Dream analysis has largely been ignored by the more recent body oriented theraputic models and the coaching community.  It is often seen as a relic of the psychoanalytic approach that takes years to result in meaningful change.  Dreamwork, on the other hand seeks to understand dreams, these love letters from the soul into the context that the Dreamer is whole, resourceful and creative.  My work involves understanding the education we receive in Night School to inform our experience in Day School.  In addition to my private practice I work with coaches and other practitioners to demystify the process of working with dreams and leverage the powerful messages they have to convey. 

Life is about transitions and as you will read, I’ve had several.

For the first thirteen years of my adult life I worked in psychiatric facilities, initially as a teacher in a children’s unit and then a therapist doing individual and group work.  I hold an MSW degree from Hunter School of Social Work.

Following that career, I spent time studying acting and working on soap operas and in off-Broadway theaters, was a law school student for a year and a half and spent time as a waiter and a bartender.  On impulse, I taught myself the basics of telecommunications and bootstrapped my way into a job with a Wall Street brokerage firm.

Over the next 25 years my career was governed by a series of phone calls at opportune times asking me to take on projects for which, on paper I had no qualifications.  I worked on large construction projects in financial services culminating in an expanded role in the construction of 60 Wall Street followed by a position as COO of JP Morgan Corporate Real Estate and similar projects around the world.  From those assignments, I shifted into a role as the Chief Risk Officer for Technology and Operations at the bank and then as Managing Director of an Operational Risk Management practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

A stint in my own risk management consultancy led to the position as CIO of McCann Worldgroup followed by a return to my own firm and engagements in Kenya and Thailand.

And then some down time and a struggle to listen into the narrative of my life.

While the careers I've had are varied, the element common to them all is curiosity, which is what caused me to seek out an understanding of who we all are in the early days of my adulthood.  Coaching and it’s emphasis on the wholeness, creativity resourcefulness of the client is a return to that early work but with the wisdom that comes from choices and experience and an understanding that the only lasting change comes from within. 

Note: Anam Cara is Gaelic for “soul friend” and has its origins in the ancient Celtic belief that every person needs a friend who sees their soul and speaks truth to that soul in the service of its destiny.

I'm writing to offer you an interview with acclaimed romance author Lisa Becker, whose lively and hopeful take on dating and romance will inspire even the most jaded among us looking for love! If you're not looking for interview or Q&A candidates at the moment, Lisa is happy to contribute an original article.

Becker, no stranger to the unrequited high school crush, likens them to being as much a part of high school as football games, acne, proms and final exams. "I remember having such a fierce crush on a boy in high school, I would willingly sit with him in the bathroom at parties while he puked up wine coolers, just so I could spend time with him," she jokes.

Thanks to Becker’s real life dating past, as well as her experience writing articles about love and online dating, she can speak expertly about finding love in our modern-day world of love — both online and off. Reflecting on her own tech-based love story, she shares, “I first met my husband while wearing my pajamas." She met her husband 17 years ago when online dating was in its infancy. "I say, people today are 'married' to their cell phones and laptops, so why not use that technology to really get married," she explains of her affinity for online dating,

In an interview, Becker can give hope and knowledge to the masses of lovelorn with dating advice from an expert, including:

Her do’s and don'ts for online dating
How online dating is like a job search
Her own humiliating unrequited high school crush experiences
Her personal love story which inspired her romance writing
What to do when cupid just doesn't seem to be striking

Just let me know if you're interested in talking with Lisa or if you might like to see a review copy of her newest novel, Links (August 1st).

Warmly,

Emma

I have a new release coming out featuring the LINERS a new vocal trio. It is a cover of a Beatles classic and it features some of London's top studio musicians. You can download the track at: http://addictive2music.com/Media/I_ve_Just_Seen_A_Face.wav

I would love to come on the show and talk. I am also in radio myself and voicetrack for 3 stations daily Monday through Friday so I am very comfortable in front of the mic.

