83. From Shame to Strategy: How Owning Your Story Can Transform Your Mental Health and Purpose with Jessica Pitre

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What if the very parts of your life you’ve been hiding—your mental health struggles, your pain, your shame—were actually the keys to your power?

In this deeply inspiring episode, we sit down with Jessica, founder of Girlfriends Inc. and Be Girl Powered, who shares her unfiltered journey from mental health challenges to living with clarity, purpose, and strategy.

Jessica opens up about how her hospitalization for mental health—once a source of embarrassment—became the turning point for her personal healing and professional mission. She now helps women own their stories, plan with intention, and step into lives they actually want to live.

You’ll hear how group therapy changed her life, why faith and mental health support aren’t mutually exclusive, and how strategic planning became her tool for healing and manifestation. Jessica offers real, practical wisdom for high-achieving women navigating emotional burnout, shame, and the tension between surviving and thriving.

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💎 Key themes in this episode:

• How to transform shame into purpose
• The intersection of faith and therapy
• Why mental health support is not a weakness
• Using planning as a mental health tool
• Reframing your past as preparation, not punishment

Whether you’re in a season of survival, seeking transformation, or ready to rewrite your narrative, Jessica’s raw and powerful story will remind you that your truth is your greatest tool.

🎧 Listen now and start planning your breakthrough.

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1. Introduction and Staying True to Yourself (00:00:00)

2. The Power of Planning and Intentional Living (00:05:41)

3. [Ad] Fit, Healthy & Happy Podcast (00:10:00)

4. (Cont.) The Power of Planning and Intentional Living (00:10:43)

5. Owning Your Story and Overcoming Shame (00:17:38)

6. Mental Health Journey and Group Therapy (00:28:54)

7. Feeding the Good Wolf Within (00:39:32)

8. Faith, Healing, and Authentic Growth (00:48:06)

9. Building Communities and Final Thoughts (00:56:57)