You Can Overcome Anything: Ep 244 - Overcoming Single parenting with Anxiety Disorder – Jen Heard

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At 13, Jen faced spinal surgery or a wheelchair, embedding anxiety that drove her to create order.

The episode begins with an ad for the CAMH Sunrise Challenge, followed by host Cesar Espino introducing the show and guest Jen Heard. Jen is described as a professional organizer, coach, speaker, app creator, and mompreneur. She shares her background growing up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, crediting her mother's neatness and father's engineering mindset for her organizational drive. Jen reveals a pivotal challenge at age 13: she developed scoliosis and underwent invasive spinal surgery to avoid being wheelchair-bound, which caused lifelong anxiety and PTSD. She discusses how this experience led her to create systems for simplicity and stress management. Jen talks about her career journey, starting Clean Sweep Consulting Inc. in 2006 as a single parent, focusing on organizing spaces and downsizing for clients. She explains her holistic approach, incorporating sustainability, clean products, and wellness tips. Jen describes her expansion into coaching and speaking, influenced by training during COVID and mentorship from Shanda Sumter. She announces her upcoming book, which shares stories from 15-20 years of organizing with workbook elements, and an app called Love Bigger, launching in spring 2023, designed to connect donors with vetted charities. Jen offers advice on entrepreneurship, emphasizing mind management, rituals like prayer and goal-setting, and the importance of saying no to set boundaries. The episode concludes with Jen sharing her contact information and a free PDF resource on her website.

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A grounded look at turning organizing experience into a scalable service business.

Jen Hart's story gives the episode a clear business spine: leaving an office job for one-on-one organizing becomes less a leap of faith than a study in reclaiming time and shaping work around a personal choice.

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