We recently connected with Jessica “Jet” Bolz and have shared our conversation below.
Jessica “Jet”, thank you so much for joining us today. Let’s jump right into something we’re really interested in hearing about from you – being the only one in the room. So many of us find ourselves as the only woman in the room, the only immigrant or the only artist in the room, etc. Can you talk to us about how you have learned to be effective and successful in situations where you are the only one in the room like you?
After all the illnesses and physical changes to my body and replaying my same attraction to narcissistic individuals that I learned to chase for love, after my heart transplant and a major discard I finally started to look at myself instead of others to solve the problem of why I incur so much pain and what I realized is that I constantly was in search of outside validation to make me feel like I was worth anything. I decided after a very abusive event that I needed to seek major help stop the cycle of searching people that I constantly had to prove myself to and turn inward and look at my internal energy. How do I feel about myself. Would I be able to walk into a room (as Joe Dispenza would say) and not have to worry if no one in there liked me or loved if I could be the love. It was such an epiphany as growing up I constantly did what I could for my mother to try to satisfy her and then that followed me into my relationships and I was miserable. I lost who I was and became anything I could be to make others happy and when you find closer by “being the closure “you gain so much peace and stability and release so much stress. It was important for me to give others who had handicaps like me to see how I worked with my mind to literally come back from death and still be able to live a productive life, but I also had to learn to believe it.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Lots have things are blooming for me. In May I was released out of a very toxic cycle in my life that had me feeling like I was a burden and ugly and useless after my heart attack and miracle rebirth with the help of “Rockette” my new heart, I had always used humor in my fitness classes to make workouts fun and give more motivation by theming them and dressing up from everything from Elvis to Princess Leia for themed workouts. They loved it and it became a huge success. Laughter leads to joy and joy is a big part of mental and physical health. Some new ideas and concepts I’m involved in as I am joining the world transplant games in swimming in June 2026 and I have already run to the Eiffel tower during the Paralympics with my sister Justine who is famous in Italy and told my story to her viewers. his was 7 months after the heart transplant. I think what makes me feel most alive is inspiring others. There have been so many low points in my life and I was still able to stand tall and fight on my own and I have hallmark cards which I use as wallpaper saying I motivated others to want to get well. That is the biggest gift I could receive.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Thinking back, it was the realization that no one was going to be invested in me as much as myself I wanted to learn as much as I could about my cancers so I could be a part of the survival not just a standby witness. I encourage anyone I counsel to empower themselves and learn everything they can and ask questions. The second things is to remember that your mind has so much more power than you give it credit for. If you think negatively your body reacts to that. My father taught me the mind is more than 80 percent of the battle. Why give up when we have seen miracles happen with the mind. I firmly believe you can dictate how your life flows, but fear gets in the way, so you have to be able to face that fear and walk through it. Be humble. As a child I was cocky, full of myself and just not a nice person. Karma is a very real thing. At one point going through my third cancer (my breast) my husband had become very abusive and he told me he wished I would just die already. A year later he was dead from a car accident. Be careful how you treat others. Know that we all go through our own penance. As someone who passed and got a chance to see the other side I know that fear and forgiveness are two things we must focus on , we must be able to face our fears and forgive even the people that have done the most hideous things to us which seem incredible difficult and takes time but it actually heals you.
Who has been most helpful in helping you overcome challenges or build and develop the essential skills, qualities or knowledge you needed to be successful?
My clients and patients have certainly had the biggest impact on me. By being transparent and sharing me story , they felt comfortable enough to share their life which I felt was the greatest gift that they would trust me with their greatest shame, fear, guilt and have me advise on how they can help change that. These were people from al walks of life. And as we share our common hurdles we were able to bond and work together to feel better. I have to actually thank the ones who hurt me the most, the ones that lied to me, treated me like I was no longer valuable, that I was no longer worthy so that I could see that I was relying on others to make me feel like someone but I myself didn’t know who I was. I had one person I cared about tell me they wished I was just back to who I was before my heart transplant. It hurt me so much that I got to my lowest point but I had to get there to realize I needed help to see why I gravitated to others who needed to demea me to make themselves feel better. I grew as I spent time to get counseling and look at who I was and see myself and actually “like me” instead of doing anything I could just so they would give a breadcrumb. I realized that’s not love. I actually had to learn what love was and that came after my transplant
Contact Info:
- Website: https://jetwarrorfit.com
- Instagram: jetwaterfitness
- Facebook: Jessica Bolz
- Other: tik tok- jettyfitty
Image Credits
Sophia Smith, Justine Mattera
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