08/25/2026
Let me introduce myself. šæ
Iām Jen McNerney āChristian, believer, raised Catholic, and now walking a faith journey that is deeply grounded, spiritual, curious, and personal.
My husband and I were married within our church community at St. Monica in Santa Monica, California, and church communities have been meaningful parts of our story. But today, my faith and face-to-face community may look different from what some people expect.
Community doesnāt always happen within the four walls of a church.
Sometimes it looks like hiking with like-minded people and having soul-filled conversations on a mountain trail. Sometimes itās serving my neighbors through Kiwanis. Sometimes itās helping create a local health expo or joining forces with another healing practitioner to build a welcoming healing space right here in Woodland Park.
That is how I pour into my community, love people, serve, connect, and show up authentically as myself.
Because of the tools I use through Heart Rooted Healingāor because Iām not currently tied to one particular churchāpeople may make assumptions about me, my faith, or where I believe healing comes from.
So let me be clear:
I believe Godāthe Creatorāis the ultimate source of healing.
I also believe God created an extraordinary world filled with plants, minerals, sound, light, energy, movement, human touch, medicine, and an incredibly intelligent body designed with the capacity to move toward healing.
Essential oils, crystals, sound, frequencies, myofascial release, nervous-system work, muscle testing, and the other modalities I use are tools. They are not my God. They do not replace God, personal responsibility, appropriate medical care, or grounded discernment.
A tool can support healing without becoming the source of healing.
I donāt believe everything unfamiliar is evilāand I donāt believe everything labeled ānaturalā or āspiritualā is automatically helpful. I believe in the calm middle ground: prayer, curiosity, wisdom, education, discernment, and examining the fruit.
Fear says, āReject it because I donāt understand it.ā
Blind acceptance says, āIt feels spiritual, so it must be good.ā
Discernment says, āLet me become grounded, pray, learn, and notice whether this leads toward love, truth, freedom, humility, and wholeness.ā
For me, faith isnāt proven by occupying a particular building every Sunday. It is lived through how I love, serve, create, heal, connect, and show up for the people God places in front of me.
My faith is spacious enough for both soul + scienceāand secure enough that it doesnāt have to fear every tool in Godās creation. š¤
This is Heart Rooted Healing: deeply rooted in faith, guided by discernment, devoted to service, and always curious about the beautiful ways God designed us to heal.
