Jenisis Consulting

02/09/2026

According to the UF Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing, a single parent earning $50,000 a year cannot afford to rent in the state of Florida.

Let that sink in. To afford Florida’s median rent, a household must earn at least $61,000 a year, and that’s before food, childcare, transportation, or healthcare are even considered.

When you factor in those basic necessities, a two-parent household with just one child would need to earn over $108,000 annually simply to remain stable.

Families are working.
Parents are doing everything right.
And still, children are growing up under the constant traumatic stress of barely making ends meet.

What’s changed, and what makes this crisis even more dangerous, is that parents can no longer rely on grandparents for support.
Housing costs for older adults have increased by 39%, stretching retirements thin. Many grandparents can no longer afford to help support their children or grandchildren, and an increasing number are returning to work just to survive. The safety net that once existed across generations is unraveling.

How can we expect children to excel in the classroom, regulate their emotions, or feel safe and secure when their access to basic necessities is constantly under attack?

Housing instability is not just a housing issue.
It’s an education issue.
A health issue.
A workforce issue.
And most importantly, a child wellbeing issue.

If we fail to make housing affordable again, we are jeopardizing this country’s most valuable asset, our children and our future.

This is not sustainable. And it should not be acceptable.

09/22/2025

🌍 Survival Mode as a Tool of Control

Have you noticed how often we are bombarded with images of violence, fear, and crisis? It feels like every day, there’s another breaking story, another “us versus them” narrative, another reason to panic.

This constant flood of fear keeps people stuck in survival mode, and it is precisely in this state that clarity, creativity, and hope are hardest to find. When we’re in that state, we react instead of respond, we panic instead of plan, and we make decisions rooted in fear instead of vision.

And that’s the danger. Because keeping people in survival mode is a means of control. A fearful community is easier to manipulate than an empowered one.

The challenge for all of us is to recognize when fear is being used against us, and to choose differently. To pause, to breathe, and to remind ourselves: we were not created just to survive, but to thrive.

✨ Thriving requires courage. It requires refusing to be defined by fear. It requires seeing beyond the crisis of the day and imagining the possibility of tomorrow.

03/26/2025

Imagine you're navigating a ship through a vast ocean. If you sail directly toward a looming iceberg and fail to adjust your course, you'll collide. But if you steer too sharply in the opposite direction, you risk capsizing.
Safe navigation requires making precise adjustments without oversteering. This same principle applies to the journey of life.
Just because you regret drifting too far in one direction doesn't mean you should veer wildly to the other side. In your eagerness to correct your course, don't react so impulsively that you steer into even rougher waters.
Sometimes, a bold change of direction is necessary. Once you make that turn, strive for balance and sustainability.
It's tempting to sail away quickly from what has caused you pain and disappointment. However, channel your energy in ways that are measured, disciplined, and thoughtful.
There will be times when you realize a significant course correction is needed. Just ensure you don't act so hastily that you end up in a worse storm.

11/21/2024

Many don't want to solve issues because it is the tool they use to manipulate others. Healing means accountability and no longer blaming others or making excuses for actions and behaviors. Healing is the only way that we can move forward.

11/19/2024

A new world has arrived this morning. Step outside and explore what it has to offer.

Opportunities emerge, linger briefly, and then vanish. Seize the moment and bring the best ones to life while you can.

Turn the immense potential of this moment into lasting value that generates even more. Appreciate, support, and expand on the goodness that exists.

Hold yourself to a standard of purposeful, disciplined behavior. Offer kindness not for appearances, but because it benefits everyone, especially you.

Pay attention to patterns you may have previously overlooked or ignored. Recognize the opportunities within them to do meaningful work.

A new world has arrived this morning, and another is on its way. Make the most of each one as it comes.

11/18/2024

You must mentally prepare for war everyday in order to win the battles of life. The enemy loves to pray on the unsuspecting mind.

10/23/2024

Affirmation inspired by the Great Frederick Douglass, "Embrace the challenges of today, for they are the stepping stones to progress and greater tomorrows. Every struggle I face today brings me closer to my goals and growth."

10/08/2024

“I’ve faced more rejections than acceptances, but each time, I grew more determined. Every setback was an opportunity to thank God and work on my weaknesses.” -OJ

07/31/2024

🌱 Growth cannot flourish in an atmosphere of fear. To truly change and grow, we must be willing to conquer the fear of failure. It’s time to change our perspective and view failure not as a setback, but as a powerful tool for growth.

When we embrace the lessons that come from our failures, we open the door to new opportunities and possibilities. Remember, it's not about avoiding mistakes; it's about learning from them and moving forward stronger and wiser. When you choose not to address fear, you are choosing to live in fear instead of living your dreams.

Let's redefine failure as a stepping stone on our journey to success.

07/28/2024

🔄 Reframing How We Measure Ability

In our roles as service providers, it's crucial to shift our perspective from measuring ability based on difficulty to measuring it in terms of capacity. What may seem like a simple task to one person—such as filling out an application—can be overwhelming to another who has reached their cognitive limits.

Many of the individuals we serve have endured years of trauma, significantly depleting their cognitive capacity and often leaving them in a state of survival mode. This makes it challenging for them to complete even the simplest tasks.

Before we begin delivering services, we must prioritize increasing our clients' capacity to manage more tasks and help them transition out of survival mode. By doing so, we can more effectively support their journey toward stability and independence.

Additionally, we need to keep capacity in mind for ourselves. If we don't engage in rest and self-care, we will not have the capacity to effectively handle the demands of our jobs, leading to burnout.

Let's remember: It's not about the difficulty of the task, but the capacity of the individual. 🌟

07/22/2024

SF to UF College of Pharmacy SF has a unique relationship with the UF College of Pharmacy, called Pathway to Pharmacy.

Santa Fe College, located in Gainesville, Florida offers both Associate and Bachelor's degrees and won the 2015 Aspen Prize for Educational Excellence.

07/12/2024

Title: Reflecting on Entitlement: A Societal Perspective

Many times, we perceive entitlement as an individual's personal issue, without realizing that as a society, we have played a role in nurturing it. We must understand entitlement for what it truly is: a result of a person not being given the opportunity or the necessary tools to learn how to be self-sufficient. They were never allowed to sit with their emotions, so they never learned how to manage them. This often turns into anger and confusion, as the brain has not been allowed to learn another way. Thus, the emotion intensifies when the expected outcome is not obtained.

As a society, we've inadvertently created a culture of entitlement by not equipping people with the lessons and tools they need to solve problems independently. Rather than allowing individuals to experience discomfort and grow through it, we've often taken their burdens upon ourselves, offering temporary solutions for our own temporary comfort.

How many times have we just done something for our child instead of helping them do it themselves, simply to avoid experiencing frustration and to keep things moving smoothly? It's time to shift our approach and empower people to face challenges head-on, fostering resilience and self-reliance for a stronger, more capable community.