About

THE PERSONAL SIDE OF MY JOURNEYWrong Direction
Growing up I had no idea what work I wanted to do. It was expected I'd go to university but I didn't know what to study. I took science courses in high school just in case I'd decide to do a science degree.Science and math classes caused me to focus way too much on my logical-rational capabilities, which was already an imbalance in me (though I wasn't aware of it yet). My creative, experiential and physical capabilities were mostly dormant.Living in this very narrowly edited version of myself took it's toll on me. To suppress so much of my true self was tiring and unbearably bleak, like Siberian tundra to my tropical soul. Because of that, I wanted nothing to do with science after I graduated.The thing is, even though I fell in line and got good grades in school, it was a horrible fit for me. I wouldn't realize that until later in life.Career Choice
Wanting to escape science, I studied French Literature in university with no idea what work to do with it after graduating. After that, I did a more practical Master's of Urban and Regional Planning. As soon as I landed my first permanent Planner job, my health started to decline. I was 27 years old.Health Problems
I was still in the same predicament of editing out major parts of myself like I'd done in high school science. Now the stress of it was taking a toll on my health and getting worse over time.I had digestive problems, back pain and anxiety that evolved into chronic pain, fatigue and depression. My body was saying “No” as author Gabor Maté puts it.I was not only in the wrong career but the wrong life. Over the years, I had moved to progressively bigger cities (like Toronto aka The Big Smoke) even though I had a deep connection to nature.There was no question that I needed to change my work and environment in order to improve my health.Trying to Find a Direction
Even though I knew I needed to find a better job to get better, I had no idea what that could be. I wanted to stay in my big city career until I figured out where to go next, but chronic pain eventually prevented me from working.I searched high and low for a long time but it seemed like there was no work that existed that I wanted to do. I didn't fit anywhere.Trying to Find Help
I talked to all kinds of coaches, career counsellors and employment advisors but none of them could help me. I felt like a hard case.I extensively googled, researched and experimented with different fields of work. I couldn't just stop trying to figure this out.I felt immobilized. All I wanted was a direction so I could start to move forward.During that time, I also worked on healing intergenerational family issues to clear inherited blocks and I moved to a smaller city closer to nature, which helped a lot.The Light at the End of the Tunnel
The whole work question was the biggest, hardest tangle of riddles I've ever had to solve. I talk about some of these riddles in my article 10 Possible Reasons Why You Don't Know Your Life Purpose (link at bottom).I tried so hard for so long to find work that existed already but I kept coming up empty. I decided to imagine work based on the life I really wanted regardless of whether it existed already.This decision meant I could embrace the parts of myself I'd been disconnected from before. It was a big step that helped clear up my pain, fatigue and depression.Finding a Direction
I envisioned several work possibilities based on my dream lifestyle of living outside the city with a group of housemates (similar to an ecovillage but without the farm).That was the unique inroad that was most true to me. Now I saw options for home-based work I hadn't seen before that really rocked. Though I wasn't ready to live out in the country yet, there were lots of elements from that vision I could do right away.The Outcome
I was finally able to move forward in my work life.My dream life vision guided me to do a combination of employed and self-employed work. I was initially drawn to:
-types of environments, like out in nature and domestic spaces
-topics of interest, like people's life stories and coliving
-getting off the computer and moving more, like dancing and gardeningLater I delved into the spiritual and structural sides of my work and life. For example:
-I connected more deeply with my life's purpose
-I found schedule structures that gave me more energy and spaciousnessI had also finally found help for my work journey in the form of business coaching. That coaching led to a business collaboration later on.Examples of My Journey in Action
Here are a few of the ideas I came up with and made happen:
- I worked as a Companion for seniors and people with disabilities (a job I didn't know existed until I googled about spending quality time with elders)
- I DJ'd for a freestyle dance class in a nearby city and started to create something similar where I lived
- I created downsizing and coliving workshops and began to teach for a cohousing community
- I adapted one of my workshops into an online course based on the Irish mythological 5 directions (East, South, West, North and Centre)
- I became a Life Purpose Coach and developed a new way of doing one-on-one sessions

