The Caged Girls: Flying Above the Storm.

Jennifer

Jennifer is a voracious reader, obsessive writer, passionate yoga instructor and drinker of hoppy ales. She's also a devoted mama and wife (a stay-at-home yogi). She considers herself to be one of the funniest people that ever lived. In addition to her work on elephant journal and The Huffington Post, Jennifer has over 40 articles published on the wellness website MindBodyGreen and her column Your Personal Yogi ran in the newspaper Toledo Free Press. She holds a Bachelor's degree in geology, absolutely no degrees in anything related to literature, and she currently owns a wheel of cheese. Her books, The Best Day of Your Life and The Art of Parenting: Love Letters from a Mother are available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ .

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6 Responses

  1. Sara says:

    Wow. Jennifer… this is gorgeous. I have so much to say about this, but I can’t/won’t say it all. But this I must say:

    “Warm—almost hot—water runs down the length of my body, to my feet and down the drain near my toes—and I wordlessly beg for it to wash away anything that I don’t want to hold onto anymore.”
    …this imagery, this is exactly what I think about. All the time. Like, I opened up my journal to recall the pages I wrote about it. It’s almost exactly the same. I even think about this in savasana; I envision my sweat being drained from my pores and washing away anything I can’t/don’t want to be anymore. Seriously… this is my brain. All. The. Time. The similarities are remarkable.

    I really love all of this. Especially chapter 31… I get it. And you worded it so perfectly. (No surprises there.) So. Good. xo

    • Jennifer says:

      Sara, this comment carried me this week. It took me much longer than I wanted to get the next couple of chapters up and I was so excited when I was finally able to sit down and put them up. However, that excitement can be a double-edged sword when I get so worked up and don’t get any inspiring feedback in return. Sincerely, your feedback is like a soul-hug-sister-love gift. Thank you beyond words of measure—and especially coming from a brilliant writer and raw soulsister like you.

      xoxoxo

  2. Kate says:

    I loved the part about anorexia being a frenemy. I remember that feeling or my eating disorder as sort of this entity, that helped me deal (but really hurt me). I so look forward to each new chapter!!! xoxoxo

    • Jennifer says:

      Thank you beyond capable words for this feedback. It’s truly inspiring from such a brilliant mind and heart. xoxo

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