The Quitting Year
In 2020, that infamous year, I did a lot of quitting. In February, on the heels of quitting drinking, I quit my job at a local social justice non-profit. It just seemed to me that, after doing such a difficult, life-affirming thing as getting sober, there was no time...
New Moon in Taurus and Quarantine Cornmeal Poundcake
Analog collage by Jodi Rhoden On Wednesday, April 22nd, at 10:26 pm Eastern, the moon is new at 3 degrees of fertile, sensual, and pleasure-loving Taurus, the first Earth sign of the astrological year. When the moon is new, she is in the same degree in the same zodiac...
On Sobriety and Self Love
On New Year’s Day in years past, I had a long-standing tradition of hosting an open-house backyard-bonfire party, welcoming the whole world with black-eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, and bourbon, always the bourbon. Today, New Year’s Day 2020, I’m happily...
Saturn in Sagittarius and the Fall of the Patriarchy. And a Cookie Recipe
Saturn in Sagittarius As I write, Mercury is slowing to his retrograde1 station in conjunction2 with Saturn in the wee hours of tomorrow morning, and the full moon in Gemini is rising up over the ridge. Saturn will be leaving Sagittarius, where he has been for three...
Mystery and Synchronicity: Tarot and the Creative Process
In January I was honored to be asked to speak about Tarot and the Creative Process at the CreativeMornings Asheville lecture series, as a part of the global monthly theme of Mystery. I got to delve into how I am incorporating Tarot and ritual into my process as a...About Jodi Rhoden
Jodi Rhoden, LCSW, CAADC is a Philadelphia-based therapist, writer, and organizer. Jodi earned her Master of Social Work degree and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor license in 2022 and her LCSW in 2025. Jodi works as a therapist specializing in attachment, addiction, and trauma healing. Jodi is the founder and former owner of Short Street Cakes in West Asheville, and the author of Cake Ladies: Celebrating a Southern Tradition (Lark Books, 2011).