• 10 Possible Reasons Why You Don't Know Your Life Purpose

THE PROFESSIONAL SIDE OF MY JOURNEYThis page is organized into 3 sections:1. Quick Overview - Framework and Background
2. My Approach
3. Professional JourneyQUICK OVERVIEW:
My coaching and facilitation are based on archetypes (instinctual processes) of self-discovery and self-fulfillment identified by author Kim Hudson. She is a revolutionary theorist on archetypal structure.I've trained with a Life Coaching instructor whose work has inherently reflected these archetypes for over 20 years. My background also includes:
- Master's degree and career in urban planning
- Working with seniors and people with disabilities
- Training and research in a wide range of areas including:
*Guided Autobiography
*Irish mythology
*Biomimicry

MY APPROACH
Those who have followed conventional career guidance from family, friends, or professionals and still struggle to find fulfilling work may be experiencing a moment of awakening. This could be the start of a journey to connect with their authentic path from the inside out. My work is based on the instinctual processes (known as archetypes) that support this journey, which were identified by author Kim Hudson.Kim Hudson has uncovered a profound framework of core archetypes. Some archetypes are about self-discovery and self-fulfillment and my work centers more on those. The other archetypes are about externally-based achievements. They're described in her book The Virgin's Promise.I read your book and it was like a 1000 watt light bulb turned on...It changed my life, the way I see my own journey and the journey of countless others, for the better. I feel like it gave me “permission” to be on the journey I am on. ~ The Virgin's Promise reader ~ Ron Tester CEC Growth Strategist (kimhudsonauthor.com)Conventional approaches to finding meaningful work may overlook the full spectrum of our instinctual patterns (or archetypes). This is partly due to the long-standing emphasis on a single archetype, known as “the hero's journey”. A more comprehensive understanding of these patterns has only recently emerged with Hudson's work published in 2010.I've studied and worked with this framework of archetypes for several years. It provides an insightful context for exploring life purpose and meaningful work.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
My own life purpose journey has followed the self-discovery and self-fulfillment archetypal path. I went from being disconnected from my true nature to authentically sharing my abilities and gifts.During my early adult years, I struggled partly because I was missing the bigger picture understanding and deeper meanings beneath my experiences. Looking back, I can now see the important pieces that were overlooked by myself and those around me. Here's the story, including those lost and found pieces.University – First Take
To escape my high school science stream experience, which wasn't a good fit for me, I did my bachelor's degree in French Literature in Canada and France. I studied meaningful life questions, archetypal characters and the deep inner life of the human experience through the works of writers like Proust. Though I didn't know what career I wanted yet, this education helped me develop my emotional, intuitive and cultural intelligences.Paradigm Breakthrough
While working on an assignment for one of my literature courses, I had my first big breakthrough in out-of-the-box thinking, perceiving that the mind isn't just an individual, one-dimensional phenomenon but also has a collective aspect.Later I found this idea reflected in quantum physics, brain science, psychology and various cultures. These fields have shown me that anyone who delves into self-discovery and fulfilling work is not only supported by our shared archetypal energies but also inspires others to do the same, just by being true to themselves. This ripple effect contributes to our collective evolution.We are energy beings connected to one another through the consciousness of our right hemisphere ~ Jill Bolte Taylor, NeuroanatomistUniversity - Take Two
After graduating from university, I struggled to find a meaningful career. My first year in 'the real world' was an extremely demoralizing experience, working at a law firm notorious for it's negative culture.To improve my work life, I decided to pursue a master's degree that would be practical and incorporate something I Ioved, like nature. I completed a master's of Urban and Regional Planning with a specialization in Environmental Planning and then went into planning work.Awakening to the Invisible Patterns Shaping Lives
I performed well in my planning work, but it only allowed me to use a small fraction of my abilities and potential. Despite this limitation, I continued to develop new competencies in my free time. I was awakening my ability to perceive the invisible structures underpinning society. I learned to see how lines drawn on maps or plans align with either industrial thinking or nature patterns and how they can imperceptibly affect people's lives and potential callings.My understanding deepened through my exploration of biomimicry (nature-based design), which brought to my conscious awareness the archetypal movement of energy and nature's fundamental patterns to which I had always been instinctually attuned.Major Calling
While I worked in urban planning, I connected with a major life calling to deeply understand the inner nature of people, including myself. This calling led me to explore various spiritual traditions, depth psychology and the root causes of illness and health.Interdisciplinary Learning and Skill Development
During this period of exploration and growth, I immersed myself in a journey of interdisciplinary learning that spanned many years. I delved into studies, trainings and practical experiences across a broad spectrum including:Guided Autobiography Facilitation
Psychodrama and Sociometry Facilitation
Whole Brain Living with Jill Bolte Taylor
Mythology from Celtic nations, especially Ireland
Indigenous Cultural Competency (San'yas Program)
Organic Master Gardener (Gaia College)
Group Fitness Leader program
Vipassana meditation and mindfulness
Family systems dynamics and Internal Family Systems
Creative Empowerment for Youth and Adults Facilitation
Specialized Life Coaching trainingI was fortunate to learn from a life coaching instructor whose approach embodied the yin, or authenticity-seeking energies, described in Kim Hudson’s framework. This is a rare thing to find in the coaching world, in my experience.My comprehensive portfolio of endeavours not only expanded my skills and knowledge as a synthesizer of information, but also involved deep personal transformation. All these experiences, along with my insights into collective consciousness and nature patterns, inform my approach to helping others discover meaningful work and dovetail with the archetypal framework.Finding Great Work
As I connected with my wider range of skills, passions and authentic self, I was able to carve out a new work path. I left my Planner position and worked in a series of roles and projects that allowed me to fully engage not only my intellectual abilities but also move my body more or be outdoors or work with people rather than on a computer.This path resonated with my heart and values, leading me to meaningful experiences. Here are a few of the ideas I came up with and made happen:
- I worked as a Companion for seniors and people with disabilities (a job I didn't know existed until I googled about spending quality time with elders)
- I DJ'd for a freestyle dance class in a nearby city and started to create something similar where I lived
- I created downsizing and coliving workshops and began to teach for a cohousing community
- I adapted one of my workshops into an online course based on the Irish mythological 5 directions (East, South, West, North and Centre)
- I became a Life Purpose Coach and developed a new way of doing one-on-one sessions

