Your Child’s Shelf-Life As An Athlete Is Limited But Their Character Is Forever

by Jenn | Jun 29, 2019 | Art Heals, Blog, Coaching, Kids, self esteem through art, stories from the studio

I’ve observed a particular trend for over a decade now and it’s time to share my thoughts on it. As most of you know, the majority of my programs are geared towards children in middle-elementary school through middle school, with some complementary...

On Having It All, But Not All at Once

by Jenn | Mar 23, 2019 | Art Heals, Coaching, Decision Making, Goal Setting

I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you today. ☯️ The good news is you CAN have it all. ☯️ The bad news is you can’t have it all AT ONCE (and probably not in the same day). I had this whimsical magnet that hung on my fridge for years. It read:...

Inconsistency Is Hard To Trust

by Jenn | Feb 19, 2019 | Art Heals, Coaching, Decision Making

I am a big fan of follow through. If someone tells me they are going to do something, be somewhere, or support me in some way, they better follow through. I am also a big fan of taking action. Do the thing! Don’t just talk about doing the thing. I have little...

Well-Springs of Joy and Punches to the Solar Plexus

by Jenn | Sep 5, 2018 | Art Heals, Current Affairs, Entrepreneurial, Life

Even under the best of circumstances, the first few weeks of September are always intensely challenging for me. Maybe you can relate? I seem to be in constant conflict with myself until roughly the beginning of October. Everything I feel is felt viscerally, deep...

Stories From the Studio: Spectators in the Process

by Jenn | May 23, 2018 | Art Heals, Coaching, self esteem through art, stories from the studio

The current in-studio women’s session I have been running at the Self Esteem Through Art studio is unlike any other I have ever taught before. One, the technique is totally different and none of the women had ever experienced using this medium prior to...

Stories From the Studio: The Empathetic Elephant

by Jenn | Apr 16, 2018 | Art Heals, Kids, Nature, self esteem through art, stories from the studio

This week, we continued our girls’ Animal Magic classes with some very robust discussions about ELEPHANTS. The girls are loving the format where we start with a series of “clues” and they get to try to guess which animal/insect/creature we are going...