~About Jenn~

I'm Jenn, a passionate master certified life coach (MCLC) and your partner in your extraordinary healing journey of self-liberation for your mind, emotions, body, and spirit.

I specialize in helping humans create safe spaces for themselves in their bodies, thoughts and emotions.  If you are like me, you may never have felt safe within yourself due to trauma, abuse and unrealistic expectations.  These expectations affect all of us, men and women alike.

So many of us live and respond from a "fight/flight/freeze/fawn" state without knowing it. So many of us have been programmed to believe others' opinions of us, rather than finding, accepting and loving ourselves for who we are. 

We don't feel at home in our own bodies because we have been taught to listen to the talking heads on TV, commercials and social media who show us who "they" think we should be. What "they" think our bodies should look like. The negative self-image narrative plays an unending reel in our subconscious.

That can change, my darlings...

In my healing journey, I discovered simple, powerful techniques that allowed me to create and expand space within myself to find emotional regulation and healing in my body. This allowed for the processing of emotions and negative mental cycles that had been stuck for decades, and as a result, I have "shed chains, formed in fire and embraced sky" which you can read more about in my blog.

Thanks to this incredible journey, I now know “what I want to be when I grow up” - a coach and guide to help others step into healing, confidence and authentic living.

Let me tell you about my healing journey...

My story starts with a little girl who experienced trauma from early childhood through adult years.  

And let's keep it real.  When I say trauma, I mean physical, mental, emotional, sexual and spiritual abuse.  I didn't have a safe place to be.  I wasn't allowed a voice.  When I tried to express myself, my emotions were shut down.  Feeling anything other than what I was told I could feel was not acceptable.  

As a child, I grew up not feeling safe in my environment, which led me to be an afraid, anxious, depressed adult.   Because my core systems were not healthy, it didn't feel safe to ask for help.  I thought I had to do it on my own.  "I don't care" and "get over it" were the phrases I repeated to myself growing up, and as an adult.  I felt broken, trapped, and isolated. I had been programmed to think it wasn't safe to feel... it wasn't safe to talk... it wasn't even safe to just "be."

As I was approaching 50, I realized my state of constant turmoil affected me physically, mentally and emotionally.   I was on anxiety, depression, and sleep medication. I was trying to function in my executive-level job, while simultaneously experiencing a breakdown.  It took my position being eliminated to realize things were not right; that it wasn't healthy to live that stressed and broken.

I started on a journey where trauma wasn't a roadblock, but a stepping stone, and the road to self-discovery ended up taking me on a path paved with movement, breathwork, meditation, the Zen of archery, and the transformative power of art.

It was not an easy, straight path.  My journey zigged and zagged through deconstructing beliefs about myself, my world, my past and my future.  

But I started to heal.  One teensy, tiny step at a time.

Pain, anxiety, depression and turmoil was overcome by moving.  By throwing paint on canvas.  By breathing in a mindful way.  By finding courage and internal strength.  By discovering the powerful, transformational lesson that there was a scared, hurt little girl inside me, and the miraculous awareness that I already knew how to nurture and care for her. My true self appeared as I created a safe place for my little girl to come out from hiding and learn who she is; who she was always meant to be. 

I have literally fallen in love with myself through this journey.  I have learned to choose myself first. I have learned to listen and trust my intuition that was there all along. I have learned how to trust my body and the wisdom it brings when I listen. I love moving this incredible, curvy body that I have and learned to be grateful for the movement that comes from within when I let myself be free.

I'm not done yet...  There are layers and folds and twists and turns to healing.  It's a lifelong process of discovery, as long as I remain open.

As a coach, it is imperative for me to practice what I preach, and I continue to discover areas that need healing.  And yes, I scream and cry and punch pillows and dance and sing and breathe and move my body to release the hurt that I kept inside.  

And it works, my darlings.

Yes, it's hard.  It's the most gut-wrenching pain I've ever experienced.  But I know how to hold that pain now.  I know how to integrate it when it comes up.  I know how to experience the duality of the pain and the joy.  To hold both at the same time is magical. Powerful. 

And on the other side, there is freedom.  I know who I am.  I'm not afraid.  I'm at peace with my journey and the road ahead.

And it is my joy and passion to help YOU find your own freedom, healing and growth. 

If this resonates... I would love to help you  "shed chains, form in fire, and embrace sky..."