Mentally Prepared- Jenna Cox, Lpc-Mhsp, NCC

07/06/2025

We hear it all the time:
👉 “My brain won’t shut off.”
👉 “I wake up at 2am every night.”
👉 “Even when I sleep, I don’t feel rested.”
If sleep feels like a nightly battle, your nervous system may be stuck in survival mode & LENS could be the support it needs. It’s non-invasive, no meds & helps your brain shift out of fight-or-flight so rest is possible. You deserve more than exhaustion. Let’s help your brain remember how to rest https://mailchi.mp/coolspringsneurofeedback/exhausted-but-wide-awake

07/01/2025

💍 Getting married? Let’s talk about what comes after the vows.

The Us Project is a one-day premarital workshop designed for couples who want more than just pretty wedding photos — they want a relationship that lasts.

🧠 Led by a licensed therapist, this workshop helps you:
✔️ Communicate with clarity — not defensiveness
✔️ Repair after conflict (without spiraling)
✔️ Stay emotionally + physically connected
✔️ Prepare for real-life stressors before they become struggles

Whether you’re newly engaged or seriously dating, this event gives you the tools to build a strong foundation for life together — not just for the wedding day.

🗓️ October 4, 2025
📍 Just outside Nashville at Wandering Brooke Venue
🍽️ Includes coffee, lunch, snacks + goodie bags
🎟️ Register here: https://mailchi.mp/jennacox/theusproject

💬 Not local? Fly in, make a weekend of it, and invest in your future.

👰‍♀️💍 Not your parent’s premarital counseling. The Us Project is a modern, one-day workshop for couples who want real tools, honest connection, and relationship skills that last long after the cake is cut. Led by licensed therapist & relationship educato

06/30/2025

The Us Project: A Premarital Workshop for Real Life

I created this one-day workshop for couples who want to feel prepared, not panicked heading into marriage.

As a therapist, I’ve seen how many couples end up in counseling after marriage because no one taught them how to work with their differences — or how to repair after conflict in a way that actually brings them closer. This workshop is designed to change that.

We’ll cover:
✔ How to repair after conflict
✔ Building emotional + sexual intimacy
✔ How to stay a team through transitions
✔ What actually strengthens relationships long-term

🗓️ October 4th | 📍 Just outside Nashville at Wandering Brook Venue: http://wanderingbrookevenue.com

🍽️ Includes coffee, lunch, snacks + goodie bags
🎟️ Details + sign-up: https://mailchi.mp/jennacox/theusproject

It’s honest, relatable, research-informed — and yes, there will be snacks. If you know a couple who could benefit, I’d love for you to send this their way!

06/26/2025

I used to think doubt meant I lacked faith.
Now I wonder if it was just my body saying: “I don’t feel safe yet.”

In this new article, I explore how doubt lives in our nervous systems—and why listening to it might be the first step back to faith.

👉 The Doubt in Our Bodies https://mailchi.mp/jennacox/doubt

Ever felt doubt in your body instead of your mind? I’d love to hear what it sounded like. 🗣️

06/18/2025

Mama, you don’t have to do it all. And you shouldn’t.
Maybe your partner fumbles bedtime. Maybe the kid cries more when it’s not you.
But stepping in every time doesn’t save the moment—it slowly builds resentment.
Because rescuing doesn’t empower. It reinforces helplessness—for them and for you.
And while you’re overfunctioning, they’re being under-invited.
You’re exhausted. You’re overloaded. And your relationship quietly suffers.

I used to prep meals for the entire weekend when I went out of town—like I was heading off to war. 😝 And without fail, Dad would just order pizza and take them to Chick-fil-A anyway.
Guess what? Everyone survived. And I came home to kids who were still alive and a partner who’d figured it out in his own way.
It was messy, but it was his. And it mattered.

Let them figure it out. Let it be imperfect. Let them grow into their role.
That’s not neglect. That’s trust.
That’s partnership.
That’s how you protect your connection long-term—by not carrying more than you have to today.

