Real, Sustainable Change
I am often asked what separates the teams that create true, sustainable change after working with me from the ones that struggle, stay stuck, or end up being a one-and-done. It's never one thing. And yet, over the years, I've learned that
Episode 49: When Advocating for Yourself Changes Everything
In this episode of Courage Is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Five, Do the Work, with leadership and development consultant Holly Pyatt for a conversation about health, self-advocacy, and the courage to keep asking questions when you know something is
Another Year of Learning to Love Who I Am
October 4th was my 47th birthday. And the birthday weekend wrapped up in much the same way this entire year has been for me. It didn't go as planned. At all.And I learned a lot. This past year has been the most
Episode 48: Love the Person Without Excusing the Behavior
In this episode of Courage Is Built Here, Justine welcomes therapist Audrey Lewis to Pathway Four, Love Others Well, for a conversation about what it means to stay curious about another person's humanity even when you do not understand, agree
Episode 47: Stop Shrinking Yourself and Start Showing Up Fully
In this episode of Courage Is Built Here, Justine welcomes Precious Whitener to Pathway Three, Be Fully You, for a conversation about authenticity, confidence, and the courage to stop shrinking yourself. Precious shares how she reached a point in her
Two Cohorts, One Spider, and a Whole Lot of Courage
We did it. I just facilitated two back-to-back, full three-day Courage is Built Here™ trainings at Monarch Meadows Retreat. Six days. Two rooms full of leaders. One very unlucky spider. Let me start with the gratitude, because there is a lot of
Episode 46: The Courage to Feel What You’d Rather Avoid
In this episode of Courage Is Built Here, Justine welcomes Moe Carrick to Pathway One, Feel It All, for a conversation about the courage required to experience difficult emotions without allowing them to become all of who we are. Moe
To Show Up & Serve
I had just finished a last minute virtual keynote on my rest day before heading into facilitating a full 3-day training. And I felt the urge to snap this pic after getting an email from the meeting planner of that virtual
Episode 45: Stop Believing the Wrong Story About Yourself
In this episode of Courage Is Built Here, Justine welcomes Jenn Whitmer to Pathway Five, Do the Work, for a conversation about identity, resilience, and the courage to challenge the stories we believe about ourselves. Jenn shares how navigating a
Stand Tall and Believe
I didn't know her seed was in my mix when I seeded this front garden where a tree had to be taken down at Monarch Meadows Retreat. It is the biggest sunflower I've ever seen. Smack in the very middle of the flower
