Meet Jacquelyn
(professionally known as JC — the version that keeps things simple)
A lifelong learner and action taker.
Pattern Shifter. Peace Finder.
Founder of Tapped iN For Life | Co-Creator of Before You Mom. Before You Dad.™
Because thriving families…and grounded lives…start with tapped-in humans.
Welcome!
Kick off your shoes—this is your space to breathe, reset, and reconnect with yourself. Life is messy, beautiful, and full of unexpected turns, and I’m here for all of it—especially the parts we tuck away in the crevices.
The Storm that Changed Everything
What happens when your inner world is at war—when your body, emotions, and voice no longer feel like your own?
For me, at 38, it showed up as:
A brain clot
Multiple deteriorating and herniated cervical discs
Stage 3 Melanoma
devastating, unexpected goodbyes
…all while being a wife, a mom to toddlers, and managing a career.
I was doing what so many of us do — holding it together — while carrying patterns I didn’t even know were mine. The pressure to stay strong, capable, and composed was literally crushing the ‘me’ right out of me.
That was my wake-up call.
“Our ego can mask the truth, but
our bodies always know.”
That shift shaped how I showed up in every role I held—and it quietly set me on a new path.
Holding Space for the Hard
Healing wasn’t instant—it was layer by layer.
I had to learn to:
pause and actually listen
stop bypassing the conflict
face emotions, body signals, inherited patterns head-on
Through the process I went from coping…to re-rooting.
It transformed my marriage, my parenting, and my ability to live with real presence and peace — even when life stayed complex.
From Survivor Support to Parent Support
More than a decade ago, I began mentoring cancer survivors and caregivers. That chapter taught me everything about:
nervous system overwhelm
emotional resilience
what it means to hold space when there are no quick fixes
Over time, I realized something pivotal:
The same tools survivors needed were the exact tools future parents needed before the intensity of parenthood ever began.
The work didn’t change.
The application expanded.
The Ripple Effect
Parenting, relationships, leadership, life —they stretch us in ways we never expect.
In my own family, we learned how to feel emotions without getting swallowed by them. How to steady what had been shaken.
When we do that work, the impact doesn’t stop with us.
“The healing we do within ourselves ripples out. When we shift, our relationships shift. When we steady what’s been shaken, future generations inherit peace instead of patterns.”
What I Do Now
Tapped iN For Life isn’t about adding more to your plate.
It’s about creating more space —for laughter, breathing room, clarity and peace—without the shame, guilt, or the pressure to “do it perfectly”.
My work is anchored in two core frameworks:
The C.A.R.R.I.E.R. Method™ — a clear, embodied pathway to recalibrate, reconnect, and rebuild your inner compass.
The Big 5 Emotional Release — practical tools to release emotional knots and shift what keeps you stuck — so insight turns into lived change.
As a faith-anchored, trauma informed ICF-Certified Coach, TFT Practitioner, and Emotional Literacy Mentor, I guide you to reconnect your mind and body, interpret emotional cues, and move through life with steadiness and discernment.
These tools are for real life—
midday overwhelm, tough conversations, parenting meltdowns, relational strain—
not just quiet moment on a yoga mat.
Why JC?
Because Jacquelyn is a beautiful name… and also a spelling adventure.
After years of watching people give it their best shot (see Exhibit A below), JC stuck. It’s simple, easy to remember, and lets us get to what actually matters.
Clarity matters — even in the small things.
A colleague tried…and tried…and tried.
This is why I go by JC.
The Invitation
This is my story—but it’s also an invitation.
Wherever you are right now, know this:
change isn’t forced…it emerges when the noise clears.
If you’re tired of emotional quicksand,
if you’re ready to feel lighter, steadier, and more at peace—this is your space.
Let’s recalibrate, reconnect, and begin shifting what the next generation will inherit.
Join me inside the
Tapped iN For Life Membership
launching 2026Tools. Support. Transformation —
at your fingertips.
At the core, I believe every human deserves to feel seen, heard, and loved.
I know what it’s like to feel silenced or disconnected, and I never want others to carry that alone. That’s why I’m passionate about helping people build a healthier relationship with their emotions—so they don’t feel like a burden, but a bridge to deeper connection with ourselves and each other.
The Bridge Between
A legacy rewritten — from survival code to conscious living.
I come from the borderlands, where maps were rewritten as often as men’s loyalties.
From men who worked with their hands and led with their fists, because in their world, softness was dangerous.My great-grandfather was a Cossack — a man of fire and freedom who walked away when courage meant restraint. He left the brutality, the pillaging, the pride that demanded sons to prove worth.
He changed what was around him — but not yet what was within him.The rage, the armor, the code of dominance — they crossed oceans with him, hidden in his bones. And like many men of his time, he didn’t know transformation was even possible — only escape.
I carry that story — the part of him that wanted better, and the part that didn’t know how.
I come from women who built, mended, and made beauty where silence demanded it.
Mothers, farmers, carpenters, lace-makers, nurses — hands that carried both the weight of survival and the grace of creation. They turned scarcity into art, and faith into something you could feel beneath your fingertips.I come from song — from the hum beneath hard days, from rhythm and craft and the quiet language of resilience.
My blood remembers both the blade and the balm.
My work isn’t to reject where I came from; it’s to refine it.
To take the raw power that once turned to rage and transmute it into purpose.
To take the duty that became burden and turn it into devotion.
To LIVE the balance they never had the safety to find.
I am the bridge between what they endured and what I now choose.
The fire remains — but I wield it with peace.
The grit remains — but I use it to build, not to survive.That’s what I call transforming parenting DNA. That’s what it means to live tapped in.
I’m honored to be a part of these communities taking action and changing lives.
Jacquelyn’s contributions in social and life skills education has earned her the designation of Global Presence Ambassador
by The Global Presence of Parenting 2.0, an organization dedicated to advocacy for a more dynamic process for Life Skills education around the globe. Click on the images to learn more.