🍼💤💔➡️💪❤️

06/15/2025

Maybe your dad was your hero. 🛠️
Maybe he wasn’t around. 🕳️
Maybe you’re grieving someone you lost—or someone you never really had. 💔
Maybe you’re angry, and that anger feels old and young at the same time. 😠
Maybe you’re doing the work to father differently, without a map. 🔄
Maybe your relationship with him is technically fine—but never quite felt safe or close. 😶‍🌫️
Or maybe you’re a woman quietly carrying the ways fatherhood—or the lack of it—shaped your story. 🌀

Whatever today stirs up for you, you’re allowed to feel it.
All of it. Or none of it. No explanation required.
You don’t owe anyone a tidy version of your experience. 🤍

’sComplicated

06/13/2025

I swear I watered it once…

Apparently all it takes is a little sunlight and a safe environment.
People aren’t so different.

Growth doesn’t always look dramatic—it just needs the right conditions. (Also, I’m standing flat footed here for reference. 🤩)

If you’re into thoughtful therapy that blends insight, humor, and a little real-life grit, you’re in the right place.

I offer:
🌱 Individual + couples therapy
🌀 Support groups & retreats
📬 A weekly(ish) newsletter with actual perspective—not fluff

Stick around, share with a friend, or hit the link in bio to learn more.

06/06/2025

🚨 LAST CALL — Only 3 Spots Left! 🚨
The Post-Traumatic Growth Project kicks off this Wednesday, June 11 at 11:30 AM in Cool Springs — and it’s your chance to stop surviving and start truly growing. 💪🌱

This 6-week in-person group (off the week of July 4th) is for women ready to reclaim their voice, reconnect with themselves, and move forward — not just past.

✨ Send your girlfriends, your sisters, your moms, your neighbors.
✨ Come as you are.
✨ Leave a little more whole.

🔗 https://mailchi.mp/jennacox/posttraumaticgrowthproject

You’ve been through some really hard things. Now what? You’ve survived. You’ve kept going. But maybe now you’re realizing that survival isn’t the finish line. You want more—you want to actually heal, to feel like yourself again (or maybe even discover yo

06/04/2025

I say this in therapy a lot—
“Why are you asking for advice from someone whose life you wouldn’t want to model yours after?”

Let’s be honest.
We all have that friend, parent, or sibling who’s real loud with their opinions—
But if you zoomed out and looked at their relationships, their mindset, their peace (or lack of it)… would you want to trade lives? 🤔

If the answer is no, then why are you giving their advice power?

Just because someone loves you doesn’t mean they have the insight, emotional intelligence, or self-awareness to guide you. 💬❌

Sometimes we’re outsourcing our inner compass to people who are still lost in their own maze. 🧭💭

Let that sink in.

Be selective about whose voice you let into your head when you’re trying to figure out your next move.
And if you’re serious about growing, healing, or doing life differently—
Find people who’ve actually done the work. 👣✨
Whose life reflects the direction you’re trying to go.

You’re not being disrespectful.
You’re being discerning. 💡

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06/03/2025

18 years married today 💍❤️
Love is sweet… but so is doing the work, owning your stuff, and laughing mid-disagreement 😅🫶

You don’t get here by luck — you work for what you want, and you keep coming back to repair. (And the beach. Keep coming back to the beach bc that helps too. 😉)

Happy anniversary, Matt — still choosing you, and this life, even when we both think we’re right 😉🤍

05/28/2025

✨ The Reset You Didn’t Know You Needed ✨
Feel like you’ve been doing work but still stuck/scattered/disconnected?
This 1-day micro retreat at Burgess Falls is the pause your nervous system has been begging for.
🌿 Nature 💛 Connection 🧠 Regulation 🌀 Gentle structure, big shifts

Join us 6/28 at Burgess Falls for an intimate, trauma-informed experience designed to bring you back to yourself.
Spots are limited
🔗 Hit the link/comment below for more info: https://mailchi.mp/jennacox/micro-retreat