Through Rose-Colored Glasses: Developing Healthy Views of YourselfTake me to the published blog. Jennifer J. Jones
Love WellAs I navigate the many roles I am blessed to be in as a woman, I am thinking about my mom’s experiences and my experience of her...
For Such a Time As ThisThe other night when we were all winding down, as I tidied up my eldest’s desk, I looked at all her things, and thoughts ran through my...
Like My Mom, I Didn’t CryI remember the day my dad passed away so clearly. Starting the night before. My mom received the phone call that he’d “taken a turn for...
Every Breath is SacredI remember the joy I felt when the technician told me, “It’s a boy!” During my first pregnancy, my daughter’s father was present. During...
The Power of Story: Turning Generational Trauma into Generational Healing| Take me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones
My Whole SelfOn our drive back down the mountains from Angeles Crest Forest this past Sunday, my age came up in the conversation, and my girl friend...
Growing Up Biracial: How I Learned to Embrace DiversityTake me to the published blog. Shush Your Shame Jennifer J. Jones
Mama MartyrI used to think I was such a martyr, and that I could love people without anything in return. Then I got in touch with my feelings....
We All Have ItNo one ever really talks about what it's like to grieve the loss of someone living--not when the diagnosis is of someone's mental...
Give Them Flowers NowLove people in this moment and exactly where they are, for you cannot know their journey in the past and their direction in the future....
Thank you, MomI actually wrote and shared this in 2016, but it will always be relevant. It has since been updated. In honor of Mother’s Day, I want to...
Compassion for SaleIf you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama My earliest memories are of...
Five Little PiggiesThis little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none. This...
All Rise!If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa I will add that this includes judgment of self. I'm more of a...