Be honest. Do you usually “assume positive intent” in your human interactions? With people in traffic? With strangers out in the world?  With your coworkers?  With your partner? Is your […]

What is “Today’s Tough Love”? Today’s Tough Love is my daily Reel series where I tell you what you NEED to hear on your journey…not always what you WANT to […]

I love working puzzles. I always have. As a kid, I would dump multiple puzzles together in the middle of the floor and mix them up to make it more […]

There was a time in my life when I deeply longed to hit the pause button. I knew exactly what I was looking for, what my soul needed at that […]

Tonight, my dear brother, friend, and talented master of all things visual, Andrew Reed, surprised me with a collection of personal video messages from my retreat attendees. Ugly. Cried. Y’all. […]

I retreat a lot. In fact, I’ve retreated three times in the last two months… I keep waiting for people to ask when I’m going to stop retreating and start […]

Today, October 5th, I hit Level 43, y’all!! I’ve collected soooooo many experience points to reach this level. Last night, at a lovely birthday dinner, the waiter kindly and jokingly […]

Today is the day!!! Purchase Dare to Express on Amazon for only $.99 I am so honored to have been a part of this powerful collaboration, Dare to Express: A […]

Ladies, this one is for you: Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Regina George. Whether you get the movie reference or not, I’ll bet this sparkly pen […]

The Universe always has my back.  And I’ve fought it on that fact *plenty*, believe me. I used to demand to know the “HOW” and the “WHEN”. Spoiler alert: that’s […]

Hold on to your butts, I’m about to ruin sunflowers for you. Just kidding…I’m not ruining them, they’re still awesome. Sunflowers are bright and beautiful. An entire field of them […]

I don’t know about you, but I used to let *everything* get to me.  Not just the big things that happen in life. Of COURSE those are going to impact […]

No healer No teacher No therapist No coach Can be fully responsible for your healing. They can be: Your guide Your mirror Your safe place Your tough love Your wake […]

I was thrilled to be invited to be a guest on The Matt Sodnicar Podcast! We discuss divorce recovery, why “rah rah” coaching culture isn’t helpful, and I share more […]

“And now for something completely different…” When I was invited on The Brandon Peters Show to discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, well…that was an easy “Hell YES!”. This movie, and […]

“So…you want to be dead?” “Wh….what?” “Your goals. You’re aspiring to be dead?” “I…umm…what?” I could sense my new client questioning whether she’d made a grievous error in signing on […]

I can’t say I’ve thought a lot about bamboo in my life. (I mean, have you?) But I have thought a lot about success, and how some people achieve it […]

It was a Monday morning. I opened my eyes, stretched, did a quick gratitude practice, and set my intention for the day. Then I got up to let my puppy […]

Ah, the New Year! A new calendar year gives us the feeling of a fresh start.  The feeling of pure possibility, like a blank notebook or the pristine radiance of […]

So many themes have surfaced this year that are directly connected to my favorite topics. Boundaries are one of them. I’m going to use an example I’ve seen come up […]

Y’all, I’m BACK!!  I’ve been on sabbatical for…well, who’s counting…but it’s been for good reason! Everything has seasons and these last eight months have been a “winter” season for me […]

I took this picture of my sweet puppy snuggling up to me, with his little floofy head nuzzled into my chest because my heart was so full of love for […]

The principles I write and speak about have never been more applicable than they are right now. The balance of feeling and processing your emotions in a healthy way while […]

“Hey everyone! Stop moping. Yes, I know your sporting events, social gatherings and concerts have been cancelled for a few weeks. The world has NOT ended, commerce is still happening, […]

Certainty. It’s a human need. Certainty we can be safe, loved, sheltered. But what happens when everything suddenly becomes UNCERTAIN? When that which made a modicum of sense yesterday…makes none […]

Listen to me. You are NOT broken. …even if you FEEL broken. You’re just healing. You are whole within yourself. You’re just learning to remember it. If you’re going through […]

Call them resolutions, call them intentions. Call them pancakes for all I care. But set them and set them the right way. Set yourself up for success. Drop this notion […]

Ah, the holidays! All is merry and bright. Or…maybe it isn’t for you this year. And that’s okay too.  Because let’s be honest – some years, it isn’t. Some years […]

Our collective societal impatience is largely a product of the microwave and the age of the credit card, through which we’ve developed a borderline unreasonable ability to be instantly gratified. […]

We’re going to get a little exercise today.  Those of you who have ever felt a deep need to be “perfect” or categorized yourself as a “perfectionist”, please stand up? […]

Thanksgiving. The giving of thanks. grat*i*tude (noun): the quality of being thankful Your reaction to this word may fall into one of several buckets: “Gratitude. Yes. That’s a practice I […]

THE BOOK IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!! It has always been a dream of mine to be a published author …and it happened! Holding this book in my hands is surreal […]

Writing has always been my preferred medium. I wrote in a previous post how much I love words, how they light me up and provide the outlet for my particular brand […]

One year ago, my blog went live! 🎉🎂🎈 Here’s the secret: I bought this domain name two years before it went live. For two years, I had a blank home […]

Ah, the “green-eyed monster” … We’ve all experienced it…that twinge of jealousy, those pangs of envy…this is especially prevalent in the age of social media. Jealousy is an emotion, and […]

