In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jessica DeJarnette — physician, startup co-founder, nervous system nerd, and wildly untamed human — shares her story of dismantling the life that looked perfect on paper: white coat, paycheck, purpose. But behind the scenes? Dissociation. Identity unraveling. A body screaming no more.

We talk about the trauma behind burnout (yes, we name it), the grief of letting go of status and stability, and the radical trust it takes to follow your body’s wisdom — even when the path ahead is foggy.

If you’ve ever found yourself resenting the very life you worked so hard to build — the business, the job, the family, the good girl persona — this one will crack something open.

Because the truth is, healing doesn’t always look graceful. Sometimes it looks like walking away from everything you thought would save you. And realizing the only map forward is the one your soul’s been holding all along.

00:00 – A Life That Looks Good, But Doesn’t Feel Right
We open with what so many high-achieving women feel but rarely say: “I built this... and I’m still not okay.”

06:49 – Emergency Medicine, Adrenaline, and the Breaking Point
Dr. Jess reflects on her early career in the ER and when the pace of saving lives started costing her own.

15:11 – “I Dissociated Through My 30s”
She names what many women in medicine feel but can’t admit: the survival state that became her baseline.

23:26 – From Inner Collapse to Inner Compass
A slow, terrifying unraveling — and how her intuition (plus a stranger in Alaska) helped her walk away.

33:28 – Nomad Life, Nervous Systems, and Building from Blank Page
Leaving behind the house, the job, the plan. How she rebuilt safety and identity without a blueprint.

44:01 – Why She Co-Founded a Trauma Healing Startup
A deep dive into why our systems can’t heal trauma — and what she’s doing instead.

59:13 – “I Want to Be a Forest Witch”
On redefining success, reclaiming wildness, and why she’s finally letting herself want what she wants.

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