The Journal

Notes from the road back to myself.

Short, honest writing on faith, family, healing, and starting over.

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Podcast · June 28, 2026

Season Finale

Season Finale of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta. For the final episode of the season, Adam interviewed me with the help of a mutual friend who guided question…

Podcast · April 12, 2026

Pup of the Podcast

🎙 Featuring Me – Season Finale of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta For the final episode of the season, Adam Archuleta turns the mic on me. We talk about my jou…

Podcast · April 8, 2026

Brett Tippie

Brett Tippie is a renowned figure in the world of action sports, celebrated for his pioneering contributions to mountain biking and snowboarding. Known for h…

Podcast · March 4, 2026

Brett Tippie

Most people would never even attempt a mountain like this… but if you look closely, that tiny speck halfway down is actually a person. That’s @bretttippie. B…

Podcast · March 3, 2026

Jessica Jordaan

🎙 New episode of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta This month I sit down with Jessica Jordaan 👑 Mrs. USA 2022, author, and law student. She’s traveled the world …

Podcast · January 22, 2026

Coming soon on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta

🎙 Coming soon on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta @unfilteredpod100 Nick Lowery is a former NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and the franchise’s all-time l…

Podcast · January 4, 2026

Coming Soon

Coming soon on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta. @mrs.usa.2022 I’m excited to sit down with Jessica Jordaan, Mrs. USA 2022. Jessica is a children’s book author,…

Podcast · December 31, 2025

Dr. Eloise Nelson

New Episode of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta I’m so excited to share my conversation with Dr. Eloise Nelson, founder of Ask Eloise. With over 45 years of exp…

Podcast · December 31, 2025

Happy New Year

🎊God Bless 2025 has been a really good year. I’ve been motivated, grounded, and more aware than ever that we can always do better. Time feels different now. …

Podcast · December 10, 2025

This Month!!!!

This month on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta Eloise Nelson, PhD, is a holistic nutrition expert with more than 40 years of experience in gut health, hormone b…

Podcast · October 21, 2025

Live

The new episode is out! This week I sit down with Father Tim for a powerful conversation about faith, forgiveness, and the battles we can’t always see. We ta…

Podcast · October 12, 2025

Furever Home

🐾 Pup of the Podcast Update! 🐾 Our featured rescue has officially been adopted — and we couldn’t be happier! Every episode of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta h…

Podcast · October 6, 2025

Coming Soon

New Episode Coming Soon! This month on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta, I sit down with Father Tim from St. Catherine’s an honest conversation about spiritual …

Podcast · September 16, 2025

Live

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW Spencer Coursen, Army Ranger veteran, former U.S. Marshal, and one of the nation’s top security experts, joins me on Unfiltered with Jen …

Podcast · September 13, 2025

Pup 🐶 of the Podcast

🐾 Pup of the Podcast 🐾 Meet Freddie, a 5-year-old mixed breed with the sweetest smile and the biggest heart. At 87 lbs, he’s a gentle giant who loves people,…

Podcast · September 13, 2025

National Security Expert

Coming Soon on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta Spencer Coursen Army Ranger veteran, former U.S. Marshal, and trusted security advisor to Fortune 500 companies,…

Podcast · August 26, 2025

Watch Now

LIVE NOW❗️ In this powerful episode of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta, Jen sits down with the incredible Amy Palmiero-Winters — athlete, mother, and living pr…

Podcast · August 8, 2025

Pup Of The Podcast

🐾 Pup of the Podcast: Benoit Meet Benoit—a resilient, one-eyed French Bulldog whose strength reminds us of this month’s guest, Amy Palmiero-Winters. Born wit…

Podcast · July 27, 2025

Amy Palmiero Winters

COMING THIS AUGUST 🎙 She’s one of the most inspiring athletes in the world—Amy Palmiero-Winters. After losing her leg in a motorcycle accident, she didn’t sl…

Podcast · July 18, 2025

August

@amy_palmiero_winters @humanplayground.official I first learned about Amy on Human Playground. We were almost partners for Marathon des Sables, but unfortuna…

Podcast · July 15, 2025

Filters

Brande gets unfiltered about filters. This is what I love about her—she’s honest, down-to-earth, and every woman’s cheerleader. She jokes about how filters a…

Podcast · July 13, 2025

Brande Roderick

🔥👊🏽 👏🏽Brande and I open up about old Hollywood, life at the Mansion, and a time so many have opinions about. Not everyone had the same story — but we’re shar…

Podcast · July 13, 2025

Live!

