Thank you for joining me

Thank you so much for joining me on my slightly altered journey. I am so happy to be here and honestly, my mission has become so much more cemented since becoming a parent. First though, for those of you who don’t know me, let me introduce myself (or for those who do, just celebrate the person I am as I would do for you ❤️).

I am Jen and I am the mom to a healthy baby girl, Isla. I’m also a wife to Evan and a dog momma to Chap and Chanel (not pictured here but they will appear soon, they just don’t attend baby showers with us). I am a full time high school teacher in Ottawa and am currently on mat leave until the 2020-2021 school year. I’m also a health and wellness coach which brings me to the reason you are all here.

High school and diet culture threw me for a huge loop. It set me on a path to a diagnosed eating disorder that took me over 10 years to heal. It was both the best thing and worst thing to happen to me on my life so far but I choose to focus on the positive so let me explain why it helped me.

I am the person I am because of my eating disorder. I healed myself through personal development and strong community connections. It has led me to give back to the community through volunteering to give workshops through our regional Eating Disorder organization, as well as, obtain my Health Coaching certification time specialize in gentle exercise and intuitive eating practices. I am passionate in being an anti diet, body positive, health at every size practitioner.

This blog will focus on exactly what my coaching practice does. Healing with love. Wellness with love. I want the generation of families that my daughter is raised in to include positive interactions with their food, bodies and movement. I want the future, including the students I teach, to feel comfortable being healthy without the influence of diet culture to effect change in their families. I can’t wait to share with you all here.

Thanks for joining me and please reach out to me anytime. I can be found on Instagram @thebodypositiveparent. I’m in the process of migrating my Facebook over and I will share with you when that happens.

Sending you love and light as you journey through your day. Thanks for reading

Xoxo Jen