Jessica Baum is the founder of Be Self-full®, a company that provides tailored coaching services, helping women empower themselves. Be Self-full® is the sister company to The Relationship Institute of Palm Beach, where Jessica offers psychotherapy services to clients in Palm Beach, Florida. Hear Jessica in episode 24 of The Path to Authenticity.
If your life were a novel, what would be the title?
Look Below the Surface
Where were you born?
Englewood, New Jersey
Where is the place you call home?
West Palm Beach, Florida
When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A painter
What is your profession?
Psychotherapist
What profession, other than your own, would you like to attempt?
Yoga instructor
What is your favorite quote?
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung
What is your preferred form of creative expression?
Writing (now)
What is your favorite movie, song, and work of art?
Movie – Age of Adeline; Art – the work of Paul Klee
Who do you admire most?
So many. I can’t pick one person.
Over the course of your life, what is an issue with which you have repeatedly struggled?
People pleasing, but not so much now
What historical figure would you most like to meet?
Carl Jung
What natural gift or ability would you most like to possess?
Lucid dreaming and psychic abilities, all of them (haha)
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Probably my book, which will be published in January of 2022
What quality do you admire most in a person?
Humility
What is something you would like to learn about?
Anything mystical
What do you wish more people knew about you?
That I am very deep, and my life was not as easy as it might appear on social media or from the outside
What is your idea of success?
Being able to be happy with what you have and contributing in some way that feels meaningful
What would you like people to say about you when you’re gone?
She was deep and I felt supported in her presence.