The Work of You
This is a podcast about the leadership that matters most — the kind that starts from within.
Hosted by certified behavioral coach and Enneagram expert Jen Ostrich, The Work of You is for high-achieving humans ready to stop repeating patterns and start leading themselves differently.
Through insights from coaching, the Enneagram, and her own personal inner overhaul, Jen brings honesty, humor, and sharp emotional clarity to the table. With real talk, self-awareness tools, and a healthy dose of tough love, she helps you uncover what’s driving you, shift what’s no longer serving you, and ultimately do the work of you — one honest episode at a time.
This isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about finally understanding yourself — so your choices, relationships, and leadership can actually align with who you truly are.
The Work of You
The Truth About Change: A Birthday Tribute to the People Who Helped Me Grow
Life is not designed to go at alone; neither is change.
This episode drops on my 49th birthday so what better than time than now to pause and reflect on some special people who have helped my growth journey. True growth happens in connection — through allies, mirrors, feedback, and belonging. This episode is a personal celebration and a coaching truth: we do not transform alone. If you're a dog lover - be sure to listen to the very end for Koko’s special birthday cameo.
Episode topics:
- Growth and change is not designed to go at alone and how support can shift our perception of how daunting a challenge appears.
- The CP Enneagram retreat - how 25 peoples' own inner work reflected back to me where I had more work to do; specifically through body sensations and reactions, I discovered what's deeply repressed.
- A light tough on Trauma and how it shows up in our body first.
- Knowing who your people are ...who can show up for you in your darkest moments; and what does "showing up for you" look like?
- The power of coaching and having someone to witness your growth, share how far you've come and shine a light on some blindspots.
- A cameo from my best partner...my canine companion Koko, the role he's played in my life, and why he's the main character in my book manuscript: DATING IN DOG YEARS.
Coaching Prompts:
- Who has helped you become who you are today?
- Where are you trying to change in isolation?
- Who might you ask to walk with you now?
- Invitation to send a thank-you message or a reminder to someone you love and let them know you're here.
Resources | Links:
Website | The Hoffman Process
Retreat | CP Enneagram
Book | The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Video | Koko Birthday Toast
