About Me
Hello and Welcome, my name is Jenn and I created Join Jenn’s Journey as a space where you can be the most authentic version of yourself that you could imagine! This is a no judgement zone, a place to explore where you are and discover where you want to be.
I would love to share a little about myself with you. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. My parents were divorced when I was young, and I lived with my mom and my younger sister growing up. After high school unsure of what path, I wanted to take, I moved to Long Island, NY and started working full time. I went to community college and received an associate degree in Early Childhood Education. By the time I was 30 years old I had been married, divorced and given birth to three beautiful daughters. My thirties were spent learning to single parent effectively, co-parent as peacefully as possible, obtaining my bachelor’s degree in accounting and maintaining a balance between being a mom and wanting a social life. I worked with professionals that helped me manage my emotions, build my confidence, move forward with my career path, build a stable family life and surround myself with a healthy sense of community. I began working for the State of New York in 2009. In 2012, I was lucky enough to meet my future husband and begin merging our families together. I became a stepmom to another beautiful daughter in 2017 when we were married.
One of the biggest struggles that I have faced has been maintaining a healthy weight. I have tried every program that I have encountered, some of them more than once. In 2018, I became a certified health coach after losing a considerable amount of weight. My weight has fluctuated over the years from my highest weight of 350lbs to my goal weight of 175lbs and everything in between. I have helped hundreds of clients take control of the health and wellbeing all while working on myself. I have recently accepted that without dealing with the core problems, I am always going to struggle. Even when I am struggling, I smile, keep a positive mindset and know that the struggle is temporary, and I can achieve anything I want if I have an open mind and am willing to learn and grow. We are all a work in progress. We all need help at one point or another and I have come to a point in my life where I feel that I can be a great support, sounding block, confidant, accountability buddy and/or mentor to others. Is my life perfect? Absolutely not! Have I learned plenty of tools to help live my best life? Absolutely! I am willing to share my experiences, mistakes, lessons and heart with anyone who asks. I want you to live your best life too, won’t you join the journey!?!