Jen Hatmaker: Starting Over, Being Outside Of Your Comfort Zone, Empty Nesting & Gratitude

So excited to have Jen Hatmaker on to talk about these 4 things with Amy: 

STARTING OVER: 

In 2020, after 27 years of marriage, Jen found herself unexpectedly getting a divorce...forcing her to start things over! She talks about the suffering and loss and how she was able to rebuild and heal (regarding this topic...please go to Jen's Instagram, @JenHatmaker, and read her post from July 26th with the side by side picture of herself 2 years apart to the date...it's crazy/awesome how much lighter she looks this year!!) 

 

BEING OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE: 

Jen is no stranger to writing (she's a New York Times bestselling author!!) but she just wrote a cookbook for the first time and she definitely had to step outside of her comfort zone + learn to flex new muscles during that process! Her cookbook is called Feed These People (releasing 10/18) and it's all about cooking for normal people, hospitality, & the importance of the table! Amy's favorite sections are for sure: "Food That Goes In Carbs" & "Food When You Have No More Damns To Give." Click Here to order!

 

EMPTY NESTING (sort of): 

Jen has no kids living with her for the first time since she was 23; and the "sort of" part is because Remy (a junior in high school) is doing a year abroad in Spain - so Jen is experiencing a quiet home for the first time in a very, very long time and she shares what that's been like for her!

GRATITUDE: 

Jen does '4 Things Gratitude' by giving us a TV show, a book, a drink, and an Instagram follow that she is currently thankful for!

TV show: Derry Girls (Season 3 recently came out)
Book: Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
Food/Drink: Old Fashioned
Instagram Follow: @VicBlends

 

JEN'S BIO:
Jen Hatmaker is the New York Times bestselling author of For the Love and Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire, along with twelve other books. She hosts the award-winning For the Love podcast, is the delighted curator of the Jen Hatmaker Book Club, and leader of a tightly knit online community where she reaches millions of people each week. Jen is a co-founder of Legacy Collective, a giving organization that grants millions of dollars toward sustainable projects around the world. She is a mom to five kids and lives happily just outside Austin, Texas.

 

To learn more about Jen and her latest book, Feed These People: Slam Dunk Recipes for Your Crew (on sale October 18, 2022), visit www.jenhatmaker.com.

 

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