FREE HELP
Two options for you:
1. 10 Possible Reasons You Don't Know Your Life Purpose
Read below2. Free Life Purpose Assessment in exchange for a 20 minute research chatThe research chat is a video or audio call (you choose). What do you know about people (you or others) who can't find work that's a fit? Click the "Let's connect" button below to schedule a chat or to find out more!

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10 POSSIBLE REASONS WHY YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR LIFE PURPOSE by Jen KellyIn my experience, finding work that I wanted to do was like trying to solve the biggest, longest riddle of my life. “What's my life purpose or calling?” was the underlying question I intensely wanted to answer. Below are some decoded life purpose riddles that could be keeping you from seeing your life purpose more clearly. Knowing about them might be helpful for finding or creating work you love.Here's the list with more info about each below:1 You have gifts or passions you're not aware of yet
2 Your time and energy has been focused on your outer life
3 You're a misfit or rebel
4 You have the wrong work set up
5 You have a high capacity for depth or complexity-maybe more than you realize
6 You're an experiential thinker
7 Your tendency for novelty and variety itself is the calling
8 You're perspective-oriented, not subject-oriented
9 You're a big picture thinker when it comes to people
10 Your dream job hasn't been invented yet1-You have gifts or passions you're not aware of yetYes it's possible to go through an entire childhood and even well into adulthood without knowing what you love. If your gifts and passions haven't been nurtured or reflected back to you by others, they can easily remain invisible. When that task is left up to ourselves alone it's hard because it can be hard to see ourselves from an outside perspective. Say if someone is there to mention “Hey you're a really great shopper!” You might be surprised that it's even a thing – doesn't everybody shop? What does being good at shopping mean? You would've thought everybody has this to the point of not paying attention to it, like breathing. But it could be linked to your purpose in some way.Another way you can miss knowing your unique gifts and passions is that they're blended with other things or contexts that keep them hidden to you. Maybe it's in a context that you really dislike so you wrote it off. For example a born improv jazz player might particularly hate playing musical instruments in a traditional way. That aversion can be even stronger because of how much music (and how it's played) actually matters deeper down. I have had personal experience with this. I didn't realize I loved to dance because it's something I did at bars in my 20s and I never labelled it as “dancing”. It was just “going out”. And as I got older I stopped “going out”. I didn't notice dancing was one of my favourite things to do for many years until I had an opportunity to do it in that same way, but without the bars. Now I dance during my work day because it helps me get my best ideas (see item no. 5 about experiential thinking).2-Your time and energy has been focused on your outer lifeLooking back on the years, do you find you've been pretty busy? Did you have a full schedule with school, homework and extracurricular activities growing up? That may have continued with university, college or other post-secondary training. Also being a partner or caregiver might have been in the mix at times. In spite of having a busy outer life, you've still been making decisions about your life from high school graduation onward, if not earlier. Those decisions might have fed back into the cycle of busyness, supplying you with new things to attend to.Spacious and unpressured time for inner reflection about who you are and what you want can be the main thing standing between not knowing your life purpose and knowing it. The answers you want are probably already inside you waiting to chat. Time for self-investigation allows you to extricate yourself from outside expectations and past views that might not be applicable at this stage of your life. With space to ponder 1.what you love, 2.what you need and 3.how they can be enjoyed through your work, you're in a much better position to get clear on your life purpose.3-You're a misfit or rebelThe status quo doesn't seem to be working for you. But what is the status quo anyway? In many parts of the world, a single story underpins life – from advertising to movies to life coaching. It's the “monomyth” known as the Hero's Journey, written about by Joseph Campbell. Whether you're aware of it or not, people in many industries are using this story of rugged, overcome-your-fears, kill-the-dragon achievement to sell goods, services and a particular ideal. The monomyth prioritizes the external world over the internal world in order to meet goals.This story became popular not long after the second world war so it was a tale of its time. It wouldn't make sense to explore deep feelings in the middle of a battlefield. It still has its place today but if you're struggling to figure out your life purpose, it's useful to know about the opposite story to the Hero's Journey. And that story is in a book called The Virgin's Promise by Kim Hudson. In it, the misfits and rebels of the world tune in to their inner nature in order to become their true selves and support others to do the same. This involves going against the status quo, so if you've been looking for your work calling in mainstream society, you might be a misfit looking in all the wrong places.4 - You have the wrong work set upYou might not think about the most basic structures of your work environment like the schedule, the physical space or the social set up. Work set ups are typically created by people who came before us. Like 9 to 5 with a lunch break, an office or equivalent space and everybody in one building (especially before covid). If you really don't like your work, it's possible that it's the set up that you're hating, not the work activity itself.For example, I've interviewed highly sensitive introverts who feel drained in social situations. However when they're able to do their work in nature or have a more open/flexible schedule, they feel replenished by people time rather than drained. I do my own one-on-one work with voice messaging because it's much more energizing than one hour blocks of time. Education advisor Ken Robinson