Allow me to (re)introduce myself! Hi, I’m Jodie, and today I’m making the change from bringlighttoshadow.com to jodiebaer.com. Why the name change, you might ask? Iterative growth 🌈 When I first started this site, I launched under the name “Jodacious Writing”. Writing had been a dream of mine for decades. I picked this name (inspired […]
October 11 marks National Coming Out Day, a day for us to recognize the coming out journey for many1 of the 2SLGBTQ+ population. The phrase “coming out” can make it seem like a discrete one-time event, like there’s one grand ceremony where we announce our sexuality, never to have to explain ourselves again. But most […]
As I’ve been reflecting on trauma, I can’t help but notice how common it is for me to feel a sense of urgency. Take, for example, my pre-work ritual: I’m buzzing around the kitchen, bouncing from task to task with ease as I wait for my morning coffee to brew. I don’t have a drop […]
It’s been a while since I did something other than a reading for #tarottuesday (ahem, since my first-ever tarot blog post). But I’ve had a tarot-related thought poking at my mind over the past few days that’s been begging to be put to paper1. For me, there’s a clear link between the state of my […]
I’ve been reflecting lately on my creative work – how it requires a gentle balance of both discipline and boundaries in order to stay in a joyful (read: not burnt-out) state. Realizing that I’m probably not the only one to struggle with this equilibrium, I thought there might be some use in sharing my thoughts […]
When I first started my blog just over a month ago, I decided on the name “Jodacious Writing”. This cute, quirky moniker was my way of jumping right in, rather than getting mired in the process of choosing something that would perfectly encapsulate who I am and what I do – and it worked! Since […]
With all of its symbolism and archetypes, tarot gives us an invitation to look within and find meaning in our experiences and behaviours. Tarot imagery layers on top of personal experience and subjective interpretation to produce something that’s somehow deeply unique to its reader and also thematically generalizable. I believe that even when a reading […]
I’ve been publicly out as bi for nearly 5 years now, and I’m fiercely proud of who I am in all my complexity. It took me until my mid- to late-twenties to emerge from the proverbial closet, largely because coming out as bi requires overcoming a shit-ton of internalized biphobia. While I always knew there […]
Today, I’m floating on a cloud. I’m riding the high of just launching my writing blog – the first self-promoted public acknowledgment that I am a writer – and the positivity is flowing out of me. I feel the familiar energetic buzz, but notice it carries a different quality today. Normally this is the frequency […]
Hey there 👋 Welcome to my new writing space! My name is Jodie and I’m proud to say I’ve finally done the damn thing. After years of quietly fantasizing about becoming a writer, I’ve taken the plunge and am officially ready to start sharing my work with the world. Let’s start with the basics: I’m […]