The Jennie Allen Podcast

This episode is all about burnout, pressure, and what happens when we’re doing good things but feel completely worn out. Jennie shares how exhaustion often comes not from the work God gave us - but from the expectations, control, and fear we add on top of it.

She talks about learning to keep her head down, stay in her lane, ask for help, and trust God for daily bread. Enough for today. Not more. Not less.

If you’ve been trying to push through on your own strength, this conversation is for you.

Jennie and Zac sit down with newly engaged couple Allie Schnacky and Austin Armstrong to talk dating, engagement, conflict, and what it looks like to build real community when it would be easier to walk away. They share how living in community has forced them to reconcile, forgive, and stay on mission together instead of canceling each other when it gets hard.

Loneliness is everywhere right now. We’re more connected than ever, yet more isolated than any generation before us. In this episode, Jennie talks about why community feels so hard today and how God designed us to live deeply connected lives.

You’ll hear Jennie share what she's learned from decades of studying loneliness, why our culture is stacked against connection, and the tool she uses to build friendships that last through conflict, suffering, and real life.

If you’ve been feeling unseen, disconnected, or tired of shallow friendships - this episode will give you hope and a clear place to start.

Divorce was never the story Lysa TerKeurst wanted - but it became the story she had to live. In this powerful conversation, Jennie sits down with Lisa and theologian Dr. Joel Muddamalle to talk about unwanted divorce, what the Bible actually says about it, and how God meets us in the most devastating parts of our lives.

If you’ve walked through divorce, love someone who has, or feel paralyzed in a painful marriage, this episode is a tender mix of theology, story, and real hope. You’ll hear clearly: God does not hate you. He grieves with you, and your story is not over.

Anxiety is everywhere right now - in our homes, our friendships, our every day lives. We’re carrying more than humans were ever built to hold. In this episode, Jennie gets honest about her own anxious season and what helped her climb out of the spiral.

You’ll hear why anxiety isn’t a sin, why you don’t have to hide it, and how healing often begins when you let someone else in. Jennie shares practical steps to care for your body, your emotions, and your spiritual life…and why gratitude, community, and help from others might be the turning point you need.

You are not alone in this. And you don’t have to stay stuck.