Jessica Lynne Witty is Packing a Punch

This episode of my podcast is about how meditation practice was a hard one for me to wrap my head around, but how the process of going "back to 1" ultimately became a wonderful tool for self-love."The Long Way Around (Acoustic)" will be out on October 16th, 2020 - you can pre-save it to Spotify today! http://bit.ly/JLWTLWAIn this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://venmo.com/jessicalynnewittySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

In this episode I tell my story from the perspective of uprooting my life. Something I have done countless times. It turns out, sometimes moving is the answer and sometimes not. There is something deeper at play.In this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusic or https://venmo.com/jessicalynnewitty Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

I just announced to the world that I am "changing" my name from Jessica Lynne to Jessica Lynne Witty. Here's the journey behind that decision. It's a bare and vulnerable one. But it's a truthful one.In this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusic or https://venmo.com/jessicalynnewitty. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

As I was struggling to find my purpose in live I did a lot of traveling. In this episode I dive into how all these travels, from Barcelona to India, eventually led me to pursing my music in the US.In this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

I reflect on being "different" as a child and the fact that it's not about being normal or different. It's about being authentic. Being me. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

Imagine if as a child you were told you could be or do anything you wanted, except for the one thing you really love? That pretty much sums up my experience. As I tried going through life doing everything but the one thing my heart was telling me to do, I realized that makes you very unhappy. Now, I know that a life without music, is no life at all. In this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

In Denmark, we have a concept called "Janteloven" or more often translated as "The Law of Jante". If you say "Janteloven" to any Dane, they will immediately know what you are referring to. So why does this topic belong in my story? Well, growing up in Denmark most of us have felt the influence of this "law" during our life in Denmark. The breadth and depth of the influence of this "law" has indeed impacted who I am.Here is the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fugitive-Covers-His-Tracks-ebook/dp/B07F8Z62RVIn this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

Before continuing to tell my story, I felt like sharing what I think is the silver lining of this COVID-19 situation. I have the sense that this COVID-19 epidemic is a stepping stone to something greater. That we can learn something, a lot of things, from this situation. I'm not saying it's crappy, it really, really, sucks to be canceled on and have your pay cut and being told to stay at home. Especially for people like me, and other artists who rely on social gatherings to make our living. So why do I say this is a stepping stone to something greater? I certainly am a silver lining kind of person, but I truly believe we have things to learn from this crisis. If only we choose to learn the lessons put in front of us. In this time of hardship, please support the arts as much as you can. Please consider supporting the show with a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/jessicalynnemusicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

My story is not ordinary. I feel pretty ordinary, on the inside. But when I tell people where I come from and how I got here, it usually stirs up a gasp or two. My official story simply states that I grew up in Denmark and now live in the Pacific Northwest, but there is much more to it than that. So I decided to tell it. I'm telling it from the perspective of feeling different, and like I don't belong, but also from the perspective of feeling blessed by diversity. Until next time... keep following your dreams, keep packing a punch!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)

Welcome everyone to my Packing a Punch podcast. This is episode #1 - welcoming you! This podcast will be another platform for me (Jessica Lynne, country music artist) to tell my story. Please follow and add to your favorites!Please support the creating of this podcast, music and more:patreon.com/jessicalynneSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/jessicalynnewitty)