Hello. Welcome to my website. I invite you to explore my offerings (some free ones!)  to consider if my messages resonate with you. In our work together I help you align with your inner resources and with your whole experience through embodied counseling or spiritual mentoring practices which include embodied writing mentorship. Embodied practices give us the means to transform our pain stories to antidotes. 

I have been doing this work for 40 years.

​Discover your fearlessness and compassion. Drink from a deeper self, a self that will nurture and guide you on your truest path.  Contact me for a free 20 minute consultation to explore the possibilities.

FREE RESOURCES

3 Keys to Living Your Truest Life

In this guide you will learn three keys that will guide you and help you cut through the confusion to find your path to psychological, physical and spiritual Wholeness.

Turning Your Life into a Story

This simple formula will give you a way to bring all your ideas, personal experiences and wisdom to the page. My intention with all my writers is to help you make what’s meaningful to you, meaningful to the reader.  

A Welcome Message For You
"Stop asking for the lamp to be put in your hand.
pick it up, and fill it with your own oil.
it is the stuff of you that’s meant to burn."  –  Rebecca Cecchini, Wisconsin poet
(this and more of Rebecca's poems found in The Clue of The Red Thread)
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Writing

I offer a variety of writing classes, consultation circles and  sherpa-mentoring based on my experience as a published author, seasoned counselor and life long learner & educator. 

 Month-long class: Write-by-the-LIGHT.  This MARCH, 2022 (October's is full) For more information:  HERE

The Initiated Writer for the writer who seeks the mythological and symbolic messages and themes inherent in the writing experience. 

Writing circles start up again in NOVEMBER, 2021.   FULL till MAY.

Reach your writing summits through  Sherpa mentoring. Get personalized, one-to-one guidance and be part of a monthly writing circle.  Openings in DECEMBER, 2021.  Secure your spot now!

Books


The Clue of the Red Thread:  discovering fearlessness and compassion in uncertain times, released JANUARY 26th, 2021 by Nine Rivers, an imprint of Shanti Arts. 

“In The Clue of the Red Thread, Julie Tallard Johnson reminds us that we can best navigate uncertain times by joining our inner truth with our words and actions. In ways both poetic and practical, she invites us to make time and space for inward discernment, returning to the visible world better able to help advance the work of love, truth, and justice. I had the privilege of being in dialogue with Julie at several points during the writing of this book, and I can assure you that it is a faithful reflection of Julie’s life-work, all of it proven in practice. I urge you not only to read but to follow by finding your own red thread and tracking it into the fullness of life.”  –Parker J. Palmer, teacher and activist, author of On the Brink of Everything, Healing the Heart of Democracy, Let Your Life Speak, and A Hidden Wholeness
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The Zero Point Agreement shows there is a science behind personal spiritual experiences and creativity. It reveals simple evidence-based methods that can be applied to any situation to generate enthusiasm, inspiration, and direct spiritual experience and transform the inner and outer landscapes of your life. Learn more about this and other books. 

Counseling & Mentoring  Opportunities 

EMBODIED WRITING & LIVING SERIES
(For everyone who wants to engage their inner creative spirit) 1st Wednesday of each month, 6:30 to 8:15 CST.   Starts Wednesday NOVEMBER  3rd. An evening of writing/journaling prompts with a transformational theme, meditation and breathwork, with simple body awareness practices. 

Spiritual Mentoring.  You may choose to have personal, one to one mentoring with me as you take this class or if you discover that a spiritual mentor would be helpful on your path at this time.  This mentorship is a monthly subscription of 6 months of 3 one to one 30 minute sessions and one class per month.  Contact me for more information and to see if this is what might be helpful to you at this time. Contact me: HERE   ​

COUNSELING: I offer a personalized approach to self-discovery and healing, where you explore and discover your capacities and possibilities.  
 Learn more about counseling with me. 
Contact me for your FREE 20 MINUTE Consultation

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An endorsement from His Holiness the Dalai Lama (an excerpt):
“Because the very purpose of life is to be happy, it is important to discover what will actually give us the greatest satisfaction. Everything we experience, whether it is enjoyable or not, affects either our minds or our bodies. Generally, it is our minds that have the greatest influence over whether we are happy or not. Our minds register everything that happens to us, no matter how small. As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world. But if we are unable to use our creative potential, we lose one of the basic characteristics of a human being. In order to find mental stability and peace, the mind itself can be trained. We can cultivate positive attitudes like kindness and compassion, tolerance and contentment. Julie describes many ways to create peace and happiness, some on your own and some with your friends." 
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama, July 1995, for "The Thundering Years"

An endorsement from Parker J Palmer, author of A Hidden Wholeness and Healing the Heart of Democracy : 
“In this beautiful book, Julie Tallard Johnson--a gifted teacher and writer--brings fresh insight to an ancient truth: each of us must live from the inside out. This book--full of resources that range from heart-deep insight to helpful, practical exercises--can help us reclaim the treasure-trove of our own experience and being.” (Parker J. Palmer, author of Healing the Heart of Democracy, Let Your Life Speak, and The Courage to)

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