HEY THERE, I'M JEN.

I’m an Author, Podcaster, Speaker, Advocate, Educator, Mother and a Textbook Enneagram 3.

I want to inspire you to be delighted, find hope and humor, build connection, and keep going.

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“I want a legacy dripping with human connection, up to its eyeballs in memories and adventures and weathered storms and gladness. I hope to leave a wake of victory, a life of full integrity. I want to say it all, risk it all, own it all.”

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LET’S FEED THE PEOPLE WE LOVE

Get all my favorite surefire recipes — and all the stories that accompany each one — in my cookbook that includes chapters like Food for Breakfast (or brunch so you can drink), Food for Your Picky Spouse or Spawn, and Food for When You Have No More Damns to Give.

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Join MY Book Club Community

Discover a delightful new book each and every month, while making friends. You will jump for joy on the first of every month when you receive your monthly membership package – a subscription box curated by me!

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LISTEN TO MY AWARD-WINNING PODCAST

For The Love is my weekly chat session with some of the best people on earth across every category you can imagine. We laugh. We cry. We learn. We love. And we talk about everything that is good, right, wrong, hard, fun, confusing, wondrous, and thought-provoking.

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  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Two Friends Compare Notes On Therapy: Jen and Kelly
  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Freedom From Codependency with Melody Beattie
  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Wellness Doesn’t Come From a Product, It Comes From Within: Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Are You Happy? Dr. Sara Kuburic Wants Us To Stop Lying To Ourselves and Take Ownership of Our Choices
  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Jada Pinkett-Smith on Trauma, Grief, and the Power of Embracing Your Journey
  • Series 56: For the Love of Therapy
    Women and Emotions – No More Apologies: Dr. Anita Phillips

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I still have my O.G. AOL email address. Not sorry.

90s Country Music

How do I live without you? I don’t. 90s country music is my jam.

Candy Bars in Coffee

I drink Almond Joy creamer in my coffee and will not be reformed.

YOUR ME TIME

Level up with my on-demand e-courses, called Me Courses, that are designed to create inspirational and actionable life change — from finances to faith, cooking, parenting, wellness, sex, and so much more.

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If you’re not sure where to begin, I got you, friend. I’m always bringing you something new to enjoy.

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