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CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn offers a unique solution to follow through on your goals and create the life you want.

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CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn by Molly Keehn, Ed.D. and Karl Henricksen

CoJourn offers a unique solution to follow through on your goals and create the life you want.

CoJourn offers a unique solution to follow through on your goals and create the life you want.

CoJourn offers a unique solution to follow through on your goals and create the life you want.

CoJourn offers a unique solution to follow through on your goals and create the life you want.

Karl Henricksen
Karl Henricksen
Karl Henricksen
Karl Henricksen
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Northampton, United States
$1,710 USD 49 backers
56% of $3,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Background

CoJourn started in 2013 when we were struggling to focus, follow through on our goals, and maintain a connection with another human amidst all the busyness of life. We drew on our distinct personal and professional experiences and research-backed strategies to start formulating a solution. We agreed to meet once a week for a full year, applying the framework we created, setting attainable goals and—bit by bit—regaining control over our lives. 

At the end of that first year, we were amazed at the success of our new venture. So we decided to do it for another year. And another. And we got our friends to partner up and try CoJourn as well. Over time, the program grew to include participants from across the globe, all working to achieve their goals with the support their trusted friends, family, and peers.

6 years later, we are following through on another goal: publishing a book about CoJourn in our own words and the people whose lives it’s changed. With surprising insights, compelling research, and helpful tips, this book is a practical guide full of wisdom, compassion, and real-life stories from participants all over the world. It will inspire you to transform the trajectory of your life and make it your own again. 

www.cojourn.org

 

What Will I Learn?

CoJourn includes: 

  • The research supporting the need for a program like CoJourn.
  • Anecdotes from participants who have used CoJourn to pursue a wide variety of goals. They will offer inspiration and ideas on different ways to make goals and connect with a partner.
  • The experiences from over 50 participant interviews to help guide you from a different perspective.
  • A step-by-step guide outlining how do the program with a partner.
  • Practical strategies for making your goals a priority, and following through on them!

 

More About Who We Are

Molly Keehn, Ed.D. currently teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level and facilitates diversity, equity, and inclusion trainings in the academic, non-profit, and corporate sectors. She is also a writing coach, wine tasting associate, accordion player, triathlete, and eternal optimist. Molly lives in western Massachusetts, with her pug puppy, Wilbur Noodles, and her cat, Xanadu.

Karl Henricksen has been a full-time professional musician, software engineer, videographer and, more recently, audio engineer. He performs as the lead singer and guitarist of the family band, DH and the Gentleman (along with Molly, on accordion). Karl is an aspiring inventor and rides a hell of a skateboard, plays soccer, surfs, and bikes. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with his girlfriend, Clarissa, and his three cats, Ravioli, Lasagna, and Yogna.

 

Why CoJourn is Different

Fundamental to CoJourn is the idea of partnership: you’re not in it alone. Over the course of a year, you work with someone you know and trust—whether this is a family member, a friend, or a colleague—to set goals and ensure that you follow through. CoJourn is simple, and accessible. All you need is someone you can talk to every week, to check in, set your next goals, and listen. 

 CoJourn was founded on the idea of mutual support. We all feel alone, especially when engrossed in a stressful project or life event. The point of CoJourn is to open up your isolation wide enough to allow one other person to help you. Your CoJourn partner is your confidant, your cheerleader, and the one making sure you strive towards your goals—even if you don’t manage to quite reach them. Compassion, forgiveness, and support are all tenets of the program. While the idea behind CoJourn is to be driven toward accountability through peer support and motivation, the method is compassionate and understanding, rather than punitive. 

With its compassionate, partner-oriented framework, CoJourn differs from many other goal-centered motivational programs. Additionally, CoJourn is structured to enhance your life, rather than adding a new set of practices to incorporate into a daily or weekly routine. CoJourn is entirely malleable: you make it fit your interests and intentions. By setting weekly goals, you can choose to challenge yourself to try something new, or complete a project you’ve been meaning to get around to (but somehow keeps getting put off until tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow). 

