About Jean
Hi there,
Hi there! My name is Jean Groteluschen, and I am a Certified Adult Chair® Coach who supports individuals feeling lost, struggling with depression or anxiety, battling sexual identity issues, and getting stuck in the cycle of addictions.
My soul purpose is LOVE and LIGHT – to support people in finding hope, freedom, and a purpose for living and to end the traumatic effects of shame and embarrassment.
I understand the struggle of growing up in the world trying to be perfect and never feeling like I was good enough or lovable.
At the age of 13, I started using food to cope with what I was unable to express. I got involved in sports to keep myself busy and away from home. I received a full-ride scholarship to play basketball at UNC; however, my performance was never good enough for my father. My parents divorced when I was 18, and my life away from home began.
For the next 25 years, I struggled with one addiction after another: food, alcohol, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and smoking. I was incapable of having healthy relationships. Having one toxic relationship after another, I also found myself isolated in the LGBTQ+ community.
I grew up the middle of three girls, someone who simply wanted a “normal” life. For the first 16 years of my life, I was simply attempting to survive.
My father was an alcoholic who was full of anger. My mother did her best to protect us and herself. Life was about walking around on eggshells, not knowing from day to day what to expect from my father.
The physical and emotional abuse I experienced was beyond what anyone could ever imagine. No one spoke of what was happening in our home, and feelings were suppressed. There were several situations where I encountered sexual abuse, and I managed to survive and stuff those feelings deep, which resulted in my inability to trust anyone.
I felt like many people gave up on me along the way, and that frustration led me to believe that there was something wrong with me. I always felt like I was different, the odd ball, that my brain or my body wouldn’t work and act like other “normal” people. Why did I struggle with anxiety and depression, and why did I feel so disconnected from love and life? Why did I continue to fall into one addiction after another?
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What I didn’t realize at the time was that whether it was addiction, struggling with my identity, or being anxious or depressed, it was the SHAME that came along with each one of those things that absolutely debilitated me. I needed tools to work through things that I didn’t even know were issues.
After a 13-year failed relationship, continued overuse of food and alcohol, and masked feelings of not feeling worthy or lovable, I entered rehab for alcohol and food addiction. This was the start of my personal journey into self-discovery and the first light that was able to shine on some of my darkest moments.
Since then, I have been on a journey of personal growth, transformation, healing, health, and mental wellness, and I have discovered so much about myself – mind, body, and spirit – along the way.
For the majority of my life, I felt like the victim and was labeled with multiple personality disorder and prescribed antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, until I finally discovered my anxiety and depression were a result of poor gut health. For the last three years, I have worked closely with a mental wellness organization that targets gut health and supports individuals with anxiety and depression. Since then, I have been without any support medication and feel comfortable in my own skin.
Looking back, I can see how all of my experiences have led me to this, from teaching elementary and middle school children for 25 years to leading Celebrate Recovery groups and working with people struggling with addiction to my experience with Professional Success Institute (PSI). Coaching has been at the forefront of my educational experience, and my passion is to continue to encourage, support, and share my knowledge with you and assist you in finding the freedom to discover your authentic self.
Together, we will dig deeper into who you are and who you were meant to be.
We will uncover all the stuff that was placed upon you that no longer serves you. We can rewrite your story.
In the end, there is a sweet place of freedom, connection, love, acceptance, and true healing and peace waiting for you.
I have been through years and years of therapy. It was helpful and it probably helped keep me alive. However, I certainly was not thriving or living the abundant life I was meant to live. It didn’t ever touch my wounded inner child or the false beliefs that I had made up long ago. Since finding The Adult Chair® model, I have been able to work with my inner child, finding and experiencing deep peace and relief. I have been able to work through my childhood trauma and experience true healing.
In 2012, I was drawn into a deeper spiritual journey. Having a solid connection with my higher source has enabled me to be more present, grounded, and focused on my transformation and healing journey.
Now, I want to bring you all the tools that helped me and empower you to find health in mind, body, and spirit.
I am here to be LOVE and LIGHT for anyone who feels stuck in darkness, so you can find the love and light within! Are you ready to find hope, freedom, inner peace, and your purpose for living?
It won’t be easy. And this will be the moment you find your strength. This will be the moment you discover the power and magic that lives beneath your bones. This will be the year you walk away from anything that no longer serves you.
Book your free 30-minute consultation and begin your journey today!