Helping Faith Grow Bigger and Fears Grow Smaller: Notes From the Studio

by Jenn | Dec 4, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, self esteem through art, Uncategorized

I taught an after-school class yesterday, as I do on a regular basis. In this class sat 13 fabulous girls in a small suburb outside of one of the most well-known cities in a mid-sized state in the northeastern part of the country. This time around, these girls range...

Some Quick Thoughts on Teenage Drinking and Parental Responsibility

by Jenn | Nov 2, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Kids

I want to spend a few minutes today talking about teenagers, and maybe a little bit about parents. This post has been on my mind since last Friday, when we hosted approximately 24 freshmen boys and girls at our house. Honestly, I am going at this from a...

A Note on the “Glimpse Mentality” and Its Toxicity

by Jenn | Sep 3, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Effective Parenting, Life, the power of words

I had a beach day with a few people earlier this summer and something happened that has been on my mind ever since. I want to talk to you about it because it is so relevant and so important. My hope is that it makes a difference in how you go about your days and how...

‘Life Leaves Clues’ and Other Lessons From Physical Therapy

by Jenn | May 19, 2015 | Coaching, Current Affairs, Goal Setting, Life, Love

I am going to ease into this story with a bit of background info, because it is important for you to get the context. But, the story holds an important message (important enough for me to break my lengthy blog silence) so I want you to hang in there with me, okay? I...

The Importance of Character as a Measurement Tool

by Jenn | Feb 4, 2015 | Coaching, Effective Parenting, Kids, Life, Sports

If you are a subscriber to my newsletter, you may have already seen this. If you aren’t a subscriber, I hope you will become one and then read this post in its entirety, because it is really important. Last week, we were invited to my daughter’s school for...

On Trusting the Process (and Yourself)

by Jenn | Jan 20, 2015 | Coaching, Kids, Life, Scrapbooking, self esteem through art, Uncategorized

How many times have you clamored, mid-stride, for a do-over? How many times have you wanted to hit the reset button before you see That Thing through to completion? How many times have you stopped yourself before you even gave yourself, or That Thing, a fighting...