Second Key to Love: Conscious Coupling
When Margaret found the lid to her pot, she had consciously put her relationship seeking on hold. Instead, she focused her attention into what made her happy, brought her pleasure, fed her. She was attending a charity event with a girlfriend when she met him. His...
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 changed...
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 romantic music and a...
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 through me. Before you click away thinking me fit for the loony...
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
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...
The Path to Love
Hi, I’m Joëlle—relationship coach, author, artist, and guide. I help individuals and couples create deeply connected, authentic, and resilient relationships—by learning how to stay present with themselves and one another when it matters most. At the heart of my work...