Writing to Heal: Reclaiming Strength Through Journaling ft. Julianna Sheriff

Today’s guest is Jewels — a mental health advocate, educator, certified life coach, and the founder of Hopeful Horizons, the brand behind Breathe, a premium guided mental health journal that helps midlife women feel more grounded and calm, while reducing anxiety and stress. Hopeful Horizons is dedicated solely to Jewels’s line of premium guided journals that offer simple, supportive tools to help women reconnect with themselves. Her earlier journals, created under her broader company Jewels Wellness Journals, helped her test and grow her vision — but Breathe is the heart of the brand and the beginning of something bigger.

Jewels didn’t grow up believing this kind of life was possible. Raised in a loving but abusive home, and bullied throughout school, she grew up without mentors, without guidance, and without confidence in herself or her abilities. For years, she believed she was meant to quietly work for others and retire with just enough to get by. But throughout her life, she crossed paths with people who saw something in her — mentors and connectors who helped her start to see her own worth. Little by little, her life began to change. Her education grew, her healing deepened, and her belief in what was possible started to shift.

Now at 58, Jewels is walking a new path — one built on courage, connection, and purpose. She’s recently launched a YouTube channel to share her story, and she’s working on a journaling masterclass and a series of in-person workshops to help women build simple journaling practices into their lives. She’s also developing a course to help women move from fear to courage — because she knows firsthand that fear isn’t a stop sign. It’s an invitation.

Thanks for listening!
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