LIVE🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎬 Old Hollywood Hit Different There was a time when fame wasn’t handed out—it was earned. Brande Roderick and I talk about how you couldn’t just go…

Podcast · July 10, 2025

Coming Soon

Coming Soon 🎙️ Beyond the Bombshell — Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta Produced by Thrive Media She was a Baywatch beauty and a double threat on Celebrity Appre…

Podcast · June 23, 2025

Please Review

This is what Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta is all about—honest conversations that shift how people see each other. The feedback means everything. 🎧 Subscribe…

Podcast · June 21, 2025

They didn’t know our story… until they listened

They didn’t know our story… until they listened. This is what Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta is all about—honest conversations that shift how people see each …

Podcast · June 21, 2025

Coming this July on the podcast

You remember her as Leigh Dyer from Baywatch: Hawaii and a standout on Celebrity Apprentice (twice!). Now Brande Roderick is back—as a filmmaker. 🎬 She just …

Podcast · June 20, 2025

NOW STREAMING

Sean and Lauren Flanery were scheduled to be the guests… but then Adam showed up. He wasn’t about to miss a chance to talk jiu jitsu with Sean so we let him …

Podcast · June 20, 2025

Oklahoma fires

🎙 AIRS TOMORROW — NEW EPISODE The Flanery family is the kind of family we can all learn something from — grounded, intentional, and rooted in values that don…

Podcast · June 19, 2025

PUP OF THE PODCAST: MEET LEXI

Animal ID: A456305 📍 Oklahoma City Animal Shelter 2811 SE 29th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73129 🌐 www.okc.gov/AnimalWelfare Lexi is a sweet 7-year-old spayed …

Podcast · June 19, 2025

Lauren Flanery

🚨 COMING SOON 🖤 Featuring Lauren Flanery Behind every great man is a great woman — and behind every great family is a mom who shows up when no one’s watching…

Podcast · June 17, 2025

Sean & Lauren Flanery

Coming Soon!!!!! “We are a family to the core, to the nucleus of the word family. There’s not one without the other. We’re one collective group that’s workin…

Podcast · June 17, 2025

It’s Live

🐝 IT’S LIVE The Bumblebee Collection — my very first drop — is officially here. Inspired by the impossible flight of the bumblebee — they say it shouldn’t be…

Podcast · June 9, 2025

What Did They Say?

For my birthday, all I did was share my podcast and ask people to like and repost. No gifts, no fuss. But of course no one follows directions… 🤣and honestly,…

Podcast · June 8, 2025

Graduation Day

This year, Weston would’ve graduated. Instead, his cap and gown sit folded and untouched. He was 15. Smart. Baptized. Loved. Surrounded by family and friends…

Podcast · June 6, 2025

Fentanyl Is Very Addictive

“Once you try fentanyl one time, you can never stop it. It’s 50 times more addictive than crack.” —Anne Fundner, on losing her son Weston and using her voice…

Podcast · June 4, 2025

They All Grieve Differently

Anne shares how each of her children grieved the loss of Weston differently. He was just 15 years old, the oldest of four. The emptiness and heartache left b…

Podcast · June 1, 2025

My Kids Had So Much

Yesterday marked the end of Fentanyl Awareness Month. I hope you had the chance to watch my conversation with Anne Fundner. She shared the heartbreaking stor…

Podcast · May 30, 2025

This Month

Anne Elizabeth This month on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta, I’m joined by Anne Fundner. Her son Weston was just 15 when he died from fentanyl. Anne shares ho…

Podcast · May 29, 2025

Live Now

7 out of 10 pills are deadly. Anne Fundner’s 15-year-old son, Weston, took one—and never woke up. Fentanyl doesn’t care who you are—it just takes one. 🎙️ Unf…

Podcast · May 29, 2025

Live!

