I’m Jennifer, a grief educator, recovery coach and life coach.

I got sober 21 years ago. What I learned, slowly, is that putting down the substance was only the first surrender. Afterwards I found the same hunger showing up in food, in gambling, in relationships where I was trying to fix or rescue someone. Many people I meet are in the same place: not in active addiction, but still carrying what it left behind, or loving someone who is still in it.

Second Surrender is for that stage. It is for the moment you realise that what you’ve given up isn’t the whole story, and that you may need to let go of something else.

What this is, right now

A blog and a way to get in touch. I’m not offering coaching or courses yet, and nothing here is therapy or medical advice. If that changes, you’ll see it here first.