Shows
The Finishing SchoolFall meditation freebieEnjoy this short fall meditation2024-09-2911 min
The Kent Beagle Mind SummitEpisode 33: Relationships are the Thing with Donna & Kay (Sophie Delaney & Jessica Uhler)Donna and Kay are two people I met while on a ropes course a few months back. They are relationship experts and writers (just like me). They brought it! Follow Sophie Delaney on social media: Instagram Twitter Follow Jessica Uhler on social media: Instagram Follow Kent on social media: Instagram Twitter This is an Audio Wool Original, produced by Byron McKoy. 2022-06-2938 min
The Finishing SchoolBonus episode- HibiscusIn this episode Jess shares an essay about a garden surprise that brought her a fresh reminder of hope in the midst of loss and grief. If you have let go of some hopes and dreams over the past couple years, or throughout your motherhood journey in general, listen to this and be encouraged. If you like it please subscribe!2021-11-0409 minThe Finishing SchoolTori Fields- Level Fields DesignThe one where Tori and I talk about her vision for making good design accessible to all, and why good design matters. And for that matter, why beauty matters. Stay tuned to the end and you will hear us riff on the the thing we miss most from the 80s and 90s.
Tori has a degree in interior design and after staying home to raise her kids has recently started a design business helping people find great and beautiful solutions to the things that aren't working in their homes. See her work and services at https://www.l...2021-10-2157 minThe Finishing SchoolThe one about home stories with Kennesha of Restoration HouseBlogger, Influencer, designer, author, and shop curator Kennesha Buycks talks with Jess about what it means to create a home that just looks good, but nourishes our soul in some way. It's a rich conversation about how our homes can reflect deeper desires beyond just the physical, and help tell our stories. 2021-07-0234 minThe Finishing SchoolThe one about how to buy a house with Ruthy Taylor of Mosaic RealtyIn this series we are talking about all things HOME, and while I believe you can make home anywhere, home ownership is a huge part of that dream for many of us. Ruthy Taylor is a Tacoma realtor who shares some brilliant strategies on how to buy a home this market, what hard questions to ask, and how to think out of the box a bit in order to find that just right home. Looking for the "dream home" isn't always the right move, but Ruthy has good news about how buying a home can be a stepping stone...2021-05-0154 minThe Finishing SchoolThe one about why throw pillows matter and how Home is an expression of more than tasteMy family began 2021 with a huge transition and adventure of leaving our home of 15 years and moving into the kind of house we'd always dreamed of. It is the beginning of starting over making a home and all that it entails. As I am wont to do I began asking bigger existential questions about throw pillows and whether or not they matter in the scheme of things. After all, what is Home for, what is the purpose and importance of it? Here are some of my musings and inspirations on making a new home, and how making Home matters2021-03-2928 minThe Finishing SchoolThe one with Casey from Yoga Wild- How can yoga help us right now?Our physical world has been upended as we have been on lockdown to one degree or another. In many cases this means that our physical practices and exercise routines have been turned upside-down. Not to mention our collective and individual anxiety has skyrocketed. Yoga has so much to teach us right now about being present, mindfulness, listening to our bodies and what they need and feel. Casey Hubbell, co-founder of Yoga Wild shares some practical ways we can use yogic tools to help with anxiety and panic, and to reset our bodies. During this time of Pandemic, Yoga Wild o...2020-07-0258 minThe Finishing SchoolThe one about Self-Care with Tash HaynesI loved this conversation with my straight-talking friend Tasha Haynes about what the Hustle does to us and what self-care can look like. We recorded this conversation before Covid-19 and before the death of George Floyd, hence why those important topics are missing from our conversation and why you might cringe when you hear Tash cough a few times.
I decided to release this podcast because it is important to talk about self-care, maybe even especially now.
Like many of you right now, I am trying to listen and learn from Black voices. I want t...2020-06-0948 minThe Finishing SchoolOverwhelm in the time of QuarantineSO, are you in the sourdough baking camp or the drinking by noon camp?