has explained that mainstream environments and schedules are modelled on a production line mentality. If working in a factory-like environment feels bad, it might be the one thing that's preventing you from knowing your calling because it falsely leads you to think you hate the work when it's just the work set up that's intolerable.5-You have a high capacity for depth or complexity-maybe more than you realizeFor some, the work world doesn't seem to have any inspiring options and is boring. If this is you, it's possible that your boredom comes from your high threshold for intellectual stimulation – whether it be emotional intelligence, existential smarts, intuition, creativity or other types of intelligence. These types of intelligence may go unnoticed more often than the kind that you were graded on in school.A sign you need a lot of intellectual stimulation is if you feel frustrated with people not seeming to get things that are very basic and common knowledge as far as you're concerned. You don't realize you have a higher than average ability to comprehend and process information because it's effortless and natural to you. If you have more self-knowledge about your natural abilities you may better recognize your life purpose, which can in turn lead to more meaningful work.6-You're an experiential thinkerChoosing a career is often an intellectual or analytical exercise. We define our interests and strengths and try to match them up with work that incorporates these. That process itself can even lead to work that draws primarily on analytical thinking, like a desk job. We're trained in school to think in that way so it makes sense to think work will be the same. Unfortunately analytical thinking doesn't work best for everyone. Some of us think better when we're actively moving or listening to our nonverbal intuition. Like Einstein who played the violin to help him think about his theories.Samuel L. Jackson and Juliette Binoche who costarred in the movie In My Country each demonstrate these two ways of thinking. Their director was a rational thinker who liked to have rehearsals so actors could come ready for the shoot, ideally on the first take. Jackson worked well in that model but Binoche bombed. She needed to feel the scene out in the moment with multiple takes. When the director adjusted his approach to accommodate her, her “bad” acting suddenly became “sublime”. He said it's what directors are always looking for but can't always find. If her only experience of acting had been to do it the rational way, she might have never known her love and exceptional gift for acting.7-Your tendency for novelty and variety itself is the callingIf you love to jump from one thing to another without “sticking to it”, that could be a fantastic strength when you're doing work you're meant to do (even if it seems like a problem to you or people around you). This is what journalists do – they follow the “news”. Keeping on top of what's new is a fast-paced and constantly changing task that requires it's own kind of focus. It's also what Oprah did for so many years on her TV show with wildly different guests ranging from maximum security inmates to holistic medical doctors. You might operate like a journalist, even if you're not actually into journalism or the news. Knowing that's a strength can help you find or create work you love.8-You're perspective-oriented, not subject-orientedA lot of career guidance seems to be geared toward choosing a particular subject or field of work. You might have tried to break out of that single-topic box by choosing multidisciplinary work like urban planning or film making. If that turned out to not be a fit in the end, it could be a sign that you're perspective-oriented. That means that you look at ALL topics and subjects through a particular lens, rather than focusing on one subject area.Perspective-orientation is about the lens itself. Sociologist Sunera Thobani writes about this, pointing out that feminism is a perspective from which to look at various subjects. There are many other perspectives like biomimicry (nature lens), political leanings (values lens), materialist worldviews (matter lens) and quantum physics (atomic and subatomic lens). Jay Harman, President of PAX Scientific manufactures industrial equipment like pumps and fans using biomimicry, which copies nature.9-You're a big picture thinker when it comes to peopleHow you most naturally relate to people might go beyond the individual. Some types of work are about seeing each person primarily as a unique and discreet being. However you might have a talent for seeing people as part of a system like a family, where each member has a role that serves the whole. The next level up could be a community or society. For example educator and author Irshad Manji has worked at a societal level, speaking to her own Islamic community and more recently about Us-versus-Them divisions in America (and the world).Beyond society is the human family, working with people at a very large scale between continents. It's obvious how this applies if you think of the United Nations but it can also be a subtle internal skill that's easy to miss. Like noticing patterns within individuals that you also see among people at larger scales. Therapists like Clarissa Pinkola Estes work this way using archetypes.Big picture also works with empathy. Some people are very good at empathizing deeply with a single person, others are equally good at empathizing with the larger body of humanity and some are great at both. If you're a big picture people person who's been looking for work that emphasizes individualism, you might be missing your calling.10-Your dream job hasn't been invented yetIt's very possible that you're not finding work that's a fit because it doesn't exist. Or at least not in your corner of the world/internet. Part of your purpose might be to innovate either in what you do, how you do it or how you're being.Here are some examples. Suzy Batiz is an entrepreneur who had given up on work altogether after 2 bankruptcies. In spite of this she ended up creating a toilet bowl spray (Poo-Pourri) from her essential oils hobby that became a popular new type of product. Author Peter Block has done consulting work in a very different way than business as usual, disrupting the corporate world. Lastly, increasing gender diversity is bringing change to many industries as more people are being themselves in the world.© 2024 Lost and Found Callings

