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Stories, reflections, and real life from an Alaskan gal who’s been keeping it keeping it real since '75

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The Six Pillars of Returning

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February 5, 2026

The Foundation of the Rooted Living When I began writing the Rooted Guide, I was not trying to design a framework. I was trying to survive my own disconnection with honesty. I was asking questions that do not come from curiosity alone, but from lived tension. Am I walking in a good way?What happens when […]

Why So Many Women Feel Disconnected From Their Lives

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January 31, 2026

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that does not come from doing too much in a single day. It comes from living too long without yourself fully present. You can have a life that looks fine on paper.A family. A job. A business. Responsibilities handled. Boxes checked. And still feel strangely distant from your […]

Why I Left AI for a More Rooted Life in a Disconnected World

January 30, 2026

This Was Not a Rebrand. It Was a Reckoning. I do not hate technology. Actually, far from it. Nor am I here to shame your phone. I have one too. But I stepped back from AI and tech-heavy spaces because something in me started to feel hollow. Not tired.Not confused. Hollow. Like my work was […]

Nature Does Not Hurry. Neither Did Rooted.

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January 30, 2026

A Guide to Return to What Matters I thought finishing the Rooted Guide by December 2025 would be a matter of discipline. Why? This has been living in my head for years, and if I didn’t get it out now, it would simply die as another great idea. And I couldn’t have that at all. […]

What Happens When You Stop Trying to Fit In a Box

November 3, 2025

For years, I tried to be one thing. The corporate executive. The spiritual practitioner. The systems person. The creative. The strategist. The intuitive. Pick one, the internet said. Niche down. Be known for ONE thing. That’s how you build a successful business. So I tried. Man, did I try. And I was miserable. Because here’s […]

Why I’m Bringing Back the Podcast (And What’s Different about this relaunch)

November 3, 2025

The Jen Jul Podcast went quiet for a while. Not because I ran out of things to say. Not because I got bored or lost interest. But because I was figuring out what I actually wanted to say. And now I know. If you’ve been following along, you might have noticed the silence. The episodes […]

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