You Deserve That

Life is not all about agendas.

Community, Real Life, CoachingJena SchwartzSeptember 17, 2021presence, coachingComment

A person can reach a surprising amount of clarity in a relatively short amount of time when curiosity, compassion, and intention come out at play.

CoachingJena SchwartzFebruary 5, 2021coaching, personal growth, personal coaching, writing coach, listeningComment

The Difference Between Therapy and Coaching

Language matters, words matter, and being responsible as a professional matters deeply to me. If you're wanting some guidance and support but not sure what you need, feel free to reach out. I'm always happy to chat.

CoachingJena SchwartzNovember 1, 2020personal coaching, coaching, therapy, Mental Health, trauma, rabbi Comment

Something Good Is Worth Finding

We all have our stories about when we stopped. Stopped playing. Stopped creating. Stopped doing something that brought us joy because it wasn't practical or lucrative or productive.

Creative ProcessJena SchwartzSeptember 3, 2019coaching, joy, creativity, writing, self-love, practice, writing practice, connection, writing coach, life coach, personal coaching, personal growth, something good, belongingComment

Being a Person on a Train

Real LifeJena SchwartzAugust 31, 2019transparency, real life, change, transitions, fear, trust, self-employment, coach, coaching, writing, honesty, showing up Comments

"Be Good to Yourself" :: Not Just Some Pithy Pablum

Hating on yourself is not cool. It doesn't exactly open the creative floodgates. And "being good to yourself" is neither as easy as it sounds or as shallow as it may seem. In fact, I'd argue that its depths are vast, and when you dive down, you'll find wreckage and treasure alike. And isn't that where the writing lives?

Creative Process, ObservationsJena SchwartzJune 28, 2019writing, self-love, perfectionism, practice, writing practice, coaching, lightworkers, habits, personal growth, creativity, accountability, privilege Comment

On Not Bypassing Anger

What I have experienced is that by giving myself space to FEEL anger, to truly just feel it, the pressure to "make it something" is lessened and I do, in turn, feel more able to take action.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJune 13, 2019Anger, Rage, Martyrdom, Marriage, Motherhood, Power, personal growth, Emma Lazarus, Liberation, Freedom, coaching Comments

Duality, Neutrality, Strangers, and Notre Dame

The world is broken and the world is burning and the world is beautiful. Things are never simple, and yet there's a simplicity in claiming the complexity.

Community, ObservationsJena SchwartzApril 15, 2019writing practice, community, duality, oppression, Notre Dame, motherhood, social media, coaching, coaching clients, sacredComment

Underwear, Avocado, and Being Loved Inside the Hunger and the Mess

Give me this life where I don’t cringe at the sight of my own flesh or wish I were someone else, and where I am not only tolerated but loved most of all, most adored, in my hunger, in my mess, in my half-naked sandal-wearing ruined beauty.

Real LifeJena SchwartzJuly 10, 2017love, reationships, marriage, rebecca solnit, climate change, whole foods, produce, cheese, olive oil, healthy eating, coffee, writing, life, coaching, client, anne sexton, poetryComment

Same Sun, Same Moon

On my bedside table, so many books. Half-read books, unread books. Paperbacks, hardcovers. On my head, more grey hairs every day. I pluck them, not in battle but more like a new hobby. My skin is changing. My life is changing.

ObservationsJena SchwartzJuly 3, 2017daily calm, meditation, love, relationships, marriage, running, writer, mother, entrepreneur, self employment, coaching, client, moon cycle, arcade fire, travel banComment

Surfing Ocean and Sky: Mary Oliver and Synchronicity

I sit with this for a moment, tears in my eyes. I feel the impulse to deflect it, to say something funny or self-deprecating. But I don’t. I take it in. And then I thank her and say, “I need you, too.”

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We all have our stories about when we stopped. Stopped playing. Stopped creating. Stopped doing something that brought us joy because it wasn't practical or lucrative or productive.