Welcome to Healing Is My Hobby, the new podcast from Jessica Colarco, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and co-host of Chasing Brighter. In this introductory episode, Jessica shares the inspiration behind the show — blending her 19 years of clinical experience with her personal healing journey.

This podcast is your space to explore what healing really looks like in everyday life — from managing stress and burnout to tending to grief, relationships, and self-worth. Through storytelling, science, and soulful practice, Jessica invites you to pause, breathe, and discover what heals you.

Each episode is a mix of insight, reflection, and practice designed to help you understand yourself more deeply and build emotional resilience. Here’s what you’ll find inside:

• 🧘 The Healing Lab: Real-world experiments with healing modalities like sound baths, salt caves, and breathwork — complete with Jessica’s honest takeaways.

• 💪 Therapy Is My Cardio: Short, practical tools for your mental fitness — techniques you can use right away to calm your mind and strengthen emotional health.

• 💭 This Might Be a Trauma Response: Thoughtful breakdowns of everyday patterns like overthinking, people-pleasing, and perfectionism — all viewed through a trauma-informed lens.

• Stress & Burnout

• Grief & Healing

• Self-Worth & Relationships

• Resilience & Mindfulness

• Nervous System Regulation

Each month focuses on a theme — starting with stress and how to tend to it rather than fight it.

“Healing isn’t about becoming someone new — it’s about coming home to yourself.”

Jessica’s mission is to help you understand that healing isn’t a straight line or a perfect formula — it’s a lifelong practice of awareness, compassion, and curiosity.

Listen to Healing Is My Hobby wherever you get your podcasts, or visit healingismyhobby.com for links and resources. Follow along on Instagram and YouTube for journaling prompts, guided practices, and behind-the-scenes healing experiments.