Wisdom from Within

Jen Aks
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Welcome to The Wisdom from Within podcast, I am Jen Aks and this is where we access mindset and bodyset - connecting both so that we can create the genuine, authentic, impact in our own lives and the lives we serve. We get there by having conversations with industry leaders, scientists, executives, parents, your neighbors. These are conversations that reveal the intelligence your body already holds—and my mission is to help you awaken, trust so you can let it lead you into your greatest success.

  1. 12h ago

    The Power of the Pause: What Your Body Needs You to Hear | Ep 27

    Stephanie Lynn Shaw helps women navigate menopause and midlife by bringing together nutrition, faith, stress management, and one of the most important lessons from her own experience: learning to actually listen to your body. Her work grew out of an intense personal health journey. After suddenly experiencing numbness and shaking during a business trip, Stephanie spent two years visiting 18 different doctors, two world-renowned medical facilities, across four states, and more than $20,000 out of pocket searching for answers. Looking back, she realized her body had been communicating with her long before the crash, through rapid heartbeat, digestive issues, disrupted sleep, and other signs she hadn't yet learned to understand. In this conversation with Jen Aks, Stephanie shares how that experience became her purpose and ultimately shaped the work she does with women today. Quote: “We allow ourselves to get hijacked quite frequently.” Chapters: 04:00 – How to Stop Letting Your Mind Hijack Your Body 8:00 – 18 Doctors & a Two-Year Health Crisis 11:00 – The Warning Signs She Didn't Recognize 14:00 – Turning Pain Into Purpose 16:00 – What Happens When You Finally Listen to Your Body 20:00 – Stephanie's Process for Helping Women in Midlife 23:00 – Finding Opportunity in Difficult Seasons 27:00 – Nutrition, Hormones & Using Food as Medicine 31:00 – Stephanie's Advice for Navigating Midlife https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

  2. Sep 2

    How to Strengthen Your Intuition & Trust What You Know | Ep 26

    Ronnie Ryan is an intuitive coach who has spent decades exploring intuition, energy, past-life work, and the unseen wisdom that lives within us. What makes her perspective so refreshing is how grounded she is in it all, she’s deeply spiritual, naturally skeptical, genuinely funny, and never takes herself too seriously. Her work now helps women, particularly in midlife, reconnect with the intuition and inner magic they may have lost touch with along the way. Together, Ronnie and Jen explore practical ways to strengthen intuition, recognize how your own inner guidance communicates with you, and build confidence in what you know. At the heart of their conversation is a powerful shift in perspective: you may not always get the magic you wanted, but that doesn't mean you didn't get the magic. 💜 Welcome to Wisdom From Within. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own. This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers. Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust. Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there. They’re already within you. Quote: “Don’t be hard on yourself, because that shuts things down.” Chapters: 06:00 – Why Intuition Feels More Accessible Today 13:00 – The Vision That Unlocked Her “Magic” 16:00 – How a Skeptic Learned to Trust Her Intuition 20:00 – How to Actually Practice Your Intuition 23:00 – Questions to Ask Your Inner Guidance 29:00 – Connecting Intuition Back to the Body 33:00 – Why Intuition Can Get Stronger in Midlife https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks   🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

  3. Aug 31

    She Left a Successful TV Career to Follow What Actually Mattered | Ep 25

    Dana Arschin has been telling stories since she was five years old. That gift led her to an extraordinary career as a three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and Fox 5 reporter, but eventually, she felt called toward stories that carried a much deeper meaning.As the granddaughter of an Auschwitz survivor, Dana turned her storytelling toward preserving Holocaust testimony and educating future generations. Today, she interviews survivors and creates powerful documentaries that preserve their experiences, resilience, and legacies.In this deeply personal conversation, Dana and Jen Aks explore trusting your gut, recognizing the signs that guide you, having the courage to create opportunities that don't yet exist, and using your gifts in service of something greater than yourself. 💜Welcome to Wisdom From Within.Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own.This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence, far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers.Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust.Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there.They’re already within you. Quote:“If the job that you want doesn’t exist, create it.”Chapters:04:00 – Grandfather’s Holocaust Story & Finding Her Calling08:00 – Leaving a Successful Career at Fox 510:00 – If the Job You Want Doesn’t Exist, Create It16:00 – The Signs That Confirmed Her Life’s Purpose21:00 – Leaving Behind an Identity & Following Her Calling25:00 – What Dana Learned From 200 Holocaust Survivors30:00 – Preserving Stories Before It’s Too Late32:00 – Trusting Your Gut, Signs & Synchronicities35:00 – Making a Living While Doing Meaningful Workhttps://jenaks.com/My Book: Your Body is SpeakingIG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaksYT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks 🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

  4. Aug 19

    Start Showing Up as Yourself | Ep 24

    Welcome to Wisdom From Within. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own. This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers. Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust. Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there. They’re already within you. What happens when the identity that once defined you disappears? In this episode, Hannah Sumbera and Jen Aks explore identity, authenticity, meditation, discomfort, self-expression, and the courage to be seen trying. Hannah also shares how that journey eventually led to Wall Street Wardrobe and Wall Street Women, a community helping women find confidence and connection both personally and professionally.  💜 Quote: “If you’re trying to be like everybody else, you’re not your most authentic self.” Chapters  06:00 – Meditation & Coming Back to Yourself  12:00 – Building an Identity as a D1 Athlete  16:00 – When Confidence Turned Into Anxiety  22:00 – Losing Her Identity After Swimming  24:00 – Dressing Like Herself Changed Everything  28:30 – Rebuilding Confidence Through Authenticity  34:00 – Finding Purpose Beyond Your Old Identity  37:00 – Being Seen Trying & Leaning Into Discomfort  42:00 – Creating Wall Street Women https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