There’s a misconception that it comes easily, success. That a painter paints a masterpiece each time. That a writer sits down and pens a flawless manuscript. That an entrepreneur builds […]

I see you. Yes, you. Still standing. Working, rebuilding, healing. Surviving. Not yet thriving. It’s heavy, I know. I’ve been there. Getting knocked down, rising again each time. Whether it […]

I love words. I am deeply, profoundly, desperately in love with words. Words are my medium for creative expression. Reading them. Writing them. Studying about them (my latest geek out […]

One of the most well-intended yet detrimental things we say to each other, and to ourselves, is “Don’t feel that way” followed by an equally well-intended “chin up” soliloquy. “Don’t […]

A very personal post, following a beautiful spiritual retreat in Kythnos, Greece… For the past year, I’ve been on an intense journey of deep inner healing – healing and evolving […]

I received this message from a dear client who, like so many of us, has a “Black Belt” and our work is around healing the core of her worthiness. The […]

“Joy” is a word that’s been coming up strongly for me lately. I’ve been meditating on the concept of joy, and how to embody it more deeply. Because joy feels […]

Each of us has unique talents, gifts, strengths, and abilities. One of the hardest things in this world can be staying true to their expression, to who we authentically are.  […]

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of living. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”— […]

Fear. Fear is a mother f*cker. Fear keeps us small. Fear keeps us stuck. Fear keeps us from our dreams. When you peel back the layers, drop the smokescreens, ditch […]

How many of you have flown on an airplane, even once in your life? Once is enough to know the mandatory safety announcement (that you completely ignore, but whatevs) tells […]

Living an authentic life is an ongoing process for all of us, and has many elements. Here’s one I want to discuss today: Making choices in alignment with your highest […]

“When we are upset, it’s easy to blame others. The true cause of our feelings, however, is within us. For example, imagine yourself as a glass of water. Now, imagine […]

I posted a video on this topic on my Instagram (@jwreyallday) a few weeks ago about an encounter I had while walking my dog. Today I was prompted by a […]

I hear it all the time. I can’t. “I can’t get healthy” “I can’t get over it” “I can’t get a handle on my finances” “I can’t breakthrough this block” […]

Ha. Y’all thought I meant a different “S” word, didn’t you? Nope, I mean “shoulding” yourself. I’ll bet you a coffee you “should” on yourself about the same percentage of […]

As many of you know, I had to say a very hard goodbye to my furry best friend, Killian, recently. I am tearing up even typing these words. We grieve […]

I felt it. Bubbling up from deep inside, in spite of my desire to hold it together. Dropping my almost-18-year old kitty off for more diagnostic testing, the sweet vet […]

I spent the week leading up to Christmas in Panama. 2018 has been “a year” in the Life of Jen, leaving me “soul-tired”. Time by the ocean in a beautiful location […]

For the last few years, I’ve picked a word for each year. A word that embodies a concept I’m working on, or resonates deeply with that point in my life’s […]

Perfect. Perfection. Perfectionist. Lean in, folks. Get close. Truth bomb, ready to explode. PERFECT. IS. BULLSHIT. Perfect isn’t a THING. You are not, and never will be, “perfect”…unless you’re a […]

“We are stardust….We are billion year old carbon” – Woodstock, CSNY I took a little writing break, my friends. Because: seasons. We’re coming on winter in the U.S. Well, actually, in […]

“It wasn’t serving my life anymore.” That’s my answer to the questions I get.  It’s the most honest answer, the simple and complete answer: “It wasn’t serving my life anymore.” […]

*actual photo of my very first surf lesson in 2014…riding real waves that time, not emotional ones* I wrote recently about the importance of facing our pain so we can […]

“Listen, nine women can’t make a baby in a month” – C. Ray Meadows My grandfather said this to me many years ago when I was in a typical fit […]

“We change. We have to. Or we spend the rest of our lives fighting the same battles.” That line from Star Trek Beyond always gives me chills…and not just because […]

Someone left my life recently—someone I loved deeply. It was abrupt, painful, and (the three-year-old in me keeps using this word) “unfair.” Meanwhile, the Universe throws another handful of popcorn […]

I used to have a black belt in kicking my own ass.  (Tip: not the cardio workout you’d hope) I was an expert in beating myself up. A World Champion, […]

Acceptance of what IS.  This is the first step in any journey, and most notably in our personal growth toward creating a life of true fulfillment. When we deny our […]

Eleven years ago today, I threw myself out of a perfectly good airplane. Why? To prove I could face my fears and (hopefully) not die. To literally “take the leap” […]

Title alone kind of makes you squirm, huh? I wanted to write the third post in my series on “Pain and Pleasure and Motivation and all the things”. It’s coming. […]

**Let me preface this (because who doesn’t love a post that starts with a disclaimer) by saying all my client sessions are completely confidential. All identifying details are always removed. […]

No, this isn’t the JW take on 50 shades. Go scrub that dirty mind! Actually, don’t, it’s an admirable quality in a person. Stay dirty, friends.  Pain and Pleasure is […]

I’m a collector of memes. I’m guessing you are too (God Bless the Internet). Unless you’re just looking at the cat videos and in that case, Sylvester the Talking Cat […]

Another phrase that has become cliche. And yet the reason a phrase becomes “cliche” is that the series of words strung together to create a powerful phrase started because people […]