Jennifer Smith Lane

Author. Teacher. Coach.

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Hi, I’m Jen. Thanks for stopping by.

Because I struggled in my own eating disorder recovery to find help, hope and freedom, I am passionate about helping others in their recovery.

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Coaching

Recovery Coaching

Is Recovery Coaching right for you?

If you are struggling with an eating disorder or supporting someone who is, and looking for more support, I am a certified eating disorder recovery coach offering one on one coaching to help you experience the same healing and freedom I have from disordered eating and body image issues.

Coaching

Award Winning Bible Study

Transformed

For me, lasting freedom didn’t come until I addressed the spiritual aspect of my recovery. I wrote a 12 session Bible study that shares my journey and the process God used to help me find freedom and restoration through Him.

Bible Study
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Presentations

Presentations

Education and Prevention Workshops

If you’re looking for someone to educate, prevent and inform your audience about eating disorders, as president and co-founder of the Michigan Eating Disorders Alliance, I tailor presentations to fit your needs.

Presentations

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The Image Trap

By Jennifer Smith Lane | Mar 11, 2025 | comparison,  influencers,  social media
woman covering her eyes while standing in front of a broken mirror symbolizing her frustration over her own image
by Jennifer Smith Lane  But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.  The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 NLT) Judge By Outward Appearance or the Heart? While nearly everyone experiences some…
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Eating Disorders Awareness Week

By Jennifer Smith Lane | Mar 5, 2025
Logo from the National Eating Disorders Association to promote Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW) is the largest and best-known eating disorders outreach effort in the country. EDAW is an opportunity to improve public understanding of eating disorders and their causes, dangers, and treatments and to empower everyone to reduce risk factors and join prevention efforts. Eating Disorders are real, life-threatening mental and physical illnesses…
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Body Image And The Media

By Jennifer Smith Lane | Jun 6, 2023 | body Image,  Christian Living,  Eating Disoders,  Eating Disorders,  Freedom,  hope,  Recovery,  teens,  Transformation
A Christian Perspective On Body Image, by Jennifer Smith Lane More than 30 million Americans will struggle with a clinically diagnosed eating disorder in their lifetime while millions more will battle food and body image issues that have untold negative impacts on their lives. This is not simply a teenage issue. Onset can occur at…
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Using the principles from Carolyn Costin’s book 8 Keys to Recovery from an Eating Disorder, and my own experience with an eating disorder, I help you create tangible steps and goals to use in the moment instead of turning to eating disorder behaviors. Because the spiritual aspect was so significant in my recovery, I can incorporate a faith based approach into our sessions if desired.