Hi,
I'm JoDee
I know what it’s like to walk through burnout, doubt, and change — and to come out the other side with clarity, confidence, and resilience. My story is one of becoming, and today it’s my greatest joy to walk alongside others in their own Becoming Zone.
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Let me introduce myself and share a little bit about me.
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I’m JoDee — wife to my soulmate Glenn, mom and step-mom to three amazing adults, grandma to seven beautiful grandchildren, and pet-parent to a tiny, blind fur-ball named Millie. I feel most at home when I’m near water, and I hold a deep wanderlust to see more of the world. Family, love, and meaningful connection ground me — and they also inspire the work I do every day.
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Professionally, I’m a certified life coach with a Master’s in Social Work (Clinical Specialization) and over 20 years of experience in counseling, teaching, and leadership.
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My journey into coaching and speaking began with my own lived experience of burnout. After years of striving, over-giving, and saying yes to everything, I became over-responsible, carried more than was mine to hold, and lived without balance. Eventually, I reached a point of deep exhaustion. I felt emotionally drained, disconnected from myself, and weighed down by the constant voice of my inner critic. For a long time, I tried to push through — until I couldn’t anymore.
It started
with me
It was time to face my fears, confront my feelings of stagnation and burnout, and regain control of my life. With just one first step, I began to take action and transformed my fear into excitement. With the support of my own life coach, I embarked on a journey of introspection and self-development — re-discovering my inner strength and courage, and re-igniting my passion for life.
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I re-aligned with my true, authentic self and nurtured a deeper, more compassionate self-awareness. Inspired by this transformation, I realized my dream of becoming a life coach — to hold space, support, and champion others on their own unique journeys.
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That was the beginning of my Becoming Zone.
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I discovered that transformation doesn’t happen in one leap. It unfolds in the sacred stretch between who we were and who we’re beginning to become. In that messy middle of change, I created space to notice the voice of my inner critic, to grieve old patterns, release unhealthy beliefs, and re-imagine who I wanted to be. It wasn’t easy — it was tender, unfamiliar, and sometimes scary. But it’s also where clarity, confidence, and resilience began to take root.
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Along the way, I developed what I now call The SHIFT Cycle — a story-shifting framework that helps people move from automatic reaction to conscious creation. Because when we change the meaning we make, we change the actions we take — and that changes the life we build.
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At its core, the SHIFT Cycle does two things:
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Interrupts default reaction patterns, and
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Creates space for conscious story-shifting and soul-aligned action.
It guides you from trigger to transformation — helping you re-author your inner stories, reclaim your personal power, and realign with who you’re becoming.
My Healing Became My Transformation
... and my transformation became my calling. Today, I guide women, helping professionals, and leaders through their own seasons of transition — holding space with courage, compassion, and curiosity. Whether it’s through one-to-one coaching, workshops, or speaking, my mission is the same: to remind you that it starts with you.
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And when you embrace that truth, everything shifts.
I believe that true change begins from within.