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J.J. Johnson is an educator and author. She grew up in a small town in central New York and attended Binghamton University, where she studied History and began her ongoing solidarity and social-justice activism.

After working with teens in service-learning projects, J.J. continued her education, earning a Master of Education from Harvard University, concentrating on adolescent risk and prevention, with a focus on systems of oppression, harm repair, and social justice.

She is the author of THIS GIRL IS DIFFERENT, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, and BELIEVAREXIC (all from Peachtree Publishers). Her books have won numerous awards and have been translated into six languages. She also writes on Substack -- Notes from an Unruly Quaker.

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J.J. Johnson Hi Sarah! I'm so sorry I just saw this message now, but I think we've already touched base by now? Yes, I speak when invited and when I can work it in…moreHi Sarah! I'm so sorry I just saw this message now, but I think we've already touched base by now? Yes, I speak when invited and when I can work it into my schedule! Hugs to you and your child. (less)
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Hi Jack! I am so glad you noticed that I wanted the book to focus on RECOVERY! And yours is a great question.

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I consider Believarexic to be an autobiographical novel. I took some liberties with the timeline and compressed some characters. I want/ed to be very honest and transparent about the process, and what I changed,, so I posted my actual journal from my hopsitalization on www.believarexic.com.

I think (and honestly, it’s been a few years since I wrote it!) that the main things I totally made up were:

1. Being accused of weight-ing myself, and then accidentally peeing, that first weigh-in. I exaggerated this scene because I wanted Jenifer to hit absolute rock-bottom, and to show just how nasty Nurse Ratched could be. They did accuse me of looking like I should weigh less than what the scale said, but things didn’t go that extreme.

2. Nurse Chuck did not take me on my “meal out.” It was another nurse, and a lot less poignant, thus the change. (I wish it had been Nurse Chuck!)

3. There wasn’t a dance party. (There was that little booby-trap, though.)

Anyhoodles! I hope that answers your awesome question.

Wishing you good health and lots of fun adventures in life—

J.J.(less)
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"This is a sober yet detailed look at what little we really know about historical paganism which along the way highlights how neopaganism takes so much for granted. Neopaganism covers a wide spectrum of beliefs from Black Magic to ecopaganism, from Wi" Read more of this review »
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Wow. Wow, wow, wow! You can inhale this book in one sitting, but I guarantee you’ll dog-ear some pages to come back to again and again. (I did!) This isn’t just a memoir - it’s jam-packed with quotes and ideas, anecdotes, and so much love and honesty ...more
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“I get scared because things are finite, and I don't want them to be finite with you.”
J.J. Johnson, The Theory of Everything

“My boyfriend dumped me. My best friend won't talk to me. My future is in a garbage can. Everything has turned to crap. Can you please just let me be a sullen teenager. just this once”
JJ Johnson, This Girl Is Different

Me: Need to shop for a dress. Stenn asked me to prom.
The Momster: WTF!
Me: Mom? What do you think WTF means?
The Momster: Well That's Fantastic.”
J.J. Johnson, The Theory of Everything

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“We believe the one who has power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there you get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
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