Meet Jenn
"I help women redesign their lives from the inside out."
Ola, lovelies! I’m Jenn Brouwer. After decades working as a nurse, then interior design firm owner, and then property developer, and as a wife, mom and soul-seeker, I realized the biggest renovation I’ve ever made was the one within myself.
I’ve upgraded every part of my life: my mindset, my boundaries, my beliefs, my faith and my environment. Through healing, intentional living, and plenty of spiritual pivots, I’ve come home to myself.
Now, through retreats, soulful guidance and deep inner connection, I guide other women to do the same. I help those who feel stuck or burnt out, to release old blueprints, and build something wildly authentic, purposeful and free.
Life Renovator & Founder, WhileWoods Retreat Centre
I'm obsessed with growth, and the faith that life teaches if you let it. I earned the equivalent of a PhD in fuckery (AKA life’s nonsense). Meaning I gained first-hand experience in transforming hurt into healing, and pain into purpose, through the spirit of learning. My soul’s mission became a mission to fix what was broken, break a cycle, overturn years of generational learned behaviors, and find self-love. All through the triumph of overcoming. Becoming myself, only better.
From there, the WhileWoods Woman I am now (Jenn 2.0) was born! As I designed myself, I began rebuilding what would become the WhileWoods Retreat Centre, a fab lux cottage retreat space in the Kawarthas. I can’t even count how many parallels there were between WhileWoods and myself. A renovation and redesign project that embodies the elements of dreams/goals, therapeutic work, and a DIY design blueprint for living a beautiful life that was finally my own.
I've had the luxury of discovering what soft living really is.
It's a lifestyle
A squad of awesome women and I gather at an opulent oasis in the woods to build others up, forming connections and opening hearts. Whether kayaking under the summer sun, sampling buttertarts by a crackling fire, or while practising yoga or breathwork near the water, WhileWoods is a resource that transports every guest directly to the divine.
“To while” is a verb, too. It’s what we do with our time here. It’s the work that needs doing. Retreating, resting, revealing, realigning and redesigning our inner worlds. Learning to slow down isn’t as easy as it sounds. Learning to love yourself, knowing that you’re worthy, can be a challenge.
Here at WhileWoods, what’s most important is you never have to do it alone.
I invite women to take their power back! Unravel their hurt. And ignite a new exciting chapter in their lives.
What’s next for me?
After turning 50, I live my life without BS, and with an open heart. Don't get me wrong, life still happens. It just no longer persists through a lens of pain. I chose a new perspective and my inside world is entirely different.
I’m so grateful to let go of the nonsense of the past, embrace the calm of today, and gain a sense of wonder for what lies ahead. I love my life, but the biggest change really is loving me.
