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Hello,
I'm Jennifer
I help sensitive women with trauma histories resolve disconnection, self-loathing and emotional pain so they can feel safe in their bodies, and compassion for them too.
HEY SENSITIVE WHO IS HOLDING A LOT, I SEE YOU.
I know what it's like to feel unsafe in your body.
I loved being in my body until traumas, years of overwhelm and chronic conditions took that away.
I developed pain in my body I knew was emotional but I didn't know how to release those emotions or let go of what had hurt me. I became anxious, lonely and privately really self-loathing.
I longed for peace in my body. I wanted to be able to listen to it instead of punishing it for constantly betraying me and oh my god did I want to be able to feel compassion for it. I was brimming with suppressed emotional pain.
Even worse, my mask was screwed on tight. I smiled a lot, with a life that looked beautiful on paper. Inside, though? My body was screaming.
MY JOURNEY OUT OF THIS PAIN WAS NO CAKEWALK.
For me, it all started here...
Meet nineteen year old Jennifer – sweet, creative, deep-feeling, boundaryless and sensitive. I was ballroom dancing full time. Blissfully in my body and in love with my life.
I was willing to feel everything. In love with my body and self and I didn't care what anyone thought.
This was BEFORE my first experience with trauma. Before boundary violations, toxic relationships, overwhelm and abandonment. Before I became anxious, heartbroken, rage-filled and disconnected. Before I separated from my body because I could not handle the emotions it held.
This was me before I became afraid of my own emotions.
I awoke at 36, so full of pain and loneliness from being deeper and more sensitive than everyone else, the self-loving version of me was just gone.
I wanted her back. I committed myself to reclaiming her.
I started searching for her by dismantling my entire life. Remember when I said it wasn't a cakewalk? I searched EVERYWHERE outside myself for her, only to discover she couldn't be found in talk therapy, self-help books or yoga. She was drowning in everything I wouldn't let myself feel.
I NEEDED TO STOP SEARCHING OUTSIDE MYSELF TO FIND HER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE EMOTIONS THAT DROWNED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
MY APPROACH
Drawing on my life as a writer, I wrote out my pain intuitively. Which was so deeply healing, I began studying to understand why. I studied:
High sensitivity, somatization, how writing helps us heal, the nervous system, embodied processing and trauma resolution, IFS Parts Work, Somatic Experiencing and somatic trauma integration.
EVERYTHING DREW ME BACK TO WRITING.
But I knew that journaling wasn't enough. I had to bring my body on board. I had to allow my body to have its say.
As I embraced this, I realized that so much of my suffering was coming from my fear of connecting with my body. I was not only keeping myself in pain, I was preventing myself from EVER feeling good in my body.
This journey was, I repeat not a cakewalk. I spent years unnecessarily confused about what was really at the root of my anxiety and pain. When I finally figured out how to heal my relationship with my body and self? I had to help other sensitive women do the same.
Which brings me here. I'm Jennifer.
I'M A WRITER AND CERTIFIED INTEGRATIVE SOMATIC TRAUMA THERAPY COACH. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M JUST LIKE YOU. I'M YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR CONNECTION FEAR.
Eleanor Laurenne
Working with Jennifer has changed my life and my perspective. She's been able to help me process things no one else has even gotten close to.
I'm getting unstuck in areas I thought would be there for life. I've made sense of, cleared things and uncovered more than I ever realized I could, and have started to chip away at pain that has been there for decades.
Jennifer is the best coach I have ever, ever come across. I'm deeply grateful for her, her support and her incredible work.
M.J.
I'd been exploring somatic work through yoga and body movements when I found Jennifer.
Working with her, I learned that I can tolerate feelings I felt certain would destroy me. Jennifer's ability to hold space helps to quiet the critical-ness of my brain. I've enjoyed learning I can tap into deep feelings and process them without them overwhelming me.
I felt like I was hidden from myself and through Jennifer's somatic writing process, have been able to turn on a light.
Rachel K.
I have been working with Jennifer for several months and cannot praise her enough!
Her sensitive, compassionate, gentle nature coupled with her thoughtful, insightful and attentive feedback – all provided in a deeply safe container – has helped soften my perfectionism.
She tended to my emotional barriers with thoughtful questions and is a gem of a coach and human. Wholeheartedly recommend Jennifer!
