About Jen

I've been a mother before I was a coach. A director of a charity before I ever held a title in the corporate world. A doula, witnessing life's biggest transitions in someone's living room at 3am, before I ever stood on a stage or led executive retreats in the USA. Every version of me has been driven by the same thing: a love of supporting others, of nurturing, of being part of someone's change.

You might not change the world. But you can change the world for one person. I've built an entire career on that belief, through every shift it's taken: antenatal educator, breastfeeding counsellor, doula, agency owner, mindfulness teacher, trauma practitioner, life and business coach, and now Ikigai Life Coach.

I co-founded DoulaCare Ireland, the country's first national doula agency, and DoulaCare Academy, Ireland's first doula training programme. I grew it nationally, trained hundreds of doulas, and negotiated Garda vetting and health insurance for doulas, now industry standard in Ireland. I built a multi six-figure business from nothing. I've spoken to rooms of 10 and rooms of 400, on national TV, on radio.

From the outside, it looked like everything was working.

Then I was hospitalised with Crohn's disease while my daughter Kayla was going through five surgeries before she turned five, often with me there alone. My body had been telling me to slow down for years. I just wasn't listening. I was too busy holding everyone else up.

That stillness taught me what I now teach you: listen to the whispers of your body before it has to scream.

"She saved my sanity. I looked forward to our weekly chats knowing she wouldn't judge me." - Victoria G.

I rebuilt, this time on purpose. I trained as a life and business coach so I could do the work myself first. Then I trained as an Ikigai Life Coach, because what I'd lived through finally had a name. Ikigai is your reason for being. Not a job title, not a five-year plan. The place where what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what sustains you actually meet. I'm not theorising this. I'm living proof it works.

Whoever you are, whatever you're carrying, I meet you exactly where you're at. A multimillionaire CEO and an unemployed single mother get the same heart from me, the same passion, the same encouragement.

If you know the feeling of holding it all together for everyone else, if you've built something you're proud of and still feel lost inside it, I see you. I've been you.

Work with me and you walk away clearer, lighter, and back in your own life. Not because I hand you a plan, but because I help you find the one that was already yours.

What I stand for

Clarity: knowing what matters to you and letting go of what doesn't
Harmony: not perfect balance, but a flow that actually feels right for your real life
Courage: taking grounded, imperfect action even when you feel unsure
Fulfilment: living with purpose and joy, not the pressure of what you think you should be
Simplicity: cutting through the noise to what's real

Work with me

If you’re ready to rediscover your confidence, create harmony in your life, and move towards real fulfilment I’d love to support you. Join my doula training courses or learn more about coaching with me

What people say:

"I always come away from Jen feeling like I have a plan of action. She was made to be a life coach." - Katy F.

"I was put in touch with Jen from the hospital nurse. Jen gave me strategies to deal with my crippling anxiety while my baby had surgeries. She gave me checklists of things to bring to the hospital so I was more comfortable and fed. I had been neglecting myself for too long. She saved my sanity. I looked forward to our weekly chats so I could vent knowing she wouldn't judge me." - Victoria G.

"Jen supported my husband and I through our journey with our very sick little boy. She regularly checked in, sent reminders to eat or take five minutes outside to breathe. Those little things made such a huge difference in an extremely difficult time. Jen is worth her weight in gold." - Liz B.

"Jen is so warm, passionate and kind. I always felt safe to ask questions or be vulnerable during our sessions. She has such a unique style. I felt so supported." - Sarah P.

"I have found Jen's coaching to be really effective in helping me move through challenges and such a comfort in finding my way through. She is generous, kind and wise and has walked the walk herself, which brings so much to the coaching experience. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her." - Maeve Murray