 

Why Do CoJourn?

The key outcomes of CoJourn—closeness and follow-through— mirror what all of the recent research studies and books on happiness cite as two of the most important foundations for happiness and well-being:

  1. social bonds and connectivity
  2. cultivating an “atmosphere of growth”—a sense of purpose and movement toward your goals.

From our own personal experience, conversations with the hundreds of participants to date, and formal interviews with over fifty program participants, we can confidently say that CoJourn does increase connection and ensure a mechanism for weekly reflection on your values and visions for yourself. It transforms  the individualistic form of “self-help” into what we have termed “Together-Help,” which we find to be much more effective (and a heck of a lot more fun).

 

Advanced Praise for the Book (more coming!)

“CoJourn is at once revolutionary and grounded in common sense and research. While technology and societal pressures may result in feelings of isolation, CoJourn provides a sensible  process for authentic human connection. Keehn and Henricksen have created a clear, easy to follow, peer-support program that can help us become accountable to one other person and ultimately to ourselves.”

–Jacqueline Sheehan, PhD, NYT bestselling novelist

 “CoJourn is a way to be kind to yourself and connected to others while working towards kicking ass on your goals. Molly and Karl are the perfect teachers—smart, humble, compassionate—to guide you through this inspired and realistic approach to life change.”

–Jessica Bacal, editor of Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong.

“Keehn and Henricksen have created a simple, yet powerful program that leverages "together help" to simultaneously build human connection, and increase follow-through on important goals. CoJourn is full of relatable personal stories interspersed with sound science. I cannot think of anyone who would not benefit from their own CoJourn partnership.”

–Jessica S. Gifford, author of Actualize! A step-by-step guide to creating the life you want and Four Weeks to Wellness: Evidence-based exercises to cultivate health and happiness in your life.

“A humorous, genuine reflection on the struggles we all deal with. CoJourn taps into a new source of improving your life with support and clarity from this wonderful debut of two engaging voices.”

– Josh Silver, Co-Founder, RepresentUs

Reasons to Give

CoJourn is an international program with participants from all over the globe. We built CoJourn to be accessible, never requiring a penny to take part in this life-changing journey. Now, we want to take the program to the next level, making it accessible not just economically, but physically.

With CoJourn (the book), we can spread the word about this project, sharing the framework with people who can’t be reached by our website or word-of-mouth. The book is more comprehensive than the website, providing reflections from past CoJourn users, as well as all the foundational principles that contributed to CoJourn’s development. As a physical manifestation of CoJourn’s creation, implementation, and results, this book provides everything the website can and more. But to do it, we need your help.

The book is written, but the process of self-publishing has many costs. We are in the final stretch to get it out into the world but need funding to get to that final step. In order to support the launch of  the book by September 22, we need help to fund these tasks:

  • Book design and typesetting
  • Printing and Distribution
  • Marketing—getting it out there so that this book can be found!

We also want to have the book accessible via Audio - so if we reach our stretch goal, we will be able to make that a reality.

Other Ways You Can Help

  • Spread the word—recommend CoJourn to a friend!
  • Come to the launch party! September 22nd, 6-8 pm at Glendale Ridge Vineyard in Southampton, MA 
  • Buy the book when it comes out!
  • Try CoJourn yourself! (www.cojourn.org)

Please Share our Pre-sale Campaign on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn with your friends, family and network. You can use #CoJournBookLaunch and tag us so we can help amplify your efforts.

You can easily share our Pre-Sale Campaign Page via Indiegogo at the top of the page

Please share our book with 5 friends, family members, or co-workers who you think would enjoy it. Please do this as a text message or Direct Message on social media.

 

Wall of Fame

We did an initial small-scale email campaign last spring  to pay for the developmental editing of the manuscript. Thank you to all who contributed to make that happen and get us to where we are now! We are so grateful for your support.