Alana T.
I enjoyed Jennifer's approach of gentleness, openness, authenticity and vulnerability. Her certainty in her process was lovely to rest in.
It's important for me to invest in my well-being. If you're feeling dubious about working with her, let me strongly encourage you by saying DO IT! Any discomfort you face will be met with Jennifer's warm, fully accepting approach. Not to mention, utilizing her process will greatly contribute to your long term wellbeing. It's like a $10 investment for a million dollar return.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORRY YOU'RE TOO BROKEN TO HEAL.
I know what it's like to fear the intensity of your own feelings. I get what goes on inside a sensitive body that's holding too much. And I know what it's like to crave peace in your body and a compassion for yourself you can rest in.
I reclaimed traumatized me. And reclaiming her changed my life.
It allowed me to help deep-feeling, sensitive women like you get out of your head and into your feeling body so you can find safety inside and compassion toward yourself.
I'm no different than you.
I am not different than the women I coach. My body also has deeply entrenched narratives that try to keep me in pain.
I was able to heal because I focused on addressing the root cause. I sought out support that could validate my experience. I got very clear about what was causing my pain and learned how to resolve that.
I BELIEVE IN CREATING A SAFE SPACE WHERE YOU CAN SHOW UP VULNERABLY AND WE CAN GET TO THE ROOT OF YOUR DYSREGULATION AND PAIN.
I know how to help you find peace in your body, compassion for it and safety inside that will stay.
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If you've carried stress and trauma responses for far too long, then Jennifer is the one to turn to.
"When I began coaching with Jennifer I was struggling to take myself seriously enough to listen to the little voice inside me, to explore and trust that I held something worth my attention. I really enjoy that working with her feels light and safe, even when we explore the more painful and deeper layers of trauma my body needs to write about.
Jennifer's process of somatic writing isn't like talk-therapy, just with a pen in your hand. It's not your mind telling a story to make sense of what might have happened to you. It is a safe way to explore the tension that comes with trauma stuck in our bodies and help it release those stored energies. It's simple, it's powerful and it works. Jennifer will help you uncover and release the stories your body holds in the most gentle, wise and effective way. Working with her has been more helpful for me than years of therapy.
REBECCA HEISTERHOFF
I saw light in my eyes for the first time in a long time.
"Before working with Jennifer, I felt heartbroken, disconnected and lost. I'd spent years doing exercises from self-help books, energy work and journaling, but felt I was just going in circles in terms of my growth. During our first session, Jennifer helped me access my anger. I looked in the mirror after that session and saw light in my eyes for the first time in a long time.
Jennifer is a genuine badass. As a coach, she has a gentle but fierce strength and lovingly holds space while you excavate your depths, offering caring reassurance. She holds a light for you and helps you realize it's your light. The light you thought for sure had died out and she's standing there at the end of the tunnel saying, "See? Isn't it beautiful?"
JESSICA M.
I'm not triggered by things I used to be.
"Before working with Jennifer, I felt skeptical that I could ever experience the healing I needed. It felt impossible. By far the biggest issues I faced were self-hate and criticism, unhealed childhood traumas, resentment, rejection and feelings of unworthiness.
After working with Jennifer, I feel so free and at peace with myself. I'm not triggered by things I used to be and when I find myself bothered, I know what I need to do to process through the feelings.
No other individual has brought about healing in my life in such a short period of time, in such an effective way. If you're considering working with Jennifer, go for it. She will 100% improve your quality of life. She creates a safe, warm space that allows you to open up in your own time, while offering loving insights to help you along the way."
FELICIA K.
Layers of emotional pain have just melted away.
"Before finding Jennifer I felt clogged with emotion, weighted down with pain. I desperately needed to release something big and deep but I could not identify it. It's like I was cloaked in a dense dust cloud that prevented light from shining in. I tried bodywork practices, talk therapy, EMDR, yoga, energy clearing – none felt strong enough to help me find that release for good.
Since working with Jennifer, layers of emotional pain have just melted away. Those I'm close to see me as a calmer, less reactive person.
It's really hard to put the experience of working with her into words, but maybe it's best to simply say: if you allow Jennifer to guide you through her process, you will set yourself free. You will write and speak the words to set yourself free.
K.B.
I have made more progress in three months with Jennifer than I have in twenty years of traditional therapy.