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GUIDED JOURNALING & VIRTUAL RETREATS
Guided journaling can be done in our private facebook group or through private messages.Each month there are two options:
1. Journal on the theme of the month
2. Work on the MapMaker workbooksMapMaker Workbooks
Assemble these 5 areas of your life to find your unique calling: dreams, lifestyle, your energy, your “whos”, work and incomeTheme of the month
We (re)discover our lost callings by exploring out-of-the-box ideas, places and cultures. Our journey is primarily rooted in the rich tapestry of Celtic countries, branching out to areas and events across various topics and locations.There will be two monthly prompts for journaling on each theme. You can work on the prompts as they're posted or do them during self-guided virtual retreats whenever suits you.Each month, you'll receive credit for 10 minutes of one-on-one messaging with Jen to be used that month. This is optional for times you'd like to brainstorm, ask questions or send a good ramble for verbal processing.Campfire Nights - Monthly Virtual Retreats
Make a fun and relaxing night of journaling and self-discovery to get clear on your calling. Fly solo or invite a friend. Jen will give you a guide for creating an inspiring retreat at home, at an airbnb, out camping or wherever suits you!Proposed Retreat Schedule
Begin at suppertime and enjoy some down time the next morning until lunch. The morning down time after waking up can be a great time for insights and breakthroughs.You can schedule the retreat whenever is best for you. It might be a good time for using your one-on-one messaging credits to connect with Jen.Price: $10/month and optional MapMaker workbooks are $10 for the pair.

