The Daily Surrender

Jennifer Ragazzo
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Welcome to The Daily Surrender, a space for real, raw, and vulnerable conversations about what it truly means to live in alignment with God's design. I'm Jennifer Ragazzo, a Soul-Aligned Wellness Coach who is far from perfect and still figuring out this whole human experience - just like you. Here, we talk about the messy, the beautiful, and everything in between as we learn to let go, trust more, and step into the peace and freedom that's already waiting for us.

  1. Exhausted from People-Pleasing? Here's How to Stop Performing for Love

    1D AGO

    Exhausted from People-Pleasing? Here's How to Stop Performing for Love

    Love has become deeply confused in our culture often treated as something to earn, prove, or receive through performance, validation, or relationship status. In this Valentine's Day episode Jennifer Ragazzo invites midlife women into a profound reordering of love 0 one that moves away from striving and toward embodied, unconditional love sourced from within. Drawing from personal experience, spiritual wisdom, and years of working with women, Jennifer explores how early conditioning; especially "good girl" programming and spiritual performance -turns love into a transactional exchange. Over time, this disconnection from source love shows up as exhaustion, burnout, anxiety, hormone imbalance, and chronic depletion. This episode explores: Why seeking love externally always leads to burnout How love becomes confused with survival and fear The cost of people-pleasing and perfectionism in midlife Reordering the inner hierarchy from striving → receiving → loving The relationship between love, embodiment, and nervous system regulation Why you don't lose love, but you can lose access to receiving it This conversation is an invitation for women in midlife to stop performing for love and begin living from it.    ✨Free gift for you: Get Jen's Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat to regulate your nervous system, release control, and open to Divine flow. https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/calm-and-receive-retreat 👉Join The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist: https://jenniferragazzo.myflodesk.com/bk0n9o30e6

    30 min
  2. Unbelonging: Wisdom From a Wise Elder on Divine Intimacy and Inner Truth

    FEB 4

    Unbelonging: Wisdom From a Wise Elder on Divine Intimacy and Inner Truth

    What if the exhaustion you feel isn't burnout… but the cost of trying to belong to systems that were never meant to hold your soul? In this deeply moving conversation, Jennifer Ragazzo sits down with Kathy Connell, a 77-year-old wise elder, health coach, and spiritual mentor, to explore the transformative power of unbelonging. Kathy shares her life journey through religious conditioning, silence and solitude, dark nights of the soul, motherhood, healing work, and the slow return to divine intimacy and inner truth. This episode is not about rejecting faith; it's about outgrowing external authority and remembering the God within. Together, Jennifer and Kathy explore: Why trying to "fit in" often disconnects us from our soul How silence and solitude restore divine alignment The difference between religion and lived faith Dark nights of the soul as invitations, not punishments What it means to become the prayer Why true belonging begins when you stop seeking it outside yourself If you are in midlife, questioning old belief systems, feeling spiritually restless, or sensing a deeper call inward, this conversation will feel like being gently held and powerfully awakened at the same time.   ✨Free gift for you: Get Jen's Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat to regulate your nervous system, release control, and open to Divine flow. https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/calm-and-receive-retreat 👉Join The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist: https://jenniferragazzo.myflodesk.com/bk0n9o30e6

    1h 19m
  3. Mount Menopause: The Mandatory Climb & the Wisdom Waiting Beneath the Symptoms

    JAN 28

    Mount Menopause: The Mandatory Climb & the Wisdom Waiting Beneath the Symptoms

    Midlife can feel like someone quietly changed the terrain—and suddenly everything takes more effort. In this episode of The Daily Surrender, Jennifer Ragazzo welcomes functional medicine health coach Linda for a powerful conversation about "Mount Menopause": the mandatory climb women face in perimenopause and menopause, and the deeper transformation it often requires. Jennifer and Linda explore why this season can be so disorienting even for women who are well-resourced, health-literate, and already doing the "right things." They talk candidly about the emotional and spiritual layers that often emerge as hormones shift: burnout that doesn't match your schedule, identity unraveling, unexpected darkness, and the exposure of old patterns like people-pleasing, codependency, conflict avoidance, perfectionism, and the lifelong emotional labor of managing everyone else's needs. This episode also offers a grounded reframe: symptoms aren't always something to silence, they can be signals pointing toward a deeper homecoming. You'll hear why nervous system support, embodiment, humility, and community are often the missing links when physical protocols stall and how practices like breathwork, conscious movement, nature, and sisterhood can help women metabolize what midlife reveals. In this episode, we cover: The "Mount Menopause" metaphor and why the climb reveals both vulnerabilities and strengths When "doing everything right" still doesn't work and what that might mean Emotional labor, survival patterns, and why stress isn't just a busy schedule The connection between nervous system state and chronic symptoms (including recurring gut issues) Embodiment practices that support midlife transformation: breathwork, movement, play, and nature Building a support team in midlife (medical + emotional + relational) "Cleaning house" emotionally so the next generation doesn't have to carry it If you're navigating perimenopause or menopause and wondering why your inner world feels louder than ever, you're not alone and you're not failing. This may be the season that invites you to stop performing, stop abandoning yourself, and start living from your truest design.   Linda Petursdottir's Contact Info:  Website: www.simplewellbeing.com Instagram: @linda.simple.well.being/ Summer 2026 Retreat: https://simplewellbeing.com/iceland-retreat-2026/

