What happens when your life looks successful on paper… but internally, something feels off?
In this episode, Bailey sits down with Jessica Ball — founder of Rize Run Club, paramedic, former ocean rescuer, and mom — for an honest conversation about rebuilding yourself through discomfort, uncertainty, and change.
Jessica shares her journey from leaving a secure Homeland Security career at 21 to moving to the Outer Banks with no clear plan, eventually discovering purpose through ocean rescue, EMS, motherhood, and building community through Rize Run Club.
Together, they explore:
- The hidden disconnect many high-achievers experience
- Why growth often begins with discomfort
- Postpartum identity shifts and rediscovering yourself
- Learning to trust yourself before you have all the answers
- The difference between being “safe” and being fulfilled
- Why commitment matters more than confidence
- How community can help pull you out of isolation
- The courage it takes to evolve beyond old versions of yourself
This episode is a reminder that getting back up again rarely looks polished. Sometimes it looks like crying in the ocean, doubting yourself the entire time, and still choosing to keep swimming anyway.
Because the life that’s meant for you often exists just beyond the comfort zone you’ve outgrown.
Connect with Jessica Ball + Rize Run Club: https://www.instagram.com/rizenrun/
Jessica Ball is the founder of Rize Run Club, connecting a community through movement, sunrise, and coffee. As a former ocean rescuer , Jessica now works in public safety with EMS. She lives with her husband and 3 incredible boys in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You’ll likely find her with sneakers on an crushing her 500+ day running streak.
