In an exclusive interview about AWAKE with Woman’s World, I shared how loss forced me to rebuild — and how it also led to something surprising: joy, agency, and a fearlessness I never thought possible.
As I said in the article, “This is a not-afraid person. What a great surprise — that loss can usher in a season of fearlessness.”
I also opened up about my evolving faith, reclaiming my independence, and what it means to embrace life as it is now — full of agency, ease, and deeper relationships.
Here’s a quick excerpt — and you can read the full article here.
“One thing I’m really hopeful for readers is that we can choose to be awake before our life is upended.” And for those who’ve already endured tragedy, she says, “I hope that Awake is a lantern for those people. This is not a how-to manual. I trust my reader to take exactly what they need out of my story and add it to theirs.”
Whether you’re grieving, navigating midlife reinvention, or longing for a way to find a deeper, truer version of yourself, Jen’s story reminds us that we are never too far gone, too old, or too late to flourish. “Everything is in front of us,” she says. “We have agency over it all.”
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