Shalom Season | Episode 117: Peace With People With Debra Fileta
The Jess Connolly Podcast
Jess Connolly
4.9 • 872 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Jess sits down with counselor and author Debra Fileta to talk about her newest book, People Skills, and what it looks like to build healthier, more peaceful relationships. From emotional triggers to communication habits, this honest conversation will help you grow in self-awareness and change the way you show up, so you can experience more peace in every relationship.
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:09.0 | But if we're honest, many of us don't actually feel peaceful. Our minds race with thoughts we can't seem to quiet. |
| 0:16.0 | Our bodies carry more tension than we know what to do with. Our homes and relationships hold stress, |
| 0:22.4 | conflict, and questions we wish we could resolve. And underneath it all sits a deeper fear |
| 0:28.2 | that maybe peace is something other people get to have, but not us. This season on the Jess Connolly |
| 0:34.8 | podcast, we are in Shalom Season. |
| 0:38.3 | We're asking honest questions about what it means to live with that kind of peace. |
| 0:42.9 | We'll explore peace in our minds, in our bodies, in our homes, in our marriages, |
| 0:47.0 | and even in the complicated spaces of motherhood and community. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm so glad you're here. |
| 0:52.7 | This is Shalom season. Let's go. |
| 0:58.0 | Friends, I'm here with Deborah Fuleta, who I believe is one of the most compassionate, |
| 1:03.0 | most wise, most soulful women in our generation. I am so thankful for your wisdom. I am so |
| 1:10.6 | thankful for your insight. I'm so thankful for your insight. I'm so |
| 1:12.2 | thankful to have been in your presence before because every time I'm around you, Debra, I feel |
| 1:18.9 | at ease. I feel the presence of the Lord, but I also, I feel the depth of your wisdom and |
| 1:26.1 | your insight. And it is such a gift. So thank you so much for |
| 1:29.7 | coming on the podcast. Thank you. The best thing you just said to me is the presence of the Lord. |
| 1:36.1 | I mean, ah, that just almost brings me to tears because I just always want to stay under his |
| 1:43.6 | anointing, you know, |
| 1:44.9 | even whether we're having an important conversation in a counseling session |
| 1:48.8 | or hanging out with friends, I just want to stay under his spirit and his |
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