Hello, I’m Jodie!
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Just Between You & Me…is a space for heart-expanding insights, reflections and musings, supporting your self-understanding and emotional healing.
There’s a big, noisy world out there that’s prone to push us off kilter, de-stablize and uproot us.
That’s why we need a moment to come back to our inner worlds, to settle, realign and calm ourselves.
Just Between You & Me…is that short, sweet moment in your day where we shift our focus, notice what’s up, and come back to ourselves, a little.
Welcome!
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Bite-size reflections, musings and deepenings about our fascinating inner worlds
Ways to connect with the different parts of you and all their riches
Links to books, readings, music, recipes, TV shows, movies (and anything else) that’s interesting
Updates on my writing and other happenings
Your free Emotional Healing Map download
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About me
I’m an author and psychologist who writes heart-expanding young adult contemporary fiction that supports your self-understanding and emotional healing.
I write about love and friendships, family relationships, wellbeing, and mental health healing, introducing you to your amazing inner world and it’s incredible depths.
I’ve been a psychologist in private practice, trusted parenting expert, organizational consultant, academic researcher, and Chair of the Board of an Independent School.
But, at heart, I’ve always been a writer. I now write entertaining, unputdownable and heart-expanding fiction that has healing at its heart.
When I’m not writing, you can find me reading books, sipping a good cup of tea, eating dark chocolate or walking in the national park near my home.
I live in Adelaide, Australia, on Kaurna land, with my husband, two kids, two cats, and with views to the hills.
You can also catch me on Facebook and Instagram @jodiebenvenisteauthor.
About my books
My latest book, Never, Not Ever is about family secrets, finding yourself and falling in love with the boy next door.
There’s themes of grief and loss, family and friendships, wellbeing and emotional healing. Oh, and love - of course.
It’s perfect for teen readers who want to expand their hearts, minds and sense of self. And it's great for adult readers who want to do the same!
Heart-expanding and healing. Serious fun.
My second young adult fiction, Everything’s Fine, Absolutely Fine will be published in 2025.
About Emotional Healing
The emotional healing modality and model of self-understanding at the heart of mybooks is Internal Family Systems or IFS.
It’s an evidence-based psychological therapy that I used with my clients in private practice and has also been instrumental in my own healing.
IFS reminds us that we have a true essence, who we are at our heart. But we also have many parts of us that trying to protect us or are holding onto hurt.
IFs offers a way to release the hurt, create more inner spaciousness, and feel more ourselves.
That’s why you’ll hear me talk about the different parts of me and how they’re impacting my life. It’s an invitation to notice your parts too. They contain riches but they can also derail us if we’re not paying attention.
All subscribers receive a free Emotional Healing Map.
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