HELLO, I’M JODIE!
AUTHOR-PSYCHOLOGIST & CREATOR OF MINDFUL ROMANCE
I WRITE THE STORIES THAT HELP YOU TRUST YOURSELF MORE
Self-doubt doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It's a doorway.
Mindful Romance is how to open that door: stories that map your own becoming, paired with a ritual that helps you carry what you're learning about yourself into real life.
The result is Deep Self-Trust: the confidence to listen to what comes up within you and trust what you’re learning about yourself.
The book ends. You begin.
THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND THE STORIES
A compassionate, research-informed model called Internal Family Systems (IFS) sits at the heart of my work.
IFS helps you understand the different 'parts' of you: the ones trying to protect you, the ones holding onto hurt, and the calm, wise Self at your centre.
It transformed my own life, which is why I weave it into my fiction.
Whether through my novels or my online IFS therapy and coaching, I want to help you trust yourself more and be the author of your own becoming.
EXPERIENCE THAT GUIDES MY WORK
I'm a registered psychologist (AHPRA) and IFS-trained practitioner with 20+ years of experience supporting families, teens and communities. I've been on both sides of the couch, so I know what it's like to doubt yourself.
I've spoken at TEDx, chaired a school board, and spent years in private practice. All of it taught me that the inner world is where everything begins, and where everything can change.
I live in Adelaide on Kaurna land with my husband, two kids, two cats, and views to the hills. When I'm not writing or seeing clients, I'm reading, sipping tea, eating dark chocolate or walking in the national park near my home, usually dreaming up the next story.
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YOUR INNER-READ RITUAL
Trust yourself more
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