by Jen | Dec 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
My Home I thought about my home, as the summer of 2025 began. My husband and I realized that we had a newfound sense of freedom. Saying goodbye to our beloved pup was shattering beyond what I can describe in words. For about 3 years, caretaking had become our norm as...
by Jen | Dec 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
What is Freedom? Seriously, what is freedom? What is freedom? Glad you asked. As I begin writing this, it is the 4th of July or American Independence Day. What once was my favorite holiday is now one that makes me pensive. I used to be proud to be American, but the...
by Jen | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our Sweet Boy On 5 May 2025, we said goodbye to our sweet boy. Signing the paper authorizing our vet to euthanize was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. As my hand shook, I thought, ‘what right do I have to decide the fate of his life?’ Even in the days that...
by Jen | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Free Will and Manifestation What is this period of time that I find myself in? I call it free will, manifestation, and other hippie dippie shit… Bad Bitch Era It’s a beautiful summer morning in late June as I start this. However, just like with any creative...
by Jen | May 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Importance of Energy Management Through a burnout If you’ve been through a burnout, chances are you were not familiar with the importance of energy management. After experiencing burnout, you know how delicate the recovery can be. A common misconception of burnout is...
by Jen | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Gettin’ Scrappy The end of 2024 was rough. It felt like my dreams were dissolving, like I was trying to carry fine sand without a bucket. I had taken a chance on an amazing start-up with people I adored in 2023. By 2024, we were told the end of its current form...
by Jen | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Power of Community and Connection Once Upon a Time We don’t think about the power of community and connection until it is producing results that only those two can achieve. Once upon a time, or in 2022, to be precise, I hit my breaking point. I resigned from...
by Jen | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our Relationship with Food Our relationship with food is complicated. We need it to live. But it can also be abused, addictive, and an object of obsession. I try to eat well. As the years go by, I notice that my body can no longer tolerate many of the foods I...
by Jen | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
An Epidemic: Imposter Syndrome There’s an Epidemic It’s not COVID.It’s not Obesity.No, it’s not Addiction.It’s not any other physical health condition (stay with me, I’m not trying to minimize any of those things). It robs the world of our gifts and...
by Jen | Jan 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Paradox: Safety vs. Freedom This past Fall, on an Autumnal Equinox retreat with my teacher Jessi Magick, we examined the paradox. The Autumnal Equinox is a time when we begin to shift from the growing season into the dying season, and examinations such as these...
