The art of embracing change for personal evolution 🍃

Hello friends,

This new year has already brought in so many changes to my life—from changing the name of my YouTube channel to leaving full-time RV life and moving into a home (spoiler alert—you’ll hear more about this next week!)

It’s almost ironic how so much change is hitting now, at a time when many of us are thinking about resolutions and up-leveling our lives.

And it really got me thinking that big changes in life can feel so overwhelming. As humans, I think we inherently don’t like change—at least most of us don’t.

It’s the fear of the unknown. It’s so damn uncomfortable that we are more likely to stay in a bad situation in life than pursue a better option.

The fear of the unknown > The belief in a better future

I’d been feeling for a while that my old YouTube channel name no longer captured where I was headed, both creatively and personally.

Maybe you’ve had that same gut feeling—like you’ve outgrown something but aren’t quite sure how to move forward.

For me, the biggest hurdle was overcoming the worry that I was making a huge mistake I’d later regret, or that all of our subscribers would say sayonara!

I also stressed over the decision to remove my husband Wil from the name, since it had always been our channel from the beginning.

I didn’t want him to be hurt and I didn’t want people to think I was leaving him—cause you know, it’s the internet and people are going to think the worst possible thing.

But here’s the thing about trusting your gut: it’s rarely wrong.

Deep down, I knew a rebrand would not only revitalize my channel but also re-energize me. I was at a place in life when I really needed something of my own—not dependent on anyone else.

I’m thankful that Wil was so supportive of this decision. I know in some ways it still hurt a little bit, but he knew it was what I needed and never made me feel bad about it.

Growing up, I was very resistant to change. I don’t know if it was a mindset passed down from my parents or what.

But life changes always felt like hitting a brick wall.

I remember when I left home to go to college…I felt more sad than excited. When Wil and I first got married and moved in together…I felt overwhelmed.

Now here’s the thing—I never regret anything in life. This is just a mindset I live by. I think there is a butterfly effect to everything and even moments that seem like a mistake lead you down the path you were meant to be on.

Buuuut I do look back on the past to help guide my future.

And when I look back on these moments of change in my life—and I remember how negative they made me feel—I now try to embrace new life changes with positivity and gratitude.

Change is inevitable. Change is necessary. Change is life itself.

Nothing and no one is here forever. A great season in life will come, but then one day it will go. And that’s ok.

I absolutely loved the 2-3 years we spent living in an RV full-time. Living small and moving locations every couple of weeks was exactly what I needed in life then.

But now I’m embracing being back in a house! I love having more space to live in, having the foundation for a better routine, and being able to host guests in an actual guest room.

My sister-in-law Caiti is visiting right now and it’s been so nice for her to have an actual room and not the RV trifold couch 😂

I’m also embracing the fact that I can still travel, but in a different way. Instead of taking long extended trips with days on the road, I can catch a last-minute flight to Canada and spend 3 days on Vancouver Island seeing as much as possible.

By the way—I actually did this! So if you want to watch the newest video of my solo trip to Vancouver Island, I’ll link it below 😊

I’m also embracing the change to my YouTube channel. I can’t tell you how excited I am to be doing this full-time now and I have sooo many ideas for more ways I can connect with you guys.

So, do me a favor—vote below on what you want to see me do next! That way I can work on projects that you’re most interested in.

If you’ve made it to the end of this email, thank you ❤️ I hope you’re feeling open to all of the great changes coming into your life in 2025.

Please hit reply and let me know what your goals are for this year! I think saying your goals out loud helps bring them to fruition. But if you don’t want to tell anyone else—you can tell me and it’ll be our secret 🤫

Until next Sunday,

Jen