Jodi Heywood, MPA, CAPP, PEC
Dedication & Experience
Professional Certifications
Professional Certifications
Jodi’s journey is one of resilience, growth, and transformation. Having faced—and thrived through—several life challenges, including a life-threatening surgery, she has developed a unique ability to understand the fears and difficulties that come with change. Life has often presented her with tough roads, but her natural optimism, combined with the tools and strategies she’s honed over the years, has allowed her to navigate these obstacles and transform them into opportunities for growth.
When doctors informed Jodi that she might face physical deficits and permanent damage from surgery, she chose to respond with action. Drawing on her mindset training and meditation practices, she cultivated a positive outcome. This defining moment in her life reaffirmed her belief that life’s circumstances are not life sentences—how we respond can dramatically shape our future. This helped to confirm belief in the tools of Positive Psychology and turned into a mission to educate and empower others.
Jodi’s open, calming, and uplifting approach has been a cornerstone of her 30-year career in health and wellness, where she has developed and led programs designed to help others discover their own resilience and potential. She finds true joy in witnessing the transformation that occurs when others uncover the light within themselves and begin to move forward with purpose and positivity.
Her mission is to help individuals see the best in themselves and recognize that, with the right mindset, tools, and action, they hold the answers to create the life they desire. Jodi is dedicated to guiding others on their personal journeys, empowering them to not just survive, but thrive.
Professional Certifications
Professional Certifications
Professional Certifications
Jodi is Certified through the following Professional Entities:
-Masters in Public Administration - NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
-Positive Psychology Practitioner, The Flourishing Center
-Positive Educator - The Center for Positive Education
-John Maxwell Certified Coach
-Certified Wellness Advisor--Inspired Life University
-Certified AFAA Fitness Instructor
-Schwinn Certified Cycling Instructor
-SCW Ballet Barre Certified
-SCW Meditation Certification
-Mindful Schools Mindfulness Fundamentals Certificate
-Reiki Level II Healer
-Certified in Yoga Nidra
-Completed Managing Happiness - Harvard edX
-Completed MBSR Course - Brown Mindfulness Center
-Certified Kyle Gray Angel Team Card Reader (In Process)
-Certified Kyle Gray Crystal Energy Healer
(In Process)
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