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. 4d ago

    Stop Abandoning Yourself to Make Everyone Else Happy | Ep 33

    Some people come into your life and leave a lasting imprint. Nancy Levin is one of those people for me. I've had the privilege of knowing Nancy personally for many years, and I've witnessed firsthand her extraordinary leadership, wisdom, and commitment to helping others transform their lives. Nancy is a seven-time bestselling author, Master Coach, and founder of Levin Life Coach Academy. She spent many years at Hay House working alongside some of the greatest voices in personal development, including Louise Hay and Wayne Dyer, and was mentored by the remarkable Debbie Ford. Today, she's a leader in the coaching world, guiding individuals, coaches, and leaders toward greater self-worth, freedom, and fulfillment. What makes Nancy so extraordinary isn't simply what she's accomplished. It's what she's lived, what she's learned, and her willingness to share it all. In this deeply personal conversation, Nancy opens up about some of the most painful chapters of her life, including the loss of her brother, the unraveling of her marriage, and the truths she was forced to confront about perfectionism, infidelity, people-pleasing, and abandoning her own needs. At 45, the life she had worked so hard to hold together came apart. What followed was a profound journey of self-discovery, healing, and reinvention. We explore the inner knowing she had ignored for years, the wisdom she gained through her most difficult experiences, and what it truly means to honor yourself, even when doing so changes everything. Nancy's story is a powerful reminder that our greatest challenges can become our greatest teachers, and that it's never too late to create a life that feels like your own. This conversation is filled with vulnerability, insight, and the kind of wisdom that can only come from within. Connect with Nancy: nancylevin.com 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: “Our worth and value is not determined by what we do or what we produce or what we achieve, but that it's inherent.” Chapters: 2:30 – When Nancy's Marriage and Perfect Life Unraveled  5:30 – How Childhood Experiences Shaped Her Need for Approval  8:45 – Knowing Something Was Wrong but Choosing It Anyway 12:00 – The Emotional Cost of Over-giving 15:45 – Should You Stay or Go? Asking a Better Question 18:00 – Finding Gratitude Instead of Living With Regret 20:00 – Self-Forgiveness and Letting Go of the Past 21:00 – Why Your Worth Isn't Something You Have to Earn 22:30 – Breaking Free From Society's Expectations 27:30 – Telling Yourself the Truth and Allowing It to Change 29:45 – Setting Boundaries Without Guilt 33:30 – Nancy's Journey From Hay House to Coaching the Coaches 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. Oct 14

    How to Make the Bold Moves You've Been Afraid to Make | Ep 32

    Laura Aura is a speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast who helps women stop settling, overcome the mindset blocks holding them back, and make the bold moves they've been putting off. But Laura doesn't just teach people how to make gutsy decisions, she's lived them. After 16 years of running a successful branding agency, Laura found herself completely disconnected from the business she once loved. Despite everything she'd built, her body was telling her it was time for a change. What followed was one of the most transformative decisions of her life: selling her business, letting go of a major entrepreneurial vision, and stepping into an entirely new chapter. In this conversation with Jen Aks, Laura shares the emotional reality of walking away from something you've spent years building, the grief and liberation that can exist simultaneously, and why giving yourself permission to change is often the hardest first step. Together, they explore self-trust, intuition, fear, surrender, and how small, intentional decisions can lead to extraordinary transformation. Because sometimes the most courageous thing you can do is admit that the life you've built no longer fits the person you've become. 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: “Joy and grief can exist in the same space.” Chapters: 03:00 – You Find Your Purpose Through Living 5:00 – How to Recognize What Your Body Is Telling You 8:00 – Why We Keep Putting Off What We Really Want 12:00 – Small Moves That Build the Courage to Change 15:00 – Why Laura Walked Away From Her 16-Year Business 20:00 – Letting Go of Everything She Had Built 23:00 – Why Liberation and Grief Can Exist Together 29:00 – Rebuilding Self-Trust and Learning to Surrender 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. Oct 7

    How to Manifest the Life You Actually Want | Ep 31

    Janet Tanguay is the founder and CEO of The Hammock Way of Life, a business strategist, author, and vision boarding expert who helps individuals, entrepreneurs, teams, and companies turn their dreams into something they can actually see, and begin moving toward. With more than 100 certified vision board coaches in her community, Janet has built her work around helping people create a life that feels as good as the one they imagine.  But Janet didn't always trust that inner knowing. From ignoring her gut as a child to staying in a career that left her stressed and physically worn down, she learned firsthand what happens when we stop listening to ourselves. Eventually, she made the decision to trust what her body was telling her, walk away from what wasn't working, and create a completely different path. In this conversation with Jen Aks, Janet shares her approach to vision boarding, manifestation, visualization, gratitude, and taking small actions toward the future you want. They explore why simply wishing for something isn't enough, how our language and beliefs shape the way we approach our goals, and why getting specific about your vision can be so powerful. Most importantly, Janet reminds us that creating a dream life isn't just about putting pictures on a board, it's about learning to trust yourself and taking action. 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: “I say I’m guided by goosebumps these days.”  Chapters: 04:00 – Why Taking Care of Yourself Makes You a Better Leader 07:00 – Trust Your Gut 09:00 – When Your Body Tells You It's Time for a Change 13:00 – Why Vision Boarding Can Be So Powerful 15:00 – Stop Wishing & Start Feeling Like It's Already Yours 19:00 – Janet's Vision Board Manifestation Stories 23:00 – Small Shifts That Move You Toward Your Dreams 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.

