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On a trip to visit a creative arts district in a nearby city, Shari met a talented artist, and they immediately connected. During the conversation, she learned that art was an avocation and that her new friend Jodie was a licensed therapist who works only with women clients.

That sparked a lively interaction. The theme that connects the women she works with is that they all are in challenging relationships with men, both at work and in their personal lives.

Jodie supports them in sorting through the situations and emotions they stir and helps them find their voices to speak up. Her goal is to empower women to actively create their relationships—not from old stereotypes of women and their roles but from a reservoir of self-respect—and develop satisfying relationships based on common goals and honest conversations.

Shari’s partner, James,........

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