I’m a spiritual life coach.

I work with clients from many different religious backgrounds and those who are not affiliated with a specific religion but share the belief that there is something more (God/the Divine/a Higher Power).

I am a person easily enamored by stories about life. Finding a great memoir, listening to StoryCorps  – these things make my day. My love of story began at my maternal grandmother’s kitchen table. A gifted oral storyteller, she filled my childhood and adulthood with stories about blessings, triumphs, loss, and hope. She taught me to pay attention to details and listen for the words she didn’t say, the story under the story, the story our soul has to tell.

I’m a spiritual life coach because I am interested in the story of you. I want to know the you that existed before you took on the name, roles, and responsibilities of life as a human being. I want to learn about the way your human experiences inform your spiritual experiences and vice versa. I’m curious about what you’ve discovered during your lifetime, where you find yourself now, and where you would like to be.

I believe centering ourselves in our soul and living from there is a sacred endeavor. However, based on personal experience, I also know that while finding our way back to our Truest selves can be fun and amazing, it can also feel difficult and scary. Figuring out how to live from our soul and responding to the human portion of life from there is a choice and a process. Sometimes we experience tiny moments of clarity. Sometimes we take enormous leaps. Sometimes we don’t seem to be doing much at all. Wherever you may be on this journey, I’m here to help. 


I’m a writer. 

Writing has been a huge part of my life since the age of six. I create poetry, prose, non- fiction, fiction, and journal writing. During the times my voice has been strong and the times my voice has been barely audible, writing has helped me express myself, explore my life, and heal. I believe writing is for everyone. I currently hold writing courses for individuals in independent and assisted living facilities, people with disabilities, and elementary students. I also offer online, individualized writing courses. I have a master’s in English with a concentration in creative writing (non-fiction) from Miami University. 


I’m a student of the spirit.

Nine years ago I began to think about God/the Divine more and more frequently. I read about and studied different spiritual paths. I had questions, so many, about religion, science, and mysticism. Initially I approached everything from my head. A grad student, that’s what I’d been trained to do. In time I started to trust that remembering who I was before I became Jennifer and finding some of the answers to my questions could be helped along by what I read but would ultimately be about what I knew on an intuitive level.

My spirituality started with a belief in God that was something I knew to be True and a solid sense of connection to everything. It came before my parents made me attend Sunday school as a child. It was not something I connected to religion. It’s what guides me now. I am grateful I believed in a loving God as a child. This is the God I have spent much of my adult life finding my way back to. The God presented to me in the church of my childhood was mean, scary, and not someone I wanted to know. The God in my heart was and is entirely different.

I have taken courses as a seminary student and one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education. I’ve worked as a student chaplain with people in the middle of chronic illness, dying, and grieving the loss of a spouse. Those I assisted varied in their spiritual beliefs. Support included holding someone’s hand, helping family members communicate with one another when a person they loved was dying, prayer, sitting in silence, deep listening, and every Saturday night, playing Kings in the Corner with a group of witty(and kind) 80+ year old women. I never planned to attend seminary. I didn’t belong to a specific denomination for 28 years. My interest in seminary stems from my love of learning, my curiosity about the Divine and a belief that religion can be a conduit of love versus exclusion. I don’t believe religion, one religion, or one spiritual path is the only way to God or having a spiritual life. 


I’m a mother.

What being a mother has taught me about life coaching & spirituality...

I am not perfect, my child is not perfect, none of us are perfect. But we can love one another anyway, without strings. I don’t have all of the answers but I’m rooting for you. I think you are amazing. We each have our own unique journey to experience which is worthy of reverence and support. Deep listening, love, hope, and room to be a mess are some of the best things I have to offer. Life is sacred. Life is holy. My life. My child’s life. My clients’ lives. I love watching a life unfold. I love watching someone remember who they really are.


I’m a counselor.

I have a master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Michigan State University and am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). My counseling related work has centered on assisting individuals with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities in identifying, pursuing, and achieving their dreams, coping with what comes with illness and/or disability related issues, strengthening self-efficacy skills, and living a full life.