  4. Sep 30

    Why Doing Less Could Be Exactly What Your Body Needs | Ep 30

    Stacy Jagger is a therapist, author, speaker, and creator of the Mountain Method, an approach designed to help families, leaders, and executive teams step away from overwhelm, regulate their nervous systems, strengthen emotional intelligence, and create meaningful change. But the foundation of Stacy’s work comes from a deeply personal story. Pasted text After growing up surrounded by alcoholism, instability, and chaos, Stacy spent years living in a constant state of nervous-system activation. In her early twenties, she followed an unexpected inner knowing and moved with her husband into an off-grid cabin built in 1850, with no electricity, running water, or indoor plumbing. There, sitting quietly on the porch for just 15 minutes, Stacy began discovering what it actually felt like to slow down, become present, and listen to her body. Pasted text In this deeply personal conversation with Jen Aks, Stacy explores nervous-system regulation, digital detoxes, childhood patterns, money stories, parts work, and learning to trust your inner “no.” 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: “Whatever mountain that you think is too high to climb, if you'll just take one step at a time, one day at a time, you'd be amazed.” Chapters: 2:00 – The Off-Grid Cabin That Changed Her Life 5:00 – What 15 Minutes of Stillness Can Do 8:00 – Learning to Regulate Her Nervous System 11:00 – Finding Your Inner “No” 13:00 – Understanding Your Window of Tolerance 17:00 – How Childhood Patterns Follow Us Into Adulthood 19:00 – Reparenting Yourself Through Parts Work 24:00 – The Mountain Method & Digital Detoxing 29:00 – You Can Climb Any Mountain 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.

  5. Sep 23

    How to Trust Your Intuition & Stop Second-Guessing Yourself | Ep 29

    Jadi Kindred is a Canadian bestselling author, host of The Dawn of Intuition podcast, intuition expert, wellness retreat host, and someone who has spent decades intentionally strengthening her connection to her own inner guidance. Today, she helps others find greater clarity, joy, confidence, authentic relationships, and trust in their own intuition. In this conversation with Jen Aks, Jadi shares what it actually looks like to live an intuitive life, from annual 10-day silent meditation retreats to recognizing the different ways intuition communicates through hearing, seeing, feeling, and knowing. She also explains why intuition isn't necessarily something you're simply born with; it's a muscle that can be strengthened by starting small and learning to recognize the difference between inner guidance and mental chatter. Jadi also gets vulnerable about what happens when she doesn't listen to her intuition and the opportunities she's lost by allowing fear to override what she already knew. 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: “Intuition is your best friend. It just wants the best for you.” Chapters: 5:00 – Why Jadi Takes 10 Days of Silence Every Year 9:00 – Stop Looking Outside Yourself for Answers 13:00 – The Four Clairs: How Intuition Speaks to You 18:00 – What Happens When You Ignore Your Intuition 20:00 – Following One Intuitive Nudge Changed Her Life 23:00 – How to Strengthen Your Intuition 27:00 – When Fear Overrides What You Already Know 31:00 – The Body Scan: A Simple Way to Go Within 34:00 – Intuition Is Your Best Friend 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.

  6. Sep 16

    Your Future Is Unwritten, You Get to Create It | Ep 28

    Wendi Blum is an author, coach, speaker, and publishing mentor who helps people around the world bring their voices and stories into the world. But the work she does today grew out of a life that began very differently. Wendi shares her journey from a childhood marked by instability, financial struggle, and survival mode to building a successful 25-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Despite that success, something inside her kept saying there was more. That inner pull led her into personal development, meditation, writing, and eventually a simple T-shirt project centered around the question “What Is Your Destiny?” The messages resonated so deeply that they eventually became a book, and gave Wendi the courage to leave her corporate career and pursue her calling. Wendi shares how she transformed fear into purpose, learned to trust her own voice, and built a life around helping others share theirs. They also explore worthiness, subconscious beliefs, and Wendi’s approach to “reverse engineering” the future you want to create. 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: “The future is unwritten, and we get to write it.” Chapters: 6:00 – Growing Up in Survival Mode 9:00 – Success Didn't Mean Something Wasn't Missing 12:00 – Discovering the Power of Your Thoughts 18:00 – The T-Shirts That Changed Everything 20:00 – Finding the Courage to Leave a 25 Year Career 23:00 – Building Confidence After a Childhood of Fear 25:00 – Turning Her Calling Into Her Life's Work 34:00 – Worthiness, Courage & Writing Your Next Chapter 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.

  7. Sep 9

    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.

  8. 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.

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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
    33
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jen Aks
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    Wisdom from Within

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