According to Jen…… In my early years as a therapist I honestly thought I got it. I thought my brain was full of wisdom, knowledge, books, articles, conferences, mentors and working with hundreds and hundreds of people, I thought that I knew it all. I was quietly over confident and I stopped reflecting and I […]
According to Jen God if I had a dollar for every time I heard this statement, I would be a freakin millionaire!!!!! The fact remains that our past shapes us. Our past life experiences shape our brains – the engine of our body and our sense of self. Our past shapes our personality and helps […]
According to Jen………. After 20 years in a relationship I have learnt a lot from my hubby. I have conducted many social experiments along that way and have tested theories first hand. It has been an interesting journey to say the least. His version: “I want sex, I need sex and if I could have […]
According to Jen, As the name of my blog suggests, I have a theory about sleep deprivation and how the land of modern day has perhaps unintentionally made shit worse for women after they have had children………….. read my comparison below and may your mind ponder a little. In the 70’s and 80’s when women […]
According to Jen….. Research and literature suggest that there are many fundamental elements that are needed in order for a relationship to be successful. Depending on what book you read, what discipline you study and where you live in the world, there a slight variations and differences in opinion on what constitutes a successful or […]
There isn’t a week that goes by that someone doesn’t spill their guts and tell me that they had an affair, are wanting to have an affair or think their partner is having an affair. So when I am talking about affairs, I am talking about physical affairs and emotional affairs. The act of betraying […]
According to Jen….. Now remember when I started these blogs I was very clear that I am not always right and that I am only sharing my very slanted one sided takes on life’s little quirks, life lessons and stuff that has worked in the past. I am not always right, but sometimes, just sometimes […]
So after I felt like I had been the world’s shittiest parent I knew I needed help with my son processing how he was feeling. The guilt around this whole scenario was overwhelming (refer to blog – Hollywood Movie). My self-talk was pretty much burning myself at the stake and prosecuting myself to some life […]
Some years ago my life went through a real transition. Everything changed for me as a person. And although I am going to share with you some of my story, my goal in sharing is not about pity or wanting to be victim. It is about how sharing how going through adversity isn’t the end […]
Being a social person and someone who has moved around a fair bit, I have had the lovely opportunity to attend copious amounts of Baby Showers!!! Love em. Who doesn’t like the opportunity to sit with your friend beaming with happiness that they are about to have a baby. Super cute. So after attending many […]