Jen Coles
Breathwork Coach
Jen has a passion for helping people find hope. She has been battling Multiple Sclerosis for 13 years now. At one point, the disease left her unable to walk. During these times, she struggled with alcohol abuse. While turning her life around, she chooses to live an alcohol-free life. She has a passion for fitness and lifestyle, and while doing that, she has also discovered her purpose. Jen is a trauma-informed Breathwork Coach. Breathwork is an active meditation that moves stagnant energy in our body. It has helped her find her purpose, connect to her body and manage her stress and anxiety, which keeps her MS in remission. She is on a mission to help as many people as she can understand the healing benefits of the power of their own breath.
My Story
Depression | Anxiety | Chronic Illness | Alcohol Abuse Abusive Relationships | Self-Hate | Suicidal
I grew up in a home with a lot of fighting and turmoil and not a lot of love. I was very scared to speak up and use my voice from a young age. I got married very young to escape my home life but ended up with an abusive partner. I experienced so much mental and physical trauma up to that point and never processed my emotions, and I never felt safe wherever I was.
I had two beautiful kids in that marriage, and when I started the divorce process in 2009, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This was a very dark time for me. Going through this alone, I suffered from extreme depression and anxiety, I was suicidal, and struggled with alcohol.
I hated who I was becoming and knew I had to pull myself out of this to raise my kids. I was determined to turn my life around and heal myself from within. I did everything; Therapy, rehab, meditation, medications, gym, and diet changes. Along my healing journey, Breathwork found me, and it fundamentally changed me. It has helped me through my trauma, connect with my mind, body, and soul, and manage my stress and anxiety, all of which keep my MS in remission. I am on a mission to help as many people as possible discover the power of their breath and what it can do for them.
Today I live a happy, healthy, very fulfilling life.