BIO
Jen Maidenberg, owner of Mindful Living NJ, has a professional background in publishing that includes experience on both the editorial and marketing sides of the business. Jen’s previous employers include Scholastic Books and Parade Magazine, as well as dozens of publications and organizations for which she has produced freelance work. Currently, Jen Maidenberg is a regular Mind/Body/Spirit columnist for New Jersey Life Health & Beauty magazine.
With Mindful Living NJ, Jen has established herself as a go-to person for information on holistic health & wellness and green living options. Jen Maidenberg and/or Mindful Living NJ has been featured in New Jersey Life magazine, The Parent Paper, CNN.com, The Associated Press, Motherhood magazine, Fox News, NJ Monthly, The Associated Press, Holistic Health magazine, The New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, The Arizona Jewish Post, The Forward, and the New Jersey Jewish News.
Jen Maidenberg offers educational presentations or workshops on the following topics:
Holistic Parenting
Learn about basic, easy steps you can take to be more holistic in your approach to parenting. This includes being an advocate for your child’s health and well-being; learning more about less-invasive, alternative and complementary therapies for common childhood illnesses; using mindfulness in everyday parenting situations with your children; and preventative wellness strategies to avoid chronic illness.
Detox Your Home
In this workshop, you will learn more about the hidden toxins inside your home and ways to eliminate them. Learn to tell the difference between harmful and safer plastics in your children’s toys and kitchen products. Figure out what to avoid when searching for the safest skin care and bath products for you and your children. There are simple ways to make positive changes to eliminate these toxins once and for all.
Clean Out Your Pantry 101: Get Rid of Additives and Preservatives!
Did you know that artificial food coloring and additives have been medically proven to fuel hyperactivity, according to a September 2007 issue of The Lancet medical journal? Furthermore, the impact of these artificial colors, dyes, and additives affect the entire population, not just kids with hyperactivity disorders. Reactions include emotional outbursts, rage, and developmental challenges. Food coloring can be found everywhere in the average child’s diet: in juice boxes, in goldfish crackers, even in kid toothpaste! If you have been putting off getting your kids on a healthier diet, suspect or know your child has a food sensitivity or allergy, or are just plain confused about what is the best food for your children, this is the workshop series for you.
Clean Out Your Pantry 101: Why Organic?
There many reasons why choosing organic is the best for you and your family, and it pays to be informed about the food you are eating. Chemicals found in and on our food supply have terribly toxic effects on our health and well-being, particularly in our young children. You wouldn’t allow your child to drink the weed killer you keep on the top shelf in the garage; you should use the same caution with pesticide-laden fruit and vegetables. Don’t be overwhelmed by the price tag: Learn why choosing organic will help save your family and the planet; and learn why there are certain foods you should be switching to organic sooner rather than later.
Make Your Own Cleaning Products Workshop
In this fun, interactive workshop, learn how basic, non-toxic products can be great alternatives for home cleaning products. Most retail home cleaning products contain harsh chemicals that can be harmful to a healthy person, and even more dangerous for asthma and allergy sufferers, or people with compromised immune systems. See how using homemade cleaning products can make a huge difference in your health and in your pocketbook
Wake Up Call from The Wellness Bitch™
Jen Maidenberg’s alter ego, The Wellness Bitch™, tells it like it is. With her unique brand of humor and trademark “WAKE UP CALLS,” The Wellness Bitch claims anything is funny when you’re straight about it, even chronic diarrhea and bad gas.
By the end of her rant, audiences feel empowered to take on their own health issues, both big and small; understanding that we have choices and we are more in control of our health than we think.
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