Joanie MadsenAug 27, 20222 min readWhat I Am NoticingSomething I have noticed about loss that seems to be a central heart tether that binds us is to not have our loss to have been in vain....
Joanie MadsenAug 20, 20224 min readOur Tenderness May BE Our StrengthPaintings by Justine, Danielle's momma “I tell them that we can choose to be perfect and admired or to be real and loved. We must decide....
Joanie MadsenAug 14, 20223 min readHomecomingTo Come Home To Yourself May all that is unforgiven in you, Be released. May your fears yield Their deepest tranquilities. May all that...
Joanie MadsenAug 7, 20223 min readWAITA dear friend of mine asked me if I had heard of the acronym WAIT in Al-Anon? It stands for why am I talking? I was not familiar with it...
Joanie MadsenJul 31, 20222 min readEvery MorningEvery morning, I wake up. And then I just let go. I let go of the day before. Finally. It takes my slumber to do so. And I let go of...
Joanie MadsenJul 25, 20224 min readSecretsI remember hearing in the rooms of Al-Anon that we are as sick as our secrets. “Until we let them out into the light, they keep us...