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Hi, I’m Jenny, born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. I’ve lived and worked in London and Switzerland. I have a wonderful daughter who was born in the UK, and now lives in the USA with her husband, rescue dog and 2 cats. My career has been diverse, but my true passion lies in helping others to stop self-sabotaging (this is real man!), and to help others heal from within, through forgiveness, love, compassion and a deep understanding of who they are.
My Journey
I spent decades in HR Management, with qualifications and experience in Coaching and Mentoring, Labor Law, Union Negotiations, Security, Environmental Health and Safety, Training and Development and manpower planning. I am a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, an Energy Re-Sourcing Practitioner, an Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, and a Reiki Master. I’ve worn many hats – from Labor Law expert to Executive Coach – but now my focus is on personal healing and transformation through wellness and healing from within.
Career Shift
After years as a Senior Executive, Business Admin and HR Director, I felt unfulfilled. I left the corporate world in mid-2016, had my own HR consultancy, but it wasn’t my path. My life fell apart, and I started a journey of introspection. I published my first book, 12 Steps to Loving You, and discovered A Course in Miracles, which reshaped my mindset on love and spirituality. I was challenged in many ways, and at times, it felt like I just wasn’t going to ‘make it’. There were times in my life when I felt overwhelmed, like I’d never climb out of the abyss I had dug for myself. But I did, and now I help others do the same. Life is about living in the present, not being stuck in the past or worried about the future. It takes dedication, self-love, and a great sense of humor to sit comfortably in the uncomfortable moments.
Professional and Individual Coaching
As a coach, I help both professionals and individuals deal with daily stressors by focusing on the way they think and interpret the world around them. I help them change perceptions, stay grounded, and find balance and meaning in their lives. My coaching and teaching methodology is practical and hands-on, grounded in my own personal experiential learnings I got from growing in my career to becoming a senior executive, a director and now an entrepreneur.
My Values
Life is about giving more than you receive. We all have dormant potential, and creating a meaningful life involves aligning with our core values. These are mine:
- Compassion: Love for those who are suffering
- Honesty: Being truthful
- Respect: Considering others’ feelings and rights
- Integrity: Strong moral principles
- Simplicity: Uncomplicating the complicated
- Trust: Being trustworthy
To make a positive impact, we must live from a space of love, integrity, dignity, and respect. We are all in this together, hurtling through space and time on planet earth. Extend love wherever you can because you honestly do not know what someone else might be going through.
My Spiritual Path
I was raised by nuns from ages 3 to 9, which sparked my curiosity about life beyond the physical world. I’ve explored various religious and spiritual paths, ultimately realizing the truth lies within me. I’m not religious but I am spiritual, believing that love is at the core of our existence. I looked at duality, non-duality, Eastern Religions, Western Religions, shamanism, and so much more. It all comes down to this – we all seem to be seekers of the truth. Find your own truth which lies within the heart of who you are. I have found A Course in Miracles, which is a wonderful spiritual path, with principles that brings love and forgiveness to the forefront of our lives. It seriously is ‘mind-training’ on steroids!
Personal Philosophy
The greatest gift I’ve received is knowing that all paths lead us all home, no matter who you are or what you have done. We must choose paths that resonate with us and are meaningful. I love the teachings of Jesus, A Course in Miracles and non-dualism paths, and it is my aim to live with compassion, honesty, respect, integrity, simplicity, and trust. My philosophy is simple – be true to yourself, and do no harm to another.
Parenting
Raising my daughter as a single mom was one of my greatest achievements. She was easy to raise, and we have a special bond. Parenting, to me, is all about giving children the space to discover themselves. My daughter’s words, ‘I will raise my kids the way you raised me,’ are the highest compliment. One of the best lessons I can share with you, is this – let your child know that no matter what they do, they will always be loved. Unconditional loving is so missing from our world. Please don’t make it something missing in your relationship with your children. Yes, there is what we call right vs wrong, but let them know, if they are disciplined for something, you still love them. This is not a fine line. It is not a nice to have. It is something we must all do if we are going to grow great leaders for future generations to come.
RSA: Cape Town
I love to laugh, have fun, and spend time with friends and family. Mother and daughter love.
USA
My daughter who was born in the UK, raised in RSA, and now lives in the USA. Truly a global citizen.
USA: Indianapolis
My daughter and son-in-law in their bookstore in downtown Mass Ave, Indianapolis.
USA: Chicago
For decades, I focused on healing from within. It made sense to me that we project our inner world onto our outer world, and that our outer world in turn reflects back to us our own internal conditioning and programming. It was from this vantage point that I began to research as much as I could about the human condition, our true identity, and how we can shift and shape our own lives by our own creative design.
For years I have felt a strong pull towards helping bring love and healing to the world through emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing, having had my own challenges in these areas in my life.
I am hands-on and practical in my sessions, both through experiential and practical learnings. Change really takes place at the very heart of you. The core of who you are.
