Growing up next to the Illinois cornfields, Jean listened to chirping crickets, chased lightning bugs, and created imaginative stories, songs, and poems. As a teenager, she wrote, "The Pig Who Found Music," a heart-warming story about little Bernie, later entitled "An Oinkrrific Day!" the first in the Bully-Busting Adventure Series. "Friends Have Feelings" continues the story of Bernie the pig and his barnyard friends.Multiple life challenges empowered Jean to become an author, registered music therapist, credentialed teacher, and certified creative and performing arts coach. Today Jean is a Certified Expressive Arts Grief and Trauma Coach and a Certified Art Therapy Practitioner. She helps people discover, identify, and release blocked feelings through the expressive arts (art, music, dramatic arts, public speaking, and creative writing) with her books, group sessions, and private sessions. She is currently authoring her adult book series based on the Podcast "Courageous, Creative Conquerors." It features stories and creative artwork from those who have triumphed over trauma. For more information, visit www.jeanvoicedart.com
