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Bachelor of Arts
Masters in Social Work
Writing courses
Dance Movement Therapy & Expressive Arts coursework
Coach and guide for individuals on their personal journeys of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. Using writing and movement as entryways for creative insights. Writing coach and editor for an array of writing projects -- ranging from dissertations to project proposals, grants to novels, poetry and personal essays to obituaries, birth stories, and website content. Coach for women who want to access their innate wisdom, identify patterns and goals, and move forward on their unique paths. Founder of From the Womb to the World poetry readings in the Bay Area, and Words on Wednesdays and Just Write writing series, as well as Lost & Found workshops in Vancouver, BC -- all opportunities for women to connect to themselves and community, and to discover their voices (on the page and out loud). A native Floridian, Jay has lived all over the map before luckily landing in Bellingham with her family in 2016. She is grateful to be surrounded by tall trees and sea air in such a vibrant creative community.