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A Licensed Professional Counselor with over 25 years of experience in mental health, personal growth, and professional development, Justine Froelker creates the space where people can remember how deeply loved they are and learn how to live and lead from that love. For eleven years, she was certified in Dr. Brené Brown’s research on vulnerability, courage, and empathy. Today, she teaches her own curriculum, Courage is Built Here™, a transformative program that equips individuals and teams to live and lead with self-awareness, authenticity, and resilience to build courage-centered leaders and cultures. Rooted in her faith in Jesus, Justine lives and works from her true identity, the name God calls her: Beloved Mother of Restoration. Her work is an outpouring of that calling: to help people shed shame, remember who they are, and rise into lives of meaning, connection, and wholeness. An accomplished author of twelve books, including five Amazon bestsellers, Justine writes across genres, from children’s literature to explorations of leadership, faith, infertility, grief, and healing. 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 love, humor, and grace. Justine is a sought-after speaker who travels nationally and presents virtually to global audiences, delivering keynotes, retreats, and trainings on courageous leadership, emotional resilience, burnout recovery, and creating cultures of belonging. Justine lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad and their two dogs, Winston and Gertie. 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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Full of grit and grace, Justine Froelker uses her fiery passion, the occasional curse word, and endearing humor to share her courage and truth to light up the world. She is an advocate for speaking the unspoken and choosing to thrive even when life doesn’t turn out how you hoped, dreamed, or planned. Her presence helps others feel seen, empowered, and equipped to change their lives by learning to love and lead themselves and others well.
A Licensed Professional Counselor with over 25 years of experience in mental health, personal growth, and professional development, Justine creates the space where people remember how deeply loved they are and learn how to live and lead from that love. For eleven years, she was certified in Dr. Brené Brown’s work on vulnerability, courage, and empathy. Today, she teaches her own curriculum, Courage is Built Here™, a transformative program that equips individuals and teams to live and lead with self-awareness, authenticity, and resilience building courage-centered leaders and cultures.
Rooted in her faith in Jesus, Justine lives and works from her true identity, the name God calls her: Beloved Mother of Restoration. Her work is an outpouring of that calling: to help people shed shame, remember who they are, and rise into lives of meaning, connection, and wholeness.
Justine has extensive experience helping people cope with stress in healthier ways, communicate more clearly with the people they love and lead, and walk in their whole, holy identity. She is the author of twelve books, including five Amazon bestsellers. Her latest book is Courage is Built Here. Other titles include Ever Upward, Lessons in Ever Upward, Taking Flight, The Mother of Second Chances, The Complicated Gray, Rest & Receive, Pelia the Marvel (faith and school editions), 100 Devotions for Kids Dealing with Anxiety (through Zonderkidz, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing), Marvel Undone, and Little Winston & His Big Feelings.
Her work appears on her social media platforms, in the YouVersion Bible app, and in numerous podcasts. Justine has been honored to deliver two TEDx Talks: The Permission of the And and The Donut Effect. She travels across the country and presents virtually to global audiences, delivering keynotes, workshops, retreats, and trainings on courageous leadership, emotional resilience, burnout recovery, and creating cultures of empathy and belonging.
She lives in St. Louis with her husband Chad and their two dogs, Gertie and Winston. 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. She delights in time with family and friends, getting lost in a good book, and marveling at the wonder of nature especially around her gardens and at the creekside cabin that keeps calling her home.
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