We say we want peace. We pray for it. We look for it. We try to build lives that might finally give it to us.

But if we're honest, many of us don't actually feel peaceful. Our minds race with thoughts we can't seem to quiet.

Our bodies carry more tension than we know what to do with. Our homes and relationships hold stress,

conflict, and questions we wish we could resolve. And underneath it all sits a deeper fear

that maybe peace is something other people get to have, but not us. This season on the Jess Connolly

podcast, we are in Shalom Season.

We're asking honest questions about what it means to live with that kind of peace.

We'll explore peace in our minds, in our bodies, in our homes, in our marriages,

and even in the complicated spaces of motherhood and community.

I'm so glad you're here. This is Shalom season. Let's go. Nicholas. Hi.

Welcome back to the podcast. So good to be here. First time on video. First time on video.

We can hold hands. They're like, man, does he really dress like that? Is that how he really?

You look so handsome today. I feel like we're way more dressed than we normally are for a podcast. You are, you look cute. The last time we recorded a podcast, I think our chairs were smushed together and we were basically sitting in each other's laps. We definitely were. Yeah. And you probably didn't get that in the audio. Nope. Nope. We won't do that for the video today. Hey, thanks for being on the

podcast. My joy. It's Shalom season. Shalom season. Let's get into it. Okay. You've been through two

profound periods of anxiety in your life. We documented one on the podcast. Yeah. Why not bring the other one?

Let's circle back. Let's circle back. How's my guy doing?

I'm doing all right. I actually had counseling today and so I didn't get to hear about counseling.

You want to tell me live right now? I'll tell you all the things live. Today is actually the best I felt

in weeks. So it's been it's been good. It's like every day you look a little bit better. And I had some

profound thoughts around something my counselor had said in the past. And again, it's like just

catching up with me like thinking through it and all that. And I can talk more about it. But it was

it helped me see that the first one was different than the second one. Yeah. And that was like very, honestly, very helpful for like shame and guilt. Yeah. That I was feeling or carrying. And so anyway, it's a good little, good little heart day. Now I'm here with you. Let me touch your hands because, you know, this is my my lip test of how you're doing. Oh, your hands feel great.

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