🎙️ Now Live: Weston’s Story ❤️‍🩹Anne Fundner’s 15-year-old son, Weston, took one pill—just one—and never woke up. It was laced with fentanyl.She was 3,000 mi…

Podcast · May 28, 2025

The Small Interruptions We Needed

We had a few minor technical glitches during this recording, so the video clarity isn’t what I hoped for. But I didn’t want to re-record it. This conversatio…

Podcast · May 22, 2025

Unfiltered With Jen Archuleta

She was 3,000 miles away when everything changed. Anne Fundner had invited her son Weston to join her on a trip to Florida. Just the two of them—maybe bring …

Podcast · May 13, 2025

Pup of the Podcast: Meet Tippy

Sweet, crate-trained, and great with kids—Tippy is waiting for a forever home at the Humane Rescue Alliance in Washington, DC. To adopt: email Mikeaharrison2…

Podcast · May 12, 2025

Weston Funder

@anneelizabethus Weston Fundner was 15. He played sports. He loved to cook. He was funny, kind, and full of life. He took one pill. He thought it was somethi…

Podcast · May 9, 2025

COMING SOON

Anne Fundner joins me for one of the most personal, emotional conversations I’ve ever had on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta. Her 15-year-old son, Weston, was …

Podcast · May 9, 2025

Thank you

Thank you for all the beautiful birthday messages, texts, phone calls everything meant so much. Some of you even went out of your way to drop things off, and…

Podcast · May 8, 2025

All right… it’s that time again.

All right… it’s that time again. This year I celebrate 48. This past year has been about catching up with myself and my peace. After years of burning the can…

Podcast · April 19, 2025

They say the bumblebee’s not built to fly.

They say the bumblebee’s not built to fly. Wings too small. Body too heavy. By the rules, it shouldn’t even get off the ground. But it does. It doesn’t ask f…

Podcast · April 16, 2025

Unfiltered

“Sometimes the real work doesn’t happen in the spotlight — it happens in silence, when you’re staring in the mirror, asking if you like the person staring ba…

Podcast · April 15, 2025

First Podcast Outtakes: Perfection, Chaos & One Very Bold Fly

My first podcast ever. Adam asked if I’d even watched a podcast before… The answer was no. He wanted perfection. I brought the real. He left his office door …

Podcast · April 14, 2025

Football was his whole identity—until Washington forced him to face the man in the mirror.

Adam opens up about the moment he had to ask: Who am I without the game? WATCH on YouTube – where most are tuning in: LISTEN on Apple Podcasts – one of our t…

Podcast · April 11, 2025

Next Podcast

Coming soon on Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta… Shawn Patrick Flanery and Lauren Flanery They’ve been in the public eye, made bold choices, and faced the assum…

Podcast · April 11, 2025

YouTube short

We all have two lives. The second begins when we realize we only have one. This first episode of The Truth Hurts, But It Also Heals is personal. It’s about h…

Podcast · April 8, 2025

Would you like to be a sponsor?

Would you like to be a sponsor of Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta? Sponsorship includes your brand or product featured in an episode your Instagram handle or w…

Podcast · April 8, 2025

YouTube shorts

“I didn’t like who I was.” Adam Archuleta opens up about the dark days in Washington—after a concussion changed everything. He lost the aggression that once …

Podcast · April 7, 2025

My Podcast Is Live

“I wanted to throw footballs… but he wanted to play superheroes.” 😢 Adam gets emotional in this Unfiltered moment — a raw reflection on early fatherhood, exp…

Podcast · April 5, 2025

My first podcast episode drops Monday! Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta — real stories, no filters

Unfiltered: Episode 1 – Adam Archuleta In my premiere episode, I sit down with my husband, Adam Archuleta — former NFL safety & CBS Sports analyst — for a ra…

Podcast · January 9, 2025

Coming soon my very own Podcast

Coming 🔜 Welcome to Unfiltered with Jen Archuleta For years, I’ve wanted to create a space where people can share their real stories—raw, unfiltered, and ful…

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