We recently connected with Lisa Jenkins and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Lisa, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?
That is a very good question. My resilience comes from a deep-rooted need for wanting better for myself, when I was all I had to depend on. Coming from a dysfunctional household, I once thought that was all that by life would ever be. For a very long time it was. Then at some point I realized that I no longer wanted to live in misery so I had to take responsibility for how my future would be. I also had my daughter to think about. I was determined to make sure her childhood was nothing like mine, and because of that I never gave up on life when I really wanted to several times.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
Professionally, my focus is on providing effective mental health counseling services to children, adolescents, and adults within both a community services agency and a private practice. Four years ago, I decided a change in career was in order to feel more fulfilled. That’s when I decided to go to grad school for mental health counseling. My rational was that while working as a domestic violence advocate, I wanted to be able to not only help escape victims, but to aid in their mental and emotional healing as well. I’ve recently taken my sixth book, Broken Pieces Made Whole – the book and workbook – to create a 30/60/90 day curriculum to be utilized in wellness and/or group counseling sessions, within professional and educational settings.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
Integrity, confidence, and patience are the three qualities I’d say have been most impactful throughout my life. The advice I have to give would be to always operate with integrity, maintain confidence even when unsure of the next steps, and be patient with yourself. The only timeline you are on is your own.
What has been your biggest area of growth or improvement in the past 12 months?
My biggest area of growth this past year has been living with no regrets. Making myself my first priority. Being confident in my decisions. Refusing to operate past my mental or emotional capacity at any given time. Saying ‘no’ to whatever or whomever doesn’t serve me well.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.lisarjenkins.com
- Instagram: @kracommunications1
- Facebook: Lisa Jenkins
- Linkedin: lisa-renee-jenkins
Image Credits
Drew Michael Photography
