Jen Marr spent 5 years in crisis response, working with communities and individuals that experienced great tragedies. During this time, a realization dawned on her: very few people are skilled in comforting others. She founded Inspiring Comfort, an organization dedicated to cultivating human care and connection by establishing comfort as a teachable skill. Founded on the belief that today’s isolated, socially disconnected, and a hurting world causes more harm than good, Inspiring Comfort encourages us to do a better job of caring for one another.

Jen and Inspiring Comfort have helped thousands build a caring and connective world. She’s the author of Kickstarter’s #2 book Paws to Comfort, and she’s worked in mental health organizations that advocate Comfort Skill Programming such as the National Suicide Lifeline, Georgetown Univer ...