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Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal development. Justine has been certified in the work of Dr. Brené Brown for eight years. Justine is the author of nine books, including five Amazon bestsellers covering subjects such as infertility, faith, and grief. She has been honored to do two TEDx Talks, The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect. She travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences delivering keynotes, workshops, and trainings on topics such as leadership, courage, resilience, mental health, preventing and coping with burnout, and courageous and curious conversation, especially in creating cultures of belonging and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad, their three dogs, and for four months of the year hundreds of monarch butterflies.

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Full of grit and grace, Justine Froelker uses her fiery passion, the occasional curse word, and witty humor to share her courage and truth to light up the world. Justine is an advocate for speaking the unspoken and choosing to thrive when life doesn’t turn out how you hoped, dreamed, or planned. Her spirit helps others to feel seen and empowered to change their own lives by learning to love and lead themselves and others well.

Justine is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 20 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal development. For eight years Justine has been certified in the work of Dr. Brené Brown as a Certified Daring Way™, Dare to Lead™ & BOLD™ Facilitator. Justine has extensive experience helping people cope with their stress in a healthier way, communicate more effectively with the people they love and lead, and walk in their whole truth.

Justine is the author of nine books including five Amazon best-sellers. Her latest book is 100 Devotions for Kids Dealing with Anxiety releasing June 7, 2022 through Zonderkidz, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.  Her previous books are Rest & Receive, Pelia the Marvel (faith and school edition). Ever Upward, Lessons in Ever Upward, The Mother of Second Chances, Taking Flight, and The Complicated Gray, which released as a #1 New Release in Grief on Amazon.

Justine’s work can be found at her social media channels, The Huffington Post, the YouVersion Bible app, Reflective Prayer, Great Day St. Louis, Justine’s YouTube channel, and many podcasts including her own, Authentic Enoughness!

Justine enjoyed sharing her message of courageous resilience during her Rising Ever Upward tour where she offered workshops and intensives in eight cities across the country. She was also honored to do two TEDx Talks, The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect. She travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences delivering keynotes, workshops, and trainings on topics such as leadership, courage, resilience, mental health, preventing and coping with burnout, and courageous and curious conversation, especially in creating cultures of belonging and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad, their three dogs, and for four months of the year, hundreds of monarch butterflies. She enjoys her childfull life by spending time with friends, traveling, practicing creative self-care, laughing (many times at herself), and marveling at nature, especially in building butterfly gardens, which has made her an accidental butterfly farmer.

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