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I remember how it started. Years ago I was with my friend Danielle, and we were heading over to her Aunt Wendy and Uncle Mike's house and as we walked in, they asked who she was with and she said “just Jen!”
For a long time it was a joke. I would go over, walk in and yell “It's just Jen” and the response was “JUST JEN!!” ( in my head it the way the bar says hi to Cliff in Cheers)
I now announce myself like that almost everywhere. At my parents house, when I walk into someone else's home for a class, how I walk into the studio. I do it to introduce and to announce myself. I AM HERE!
Over the past 3 months I realized that many of you don't know me, so here are the three things I think you should know about me
1. I suffer from anxiety and depression to be technical,it's social anxiety, and if it wasn't for yoga I wouldn't be here now. Yoga saved my life.
2. Although everybody thinks my Dad and Lucy are my best friends, it's actually God. He has always been there for me in ways no human could be. He has stood by my side through the dark times when I needed it the most.
3. I am the daughter of an alcoholic. My mother for many years has and continues to drink. There have been times of sobriety through the years, and times of rehabs and hospital stays. The trauma/situation has brought on feelings of fear and helplessness.
Now you may realize that maybe you didn't know me, but I'd like to get to know you! Let's chat on our mats
HI! It's me, Jen!