Terry Ayers

I have been a Transformational Life Coach for about 10 years now and I started my business by working with a really challeneging client namely me.  I had so many limiting beliefs planted in my subconcious mind I doubted myself, thought I wasn't enough and on many days just wanted to give up, but I didn't and the reason I didn't was that for 22 years before I  had lived within an abusive relationship that had robbed me of all my confidence, love for myself and clarity about what I could actually achieve.  Now fast forward 17 years and today I am in a very different place I cannot believe I ever lived for so long anywhere else and I now care passionaltly about other women and men doing their life on THEIR TERMS.  I want people to know you do have choices, you can make a difference to your life, that you are ENOUGH, you can have an amazing business and I think this show would be an excellent plateform to talk more about this so people know they have options and can be the author of the book called MY LIFE

When I was 37 years old, everything in my life fell apart. My health failed, my business collapsed and my wife of 12 years left to pursue another relationship. I thought I’d had my chance at life and blown it.

It was the best thing that ever could have happened to me.

I’ve learned, in the time since, that real strength isn't what we think it is. In fact, it's often disguised ... as weakness.

Over and over again, I've found that the key to finding and embracing real fulfillment and contentment is more often discovered by reversing the field: when we long for control, we’re better to let go. When we’re at our most vulnerable and feel least like sharing, we become more deeply connected when we do.

And we may be looking for answers, but we seem to be better served by asking the right questions, truly understanding who we are (I contend that most people don’t - I didn’t) and doing our best to live and work from that authentic place.

Having experienced my own personal and professional transformation, I have become deeply passionate about sharing my story, and the story of others through my podcast (“Journeys with the No Schedule Man”), as much as I can in an effort to help others to take back control of their own well-being.

I’m not here to present you with a bunch of “How-To’s” and magic answers. Those will be unique to you. But I do believe that you already know what you need to know, even if you don’t know it yet.

I can probably help you find that by asking the right questions.

Kevin Bulmer is a professional speaker, certified life & executive coach and host of “Journeys with the No Schedule Man,” a weekly podcast featuring conversations on personal and professional growth.

Through his signature keynote talks and workshops (“Rise Like a Phoenix, Race Like a Turtle,” “I Am A No Schedule Man” and “Stuck In Your Story: The Risk of Racing In Circles”), Kevin shares his personal and professional experiences to show that he’s learned the value of self-awareness, authenticity, vulnerability and that re-framing challenges with resourcefulness is a great way to proactively manage life’s inevitable adversities.

As a former radio broadcaster, Kevin has a rich background in media as well as business management, sales and marketing. He was once the General Manager of the first-ever NASCAR-sanctioned stock car racing track in Canada, and has contributed to the formation of two start-up companies. He has also recorded and released three CDs of original music.

Kevin lives in London, Ontario, Canada with his two sons.

WORLD5
“POP ROCK WITH A GLOBAL INFLUENCE”

5 Professional Musicians from 3 Continents. New single release for upcoming album Number 3 on Spectra Music Group / Spectra Records. Member and Music on BBS Radio.

WORLD5 started with five close friends who were professional musicians.

Although life and personal projects put them in different locations around the globe, they kept alive the desires of making music together. Realizing that very long distances separate them physically but not musically, they used the power of the World Wide Web to shorten the physical distance. They recorded their first album "Global Experience" over 3 continents together, founding members were Raimund Breitfeld, Steffen Goeres, Don Bruner, Stephan Goessl and Roland Childs.

Texans Pat Hunt and Randy Miller, who produced the bands first album,  joined the band replacing Don Bruner and Roland Childs december 2012.

June 2013 brought the departure of saxophonist Stephan Goessl and the arrival of Texan guitarist Joe Gavito.  2016, Album Nr.2 "Heartbeat Of The World" was released on Spectra Music Group.
 
2017- WORLD5, in its 3rd incarnation, has a new line up. Joining Rai, Steffen, and Joe is Swedish bass player, Jimmy Olsson.

Jimmy has performed with some of the most popular groups in Sweden, such as Nynningen, Nationalteatern and Björn Afzelius Band. The band is currently working on Album Number 3.

Sam Stevens: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Joe Gavito: guitars, keyboards, vocals
Steffen Goeres: guitars, trumpet
Jimmy Olsson: bass
Raimund Breitfeld: drums, percussion

The people of Dago, Kenya are among the poorest people on the face of the earth.  The average person has only 4 years of education and few have ever gone to high school.  In 2011 we started the Bernard and Elsie Weiss Dago Scholarship Fund and, to date, we have awarded 32 full four year scholarshps and 4 of our students are now attending University.  We are givng HOPE to the children and the community of Dago as we give them these high school scholarships.  We are making the world a better place one child at a time.

