About The Scramble and Jessica

At its core, my life’s work has always been about helping women to (re)discover the strength and fortitude they have inside by acknowledging their struggles and then facing them with practical, manageable action. By doing this, I create the space for them to speak their truths, face their demons, find balance and honesty in their lives, and embrace the joy that can be so easily overlooked. I have done this through coaching, writing, teaching, and making one of my greatest passions, cooking and eating food, more accessible and pleasurable for busy families. 

I believe in the power of action. Messy, imperfect action. I believe in the joy of being your true self. I believe in the love that is generated when we open ourselves to accepting and embracing a world in which we can’t do it all, but we will embrace the parts we can. 

Just as our lives continue to evolve and change, I am finding that The Scramble is also maturing with time. In essence, it is growing with its client base. We started as a project focused on easing the burden of family dinner with our meal planning service, then expanded to become a resource for information on cooking, life balance, and changing our relationship with food. And now, as new pressures and challenges present themselves as I and many of the women in The Scramble community enter midlife, I have realized that it’s time to further evolve our offerings. In this new iteration, The Scramble will be a place where women can find resources that help to make so many of the changes and challenges we face in adulthood more manageable, because the truth is that they are all so deeply intertwined. My goal with The Scramble is to offer practical, down-to-earth resources that aim to make daily obligations (like family dinners) easier to manage and one-on-one coaching support that is personalized, practical, and realistic for our busy, often overwhelming lives as we navigate the challenges of midlife. 

In this new iteration, I want The Scramble to be a place where women feel understood and supported as we navigate the challenges of adulthood.

To support you in the crazy scramble through life, I provide:

• articles devoted to helping you navigate life’s challenges
• a meal planning service to make dinner time easier
• an advice column focused on the challenges of midlife
• one-on-one coaching to enable you to step into the happiest and most authentic version of yourself

I’m so glad that you are here and look forward to navigating The Scramble of life together!

Why Call It The Scramble? 

As a passionate home cook and an avid hiker and rock climber, the concept of a scramble has many special meanings for me. There are few things I find as satisfying and comforting as throwing together a delicious and nourishing meal, something many of us often do as we simultaneously juggle other aspects of our daily lives. And there are few things as exhilarating as scrambling my way to the top of a mountain peak or cliff face – it is often grueling, sometimes scary, and almost always requires both mental and physical fortitude – but when the top is reached, the sense of accomplishment and unimaginable beauty are the ultimate reward. So, for me, The Scramble felt like the perfect metaphor for all that I hope to do in this endeavor, namely embolden women to face their fears and embrace their strengths in order to reach great heights.

Mission Statement

At The Scramble we seek to embolden women to navigate the scramble of life with purpose, groundedness, and joy. We do this by providing practical resources that make the daily chore of feeding our families easier and one-on-one coaching for women in midlife so that they can manage this transitional moment in their lives with clarity and confidence.