When everyday feels so different and also exactly the same, what can we do to help our brains process things during shelter-in-place? Is it even helpful to focus on getting things done right now? If so, how do we decide what to prioritize and how can we actually fit it into our lives? What is self-care, after all and how can we make time for it now? And what does the moon have to do with us and how we should look at o...2020-05-071h 03The Finishing SchoolAn invitation during quarantineIt's April 2020, and mot of us have been under shelter-in-place orders for several weeks or even over a month. The world as we know it has come to a standstill. Many are suffering. We are struggling to adapt to sudden new circumstances, but in the midst of this, there is a surprising invitation of we choose to accept it2020-04-2316 minThe Finishing SchoolBeing poured out- on Becoming and Beauty with Monika ScheffeIn this episode I interview my dear friend Monika Scheffe, who is almost 3 decades ahead of me in this journey of life. She has so much wisdom to share about how our gifts might lay dormant and silent for a period when we have young children, but the blossoming will come! Everything converges. Listening to her talk about pouring herself out in the world, how rich and refined her gifts and her knowledge of self are at almost 60 is so inspiring and hope-giving. We talk about trusting the process of becoming, parenting teens and how different it is than...2020-02-281h 00The Finishing SchoolEpisode 3- Lisa JohnsonThis is the best conversation with my good friend, Lisa Johnson, who is in a very similar place in life as me. As our kids get older and our role as moms change, how do we know what questions to ask of ourselves and the world about re-entering the workforce, what that might look like, what some of our fears are. We talk about this season of re-inventing ourselves, what there is to grieve as we let go of parts of ourselves and embrace or discover new parts of who we are. 2019-12-161h 11The Finishing SchoolEpisode 2- Lynda LopezIn this episode, soulpreneur Lynda Lopez and Jess talk about the genesis of this podcast and some of the ways to tap into our intuition as we make decisions and navigate life's new paths.2019-12-1636 minThe Finishing SchoolIntro episodeIn this episode, I talk about the idea behind this podcast, where I think the conversation will go, and who I hope to be a part of it.
"Mothering itself has been my work, and done it's work on me. What more important work can there be than raising humans, expanding the literal and metaphorical universe in this way?"2019-12-1620 min
The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson111 - TUSH (Walt Delaney, Lauren Robinson & Jessica Uhler) in "Fish Mail & Dog Tails"The three person team TUSH joins The MEAT to tell all sorts of bizarre and interesting stories. Lauren Robinson talks about the time she found a fish on her pillow. Walt Delaney tells a story about a terrible trip he had at a Dave Matthews concert. Then Jessica Uhler shares a tale about losing her bottoms at a private island. These stories inspire improvised scenes about a Frankenstein daddy, a bunch of ghosts who want to know how TV shows end, partying parents with breast keychains and more! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy2018-05-221h 33
The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson90 - The Holiday MEAT-Tacular - Best Slabs of 2017 - Part 12017 was a big year for The MEAT. We put out over 50 episodes with over 100 guests. The boys took a choo choo train from Los Angeles to NYC and put on 10 live shows in 9 cities along the way. We had our lover's month in February featuring real live couples and most importantly, we had some really fun shows. This episode features 10 of our favorite scenes from the year with guests like Ian Roberts, Heather Anne Campbell, Lauren Adams, Abra Tabak, Adam Frucci, Joel Spence, Lydia Hensler, Edgar Momplaisir, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Ellie Kovara, Julia Meltzer, James Mastraieni, Dhruv Uday Singh...2017-12-261h 32
The MEAT Improv with Jake Jabbour and Josh Simpson87 - Lauren Robertson & Jessica Uhler in "Crotch Kicks & Mozzarella Sticks"Lauren Robertson (Modern Family, Baskets) and Jessica Uhler (Linoleum City, UCB) are teammates on a team called Tush, and now they'll be immortalized together forever on The MEAT. Lauren tells a story about the time she defended herself from getting dry humped on an ice rink and got in trouble. Jessica talks about getting busted by the cops eating way too many mozzerella sticks with a boy. These true stories inspire scenes about terrible Autumn trips, a boy who humps cars, Pennywise's purity rings and more! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy...2017-12-051h 23
TBToonzOver the Garden Wall w/ Jessica UhlerJessica Uhler Joins us this week to talk with John and New Cohost David Kantrowitz about the recent cult classic Halloween mini-series Over the Garden Wall. Tune in to hear some great theories and to feel the love that came up for this show!2017-10-131h 48