Inner Teen Universe
Young adult fiction, a not-your-average book club and free newsletter
About Jodie
Hello, I’m Jodie Benveniste! I write young adult fiction about family dynamics, finding yourself, and falling in love.
I host a not-your-average book club, guiding us to connect with our teen spirit and inner teens.
I also curate a free newsletter, sharing insights and reflections on what it means to live truly and unapologetically as ourselves.
Beyond fiction, I've been a psychologist in private practice, published author of 5 non-fiction books, trusted parenting expert, organizational consultant, academic researcher, and Chair of the Board of an Independent School.
Now, I’m most interested in harnessing the power of storytelling for self-exploration so we can all live a more heart-expanding and awe-inspiring life.
I live in Adelaide, Australia, on Kaurna land, with my husband, two kids, two cats, and with views to the hills.
About Your Inner Teen Universe
Whether you are currently a teen or were once a teen, we all have an Inner Teen Universe that embodies that energy of pure potential, freedom and fun.
Young adult fiction is a fast track to connecting with this energy and allowing it to energise and enhance our life.
Since I’ve rediscovered my inner teen, she’s taken me on a journey back to myself. She helped shift me out of psychology private practice and into to my first true love, writing. It’s been a revelation.
When we’re connected to our Inner Teen Universe, we can better understand what it means to live truly and unapologetically as ourselves.
Check out my books and the book club to connect with your inner teen.
About Internal Family Systems
Our Inner Teen Universe is fact not fiction.
It’s grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), an evidence-based psychological therapy that I used with my clients in my private practice and that’s also been pivotal in my own healing journey.
IFS maps out our inner world, revealing how the many parts of us - including our inner teen - help us to live a full and whole-hearted life.
That’s why it’s the framework through which I live my life and it features in my fiction writing.
It’s a doorway for true self understanding.
Here’s an article about IFS that I wrote to my newsletter peeps.
I also regularly talk about my parts and how they’ve been impacting my life in my weekly newsletter. Signup for free here.
Let’s keep in touch
Weekly insights and reflections on what it means to live truly and unapologetically as ourselves