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Jodie Myintoo Counsellor, Melbourne (2025)

I am also Author of my book " The Broken Can Become Warriors"

I am also co-author 1 of 9 authors
"JOURNAL TO WELLNESS "

Tune in 97.7FM Casey Radio Monday Mornings I connect with Bill and Fid Breakfast Show. I offer counselling in:
Family Law
Separation
Anxiety/ Depression
Trauma
Grief/Loss
Anger Management
Relationships

My approaches I will use in session is mainly solution focus and person-centred therapy, I honour that the client is the expert in their own life and I support them to discover this through counselling. I offer a safe and supportive space, where you can talk about your difficulties or challenges you are currently experiencing, I want to help you find positive ways to manage the current situation

08/11/2025

I once believed I knew it all in my younger years, where ego was the hand guiding.

Many can relate to that certainty, the kind that comes from not yet understanding how much there is to learn.

Life has a way of humbling us and reminding us that we are here to grow, not to be perfect.

Perfectionism is the first mistake.

It convinces us that worth is something to earn by pleasing, performing, or never slipping up.

But our worth is never defined by the way others treat us.

There are always people who value us deeply.
Yet our brains scan for the threat, the one or two voices that hurt, instead of the many who see us clearly.

This is survival wiring, not truth.
Your worth does not shrink because someone else can not recognise it.

Your strength grows every time you show up as yourself.

There are moments when boundaries are held with courage.

There are moments when they blur because keeping the peace feels easier than standing firm.

Many understand this tension. It comes from wanting to offer others the best chance to grow.

A big heart can land us in uncomfortable places. It is what brings connection, compassion, and insight.

And then there are days when something nudges you to turn inward.

To ask the same questions, you might ask others.
What stretches you.
What reminds you to be true to yourself.
What pulls you back to your values when fear whispers that you are not enough.

This honesty is not an act of self-criticism.
It is a return.

A return to the parts so many hide.

The great, the flawed, the fierce, the tender.
The parts that make us whole.
Perfectionism is a myth.
Mistakes are part of being human.
Growth is intentional.
We can not silence our truth simply to make the world comfortable.

There comes a moment to reclaim your volume.
To stand in your values.

To honour the self, you have quieted for too long.
Not with harshness, but with clarity.
Not with armour, but with presence.
Because the only time we lose ourselves is when we stop standing in our truth.
And today, the invitation is simple.
Stand in it fully.
Stand in it authentically.
Stand in it without apology.

28/08/2025

That STORM

Reacting to oncoming storms or triggers can feel overwhelming.

Trauma plays a huge role in how we respond.

That fight, flight, freeze, or fawning responses are an alarm, your nervous system’s way of trying to protect you.

But if your nervous system only knows reactive ways of coping, shaped by past experiences, being proactive can feel out of reach.

That’s why understanding the why behind our triggers is immensely powerful.

It allows us to build strategies that support your mind, heart, and soul.

Once we truly understand how our nervous system operates each day, we’re no longer will feel we are walking blindfolded.

We start to see we do have choices.

Those choices are ours to make, and they become clearer as we learn how our nervous system works.

Those aha moments…

They remove the blindfold from our eyes.

They create light at the end of the tunnel.

They bring clarity and direction.

And they give us the strength to steady ourselves when a storm is coming.

We weren’t brought into this world just to survive.

We’re here to live as the best version of ourselves and thrive.

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16/08/2025

I see you....

We do not talk enough about the healing power of simply being with someone in their darkness.

Not to fix, not to distract, but to offer quiet presence.

For the person living with a hidden illness, that presence can be a lifeline, a moment to feel seen not dismissed.

Invisible illnesses often take more than health.

They can take the freedom to do the everyday things many people take for granted.

What was once simple living can become exhausting living, opportunities to do things without pain..

If someone you care about is walking this path, know that

💛your patience,
💛your gentleness
💛your willingness

to sit beside them in the shadows can bring more comfort and hope than you realise.

You are not dismissing them, you are actions are showing them:

They are not a burden.
They are not invisible.
They absolutely matter

The ability to sit in another storm is true essence of being human.

We can't have the rainbows we out the grey skies and sunshine both are part of life.

Are you able to sit with shadows?

22/07/2025

What’s behind the mask?

It’s legal, right?

When the target is in their late teens, the groomer, generally a very much grown adult, justifies their actions by saying it is legal.

They work to build trust with families, friends, colleagues, and society to create delusion.

The defence is always the same:
"But it’s legal."

When challenged, they continue to hide behind the "But it's legal" mask.

When questioned, they want to be seen as the victim.
They want sympathy.
They want support.
But mostly, what they truly want is silence.

This is not about love.
It is about control.
It is about manipulation.
It is about avoiding accountability.

Those behind the mask choose their words carefully:

"It is legal. You’re making a big deal out of nothing."

"You don’t know them. They were so mature for their age."

"They pursued me. I’m the victim here."

These are not explanations.
They are tactics to control the narrative.

A scholarly article,
Sexual Grooming: Integrating Research, Practice, Prevention and Policy
by Winters and Jeglic (2022), states:

"An adult seeking to commit a child sexual offence may spend time and effort grooming the family and community, manipulating the surrounding environment."

These behaviours hide behind charm, likability, and legal loopholes.

The mask remains.

It is normalised because the law says it is legal.

But how comfortable would any of us truly feel
if it were our own child being targeted
by someone hiding behind this mask?

Would we still say it is acceptable
simply because the law allows it?

What about morals?
What about values, integrity, and a clear understanding
that a teenager’s brain is still very much developing?

Legal does not mean right.

The picture is much bigger than the word legal.

12/07/2025

We are shaped by what we are raised in right??

Yes our environments plant powerful core beliefs within us. They shape how we see the world, what we believe about ourselves, and how we learn to respond to life.

But as adults, we get to ask

Are these beliefs still serving me?

Are they enriching my life, or have they clouded it with fear, mistrust, and shame?

For years, I would have said the world was unsafe.

That it was frightening, unkind, and that I didn’t belong in it.

I carried the belief that I wasn’t enough not strong enough, not worthy enough, not loveable enough.

It took years of healing to unravel those inherited wounds.

To see that they weren’t mine to carry.

To understand, I had value.

To finally stand in the truth that I am enough and always was.

One of the greatest honours of my life beyond giving birth to my beautiful sons has been becoming a mother to my daughter.

Not by biology, but by heart.

Seven years ago today, I adopted her.

Seven years ago, I chose her.

In every way that matters, I became her natural mother a title I carry with pride, humility, and deep reverence.
Motherhood isn’t just about birth.

It’s about who shows up.

Who stays.
Who sees.
Who loves without condition.

I knew becoming a parent meant becoming a "cycle breaker"

It meant doing the work not just for me, but for her.

So, I chose to love differently.

I chose connection over control.
Respect over fear.

Curiosity over criticism.

I learnt to become the kind of mother I longed for.

I leant into what I would have needed and gave that to her.

And every day, I keep showing up to love, guide, and empower her to become the extraordinary woman she is meant to be. I am so proud of the amazing adult she is i all the choices she made.

Respect is a two-way street and it begins with us, the parents.

Not through demands or fear.

But through presence, patience, and a fierce kind of love that says:

You are worthy, you belong, and you are deeply loved 🩷

It may of just been 7 years, but it's truly been 24 years of knowing my beautiful daughter.

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