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Women Who Empower
Jennifer Collins Guest Columnist
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#TOUGHMOM
#TOUGHMOM does not just represent who I am and what I have accomplished, #TOUGHMOM is something I want all moms or ANYONE to feel and embody.
My name is Jennifer Collins, and it is my mission to empower other women to value their selves and truly see how tough this “job” of mothering is! I’m just a Midwest girl from Iowa, but I see so much strength and grit in the women around me, yet the same women I think are fierce and unstoppable often look in the mirror and feel small.
I’ve trademarked #toughmom to be a rallying cry for us all! Anyone can represent this call: I’m looking for women who embrace their own version of power. It can be physical strength, survivors, gym baddies, military, teachers, special needs parents, caregivers, widows, police and firefighters, nurses, divorced, it can be pet moms too, there is no wrong answer!
We all have a story that has brought us to this place in time. My mess is my message, and I’ve endured a mountain of pain and suffering to come here to the other side to share the lessons I’ve gathered from my struggles and be a positive resource for women everywhere!
I have personally survived cancer, divorce, sexual assault, trauma bonds, death, and more. These things have broken me in more ways than I can retell, but I’ve fought to be the #toughmom that I have become! I am at the top of my career and obtained my Doctor of Business Administration, I work full-time as an HR Director at a steel foundry, and I’m a full-time mom. I’ve also placed in a major body-building show, competed in a strongman competition, CrossFit events and powerlifting meets.
I will be 50 in 2023 and this will be my best year yet! I owe myself everything, and I want to share my brand #TOUGHMOM with the world! I want to shout from the rooftops, “You are #TOUGHMOM, WE got this!” I’d love the opportunity to be on your show and encourage other women to see beyond their struggles and embrace their toughness! Women rallying together and supporting one another is my mission! Getting women in my #TOUGHMOM apparel and joining in the movement to embrace our strength is everything!
