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Jen A. Miller Consulting

Category: The Single Diaries

  • Healing Through Vinyasa

    Recovering from a break-up and feeling lost, yoga—which had always made her feel alive and free—was the answer for one “single” girl.

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    PHOTO: Samatone Yoga.

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    The Break Up

    Last summer I needed something to help me become me again. I had just ended a relationship with the guy who was everything I wanted, and I felt empty. I walked into the studio sad and lonely, and mad at myself for being sad and lonely. It was a broken relationship, but I felt responsible…

    “When did it break?” “Why did he break it?” “Was I the reason it broke?”

    I came to realize that getting over the brokenness was the easy part; healing myself was much harder. Doing yoga during that time was the only thing I had to get me focused on what was important: looking inward.
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  • I’d Rather Be Reading

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    The love of reading came early for me. Speed reading classes, Scholastic book fairs, and afternoons perusing Barnes & Noble are among my cherished childhood memories. I finished the fourth book in the Harry Potter series the summer between high school and college, then reading for fun was put on hold.

    While Amazon almost pays you to purchase books they’re so cheap, it’s easy to run out of space in your 25-year-old self’s home. In my dream home, I’ll have my own office with walls dedicated to my collection of books. For now I’m embracing my inner single girl and saving money and storage space for shoes by visiting the library.

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  • Meet Your Leading Ladies

    Meet Your Leading Ladies

    A conversation between the founders of The Single Diaries

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    PHOTO: MOR WEIZMAN

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    Welcome to Single Girl Brunches With the Best—a series of conversations with friends and leading ladies who are fierce, fearless and inspirational. Some months we will talk over mimosas, others hot chocolate. This month, Jen and I sat down over pizza and vino at Sonoma Wine Garden so you can get to know us, and hopefully we will get to know you soon.

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  • How to Host an End-of-Summer Celebration

    How to Host an End-of-Summer Celebration

    Create your Guest List and Get out the Invitations

    Have you noticed that when you don’t stop and remind yourself to plan for the holidays they slip right past you? We’re so busy these days that we too often miss the opportunity to take advantage of an extra day off. I’m guilty of this and have let far too many three-days-weekends go to waste because I didn’t take the time to plan for ahead.

    Here is your reminder that Labor Day is coming up on Monday, and it’s a fine time to have some fun with your closest gal pals. If you haven’t already made your plans for this weekend, we have a fun idea for you. We want to make sure you revel in all that this holiday is about—taking some time off to honor all of the hard work you put in throughout the year.

    Read on for tips on how to host your own easy breezy Labor Day bash.

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  • Definition of the Single Girl

    Redefining “single” for a new generation of leading ladies. 

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    PHOTO: CATHERINE ABALOS.

    Every group of girlfriends has the quintessential single friend. That’s me. I thought I’d have a boyfriend by the end of high school but by the middle of college I was still single-little-me. At that point, I went full throttle into single mode. I threw myself into school and extracurricular activities, studied abroad, and fostered new friendships.

    This lifestyle served particularly well after I graduated and found that I was seemingly the last woman standing in L.A. amongst my college friends. Essentially, I had to start over in a city I’d lived in for four years; a place I was comfortable in was suddenly strange and unfamiliar.

    While any strange place has the potential to ice a gal into loneliness, if you can embrace the newness and look inward you can turn any strange place into a home. With years of experience under my belt, I faced the obstacle of reclaiming L.A. head-on.

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