    Start Showing Up as Yourself | Ep 24

  5. Aug 12

    Breaking the Patterns That Keep You Stuck | Ep 23

    Welcome to Wisdom From Within. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own. This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers. Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust. Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there. They’re already within you. Jen Aks sits down with psychotherapist Lisanne Godnick for a deeply vulnerable conversation about healing shame, breaking old patterns, divorce, body image, forgiveness, and learning to reconnect with yourself. Lisanne shares her own experiences—including losing 100 pounds and navigating divorce while working as a therapist—and how those experiences transformed the way she approaches healing. 💜 Quote: “Your past will inform your current state, but it doesn’t have to dictate your current state.” Chapters:  04:30 – Your Past Doesn't Have to Define You  09:20 – Relationships, Divorce & Finding Your Voice  14:30 – Losing 100 Pounds & Uncovering the Shame Beneath  19:00 – Stop Chasing the “Why”  25:00 – Vulnerability, Divorce & Forgiving Yourself  30:30 – Giving Your Past Less Power  33:00 – You Don't Have to Stay Stuck https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

    Breaking the Patterns That Keep You Stuck | Ep 23

  6. Aug 5

    Warming Up Your Intuition | EP 22

    Welcome to Wisdom From Within. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own. This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers. Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust. Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there. They’re already within you. -- Jen Aks sits down with master coach, bestselling author, and intuitive guide Gina Pero to explore what intuition really feels like, how to strengthen it, and why your inner knowing is one of the greatest gifts you already possess. Gina shares practical ways to reconnect with your inner guidance, quiet the mental noise, and begin trusting yourself with greater confidence. If you've ever questioned your instincts or wondered whether you're hearing your intuition, this episode will give you a new perspective. 💜 Quote: "When we have to justify something, we're not listening to our intuition." Chapters:  04:30 – Trust Your Inner Knowing  10:00 – Strengthen Intuition  18:30 – Why We Stop Listening to Ourselves  24:00 – The Courage to Act Immediately  30:00 – Turning Intuition Into a Daily Practice https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

    Warming Up Your Intuition | EP 22

  7. Jul 29

    Your Emotions Are Trying to Lead You | Ep 21

    Welcome to Wisdom From Within. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else’s answers more than our own. This podcast is a reminder that you were born with extraordinary intelligence—far beyond IQ alone. Your body knows. Your emotions speak. Your intuition guides and your nervous system remembers. Every week, we’ll explore the science, stories, and practices that reconnect you to yourself so you can lead, love, create, and live with greater clarity, courage, and trust. Because the answers you’ve been searching for aren’t out there. They’re already within you. -- In this deeply moving conversation, somatic healer and founder of The Emotional Institute, Bernadette Pleasant, shares how years of suppressing emotion led her to create a transformational practice that helps people reconnect with their bodies, process grief, and rediscover who they truly are. Together, Bernadette and Jen Aks explore why we learn to play small, how emotional expression becomes a path to freedom, and why courage begins with simply allowing yourself to feel. 💜 Quote: "The body knows. The mind tries to talk you out of it." Chapters:  05:00 – The Cost of Playing Small  10:00 – Healing Through Movement  15:30 – Releasing Grief & Emotional Weight  21:00 – Learning to Trust Your Body  29:30 – The Questions That Change Your Life  34:00 – Returning Home to Yourself https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

    Your Emotions Are Trying to Lead You | Ep 21

  8. Jul 22

    Why We Ignore Our Inner Voice (And How to Start Listening) | Ep 20

    Welcome to Wisdom From Within, where mindset meets bodyset, and we reconnect with the hidden intelligence within us. Each week, we explore the wisdom living in our bodies, our experiences, and our deepest truths, guiding us to live and lead from a place of alignment and authenticity. Communication coach Jen Oliver shares her deeply personal journey from years of people-pleasing and silencing her own voice to living with radical honesty and embodied confidence. She opens up about the relationships she stayed in despite knowing they weren't right, the moment she stopped overriding her intuition, and why she committed to an entire year of telling no lies. Together, Jen Oliver and host Jen Aks explore embodied leadership, authentic communication, intuition, and the courage it takes to speak your truth. 💜 Quote: "The lies are denying what your body is telling you." Chapters: 01:00 – Learning to Stop Overriding Your Intuition 08:00 – A Year of Radical Truth-Telling 12:00 – Follow Your Body Instead of Fear 18:00 – Embodiment Changes the Way We Communicate 28:00 – Impact Over Perfection 37:00 – Courage to Live Authentically 40:30 – Final Reflections & Bonus Fire Alarm Blooper https://jenaks.com/ My Book: Your Body is Speaking IG: https://www.instagram.com/jen_aks/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/jennferaks YT: https://www.youtube.com/@jen_aks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenaks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jen_aks  🎵 Music by Max Lilivois @prd.maxxell ✨ If this episode made you see your body and your brain in a new way, share it with someone who needs the science behind the wisdom. Sometimes that’s the permission people are waiting for.

    Why We Ignore Our Inner Voice (And How to Start Listening) | Ep 20
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Welcome to The Wisdom from Within podcast, I am Jen Aks and this is where we access mindset and bodyset - connecting both so that we can create the genuine, authentic, impact in our own lives and the lives we serve. We get there by having conversations with industry leaders, scientists, executives, parents, your neighbors. These are conversations that reveal the intelligence your body already holds—and my mission is to help you awaken, trust so you can let it lead you into your greatest success.

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  • Creator
    Jen Aks
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Jen Aks
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    Wisdom from Within