Meet Jen
Rest & Resilience Christian Life Coach, 7 Types of Rest® Certified Facilitator + Wellbeing Consultant, Author, Speaker, Founder + CEO
Pull a chair up to the table. You’re welcome here.
I know what it's like to carry the weight of responsibility, push through exhaustion, and keep striving—even when you're running on empty.
For much of my life, I lived in a rest deficit. I pushed myself too hard, ignored my own needs, and overlooked what my body was trying to tell me until chronic illness forced me to pay attention.
I was constantly stressed, overwhelmed, and rushing. I had a hard time simply slowing down and being present.
Underneath it all, I had equated my worth with work and my purpose with performance.
Over time, God began teaching me a different way of living—one rooted in grace rather than striving, and rest rather than relentless productivity. Through intentional rhythms of restoration and discovering the 7 Types of Rest®, I began experiencing the transformative power of rest in my own life.
That journey shaped my calling to help other women recognize what I hadn't understood for so long: Sometimes we're not simply tired. We're depleted—and more sleep or time off isn't necessarily what we need.
Why I Do This Work
As an entrepreneur and founder with nearly three decades of experience in leadership, ministry, coaching, teaching, writing, and speaking, and well as a legal career in the corporate world, I understand well the demands of carrying responsibility while trying to remain faithful to your calling.
Today, as a Rest & Resilience Christian Life Coach, 7 Types of Rest® Certified Facilitator + Wellbeing Consultant, and Retreat Leader, I help high-capacity Christian women in business and leadership restore energy, cultivate resilience, and create sustainable rhythms that support wellbeing, calling and purpose in mind, body and spirit.
My approach integrates biblical wisdom, practical tools, the
7 Types of Rest® framework, and whole-person wellbeing—mind, body, and spirit.
A Little More About Me
My husband and I make our home in the rolling hills of Tennessee, where we love gathering family and friends around our farmhouse table.
Originally from Colorado, I'm an outdoor girl at heart who loves spacious skies, turquoise waters, sailing, riding horses, and exploring places that invite breathing room for the soul.
Above all, I'm grateful for the restoring love and grace of Jesus, who continues to teach me what it means to live rooted in Him and flourish in every season.
You don't have to sacrifice your wellbeing to fulfill your calling.
I'd be honored to walk alongside you as you cultivate a life of sustainable rest, resilience, and fruitfulness.
You were created to flourish.
7 Types of Rest® is a registered trademark of Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith and is used under license.
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My Coach Approach
At Freedom to Flourish, I believe you were created to flourish and thrive—not merely survive.
True transformation begins from the inside out. When we care for the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—we create space for restoration, resilience, alignment, and sustainable growth. These areas are deeply connected, and when one is depleted, it can affect every aspect of our lives.
As a woman in business or leadership, you may be accustomed to carrying significant responsibilities, meeting expectations, and continually pouring into others—even when your own needs go unmet. But flourishing doesn't require you to push harder or do more. It begins with cultivating the rest, resilience, and intentional rhythms that support your wellbeing and your calling.
My coaching approach is faith-centered, whole-person, and deeply collaborative. Together, we'll create space to pause, reflect, and gain perspective. Through thoughtful questions, biblical wisdom, practical tools, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we'll identify rest deficits, explore patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop practical strategies to restore your energy, strengthen your resilience, and align your life and leadership with your faith, purpose and calling.
As a Certified Christian Life Coach, I provide a sacred space where you can feel safe, seen, and supported. Our work is a partnership rooted in trust, intentional growth, and the belief that meaningful transformation happens as we take faithful steps forward.
Let's discover what flourishing looks like for you.
The mission of Freedom to Flourish Ministries is to create a sacred space for Christian women in business and leadership to grow in faith, freedom, and fruitfulness - and flourish in mind, body, and spirit.