Jody Bauer 10/16/25 Jody Bauer 10/16/25

The “why”

Moving out of narcissist abuse Jiu-Jitsu style: How I took years of harmful energy and am now using it to power focused, meaningful work as a high-conflict divorce coach.

Jody Bauer 11/19/22 Jody Bauer 11/19/22

The weight of worthiness

“My therapists gently remind me that change just is uncomfortable. They are NOT wrong. And, if I’m being honest, I’ve been hiding, I suppose. Waiting. Waiting to use my voice until I was THERE.”

Jody Bauer 7/21/22 Jody Bauer 7/21/22

A gallstone and cognitive dissonance walk into a blog

Cognitive dissonance: Children experience abuse at the hands of a parent and are forced to choose a narrative: “Either I have a parent who is supposed to love me but hurts me, or there’s something wrong with me and that’s why it’s happening“.

Jody Bauer 6/18/22 Jody Bauer 6/18/22

A dream

Three years ago, my faithful, beloved Volvo breathed her last breath.

I loved that car. She and my kids had adventured hard and she had the scratches, dog hair and odor to prove it.