Category: JENNA’S JOURNALS

Turtle Shell

Jenna April 28, 2021 No Comments

There is this scene in the movie Brick (one of my all time favorite movies, by the way) where Brendan walks into the room and Laura is reciting poetry while

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Good Grief

Jenna April 21, 2021 No Comments

I remember the day I found out so vividly, except I felt so numb at the same time.

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How Are You Feeling Today?

Jenna April 19, 2021 No Comments

As I have gone through the different iterations of these words on a page, I feel like I have evolved along with them in some ways. As the pages become,

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The New Scarlet Letter

Jenna February 22, 2021 No Comments

I wanted to belong so badly that I lost myself. That’s what shame really does to a person. It coerces us to conform, which in turn causes us to forget

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My Turn to Speak

Jenna December 19, 2020 No Comments

I hate speaking in public. It’s like putting yourself out there onto a stage of judgement. Everyone just stares at you with their mouths gaping open. I know it’s only

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Take the Leap

Jenna January 13, 2020 No Comments

This is definitely a book that I plan on coming back to, once I figure out what I want to do when I grow up.

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Oh the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Jenna April 8, 2019 No Comments

I became obsessed with trying to figure out how other people found the courage to chase after their own dreams. I didn't really care what their dreams were exactly. I

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About Me

Jenna July 14, 2018 2 Comments

I still have anxiety. It is a part of me. It is something that I have to learn to work with, instead of against.

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