The Importance of Discomfort

February 12, 2020.Reading time 19 minutes.

I am 33 years old and I’m learning how to be an adult. As a kid, I rarely pushed through discomfort. My parents wanted a better life for me than what they had so they gave me all the things I could ever want. For this, I’m eternally grateful. Like anything in life, too much […]

"Tattered Love Seat" – a poem

February 9, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

I remember when we first met.In that bare 575 square foot apartmentWhere I joked with the leasing agentThat the extra closetWould stash vodka. Blank slate, recently cleaned carpets,And wall space above the tiny fireplaceWhere I would one day put a dry erase boardInstead of a T.V. The Mormon man and his son carried youUp the […]

“I sure hope my head falls off” and other negative things that won’t come true just because I’m saying them aloud or visualizing them

October 24, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

I’ve spent so much of my life doing things to make other people see me a certain way. I talk about my accomplishments or my wounds, depending on the conversation and the crowd and which topic I intuit will impress people most. I’ve observed people, learned their likes and their humor, and then adjusted to […]

How it felt to work a job I hated vs. how it feels to be self-employed

October 22, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I am nearing on completing my third full month of self-employment. It has thus far been freeing, terrifying, depressing, exciting, expansive, desperately lonely sometimes and an introvert’s dream-come-true other times, and an overall amazing learning experience. One of the easiest ways to find out what holds us back belief-wise is to do a great big […]

New satirical video: WOO SPEAK | Translated

October 9, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

This week’s lesson offers a direct translation from “Woo” to “Muggle” for those who need help bridging the gap between unaware and woke AF. What are some other “woo” sayings you’d like translated in the next of this series? To support Jen as a comedic arteest and to get behind-the-scenes access (such as BLOOPERS), become […]

MOODY ANIMALS – a coloring book for your emotions

October 1, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ve had lots of amazingly fun breakthroughs lately, which is par for the course after a few weeks in a deep dark pit of despair. I’ve found that depressive episodes are often indicative of old fear being stripped from me, or new motivation being “installed.” I always come out on the other side a better […]

Pinky & My Brain ~ advice on accepting criticism as told by a snarky flamingo puppet

September 25, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve had the idea for a year and a half to do videos with puppets. I even made sock puppets. Then my mom bought me real-life high-quality ones (no offense, Socks) and they’ve been patiently awaiting their day in the limelight. This is the first of my “I’M IN MY 30’S PLAYING WITH PUPPETS” series, […]

I can hear the birds again. (A description of journeying through depression.)

September 21, 2019.Reading time 23 minutes.

I can hear birds again. Outside, they’re chirping. It’s subtle and crisp and beautiful. I can hear the breeze and feel it on my skin. It rustles the changing leaves and whisks a few of them onto a windy ride to the earth’s floor. I can see the sky. I’ve viewed it previously, but today […]

I released my emotional cheat codes into an eBook called Volume Control. If you struggle with suicidality or depression, read this.

September 17, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Hello, fellow humanoid. Take a peek at the intro from my new book below. If it tickles your fancy, the download link is at the bottom of this post. (If you know someone who has the volume turned up on life who may benefit from reading this book, please share it with them. It’s truly […]

Stop driving yourself crazy trying to do the “right” things

September 5, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

There’s no way to know what to do. Where to go. What to say, to whom. There’s no way to really know what’s “right”. Sure; there’s the moment-to-moment gut instincts. But even those aren’t always reliable… Since fear can oftentimes mask itself as intuitive guidance. I often feel like we are our own labyrinths to […]