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About Me

LIFE CHALLENGES

Life challenges can demand certain changes, ready or not. An accident altered my life dramatically. I felt tremendous pain and mourned for the life that was no more. I found myself isolating with grief and gained weight with limitations of movement, and food used to fill the void. My home, which had always been my sanctuary, over time, became cluttered. My work, which I loved, became an obstacle and an area of turmoil.

It took a while, but two years later, I was able to bridge into a new business model, which was one of the best things I could have done. It helped to move me out of grief and with it, other areas of my life also saw positive change. But then, I had three shattering losses. I lost two of my family members within two months of each other and lost my job. I slid into a deep fog, with a hopeless feeling of enormous loss. Over time, I found myself waking up and saw that – life - was - passing - by.

A NEW PARADIGM

It is here that I discovered a new value in accountability. In 2011, I started writing an accountability health and fitness blog and designed challenges for myself and a group of people in a pilot health and fitness program, with ShareCare Health and Wellness. I also explored what it was that I was really hungry for. That, on its own, was life-changing. It wasn't easy, but I made progress, and life was better.

Life is continually evolving and changing. There are hills and valleys to traverse. It can be messy. It can be joyful. Sometimes we backslide or we can feel stuck. Like my avatar, which embodies strength, we can be strong but it is okay to take a break. Important even. We are a work in progress.

Conscious, consistent, active change, can create a better life. We have choices to make.

Supportive + Positive + Great Listener

Candor + Motivating + Empowering Vision

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"Jodie is a great listener. She is encouraging and supportive and she always has a positive outlook on life. I’m grateful for the relationship we have developed over the years."

- K. Encinas, Managing Partner, Real Estate Business

Candor + Motivating + Empowering Vision

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"Jodie is a voice of great candor and an empowering vision of what is possible. Her motivating force of support with a keen ability to see different perspectives amazes me."

- D. Cevallos, Musician, Retired Music Teacher