Phoenix 2022-2025

A chapter of awkward smiles and quiet clarity showing me that freedom not sales is my path.

GALLERYBECOMING

Jen Coombe

11/30/20251 min read

photo of Jen Coombe in sunglasses and a cream suit in Phoenix, AZ
photo of Jen Coombe in sunglasses and a cream suit in Phoenix, AZ

Between 2022 and 2024, I tried on another version of myself ~ one that wore blazers, carried business cards, and tried to master the language of real estate, the market, square footage, staging. .. After years of working with bodies, energy, and truth, I wanted to see if I could translate that same intuitive knowing into brick and mortar. I thought I could help people find their dream homes the way I have helped them intimately...

It didn’t work.

What these photos don’t show are the tears I cried in my car between showings, the hollow ache of performing professionalism in a world that felt so far from my essence. But they also capture something quietly powerful ~ the moments when I snuck in outfits during shoots that were more for my zendenjen website, turning back toward a free-spirited sensuality that is so much more comfortable for me. Looking at them now, I see not failure, but initiation. A necessary detour that reminded me that my true calling isn’t in closing deals, it’s in opening hearts, clearing energy, and cultivating freedom.

In those jackets and awkward smiles, I was still searching, but I was also gathering proof. Proof that authenticity, not achievement, is where I thrive. These images are a testament to that in-between: the time I tried to fit into the box before remembering I was never meant to live inside one.