In this episode, Jenna Marilyn reflects on her podcast journey, not as a success story, but as a relationship that had to mature. What started as a long-held dream became frustrating, awkward, and imperfect once it actually arrived. And that tension taught her something important.

Jenna walks through the three evolutions of Just Jenna, from forcing it, to letting it be easy, to choosing intentional growth, and why staying with something after the fantasy dissolves is where real fulfillment begins. Along the way, she draws parallels to journaling, self-documentation, and the quiet power of capturing your thoughts across time.

This episode is a meditation on devotion without pressure, hobbies that don’t need to be monetized, and how to recognize when a desire is genuinely yours, not inherited, not performative, not borrowed. A reminder that some dreams aren’t meant to pay off. They’re meant to stay with you.

Not everything you love needs to become something else.

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Email thoughts or reflections to: jenna.andrix@gmail.com

Host: Jenna Marilyn

Producer: JD Ferrell

Presented by: THE Modern Podcast Network and ThemodernHQ.com