    1h 24m
  4. Midlife Without the Rules: How I Created Space for Myself During Perimenopause

    JAN 20

    Midlife Without the Rules: How I Created Space for Myself During Perimenopause

    Midlife can feel like it's dismantling everything you once relied on - your identity, relationships, routines, and sense of direction. For many women, this unraveling begins during perimenopause and menopause. In this episode of The Daily Surrender, Jennifer Ragazzo explores why midlife often brings a loss of tolerance for hustle, multitasking, people-pleasing, and constant doing. Rather than a breakdown, these changes reflect biological and spiritual wisdom calling women into a more embodied, present way of living. Jennifer shares her lived experience of slowing down, releasing rigid rules, and creating nervous system safety during perimenopause not through protocols or performance, but through rhythm, rest, and self-trust. This conversation reframes menopause as an initiation that invites authenticity, discernment, and deeper alignment. This episode is for midlife women who feel disoriented, more sensitive, or less willing to live the way they once did and want language for what's happening inside their body, mind, and soul. Topics include: Perimenopause and menopause as identity shifts Why midlife dismantles old patterns and roles Nervous system regulation and embodied living Releasing productivity, performance, and people-pleasing Trusting the season instead of forcing change If midlife feels uncomfortable but meaningful, this episode offers clarity, relief, and permission to listen more deeply.   👉Join the Shed and Receive Sacred Visioning Circle Workshop for 2026! https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/shed-receive-a-sacred-visioning-circle 👉Join The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist: https://jenniferragazzo.myflodesk.com/bk0n9o30e6

    45 min
  5. Midlife Is Not a Breakdown: It's a Biological Call to Sovereignty

    JAN 14

    Midlife Is Not a Breakdown: It's a Biological Call to Sovereignty

    You're not going crazy - you're being initiated. In this deeply validating episode of The Daily Surrender, Jennifer Ragazzo explores the neuroscience and biological wisdom behind midlife hormonal shifts, and why your tolerance for chaos, noise, clutter, people-pleasing, and surface-level living is quietly disappearing. As estrogen and progesterone decline during perimenopause and menopause, your nervous system loses the chemical buffer it once relied on. Jennifer breaks down what's really happening in the brain and body and why craving quiet, simplicity, and solitude isn't antisocial or a personal failure. It's biological wisdom activating. You'll learn how hormonal shifts impact key neurotransmitters: Serotonin (mood, optimism, and sleep) Dopamine (motivation, tolerance, and drive) GABA (calm, stress resilience, and sensory tolerance) Oxytocin (connection, bonding, and social desire) This episode also unpacks the Grandmother Hypothesis -the evolutionary design behind post-reproductive years and why midlife is meant for leadership, discernment, and wisdom, not caretaking chaos or hustle culture. Jennifer shares practical, accessible ways to naturally support your neurochemistry through walking in nature, warm baths, creative expression, meaningful conversation, rhythmic routines, and nervous system regulation. If you're feeling more sensitive, irritable, overstimulated, or exhausted by things you once tolerated, this episode will help you understand why and give you permission to honor this sacred initiation.   Resources Mentioned:  📖 "Age Like a Girl" by Dr. Mindy Pelz 📖 "Estrogen Matters" by Dr. Avrum Bluming & Carol Tavris   ✨Free gift for you: Get Jen's Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat to regulate your nervous system, release control, and open to Divine flow. https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/calm-and-receive-retreat 👉Join The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist: https://jenniferragazzo.myflodesk.com/bk0n9o30e6

