A Different Way to Respond to Life
I always believed life wasn’t about perfection, it was about joy. But when my dad passed away at an early age, that belief took on a whole new depth. I realized how precious time is and how important it is to live with meaning, appreciate the moment, and not wait for life to be “just right” to be happy.
My parents shaped so much of how I live and work today. My dad encouraged me to make my mark on the world, and my mom reminded me to live my best life. Their passing taught me resilience, and their guidance continues to remind me that life is meant to live fully ,with meaning, purpose, and a sense of humor.
I wrote Mindful Is the New Skinny after working with hundreds of women caught in perfectionism and the belief that they were never enough. My work now emphasizes that real change happens not through forcing positivity, but through learning to relate differently to thoughts, emotions, and relationships. This is the foundation of my Observe, Wonder, Navigate (OWN) approach, a practical way to step out of old patterns and respond differently in real life.
My style is warm, practical, curious, and direct. I draw from ACT, IFS, mindfulness, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy when appropriate, but I’m less interested in fitting people into a particular technique than in understanding what is actually happening in their life and helping them see something they may not have seen before.
I live with my husband and our dog, Lola, and have two grown sons. I love live music, tennis, Pilates, sunshine, laughing with people I love, and having something fun on the calendar. Those everyday things help me keep perspective and remind me that life is meant to be experienced, not endlessly figured out.
I help women understand the patterns, stories, assumptions, and reactions that can make life harder than it already is, not so you can think perfectly, feel good all the time, or become some improved version of yourself, but so you can have more perspective, more choice, and more trust in how you want to move through your life. xo, Jodi
