Welcome to CatchLight!

Welcome to CatchLight!  I am so happy you are here!  Let me introduce myself, I am a mommy, a wife, a friend, a sister, a daughter, a trainer, a coach, a photographer, a party planner… the list goes on and on.  I wear so many different hats that sometimes I don’t know which way is up.  It’s nuts and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  My life is crazy and hectic but it’s also full of joy and purpose. I can honestly say I love the life I am living right now.

A little about me…

I am Jen Baggett and my mission is to help working moms with young kids let go of their mommy guilt, find their balance and live a life filled with purpose, joy and peace. Most importantly, I want to help women live life on their terms.  I do this because I’ve been there; I know what it’s like to feel pulled in a million different directions and
feeling like I’m not measuring up in any area.  As a working mom of two beautiful young girls, I found I was struggling to balance my role as a mom with my professional aspirations and still being able to find time to take care of me.  I love being a mom but I also love having a career.  I quickly found out that being a working mom is hard. I was always trying to live up to what I thought I “should” be doing, as a mom, as a wife, as a professional and as a friend. I never felt like I was measuring up to those “shoulds” and that led to feelings of guilt, frustration, shame, and confusion.

When I went back to work after my second daughter was born I found that those feelings only intensified. Not only was I struggling with transitioning back to work after baby, I was also struggling to find purpose in my career and at home.  I felt lost.  It was at that time that I was first introduced to coaching. The six months I spent in coaching truly changed my life. I fell in love with the process and decided I wanted to help other working moms going through similar struggles.  That’s when CatchLight was born.

What the heck is Catchlight?

When I share the name of my company I often get a look of “huh?” so let me take a moment to explain.  Catchlight is a photography term.  A catchlight is a light source that causes a reflection in a subject’s eye in an image.  In other words, it’s what makes a subject come to life in a photo.  As I was starting my coach training, this idea of light – or more specifically catching light – became a central theme for me.  When thinking about my life purposes (yes, we do that in coaching) it always came back to light.  Sharing mine and also helping others find theirs.  The image that always accompanied my vision of my life purpose is the lantern scene from tangled – the one that shows Rapunzel in a boat with Flynn in awe of the lantern lights.  What strikes me every time I see that scene is that those lights – the ones Rapunzel had always dreamed of seeing – they were sent out by her parents and they guided her home to them.  So that’s my purpose – I want to be the light that guides people home.  And so – Catchlight is all about that – helping my clients find and catch their light so they can find their way to where they are supposed to be.

What I believe…

I believe that we have the right to be in love with our lives and we shouldn’t have to live that life on other people’s terms. I believe that when we, as working moms, are able to find balance and joy in our lives it allows us to be more present and engaged at home and at work. The better we can take care of ourselves the better we can take care of those around us. It’s my job to help moms, just like you find and catch their light, in whatever way works for them.

I’d love to hear from you!  How are you catching the light in your life?