About Jenny
Hey Friend,
I’ve been journaling for as long as I can remember. What started as a way to untangle my thoughts became something much more profound, as it’s a practice that has carried me through change, uncertainty, and growth.
Over the years, I’ve learned that writing isn’t just reflection. It’s training for the mind. Every time you put pen to paper, you’re building awareness, resilience, and direction. You’re strengthening your ability to pause, think, and move forward with intention.
Journaling gently rewires the mind. Each time you write, you’re creating new pathways of thought by shaping how you see yourself and what you believe is possible. With every small action that follows, your pages begin to take shape in your life.
Through every season, from raising a family to rebuilding after loss and navigating transitions, writing has helped me process what hurts, stay grounded in what matters, and imagine what’s next. It’s how I’ve learned to rebuild with courage, make sense of change, and create a future that feels aligned and intentional.
Now, I teach and speak about how journaling can do the same for you by helping you cultivate mental strength, emotional steadiness, and self-trust in the moments that matter most.
When you write with honesty and intention, you don’t just record your life, you reshape it.
Warmly,
Jenny
Professional Bio
Jenny Selting Troester, M.A., is a teacher, speaker, and writer with more than two decades of experience in education and personal development. She holds master’s degrees in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut and in English from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is currently completing her MSc in Creative Writing for Therapeutic Purposes with Metanoia Institute (accredited by Middlesex University, London).
Drawing on her background in psychology, language, and reflective learning, Jenny teaches the science and soul of journaling, blending evidence-based mindset work, creative writing, and literacy to help people move from overwhelm to clarity, and from reflection to action.
Through her talks, courses, and guided journals, she helps individuals and groups use writing to navigate transitions, release what no longer serves them, and create a vision for what’s next.
For Jenny, journaling isn’t just a habit; it’s a practice of self-trust, a way to pause, listen inward, and reshape your story with compassion, curiosity, and purpose.