"Your work 💯 fascinates me -- moreso than just about anyone I've met in the online space‼️"
Mary Barringer in San Diego California
thesensitivesherpa.com

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LIFE PURPOSE ASSESSMENT
This assessment will map out the big picture of your 5 Callings and where you're at with each one.Why multiple callings?
We all have something like an inner GPS that knows our life purpose and what kind of work we love.Our life purpose GPS is a lot like emotions and senses because it has different ways of showing us our path. Different kinds of emotions and senses tell us how we feel and different kinds of callings guide us toward meaningful work.Here are the 5 Callings (based on Kim Hudson's book The Virgin's Promise):
1. Calling of the Heart
2. Nature's Calling
3. Calling of the Mind
4. Call to Contribute
5. Call of DestinyHere's how it works:Step 1 - Jen emails you a series of questions that might take between 20 and 40 minutes to answerStep 2 - You respond with your answers by email or on WhatsApp, Instagram/Facebook Messenger or Voxer using voice or text (whatever way is easiest for you). You have 1 week from the date you receive the questions to send your answers to JenStep 3 - Within 4 days of sending your answers, Jen sends you a Life Purpose Map PDF chart with voice notes explaining the chart (through WhatsApp, Instagram/Facebook Messenger or Voxer)

"I really enjoyed learning about my symbols and archetypes, and was amazed at how accurately they spoke to my current path. The information was helpful, as well as Jen’s warmth and genuine presence."B.B. in New Mexico U.S.

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MINI ANYTIME PRIVATE MESSAGE SESSIONS
Jen does private Life Purpose Facilitation through back and forth voice messaging. Clients choose WhatsApp, Voxer or Instagram/Facebook Messenger to message with – whichever is easiest!This approach is important because:
1. It gives time to think about questions (or journal) before answering them2. It takes advantage of times when you get your “aha” moments like on a walk, in the shower or when you first wake up3. Science shows thinking out loud boosts problem-solving skills and our brain's processing power
*rambling voice messages are welcome!4. Conventional set ups (like 1 hour meetings) might be part of the problem because it's like swimming against the current for many of us.
More on that here:

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HOW MINI MESSAGE SESSIONS WORK:
Message back and forth with Jen over a 24 hour period. Send up to a maximum of 40 minutes worth of messages to Jen at your own pace. Her messages back to you will be as long as needed for each mini session. A free 15 minute live call is available to meet and ask questions before deciding on booking a session.

