos, we remember that God is still near.
Jillian's vulnerability, wisdom, and truth-telling will stay with you long after the episode ends. I pray this one helps you breathe a little deeper and return to Jesus, no matter what kind of season you're walking through.
Truly Yours,
Jen
Grab your copy of Return to Jesus here – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747877/return-to-jesus-by-jen-thompson/
Jen Thompson contact information:
Blog – www.trulyyoursjen.com
Website – www.jenthompsonauthor.com
email – [email protected]
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Jillian Benfield contact information:
FREE Ebooks: www.JillianBenfield.com
Facebook: @jillianbenfield
Instagram: @jillianbenfieldblog
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