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Every person carries something unique you can’t see at first glance.
A flavor note. A turning point. A quiet resilience. A bold risk.
That’s the hidden ingredient.
On this podcast, Jess sits at the kitchen table with entrepreneurs, creatives, leaders, lovers, and everyday storytellers to uncover the thing that shaped them — where they came from, where they’re going, and how they became who they are.
Through slow, intentional conversations — and the occasional solo reflection or storytime — we explore identity, growth, heartbreak, faith, ambition, joy, and the human experience.
We still break bread.
We still cook.
We still commune.
But now, we’re discovering the hidden ingredient.
New episodes every other week.
Come hungry.
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Jun 8, 2026
Jun 8, 2026
1hr 40 min
In this episode of The Hidden Ingredient, Jesse sits down with her cousin Lila for a conversation that moves from childhood memories and family jokes into grief, faith, identity, marriage, and motherhood.
Raised in a military family and constantly relocating, Lila learned early how to adapt, disconnect, and move on. But after losing her sister in high school, drifting through chaotic years in New York, and eventually becoming a wife and mother of three, she found herself confronting something much harder than change: staying.
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