I hold a simple philosophy: we come from love, we return to love, and our work on this earthly journey is to nurture a path of love. I spent years believing that meant loving everyone harder — and I exhausted myself trying. The puzzle finally unlocked when I understood the love I was meant to nurture was my own. Because once you learn to love yourself, your well — the place you dip into for energy and vitality — resides within you. And once you learn to tend your own garden, you never forget how.
My road to that understanding took decades, with plenty of scratches and some deep wounds. This workshop exists because there is a gentler way through — and I would be honored to walk it with you.
What we'll do together
Arrive & set down the load. A calm beginning — no introductions you don't want to make, no sharing you don't choose.
Find your well. Where do you currently go for energy and worth? Gentle journaling to notice whose wells you've been dipping into — and what it has cost you.
Learn the tending practices. Simple, evidence-supported ways to refill from within — self-compassion you can actually feel, the gentle no, and the daily practices that make it stick.
Name your gift. The thing that lives inside you waiting to be expressed was given to you on purpose. We'll help you say its name out loud.
Meet yourself in the mirror. The workshop ends with the oldest, bravest practice there is: you, a hand mirror, and five words — “I love you, ______.” Your own name in the blank. We'll build the runway so the landing is soft — and you'll leave with a 30-day practice to make it yours for good.
The details
Live & online — 90 minutes, from wherever you are, in a
small circle kept intentionally cozy.
Bring: a hand mirror, a journal, and a quiet corner.
First circle: September 2026 — the exact evening arrives by
email once you register.
Your seat: $22.80. Priced so anyone can walk in. If even that is a
barrier right now, write me — we'll find a way.
No one is turned away from their own well.
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Led by Johnny Graf — founder of Brave Plum Healing, 25 years in school leadership, and a man who took the long road to his own well so your road can be shorter. The door’s open. No pressure, ever.