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  • Sitting with your Feelings

    Sitting with Your Feelings “I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.“-Oscar Wilde A popular… Read more

  • The End is Near

    “New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings” Lau Tzu So begins a time of transition! You just have to stand outside and feel the change coming. The cool breeze… Read more

  • The Litmus Tests

    I am a huge fan of physical touch! I would do well in an Italian or Greek family!   A big hug in greeting or goodbye.  A sympathetic hand to hold. … Read more

  • Your Circle

    “I do not wish to treat friends daintily but with the roughest courage. When they are real they are not glass threads or frost-work but the solidest thing we know”… Read more

  • How Not to Gaslight Your Friends and Family

    Narcissist  Gaslighting Toxic Manipulative  Sociopath These are really hot psychological terms right now.   If you have been in a bad relationship lately, I have no doubt that these words have… Read more

  • Grief is Like the Ocean

    “Grief is like the ocean: it’s deep and dark and bigger than all of us. And pain is like a thief in the night. Quiet. Persistent. Unfair.” S. Wallace As… Read more

  • Savor It

    Savor It! Sometimes you’ll never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.  Dr. Seuss I look out my back window and see a fresh white snowfall… Read more

  • Love is in the Air

    “How do you spell love?” ~ Piglet “You don’t spell love, you feel it!” ~ Winnie the Pooh When I was a little girl, I believed that Spring time was… Read more

  • Before Dawn

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  • Biblio-coaching: What, How, and Why

    By: Najwa Yasmeen  She sits in her comfy chair, book in hand with tea beside her. She ponders the question posed during her previous coaching session and takes a deep… Read more

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I’m Joni, and I believe the best way to provide a safe space for others to grow is to allow ourselves to be vulnerable in our own experiences! Here you will find my most authentic self!

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