The Grit Files

The Grit Files

Hosted by: Anastasia Jorquera-Boschman

Welcome to the Grit Files, where we dive deep into the transformative power of grit—the perseverance and passion that drive us to achieve our goals despite obstacles. Each episode explores the definition of grit, how...

Episodes

Owning The Rewrite-Values

Season #1

Today, we’re diving into a topic that sounds simple until you actually try to do it: VALUES. You know — those things we swear we have, until life taps us on the shoulder and says, “Oh really? Prove it.” This episode...
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Under the Canopy

Season #2

Families living practically on top of each other, yet acting like strangers—it’s the suburban soap opera nobody admits they’re starring in. You know the drill: the cousin down the street you never call, the sibling...
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Owning The Rewrite - When the Body Speaks

Season #2

Welcome to Owning the Rewrite, the podcast where we stop apologizing for our stories and start reclaiming the pen. Today’s episode, When the Body Speaks, is an invitation to slow down, tune in, and finally hear what...
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Screams From Below

Season #2

What do employees actually wish their bosses understood about motivation? In this raw and unfiltered episode of The Grit Files, Anastasia pulls back the curtain on her own past as a perfection-driven, unregulated,...
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Owning The Rewrite -The ACE test

Season #1

Janet and Anastasia are back—and this time, they’re fired up. In this episode, the two dive headfirst into the ACE test, not with clinical detachment, but with the kind of passion that only comes from lived experience...
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Late to the Party

Season #2

Two weeks into the new year, most resolutions have already faded. That doesn’t mean you slipped. It means the goal may never have fit your life. This episode invites you to stop forcing an upgrade and start noticing...
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Owning The Rewrite -Boundaries

Season #1

Welcome back to Owning the Rewrite, where we take all the stories we were handed, hold them up to the light, and say, “Yeah… that’s not going to work for me anymore.” Today we’re diving into boundaries — the spiritual...
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Simple Gifts

Season #2

I’m showing up on Christmas Day with a very simple gift—eight minutes that might land exactly where your heart has been whispering. No big reveal, no holiday gloss. Just truth, connection, and the reminder you may...
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Owning the Rewrite- Brain on Fire Part 2

Season #1

Our discussion continues with a few messages of Hope, Gratitude and a whole lot of Resilience.
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Owning the Rewrite - Brain on Fire Part 1

Season #1

In this episode, Janet and Anastasia come together to reflect on one of the most defining moments of Anastasia’s life—her stroke. What began as a personal crisis has rippled outward, touching the lives of family,...
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The Becoming

Season #2

You ever wake up before the world does and feel the weight of everything you’ve survived? This episode is for that moment. It’s a love letter to anyone who’s been the scapegoat, the truth-teller, the one who carried...
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Breaking Curses

Season #2

You ever try to heal while still showing up to toxic family dinners like it’s a damn performance review? Yeah—me too. In this episode, I’m breaking down what it actually means to break generational curses. Spoiler:...
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