From Our Home to Yours: Meditation and Mindfulness in Real Life | Jesika Harmon

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The goal of Core Conversations is to help our listeners fuel, use and rest their bodies in ways that unlock their innate abilities for physical and mental health.

Nutrition

Health & Fitness

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From Our Home to Yours: Meditation and Mindfulness in Real Life | Jesika Harmon | Episode 12

CORE CONVERSATIONS

1 hour 47 minutes 35 seconds

3 weeks ago

From Our Home to Yours: Meditation and Mindfulness in Real Life | Jesika Harmon | Episode 12

In this heartfelt and insightful episode of Core Conversations, host Robbie Harmon sits down with his wife Jesika Harmon, a certified mindfulness instructor, to explore how mindfulness and meditation impact relationships, personal growth, and overall well-being. Jesika shares her journey into mindfulness, beginning with a 40-day meditation challenge before COVID, which blossomed into deep personal transformation and professional certification.

Together, they discuss how mindfulness practices—like self-compassion, awareness, breathwork, and gratitude—can bring balance, peace, and connection into daily life and relationships. Through relatable stories from their marriage, Jesika illustrates how mindfulness tools help manage emotions, reduce reactivity, and cultivate patience and empathy. The conversation blends vulnerability, humor, and wisdom, providing listeners with practical ways to bring stillness and presence into modern, hurried lives.

Key Themes & Takeaways

Mindfulness as Presence – Mindfulness is the art of being aware of the present moment—what you feel, think, and experience—without judgment.
Self-Compassion – True growth begins when you treat yourself with the same empathy and honesty you’d offer a friend. Move from critic to coach.
Awareness Before Reaction – Awareness allows you to pause and notice emotions or thoughts before responding, transforming tension into understanding.
The Power of Breath – Slow, intentional breathing can physiologically calm your body, helping shift from fight-or-flight to rest-and-digest.
Gratitude and Mindset Shift – Gratitude isn’t just positive thinking—it rewires the brain, changes emotional state, and creates resilience.
Rest Beyond Sleep – True rest includes emotional and mental stillness, not just physical recovery.
Mindfulness in Relationships – Small, personal shifts in mindset can improve connection, communication, and emotional safety in marriage.
Modern Hurry Culture – Our constant productivity mindset robs us of presence; mindfulness is a counterbalance to this chronic “hurry sickness.”