Jessica Hammock shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Hi Jessica, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ince breaker: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
I have a three year old little girl who is so fun! We laugh and play together a lot. She loves bringing out the silly in me and I love watching the sparkle in her eyes and the joy in her smile
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Jessica Hammock, and I’m passionate about helping women find emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health by rediscovering their true identity. For over 20 years, I’ve worked in education and counseling, but my real heart lies in walking alongside others, especially women, as they navigate their own healing journeys.
I hold a Master’s in Counseling and am a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified School Counselor, and Clinical Certified Trauma Specialist. I founded Vibrant Voice, a private practice where I offer counseling, coaching, and consulting to those in all stages of healing. I am also a speaker, author, and podcast host.
I believe that our stories shape us, but they don’t define us. I’ve faced my own struggles, including a difficult season of infertility, a husband’s traumatic brain injury, and career pivots. Through it all, I’ve discovered the power of hope, sisterhood, and leaning into the right people when life gets hard. I’ve seen firsthand how healing happens when we give ourselves permission to grow, release, and realign.
I currently have a 6 week mentorship that for women combining clinical and biblical approaches to discover divine purpose. Participants journey through three phases—Healing, Identity, and Purpose—integrating therapeutic principles with scriptural truth. Emphasizes progression over perfection, helping women step into God’s calling through both psychological wellness and spiritual growth.
I also host a Business Breakthrough Workshop that allows female entrepreneurs to break the trauma bonds with money so they can grow in their business.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What breaks the bonds between people—and what restores them?
I believe that what breaks bonds are unmet expectations. We all have expectations of love and belonging, fun, freedom and power. When our love and belonging need goes unmet in the way we expected and reality shows up differently, what happens next is intense emotions. Those intense emotions often lead us to act upon thoughts we have, anchoring in belief systems that may not be accurate.
The hope in a relationship is what restores or heals a bond. Hope is when someone can model for you the sense of agency (the ability to believe that you can do something) or they speak life into your sense or agency. When we experience that healing to our sense of agency a bond is restored as we have the need for love and belonging met.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
I think the wound of shame has been the biggest one. Believing that I am bad or wrong, because I wasn’t receiving the acceptance and love I desired. Chalking it up to ” I am not good enough” or ” I don’t belong” and always ruminating on how I could change that piece of things. Healing came when I CHOSE differently. I learned I had a choice. I then learned that others don’t get to measure me and I am enough because of who I am. I have infinite worth and nothing can take that away from me. One day a very wise friend said to me, “You just have to decide you belong”. That day I started to change the dialogue in my head and started telling myself, I belong in this space/relationship/room, etc. Things felt differently.
I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
When I see a fad it is usually driven by the need for acceptance from a group where there is a lack of belonging. Belonging allows us to be who we are and not feel the need to change to fit in. When we make a foundational shift in identity, we are able to decide how we want to show up from a place of peace and calm, even if it doesn’t mimic current trends
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
That amid pain, I found ways to connect to hope and aligned myself with those around me who continued to support what was important to me (my goals and dreams). I advocated for people to walk in their true identity and recognize they always have CHOICE as a tool on what they want to do and how they want to do it.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://vibrantvoice.life
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicavibrant_hammock
- Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/vibrantvoice
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vibrantvoicebyjessica
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Wendy Adamson, Misty Hoyt, Lindsey Rinehart
