What happens when life throws every possible challenge your way—and keeps going? In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Master Certified Coach Jill Douka opens up about a year that tested her spirit beyond anything she imagined. From devastating personal losses to professional pressure and financial hardship, Jill shares the raw truth about what it really takes to keep moving forward when everything feels like it’s falling apart.

She reveals the mindset shifts, resilience hacks, and spiritual practices that helped her not only survive—but thrive.

You’ll learn:
✔️ Why resilience isn’t something we’re born with—and how to consciously build it
✔️ The 50/50 principle that every high achiever needs to hear
✔️ How doing hard things—like being the slowest in her triathlon team—actually strengthens your soul
✔️ The GPS secret Jill teaches at her retreats to keep your life on track
✔️ Why having a vision is non-negotiable when everything else crumbles

Whether you’re in a season of grief, confusion, burnout—or simply need inspiration to keep going—this episode is a must-listen.

🎧 Free Tools Mentioned:
➡️ Are You Ready to Become a Life Coach? Free Quiz
➡️ Create Your Life Vision Exercise

This is your reminder: even in your darkest moments, there is a light waiting within you. And it’s stronger than you think.

Have you ever felt the quiet ache of knowing something—or someone—was holding you back, even if you loved them?

In this powerful episode, Jill shares the moment in Hyde Park when she realized she needed to let go of a relationship she deeply cherished, not because there wasn’t love, but because it was time.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• Why holding on to what no longer serves you is costing you your health, energy, and joy (with scientific proof)

• How to tell the difference between true perseverance and fear-based attachment

• The 5 questions that will help you decide what to release and what to keep

• A simple but life-changing exercise: The List of Annoyances

• How to start letting go without guilt, resentment, or self-betrayal

If you’re feeling stuck, heavy, or afraid of the unknown, this episode is your invitation to create space—for peace, for freedom, and for the life you’re meant to live.

Listen now and begin the process of releasing what no longer fits.

You deserve a life that feels light and true.

Want to see if you are Ready to Become a Life Coach? Here is the Quiz: https://www.videoask.com/fsp7ifkan

I was in one of the most luxurious suites in Santorini.

The view? Breathtaking. A private pool in the room.

I had everything—success, love, health.

And yet… I was silently sobbing.

Why?

Because I couldn’t feel any of it.

That moment was the beginning of a deeper journey: learning how to live in real, lasting joy.

In this heartfelt episode, I open up about that turning point—and share the 4 keys that transformed my life from empty to meaningful.

Inside, you’ll discover:

✔️ Why joy isn’t a luxury—it’s a biochemical necessity

✔️ How to find your life’s GPS (your WHY)

✔️ The science behind the link between loneliness, depression, and joy

✔️ A 2-minute daily practice that rewires your brain for gratitude

✔️ Why failing forward might be the key to your happiness

✔️ How to audit your relationships and protect your energy

Whether you’ve been quietly struggling… or you’re just ready to feel more alive, this episode is your invitation to come home to joy.

Listen now and let’s walk this path—together.

Keep Thriving,

Jill