Brett Weiss was born in Chicago and has a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from Northern Illinois University and a master's degree from Governor's State University in urban teacher education.  He taught high school for 18 years, spent 5 years running a social services agency and over 20 years in software sales.  He and his wife Christine have been married for 36 years, have two adult children, one grandchild and another grandchild on the way.

Former Mickey Mouse Club Star Jennifer McGill to Release Faith-Based Debut Solo Album

FoxNews.com is hosting today's exclusive world premiere of Jennifer McGills' epic new “Unbreakable” music video.

Two decades after her wildly successful Disney Channel series “The All-New Mickey Mouse Club” came to an end, Jennifer McGill is stepping back into the spotlight with her upcoming debut full-length solo album, “Unbreakable” - to be released in August.

FoxNews.com is hosting the exclusive first interview and world premiere of the epic new music video for the album’s title track.

It’s hard to believe that 20+ years have passed since the show affectionately referred to as “MMC” launched the careers of McGill and her talented castmates that included Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, JC Chasez, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell, among others. Performing professionally since the age of 10, McGill was one of the only cast members to appear in all 300+ episodes over seven seasons. But unlike some of her famous friends, the transition to a career beyond Disney didn’t happen quite the way she planned.

“Most of the kids who stayed in the limelight went to New York or L.A. to pursue their careers wholeheartedly and I wound up going to college,” recalls McGill. “By the time I was 21 or 22 with a pending Capitol Records deal, I was told I sounded ‘too old’ or that I spoke ‘too well’ or didn’t resonate with the bubblegum pop movement that was going on at the time. No one ever said I was bad at singing, just that I didn’t look right or fit into categories that were completely out of my control.”

Those feelings of insecurity and inadequacy multiplied all the more after her unconditionally supportive mother suddenly died of a heart attack while the two were having lunch.

“My mother passed away when I was 24, and when she was gone, I was super lost,” says McGill. “I became even more lost, angry and isolated to the point where I didn’t feel like anything mattered anymore without her being there. I lost my motivation, and by 30, I had dug myself into a really painful spiritual hole with bad relationships and lots of the typical ‘rock star’ trappings, only without the fame.”

In an unexpected twist of fate, or more realistically, a dose of divine intervention, Disney came calling once again. McGill started performing in the Walt Disney World live show “American VYBE” at Epcot Center – under the direction of famed “Pitch Perfect” arranger Deke Sharon. She also was hired to perform at The Holy Land Experience theme park, only this time it was for a show centered around faith. Her time there served as the catalyst for helping her get back on course.

“We were there to present the message of God through music and dramatic ministry,” explains McGill. "Sure, I had sung for offertories, weddings and funerals at church, but this was a whole different type of situation of acting out scenes from the Bible and I quickly got wise enough in the spirit to understand it was an honor and responsibility.”

After her time there wrapped, McGill bounced between Nashville and New York, eventually settling in Music City and landing an equally unique role as a lead teacher and cast member in a faith-based live event called “Bravehearted Boys: The Superhero Experience” geared toward pre-teen boys and their families. It was there where she met future manager Ann-Riley Caldwell of Lifetime Impact Management who asked the entertainer to write a script for the companion program “Bravehearted Girls: The Warrior Princess Quest,” which naturally led to the pair’s collaboration on “Freedom Fighters: Live Fearless” geared towards the entire family.

“Originally I was writing songs for the show with themes of encouragement, inspiration and strength, but the songs started shaping up to be a cohesive solo album, even though that wasn’t the intention,” says McGill. “I never thought I’d have a chance to make a full-length album after it didn’t work out the first time around, let alone have it drop right after I turn 40!"

McGill hopes that "Unbreakable" will be able to inspire and encourage others because there’s an element in every song that reminds us we’re not battling alone. “So many of us put borders on ourselves and I think for women especially there’s this idea that you’re past your expiration date when you hit a certain age, which in my case was only compounded with the celebrity comparisons I used to put on myself. This album paints a picture of old hurts and old mistakes, but also coming out on the other side and not just surviving but thriving.”

The album includes production from GRAMMY Award winning producer Jeff Savage, Michael Whitaker and McGill’s husband Jeff Bohannon, plus mixing by multiple GRAMMY Award winner Paul Salveson.

