Episode 67: Hobby Girls

The Jess Connolly Podcast

Jess Connolly

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In a culture that glorifies productivity and hustle, hobbies can feel like an afterthought—or even a waste of time. But what if they’re actually essential to a full, joyful life?

In today’s episode, Jess is joined by one of our favorite Go + Tell Gals and dear friend, Nicci Morelli. They discuss how hobbies help us stay healthy, find rest, and connect with God, reminding us that we are more than what we achieve—we are created for both work and play.

If you’re a hobby girl, this episode is for you. And if you have no idea where to start, this episode is definitely for you!

Let’s Go.

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0:00.0	Hey friends, I'm Jess Connolly. I'm an author, a coach, a Bible teacher, and a local church leader,
0:07.1	and I love talking to real people who know what it means to have full lives, but also want to walk in abundance.
0:14.5	This podcast is for you. It's not my podcast. It's ours. It's for people who crave lighthearted conversations and deeply spiritual truth.
0:25.0	It's for people who are busy, tired, waiting, growing, dreaming, working, or praying about what's next.
0:33.3	Wherever you're listening from, if it's quiet, mundane, or busy, I am praying for you,
0:38.9	and I'm so glad you're here. Let's go.
0:44.7	In a world that glorifies productivity and hustle, hobbies can feel like a luxury or even a waste of time.
0:53.2	But what if hobbies are actually tools that help us feel
0:58.2	most fully alive and awake? What if a well-developed hobby might help us stay healthy or experience
1:07.0	more joy in the midst of really difficult seasons. I'm beginning to learn that hobbies
1:12.8	are a gift from God, a way to connect with him and ourselves, find rest, and even encounter joy.
1:20.7	Hobbies remind us that we're more than what we produce or achieve were human beings,
1:26.6	designed for both work and play. Let's go.
1:32.7	Welcome to the podcast again, Nikki. Thank you. Nikki, you're an often requested guest. People
1:39.6	love when you come on the show. And I love when you come on the show. Well, I love being here.
1:43.2	Well, you're such a natural fit for this episode. So I want to just set the scene. I want to just set
1:49.4	the stage. You know what I'm saying? I am not a hobby expert. I would be being disingenuous if I was like,
1:55.8	let me tell everybody how to develop a good hobby because I'm not a hobby girl, but I want to be. I've dipped
2:02.2	my toe into the waters. But you, I feel like, are a hobby expert. I took a look at a list of
2:08.7	hobbies. Yeah. Last night I was looking through and I'm like, I think I've done every single one of
2:13.0	these hobbies. I love that. I really like trying new things. Yeah. And I don't know if I'm an expert, but I love hobbies. Yeah, I love it. Okay. Well, we have some things we're going to get through, but I just want to start by saying, again, my hands are in the air. I'm confessing. I'm not a good hobby girl. I actually do think this has been a problem in my life. So I have this story I wanted to tell. I don't remember a
2:35.4	lot of the details about it, but this is how long ago it was. It was 2016, I believe. The year was
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