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The first key to Love: Readiness

The first key to Love: Readiness

“You’ll never find another who loves you as much as I do!” I screamed as he walked away. This was me, 13 years ago, desperately clinging onto the vestiges of my rapidly dissolving relationship. Although I’m not proud of that moment it was a landmark event that...
Looking for Love in a cancel culture

Looking for Love in a cancel culture

Love is addicting. You know, the butterflies, the sense of floating on air, everything looking just a little brighter… This is the part of Love that gets us hooked into the chasing after, all caution to the wind, the “happily ever after.” (Cue...
Navigating relationships in a sea of change

Navigating relationships in a sea of change

“Leave now.” “And what if I don’t?” I questioned. “It’s a matter of life and death.” F*ck. This began a rollercoaster ride whose outcome blew me away. The words hadn’t come to me so much as they’d come...
Stand true in these extraordinary times

Stand true in these extraordinary times

My mother arranged my first photo session at age 14. Being a typical angsty teenager, she thought the attention would do me good. The experience stayed with me: not because I still have a copy of the black and white pictures, but because of how it felt to have...
The path to great relationships

The path to great relationships

I used to be a doormat. I made every relationship choice fueled by the core beliefs that I was: FlawedBrokenNot enough to be loved as is. That last one was a kicker.  It meant that if my existence was not enough to satisfy another, then I needed to...