Joanie MadsenMar 18, 20223 min readGetting To Know My Inner ChildI am forever grateful to Evelyn, a dear friend and mentor who first introduced me to my inner child over two decades ago. I was not...
Joanie MadsenMar 12, 20223 min readTell Me About ThemA Litany of Remembrance by Roland B. Gittelsohn In the rising of the sun and it’s going down, We will remember you; In the blowing of the...
Joanie MadsenMar 5, 20223 min readHere's What I Most Want You To KnowHere's what I most want you to know: this really is as bad as you think. No matter what anyone else says, this sucks. What has happened...
Joanie MadsenFeb 28, 20222 min readChaff and Grain, Sifting and Sorting“Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour...
Joanie MadsenFeb 23, 20222 min readRemembering We Can Tread, Float and Swim Our Way Into HealingTreading water is a survival skill learned by all swimmers early on as is floating. I remember practicing both as a child at summer camp...
Joanie MadsenFeb 16, 20223 min readAm I Doing This "Right?"Am I doing this “right?” I remember asking myself this question over and again as I was thrust into a foreign country with no map, no...