Providing Skill Sets To Every Anxious Child

The GoZen! Backstory

I'm Renee Jain, the founder and Chief Storyteller here at GoZen! Growing up, I was always worried. At five years old I begged my parents to let me sleep with my brother's yellow plastic bat because I was so worried that when I went to sleep, a robber would break in. I know all too well what it’s like to live with anxiety as a child.

As I grew up, I continued to struggle until one day I had a panic attack in my office. As I lay gasping for breath, I decided enough was enough. I wasn't going to let anxiety control my life any longer. I spent several years investing time in self-education, talk therapy and then a master’s in psychology. Through both formal education and personal experience, one very clear truth emerged: Resilience is a skill.

While some of us are born more resilient, others simply need to master this ability with practice (and, yes, it can be practiced)! We can help kids cultivate basic coping techniques to overcome anxiety as well as life skills to find meaning, purpose, and engagement in their lives.

While I can't go back in time to help little Renee, I founded GoZen! in order to help a new generation of kids, parents and therapists. Peace is within reach--it comes from strength that lies within all of our children.

If you want to learn more, you can explore GoZen! programs and products here. To get in touch with me, please email me at renee@gozen.com.

The GoZen! Mission

Everything we do at GoZen! follows the principle that emotional well-being can be cultivated through practice. Yes, we believe feeling good is a skill! We offer a suite of educational programs and tools designed to give parents and practitioners what they need to arm kids with essential life skills to not only manage anxiety, but to live with deeper engagement and purpose.

Our innovative approach is centered on animated videos that make it fun to learn. We teach everything from the science behind why we worry to specific techniques for overcoming anxiety and discovering one’s strengths.

The GoZen! Team

Renee Jain

Chief Storyteller

Renee's Bio

As founder and Chief Storyteller at GoZen!, Renee is recognized as a pioneer in marrying technology and child psychology in a unique approach that nurtures the hearts and minds of kids. Through her writing, product invention and development, masterclasses for parents, and children’s advocacy, she works to build the emotional intelligence of kids, including resilience, empathy, kindness, and critical thinking. Tens of thousands of families and professionals testify to the unparalleled success of GoZen!'s programs. Originally a tech entrepreneur who’s suffered with her own anxiety, Renee founded GoZen! to help a new generation of kids, parents and therapists.

Renee is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post and PsychCentral, is a certified life coach, and holds a MA in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Renee has been personally mentored and trained by some of the top depression prevention experts in the world. As a coach, Renee has worked with thousands of adults and children to help them uncover their individual paths to thrive.

Outside of GoZen!, Renee is a wife and mom to two small children, and has gone from long-time dweller of New York City to recent Los Angeles transplant. A traveler at heart, she’s visited over 100 countries. Currently, she’s slightly obsessed with all things space related and can often be found reading a comic book, doodling or sipping a cup of coffee somewhere in a quiet nook in LA.

Get in touch with Renee by emailing renee@gozen.com. She'd love to hear from you. 🙂