“Unbreakable” is McGill’s story, and one she’s ready to share with the world. “This is definitely the story of a girl who slipped through the cracks on so many levels, but after so much pain and rejection from a multitude of situations in my life, I’m finally at a place where I’m fearless.”

Jennifer McGill

“The All-New Mickey Mouse Club” Star is

Unbreakable

Technically speaking, Jennifer McGill is making her official worldwide debut as a singer/songwriter with the abundantly anticipated album Unbreakable. But even though she’s being tagged a “new artist” for the very first time knocking unashamedly at the door of 40 while insisting you’re “never past your prime of purpose,” this is far from her first foray into entertainment.

What started as almost a nearly clean sweep of approximatelynearly nearly 50 pageant victories from age seven in a small Texas town quickly evolved into seven seasons in Orlando on the Disney Channel’s wildly popular “The All-New Mickey Mouse Club” in the late ‘80s well into the ‘90s, which she describes as a sort of “‘Saturday Night Live’ for kids” featuring interviews, skits, variety show-styled razzle dazzle, and of course, loads of singing. A quick internet search shows her performing alongside a slew of internationally renowned stars, and throughout a real time conversation, she just as casually mentions how Michael Jackson used to visit the set as a major fan of their show or the time when Celine Dion helped calm her nerves prior to an inauguration performance for President Bill Clinton at the Kennedy Center.

Indeed, McGill’s experiences of sharing stages with New Kids On The Block, Boyz II Men and Brian McKnight (and that’s just a few of the guys with ‘b’s’ in their names) more than speaks for itself. Yet in spite of the spotlight burning bright for so long, the transition to instantaneous adult fame didn’t happen quite like she had hoped, let alone to the stratospheric degrees of fellow Mouseketeers Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, KeriKerry Russell and JC Chasez.

“Most of the kids who stayed in the limelight went to New York or L.A. to pursue their careers wholeheartedly and I wound up going to college,” recalls McGill, who studied acting at NYU and also maintained a steady roster of burgeoning talent as a vocal coach. “By the time I was 21 or 22 with a pending Capitol Records deal, I was told I sounded ‘too old’ or that I spoke ‘too well’ or didn’t resonate with the bubblegum pop movement that was going on at the time. No one ever said I was bad at singing, just that I didn’t look right or fit into categories that were completely out of my control. But I believe I am going to be a better artist now than I would’ve been then. I was an empty vessel who didn’t know who I was. I was talented, but my character wasn’t developed yet.”

Though McGill can now look back with the perspective of experience and strength found from reclaiming her childhood faith, which she so eloquently expresses throughout the spine-chilling “What I Know Now” on Unbreakable, such an empowering approach took much of her twenties and into her early thirties to navigate. Sure, she was always thrilled when one of her friends blew up into a superstar, but it only made her want a personal taste of the pie all the more. Those feelings of insecurity and inadequacy multiplied all the more after her unconditionally supportive mother suddenly died of a heart attack when she and McGill were having lunch (on Father’s Day no less!) sending her increasingly fractured life into an absolute tailspin.

“My mother passed away when I was 24, and when she was gone, I was super lost,” admits McGill. “I became even more lost, angry and isolated to the point where I didn’t feel like anything mattered anymore without her being there. I lost my motivation, and by 30, I had dug myself into a really painful spiritual hole with bad relationships and lots of the typical ‘rock star’ trappings, only without the fame.”

In an unexpected twist of fate, or more realistically, a dose of divine intervention, Orlando came calling once again. McGill started performing in the Walt Disney World live show “American VYBE” at Epcot Center – under the direction of famed “Pitch Perfect” arranger Deke Sharon. She also was hired to perform at “The Holy Land Experience” theme park, only this time it was for a show centered around faith. Her time there served as the catalyst for helping McGill get back on course, even going so far as to become a worship leader at a local church.  

“Hardly anyone atin ‘The Holy Land Experience’ started their career as a child and I had a much further start on singing, dancing and acting, but those were not the most important things for the audience,” McGill ponders. “We were there to present the message of God through music and dramatic ministry. Sure, I had sung for offertories, weddings and funerals at church, but this was a whole different type of situation of acting out scenes from the Bible and I quickly got wise enough in the spirit to understand it was an honor and responsibility.”

