Jama Pantel: Unfiltered
I decided to stop performing and start telling the truth.
Jama Pantel: Unfiltered is real talk for women who are done surviving and ready to actually figure out what comes next.
If you've spent decades being the dependable one, the overachiever, the fixer, the woman who figures it out while everyone else falls apart, this show is for you.
I'm Jama. I'm an Austin-based photographer, speaker, and 23-time marathon finisher who knows what it means to build something from nothing. I know what survival mode feels like from the inside. And I know what happens when life finally shifts and you don't know what to do with the breathing room.
Episodes are short, honest, and zero fluff. Because you're busy. And you deserve real.
Episodes
71 episodes
Perimenopause Weight Gain: Why I Was Gaining Despite Doing Everything Right
I gained fifteen pounds in roughly ten weeks. Not over a year. Ten weeks. And I was logging nearly a thousand miles of running, hundreds of miles of walking, and over a hundred hours of strength training during that same stretch.The math...
When Running Stopped Feeling Like Me
Running was the first place I was ever truly free. In college I had nothing. I ran everywhere...to class, to work, everywhere. Not because I was training. Because it was how I got through. And when you are sweating hard enough, it is easier to ...
Ferritin At Ten
I am 48, I have run 23 marathons, and I did everything right. My doctors kept telling me I was fine. So I stopped waiting and got comprehensive bloodwork that tested 125 biomarkers instead of the usual handful.The results finally told th...
Something Was Wrong and Nobody Could Tell Me Why
For four years, something kept going wrong. Knees in 2022. Shoulder in 2023. Both feet in 2024. A gut crisis in 2025. Every provider gave me an isolated answer. Every single one said the same thing: normal wear and tear, normal for your age.
The Moment I Realized I Was Building a Business I Didn't Actually Want
You've built the business. You've done the work. But what happens when you realize the business you built isn't actually the one you wanted?This episode is about the exhaustion of explaining your value to people who've already decided it...
What Scarcity Does to Your Brain Even After You're Not Struggling Anymore
You can completely change your circumstances — and your brain will still act like you haven't.That's what this episode is about. The low hum that keeps running in the background even after life gets more stable. The scarcity wiring that ...
The Story Behind the Hustle: What Growing Up with Nothing Actually Does to Your Brain
Three weeks ago I bought a couch.And what happened in my brain when I bought that couch tells you everything you need to know about what scarcity actually does to a person, even long after the circumstances have changed.I had a bu...
Why I Changed the Name — and What Jama Pantel: Unfiltered Actually Means
If you've been here a while you may have noticed things look different. New name. New cover art. New energy.In this episode I'm telling you exactly why.This isn't a rebrand for the sake of rebranding. It's what happens when you fi...
Jama Pantel: Unfiltered — Official Trailer Season 3
This is Jama Pantel: Unfiltered — real talk for women who are done surviving and ready to figure out what actually comes next.I'm Jama. Portrait photographer, speaker, and 23-time marathon finisher who knows what it means to build someth...
Survival Mode: What Happens When You Finally Don't Have to Hustle Anymore
I Googled something last week that I'm mildly embarrassed to admit: "what do people actually do when they're not stressed?"And here's the wild part. I garden, I read, I hit 10,000 steps a day, and I've run 23 marathons. By every externa...
Why You Feel Fine One Week… and Completely Off the Next
Last week I was exhausted… couldn’t recover, couldn’t sleep, everything felt off. This week? Energy is back, workouts feel strong… and then I hurt my back moving weights around at the gym.So yeah… how do you make sense of that?
I Don’t Feel Like Myself Lately: Perimenopause, Fatigue, and Weight Gain in Midlife
I don’t feel like myself lately… and I didn’t know how to say that out loud.Nothing is technically wrong, but my energy, my body, and even my emotions don’t feel like me anymore.If you’ve been feeling off lately but can’t quit...
Why Your Workouts Aren’t Working Anymore (Even If You’re Doing Everything Right)
Why Your Workouts Aren’t Working Anymore (Even If You’re Doing Everything Right)Show Description If your workouts aren’t working anymore in midlife, even though you’re doing everything right, you’re not alone.
Why Being the “Easy One” Stops Working in Midlife
Why does being the “easy one” start to feel exhausting in midlife?In this episode of Midlife Reset with Jama Pantel, Jama dives into the pattern of always being the one who figures things out, keeps the peace, and holds e...
Why I Needed a Midlife Reset (Even When Everything Looked Fine)
Why do you feel like you don’t feel like yourself anymore in midlife… even when everything looks fine?In this episode of Midlife Reset with Jama Pantel, Jama shares what led her to this new season and why a midlife reset ...
Midlife Reset With Jama Pantel: Trailer Season 2
Have you ever felt like you don’t feel like yourself anymore in midlife… but you can’t explain why?Welcome to Midlife Reset with Jama Pantel, a podcast for high-achieving women navigating midlife changes and figuring out ...
It's Never About the Finish Line: It’s About Who You Become Along the Way
It’s Never About the Finish Line: It’s About Who You Become Along the WayIn this final episode of Brand Building: Living the Whole Picture, Jama closes the chapter she began exactly one year ago — on her 47th bir...
Why I’m Taking a Break: A Year-End Reflection
Why I’m Taking a Break: A Year-End ReflectionEpisode Description:After a full year of showing up every week, Jama sits down for an unedited, voice-memo-style message to share what’s been on her heart. This episode is...
Finding Your Flow Again: How to Rebuild Momentum After Burnout
Finding Your Flow Again: How to Rebuild Momentum After BurnoutEpisode Description:Have you ever felt like you’ve lost your rhythm: the energy, motivation, and flow that once came naturally? You’re not alone.In...
Rebuilding Strength in Midlife: What It Really Means to Be Strong
Rebuilding Strength in Midlife: What It Really Means to Be StrongEpisode Description:What does strength look like when the version you used to know doesn’t fit anymore?In this episode, Jama opens up about what...
Brand Building in Midlife: Why Your Body Is Rewriting the Script
Brand Building in Midlife: Why Your Body Is Rewriting the ScriptEpisode Description:What happens when the woman you’ve always been starts to shift, and suddenly, the way you’ve been showing up in your brand no longer...
The Myth of Motivation (and What Actually Keeps You Going)
The Myth of Motivation (and What Actually Keeps You Going)Episode Description:Everyone loves to talk about motivation, but what about the days when it completely disappears?In this week’s episode, Jama breaks ...
Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?Episode Description / Show Notes:We live in a world that praises pushing through, hustling harder, and ignoring what our bodies are trying to tell us. But what if strength isn’...
When You Outgrow the Version of Yourself Everyone Knows.
When You Outgrow the Version of Yourself Everyone Knows:At some point, we all outgrow the version of ourselves that everyone else still recognizes. The one who fit neatly into a box that used to feel right. But what happens when y...