Drama-Free Healthy Living With Jess Cording: Episode 246: Empowering Women’s Sleep w/ Jackie Hutson from Piper & Mint PJS

Episode 246: Empowering Women’s Sleep w/ Jackie Hutson from Piper & Mint PJS

Nov 25, 2025

📌Make sure to check out Piper & Mint PJs on www.piperandmint.com

👉 Jackie Hutson is a wife, mom to two energetic, sports-loving boys, and a founder who seems to live life in motion—in all the best ways. She plays in a competitive tennis league, loves diving into business and entrepreneurship, and brings an easy, grounded optimism into everything she does.

Her entrepreneurial spark lit up early: at age 11, she made $5,000 selling Beanie Babies. Since then, she’s launched several product-based businesses, including an accessory line created while studying abroad in Italy. After college, Jackie built her career in corporate retail merchandising before a company bankruptcy pushed her into the vendor side of retail. There, she joined a manufacturing company specializing in apparel and accessories, eventually buying into the business and becoming a managing partner.

For the past eight years, she’s helped others bring their products to life—but there was one idea she couldn’t shake. After a decade of carrying it with her, she finally decided to bet on herself. That leap became Piper & Mint, an innovative pajama brand designed to help women sleep better through postpartum, perimenopause, menopause, and every hormonal shift in between.

In this episode of The Drama-Free Healthy Living Podcast, Jackie shares the journey behind her sweat-wicking, mint-infused cooling PJs—why she created them, what makes the fabric unique, and how real women shaped the product through testing and feedback. We talk openly about night sweats, temperature swings, hormonal chaos, and why so many women feel dismissed or misunderstood in healthcare settings.

Jackie also dives deep into her path as a founder: what it really takes to bring an idea to life, why patience matters more than perfection, and how she built a mission-driven brand that not only supports women but also gives back through fertility-grant funding.

We also explore:

What cooling PJs can (and can’t) do for night sweats
Why mint-infused fabric changes the sleep equation
How to validate a product idea when you're starting from zero
The realities of slow, sustainable growth
The emotional toll of not sleeping well
How mindset, purpose, and optimism shape Jackie’s definition of healthy living

If you’ve ever struggled with hormonal sleep issues, wondered why your body temperature is doing the most, or thought about turning a product idea into something real, this episode offers both comfort and inspiration.

Don’t miss the show notes for a special listener discount on Piper & Mint PJs and links to Jackie’s new podcast, The Sourcing Gals.

Discount code: JESSCORDING

🌎 Connect with Jackie Hutson

Website: www.piperandmint.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperandmint/

https://www.instagram.com/createjackiesway/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@piperandmint

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSourcingGals

🌎 Connect with Jessica Cording, MS, RD, CDN, IFNCP

JessicaCordingNutrition.com

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Author of The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver's Guide To Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep, and