Just Jessica: This Mom Wears Combat Boots

I consciously and deliberately put a big, stinky, shitty smear on my beautiful children’s view of the world today. It saddens me greatly to do such things but their good judgment and safety are my first priority. I also believe a good dose of reality and truth goes a very long way. They are not growing up in a land of nothing but fairy tales after all. The big bad wolf, even though it kills and eats grandma, just does not make the impression that I need it to because my kids are kids. They are

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Just Jessica: Does the Holiday Season Have You "Worked Up" Already?

Do you get stressed out just thinking about the holidays? Are you relieved when they are over rather than looking forward to them?  This was definitely me and I know I am not alone. I hated feeling like such a miserable person but I couldn’t change how I felt. Why? Because my feelings were very real and there was no use ignoring it. It got worse, too, until I addressed it. My breaking point was several years ago standing in my driveway, venting and crying like a whack-a-doo “I f****** hate

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Just Jessica: Faulty Thinking is Jacking Up Your Life and You Don’t Even Know It

There are so many people snared in “black or white thinking.” Good grief, we all know there are at least fifty shades of grey! Let me state for the record, the character Christian Grey is a trauma and abuse victim with issues. I read every word of all three books and I have known adult survivors of trauma and abuse. What is unfortunate is that often these faulty thinking patterns and discolored views of the world are in fact a result of trauma and/or abuse.  There is poor awareness about the

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Just Jessica: Why Would a Second Grader Freak Out About Babies in Her Belly?

Because she had science class that day of course! Now when I claimed my daughter as mine when she was three, she was a little confused about her anatomy because apparently, some people are afraid to call a spade a spade, or a vagina a vagina. At that time she called everything her butt. Needless to say, we straightened out those details pretty promptly so the child could actually communicate clearly should something be wrong. We discussed the words vagina, ova, ovaries, and uterus. She was aware

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Just Jessica: Dear Salespeople, Please shut up!

Just Jessica: Social Etiquette, Sanity and Productivity Are All Part of The Recipe

Just Jessica: Misery Loves Company and It Ruins Morale

Just Jessica: Definition of Business Development

Just Jessica: 3rd Characteristic of a Dysfunctional Sales Culture

Just Jessica: 2nd Characteristic of a Dysfunctional Sales Culture