"Loved working with Jen! She’s warm and a lot of fun. The process was a bit like holding aspects of my life up to the light so she could point out all the archetypal magic in them. Grateful for her insights and looking forward to future offerings!"
Tamara in British Columbia
growyourflow.co

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ANYTIME PRIVATE MESSAGE SESSIONS
If you hate zoom, you're in the right place! Jen does private Life Purpose sessions through back and forth voice messaging. Clients choose WhatsApp, Voxer or Instagram/Facebook Messenger to message with – whichever is easiest!This approach is important because:
1. It gives time to think about questions (or journal) before answering them2. It takes advantage of times when you get your “aha” moments like on a walk, in the shower or when you first wake up3. Science shows thinking out loud boosts problem-solving skills and our brain's processing power
*rambling voice messages are welcome!4. Conventional set ups (like 1 hour meetings) might be part of the problem because it's like swimming against the current for many of us.
More on that here:

• Zoom vs Message Session

• How Jen Helps Clients
• Session Logistics
• Rates

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HOW JEN HELPS CLIENTSIf Career Counsellors focus on skills, interests, job applications or starting a business, working with Jen goes deeper. Many people who have explored work options still don't know what to choose. There are typically other important things to uncover like:Your heart – What you love that might be dormant or minimized
Your nature – What replenishes you
Your gifts or inborn talents
Your mind's relationship to your heart and nature
And more :)These are important because they make up the larger whole of your true self in the world and guide your work decisions. It's like a solid foundation to build the “house” of your work life on.This could lead to:
1. A ready-to-go career or job that you can jump into
2. You might decide to create new work
3. You might want to do mainstream type of work in a way that hasn't been done beforeJen has experience with all three in her own work journey.Here are examples of the kinds of questions clients explore with Jen:
“When were you being or doing something and your heart was in it?”
“Have you ever been able to be around people or in a social situation for a long time without feeling drained or needing a break? If so what kind of set up was it?”
“What kind of schedule/time structure honours your nature best?”

Review

Alex Baisley in Guelph Ontario Canada
www.bigdreamprogram.com

“I have signed myself up as a client of Jen's for her 5-day asynchronous coaching via Voxer, and I absolutely LOVED it. I'm going to do more. I struggle sometimes with coaching or any kind of therapy for myself because I'm such a 'digester'. I don't process new ideas presented, or my own ideas, instantly. It can take me minutes, days, or longer.I did this 5-day thing with Jen, and mad stuff happened, which I was so grateful for. For instance, I'd send her a quick message about the thing on my mind, then go on to do the dishes and BAM - an insight would come THEN! I'd quickly dry my hands, then run to Voxer to share it. Or I'd wake up in the morning with a completely new perspective on the reflection she'd shared.I was raving about this to a client just a couple of days ago. I think what Jen has here is going to be at the leading edge in the coaching world, as it's perfect for people like me whose thinking doesn't fit into a neat 1hr box, and perfect for some of the service-providers as well - for the same reason. I can't wait to see where this goes!”

SESSION LOGISTICSA free 15 minute audio or video call is available to meet Jen and ask questions before deciding on booking a session.Sessions happen in a window of 24 hours - or longer if clients prefer multiple days in a row. That means clients can message Jen any time of the day or night and she will respond to everything during her office hours. Jen has 6 hours of “live” office hours for every 24 hours, coordinated with clients based on their time zone.Clients leave as many messages as they want. Messages can be super long or short and can include text too. See detailed steps below.Step 1. Set a date and time to begin the session!
First schedule a date and time with Jen to start the 24 hour session or multi day session. An example might be to begin next Thursday at 1 PM and end on Friday at 1 PM. Or for a 5 day VIP week, begin on Monday at 9 AM and end on Saturday at 9 AM. Your time zone will be taken into account and accommodated as much as possible (Jen's in Canada).Step 2. Pick a messaging platform
Choose WhatsApp, Instagram/Facebook Messenger or Voxer to use for messaging Jen. If you prefer a different platform that could work as well.Step 3. Life Purpose Assessment
- Before the session start date and time, you'll get an email with up to 8 questions to answer that reflect on where you're at with your work and life purpose.
- Send Jen your answers by text or by voice message at least one hour before the start date and time of the session
- At the start time of the messaging session, Jen sends you the assessment results in a PDF document with a voice message. This assessment will begin the conversation for the 24 hour session (or 5 day session)Step 4. Message back and forth
- Then you voice message and text message back and forth with Jen at your own pace. Send messages any time you want during the 24 hour period and as many as you want.
- Jen responds during her office hours and will answer messages sent after office hours the next morning. You can continue to send and receive messages until the session end time.

