Jean Marie Johnson

Writer

Jean Marie Johnson is the first to say that she entered this life “with an inquisitive mind, a mush-melon heart, a significant degree of sass and a passion for all things beautiful.” She secured her first full time summer job at the age of twelve as a babysitter, sold Avon and babysat throughout high school, won a scholarship to a commuter college and tutored and worked in the placement office for extra cash. In the ensuing decades, Jean Marie travelled extensively, both domestically, and abroad, supporting organizations in their quest to enhance the employee and customer experience.  Over time, she evolved as a writer, speaker and provocateur, channeling years of life experience to support women on their journeys to embrace and express the person they were born to be. While continuing her work as an organizational learning strategist and writer, Jean Marie also writes about the joys and challenges of cultivating an authentic, “perfectly-imperfect” life. Jean Marie holds a BA in Social Work and an MS in Human Resource Development and Counseling. In her spare time, she can be found walking, tending her herb garden, feeding her backyard birds, hunting for great finds and always cultivating the beauty and the raw authenticity around her.

A Poem’s Inspiration

Some years ago, my brilliant, compassionate friend Meg sent me the gift of a lifetime: a collection titled “A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings.” Leave it to Meg to find

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The Practice of Kindness

  True Confessions You know that annoying driver behind you? The one who follows too closely and looks annoyed when you glance in the rearview mirror as if to ask

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Self Care for Caregivers

  Did you know that, according to the Mayo Clinic, approximately 1 in 3 adults in our country meet the definition of “caregiver” even though they may not identify as

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Happy Habits

One morning, while settling into my office chair and gazing at a pair of house finches right outside the window, my phone rang. Recognizing the name of a company I

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Your Brain in a Post-COVID World

Your Brain in a Post-COVID World BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON Imagine a world where… we’re back to school and back to work – in real time, visiting family and friends,

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Friendships to Break

Friendships to Break BY JEAN MARIE JOHNSON Have you ever been in a friendship where you: felt unsupported, stifled, or drained? felt your needs were overlooked? were made to feel

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Hold Fast to Identity

  Some years ago, my husband’s Uncle Ray had a heart bypass operation.  That “robust Ray” needed surgery at all came as quite a surprise to his wife, Belle, who

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Articles By Jean Marie Johnson

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