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Jia Johnson
Freedom Dream Coach + Consultant
It is my deepest intention to partner with social changemakers to create sustainable practices that tend to their holistic needs (material, emotional, spiritual, relational, physical, political, etc.) to transform their lives, their families, and their communities.
If you are passionate about this, I would love to meet you.
Welcome to the Freedom Dream Collective, where transformation begins, and authentic living thrives.
I am Jia Johnson. At the end of 2020, I suffered from a severe burnout. On the morning of my first day of "vacation,” I woke up to utter emptiness. I had never felt that kind of emptiness before. And I was fearful. Between the pandemic, social change work, responding to family crises, and the death of my furry pet companion, I was utterly depleted.
I had suffered from burnout many times before, but I vowed it would be different this time. As a mixed-race woman of color, I watched women of color around me abandon themselves in pursuit of caring for those around them. Like most social changemakers past and present, particularly women of color, I depleted myself in the service of others.
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I was asking myself questions like:
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How can I balance my commitment to social change while taking care of my own well-being?
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Are there practical techniques or tools to help me prioritize my work and manage my time more efficiently?
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How can I maintain a sense of purpose and impact when facing seemingly insurmountable challenges?
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What resources or practices can help me continue my personal growth and learning journey?
My journey towards holistic well-being started with spending a few minutes in silent meditation a week, defining my boundaries, reframing limiting beliefs, speaking affirmations, visualizing my goals, honoring my intuitive knowing, aligning with my core values, and letting go of what no longer aligned.
At first, honoring my boundaries felt like an electric fence,
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but with healing and growth, I learned to hold them gently while staying true to my authentic self. The more I honored alignment, the more inner peace I discovered. This was a new chapter of living a life of ease and nourishment while doing the work my soul must have done.
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You’re in the right place if you crave authenticity, ease, and nourishment. The Freedom Dream Collective is a haven for changemakers and, in particular, for BIPOC people committed to social change. It's a place for you to imagine, create, and embody your authentic self while manifesting your Freedom Dreams for personal and collective transformation.
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I'm excited for you to join this journey, share experiences, and witness your growth and transformation.
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Welcome to the Freedom Dream Collective, where we redefine our lives one step at a time.
Are you...
Struggling with burnout, pulling yourself up by the bootstraps, and overwhelmed by toxic resiliency that leaves you depleted, exhausted and stuck?
Questioning your ability to make a meaningful impact and needs support in maintaining motivation, resilience, and a sense of purpose?
Desiring support in balancing your personal well-being with your commitment to creating positive change?
Lacking support, clarity and innovative solutions to move your organizational mission and vision forward?
Facing challenges in building effective collaborations and navigating conflicts within diverse stakeholder groups?
Ready for a coach and consultant who understands social change challenges and can guide self-care, resilience, communication, goal alignment, innovative program design, organizational development and sustainability to enhance well-being and success?
Meet Your Freedom Dream Coach
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Jia is a creative educator, social entrepreneur, spiritual activist, and life and leadership coach
Jia Johnson brings extensive experience across nonprofit, corporate, and community collaborations. She is the passionate founder and CEO of Freedom Dream Collective, LLC, a dynamic coaching and consulting firm dedicated to fostering the growth and well-being of individuals and communities. Jia takes a holistic coaching approach, addressing the interconnected well-being of clients and partnering with them to create sustainable practices for holistic, transformative change. Johnson is the director of the Solidarity Building Initiative for Liberative Carceral Education at McCormick Theological Seminary, higher education in jail program, and adjunct, facilitating courses and workshops on spiritual activism and social change.
Jia holds a Master of Arts in Public Ministry from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. She is a graduate of the Inner Glow Circle coach training program and is working towards obtaining an Associate Certified Coach Credential through the International Coaching Federation. Jia is a Level 2 Shamanic Reiki Practitioner, working on a Level 1 Tantra Meditation Teacher Training with Tracee Stanley, and a grief tender, studying grief rituals with Francis Weller. Jia is enrolled in the Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate offered by The Embody Lab. Jia is currently registered in the Seminary of the Wild Eco-Spirituality Eco-Certificate provided by the Center for Wild Spirituality.
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