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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Refugee

You are no one now

1 min readAug 29, 2022

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Loss by Loss

A tale of life in numbers.

2 min readOct 13, 2021

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Loss by Loss

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Love Letters

The beginning of a journey to forgiveness

2 min readSep 25, 2021

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Love Letters

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself

A conversation with my book.

9 min readSep 21, 2021

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Please Allow Me to Introduce Myself

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Chasing My Tail

Longing to know the unknowable.

1 min readSep 11, 2021

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Chasing My Tail

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Hands

Memories of parents taken before my coming of age.

5 min readAug 11, 2021

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Hands

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Heartbreak Hill

Here’s the thing. I’m wondering how it’s gonna get done. How will the words evolve into something organic after messing around with them…

2 min readJun 15, 2021

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Heartbreak Hill

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Nana

Nana, my father’s mother, lived with us in an apartment over the kitchen; what used to be maid’s quarters back in the day. Narrow stairs…

2 min readMay 3, 2021

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Nana

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Writing Is

Writing is freeing. Writing is powerful. Writing is truth telling in plain sight. Writing is connecting the dots. Writing is saving lives…

1 min readFeb 4, 2021

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Writing Is

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

The Shame that Binds Me

I have not experienced great success or failure in my life. The gaze turned on me with the triumph of one or the other. Risk aversion they…

1 min readJan 7, 2021

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The Shame that Binds Me

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Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Jen Shields M.Ed, LPC

Daughter of nine. Mother of two. Lover of one. Runner of slow miles on wooded paths. Psychotherapist and Writing Instructor at ProjectWrite Now.

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