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Real, Lasting Change.
Justine is an educator who through her storytelling, humor, and passion inspires her clients to create real and lasting change in their lives at home and at work.
Corporate Culture
How the skills of vulnerability, courage, and empathy create cultures where people feel seen and valued.
Resilient Leadership
How the practice of courageous authenticity builds the resilience skills to walk in our truth and rise from our falls.
DEI & Belonging
How self-awareness and curiosity help navigate division and create cultures of belonging.
Coping With Burnout
How to rise from difficulty, cope with emotions, and move forward in a healthy, authentic way.
Ready to begin.
Curious to learn more and see how Justine can help you and your organization? Let’s chat.
Workshops
Justine is gifted in teaching her courageous resilience work to audiences who are ready to learn how to create real and sustainable change in their teams and cultures.
Keynotes
Justine travels nationally and presents virtually worldwide leaving her audiences feeling seen and inspired to make real change in their lives at home and at work.
Dare to Leadâ„¢
Whether you are a corporation, nonprofit, or ministry, the Dare to Leadâ„¢ work with Justine will help your team learn, create, innovate, and ultimately grow.

Tim Riley
President and CEO, Laclede Chain Manufacturing
Words do not do justice to the impact Justine's training has had on us as individuals, leaders, and our organization. Brené Brown’s material is exactly what we need to take our team’s leadership to the next level and Justine was the perfect facilitator/guide on the journey.

Ryan McCrea
Manager of Talent Development, Commerce Bank
Justine is one of the brave people helping leaders think differently and strive to build genuine connections with their teams. For the past few years, Justine has been a staple in our leadership development programs at Commerce Bank.

Jeff Lefton
Vice President, Psychological Associates
In my opinion, this is one of, if not the best, programs I’ve seen since I’ve been involved with St. Louis Organization Development Network. Justine’s combination of knowledge from being a therapist coupled with the Brené Brown content is a very powerful combination!

Lori Maher McCombs
Owner, Maher Group
Justine’s presentations are suited for any audience, and in particular, will help leaders build a stronger, more resilient culture. As a convention planner, I would highly recommend any of Justine’s presentations. She is a true joy to work with!
Published Works.
Looking to dive deeper into reading and resources? Check out Justine's published works for even more stories, learning, and courage.
From the Blog.
Not sure where to begin with Justine’s work? Check out our curated collection of videos, podcasts, posts, and educational material.
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You don’t know…
Because you don't know what it takes for someone to show up in the world.
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Without humble empathy, there is no courage.
Choosing and practicing empathy doesn't mean we baby, placate, fix, or make excuses for others.
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Stand in my call, walk out the work, and be me
For me, the heels would be armor. An armor to impress you and try to minimize shame, judgment, and criticism.
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Loving Others Well
What if loving others well isn't actually about telling them how they must live their lives?
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create the space to receive
Exploring the creeks and waterfalls, and apparently swallowtail butterflies, of Arkansas this week.
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Receive your healing
We tell our story because maybe it will shine the way out of the dark for someone else.
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Walking out this work
An early morning phone call with a courageous conversation where we both asked for what we wanted and needed, clearly stated our boundaries, came with solutions and concerns, and ultimately created a plan that best serves the team and the
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create change in and through trust and empathy
First, may we remember that we often do not end up with people who are just like us (thank God). And, we must do the work to make sure that we are complementing one another and not working against each
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We had everything we needed
Because often the only thing in our way of the flight is our own undone to discover we had everything we needed inside us always, we simply had to surrender and do the work to receive it.