Jenna Andersen, SIH

I believe in each person’s ability to access and manifest the deeper, intrinsic aspects of Self because I witnessed this evolution inside of me.

Born in a devoutly religious, small-town farming environment the predomininant ethos of my childhood was figure it out and make it work. I did the best I could with what I was given, but as I began raising my children I started to see signs that I was not equipped to handle the stresses and demands of my life. It took a decade+ of regular talk-therapy sessions, stacks of self-help books, and a lot of interpersonal conflict for me to understand that the most troubling aspect of my life was… me.

I left my religion, explored and defined my own personal values, and began to understand how establishing better boundaries held the space I needed to be able to cope. Ayahuasca ceremonies and journeys with psilocybin allowed me to explore my pain points and expand my perspective. I slowly morphed from the victim in the narrative to the heroine of my own life story.

The real turning point for me, when I began to experience the kind of stable emotional basis and meaningful relationships that made my life bloom, was when I shifted from talking and thinking about my problems and needs to feeling them in my body. I began to feel a deep connection with the natural world. I went for a walk in the forest without my headphones in and noticed the ways my shoulders dropped and the sense of expansion in my heart space. I felt, throughout my being, that the natural world (Pachamama) loved me and supported me. As I communed with those feelings and experiences daily I was able to offer myself love and care, and I witnessed the way that loving and caring for myself offered me the resourcing I needed in order to love and care for others.

My intention with every session I offer, every group experience I facilitate, is to support others in connecting with their own inner resources.