YA romance for your wild dreams & big heart
Hello, I’m Jodie!
Author & Psychologist
Hello! I’m Jodie Benveniste, an author and psychologist, supporting your self-understanding and emotional healing.
I do this through my free newsletter (a weekly moment to reflect) and my young adult fiction (the most fun way!) for teens and anyone who wants to reconnect with their inner teen and fall in love all over again.
I’ve been a psychologist in private practice, trusted parenting expert, organizational consultant, academic researcher, and Chair of the Board of an Independent School.
But, at heart, I’ve always been a writer. I’ve written five non-fiction books and a ton of articles, research papers, reports, training programs and essays.
But fiction writing is my first love, and after four bouts of burnout, many career twists and turns, and a significant birthday, I realised that is was time - beyond time - to write the most heart-expanding fiction I could.
I’m a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, the Alliance of Independent Authors, Romance Writers of Australia, Children’s Book Council of Australia and Writers SA.
When I’m not writing, you can find me reading books, sipping a good cup of tea, eating dark chocolate or walking in the national park near my home.
I live in Adelaide, Australia, on Kaurna land, with my husband, two kids, two cats, and with views to the hills.
You can follow me Instagram and Facebook and sign up for my free newsletter to receive your free welcome gift, The Story of You - A short guide to greater self-understanding.
About Emotional Healing
New levels of self-understanding and emotional capacity
My books are about family dramas, finding yourself and falling love. And they also feature characters who are facing emotional and mental health challenges.
But rather than simply managing or coping with their issues, the characters are learning how to heal and expand into new levels of self-understanding and emotional capacity.
The healing modality and model of self-understanding at the heart of my books is Internal Family Systems or IFS.
It’s an evidence-based psychological therapy that I used with my clients in private practice and it’s also been instrumental in my own healing.
IFS reminds us that we have a true essence, who we are at our heart. But we also have many parts of us that trying to protect us or are holding onto hurt.
IFs offers a way to release the hurt, create more inner spaciousness, and feel more ourselves.
You can find more IFS resources here.
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Wild Dreams. Big Heart.
An enticing blend of creativity, psychology & spirituality
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