A B O U T
A B O U T
A B O U T
A B O U T
Hello, my name is Jen Mininger, and here I am with excitement and fear. I'm here with reluctance and confidence, oddly, at the same time.... but, I am here!
I am here to invite you to journey with me.
I am here to share words and pictures from my story and from my heart...words that have encouraged and strengthened me.
I am here to encourage you with the encouragement that I have received....AND...I am here to create safe spaces where you can move towards hope, healing & freedom!
But first.... you just might want to get to know a bit about me!!!
M Y S T O R Y
M Y S T O R Y
1. I follow Jesus, that’s not a social media “follow”- that’s a heart thing, and if you don’t know about this kind of “follow” then contact me and I can share more with you. Or, you can get a taste of it here and there as you browse the
Layered Photography Blog
or checkout my Restorable project.
2. My husband, Korey, and I honored our 20th anniversary back in April, 2018 by visiting a Dude Ranch in Oregon, and the Pacific Ocean for our first time! (Yay!) We will be the first to tell you that marriage has its highs and lows. Our marriage knows pain, it also knows joy and fun. If you would like, you can check out my personal Layered Photography project that I created as a result from our anniversary trip? Click here.
3. We have 5 kids and 1 daughter-in-law, and we think that they are each uniquely amazing! You will learn that I’m a mom through some of my layered projects, but I try to be careful to not personally embarrass or disrespect my kids by showing stuff about them that they might not feel comfortable with. I do my best to ask for their permission, after all, that’s what we are teaching them to do for others.
4. I am a certified Biblical Life Coach.
Truth be told.. I would prefer to sit across from you in my home and share the fuller version of how God led me here because I know that it is HIM who has led me and is working in me to come along side women like you.
In short, through various personal and professional circumstances, my photography business has morphed into a therapeutic business. I have learned that God wants to use my words and photos through my blog, podcast, retreats.. AND.. He wants to use His heart in me as I sit across from women just like you, for Biblical Life Coaching Sessions.
3. We have 5 kids and 1 daughter-in-law, and we think that they are each uniquely amazing! You will learn that I’m a mom through some of my layered projects, but I try to be careful to not personally embarrass or disrespect my kids by showing stuff about them that they might not feel comfortable with. I do my best to ask for their permission, after all, that’s what we are teaching them to do for others.
4. I am a certified Biblical Life Coach.
Truth be told.. I would prefer to sit across from you in my home and share the fuller version of how God led me here because I know that it is HIM who has led me and is working in me to come along side women like you.
In short, through various personal and professional circumstances, my photography business has morphed into a therapeutic business. I have learned that God wants to use my words and photos through my blog, podcast, retreats.. AND.. He wants to use His heart in me as I sit across from women just like you, for Biblical Life Coaching Sessions.
People often ask if I do things like help women lose weight, grow their business, or reach their goals. To these curious ones, I often say something like; "I mean, I'd love to and sometimes I get to, but truly the type of woman God often brings to me is the woman who is struggling from something that has crushed her heart, and she wants to move forward to find hope, healing, forgiveness, wholeness...and ultimately freedom for her hard thing." And, it is an honor every time I get to watch a woman move from that place of hopelessness toward hope and freedom.
If you are interested in learning to see if Biblical Life Coaching is a fit for you, then please email me at Jen@layeredphotography.com. I would be happy to set up a free 15 minute phone date with you so that you can discern if coaching with me is a fit for you!
5. Photographer. What was once a photography business that grew from my first part time job at 14 years old (I worked for a sports photographer), has now become a tool to help women further move towards hope, healing and freedom.
You see, we all have learned that there is healing when we put words to our "stuff", but sometimes, words aren't enough...sometimes we need a picture.
I developed this leg of my business back in 2017 when I took myself to a junkyard back and created images that help me see God's hope for the broken. This personal project led me into being able to offer therapuetic photography for other women... women who need to SEE & EXPERIENCE the truth that can set them free! Learn more about "Layered Photography" HERE
You see, we all have learned that there is healing when we put words to our "stuff", but sometimes, words aren't enough...sometimes we need a picture.
I developed this leg of my business back in 2017 when I took myself to a junkyard back and created images that help me see God's hope for the broken. This personal project led me into being able to offer therapuetic photography for other women... women who need to SEE & EXPERIENCE the truth that can set them free! Learn more about "Layered Photography" HERE
Layered Photography
Layered Photography
“Layered Photography” is a title that I use to describe pictures that capture the deeper layers of a person - their heart, their story, their journey, their recovery, their revelations. Its not just a flat image that you see, rather, it is a deep and meaningful photo that speaks meaning, story, transformation and even healing into our hearts. Friend, I am blown away at the impact this has… so much so, that I originally considered titling the process “Photo Therapy," as it sure has been a powerful creative therapy for my heart as well as others’ hearts!
I absolutely love that I can offer someone hope and encouragement through what I’ve been given! So, here I am in this space, sharing some of my personal layered photography projects, as well as offering this form of therapy for your heart.
May you know that you are safe here.
May you know that you are safe here.