RATES (Canadian dollars)
24 Hour Unlimited Session
Send Jen as many voice and text messages as you want and she'll reply to each one
Like a 24 hour All-You-Can-Eat buffet - $200V.I.P. Week
5 full days of round the clock messaging (can be spread out over 6 or 7 days or do the 5 days in a row)
Like a 24 hour All-You-Can-Eat buffet every day - $1000Mini Session
Message back and forth with Jen over a 24 hour period up to a maximum of 40 minutes worth of messages sent to Jen. Her messages back to you will be as long as needed for each mini session.
Like a basket of snacks you can dip into over 24 hours - $25

SLOW INTERVIEWS
If you'd like to be interviewed about your work in a spacious way with plenty of time to think about your answers – and change them later if you want - this could be a good option for you. This is Slow Food's answer to podcasting :)Jen will interview you through voice messages over 2 or more days about the aspects of your work you want to talk about most. You can then use audio clips from the interview or a written transcript to share with your audience. You have total control and say over the end product.Price: Free, however Jen would also share your final clips or transcript with her audience.MARKETING SUPPORT
This is a passion project for Jen to support anyone who feels like a fish out of water – misfits or rebels – with marketing coaches, including heart-based and holistic ones. If you're into inner growth, a deep thinker, or a big picture thinker, and what you've learned in the marketing world isn't quite working, this might be for you.You and Jen can take a look at the archetypal energies at play in your business and the wisdom they offer for moving forward.HOW IT WORKS:
This is a one-on-one session done through back and forth voice messaging. Clients can choose to use WhatsApp, Voxer or Instagram/Facebook Messenger to message with – whichever is easiest!Message back and forth with Jen over a maximum period of 24 hours. You can send up to 20 minutes of messages to Jen at your own pace. Her responses will be as long as needed based on the conversation.Price: Pay what you want.

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- Have a session, an assessment or guided journaling
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I'll get back to you asap. ~Jen

WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated February 10 2024This privacy notice for Lost and Found Callings ('we', 'us', or 'our'), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ('process') your information when you use our services ('Services'), such as when you:
- Visit our website at lostandfoundcallings.com
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events1. What information do we collect?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.Personal Information Provided by You.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
names
email addresses2. How do we process your information?In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see section 7 below.
To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.3. What legal bases do we rely on to process your personal information?In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent in section 7 below.
Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services
Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience
Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e. express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e. implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time (see section 7 below).In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:
If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
For business transactions provided certain conditions are met
If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim
For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin
If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records
If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced
If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes
If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations4. When and with whom do we share your personal information?In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
When we use Google Analytics. We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.5. How long do we keep your information?In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymise such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.6. Do we collect information from minors?In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us by clicking on the contact button at the bottom of this page.7. What are your privacy rights?In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in section 12 below.We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority or UK data protection authority.If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner.Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in section 12 below.However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.Opting out of marketing and promotional communications: You can unsubscribe from our marketing and promotional communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send, or by contacting us using the details provided in section 12 below. You will then be removed from the marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you — for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to service requests, or for other non-marketing purposes.If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us by clicking on the contact button at the bottom of this page.8. Controls for do-not-track featuresMost web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.9. Do United States residents have specific privacy rights?In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
What categories of personal information do we collect?We have collected the following categories of personal information from our website in the past twelve (12) months:Category: Identifiers
Examples: Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account nameCollected: Visitors to the website may provide their name and email address in the contact formCategory: Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statuteExamples: Name, contact information, education, employment, employment history, and financial informationCollected: Visitors to the website may provide their name and email address in the contact formWe may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, by phone or mail in the context of:
Receiving help through our customer support channels;
Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
How do we use and share your personal information?Learn about how we use your personal information in section 2 above.Will your information be shared with anyone else?We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal information in section 4 above.We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be 'selling' of your personal information.We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal information in the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.10. Do other regions have specific privacy rights?In Short: You may have additional rights based on the country you reside in.11. Do we make updates to this notice?In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Revised' date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.12. How can you contact us about this notice?If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact our Privacy Officer by clicking on the contact button at the bottom of this page.13. How can you review, update or delete the data we collect from you?Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information or delete it. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us by clicking on the contact button at the bottom of this page.

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