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When you do the work to write your own story from wholehearted healing

Grief used to make holiday weekends hard for me. Everyone usually has plans with their families, while it was just Chad and me.

Grief would write the story that I wasn’t enough.

Then comparisons made holiday weekends hard. It felt like everyone was so busy and having so much fun.

So comparison would write the story that we were boring and should be doing more.

It took a hard and dark health crisis for me to write my own story. Of course, it will always include some grief because grief lasts a lifetime.

And yet the story I now write isn’t from grief. Rather, it’s from love, no longer from comparisons, and rather from my wholeness and healing.

It was a simple holiday weekend filled with my favorite beings and my favorite things.

When you do the work to write your own story from wholehearted healing, I think you’ll find you create the life you’ve always wanted and yet maybe never even dared to dream it could be.

Author:

A Licensed Professional Counselor, Justine Froelker has over 25 years of experience in mental health, personal growth, and professional development. For eleven years, she was certified in Dr. Brené Brown’s work on vulnerability, courage, and empathy. Justine now shares her own curriculum, Courage is Built Here™. This transformative program empowers individuals to live and lead with self-awareness, authenticity, and resilience, building a foundation for courage-centered leadership. In addition to writing her blog since 2013, Justine is an accomplished author of twelve books—including five Amazon bestsellers—Justine has written across genres, from children’s books to in-depth explorations of infertility, faith, grief, and leadership. She has delivered two TEDx Talks, The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect, which highlight her unique perspective on navigating life’s complexities with grace. Justine is a sought-after speaker who travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences, delivering keynotes, workshops, retreats, and trainings on topics such as leadership, resilience, mental health, coping with burnout, courageous and curious conversations, and fostering cultures of inclusion and belonging. Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad and their three dogs. You’ll often find her volunteering at Wild Bird Rehabilitation—supporting the medical team and feeding hundreds of tiny, hungry babies during baby bird season. And during butterfly season, her home comes alive with the flutter of wings as she raises hundreds of monarch and swallowtail butterflies.

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