About
I’m Jess—founder of BEHOLD Breath & Soul Coaching.
This is the heart behind the work.
You are not meant to carry everything alone.
Many of the women who come here are in seasons of transition. That can look like grief, shifting roles, spiritual questions, emotional exhaustion, or simply a quiet sense that something inside them needs attention.
These women are strong. Capable. Faithful.
But they are also tired of holding it all together without space to breathe.
If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.
It is part of my story, too.
Why I do this work
For more than 20 years, I served in ministry, walking alongside people in their faith journey. I loved helping others grow, heal, and reconnect with God. But in a season of profound personal loss, I began to realize I was not okay.
I lived with the tension so many faith-filled women know well: loving God deeply, yet still feeling anxious, disconnected, or emotionally stuck. During this season, I was given well-meaning but misguided advice: to dismiss my feelings and "push through." I felt invisible, even when I reached out for help. I felt rejected by people who were supposed to be there for me. In that place of hurt, I cried out to God, “Do you even see me?” It was a season of shifting, searching, and questioning. Of stepping back from all I knew as familiar.
God met me in that wilderness.
I started to understand how the body holds stress, grief, and emotion. I began to experience how breath could calm the nervous system and create space for God’s presence to meet me in a new way. What I had known spiritually for years began to connect with what I was learning physically and emotionally. Through my personal journey towards wholeness came a quiet stirring from God; my purpose shifted to serve others in a new way.
That journey became the foundation for BEHOLD Breath & Soul Coaching.
Why "BEHOLD?"
In that season, I began reflecting on my own name.
Jessica means “God beholds” or “God sees.”
And I realized something that changed everything:
God had seen me all along.
In the grief.
In the rejection.
In the searching.
In the questions.
In the rejection.
In the searching.
In the questions.
He had not turned away.
He had been present in every breath.
He had been present in every breath.
The name Behold grew from that realization.
It’s an invitation:
- To notice God’s presence
- To slow down and pay attention
- To become aware of what’s happening inside you
- To see and be seen without shame or striving
Behold is not about performance or perfection.
It’s about PRESENCE.
It’s about PRESENCE.
A personal note
I have been married to my husband, Seth, for 23 years and we are raising three teenagers who keep life full, stretching, and meaningful. My journey through ministry, loss, motherhood, and personal healing has shaped the heart behind this work. I know what it feels like to be strong for everyone else, and how life-changing it can be to finally have space to breathe.
Want to take a first step?
Start with a short guided breath practice to help you slow down and come back to center.
It’s simple, gentle, and made for real life.
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