After her time in that multi-media eventthere wrapped, McGill bounced between Nashville and New York, eventually settling in Music City and landing an equally unique role roll as a lead teacher and cast member in a live event called “Bravehearted Boys: The Superhero Experience” (geared toward pre-teen boys and their families. It was there where she met future manager ____ Ann-Riley Caldwell of ____ Lifetime Impact Management (lifetimeimpactgroup.com) who asked the entertainer to write a script (another career first) for the companion program “Bravehearted Girls: the Warrior Princess Quest,” which naturally led to the pair’s collaboration on “Freedom Fighters: Live Fearless” (www.jointhefreedomfighters.com) geared towards the entire family.

Gleaning inspiration from her many previous projects (and not all that different from the “MMC”), Freedom Fighters is a variety-styled show stacked with action, entertainment and personal anecdotes meant to encourage pretty much all ages in matters of faith. It’s also slated to be the subject of a companion book by McGill at the tip of 2018, but before fully embarking upon that adventure, it’s time to share the somewhat unexpected Unbreakable album with the world. 

“Originally I was writing songs for the show with themes of encouragement, inspiration and strength, but the songs started shaping up to be a cohesive solo album, even though that wasn’t the intention,” she asserts. “Unbreakable is more of its own powerful message, identifying a true extension of me than what we thought it was going to be in the beginning and I can definitely see God as part of this progression. I never thought I’d have a chance to make a full-length album after it didn’t work out the first time around, let alone have it drop right after I turn 40!

Continues McGill: “So many of us put borders on ourselves and I think for women especially there’s this idea that you’re past your expiration date when you hit a certain age, which in my case was only compounded with the celebrity comparisons I used to put on myself. This album paints a picture of old hurts and old mistakes, but also coming out on the other side and not just surviving but thriving. Hopefully I’ll be able to inspire and encourage others because there’s an element in every song that reminds us we’re not battling alone.”

Perhaps it’s only fitting that the powerhouse title track serves as the lead single with its figurative setting right at the end of a battle as a valiant McGill stands as the ultimate victor. That very mentality is further illustrated in an epic, larger-than-life music video filmed over 14 hours in a blazing hot desert where the singer battles a real life, completely unscripted sandstorm with grace and poise.

Fans of Kelly Clarkson, Pink, classic Mariah Carey and really any soulful pop diva with a mighty voice will be quick to gravitate towards Unbreakable, which also includes production from GRAMMY Award winning producer Jeff Savage, Jeff Bohannon and Michael Whitaker, plus mixing by multiple GRAMMY Award winner Paul Salveson. In an additional example of redemption (albeit also completely unplanned) in the relationship department, McGill and Bohannon (former high school pals) recently tied the knot and settled into a scenic apartment with an accompanying studio and even a little “fur baby”!

“This is definitely the story of a girl who slipped through the cracks on so many levels, but after so much pain and rejection from a multitude of situations in my life, I’m finally at a place where I’m ‘Fearless,’” as one of the bold songs on the current collection so proudly proclaims. “Setting those situations to cool, fun pop songs is the best way I know to help others and hopefully I can save other people the time so they don’t have to learn what all that is like on their own. I am the embodiment of a warrior princess. I come from pageant royalty and now I’m this ‘Freedom Fighter’ who found that when I finally gave up any dreams or need for fame is when those opportunities starting coming back to me. After I let it all go and started a period of growth and rebuilding, I got another chance and now it’s the right time to get that message across.”

The Sun is Gone

By Jodee Prouse

One Woman’s Wisdom on Rising in Strength from Family Crisis

Learning Through the Tears Hard Truths About Taking Care of Oneself First—

And the Power to Stop Enabling 

Whether it’s Addiction, Abuse, Divorce or any other Family Trauma, a Woman at the Center

Can Step Out of the Insanity – With Love

Jodee Prouse—The Embattled Woman’s Champion

Dear BBS Radio Host:

How many times have you lost yourself in some chronic family crisis, giving and giving until there is no more left to give—and yet you give more. Out of love, out of duty, out of knowing that everyone looks to you?

Whether that awful situation is a result of a horribly dysfunctional family, chronic drug or alcohol addiction, sexual or verbal abuse, raising a disabled or autistic child, the pain of a disintegrating marriage and divorce, the responsibility that comes with parental healthcare decline, a jailed or arrested partner or some other trauma?

