Mental wellness and suicide prevention trainer, consultant and lived experience storyteller.
Hi, I’m Jen.
TRAINER CONSULTANT STORYTELLER
When you see the word mindfulness, what do you think? Too overused? Too weak? Not for me? Even as a mental health professional, I wasn’t a fan either.
Until it saved my life.
Until I realized it’s not just for stress management or relaxation. I was missing my life. Mindfulness taught me how to live in the moment, a skill which brought with it many helpful benefits.
What if you tried it too?
What if your department integrated mindfulness into operations, tactical training, culture, and more? What if you actually were present to see your child playing ball or performing that song or play?
Mindfulness skills improve tactical performance, decision-making, relationships, stress management, time management, sleep, and so much more.
About Me
I help the helpers: law enforcement, first responders, educators, caregivers, and community leaders. My work centers on suicide prevention, trauma-informed approaches, mindfulness, and resilience, along with the culture change that makes those skills stick.
I've spent more than 20 years as a mental health counselor, creating simple, practical strategies for stress management and long-term mental health that fit into daily life. I take best practices and turn them into action, with a focus on building skills rather than just sharing information.
I've led mindfulness-based, trauma-informed trainings and consultations, and developed evidence-based interventions that help buffer the effects of trauma. My work has reached thousands of people nationally and internationally. I've held leadership roles at the Zero Suicide Institute, the Education Development Center, and the University of South Carolina.
That work includes developing national training for crime victim advocates, drafting a comprehensive framework for law enforcement suicide prevention with the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Consortium for Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide, creating trauma-informed and mindfulness-based resources, and leading the production of online courses in resilience and suicide prevention.
I hold an MA in Counseling and a BS in Psychology from Ball State University, and I'm certified through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and as a Tactical Brain Training Advocate. Currently, I lead programs at CALM America (Counseling on Access to Lethal Means) and serve on the Board for Pathways to Healing (SC). Previously, I served on Centerstone’s 988 Advisory Board.
My goal is to help people and the leaders they work with take meaningful steps toward a more connected, supportive, and fulfilling life.
What I do
I take the nerdy best practices and the therapy material people might otherwise reject, and put them in a form that's engaging and usable right away.
What I'm after is the moment the room looks at me and thinks: she gets it, and that's something I can do tomorrow.
“Jen Myers provided a suicide assessment and prevention training for domestic violence and sexual assault center staff across South Carolina, and she did a tremendous job. Jen is a compassionate, thoughtful, and expert trainer, and I cannot recommend her enough. She was able to speak to the intersections between domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide, as well as provide information on how to assess for suicidal ideation in survivors. I highly recommend Jen as a trainer. ”