Eliza Wilmerding and Amanda Herman, Nini Hayes, Ruby Maddox, Ryan Lewis, Sally Keehn, Angelica Castro, John Miller, Safire DeJong, Abigail Gutstein, Emily Pritchard, Lore Detenber, Laura Greenslit, Jessie Cooley, Margie Vasquez, Kristi Perry, Bonnie and Cliff, Cindy Walsh, Yaldira Felix-Brown, Liz Adames, Alex Russell, Selena Goldberg, Yvonne Bogle, Oscar Collins, Kiara Vigil, Mary Miller, Kay Miller, Kris Rose, Wendy Ferris, Mary Fleming, Pat Romney, Mitchel Heard, Kari Djuve, Renee Greenfield...thank you!

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The Supporter

$5 USD
Any support is welcome, and we would love to thank you with a special shout-out on our website.
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Pre-Order eBook

Pre-Order eBook

$15 USD
Pre-Order your copy of the CoJourn eBook and get a special shout-out on our website with our gratitude.
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  • Thank You on Website
  • eBook
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Pre-Order Signed Paperback

Pre-Order Signed Paperback

$20 USD
You will receive a signed paperback copy of CoJourn, along with a special thank you on our website (Note: U.S. shipping included. Add $15 for international shipping.)
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Partner Package

Partner Package

$40 USD
Get a paperback for you and a potential CoJourn partner to start your CoJourn year together! You will get 2 copies of the paperback, and a special thanks on our website. (Note: U.S. shipping included. Add $15 for international shipping.)
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  • Paperback Book (signed) (2)
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Grab-Bag Package

Grab-Bag Package

$75 USD
Two signed copies of the book plus a grab-bag of surprise magical treats(!) for you and your partner to share. (Note: U.S. shipping included. Add $15 for international shipping.)
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  • Thank You on Website
  • Paperback Book (signed) (2)
  • Surprise Grab Bag
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Personal Super Pack

Personal Super Pack

$100 USD
A signed copy of the book, plus access to a group video call with CoJourn Co-founders Molly and Karl for instructions, personal coaching and Q&A, plus gratitude in the website acknowledgments.
Included Items
  • Thank You on Website
  • eBook
  • Paperback Book (signed)
  • Group Video Launch Call
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Partner Super Package

Partner Super Package

$150 USD
(2) signed copies of the book, and (1) one-hour video call. Use this call to launch your year with your partner, ask questions, discuss ideas in the book or get advice on how to have the best CoJourn experience possible. (Note: U.S. shipping included. Add $15 for international shipping.)
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  • Paperback Book (signed) (2)
  • 1-hr Personalized Video Call
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"Stay-the-Path" Package

"Stay-the-Path" Package

$250 USD
(2) signed copies of the book, plus (2) one hour video calls with CoJourn co-founders. These calls are for you and your partner. Ask questions, discuss the book and get advice, so you both have the most success with CoJourn as possible. We recommend one call to start the year and one at 3 or 6-month to refresh and troubleshoot.
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  • Thank You on Website
  • Paperback Book (signed) (2)
  • 1-hr Personalized Video Call (2)
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The Workshop

The Workshop

$600 USD
A 2-hour CoJourn workshop or book talk for your organization (or a group of friends!) - either in-person, if local to the MA area, or virtual. Previous Workshop activities included: - intentionality and goal-setting strategies - the power of a compassionate approach to change - art of active listening - sustainable follow-through
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  • CoJourn workshop or book talk
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The Cornucopia

The Cornucopia

$1,000 USD
Includes everything in "The Workshop," "Stay the Path package," plus a personalized accordion serenade and a song written just for you by the co-founders. True abundance! (Note: U.S. shipping included. Add $15 for international shipping.)
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  • Thank You on Website
  • Paperback Book (signed) (2)
  • 1-hr Personalized Video Call (2)
  • CoJourn workshop or book talk
  • Accordion Serenade
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