As women, we have often learned from childhood that we are the ones that must be the peacemakers, the problem-solvers, the fixers—the ones to make concessions. And we sometimes do this with dire consequences, losing our selves, sometimes our partners and our children -- and even our souls.

Jodee Prouse knows this from experience. Her painfully honest book The Sun Is Gone about trying to halt the alcoholic decline of her beloved brother, amidst a lifetime of family crisis and dysfunction, is both a cautionary tale and beacon of hope for women to find the strength to make painful, but personally healthy choices.

Her story begins as a child where she becomes her sweet little brother’s protector as her alcohol-fueled father rages in the night. The grand-daughter, step-daughter, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, niece, great-niece, aunt, cousin and ultimately sister to alcoholics, she becomes the one pillar of strength in her immediate household as her neglectful and emotionally-withholding mother moves on to a new partner and divorce again. Eventually starting her own family with a loving husband and two children, and beginning a business, Jodee remains her brother, Brett’s best friend and safe harbor.

But as his drinking becomes apparent, grows worse and more self-destructive, Jodee is drawn into a maelstrom of pain, co-dependence, and battle of wills with her other family members. Her deep love for her brother propels her forward to make choices and sacrifices that are disempowering for herself, Brett and others.

Yet, finally, despite excruciating emotional pain, she comes to realize that she must put herself and her husband and children first—and set boundaries—that she cannot fix someone else’s life. For anyone dealing with an addictive family member, this experience will especially resonate.

But today, Jodee Prouse asserts that the need for women to take back the control over their own lives –and disengage from the maelstrom within a family crisis -- to no longer be an enabler -- is universal.

Now a full time speaker and advocate living in Alberta CAN and Oroville, WA, after successfully building and selling her highly regarded beauty company, Jodee is also urging families to stop hiding in shame from “family secrets”—to deal with hidden emotions by sharing, speaking out and getting help, to lance wounds that lead to pain, addiction, rage, regrets and family crisis.

Says Jodee: “I know what it is like to feel powerless to something that takes control over your life. It is not easy to break patterns of all we have ever known, even when our choices hurt us or hurt the ones we love. I know that sometimes these behaviors are etched deep inside...But when we lose ourselves in someone else’s addiction or issue, we are no good to anyone; not ourselves and certainly not the one’s we love. In the end, we are not culpable for someone else’s path. Just our own.”

And that’s the deepest form of love and understanding. Jodee inspires people to:

LEARN. ACCEPT. FORGIVE. HEAL. 

To interview Jodee Prouse about her vital message for women enmeshed in family crisis and the tragic family story that has brought her this wisdom, please send an email with the name of the show, your contact information, a proposed date and time, and the calling details.

Jodee Prouse is the Embattled Woman’s Champion. She helps woman recognize that they have the strength to transcend family trauma, and the power to disengage from codependency with those family members who are at the heart of the drama.

Her mission is to help women recognize that love is the reason NOT to engage, that taking care of oneself first is not a betrayal or selfish. Making the hardest choices may seem to be cruel or callous, but, in fact, are healthier for all parties.

Jodee spent more than 30 years seeking to protect a brother ultimately lost in alcoholism, giving so much it nearly cost her marriage and risked endangering her children’s mental health.

The grand-daughter, daughter, stepdaughter, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, niece, great-niece, aunt, cousin and sister to alcoholics, she has tremendous empathy for anyone who has gone through or lives with a family in constant emotional crisis.

Her gripping and tragic story, told powerfully in The Sun is Gone: A Sister Lost in Secrets, Shame, and Addiction and How I Broke Free, unfolds while she is also growing an enormously successful beauty products business. Pulled in so many directions personally and professionally, she finally finds the strength to make the painful and necessary decisions that restored her emotional equilibrium, self-respect and protected herself and those closest to her. All along the way, while still loving her brother as he lived his own journey.

Committed to her new mission to empower women to find their strong inner core and make healthy decisions amidst family dysfunction, chaos and crisis, Jodee recently sold her business and now serves as an advocate. She speaks on women’s empowerment, addiction and mental illness from the family perspective and breaking away from longstanding, destructive family patterns.  Half of the profits from her book, an Amazon category bestseller, go to non-profit organizations that support addiction and mental illness programs.

Jodee has two adult sons, and has been married to her husband, Jim, for 27 years. They split their time between Sylvan Lake, Alberta and cottage in Oroville, Washington.