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The way we care for our caregiving bodies ripples out; impacts generations.

As a person who has occupied complicated and complex spaces since childhood, I know first-hand what it is like to question absolutely everything. I was only 8 years old when I experienced my first substantial loss. But, it wasn’t until I became a mother, caregiver and doula that I recognized how this experience and grief reshaped my body, mind and life.

Here, it has become my work to come alongside fellow caregiving bodies in a mindful and trauma-sensitive way to unpack and honor both what’s wild and wonderful on this journey - centering our spiritual lives and mental wellness as the foundation for generational impact.

  • May the earth shake as we come to our feet; blessed bodies re/claiming peace in all that is wild.

  • The way you live out your story matters.

  • Because you exist, the world can be a better, safer and more loving place.

  • If you are undoing years of overdoing, may you know this work is absolutely and totally sacred.

  • There is no one experience of pain and hardship that gets to be the hardest.

  • If you want to change a life, start with loving your own.

Jennifer’s ongoing work as a memoirist, spiritual companion, Ayurvedic postpartum doula specializing in grief and bereavement, integrative life coach for parents and birth worker mentor is that humanity knows peace. The kind that begins within our blessed caregiving  bodies and echoes throughout generations to come. She presently offers grief groups, continuing education and 1:1 soul care session in person and online.

  • Soul Care Sessions

  • Grief & Bereavement Support

  • Birth Worker Mentorship

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