Two Lives ~ One Heart : Resilience Reimagined

Stories and Stanza

In this inspiring episode of Stories in Stanza, we dive deep into the life story of Jessica Renfelt, founder of Resilience Coaching by Jessica Ann. Jessica shares her remarkable journey of overcoming numerous health challenges, including battling cardiac AL amyloidosis, cancer, a stroke, and a heart transplant. She talks about the role of gratitude and joy in building resilience and how these experiences led her to leave her corporate job to help others find their path to healing. Through her personal story, she emphasizes the importance of joy, small wins, and flexibility in overcoming life's struggles. Tune in to learn about her upcoming book 'Dancing in the Shower' and her passion for connecting with others through resilience coaching. Jessica Anne Renfeldt is a resilience coach, founder of Resilience Coaching by Jessica Anne, author, and speaker who helps women discover their inner strength by weaving gratitude, joy, and radical resilience into everyday life. Drawing on her own life’s journey—surviving a terminal illness, stoke, a heart transplant, and profound loss—Jessica brings an authentic, deeply compassionate perspective to her work. She guides others to cultivate resilience not as a shield but as a soft, flexible strength rooted in gratitude and the quiet moments that can transform us all. Raised on a farm and still a farm girl at heart, Jessica has a profound connection to nature, drawing inspiration from its rhythms in her personal life and her coaching. Whether she’s fishing for healing in a mountain stream or whipping up a new recipe, she finds wisdom in slowing down and tuning into life’s simple joys. As the mother of three remarkable daughters, she understands the delicate balance of juggling careers, families, and self-care, and she passionately believes that everyone can live the life they truly love—if they’re willing to uncover the resilience that’s been within them all along. Her upcoming book, Dancing in the Shower: Uncovering Radical Resilience to Live a Life You Love, is set for release in early 2025. It’s a heartfelt exploration of her personal stories, from childhood lessons of strength and loss to surviving life-threatening challenges, offering readers a roadmap to find hope, gratitude, and resilience in their own lives.