    45 min
  6. Why January Feels Wrong: Grace-Enabled Release & the Liminal Space

    JAN 7

    Why January Feels Wrong: Grace-Enabled Release & the Liminal Space

    Feeling the pressure to "start fresh" this January? In this powerful first episode of 2026, Jennifer Ragazzo explores why surrender isn't about trying harder - it's about grace-enabled release. If the New Year energy feels off to you, you're not broken. Discover why January may not align with your divine design and why winter is meant for rest, not productivity. This episode offers midlife women permission to honor the liminal space...that sacred in-between where real transformation happens. Learn why the ego disguises control as surrender, how to recognize when you're forcing instead of allowing, and practical nervous system tools including breathwork, candle gazing, and EFT tapping. Whether you're navigating midlife awakening, releasing old patterns, or simply feeling behind, this episode is your reminder: you're exactly where you need to be. KEY TOPICS: Grace-enabled release vs. human effort Why January and the Gregorian calendar may feel misaligned Understanding and honoring liminal space Nervous system regulation practices Divine timing and sacred rest Releasing New Year pressure and expectations   Free gift for you: Get Jen's Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat to regulate your nervous system, release control, and open to Divine flow. https://www.jenniferragazzo.com/calm-and-receive-retreat Join The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist: https://jenniferragazzo.myflodesk.com/bk0n9o30e6

    44 min
  7. When the Holidays Feel Like Too Much: Permission to Step Away, Breathe and Be Honest

    12/23/2025

    When the Holidays Feel Like Too Much: Permission to Step Away, Breathe and Be Honest

    When the holidays feel like too much, this episode offers permission to pause, step away, and listen to your body. In this gentle reflection, Jennifer Ragazzo speaks to midlife women navigating perimenopause, menopause, emotional sensitivity, and spiritual awakening during the holiday season. As the year comes to a close, unresolved emotions, family dynamics, grief, and nervous system overwhelm often rise to the surface - especially for women already carrying hormonal and emotional shifts. This episode explores why holiday overwhelm isn't a personal failure, how nervous system sensitivity increases in midlife, and why honoring your limits is an act of wisdom, not selfishness. You'll receive simple, practical ways to regulate your nervous system, release people-pleasing, and choose presence over pressure. A compassionate reminder for women who are tired of pushing through and ready to move more gently - with their bodies, their emotions, and themselves.   Free gift: Get the Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat (free) to regulate your nervous system and reopen to Divine flow. Join: The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist Let's Connect! Instagram: @jennifer.ragazzo  Schedule a Soul Body Discovery Call The FREE Rooted & Radiant Guide Subscribe to my Substack accounts: https://jenniferragazzo.substack.com/  healingwithmdma.substack.com

    22 min
  8. The Mystical Meaning Behind the Christmas Story: A Rebirth Happening Within You

    12/17/2025

    The Mystical Meaning Behind the Christmas Story: A Rebirth Happening Within You

    This episode of The Daily Surrender is for midlife women experiencing a spiritual awakening. Women who feel called to surrender old identities and step into a deeper, more embodied relationship with God. Jennifer Ragazzo offers a mystical reading of the Christmas story, revealing it as a symbolic map of inner rebirth rather than a distant historical event. Through Mary, Joseph, the journey to Bethlehem, the crowded inn, the manger, the guiding star, and King Herod, Jennifer reflects the stages many women encounter during midlife transformation: receptivity, trust, ego resistance, humility, intuition, and awakening. This conversation speaks directly to women who are: questioning old spiritual frameworks feeling physical and emotional shifts in midlife longing for deeper meaning and embodiment sensing the kingdom of God within awakening to their true identity in Christ Listeners are invited to ask: Which part of the Christmas story am I living right now? Where is God birthing something new within me? Jennifer also introduces The Daily Surrender Circle, launching in early 2026 - a sacred sisterhood for women ready to heal, awaken, and walk this path together.   Free gift: Get the Calm & Receive Micro-Retreat (free) to regulate your nervous system and reopen to Divine flow. Join: The Daily Surrender Circle waitlist Let's Connect! Instagram: @jennifer.ragazzo  Schedule a Soul Body Discovery Call The FREE Rooted & Radiant Guide Subscribe to my Substack accounts: https://jenniferragazzo.substack.com/  healingwithmdma.substack.com

    40 min
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Welcome to The Daily Surrender, a space for real, raw, and vulnerable conversations about what it truly means to live in alignment with God's design. I'm Jennifer Ragazzo, a Soul-Aligned Wellness Coach who is far from perfect and still figuring out this whole human experience - just like you. Here, we talk about the messy, the beautiful, and everything in between as we learn to let go, trust more, and step into the peace and freedom that's already waiting for us.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Ragazzo
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    42
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    The Daily Surrender