I am a writer, educator and trauma survivor.

I am a writer, educator and trauma survivor.

As a trauma survivor, I know we have to acknowledge our pain in order to heal.

I acknowledge my pain through writing. Click on “My Stories” in the toolbar above to read my free stories. Click on “My Book” in the toolbar for information about my memoir.

I can help you acknowledge your pain by teaching you how to journal to connect to your inner universe. See my “Workshops” page for more information.

As a trauma survivor, I know we have to acknowledge our pain in order to heal.

I acknowledge my pain through writing. Click on “My Stories” in the toolbar above to read my free stories. Click on “My Book” in the toolbar for information about my memoir.

I can help you acknowledge your pain by teaching you how to journal to connect to your inner universe. See my “Workshops” page for more information.

Upcoming Workshops

In order to help others connect to themselves—to understand their pain—and to live a healthy, mindful life, I’ve created the Writing for Health workshop series…

WRITING FOR HEALTH: PART 1

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

It was March of 2018 and my third attempt at medication in three years. To try to ease my troubled mind. I had tried drugs before—prescribed or not—but this time, I was more desperate than usual for one to work. Because it wasn’t just myself I was trying to save, it was my marriage. My husband and I had recently experienced another incident. Another episode of me unconsciously going after him. Attacking him.

Followed by me attacking myself. Another menstrual cycle had come and gone, and I still didn’t understand what came over me each month. Making my body do things I didn’t want it to do. Like I was possessed. Cursed. Under a spell…

Working as a trauma survivor can be tricky.

Watch me perform at The Moth where I share how sensory processing disorder (SPD) affects my ability to teach, how a near-death experience served as a wake-up call and how teaching online has changed my life.

“Hi Jenna, I just wanted to let you know how much reading your blog is resonating with me and some of my experiences. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences in allowing others to relate, cry and learn along with you ❤️ “

MARY

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