HI, I’M LENA
I’m a Christian speaker, author, and life coach—and it is deeply meaningful to me to help people rediscover joy, renew their minds, and deepen their trust in God.
I know what it is like to love God and still struggle with fear, severe anxiety, and constant overthinking.
For many years, worry affected nearly every part of my life. My faith was real, but I still needed to learn how to bring my thoughts, emotions, physical responses, and uncertain future into God’s presence.
That personal journey changed not only the way I live, but also the work I feel called to do. Today, I share biblical wisdom, honest stories, gentle humor, and practical tools that help people feel less alone and more hopeful about the road ahead.
Whether I am speaking to an audience, writing, or meeting with someone personally, my desire is to help people move from anxious uncertainty toward peaceful, purposeful, and courageous living with God.
You don’t have to figure everything out on your own.
There is a way forward—with faith, wisdom, and the right support.
A LITTLE OF MY STORY
I was raised in Ukraine when it was still part of the Soviet Union, in a society where conformity, fear, and uncertainty shaped many people’s lives. Later, I moved to the United States and experienced firsthand what it means to begin again—to adjust to a different culture, build a new life, and rediscover who you are in an unfamiliar place.
With a degree in mathematics, I spent nearly twenty-five years teaching. I loved helping students understand what once seemed confusing or impossible, and I eventually realized that this same gift was leading me into a new season of life.
After years of studying personal development, applied psychology, Scripture, and Christian spirituality, I became a Certified Christian Life Coach.
But my calling grew from more than education. It was also shaped by my own experience of severe anxiety, health fears, difficult transitions, and the long journey of learning to trust God with what I could not control.
That journey inspired me to write Return to Joyful Living: Reclaiming Life from Fear, Anxiety and Toxic Overthinking. In the book, I share my personal story and the spiritual and practical lessons that helped me renew my mind, find peace, and experience joy again.
Today, I speak, write, coach, and create encouraging Christian content for people around the world. My work brings together faith, honest conversation, biblical insight, and practical steps that can be used in everyday life.
I live in beautiful California with my husband and our two Pomeranians. I enjoy reading, gardening, cooking, walking by the ocean, traveling, and spending time with the people I love. These simple pleasures continually remind me that joy is not always found in extraordinary circumstances. Very often, it returns when we become present to the life God has already given us.