290 - Why Would I Ever Feel Lucky?
The Jen Fulwiler Show
Jen Fulwiler
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2026
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
There was no episode last week because I was having a meltdown, but I'm back! I'm talking about how much it has helped me to insist on feeling lucky -- and why I say "lucky" instead of "blessed." We also talk about:
-- my husband's St. Jude visit
-- approaching your life with the wrong rhythm
-- why I thought I had chemo poisoning (I'm insane)
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BIO:
Jen Fulwiler is a standup comic, bestselling author, and former SiriusXM radio host who has released three comedy specials: The Naughty Corner (2020), Maternal Instinct (2024), and Shabby Chic (2025).
She has been featured on Nate Bargatze's Nateland Presents, Where My Moms At with Christina P, Dr. Drew After Dark, the Today Show, CNN, and Fox News. She was featured in the viral articles, "5 Comedians Like Nate Bargatze Who Make Everyone Laugh," and "6 Comics To Check Out If You Love Leanne Morgan."
Jen is a mom with zero domestic skills, and a Catholic who hopes that heaven has an AP exam so she can test out of being a good person. Her stories of failing her way through life will resonate with anyone who doesn't have it all together.
Normally she lives with her husband and six kids in Austin, Texas, but right now she divides her time between Austin and Memphis as one of her children is being treated at St. Jude's.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We're back. |
| 0:09.5 | I did not do an episode last week here on the main podcast because life is hard and I was having a meltdown. |
| 0:16.6 | I did. |
| 0:17.3 | I explained what my meltdown was about on Patreon, but I am back now, delighted to be with you. |
| 0:23.7 | I think I will begin by just kind of letting you know whose podcast you are listening to and what kind of neurodivergency is happening here. |
| 0:34.7 | So for new listeners, this will be informative for you and for people who |
| 0:38.3 | have been with me for a long time. This will be a nice refresher of who exactly you are hearing from |
| 0:44.2 | here. But the main topic is going to be, I'm going to talk about this idea of deciding that you are lucky. And I do, I say lucky instead of blessed for a |
| 1:02.6 | reason. For some reason, the word lucky is actually what is working for me right now instead of |
| 1:10.0 | blessed. But it has really, |
| 1:12.1 | really, |
| 1:12.3 | really been key to my sanity, |
| 1:14.9 | getting through everything that we're going through right now. |
| 1:17.9 | So that's going to be the main topic. |
| 1:19.6 | As usual, |
| 1:20.1 | we'll get to that in the second half of the show. |
| 1:21.8 | But I just, |
| 1:23.0 | I want to begin with a little vignette |
| 1:26.3 | of how, um how my mind works. |
| 1:30.3 | So, and Caitlin, I don't know if you have heard this story yet. |
| 1:35.3 | This'll be a good one, not surprising to you at all. |
| 1:39.3 | So I was driving from my home in Austin. No, no, no. This is when I was driving from my home in Austin. |
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