I love wearing loose, flowy dresses every day of the week - so comfy!
By the time I was a teenager, the shame was unbearable
I began actively trying to lose weight and started heading down the path of an eating disorder as I got more and more restrictive with food and obsessive about exercise.
Thankfully my eating disorder tendencies resolved once I began to formally study nutrition in college and learned how to have a much healthier relationship with food. However, my relationship with my body remained strained for years.
Then one day I had a transformative experience that changed my entire attitude about my body and my health. (Read more below).
10 Fun Facts About Me
Jenna
My childhood nickname was “Jenna Banana”
I’ve been playing the harp since I was 12
I lived in South Korea for 1 ½ years while serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
I’ve been skydiving and bungee jumping (but I don't plan on doing either again!)
My dessert of choice is usually cherry chocolate Ice Cream
I was a child of the 80’s and had the bangs to prove it
I spent 3 months backpacking through Australia as a young adult
I love watching musicals and singing show tunes
I’ve run 4 marathons
to where I am
HOW I GOT
My journey with health and body image has been a long one. Here’s a timeline of some of the key moments.
2019
My body image took a huge nose dive…all of the shame of my childhood came flooding back. I felt embarrassed, ashamed, and hopeless.
One day, while in the bathroom mentally beating myself up over how my body looked, I had a powerful spiritual experience. Two messages came loud and clear - "Your body is amazing" and "You're focused on the wrong thing."
I knew right then that it was time to stop basing my worth on my body size — I needed to make peace with my body and put all of my focus on my behaviors and mindset.
My transformative
“ah-ha” moment
2018
Had my 5th and final child; reached my heaviest weight
2007
Spent a good chunk of my childhood hating my body and listening to the toxic messages of diet culture. Developed some disordered behaviors while constantly trying to shrink my body.
After working hard to earn my dietetics license, I struggled to find the balance between caring for the needs of others (including my new baby) while still taking care of my own health.
Over the next 10 years I continued to struggle and often suffered from low energy, frequent mood swings, and frustrations with my body and health.
1980's
& 90's
Struggled while growing up in a big body
2021
Learned all I could about intuitive eating, body image, disordered eating, and behavior change. I began implementing all of the techniques I was learning into my own life.
My energy levels, confidence, mental health, and physical health all improved dramatically. I no longer felt like I was at war with my body and I developed a deep peace knowing that I was loving, respecting, and caring for my body in a healthy and sustainable way.
I started working individually with people struggling with disordered eating, poor body image, low energy, weight concerns, and destructive habits.
I also created my "Food & Body Confidence" self-paced online course; a step-by-step program that helps people create an individualized healthy lifestyle that's sustainable and enjoyable.
Began helping others find the same transformation I had
2020
Took my education to the next level
I hope to help as many people as possible improve their health and their lives. I love watching others give up dieting and learning to love, accept and deeply respect their bodies to new levels of health, energy, confidence, and peace.