Known Through Connection

12/09/2025

Creighton Andrea Clewis talked about how much her life changed because she wasn’t walking alone - how God, family, friendships, and the Iron Heaven community became the support system she needed in a hard season.

“People need people. We’re human. We need that connection.”

It’s such a grounding reminder that none of us are meant to go through life without support. Community matters. Faith matters. Connection matters.

12/07/2025

In this moment from my conversation with Creighton Andrea Clewis, she says something that many people quietly live with:

“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.”

Creighton talks honestly about depression, anxiety, and the importance of bringing difficult topics into the open. She shares why conversations about su***de and mental health matter so deeply, and why bottling things up keeps people from healing.

I am grateful for her courage and her willingness to name what so many people feel.

Episode 13 of Known Through Connection is available now.
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𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘆.

12/05/2025

Creighton Andrea Clewis names something many people struggle to believe:

“𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆.”

Old Creighton carried depression, anxiety, and a deep sense of not being worthy of good things. Not worthy of love, success, or relationships that brought fulfillment. She believed she was inadequate long before she believed she was capable.

As she stepped into physical change, something unexpected opened up. She started to meet healthier people. She found role models, community, and individuals who called her forward. The environment she chose began shaping the person she was becoming.

So many people want to go from old versions of themselves to the version they know they could be. Creighton’s story is a reminder that real change begins with one step, one connection, and one moment of believing you deserve good things too.

Episode 13 of Known Through Connection is live.
Full video: https://youtu.be/02PMQx43XXU

12/03/2025

This clip from my conversation with Creighton Clewis captures something real. So many people think transformation is only physical. But the truth is, it starts in your mind and in your soul.

Creighton has walked through a lot this past year. Grief, healing, rebuilding her relationship with God, and learning to see her worth again. The light that is coming out of her now is from the inside.

The full episode is available now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

Stronger in Every Way.
Episode 13 of Known Through Connection.

12/02/2025

Most parents have heard it.
“How was your day?”
“Fine.”
“What did you do?”
“Nothing.”

In this clip, Erin Clark shares how How’s the Weather? helps kids express their emotions in a simple and honest way. One parent told her eight year old, “Pick your own weather,” and it opened a real conversation about how she felt.

It is a practical tool for families, teachers, and anyone caring for kids.

Full episode with Erin is on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

11/30/2025

Entrepreneurship is not always loud or confident. Sometimes it begins in a season of grief.

In this clip, Erin Clark reflects on starting How’s the Weather? during one of the hardest chapters of her life. Her approach was steady and honest. She trusted her faith and took the next step that she could.

Her story is a reminder that meaningful work often grows in places we do not expect.

11/29/2025

Grief moves the way weather does — shifting from stormy to cloudy to clearing, often more slowly than we expect.

In this moment from Episode 12 of Known Through Connection, Erin Clark explains how weather language helps people name what they’re carrying through seasons of loss and transition.

11/29/2025

Sometimes “How are you?” is too heavy for a grieving heart.

In our newest episode of Known Through Connection, I sit with 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸, the creator of 𝗛𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?, a gentler way to ask how someone is really doing when “I’m fine” is not the truth anymore.

Erin lost her husband Greg four years ago. In those early months, she didn’t have the words to answer people’s questions. So her family started asking a different one:

“𝗛𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?”

Stormy. Cloudy. Sunny with haze. Rainy but clearing.

Simple words that gave her room to be honest without having to explain everything at once.

In this episode, Erin shares:
• How How’s the Weather? grew from her personal grief into a movement that’s already helping kids, teens, and adults name what they’re carrying
• Why grief is like weather — it changes over time and cannot be rushed
• How Greg’s life of service as a firefighter, sheriff, and family counselor continues to shape the way she supports others today

If you support people through loss and transition, lead teams carrying emotional weight, or are walking through a cloudy season yourself, this conversation offers language, gentleness, and hope.

🎧 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: https://youtu.be/Ue3epRDJWP4

Connect with Erin and the How’s the Weather community:
👉 Website: https://hows-the-weather.com
👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hows_the_weather_wearit/
👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/-y3q

What if the question “How are you?” is too heavy for someone who’s grieving?In this episode of Known Through Connection, Jess sits with Erin Clark, who adopt...

11/27/2025

When we see someone hurting, our first instinct is often to help them feel better. But grief doesn’t follow our timelines. It moves at its own pace.

In this clip from my conversation with Erin Clark, she explains why the How’s the Weather? language matters so much.

Stormy. Cloudy. Sunny with clouds.
One word that gives someone room to be honest without pressure.

Just like weather, grief can’t be rushed.
It rains until it doesn’t. Tears fall until they’re spent.

And then one day, the sun starts to break through — even if it’s still a little cloudy.

The full episode is now available on Known Through Connection.

11/24/2025

AI is already reshaping everyday life, including our schools.

In my recent conversation with Bridget Knaub, she mentioned that her kids’ school emailed parents asking how generative AI could help prepare students for the future. That stood out to both of us because it signals how quickly things are shifting.

Bridget asked an important question:
When does AI move from optional to unavoidable

Episode 11 Part 2 is now live on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

11/20/2025

Sometimes we lose connection not because we stop caring, but because new habits quietly push it out of our lives.

Unlearning those habits takes intention. It takes noticing what we replaced connection with, and choosing people again on purpose.

Our full conversation is now live if you want to explore this more with us.

11/17/2025

So much of real leadership is simply this: noticing when something is not working, admitting it without shame, and choosing a better direction.

Bridget Knaub captured that beautifully in this moment. Her words are a reminder that staying open, humble, and willing to start again is how we keep growing.

If you want to hear the full conversation, both episodes are now available.